Me, too

Xander: "My waist hurts."
Me: "Is your belt too tight?"
Xander: No, why?"
Me: Because you said your waist hurts."
Xander: "No, it hurts INSIDE."
Me: "Oh, like, you're hungry?"
Xander: "Yeah."
Me:"Mmm, me too."
Xander: "Cause your belt's too tight?"

'sigh'

I've Heard About This....

Tonight I went to my Stake Leadership Meeting, and it was pretty good. (I was reminded of Elder Oakes quote;"It has to be a pretty good meeting to be better than no meeting at all.") After the Relief Society class portion we met together in the gym for brownies and apple cider. (The brownies were awesome, by the way.) I was walking in and some lady I didn't know said, "OH MY GOSH! I KNEW IT!" I looked around to see who had won a door prize or something, and she was looking at me. I said, "Excuse me?" and she said, "I"m the popcorn lady! I made the popcorn for the Prairie kids today!" "Ahhh..." says I. (I'm thinking, "Is that supposed to explain something?") So I smiled and went into my, Maybe -if-we-keep-talking-something-will-make-sense mode. "Oh, hi, it's nice to see you." (?Nothing yet)She said in a rush, "I was telling my friend who was helping me that I bet you're LDS, your ears must have been burning because we were talking about you in the lunch room today! I just knew it!" (I had lunch duty) Me,"What on earth made you think that?" And here's the punch line; "Well, it's just the way you looked, in your face, in the way you carried yourself!". I have to tell you that's just about the nicest thing a stranger has ever said to me. I guess your insides can be in a knot over kids throwing lunch pails at each other, but if your spirit's at peace, your face will still show it.