Journalings of a Primary Teacher {7/14/13}

Did you know that, contrary to popular belief, the golden Moroni statue on top of the temples is not holding a trumpet, he's actually holding a tuba. 

{this fun fact is courtesy of an 8-year-old in my husband's class}

{instead of correcting her, he encouraged the idea of "Moroni and the tuba"}

{he cracks me up}

When you are trying to think of ways to serve, remember these three nice things you can do for people: {courtesy of the 7-year-olds in my class}

1. Give them an apple.

2. Help them collect rocks.

3. Turn on the light.

When guessing how old I am {my birthday's coming!}, remember that "eighty-ten" is a legitimate answer.

And lastly, if you are looking for ways to strengthen your family, remember this pragmatic answer from a 5-year-old:

EXERCISE!

Simply Living {And Rambling}

Sometimes I swear I could just live in my bathrobe. 

Making a shirt from scratch is more time-consuming than I thought. But I am persevering. Maybe you will get to see it one day.

I made the MOST. COMFORTABLE. PENCIL SKIRT. EVER. {tutorial soon!}

My little bro graduated high school.

How is he even that old??!

At primary last week a little 5-year-old very seriously stated as he shook his head, 'Man, I hate dying."

{seriously. dying is just the pits, isn't it?}

It was just about the most hilarious thing I've ever heard. 

Despite only needing one house out of all that are being sold, it is impossibly hard to find that one. House-hunting for 4 months now and I say ugh. 

How does life go by so fast? June is over! But that means my birthday month is almost here. {Yippee!!!}

I want an awesome one-piece swimsuit. Suggestions?

{Deliciously Soft} Funfetti Cookies

These are my husband's favorite cookies. And they are quite possibly my favorite cookies. 

In fact, they may be the instant favorite cookie of anyone who tries them. 

Serious.

They are soft, and yummy, and MADE OF FUNFETTI. So here you go: 

Ingredients:

1 funfetti cake mix 

1 egg

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup water

Just under 1/4 cup flour

Before you start, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then, put all your ingredients into a bowl and mix them up with a fork. 

Roll up your funfetti dough into balls and place them on a cookie sheet.

Cook them for 8-10 minutes. 8 minutes if you love soft cookies like I do.

Let them cool a little, then place them on cooling racks. 

Lastly, eat them. 

{but not too many.}

{which is not easy to do.}