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  1. Bonnie...I would LOVE to swap ideas about the new Sunday school lessons. It is definitely going to take a little while for teachers and the kids to get used to the new curriculum....well, more the new way to teach. I'm finding that things go anlittle bit better each time I teach. The hardest part for me is getting the kids to TALK! This past Sunday I divided the kids into three groups and had each group focus on a different member of the Godhead. They worked together to make a list of what they knew and looked through Preach My Gospel and True to the Faith to learn more. Then each group had one person stand up and teach the rest of the class, one shared a scripture, one shared a quote, and one wrote it on the board. it was kind of a review of the month from SS, YW, and YM. It worked well to get everyone involved...and I actually heard a few new voices! Anybody have some ideas to share?!? As I've been looking ahead to February's topic, it seems the YW and YM lessons are more the MEAT of the doctrine and SS lessons seem a little harder to teach. I don't know. I guess I just need to dig in and ideas for lessons will come to me. I have found that it's really helpful to study both the YW/YM lessons and SS in order to feel prepared to teach.
  2. If I understand it correctly, you can use the cable/cord to only play things on the TV that have been downloaded to the iPad. The appleTV though, will mirror exactly what is on your iPad screen onto your tv. I could be wrong, I'm far from a techy gal, but I think that's the difference between that cable and purchasing something such as appleTV.
  3. It was my first week teaching the new SS curriculum to my new class of 14 year olds. I was nervous about how it would go, but figure not only is this method 'new' to the kids, it's also new to the teachers...so I don't need to have mastered it all on my first Sunday, right? Things actually went pretty well...the kids shared a lot more than I thought they would. And a few of the kids really surprised me with their comments. I do have a few boys who are super quiet...and it is going to be a challenge to get them to open up and share their testimonies. Anybody want to share teaching strategies for this? We switched from 11 to 1 pm...and the great news is my husband came home at 5...and it didn't feel like he was away from us as long as it has been feeling since he was called as bishop. Okay...he left the house at 7 am for meetings, but it didn't seem as long because we didn't have this hugely long eternally challenging afternoon to keep the kids busy and happy with 'appropriate' Sabbath activities during a time when all I really want to do is take a nap... The other good news is that my older kids now have Sunday School teachers who are going todo more than play games and watch videos!
  4. My dh is a fairly new bishop...and his mama thinks he walks on water now...so I get what you are talking about! Well, I must admit she kinda thought that before...but now she loves to tell everyone about her son, the bishop. There has been the LDS Beehive social group...but it wasn't often posted on. With the changes did the social groups disappear? I haven't even thought about checking before. I do prefer chatting about church-type complaints in a social group rather than open forum. I think because even though we may sometimes need to vent or complain (which is totally understandable), I'd hate to influence someone in a negative way toward the church. I'd love to have some advice from you, as a bishop's wife! It's been an interesting few months...and some days are better than others. Mostly I just miss him. Sundays are really hard because my dd5 is a handful and misses her daddy. I've been trying to do some fun "Sabbath-y" things, but would love it if you have any other tidbits of advice for me!
  5. Sounds like a great family gift! You could add, "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" book....
  6. Hope you are doing well! I love that his birthdate is 10-11-12...how cool!
  7. It makes me think of Matthew 25 in the Bible, verses 35-40. I found a story that might be similar to the one you are thinking of... In The Children's Book of Faith (edited by William Bennett), the story on page 6, titled "Where Love Is, God Is" by Leo Tolstoy --a shoemaker named Martin wonders what he would do if the Lord came to his humble home. He hears a voice saying He will come the next day. So Martin prepares in the morning and looks forward to it...the next day he helps several people...and is saddened that the Lord never came. He then learns that the Lord did come as strangers whom Martin kindly helped. In The Children's Book of Virtues, there is also a similar type of story, The Legend of the Dipper. A girl goes in search of water for her mother. On her way home with a dipper full of water from a mountain spring, the girl runs into several people in great need of water...which she shares. She barely has enough left for her mother when she arrives home, but the dipper fills again and her mother drinks til satisfied. The little girl is just about to drink herself, when a stranger comes to the door and asks for a drink. She willingly gives it. The stranger pills the last of the water that becomes a fountain for the people and animals to have all the water they needed.
  8. My dd5 is just like this! When I pick her up from a playdate, she asks ON THE WAY TO THE CAR, "who do I get to play with now?". I am also an introvert and find myself almost hyperventilating from her constant desire to be with people! But as she does have lots of times that she plays alone, I don't see it as a bad thing necessarily. But she and I are certainly different! Maybe we need to be next door neighbors so we can let them play while we hide in our own houses. :D. For mine, I'm finding that sensory play is a very helpful thing...playdoh, sand, water at the sink, finger painting. Another good thing with this dd is dramatic play...providing a few props or ideas of pretend she can play like pizza restaurant or taking her doll to the dentist, etc. Once she gets started, she will often take off with the idea and play for awhile on her own. My dd is the youngest, so while the olders are off or busy, it's almost like she doesn't know what to do.
  9. We live in Mapleton....and love it. But dh works in Provo, so his commute is not bad. I love being close to BYU...so many different things to do there as a family. And of course, being so close to the mountains! We love Hobble Creek canyon. The only thing I wanted to comment on is that there was somewhere in the news recently...I'm thinking Pleasant Grove...where there is a way stinky plant of some kind that uses human waste and apparently it stinks to high heaven. Don't move there! Just saying...
