A few of my Favorites

Two of my favorite quotes that I read recently.

"Think about your particular assignment at this time in your life. It may be to get an education, it may be to rear children, it may be to be a grandparent, it may be to care for and relieve the suffering of someone you love, it may be to do a job in the most excellent way possible, it may be to support someone who has a difficult assignment of their own. Our assignments are varied and they change from time to time. Don't take them lightly. Give them your full heart and energy. Do them with enthusiasm. Do whatever you have to do this week with your whole heart and soul. To do less than this will leave you with an empty feeling." Marjorie Hinckley


"People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway. What you spend years creating and building, others could destroy overnight. Create and build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today, will often be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. Give the world the best you have anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway." Mother Teresa

Aren't those inspiring. I know they make me want to do better.

Yesterday Emma's homework was to make a list of her favorite things and then ask a parent about theirs. Then she had to write a paragraph about it. Her is her list word for word. I'll translate for you after -see how many you can guess:

Choclit
wayles
cupcakes
cakes
birthdays
love
kindnes
freenis
doll's
macup
nachr
happynis
singing
writing
math
speling
scool
crch

Did you get them all?

Here is the translation:
Chocolate
whales
cupcakes
cakes
birthdays
love
kindness
freenis (she said it meant being free to do what you want, I tried to explain it is freedom but she insisted it is freenis (freeness) like kindness)
dolls
makeup
nature
happiness
singing
writing
math
spelling
school ( I have to hang on to this list so I can remind her every time she tells me she hates school)
church

My favorites were: Emma, Jacob, Benji, Daddy, chocolate, church, watching movies, and shopping.