Cluck Like A Chicken

Our former bishop has a foosball table in his Arizona room.  He used to have the youth over regularly and they always ended up playing foosball. 

Our family was invited over one time and Bishop joined my three girls in a foosball challenge.  Megan was much younger then and she was on Bishop's team.  He decided to make a bet with the girls.  The losers had to stand on their heads and cluck like a chicken.  Bishop and Megan lost!  They had to stand on their heads and make clucking sounds. 

Bishop and his wife are leaving this week to serve an 18-month mission in Argentina.  They invited the youth over this past week to have one last party at his house.  He grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and played a John Bytheway CD for them.  And they played foosball!  He challenged my girls to a game before we left.....but he did NOT make any bets this time!

The girls waiting for Bishop to come outside.

Same teams but very different results.  Bishop and Megan won 10-4!

We are going to miss Bishop and his wife, but we are excited for their new adventure.

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

While teaching my class at church today, we talked about shepherds.  We talked about how sheep know the voice of their shepherd and how they will follow their shepherds (rather than being herded from behind).  We also talked about how much shepherds love their sheep.  They will look for their lost sheep and will protect them from wolves and other wild animals.

At the end of the lesson we made fluffy lambs using cotton balls.  Here is my sample for the children to follow:

One little boy said he didn't want to be a sheep.  He preferred to be a wolf!  When I handed out the lambs to color, he said he wanted to make a dead lamb "with x eyes."  Here is his picture:

Clearly, I missed something in my deliverance of the lesson material!  Ha Ha

Keeping the Peace

At church every Sunday I teach a class of 7 and 8 year old kids.  They are SO much fun!  I love each and every one of them. 

I especially love the things they say.  For instance, last week we talked about being a peacemaker.  We talked about what a peacemaker does and one young man said, "You can be a peaceMAKER or a peaceBREAKER."  Very insightful.  At the end of class I challenged them each to try to be a peacemaker at home this week.

Thursday night I saw one of the little girls in my class at another church activity.  She is usually really happy and smiles all the time but as she walked up to me Thursday night she had a very sad, serious face.  She said, "I failed.  I tried to be a peacemaker this week and I failed."  I am so proud of her for trying and I am happy that she feels bad about not succeeding.  I hope she keeps trying.

An Elegant Evening

Our bishop recently attended a nice dinner and thought, "We should do that for the adults in our area."  The result was a very elegant evening with great food, great music, and great company.

It looked like a wedding reception - very lovely.

After dinner, there was dancing in the center of the room.

These lovely centerpieces had several battery-operated "candles" in them.  When the lights were dimmed, it created a very intimate atmosphere.

We planned food for 120 people, so we had to use the overflow area, too.

The meal included pork loin, baked potatoes, green bean casserole, individual side salads, rolls, and cheesecake for dessert.  It was a great deal of work, but well worth it.