The G.C. {with update}

I know what you are humming thinking.
It’s that time of the year again. General Conference.
Three weeks ago, our family sat down after a Family Home Evening and discussed questions and concerns that our family could pray about in preparation of G.C. this April.
Together we came up with six.
More preparation goes into our conference weekend than you’d think. Sure, we don’t have our usual three-hour-block worth of church meetings, but still, at least in our family, we need to prepare. For us the G.C. weekend is all about the food and snacks… and spiritual enrichment. Mostly spiritual nourishment.

Typically we have on our menu for conference weekend…

• Waffles or cinnamon rolls for breakfast
• Frozen grapes, veggies with ranch, crackers and cheez wiz for snacks
• Cream Cheese Chicken (aka Crockpot Chicken) for dinner
• then while Mike is away at the priesthood session, I’d make cookies so we could eat and discuss the session upon his arrival home.
• Then Sunday is a day of chicken salad. We eat it for most of the day except for breakfast… not without effort of trying… on my part.

Two things throw a wrench in my traditional menu. First, the Priesthood session. Here, it starts at 8:00. Yeah, I’m not gonna be baking cookies that late at night, and forget waiting up for a conversation. Phish.
Second, um, Easter falls on General Conference weekend this year. . .
Do I disrupt my chicken salad binge of happiness (CSBH) for the sake of holiday tradition?
Do I carry on with my CSBH for the sake of G.C. tradition?
OR do I just serve the CSBH with a side of funeral potatoes and call it even?

What do you think, blogdom?

Do you support the CSBH? Or is it time to purge?

Comment and let me know about your G.C. and Easter traditions
and also your stance on the CSBH issue.

See you after conference.

PS I will pledge life-long friendship to anyone who writes a general-conference-themed parody to the song hyper-linked at the beginning of this post. Seriously. I will. Promises.
Void where prohibited.

General Conference
(a parody of California by Phantom Planet)
by April

Hymns are being sung
Conference has begun
Authorities are #1
General Conference here we come
Where we get revelation from

Listening can be fun
Chicken Salad on a bun
conference bingo 101
General Conference here we come
Where we get revelation from

General Conference!
Here we come!

On the satellite
Helps me choose the right
I can’t wait for it to start
General Conference here we come
Where we get revelation from
Kids on the floor
Beggin’ for some more
M & M’s will get us thru
General Conference here we come
Where we get revelation from

General Conference!
Here we come!

General Conference!
Here we come!

How cool is our Primary President?
Answer: Pretty dang cool.
Thanks, April! :)

Birthday No. 2

How do you start a good day? With breakfast, of course.

Just in case you aren't in the "KNOW"
these characters are Caleb's posse: Ah-yah-yah and Ducky.

As tradition, for birthday dinners we go out to eat.
We decided to dine high society-like, and went to Red Rowbin
where Caleb loves to slurp on dijon ketchup, bottomless lemonade and gets a free balloon.

MmMmMmMmMmM...

After a macaroni entree (complete with french fries and mandarin oranges) at Red Robin,
Caleb wrapped up the night with the unwrapping of gifts and cake.
He got a Speak n' Say and a toy tool box (the noisiest toys to date).

No, you aren't allowed to submit this cake to CakeWrecks.
All I had was a butter knife and plastic sandwich bag.
Give me a break. :) Overall, I'm proud.

(Excuse our tone, or lack thereof.)

We are so glad to have Caleb as a part of our family.
It was a good day to celebrate our son
and the past two years.

Happy Birthday, Caleb Elias.


Mention your favorite memory about Caleb
or favorite Caleb blog post
when commenting.

Good night Caleb, see you in the morning.

{Caleb's Song.}

Beautiful,
beautiful, beautiful,
beautiful boy.

Darling,
Darling,
Darling Caleb.