Great and Funny

GREAT:

At the beginning of last year Adyson was into drawing portraits of people. 

While watching General Conference she whipped out a portrait of President Monson, our prophet. 

It was so good, we all suggested she send it into The Friend

which we did.

Then

nothing.

Each month Ady would race to the mailbox to check out The Friend and look for her drawing in it. 

nothing.  We actually sorta forgot about it.

Until

Maryn retrieved The Friend from our mailbox one day and saw on the cover,

front and center,

Ady's drawing.

 We were SO excited we could hardly stand it. 

We were even more proud when her drawing looked the most like President Monson.

Can you tell which one looks like Barack Obama?

or

George Washington?

So funny.

So, if you have your August issue of The Friend look at it again.  Unlike the drawings that the kids do on the inside of the magazine, this cover doesn't have any of the kids names to recognize them. 

This particular one is a signed copy that Ady did for us.  Who knows...

maybe it's the beginning of her fame in artistry.

 Wouldn't surprise me.

For $19.99 send us your copy and Ady will send you back a full fledged signed copy.

FUNNY:

Emmy is dramatic.

Emmy is smart.

Put the 2 together and you have one crazy girl.

She is good at math but it she doesn't enjoy it as much as reading.

She has to work at it and she isn't used to having to work hard at something.

She gets 100% s on her math tests if she puts her desk by the teacher's desk and if she stays in from recess to finish it up.  Emmy likes to act like she needs extra help, but her teacher promises that she does nothing to give extra help,

only giving her a physical proximity to her.   

The teacher handed me a note last week that Emmy wrote to her and left on her desk.  

I had to have a copy.

 If you can't read it:

Dear Mrs. Woolston,

I need more help on division.  When I go to sleep at night it's math here, math there.  I can't go to sleep because numbers are attacking me.  I don't eat and I don't sleep.  I don't want another math class I want you need you but it's hard.  I try.  I really try!  But, my brain is leaking!  I wish math was never invented!  I don't want another math class!  I feel so frustrated and feel like I want to kick and scream!  And now I feel like I need glasses!  In a number problem like this:  125+267=  The 5 is on the top of the paper and the 7 is to the left and the 2'sw are on the right!  I don't want another math class.  I want you!  I need you!!! 

Love, Emmy.

Just cracks me up!

I do think her strengths are in her writing though,

wouldn't you agree?