A Grain of Salt

Saturday, April 27, 2013

and then some

Had a little FHE lesson on faith and taking on

the whole armor of God. The rest of the family threw wadded up

paper with temptations written on them at him. He stayed safe!

Our version of the family stickers on cars

Hike to Ensign Peak

Playing at the Capitol

At the Church History Museum:

A and L taking a rest

Laman and Lemuel tying up Nephi

And...A and L have been wanting to raise money to spend on

our upcoming church history trip. They have both been creating

artwork and mazes to sell. Prices range from $1 to $3

if you are interested. Smart kids. Like we would tell them no.

Way to swindle the old folks out of some cash!

Monday, February 25, 2013

a chuckle and a sigh

Found this hanging over N.'s bed.

A little insight into our family life for your Monday morning viewing pleasure.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

desgobols

Kinda hard to see, so I will translate. Ahem.

"I wud luv vary vary vary vary vary vary vary much ol the desgobols in the word. I wud like them mor then eneething. I wotid them for a log time."

Love that kid.

After I posted the above, I got an immediate email from my mom in London. The back and forth goes as follows:

Mom: "LOL - what is a desgobol?????"
Me: "look at the picture"
Mom: "Both Janet and I DID!"
Me: "Sound it out loud while looking at the picture. You'll get it."
Mom: "We DID!!!!! We don't speak Ammon :) Janet wants to know if they are desk globes ????"
Me: "Oh, for heaven's sake. Disco balls!"
Then the phone rang and was answered with lots of mutual laughter. The end.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Click on this link for an amazing music video.
Then click on this link for how they did it.
AMAZING
Over the past few months I've become a big fan of this group, Walk Off the Earth (WOTE).
They've got some great originals (like the video above), but they're probably best known for their remakes like this one (original by Gotye) and this one (original by Taylor Swift). They have lots of other fun stuff too. Like this one and for Christmas, this one.
I'm sure they have their troubles, but thumbs up for talent and creativity!
Let me know what you think!
(PS anyone want to team up with me to make a fun vid? This gets my juices flowing!)
OK, one more here (original the Beetles). Love the bearded guy!

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Strategy

Right after Christmas we started having a little trouble in our Senior Primary with tech gadgets getting played with when they shouldn't be. Over and over kids were being asked to put the games away both in classrooms and in the Primary Room. Ugh! So, putting Spence's brilliant idea to good use, I played this gem of a video during Senior Primary announcements.

Didn't have any more problems today. Hope it lasts. I may bring my blender for a reminder in the future if necessary. Maybe with a sign on it that reads, "gadget holder."