Family Prayer......

Sorry, I need to share.
For the last month or so I have really been trying to make an effort to read scriptures and have evening family prayer.
It is amazing to me how hard this can be.
I usually have to yell at at least one of the children before it is over.
How is that for having the spirit in our home?
You know what I mean, 2Cool won't get his scriptures out, Red is guffawing like a big donkey for no reason, Cutie is hurting Little Man, the list goes on and on. In spite, of these setbacks I have kept it up and plan to continue to do so. Even if I am the only one who remembers, and thinks it is important.
But tonight we all ended up guffawing like big old donkeys. We could hardly get the prayer in. First of all, I was helping BigD read and I had to tell some obnoxious 13 year old to shush, so BigD read the scripture like this: "that they no more turn aside their hearts against the shhhhh" He said shh instead of Holy One. But you need to know that all of this is read in a shouting voice,we all were rolling on the floor.
Then a little later I was trying to get everyone to kneel and 2Cool was fighting with me about it and said," but you aren't kneeling" I informed him I would when everyone was on their knees. At which point he said to me " moving a little slow there Grandma" needless to say I boxed his ears then tried to regain a semblance of order so we could have prayer. With everyone laughing so hard this was easier said then done. It was a quick prayer and some were tittering at the end. The reason was because I asked them to "quit tittering" and the 13 year old thought that was the funniest thing he had ever heard. Boys!!!!!

The time has come......

Okay folks, it is time.........
I can't wait any longer.
I went to a fun blog lunch today with Jill, Amber, and Jo and I can't forget Max (Jill's son)
BTW he is even more adorable than I ever expected, and I had way high expectations!
It was the first lunch I have been to, and it was fun to make new friends. I plan to attend many others.
I talked to them about changing my blog address....... the advice I was given was I probably should. I am doing it to protect the not so innocent.
So the time has come and I am going to do it. I am not sure the proper way to go about it, I am also hoping I don't dump everything I have done. There will be big crocodile tears if I do that.
So tomorrow, I will be changing it. Look for an e-mail with my new address. If you read my blog and need the new address Just e-mail me at: bonniescotland (at) comcast (dot) net

Are you kidding me?

If this ever happens I know that, the end of western society is nigh at hand. Pole dancing an Olympic sport? Not that I have anything against it. I like to watch the Olympics with my kids. How can I do that when I would have to cover their eyes through it?
"Mommy, What is that lady doing?"
" Ummm.......go ask dad"

Sunday.....

Sunday I received another calling. I am way excited, but I have never done it before!
Young Women's Camp director. If anyone has any fab ideas. Let me know.
One of the times I have gone as the leader one of the girls called me a B#*@*. Needless to say I hope it goes better this time.
Also 9:00 church just about killed us all. It is so hard to go from 1:00 to 9:00 am. I am sure I will get used to it. I like 11:00 church best. To bad we can't move now, to a ward that attends at that time.

My goal word for the year is HEALTH in mind, body and spirit.

My goal word for the year is
HEALTH
in mind, body and spirit.

(I just hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew.)

Snowball fight!!!

I was going to post this before that last post, but that last one took top priority! He is still quite proud of himself. What a dork!

Last week after it snowed a couple days in a row, hubby got home early. I didn't even realize he was home for some time. What was he doing you ask? Having a snowball fight with about 12 neighbor kids.

One snowball against a girl with a shovel. He has no chance. 2Cool got hit in the face with one of the shovels. I don't remember who did it. He had a nice bruise on his face.

I don't know who threw this one, but they got him!

You can even see the smiles on these girls faces in this horrible photo.

He had it in his ears and nose! That is what you get when you take on the neighborhood.

What to do during Christmas vacation, if you are 13

So 2Cool came in and said to me. "Mom, Look how manly I am"
I just laughed and took a picture to put on my blog.
Then I went up to the bathroom and found little hairs all over the counter, and sink in the bathroom and mentioned the mess, and he said to me.
"Yeah, I know, that is what you get when you have a manly man in the house". "Uncle Zeke will be so jealous."
Apparently he made it out of electrical tape and his sisters doll hair. I am sure she will be thrilled when she sees the condition of her doll.

The other thing you can do, is break your arm like his cousin Duckslayer.

I am so glad I am not 13 anymore!