boys=noise

I'm attempting....attempting being the important word there....to read the scriptures with the fam each night.  I tell ya, it's a lot easier to just find somewhere to hide and read them myself.  Tonight we were reading the last chapter in Jacob and I think I stopped four times and told them I knew there was no way they were listening.....ok 2 of those times I'm pretty sure I yelled. They are so dang noisy!  After that Jesse decided we should sing a song....Jesse and I sang a song.

Then Tracen decided that I should continue to sing from the childrens songbook while he danced.  He picked out the songs and then danced along.  I don't know what he was hearing in his head but if for sure was not the same song I was singing.  That song would not be reverent enough for the childrens songbook....even if it were in the popcorn popping, or head shoulders knees and toes section.  Then in the middle of dancing and singing Tracen had me singing "It's not very hard to sit very still, and think about Jesus...." to which Ty pipes up (didn't know he was even paying attention) "It is if you're ADHD!"  The whole time this is going on Josh has resumed his video game.

This is not an abnormal night of scripture reading for us.  Someone please remind me that it's ok, they're learning to have scripture study, even if they aren't paying attention to a word I say.  I love them all, but some days I just want to go find myself a quiet corner for a minute!!