ye shall gather yourselves in marriage...

I don't know why, but I found this to be really funny as I was sitting and waiting for Sunday School to start.


Do you see what it says on the chalkboard? We always talk about marriage in church. Not that it's bad, but it can be amusing when people write things like that on the chalkboard before class even starts.

...(Actually, you see the boy in the picture? He is actually the teacher, and he didn't realize that that was written on the chalkboard! I think he felt silly when he saw it. He erased it very quickly and we talked about Isaiah.)

boo at the zoo

I decided to go to the zoo with Lark and her sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephew. Also a boy named Adam came along. He's very kind, and I hope that he and Lark will go on a date.

Well, while we were at the zoo, I got to see some penguins.

I also saw some really cute monkeys, but I was unable to get a picture.

The goats were probably one of my favorite parts. This picture is pretty fuzzy, but you can sort of see the goat:

I really like Lamanchas. If we were to get a milking goat, a Lamancha would be fun to have--they act like little puppies!

What kind would you want to get? Nubian? It would be fun to make their own noises back at them, I suppose.

this is what happens...

This is what happens if you stay up too late.



I hope that you all go to bed on time so that you won't stay up late and have your sense of judgment be skewed.

squirrels

Do you all remember Fat Squirrel? I love how Fat Squirrel used to sunbathe right next to the swimming pool.

Since I've been at school, I stop to watch squirrels. One was too fast to take a picture, but he surely was entertaining! He kept picking up pine cones off the ground and trying to race up the tree while carrying them in his mouth. Once he got to the top, he couldn't seem to remember that he was holding the pine cone and would drop it to chatter at people passing by. He then had to start all over, speeding down the trunk to grab a pine cone and returning to the top just as quickly...only to drop it again.

I think he thought there was something wrong with the pine cones, because he eventually gave up and jumped to another tree.

Another squirrel that I liked was strolling along the sidewalk as I walked to class. I stopped to watch her (Lark was with me at this time), and the squirrel stopped to examine some rather large trash cans. I don't know why. She never tried to get into them or anything.

Phoebe, the Squirrel

Lark decided to name the squirrel Phoebe. It seemed as good a name as any, but all I could think about was those Phoebe birds that are not very pretty when they're babies!

What do you think? What would you name this squirrel?

I thought later about what I would think if I saw some trashcans that were that large compared to me. I wonder what I'd think about them if I were a squirrel and didn't know what they were! What would you think?

I love Idaho sunsets

When I came out of my last class, the sunset was so beautiful. I couldn't see the actual sunset from where I was standing because of the buildings, but the sky and all the trees were lit up.

I took a picture of these pine trees that were right by where I had parked Vader.

I like the way the sky looks kind of smokey, don't you?

I wish you all could have been right there with me. The air smelled so crisp and clean--and it was just cold enough to feel refreshing, but not to where it hurts when you run really fast and have to take deep breaths.

I felt that Heavenly Father was being so kind when I saw all of these beautiful things. When I had been in class, the discussion somehow got on the topic of divorce.

I was so saddened by the number of my fellow classmates whose lives have been shadowed by divorce. I knew that it was more common than it once was or should be, but I hadn't realized how rampant it had become.

Two girls in my class in particular were having a hard time. Both of them had parents who had gotten a divorce within the last three months. We talked afterward and gave each other hugs. I wish I could do more.

When we all walked outside and saw the sunset, though, it was interesting to see how many of my classmates stopped to look at it. There were quite a few.

It's comforting to know that there are people out there who know and appreciate the beauty of Heavenly Father's creations.