McMighty Musings: “High On A Mountain Top!”

What is wrong with this picture?

Yes, Evan does own pants. Yes, Evan has a winter coat. Yes, Evan lives in Utah where it is currently 25 degrees outside. Yes, Evan’s mother takes very good care of him.

But, Evan refuses to dress for cold weather, because Evan says, “my school is an inside school.” So, his good mother has given up the battle. Evan wears shorts to school everyday, no matter the weather.

P.S. Shorty tries to go to school with Evan everyday. She is sad to see him leave. Shorty is a good dog who does wear her winter clothes everyday!

Follow-up on the Jr. Prom:

Lauren in her “sparkly” dress with Claire (taking it all in). Doesn’t she look tan? Yes, due to the sessions at the tanning salon. And, don’t forget to notice the fake nails. Because, EVERYONE will have them and she’d be the “only one without them at the whole dance.”

Oh, and here’s the date:

In other news:

Here, at the “big house, high on a mountain-top,” as I like to call it, we are ABOVE the inversion layer that plagues the valley this time of year. See that yucky, brown layer of “fog?” It’s actually pollution and when you go down the mountain, it is cold and dreary. When you’re down there, you’d never guess it could be sunny and clear anywhere. But, up here, blue skies and beautiful. Of course, that got my mind wandering to all the analogies I could make about how living the gospel keeps you out of all the murk and filth of the world. Also, how going to the temple lets you breathe the fresh air of the spirit and gives you a better perspective on life. You can see and feel the sunshine so much easier at the temple. Also, it reminds me that my children go “down there” to get to school and they get to come home “up here.” I want to make sure our home stays, spiritually speaking, above the inversion layer also. Something to think about…