Another Britian's Got Talent!

This 12-year-old sang two songs. I don't know what he did wrong on the first try, but Simon said he did it all wrong and asked him to sing another song. The second song he sang was fantastic! I thought they both were! But go and see for yourself. He will be competing against Susan Boyle, the other woman I posted on this blog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVU4IkzMNIo

-MOPS

Arizona!

Hello all! I had the best weekend last weekend! I drove with my parents to Mesa, AZ and had the opportunity to hang out with my family! Klint and Heather's oldest, Taylor, was baptized and they're youngest, Breanna, was blessed. It was so much fun to be with so many people and just enjoy myself. I loved Taylor's baptism. I had the opportunity to share my testimony with her and then on Sunday I had the opportunity to hold Breanna for quite a while, while every one else slept or played games. It was such a blast! I can't remeber the last time I got to hold a baby. Breanna has a head full of dark brown hair that's about 2 inches long. She has the cutest smile!

I also got to draw a lot of pictures with Kristen my 6-year-old niece and listen to all the crazy stories from almost all the 35 people that were hanging out in the Price household at the same time.

The poor kids were sick and some of the adults got it too, but for some it came and left pretty quick. Like me, I had a sore throat on Sunday, but I took some cold meds and it went away. I was very lucky.

I also got to have my very own hotel room, which was nice. It was a HUGE bed with comfy pillows and blankets. It was great. The food on the vacation was good too.

I read the book Inkheart which is a very good book. I checked it out at the La Mesa Library before I left. I saw the movie when it was in theaters, but it is completely different than the book and as always, the book was much better.

I wish I were able to go to Atlanta, GA to see my new nephew when he's born this coming week.

Until later, MOPS

TP

I am slightly amused because I am living in this group home and Sat. morning I am given a roll of toliet paper by the owners. I am told this is MY roll of toliet paper and I'm not to be using anyone else's roll. Evidently the FIVE women who use the ONE bathroom have been going through the TP TOO FAST! Hmmm . . . so we were all given our own roll. Tonight I'm left to wonder what will happen if I run out of toliet paper before the owner thinks I should (for example we only get one galllon of milk for 6 people and it is supposed to last us a month! If we finish it early we don't get another gallon until the next month. Or the peanut butter, if the 6 of us finish that within 2 months we don't get another thing of peanut butter for an additional 2 months.) So what's up with the toliet paper?
I told this to a friend of mine and he said it reminded him of a Sienfiled episode "can you spare a square?" or "The Stall." That made me laugh a bit. When I told my former 4th/5th grade teacher's family about it they thought it was hilarious! The wife ran and got me a roll from her cupboard so I won't have to start collecting leaves or something incaqse I use more than I should and not be given another roll until late next month.

Until later, MOPS

Choices

In this life we have so many choices. Sometimes we make good choices and sometimes not so good . . .sometimes even rotten ones. I think that part of helping someone make a decision is being there for them and being trustworthy. I also think that part of living life is being able to make your own choices. That is part of why we're here on this earth after all---to see if we apply what we learn to our lives. It's impossible to always make good decisions, I mean, we can try our hearts out and make we best decisions we can, but we are all human. I think part of living life is being able to have the free agency to make choices without others telling you they are wrong just because the don't agree with the choice you make or think that they make better decisions for you. I can understand that a parent wants their child to make good decisions for several reasons: 1. They love their child. 2. They want what's best for their child. 3. They did their very best to teach their child so that they would not go astray. 4. They might get embarrassed if their child makes a poor decision feeling it reflects on them.

However there comes a time when parents need to be there for advice when their child asks for it, but cut the lines so that the child doesn't feel like they have to do everything their parents want or they are a horrible child. Let the child step out. Let them make their own decisions. The parent needs to trust themself, knowing that they really did all they could to teach their child and have faith that the child learned what was taught and will use that wisdom to make the decisions they have in their life.

Until later, MOPS

A Date!

I asked a guy out on a date to go to the movies because I have a gift certificate. I finally decided to take things into my own hands since I haven't gone on a real date since BYU---and that was a while ago.

He didn't seem to mind that I asked him out. We are going out this Friday night. He hasn't called me and so I don't know what movie we are going to see . . . but I hope it's a good one! He seems really nice. I met him at FHE at my Uncle's singles ward. I am a little old for that ward, but I think that I've met some really good people.

The senior missionaries from the institute are taking me to the activities.

I hope this guy doesn't pass out when he finds out that I am 34 and not younger than 30 to be going to his singles activities. tee hee hee.

Until later, MOPS

I dreamed a dream

This woman is amazing. This is an example of how we can be surprised by people when we make judgements. This is Susan Boyle and she is from Scotland. She is 47 and on the show "Britain's Got Talent." She has never been on a date nor has she ever been kissed by a boy. She has the voice of a truly trained master! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Until later, MOPS