Twas Brillig

Hey! Guess what! Jackie awarded me with this:

Thank you, Jackie! That’s so incredibly nice!

As is the tradition with these things, I now pass it on. For me, this is a no-brainer. It goes to Jenn in Holland–I don’t know Jenn “in person,” but she has become a dear, eternal friend. She always leaves comments here, and she always replies to the comments I leave at her site. She’s even been known to drop me an email just to tell me that she’s thinking of me. I know! Could there be a cooler e-buddy? She’s the most thoughtful blogger I know. I love you, Jenn.

And, in other news, about ten million years ago, Worker Mommy tagged me for the 7 random facts meme thingy. Have y’all noticed that it takes me forever to get around to these things?

Anyway, I’m going to put my own little Brillig-spin on this one…

SEVEN RANDOM THINGS ABOUT CHURCH YESTERDAY!

1. Fuzzles was fussy and crying, so I took him out into the foyer so as to not disturb the Sunday School class that Hubby and I were attending. I set him down on the floor and let him crawl around. An older woman came up to me and said, “in my day, we were always within arm’s reach of our babies. We just don’t understand you modern moms.” This was all said in chastisement over my baby who was five feet away from me and constantly within my sight. Um….

2. Another older lady stopped me in the hallway to tell me how hideous my outfit was and that she can’t WAIT until that particular look goes out of style.

3. Another old lady (sheesh, was there something in the water???) stopped me to offer me some of her granddaughter’s clothing. She gave me two shirts. They were maternity shirts. First of all, is she really so concerned about my finances or fashion sense that she needed to bring me some of her granddaughter’s clothes? And secondly… I’m…um… not pregnant.

4. Our lesson in Relief Society was about repentance. There were three women, probably in their forties, sitting behind me who criticized and berated the lesson the whole time, speaking loudly enough to be heard by everyone. They were certain that they understood the concept of repentance better, and were therefore mocking everyone else’s comments. They were completely full of themselves and their expert knowledge. I was so embarrassed for them. Through their attitude and mockery, they were showing that while they may have memorized some scriptures, they’d actually missed the whole point. You know–love, kindness, humility, patience…

5. I was wearing shoes with heels so high I could barely walk. Okay, fine, this isn’t unusual. I do it all the time. I just love hobbling through the hallways in excrutiating pain…

6. The Primary lost Bubba. He was just gone when I went to pick him up. We eventually found him in the hallways.

7. For the first time since I was a teenager, I went to church with a hickey on my neck. Yup. Hubby is so proud of his handiwork. (I wore my hair down and you really couldn’t see it. I’m sure Hubby would have wanted me to show it off for all the church ladies–maybe get himself a few extra high-fives in Elder’s Quorum or whatever…)

By the time I got home from church, I was laughing so hard. (Fortunately, I’d made the decision a long time ago not to let the funny old church ladies, etc., get to me. You just gotta laugh it off.) I don’t know that I was exactly spiritually uplifted, but I was most definitely entertained!!!