Happy Thanksgiving to all! We had a lovely time with the family who were able to make it here this year. Ruth's family arrived Wed. night, with Mannings and Thomas and Victoria joining us on Thursday. We had a first time ever experience of having the turkey done before we were actually ready! It was a hearty feast with many blessings to reflect on. Ruth and Emma and I ventured out to do some shopping early on Friday, but only made it to one store. That was plenty!
Emma is enjoying her job and is starting another trimester tomorrow. We hope it will be a bit easier this trimester so she can finish up her American School classes quickly. She's looking around for options of things to do during the summer and is sending in college applications already. Who can believe that she is doing these adult things???!!! Time has gone way too fast for my liking...
I attended two deliveries last week, including a set of twins, and have another ready any day now. Altogether there are four moms who are due before the end of the year. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we will be able to do all of our family things without babies interrupting things, but we'll see what happens.
Thomas seems to be recovering quite well. Alex has been down here doing business a couple of times and has dropped in to visit. That's been great! We feel like our family isn't so far away when that happens. Ruth and Lauren have kindly been helping Emma prepare an audition to be a YPM in Nauvoo. She's younger and doesn't have as much experience as most other applicants, she thinks, but you never know until you try. She would love to go to Nauvoo! If that's where the Lord wants her to be, it will all work out.
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Nilsson News
We had a wonderful week! Garrett was able to take the entire week off and it was a lot of fun having him home. We drove down to Layton last Sunday to do some birthday celebrating for our boys. We saw a few friends a family while we were down but it was mostly a trip focused on just being together. Elise met us in Layton and she and I went down to IKEA to do a "little" shopping. 4 1/2 hours later we were heading back home. I don't think there is such a thing as a quick trip to that store. We had a good time. While the moms were gone, the dads and then kids had a fun night together playing, watching Studio C and Tricked. It is hard to get enough of those Harts!
Garrett started work on the basement. He has decided that he likes to do each thing at least twice. cut each 2x4 twice, nail the framing together and pull it apart at least twice. It is a good way to ensure that everything is done correctly although it isn't a very good time saver. He was able to get several walls put up and all the insulation installed. We are really close to needing an electrician (Scott where are you?!!).
We had a great Thanksgiving celebration with the Hyde Parkers, T and Victoria and the Mannings. It was a small gathering but was full of laughs and good conversation. We had some good pie that was made with a "Buttery, crispy, FLAKEY crust" (ask the Mannings to explain it). Good times! Mom, Emma and I went Black Friday shopping and had a good time. I'm glad that I never tire of hanging out with my awesome family members.
We ended the week by going Christmas tree hunting with some friends from the ward. It wasn't quite like our experience growing up since we had a lot of bush whacking to do, but it ended up successful. Hope the rest of you enjoyed your holiday and are looking forward to the next one that is just around the corner!
Garrett started work on the basement. He has decided that he likes to do each thing at least twice. cut each 2x4 twice, nail the framing together and pull it apart at least twice. It is a good way to ensure that everything is done correctly although it isn't a very good time saver. He was able to get several walls put up and all the insulation installed. We are really close to needing an electrician (Scott where are you?!!).
We had a great Thanksgiving celebration with the Hyde Parkers, T and Victoria and the Mannings. It was a small gathering but was full of laughs and good conversation. We had some good pie that was made with a "Buttery, crispy, FLAKEY crust" (ask the Mannings to explain it). Good times! Mom, Emma and I went Black Friday shopping and had a good time. I'm glad that I never tire of hanging out with my awesome family members.
We ended the week by going Christmas tree hunting with some friends from the ward. It wasn't quite like our experience growing up since we had a lot of bush whacking to do, but it ended up successful. Hope the rest of you enjoyed your holiday and are looking forward to the next one that is just around the corner!
Flake Fun
27 Nov 2016 - We hope that everyone had a very happy and filling Thanksgiving. We enjoyed a small gathering with Scott's parents and his brother, Nathan and family. It was pretty quiet but we enjoyed some good conversation and laughs.
