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Friday, February 08, 2008

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Can you tell from Peter's unsure smile that he is wondering if he is allowed to be happy with me a full three feet away from him! He is just at that age!!! He is so cute and can really keep himself entertained IF he forgets to worry whether or not I am in the room. But he will be playing just fine and if he suddenly looks up to see me, and realizes that I am over on the couch instead of on the floor next to him he will start to cry. He does this funny thing lately where he puts his hands over his ears and cries in major distress every time he is upset. I really spent three weeks wondering if he had ear infections before I determined that it is just what he does when his feelings have been hurt.

Ammon was sick today, which was a bummer. I encouraged him to lay low and watch TV most of the day. He loves Diego, though, and I don't turn it on for him very often, so he got up and had fun. Diego was doing some sort of race today and so Ammon ran and ran - even though he told me it made him tired. I love all these interactive TV shows they have these days. (Although I guess I should let him watch them on the days he's NOT sick - it kind of defeated my purposes today...)

The other day I took Ammon to get an icecream cone at McDonald's. He heard me order the "Kiddie Cone". Ever since then he has been asking if we can go back and get the "Kitty Cone". Then he started calling it the "Kitty Cat Cone". It is funny to realize what kids think they hear.

Andy did awesome on his law test today. 12 out of the 43 guys failed it and Andy's score was in the high 80's. He thinks he may be the only guy in his group who hasn't failed at least one of the law classes. He has been doing so well in those classes! It is really impressive. I wish we were rich, because next weekend is another three day weekend and I want him to come home again. The only consolation is that we will be going there in three weeks. But even though three weeks will get here, it still sounds like a long time compared to next week!

I have been supposed to be binding a quilt - which is so small it should have been done 2 weeks ago, but I have been reading in all my spare time and haven't even been getting to my book much, so the binding has been put aside. However, I finished Eldest today, so I can finally get back to the other things I am supposed to do when the boys are sleeping (like getting some sleep myself...)

I am not sure how much I love the books Eragon and Eldest, but I am intersted enough that I will read the rest of them when they come out. I think the next one comes out in August, though, and that is when the next book from the Twilight series comes out. There is no debate in my mind as to which one I'll read first! Now that I am finished with this book, I just may read Twilight again!

I am kind of disapointed that Eldest culminated on the great revelation of Eragon's family background since I had figured that out back in the first book. I expected it to come out in the second book, but the way it ended on that note made it seem like the whole book was just building to that discovery. Oh well. Like I said, I am far enough invested in the story that I am curious to see it through now.

And now the big decision for my night... binding or bed? (Or, knowing me, good intentions for both and in reality niether...)

1 comment:

AnonymousFebruary 9, 2008 at 7:08 AM
thanks for posting this. I really miss all of you so much. Seeing pictures of the boys so fun since I don't get to see them everyday.
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Family Proclamation

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan.Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord" (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.