Kids Say The Dardest Things

I substituted Primary today, the 4 & 5 year old class. Oh, how adorable. Seriously, the cutest 3 girls. I love being in Primary, it feel so natural and lovely.

So, in class "M" volunteered to say the opening prayer, see if you can pick out my favorite parts:

Dear Heavenly Father
Thank we can be here today
Thank that my Aunt & Uncle live together
although sometimes my Aunt lives with her boyfriend
Thank that my Grandpa feels better
Thank that mine and my sister's livers are okay
(this is where I then whispered "thank you for letting us come to primary")
Thank you for letting us come to primary
(again I whispered "thank you for the prophet")
("M" whispers "I know how to say prayers by myself")
Thank for Jesus
In the name of Jesus Christ
Amen

I was laughing so hard...but only on the inside.

The rest of class made me want to record our conversations...
Seriously, so funny.

Oh, and I have been called as a PERMANENT substitute teacher in the Primary. Yay!

Thoughts of School

School, school, schmool.

I started my MBA program and already have one class done. YAY! Okay, so it's not really done, we will have several more assignments due throughout the semester. But still...I don't have to go to that class anymore.

Here are some things I have realized since I started my program.
1. I need to exercise a lot more if I am going to have enough energy to do school and work fulltime.
2. I love being back in school. LOVE IT.
3. I may not be as smart as I think I am.
4. I can study AND I can don't really mind reading textbooks. (This is HUGE because for my bachelors I didn't really study a lot and I think I only read 1 text book completely...the rest I may have read a chapter or so.)
5. Graduate level classes are completely different than my undergraduate classes...they are more about applying the concepts to work we actually do right now. I LOVE IT.
6. I may have forgotten how to juggle all the things I have to do each day...this could get really bad.
7. I am, surprisingly, okay with with the sacrifices I have to make right now to get through school.
8. I don't know if everyone affected by my sacrifices is okay with them.
9. I hate campus parking. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.
10. I am one of those people who wants to share what they learned in class with other people. Which kind of makes me a little boring...I will try harder to only share interesting stuff.
11. I need to remember to not neglect my blog...I have millions of things stuffed in my head that I want to share.

All in all, even though school is kind of kicking my trash right now...I love it.

A Little Surprise!

Last time I was at my rental house I found a little surprise. I love being a landlord!

The Last 18 Months

It was my privilege the last 18 months to serve in the Relief Society Presidency with these wonderful ladies. One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was make the decision to move which meant that I would no longer get to serve with them any longer.

Lisa (the Boss, Lisa Pants): has an amazing rock solid testimony. She has many incredible talents and often shared them with us. Also, she has amazing style...seriously...AMAZING.

Ashlyn (Smashlyn, Ashpants, Ash): I wish I could have had 1/8 the drive and testimony when I was her age. So concerned for others and just all around one of the nicest people I have ever met.

Haylee (HayHay, Haypants): What a tender heart. Such a brave soul with sharing the gospel I wish I could be more like her. She says things that just makes me laugh and laugh and laugh. And the "pants" I love the pants.

I have grown and learned so much from these amazing women (all of which are single if you are interesting in dating them). We had so much fun forming a friendship. We laughed A LOT. Sometimes we cried (like we did in the picture above). We had hard moments individually, but at least for me, they made those times easier. Most importantly, we shared our testimonies of the Jesus Christ with each other. I believe no other act they could have done would have cemented my love for them more. In hearing their testimonies mine was strengthened.


Although, out time serving together is over, our friendship definitely isn't. I love you girls!

Confession

Confession time. I am a sinner.

I know, I know...who would have thought that such a perfect person would sin. But, alas it's true.

What is my sin? COVETING, as in "thou shalt not covet". To covet is to wish for earnestly or to desire what belongs to another.

What am I coveting? A Range Rover. I need one. When I see one driving around I almost can't breathe with how much I want one. Not want....NEED one.

I love automobiles. All kinds really. In my "D'Nell get's everything" world I would have 20 automobiles. I add and subtract automobiles from the list almost monthly.

Isn't she pretty? All shiny and new and clean and lovely? One day...one day.

New Adventure

I will officially be a University of Utah UTE on Saturday. I am excited and nervous and scared and happy. So many emotions and so many questions.

The biggest question: Who in their right mind thought having the first day of school on a Saturday was a good idea? 8 HOURS of school? Hmmmm.

**Important notice** In 2 years when I have completed my MBA you MAY be required to call me "Master D'Nell" Or "Master Delia". Just thought I would give you a heads up. You can start now if you really want.

What's Your Fortune?

Ssssshhhhh...
This is a secret.
Sometimes I still play "fortune teller" with my some really great friends.
I may or may not have played tonight.

Let's just say IF I did play...
Then I hope my fortune comes true!

Things That Must Go: Stuffed Animals in Your Car

In my mind this doesn't need any further discussion...but in case you are an offender...

Seriously, why do people feel the need to "decorate" their car with stuffed animals? LAME.

And really, if you are old enough to own or even drive a car...then aren't you too old to like stuffed animals enough to use them as decorations? YES YOU ARE.

Top 7 reasons you should not decorate your car with stuffed animals:

1. Car's don't need decorations of any kind.
2. Leaving stuffed animals in the sun fades them and thus ruining them.
3. No one will want to date you after seeing the offensive animals in your car. This is even more true if you are a male.
4. No matter how cool you look...the stuffed animals make you completely lame.
5. So, people like me don't make fun of you.
6. Stuffed animals are a breeding ground for germs and bugs.
7. If you have stuffed animals in your rear window you are more likely to get in an accident (because I may accidentally "bump" your car in sheer irritation.)

Exception: if you have a kid under the age of 10...then you get a pass...I guess.
Okay, enough said.

Sisters

This picture makes me happy! We have a family dinner/birthday party almost every month. The ones in the summer/spring/fall where it is good enough weather to be out side are the best. If you have spent time around my family you know we love each other a lot. And nothing is off limits. We like to talk, share opinions, laugh, and lecture each other all while watching the kids run around in the background. And my mom LOVES to be right in the middle of it all. I usually always leave with my spirit boosted and have a feeling of overwhelming love and acceptance.

Aren't my sister's beautiful? Seriously, looking at this picture makes me realize I am lucky to be surrounded by such amazingly beautiful sisters; they are beautiful on the outside and on the inside.

Sisters are great...but let's not forget that brothers are pretty amazing too.

My cute niece Megs took this picture...she commented that it was the crazy side and the sweet side. My question to you is which is which?

My Mom is Cooler Than Your MOM. Hi-YAA!

Ardell just finished the "Swim The English Channel" challenge at the local swimming pool. She came in 3rd place. She got a certificate and a t-shirt. She wore the t-shirt at our family party to show off. (She is such a bragger sometimes. It makes me giggle).

The day after they put up the bulletin board she called me at 8AM and told me to go take a picture of the picture of her because it was a really good one. I agree.

So, the point of this? Well, let's just say that my mom is COOLER than your mom. HI- YAA!