I only worked 1 day this last week and Scott only worked 2 so we were able to get quite a bit done on the house...behold...
I only worked 1 day this last week and Scott only worked 2 so we were able to get quite a bit done on the house...behold...
The carpet is in. The upstairs tile is done (just a little left in the basement). So, there is progress being made!
Hope that everyone has a great week!
Monday, November 21, 2016
Hyde Park Transitions
Hello, all. What a week! It started with being called to a birth last Sunday, the very moment Elise and Alex were picking up their boys to take them home (we had a very fun time with the boys, by the way, while the parents were in Washington). All turned out very well at the birth and I only missed one night of sleep.
Emma had a tremendous week, as she alluded to. She received her second Young Womanhood recognition and medallion. It was quite special. Then she received the highest award possible at the marching band closing dinner. Dad and I were going to leave early to check on Thomas, but when I talked with one of the band staff she said I might really want to stay until the end of the awards. Well, your baby sister received the Most Valuable Player award for this year. It is voted on by her peers, who think she is pretty great (a good example, good leader, good friend) - which she is! Then she got a phone call to see if she wanted a temporary job (that may very well work into more permanent work) at Kitchen Kneads. They need help with small jobs, like gift wrapping, etc., during the holiday season. Looks like she'll be working instead of shopping on Black Friday this year!!
Thomas had surgery on Thursday and is realizing it may be a longer recovery than he anticipated. He is draining and draining. Dr. Blotter said everything went well and he was able to do everything he had planned to do. In the end, it will be a blessing, but for now he's still pretty drugged up and can't taste anything or breathe through his nose, which is still bandaged. Good thing he is young and healthy and "tough as a boot!" He'll do fine, but it would be great to keep him in your prayers.
Dad recovered in time from Stake Conference last week to have a ward conference yesterday. Both were very uplifting and instructive. He always worries and frets and gets stomach aches during Stake Conference, but it always turns out really well.
Then I finished off the week with another all night, Sunday night, birth. It was a beautiful birth also. Gotta love busy weeks like this with lots of good things happening. We are excited to have the Nilssons and Mannings come for Thanksgiving! It will be quieter than usual, but will be great to have someone spend the day with us!
Oh, I must tell a funny story.... So, I was getting ready for Stake Conference last Sunday and was nervous because I had to speak. Emma was helping the Hart boys get some lunch. They were playing a game at the table - "Whoever likes watermelon, raise your hand!" They would take turns calling out something to like and vote on. Then, Peter said, "Whoever likes pasta, raise your hand!" After a moment I heard Jack say, "All opposed, by the same sign!" I laughed until I cried! So very funny! So funny, in fact, that I had to tell it at the conference (which aided in calming my nerves) and the whole place roared with laughter! Funny, funny Jack :)
P.S. We are making plans for our 2nd annual Belliston Christmas party. Please mark your calendars for December 10th. You are welcome to come on the 9th, if you'd like! We'll have food, family and fun! I'll get some invites made soon and send them along. If you have conflicts with that date, please let me know so we can schedule a time that will work for most of us.
Emma had a tremendous week, as she alluded to. She received her second Young Womanhood recognition and medallion. It was quite special. Then she received the highest award possible at the marching band closing dinner. Dad and I were going to leave early to check on Thomas, but when I talked with one of the band staff she said I might really want to stay until the end of the awards. Well, your baby sister received the Most Valuable Player award for this year. It is voted on by her peers, who think she is pretty great (a good example, good leader, good friend) - which she is! Then she got a phone call to see if she wanted a temporary job (that may very well work into more permanent work) at Kitchen Kneads. They need help with small jobs, like gift wrapping, etc., during the holiday season. Looks like she'll be working instead of shopping on Black Friday this year!!
Thomas had surgery on Thursday and is realizing it may be a longer recovery than he anticipated. He is draining and draining. Dr. Blotter said everything went well and he was able to do everything he had planned to do. In the end, it will be a blessing, but for now he's still pretty drugged up and can't taste anything or breathe through his nose, which is still bandaged. Good thing he is young and healthy and "tough as a boot!" He'll do fine, but it would be great to keep him in your prayers.
