Friday, November 09, 2007

Nine

I am soooo happy it's finally Friday! And Monday is a holiday for me so I am practically beside myself with joy! What a tiring week this has been. Everyone in our primary has noticed that the kids are harder than usual to deal with. Lots of loud, off task, rough and tumble behavior. In addition to that it was parent teacher conference week. I really do get worn out from being friendly to people I don't know well. It doesn't mean I don't like the person... it's more along the lines of stressing out about whether or not they'll like me. I am really ready to sleep late and putter around my house accomplishing a lot of nothing.

On an entirely separate note, I came across this quote from my "Generous wife" tip from yesterday...

Let me be a little kinder, let me be a little blinder to the faults of those around me.
Edgar A. Guest

This is a goal of mine in dealing with everyone I come into contact with, not just my husband. Let's face it... if you are intent on disliking someone, you will be able to find faults in them and overlook their better qualities. We are all imperfect and in need of acceptance and love. So, in the spirit of being a generous wife, mother, teacher, friend, sister, daughter, in law, etc. this is my goal.

TGIF! Love, Nancy

2 comments:

Gudrun said...

Hi Nancy!

Thank you for visiting my blog, and I would be happy to share the wine cake recipe. My aunt first made it for me, but I see it everywhere on the internet. It is actually almost a cheater recipe:

1 pkg white cake mix
1 pkg instant vanilla pudding
4 large eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup sherry (I have also used Marsala)
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Combine all ingredients, beat for 5 minutes. Pour into greased Bundt pan and bake at 350F for 50-55 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.

For the bake sale, I called it Grandma's Tea Cake, I thought that sounded a little more PC :-)

Hope you have a relaxing weekend and nice day off on Monday!

Lady Strathconn said...

I totally get the conference thing. I want to convey the truth about their child, but at the same time I want them to walk out liking me. Glad I only had 5 this year!

My New Year's resolution this year was: Try harder. I think I will print out that Edger A. Guest quote and hang it up where I can remember it every day.

I am so glad you found me!