Words to ponder.

A little nugget of truth from Pinterest.

The daily strange.

I have often thought that life can be very surprising.  On any given day, I will find myself doing things that I would never have conceived of when I opened my eyes that morning. For instance...just the other day I was standing in the kitchen attempting to shred sliced cheese. It was the Sabbath. The missionaries were coming over for dinner and we were feeding them skyline chili. We needed shredded cheddar and the only kind I had was in sliced form. So there I was.

Shredding sliced cheddar.

I find that strange.

And while we are on the subject of cheese.....

Last Thursday I thought I might make a lasagna for dinner. Turns out the only type of mozzarella we own is commonly known as "string cheese".

Did you know that you can put 6 or 7 of those bad boys in the food processor and it will transform into a very rustic shredded mozzarella?

I speak the truth.

I'll do my part if you do yours.

I think, as parents, that we can give our children a precious, precious gift when we teach them these 3 essential life-lessons:

1. Don't talk baby talk. It annoys everyone. All the time.

2. Don't quote movies lines while watching the movie. Nobody appreciates it and nobody is impressed with your recall.

3. Never, ever, ever, pretend to be Jar Jar Binks.


Now....

Repeat after me:

"I, (insert your name here), do solemnly swear that I will faithfully teach my offspring that they should never......"