Smart or too smart?

Lilly:  Mom, can I watch T.V.?

Me:  No, we are not watching T.V. today.

Lilly:  (Five minutes later)  Mom, can I watch a DVD?

Me:  No, we are not turning on the T.V. today.

Lilly: (Five minutes later)Mom, I love you.  Can I just watch a little show?  I won't let the other kids watch.  

Me:  Lilly, no, I already told you we are not watching T.V. today.  

Lilly: (Five minutes later).  Mom, can we have Family Home Evening right now? (it was Thursday).  We can watch a show about Jesus and learn how Jesus wants us to act.  I really want to learn more about Jesus and we have a video about Jesus.  It shows us how to be good.  Can I watch that Jesus video?  

So, Lilly won.  And she watched a show about Jesus.  

Just a calendar

I've been cleaning out and found this:

    Ken and I picked up this little picture of  Nauvoo (see the tiny temple on the right) when we went on a trip there a few years ago.  Until we ran out of wall space, we used to buy a watercolor of the different places we visited.  On every vacation we would search for the perfect picture to take home as a souvenir.  It was a great plan when we had lots of wall space and very few pictures.  

     On this particular trip to Nauvoo, our hotel had lots of artwork on the walls for sale.  We walked up and down the halls until we found this little picture that I loved.  The frame was quite huge, so we asked if they would just sell us the picture.  It was no problem (for $20) and the hotel clerk quickly undid the frame and wrapped up the picture for us (with a funny look on her face).  We paid and took the picture to our room.  Ken just started laughing when he took out the picture to look at it again.  This is what he saw:

A page from a calendar; A RIPPED OUT page from a calendar (look at the bottom).    And just in case you don't believe me, look at this:
So, we still framed it and hung in on our walls for many years.  I still laugh when I see it.  

Killer Angels

   All I can say is I don't know why it took me so long to read this book.   Shaara, in historical fiction form, tells the story of the battle of Gettysburg.   I love history, and this book brings to life one of the most important battles of the Civil War.  In the end, you are left feeling sad for the Confederate Troops and profoundly grateful to the Union Troops.   It reminds you of the love and respect that many of the officers and soldiers felt for those they were fighting.

I am so grateful to those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom and for the freedom of others.