B+C+B+C+B+C: procrastinating

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

procrastinating

It's taking a ridiculously long time to go through our PR-DR pics and write about everything (yeah, it's going to be a freakishly long post). So I've decided the best way to get it done is to stop working on it and blog about other stuff.

Today I got this little package in the mail from my mom. She's one of those people that frequently does extremely thoughtful and generous things for others - often being cute and creative in the process. Read the note (click on it to enlarge if you need to). Those who are aware of recent events will understand all the puns.
While I was reading this and going through other mail early this morning, Brianna ran off. She must have found her way into my bathroom and climbed on the toilet to access items in the cabinet.
This is exactly what I found her doing (excuse the tomato-sauce face - she likes raviolis for breakfast):

7 comments:

Amy Hunter said...: Seriously, I want your mom for my very own. Will she rent herself out? What an awesome lady! And, you could shave Brianna bald and she'd still be the cutest little girl ON THE PLANET in my book.; September 30, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Unknown said...: What a thoughtful Grandma!; October 1, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Mandy said...: I'm back! Did you miss me?!?! :) I've been MIA in blog land for a while and hope to catch up now! ;)

I've never met your mom, but she seems great!! Also, Ravioli for breakfast, huh? Interesting! :) I guess if she eats it, right?; October 1, 2009 at 5:55 PM
summer said...: That is the cutest letter - your mom is incredible, and you got the same genes!

I haven't seen the hair "do" until this picture...I agree with Amy, she is beautiful however she looks...but it was a minute before I put together why she did look different (am I rambling?!).

Glad you are back....I know about trying to post a bundle of posts - take your time, and as it happens it will be great to read about your adventures....the ones you have ALL THE TIME lucky lady!!; October 1, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Unknown said...: That was a really cute note from your mom! Were you rolling on the floor laughing? I would have been!
Can't wait to see your post about your vacay! Miss you guys like crazy!!!; October 1, 2009 at 8:50 PM
chelsea mckell said...: Oh shoot - I didn't even realize by posting this that I would be showing her hair cut disaster. I vowed not to reveal pictures of it - too painful to relive the horror. But thanks Summer and Amy for helping me not feel so bad about it :)

Mandy - YES I have missed you! Welcome back to blogland - it's way better than farmville land :)

Jen - more like shaking my head and laughing...my mom's cheesiness never ceases to amuse me. Miss you too! Come visit.; October 2, 2009 at 7:35 AM
Megan Smith said...: (About the title)ya, Chelsea, you're such a slacker. Let's talk about my 3 (or is it 4) boxes of photos I've yet to put into family albums. I've decided the only solution is to clone myself somehow.; October 3, 2009 at 3:22 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

procrastinating

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