In the morning I could tell First Girl needed to keep sleeping and go to school late, if at all. I wasn't sure if she was getting a bit of a cold from her sisters. I think she slept until about 9 a.m. She's usually up by 8, which I know is not very early, but I have gotten in a habit of finishing their bedtime routine after 9 p.m. We didn't rush to eat breakfast. I saw that she didn't have a runny nose, and I didn't hear her cough (but Third Girl definitely did) . . . Anyway, she wanted to go to school, and we dropped her off at 11:30.
An hour later Second Girl was hurrying to the van so I could drive her to preschool, and she fell onto the sidewalk and scraped her elbow. That was after I'd already held her and calmed her down because she didn't really want to go for some reason. I know she enjoys her friends there and explained that she only has two weeks left in that class. Well, then she got another owie before dinner. It was strange how it happened. In the public restroom in D.I. she was raising and lowering the diaper changing table for fun. It wouldn't stay up (closed) and she ended up getting hit with it right between her eye and her temple.
First Girl, being the sweet sister and daughter that she is, helped me by trying to make Second girl happy while I tried on clothes. Oh, and we were all crammed into the little dressing room with the shopping cart, which I should have left out of the room, and they were hungry, and Second Girl wanted to watch Strawberry Shortcake (this one). In spite of the unpleasant things, they had this tender conversation afterward. It warmed my heart and I am grateful that it wasn't the only time they've talked about the gospel. I am so proud of them.
First Girl: Aren't you glad we chose Heavenly Father's plan?
Second Girl: [Yeah.] I'm glad we didn't get real tattoos [at the international fair last night] because Heavenly Father doesn't want us to get real tattoos.*
. . .
First Girl: Imagine how it would be not to be able to run and --
Second Girl: My favorite exercise is running.
First Girl: Yeah, and imagine how it would be if you couldn't. . . .
Second Girl: And we wouldn't be able to be with our mommy.
. . .
First Girl: If we had followed Satan we wouldn't have a family . . . Let's not talk about that.
Second Girl: It's okay to talk about Jesus.
First Girl: You're adorable.
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*https://www.lds.org/topics/tattooing?lang=eng
Oh, and we got about 10 items (more for me than for the kids, yay!) for only $22.
ReplyDeleteThat's so sweet. Sure love you guys. And yay for 10 items for $22!!
ReplyDeleteI love this conversation! They are such wonderful little spirits and are so close to each other, and to their mom and dad.
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! It is so beautiful and encouraging to see a believer teaching their children to love and serve God :) May the Lord bless you and your family exceedingly with joy, peace and happiness! Do your children know how to read? I'm not sure why I thought of that, but I was wondering. I know of a wonderful program that teaches children how to read- and it is God based, too! They have a whole video about how the Lord made the world. It is so amazing, and I thought it'd be beneficial to you beautiful, smart children. :) You can find their website here: http://www.monkisee.com/
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