Dad recovered in time from Stake Conference last week to have a ward conference yesterday. Both were very uplifting and instructive. He always worries and frets and gets stomach aches during Stake Conference, but it always turns out really well.
Then I finished off the week with another all night, Sunday night, birth. It was a beautiful birth also. Gotta love busy weeks like this with lots of good things happening. We are excited to have the Nilssons and Mannings come for Thanksgiving! It will be quieter than usual, but will be great to have someone spend the day with us!
Oh, I must tell a funny story.... So, I was getting ready for Stake Conference last Sunday and was nervous because I had to speak. Emma was helping the Hart boys get some lunch. They were playing a game at the table - "Whoever likes watermelon, raise your hand!" They would take turns calling out something to like and vote on. Then, Peter said, "Whoever likes pasta, raise your hand!" After a moment I heard Jack say, "All opposed, by the same sign!" I laughed until I cried! So very funny! So funny, in fact, that I had to tell it at the conference (which aided in calming my nerves) and the whole place roared with laughter! Funny, funny Jack :)
P.S. We are making plans for our 2nd annual Belliston Christmas party. Please mark your calendars for December 10th. You are welcome to come on the 9th, if you'd like! We'll have food, family and fun! I'll get some invites made soon and send them along. If you have conflicts with that date, please let me know so we can schedule a time that will work for most of us.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Flake Fun
20 Nov 2016 - It has been quite a week here in Snowflake. Work was fairly typical.
The carpet is scheduled to go in tomorrow so we had a lot to do this past week. At the end of the week we got all of the upstairs tile in and grouted much to the aching of our backs, knees and hands. But now, with a little clean up in the morning, we are ready for the carpet guys to come. There is still a lot to do but at least the house is looking a bit more put together! The weather has decided to get cold at night but the days are still fairly pleasant.
Our entire bishopric was put into stake callings so all three men are doing double duty until a new bishopric is called.
We are looking forward to a small Thanksgiving meal with Randy, Dona and Nathan's family. Hope everyone else has some fun Thanksgiving plans.
That is about it for us. Hope everyone is well. Glad to hear from Victoria that Thomas is recuperating in fine fashion. Have a great week! We're grateful for all of you guys!
The carpet is scheduled to go in tomorrow so we had a lot to do this past week. At the end of the week we got all of the upstairs tile in and grouted much to the aching of our backs, knees and hands. But now, with a little clean up in the morning, we are ready for the carpet guys to come. There is still a lot to do but at least the house is looking a bit more put together! The weather has decided to get cold at night but the days are still fairly pleasant.
Our entire bishopric was put into stake callings so all three men are doing double duty until a new bishopric is called.
We are looking forward to a small Thanksgiving meal with Randy, Dona and Nathan's family. Hope everyone else has some fun Thanksgiving plans.
That is about it for us. Hope everyone is well. Glad to hear from Victoria that Thomas is recuperating in fine fashion. Have a great week! We're grateful for all of you guys!
Manning Musings
Today was our Stake Conference. I always look forward to those meetings! There was a mix of topics but all very good. The two councilors in the Presidency were my favorite talks. President Sanders talked about seeing things as they really are. He is a younger guy and two of his daughters are in our Sunday School class. He told a story about this past summer he was experiencing all sorts of strange things with his vision where he couldn't see things sometimes that people pointed out, people looked different than he knew they looked, etc. He ended up having a brain tumor the size of a golf ball in his brain. He just had it removed and he is doing well but he compared how skewed our vision can be just in day to day life. We don't see things as they really so we need to be less judgmental, kinder and more understanding. The other councilor talked about keeping our children safe from spiritual dangers. He talked about the basics we should be doing in our homes and then he told a story about an older lady who wrote a personal history with 5 chapters in it. The chapter headings were like this: Chapter 1 - I walked down a street. There was a big hole. I fell in the hole. I eventually got out of the hole. Chapter 2 - I walked down the same street. There was a hole. I fell in the hole again. I worked hard and got out. Chapter 3 - I walked down the same street. I saw the hole. I fell in again! It must be a habit. I got out again. Chapter 4 - I walked down the same street. I saw the hole and walked around.
