"A house does not have to be perfect to be a home of joy, a child does not have to behave perfectly to love and be loved, and every moment of life does not have to be perfect to be of value. Too often, I realize, we fail to see the glorious reality of the simple joy that abounds in the seemingly mundane routine of day-to-day living. Instead, we tend to idolize the past, idealize the future, and devalue the present.... What better way to show our appreciation to Heavenly Father for what we have than to embrace our lives, albeit 'ordinary' and 'unexciting,' with joy?"

--Winnie Dalley; Ensign, March 1998

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The Eighth Day of Kindergarten

Eight days. That is how long it took Chloe to "test" the rules and get in trouble at school.

I'm sure in elementary school, we all wondered "what happens if we just don't go in from recess when the bell rings?" Maybe as a brazen fifth or sixth grader we might have even tested it out, just to find out what the consequence was. But I am pretty sure there are very few who decide to do it on their eighth day of kindergarten . We can number Chloe (and the friend she was with) among those few.

I think we have a long road ahead of us.

1 comment:

Tiffany said...

That is hilarious! Maybe not so funny at the time, but I'm sure you'll look back and laugh!