Tell me you've done it too

Tonight was wonderful. The bishopric and their wives were invited to the etiquette dinner the young women and young men put on. It was a nice "date" night with my hubby. I wasn't going to go but the second counselors wife said she had a babysitter and didn't want to be the only wife there, so I decided to go. Ummm..all the babysitters would be at the activity so what to do.... I ask my nine year old to babysit. When I asked her she was more than willing to watch the rest of the kids. Tell me you've done this, left your oldest to babysit. If so, how old were they when you left them? For how long?
I got a movie earlier for them and they watched that while I was gone. Things got started late so after the dinner I looked at the time and it had been an hour and a half. I called home and this is what she said, "I already put BriLynn to bed and the boys and I are playing a quiet game."
My joy was overflowing he he. When I got home she had told me she had the kids play a game to clean up the popcorn they had since she knew I wouldn't like seeing the mess when I got home. Can you say angel! Really do we need to call for a babysitter anymore when we have one at home? Sure she is young but she's responsible.

Tonight when Kevin had come home he mentioned he was going to say a few words before the dinner. I asked him what he was going to say, and he thought it would be something about being virtuous, lovely, of good report or praiseworthy. So those of you who know me, know I love to come up with funny quirky things. This is what I came up with. He embarrassed me by sharing it with the group.

The 14th article of faith

We believe in being polite, clean, proper
and keeping our mouths closed when we chew;
Indeed we may say that we follow an etiquette code
- We chew all things, we swallow all things,
we have tasted some nasty things
and hope to be able to digest all things.
If there is anything healthy, delicious,
scrumptious or good looking,
we seek after these things.

I wanted to add something like:
If there is anything nasty, allergic, or blackened we seek not for these things.

I could have also mentioned stuff about proper sounds at the table but I decided to steer clear of that one.

Happy etiquette everyone.