Mother's Day Tidbits

*First of all, I want to give myself a quick pat on the back. This is my 100th post! I am pretty proud of myself for being consistent and I am glad to have some sort of "journal."

*My mom had to speak in church on Mother's Day and she called Carter the day before to get his thoughts on his mother (believe it or not, Carter at 6 years old is extremely articulate and a bit of a spiritual giant!) My mom asked him how he feels about his mom and he said "pretty good" (considering how moody and pregnant I am, I took that as a compliment). So then she asked him "how can you honor your mother. . .do you know what honor is?" Carter, without missing a beat says, "yeah, it's like the praise we give veterans." He then told her that he could honor me by obeying when I tell him to turn off video games. That would be great!


*My Mother's Day started out normal with early church etc. but Garth took the kids outside to play in the afternoon and I got to sit on the couch and read a book in total quiet! That was a real treat to me. Then we went to my mom's for dinner and the husbands all made dinner. We felt guilty for just a second as we were sitting on the couch while the men cooked, but we got over it quickly.

*Carter offered the prayer at dinner and I was touched by what he said. "Bless the moms all over the world with the strength to prepare their children." Seriously, I don't know where this stuff comes from. He's a great kid!

*The kids filled out questionnaires on their mom's in Primary and I had to smile at some of their answers. Sydney said her mom is 50 years old. Carter said my favorite thing to do is watch cooking shows and Sydney says it's the computer. They both said the best thing I cook is "cheesy tunnels" (that's what we call manicotti). And they both said the thing they like best is that I play with them.