We have taken a month hiatus from the blog for a variety of reasons. Mostly long Sundays and a crazy schedule, but it's time to resume contact with the outside world - or at least the inside world of Bellistons.
Today is a sad day here. After a month of raising sweet little Donald Duck, he died this morning. Emma has felt for a long time that there was something not quite right with him. But she took good care of him, feeding him special food and even catching bugs for him, made sure he got out in the sunshine and had water to swim in. Emma and Dad went to Salt Lake early this morning to be with Grandpa and Christi for a Pioneer/Family History Day. Donald was still alive when they left, but when I went out to go to church, he had died. I have been very sad all day. Why is it so hard to see a little lifeless body, even if it's a butterfly, bird, or duck? It was very sweet for Emma to have Donald to care for, even for a short time. Lots of life lessons...
I agree with Ruth - the Tabernacle Choir Pioneer Day Concert was incredible. They had the King's Singers perform with them, and boy were they good! Very inspiring music. Be sure to watch it if you can.
When I read about Jenn and Scott, and Ruth and Garrett, and Elise and Alex all doing fix up jobs I feel extremely lazy! No such thing happening here! We do have our driveway finished and will probably start driving on it again this week. But that wasn't really our work. We did help Lauren and Nick move a few things to their new apartment, but they have a lot of packing and unpacking work left to do. We just kind of putter around here. Well, I should say I putter. Dad works hard outside whenever he is home. The garden is growing well, especially the weeds. But we also harvested our garlic and our onions and have enjoyed some very tasty raspberries. I think we have beans coming on - maybe two, like Scott. It should be a fairly productive harvest in the end, and then I will work at cooking and preserving it all!
Thomas and Victoria came Friday and watched fireworks with us for the Hyde Park pioneer celebration and Emma was in the parade yesterday and served watermelon slices at the celebration at the park. She has 2 more parades tomorrow. It's fun for her to be a princess :)
We are trying to get things arranged for our trip to Alaska. There is a lot to do before we go. Mostly I'd like to get the 6 babies who are due, to come before we leave! Not sure that's going to happen, but we are hoping it does. Dad is going to Cedar City a couple of days before we leave and will be flying from Cedar to Salt Lake, arriving just minutes before we have to take off for Vancouver. Keep your fingers crossed that the timing all works out! We will be gone from August 5 to August 18. If you want to come and keep Emma company and take care of Chester and the other animals, you are more than welcome!
Dad will be creating a new ward next Sunday. They will have to meet in another church building, which will be strange, but necessary. There's just not enough room for 9 wards to meet in one building on one Sunday. It is always an adventure in the YSA stake!
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