Tidbits

The following are some interesting tidbits from our life around here:

Spencer told me a couple of weeks ago that one of the teachers at school makes these way cool bracelets and "all" the kids have one, therefore he must also have one. He wanted me to just send $4 with him, but I thought for $4 I ought to see what I'm paying for. So I went to the school and found this very talented teacher. The bracelets are made of parachute cord and have a nifty little clasp that's easy for kids to work with. She asked the name of the student, and when I told her, she said, "Oh, he already ordered one!" Just then Spencer showed up and I informed him that he should not be ordering things without being certain how he would pay for them!

Carson gave his first talk at church in front of about 50 other kids ages 3-7. He had no intentions of cooperating when he got the assignment. He said, "I just want to keep my mouth closed." We discussed the matter one day when Spencer was nearby and Spencer offered to help him. I said, "If Spencer helps you, will you do it?" Carson replied, "Sure!" So we practiced. Spencer held up the pictures and whispered each sentence to him. Carson then repeated the words in a loud, clear voice. He did a beautiful job!

My body shape is increasingly large and awkward. I went to lunch the other day with a friend. The Mexican waiter showed us a booth and asked if it would be suitable. We said it was fine, and then he looked me up and down and asked, "Can you fit?" I felt like shouting, "Of course I can fit, you imbecile!" But I didn't. I restrained myself because he was otherwise a very nice little Mexican and he couldn't even remember the word "spinach" in English. At least we knew our food would be authentic.