Calculus blunder!

I was working a problem in calculus yesterday and I got stumped at the board! Okay, I wasn't really horribly stumped, but I had made an algebra mistake that caused me to end up totally in the wrong place at the end of the problem. The worst part of it was that the algebra mistake I made was a classic error that I had warned the class about just a few days before.

Anyway, I had to laugh at myself. I once heard someone say: "Laughing at our own mistakes can lengthen our life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it."

My calculus blunder also made me realize that life can be like a calculus problem: a seemingly small error at one point can cause you to end up completely in the wrong place in the end. That's a terrifying thought. I guess that's why prayer is so important!

Now you know my ABC's.

I received a fun question and answer email the other day (one question for each letter of the alphabet), so I thought I'd start my blog with the ABCs of me.

A - Attached or single? Single.
B - Best friend? My sisters & Melanie, Brittany, Ann Marie and Danae. (I can't pick just one!)
C - Comfort food? Chocolate anything.
D - Day of choice? Sunday.
E - Essential item? Chapstick.
F - Favorite flower? Wildflowers.
G - Gummy bears or worms? Neither. (Although cinnamon bears covered in chocolate are pretty good.)
H - Hometown? Sandy, UT.
I - Indulgences? Going out to eat with friends. Taking the time to read a good novel.
J - January or July? July, hands down. Summer, season of play! :-)
K - Kids? Someday.
L - Life isn’t complete without…? Humor, Laughter. :-)
M - Most valuable possesion? Scriptures.
N - Number of brothers and sisters? 3 sisters. 2 brothers.
O - Oranges or apples? Oranges. Mmmmm.(Although I hate peeling them.) :-)
P - Phobias or fears? Spiders.
Q - Quote? "The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet." -James Oppenheim
R - Reason to smile? Kids.
S - Sport of choice? Soccer, running.
T - Tastiest cuisine? Thai food.
U - Unknown fact about me? Hmmm. I don't know. I'm an open book. :-)
V - Vegetable? Peppers (especially red, orange, yellow).
W - Worst habit? Being late.
X - X-ray or ultrasound? Huh?
Y - Your latest adventure? Trip to Greece and Italy.
Z - Zodiac sign? Virgo.