Little Gems

Okay, these are a few things that happened in the last week or two that I thought were funny. (Yes, I know I have a warped sense of humor but sometimes you have to find joy wherever it pops up.)

I was digging the depths of my purse to find something. I pulled out my miniature laminated periodic table and asked Brian if he wanted to use it. Brian looked at me and said, “I can honestly say I’ve never once needed a mini laminated periodic chart.” We both started laughing.

We were at the table having family home evening and Hayley told Jaycey she was a weirdo. Jaycey looked at her and said, “But I don’t want to be a rear-doe!” We all started laughing and she got even more upset and kept protesting the rear-doe thing.

In Sunday school, the teacher was giving a lesson on having good marital relationships. He asked the question, “What can husbands and wives do to delight in each other?” after reading about that in the scriptures. One lady raised her hand and said, “Intimacy.” The teacher turned scarlet because he was so embarrassed. I had to put my head down and cover my mouth because I was laughing so hard. The lady that said it speaks up again and says, “What? Did I say something wrong? I just got a terrible look from someone. Isn’t that a really important principle that the Lord has given us?” She kept going on like that for a bit. I thought I was going to die laughing. Then, after the class she went up to whomever had given her the look and started discussing how important intimacy was to the Lord’s plan and blah, blah, blah. Most people were really embarrassed and uncomfortable, but I thought it was funny!

One of my employees came into my office the other day and asked me if I’d like a bottle of lotion that she had. She told me that she had been using it for a few days faithfully on her hands three times a day. Then, she realized it was tanning lotion! Oops. I couldn’t help it. I started laughing and asked her if she had been tanning her hands. She says, “Well, not on purpose.” Okay, that was funny, but what made it even better was that for once it wasn’t me.

The girls decided to do a project on Sunday after lunch. They made these great big leprechaun hats. I didn’t realize they’d made them 3-D until I went upstairs and saw all their bears were wearing green hats. Heaven help us, they are absolutely my kids.

Jaycey was playing (or arguing, it’s pretty much the same thing) with her sisters on Saturday. We hear her say, “Don’t Hayley, you’ll mess up my hair.” Brian looks at me and I say, “That’s my girl.” Then a few minutes later we hear her say, “Ryeley, no you need to do it my way.” Brian and I both start laughing and I say, “Yes, definitely my girl.”