  10. I love it, too! I love how it is totally REAL and I can relate to so many different things they cover. This current season, with Kristina, has got me pretty emotional every time I watch it.
  11. Wow! I'm not sure how I missed hearing about this new curriculum, but I am so excited about this. I can't wait to dive into studying it myself! I was one of those 21 year olds who refused to go on a mission just because I wasn't married...all I had ever wanted was to get married and become a mom...and when it didn't happen according to MY plan, I didn't want to accept that cultural 'stigma' that I was an old maid. But an interesting thing happened a few weeks after my 21st birthday...my heart was incredibly touched and I was most definitely inspired to go. My mission certainly wasn't easy, but it was such a powerful learning experience. I knew I would always encourage my daughters to go...such a great foundation for marriage, continued gospel learning, etc. I reject the idea that a mission is the only way to gain such a foundation, but it surely is a condensed version of life experiences! As for the change in ages, I've also felt a little worried that I now may have to part with my boy a year earlier! However, I have seen several instances where that gap year (or few months) has been a time of concern rather than a time of mission prep. My dh has been involved w the young single adults in our stake and there really are a lot of concerns with this age group--so he was so excited to hear this and feels it is inspired and extremely relevant to this day and age. Can't wait for today's sessions!
  12. Ok....I apologize, I had it a little wrong. The special needs girl wasn't crowned queen, but a princess...but I still think it's cool. :D
  13. Wow...how terrible for Whitney! I'm so glad people are rallying around her! Good things are happening out there, too...ds15's high school just crowned their homecoming queen and she is a special needs student with down syndrome. It is pretty amazing to watch how supportive and kind some teens can be!
  14. I've never seen these animation type of lectures before...but I completely love the way they did this!
  15. Can I come on vacation with you? And come home to an already clean house...wow, wouldn't that be something! I vote for a cram-cleaning session on Wed afternoon...if I cleaned too early, I'd have to re-do it all that day anyway! Good luck!
  16. Wow. As a counselor in a Primary right now, I can tell you our solution would be to have you and your dh teach your daughter's class. I'm sorry that you are feeling so frustrated and hurt by this. I think the primary presidency probably doesn't understand how important this is to you and how upsetting it has been. I'm sorry you are feeling that they were talking about you--what an uncomfortable feeling for you! :grouphug: I'd kindly suggest that they might not have been whispering about you...but I also have btdt and know how it is to be in that situation. I'd encourage you to "choose not to be offended..." and pray for the peace that can come from letting it go. The world-wide church's policy is two-deep leadership...either two males, two females, or a couple. I can guarantee that the primary presidency is frustrated with the current teachers not showing up and changes may be in the process. Finding last minute subs is always a challenge--especially two of them. Personally I think requesting that your children only have female teachers is unreasonable. Stating a preference, on the other hand, would probably be better received and understood. Expecting two-deep leadership to be followed is reasonable...but if it is not happening, I would be more likely to offer to help or look for ways to improve it than to demand changes. As for the man trying to take your daughter to class, I hope that you would try looking at this from his perspective. He was trying to do what he thought was helpful and needed, perhaps not being aware of your daughter's huge separation anxiety or of your concern that he was a male teacher. With most three year olds, what he was doing is not that big of a deal. If a man in my ward tried to pick up my young daughter to take her to her class, I would be grateful that he was trying to help and would not be bothered in the least.
  17. You could write notes to those serving in the military or create a care package to send
  18. My ds15 is very much like this. I totally get what you are talking about with how things can escalate. Ds was always angry about everything. For us, we ended up going to counseling and ds started some medication. Apparently teenage depression manifests itself in this way sometimes. Something to consider, perhaps.
  19. I made pizzadillas for the first time tonight and the kids loved them...mozzarella cheese, pizza toppings in tortillas, heated on stove, dipped in pizza sauce. Yummy! Applesauce and pasta salad.
  20. I think your system looks good. One suggestion...with the money jobs, I've found that it is helpful to have an envelope with chore assignment on the outside and payment on the inside. Being paid immediately seems to make a huge impact on my kids. I've never had money jobs that had to be done each week though, so I can't speak to that part. It does sound like that might be where complications might arise, at least it would with my family. I like it though...I'm just afraid that I wouldn't follow through as well on that part of it and then the whole thing would fall apart. (I'm realizing that the whole chore system either makes it or breaks it depending on ME!) Good luck! Let us know how it goes....
  21. We lived in IC for 8 years....and game days were always pretty crazy! The worst one was when we were trying to get to the ER through game day traffic and the cop wouldn't let us through. Pretty poor planning to have the hospital right by the stadium! Although, I guess it was my little guy's fault for getting hurt as the game let out.
  22. We have one in our sedan...and we will never buy another car with one! We never use it...but a few years ago, we were driving through some small Wyoming town and a rock hit our sunroof and shattered the window. It cost way more than it was worth to repair it! (it has kind of colored my opinion of Wyoming, I admit...a rock that big didn't just fall on us at that location...someone had to have thrown it at us!)
  23. You could also try asking specific questions BEFORE reading a selection and having him practice listening for that one piece of information. Another idea is to teach him to take notes or write key words down as he listens. Graphic organizers would be great to use this way--you could google these if you're not familiar with the concept. I've purchased ebooks through scholastic that have different forms that students can fill out info from reading different types of texts.
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