Annalee's prayer tonight

Kids say the greatest things in prayers. I always forget what they say before I can write them down, but tonight I paid very close attention as Annalee prayed so I could post it here.  Her prayer went like this:

"Please bless that everyone who is sick can get well -- everyone in any village on the world or on the sun.  Please bless that all the boys and girls who are heaven can come back to life, and that it can be right away when Heavenly Father and Jesus come down.  And if they don't hurry and come soon please let them come to our house instead . . . amen."

Kids' Sayings

The kids have said some really funny things lately that I've wanted to remember.  I thought you all might enjoy them too!

Cookies
At the dinner table I was asking Jim what he wanted for a Father's Day present.  We were having a long conversation as I tried to figure out what he wanted most, not just what was most logical.  Near the end of the conversation, he turned to Annalee and asked her what she thought.
Without a pause, Annalee said, "Dad, you want cookies", and went right back to eating.  We just had to laugh. Of course a five year old would know that a Dad would want cookies for Father's Day.

Bad Guys
We went to a downtown open market thing where lots of stores were open in the evening and we walked around and visit all the stores.  We were having a really good time.
As Jim and girls were in a bike store, Luke and I went into a girls store (one with purses and jewelry and things).  I was just wandering around looking at things and the lady came up to us and asked us if we wanted anything.  Luke looked straight at her and said (loudly), "I WANT TO GET THE BAD GUYS!"
The lady and I both bust up laughing.  It was so incredibly random, but the serious look on his face showed us how sincere he was.  What a funny kid!


Touch of the Master's Hand
Tonight we were watching "The Touch of the Master's Hand" and all of the way through it I was explaining how the story related to us and how much our Savior and Heavenly Father love us.  I also explained how no matter how broken we feel, if we let the Savior help us, we can be healed and brand new again.  It was a wonderful lesson and I just loved the story and how good it all felt as we talked about it.
When the movie ended, I asked the girls what they learned from it.  Annalee replied, "Don't jump off a bridge."  And Violatte added, "And don't use a violin to play with a cat."
Really?  I mean, truly? I honestly thought they had listened.  They had even responded to my questions and what I had said during the movie! I had thought more had sunk in than that!


Feeling Fat
Annalee: Mom, are you going to have a baby?
Me: No, why do you ask?
Annalee: Because you are getting really fat.
Me: Oh.
Annalee: You know, Mom, if you are trying to get fat, the least you could do is have a baby.
Me: *sigh*

My Conversation with Receptionist at Doctor's Office

Me: "I'm here to pay a bill."
Her: "What's the name?"
Me: "Celese Sanders."
{pause while she looks it up}
Her: "Hmm . . . you must mean \seh-lees\."
Me: "No, it's Celese."
Her: "Oh, you spelled it wrong. I'll put a 't' in it for you."
Me: "There is no 't'.
Her: "Oh, you say it wrong then. You mean \seh-lees\, right?"
Me: "No, I really don't. My name is Celese."
Her: "You should put a 't' in it."
Me: "I don't want a 't' in my name. My name is Celese with no 't'."
Her: "Then you say it wrong."
Me:  {Exasperated sound that really I can't write out other than "mgpppfff".}




Yup. That's how the conversation went.  And she was completely serious about it! Wow!

Quote of the Day -- Taxes According to Annalee

Annalee: Mom, What are you doing?
Me: I'm working on the taxes.
A: Oh no!
M: What's wrong with that?
A: Well, I was watching Robin Hood and it says that taxes are when someone steals you're money.
M: {giggles} That's pretty true.
A: (somewhat confused) Daddy said it's true, too, but he didn't laugh.
M: (more serious this time) It's ok, sweetie. It's actually good because it helps to pay for roads and things.
A: Hm. Well, that's kind of what Daddy said, but he said something more about a rip-off, but ok . . .
M: {more giggling}

Quote of the Day -- Said by Luke

Right in the middle of Sacrament meeting Luke was getting restless.  He has been getting more interested in potty training, but he hasn't done much with it yet.  However, he was getting desperate for ideas to get out of sitting still, so when he could no longer stand it he shouted, "Momma, I gotta go potty. . . "  (then for dramatic affect he added) . . ."IT'S DANGEROUS!"

Ethiopia (Post 3)

Wow. It has been really hard for me to find the time to sit down and write more blogs. I just am having such a hard time keeping up with everything.

Today I want to write about a couple of the places that we visited.  The first one is a little ice cream shop.  The shop is very close to the MAI building that we spent a lot of time at. They served Italian Ice.  We went there a couple of times. I loved it.  

This is a view of the door and the street from inside of the shop.  It was kept really clean. It was one of the nicest shops we saw.  I really loved it there.

If you notice, on the ceiling there were burlap sacks.

This view is from one of the swings.  Inside of the shop there were tables as well as some porch swings that you could sit on to eat.  The back of the shop was painted like Italy.

Nati, Kate, and Ronelle at the ice cream shop.

Quote of the Day -- Annalee

Annalee: Mom, what color are my eyes? Me: They are blue, sweetie. Annalee: Oh good! I'm still beautiful!