Friday, February 8, 2013

A While Off

     I will be taking a while off my blog to do some other things...Probably mid-August, I'll be back.  So I'll see you then.

Argument With God

     I have just finished having an argument with God.  My first one, as I remember.  It went something like this:

Me (whiningly):  God, can I have another can opener? (as I fractiously opened a can in a not very efficient manner, leaving it half unopened, nearly, because the can opener doesn't work).

God's reply:  You haven't even thanked me for this one.

Me (fractiously):  Thank You very much for this useless can opener.

God's reply:  Well, it is better than nothing.

Dancing On The Table

     When I was a little girl, there was a t.v. commercial that I particularly enjoyed of a certain brand of French fried potatoes, where the mother, after preparing a meal, gets up on the kitchen table and does a spirited dance.  To which the father replies, "She's a wonderful mother".

     This has influenced my whole life.

The Scent Of Cilantro

     I do so love the scent of cilantro.  Could someone please write a symphony expressing the scent of cilantro, among other herb scents?  I would love to listen to it if they did!

Little Piffy Looks At Herself In The Puddle

      Little Piffy was an ugly brute, or so everyone said at school.  She knew it must be true, because everyone said it.  It was that way, for sure, she said, or they wouldn't go on about it so much.

     Then one day she happened to be walking along a side-street of the main thoroughfare of town (you'll know what that means when you are older - just bear with me for now) when she stepped right in the middle of a big puddle.  Oh, joy, there was a child there in the puddle.
 
     Now what did she see?  Herself.  But she didn't know it was her.  She thought it was some beautiful child.  But it was her.  How could she be beautiful?  Everyone said she was an ugly brute, or so their mothers said in one case and so the news spread.  Why?  Because she had disgruntled her.

     So when someone calls you a name, ask Why.

     Now on to the rest of the story.  Why?  Piffy asked herself.  Why I disgruntled her?  Because my mother taught me that way.  But now I know that's wrong and I don't behave like that anymore.  But I'm still an ugly brute, because I behaved like that once.  Isn't that funny?  But the child here is beautiful, and that must be me, the real me.  End of story.

      There, wasn't that funny?  Have you had that happen to you, children?

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Journal

     Sometimes people say you should live life always doing exactly as you please, but I don't agree that that is always the case.  Sometimes people ruin their lives by doing exactly as they please.  A safer idea is to do exactly as God pleases, He knows what is best for us and what will make us happy in the long range, so we can return home to live with Him and our family.  Have a nice day!

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Macaroni For Breakfast

     I made macaroni last night and here's why:  I needed something quick and easy for breakfast, so I could read my scriptures in bed.  I'm reading The Book Of Mormon.

Journal

     I'm making a Montessori Reading Kit.  What fun!  You make it out of paper and you write little words on it and then you put them in boxes.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Families Are Where It's At

Families are where it's at
I like time to myself
But I like time to be with my family
Even more.

Scripture Reading Is A Must, Children, If You Want To Survive Spiritually In The Latter Days

     Dear Children,
 
      If you want to survive spiritually in these latter-days, you need to read your scriptures.  Then you will know the way to go to follow Jesus Christ in life.

      Bye!

Journal

     Last night I had a very vivid dream of a beetle named Kagemusha who was in love with me because I was so kind to him.  He was an armoured beetle and lived in a bowl of soap.  That was all I remember of the dream although there was a lot more to it at the time, with other characters and happenings.  If only I could remember!

Monday, February 4, 2013

Fun Family Home Evening

     Tonight we all participated and did hymn singing, praying, followed by a lesson on loving others and a fast-paced fun activity where we did a workout on towels on the floor.  We had a treat (pears) and the atmosphere was really nice.  I felt like crying afterwards, with joy.

Do You Know Who Your Grandparents Are?

     Do you know your Grandparents' names and where they were born and their birth dates?  It might be useful some time when you are older and making up a family tree with them on?  A family tree is a chart where you show who you are related to.  On my family tree it shows that, for instance, I am descended from a baker named Mr. Batenburg.  This makes me wonder are we related to the baker who invented Batenburg Cake, the pink and yellow cake with squares in the middle?  You can find out all kinds of interesting things about your family when you do your family history.  I hope it goes well.

Journal

     Yesterday was a once-monthly meeting we Mormons call "Fast And Testimony Meeting".  If the Holy Spirit inspires you you may go up to the front, at any age, young or old, and bear a testimony to tell people how God is helping you.
       Yesterday I went up and said my testimony, that I know that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah) and that I know that He is my friend.  Then I sat down again.
     In the evening all four of my children came round for dinner with my daughter's boyfriend and we had chickpeas for dinner.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Recipe: Chickpea Curry

Here is a recipe you will likely want to make again and again...

Ingredients:
3 cans drained and rinsed chickpeas
1 cup (preferably new) ketchup
2 Tablespoons curry powder
1 cup vegetable stock or water

Method:
Place all ingredients in a slow cooker and stir until well mixed.  Cover.  Set on Low for 8 hours to 10 hours or High for 3 hours to 4 hours.  When ready, turn off the heat and serve with a meat dish (especially if you have a Dad), a pot of rice and a salad.  Serves 3-4.  Voila!

The Dusty Home

      Once upon a time, there was a dusty house.  It moaned and grimaced under the load.  If only someone would dust it.
     So she came with a dustpan and brush.  The shelves, the shelves, cried the insane house, insane from dustiness.  She came with troupes of children with damp dusters and had a dust-a-thon around the house, with glee, and everything was safe.  No dust mites.  Ah, said the house, now I can relax.

A Merry-Go-Round World, Isn't That What We Live On, Children?

     One day, Jesus was up in Heaven with the children who were about to come to earth.  He said to them the following quip...
     "The world you're going to is a merry-go-round and you have to jump on at the right spot or you don't go.  Got that ?"

Journal

     I had assembled a Greek dish, Pastitsio, the night before and placed it foil-covered in the refrigerator, so I baked it last night for supper.  The boys and I quite liked it.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Truffles Are My Favourite

     "Truffles are my favourite kind of vegetable," said the hog.  "I wonder why?"
     "Perhaps it's the texture," said another.
      "Or the odour," said a third.
     "I don't know quite what I like about them either," said a fourth.
     "Let's have some."
     All agreed on that.  Amen.

Journal

     Last night I had a nightmare - eek! - that I was in a building that was about to fall down, and that I was rescued from it at the very last minute.  I was assigned to a new building where things also went awry.  Then I awoke, with tangled bed sheets, like little Somerled in The Society Of Harpsichord Builders.  It was most frightening.