Last weekend I had the opportunity to finally visit Palmyra for the first time. Ever since we moved to Ohio I have been telling Jim the we need to go to Palmyra while we are living so close. Well time went by and we didn't go and then we had Luke and that put a halt to any plans that we would have made because of all of his surgeries, so I was feeling kind of down about it. I guess it was on my mind lately because the youth were going to have youth conference there this year. Well, as it so happened, our ward needed a chaperone and I immediately called Jim as soon as I found out to see if he could take the time off of work and he said that he could, so I finally got my wish to visit Palmyra. It was such an amazing trip. I love the feeling that is there in that sacred place. The Palmyra temple was one of the most beautiful places that I have ever seen. I didn't get a chance to go outside but I got to walk around the grounds. There is a window that was left transparent at the request of President Hinkley which overlooks the sacred grove. I think one of my favorite moments of the whole trip was to be able to stand there in front of that window and just look out over the sacred grove. I stood there for quite a while just taking it all in. Here I was, standing and looking out over the place where everything started almost 200 years ago with a humble question from a 14 year old boy. And behind me stood the symbol of everything that has come to pass since then. It is amazing to think of the progress the church has made since then. I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude that I have been blessed with the gospel. On the last day of the trip we got to spend an hour in the sacred grove for some alone time. I loved that! There was such a peaceful feeling in the grove and it was just nice to be alone with my thoughts for a while in such a sacred place. The trip was wonderful! It was definitely a much needed break for me to recharge my batteries. I missed my boys so much! It was nice to get back to Jim and the innocence of my children after spending 3 days with 75 teenagers. The youth were great but I just realized that I really need to enjoy this time with my kids while it lasts because it doesn't last forever. They grow up so fast! And Jim was so great to take the time off work and take care of the kids. He is such a great husband and dad. We are so lucky to have him! Thanks Jim :)
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Ben put a whole bunch of toilet paper in the garbage and I told him that is a no, no. He said, "no it's a yes, yes!"
I tell Jimmy on a regular basis that needs to talk nicely. He yelled something across the room to me and I gave him the look that said I didn't like the tone of his voice and he said, "I was yelling nicely!"
Jimmy and I are listening to "Give Said the Little Stream" and Jimmy says "How does it talk?" I said "How does what talk?" He said, "The stream, it doesn't have a mouth, how can it talk?"
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We were at church and during the sacrament I was talking to Luke about Jesus. I told him that Jesus bled and died for us. Luke looked at me with a very concerned look and said, "Did Heavenly Father give Jesus a band-aid when he was bleeding?"
We were about to walk out the door so I told Luke to go potty. He came out of the bathroom saying, "I can't go! The batteries in my pee pee are dead!"
After Ben finished a big meal he said, "my tummy is so big and full I look like Grandpa now!" (sorry dad).
Ben pointed to a picture of the prophet and said, "That's President Monckley!"
We have a saying in our house. It's "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit!" But Ben has his own version of this. He says "you get what you WANT and you don't throw a fit!"
Jimmy said that he is allergic to babies. I asked him how he knew and he said that he gets sick when he smells them.
Ben asked me for another piece of halloween candy and I said, "Mommy is ready for the halloween candy to be gone" and Ben said, "Yea, gone in my mouth!"
We were driving past the gas station sign and Ben said, "I see a lowercase 5 on that sign."
I was talking to Jimmy about election day and asking him if his teacher voted and he said that she was "absent" that day. (I finally realized what he meant. She had just mailed in an absentee ballot.)
We were about to walk out the door so I told Luke to go potty. He came out of the bathroom saying, "I can't go! The batteries in my pee pee are dead!"
After Ben finished a big meal he said, "my tummy is so big and full I look like Grandpa now!" (sorry dad).
Ben pointed to a picture of the prophet and said, "That's President Monckley!"
We have a saying in our house. It's "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit!" But Ben has his own version of this. He says "you get what you WANT and you don't throw a fit!"
Jimmy said that he is allergic to babies. I asked him how he knew and he said that he gets sick when he smells them.
Ben asked me for another piece of halloween candy and I said, "Mommy is ready for the halloween candy to be gone" and Ben said, "Yea, gone in my mouth!"
We were driving past the gas station sign and Ben said, "I see a lowercase 5 on that sign."
I was talking to Jimmy about election day and asking him if his teacher voted and he said that she was "absent" that day. (I finally realized what he meant. She had just mailed in an absentee ballot.)
Ben put a whole bunch of toilet paper in the garbage and I told him that is a no, no. He said, "no it's a yes, yes!"
I tell Jimmy on a regular basis that needs to talk nicely. He yelled something across the room to me and I gave him the look that said I didn't like the tone of his voice and he said, "I was yelling nicely!"
Jimmy and I are listening to "Give Said the Little Stream" and Jimmy says "How does it talk?" I said "How does what talk?" He said, "The stream, it doesn't have a mouth, how can it talk?"
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