We hadn’t made Chow
Mein in quite sometime. While at church, I made a list of the process. Chop
onions, grate carrots & cabbage, boil pasta (spaghetti noodles), and bake
ham with mandarin oranges. The boys, John and Seth, Brooki and myself agreed.
Seth offered to chop the onions while I grated the carrots and cabbage. John
had cereal and milk – he was hungry. About half way through the onions, Seth
couldn’t handle it anymore. So John took over. He could only go so far when he
decided he couldn’t take the emotional trauma of chopping onions. He decided to
take a bath. Seth took over.
Chow Mein is done and the boys are hungry!
We were watching a movie & my new
home teachers arrive unexpectantly. Embarrassed, we scramble to pick up the
living room. Boys went into the kitchen for some cereal. One of their white
shirt and ties was scrunched to the edge of the couch. It so reminded me of a
scene from the movie, “Home Teachers.” We watched it that evening because after
all, in LDS culture, the last Sunday of the month is “Home Teacher’s Day.” This
is the last day of the month to do that last minute, forgotten visits to the
ward families. It is not allowed on Mondays. Mondays nights are reserved solely
to the family which one reside or lays claims on.
The kid’s dad picks them up at 7:15.
He’s late getting there being held up by his own home teacher. Johnny gets in
the car & his dad announces that he and Dalen are going home teaching at
7:30.
Kelli McDonald
5/26/12
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