I can't let this month go by with only 2 posts... so here I am at almost 11:00 at night, one hour to go before the month is officially over.
There is so much to say, but Marc is ready for bed and he now has an early morning routine so I have promised not to click away on my keyboard at night keeping him awake. So, I'll make this one quick.
We made it to church today.
Albeit was 10 minutes late and we took sacrament in the hallway, which was not conducive to Sister's routine, but we muddled through.
Then we got in to sit at our normal bench that was so lovingly left open for us.
The kids did great. Quiet. No crazy antics... well, none as far as our family is concerned.
I got to substitute in the primary class for the 5-year-olds again, so they are starting to get to know me and it made for an energetic rendition of the translation of the Book of Mormon. I have to use all my theatrical knowledge and boisterously interesting voice (with accents) to keep them entertained as I give the lesson. It can be quite entertaining.
We went to Marc's parents for dinner after church and had our favorite meatloaf... ah yes, Lynne's is the best!
I left Marc and the kids there really quick while I ran to my aunt's 60th birthday celebration in the neighboring city. It was good to see cousins I haven't seen in a while and fun to see the happy welcome that Aunt Lori gave me (and everyone else, because that's just how she is).
My highlight was sitting with my cousin, Nicole, and my mom talking and laughing.
My mom is a very animated talker... I know where I get it from... and when she's eating and talking it makes for a very entertaining affair. Food is either falling down the front or spraying out the sides or she has, on occasion, choked while laughing at her own jokes. But today was a memorable experience. (Sorry, mom, but it's just too funny not to try to give a visual to your antics.)
As my mom was talking to me, about something quite serious, actually, I notice a small bit of food hanging on for dear life on the inside of her upper lip. I was trying to figure out how to describe to her where this food particle was and couldn't quite explain it, so I was unsuccessfully trying to get her attention to where the dangler was. It was a quick altercation as both of us just subsided that it was going to be there until it just worked it's way out.
And it did.
She looked directly at me to say something (I don't remember what now) and the dangler was launched into the air, darted straight toward my face, and landed safely in my bangs laying limply by the side of my forehead.
We lost it.
Not the food particle.
Our control.
We laughed so hard.
Nicole joined in.
A few people stared.
We continued to laugh.
Maybe you had to be there.
But, it prompted me to start taking a few pictures.
Not of the dangler, that would just be gross, but just of how giggly we were in the moments following the UFO experience. (I say UFO because I have no idea what the food particle actually was... therefore it was and Unidentified Flying Object.)
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| Me and my mom still laughing too hard to get a centered picture |
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| so we tried again |
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| Me and Nicole laughing at my mom |
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| My dad was nearby so I had to laugh with him too |
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| I took a picture with the birthday girl before I left, and this little guys head was a blur so I had to do a retake... |
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| Then we were all a blur... I think I was still laughing too hard |
Laugh, smile, and soak life in.
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