Evan just burst into the house in tears because this little girl (a neighborhood/church friend) is chasing him around outside trying to kiss him. I had to console him then once again ask Faith to please stop trying to kiss Evan. She said, "I won't kiss him anymore. I just wanna hug him." Poor Evan.
We just finished putting up the Christmas tree. Whew. Lots of helpers and somehow no broken ornaments.
It was a great day for outdoor iceskating. Not too cold. Half of Longmont was there. At least the 9-14 half. They had walkers for the kids which was a life saver for Evan and me. Its not pretty when he hangs on to me and we skate together.
Evan and I are waiting for Emi while she has her first drama club meeting at Westview. Good thing he brought his bag of important stuff: rock collection in a sandwich bag, handcuffs, tape measure, twistup gun with round plastic objectile (happy meal toy), and skull&bones food poker (from a Halloween cupcake).
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Today was cold and rather dreary. I think we'll have split pea soup for dinner.
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Stake conference was yesterday and the speakers were excellent. Our stake president spoke on forgiveness and told a personal story of someone he forgave that had wronged him. He told about how his feelings of anger toward the man melted away once he decided to forgive him. I like those kind of stories, of people choosing the higher ground especially when its really hard. I hope I can be that kind of person. I'm gratefull the Gospel teaches us to be better, to do good, and to see past this world and the ways of this world.
