BUT, just to let you know what happened in Relief Society this morning.......At the beginning of R.S. the sister conducting always asks if anyone has "good news". Well, I told them last week that Tony had work again and had flown out just hours before to Houston and then would be going to Iraq. Well, Mom Norton was in S.L.C. at the time so she didn't hear me tell them ....SO this morning when they asked she proceeded to tell them again. One of the sister's asked me "who is he working for and how long will he be gone"? I told her KBR and it is a year contract. I then said
"he can come home for 10 days every 4 months so he will be home the end of February or the 1st of March and then I'll be on him like a rat on a Cheeto"!
EVERYONE burst out laughing and suddenly I felt my face go red hot!
As it turns out the lesson was on ..."FAMILY, THE SWEETEST UNION, FOR TIME AND FOR ETERNITY." The teacher talked about how the Prophet Joseph taught the men in the church to love and cherish their wives and to treat them as an equal and not a possession. One sister, Kalynn Miller who lost her husband to diabetes recently, stood and told us that she had gone for a walk this week and that she started to cry and be angry at her husband for leaving her. She said she missed reaching out to him at night to touch his face, she missed their talks, reading together etc. She said he must have known he was going to die because every time she would come in the room with him, he would tell her how much he loved her to the point she was sick of hearing it. Then she said to me
"LaVerne, Tony will be home in 4 months and YOU BE ON HIM LIKE A RAT ON A CHEETO!"
Suddenly, I wasn't embarrassed anymore and realized it was OK for me to tell the sisters how I feel about my husband whom I love with all my heart!
4 comments:
Well, you made me laugh too :) It is so true what Sis. Miller said. We need to cherish our spouses and treat them as if today were the last day with them. One day we will miss all the little quirky things they do. I miss my hubby soooo much too! I miss his sense of humor, his smile, watching him sleep, watching him play with the kids, making me laugh (although he still does anyway), playing games with him, going on dates...I could go on and on. You don't realize how much you miss it and take it for granted until those things are gone. I CAN'T WAIT to do those things with my hubby again!
Sure glad Dad didn't have to wait any longer to get over there and get his time tickin. We'll be praying that he arrives there safely.
that's why people love you mom - you are a hilarious, tell it like it is kind of gal! sounds like they enjoyed your bluntness! :0) i think tony would enjoy for you to be on him like a rat to a cheeto!
Where do you come up with those sayings. tooo funny. However the part about the sister who lost her husband made me cry.
LOL!!! I think that's wonderful. :) And Heather's right - that's part of why we LOVE you!!! :) You're wonderful! :)
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