Chapter 5 - I took a different street. He compared this to parenting and just life in general. He said that we should look out for the holes in our lives and learn a better and different way. I really liked that.
Other than that life is pretty much the same. Nick works hard all week and things are going pretty well at seminary. Wesley just got his first tooth! He is growing cuter and rounder by the day! Can't wait to see some of you at Thanksgiving and even more of you at Christmas!
Chapter 5 - I took a different street. He compared this to parenting and just life in general. He said that we should look out for the holes in our lives and learn a better and different way. I really liked that.
Other than that life is pretty much the same. Nick works hard all week and things are going pretty well at seminary. Wesley just got his first tooth! He is growing cuter and rounder by the day! Can't wait to see some of you at Thanksgiving and even more of you at Christmas!
Sunday, November 13, 2016
....And Sorta Loving It
Well folks, thanks for all growing up without me. Senior year is fun but what a pain. Goodness I'm glad you all survived so I know I will. Applying isn't really hard... but senioritus is a real thing and I lack all motivation to do anything. Anyway, it really isn't so bad, I just wish I didn't have to do it. This week I'll get my second medallion which is pretty cool and I'm excited. This last week we babysat Ian Jack and Peter which was great, but I now voice a warning. Some kids are much more self-reliant than others, so I may have forgotten that Jack and Peter were in the tub when I was babysitting on Saturday. After about an hour they were both out, dry and dressed, all by themselves! It was amazing! Then I went in the bathroom to empty the tub and then I began to wonder what in the world they'd washed themselves with.... needless to say we're without dog shampoo now. Ian and I had a good laugh about that. Well, we know they won't have ticks or fleas anymore.
I went over to Thomas's house earlier this week and it is confirmed that they have the cutest dog living in their house. At least I think it's a dog... his name is Rudy and is about as big as T's iphone. It's a little disconcerting to see him walk around because he reminds me of those little orange and black striped caterpillar that will get squished. But he's real cute!
Band is over which is AWESOME! I'll miss it but it's fine. We took fourth at BOA which was dumb but that's what we deserved so it's whatever. Disneyland was so fun! being there with 138 of your best friends is the greatest. I've forgotten how much I like crazy rides, and when I'm in charge of the next family gathering, well, just get ready to go broke. Just a cool story from my trip: we went to church in St. George the day after our competition before we headed to Disneyland. We warned the ward that we went to that we were coming (there were over 100 of us there) so they made room. We filled the entire overflow and some seats in front of that. It was pretty cool to see pretty much our whole band file into church. Not a lot of things are like that. Anyway, this ward was so tiny anyway, and they were really short on youth. So Bishop Pederson asked their bishop if he'd like any help blessing and passing the sacrament as they had no priests, teachers, and only four deacons. The bishop was so grateful and said he'd love to have help. Well, when Bishop asked the block of white shirts sitting in the back if they'd be willing, he had to turn down most of them because they didn't need that many. It was a super cool experience to see all my good friends ready and worthy to pass the sacrament at a moments notices. I'm pretty lucky to be surrounded by these people just so you know ;) Sorry it's long but I just miss y'all and hope all's well :)
I went over to Thomas's house earlier this week and it is confirmed that they have the cutest dog living in their house. At least I think it's a dog... his name is Rudy and is about as big as T's iphone. It's a little disconcerting to see him walk around because he reminds me of those little orange and black striped caterpillar that will get squished. But he's real cute!
Band is over which is AWESOME! I'll miss it but it's fine. We took fourth at BOA which was dumb but that's what we deserved so it's whatever. Disneyland was so fun! being there with 138 of your best friends is the greatest. I've forgotten how much I like crazy rides, and when I'm in charge of the next family gathering, well, just get ready to go broke. Just a cool story from my trip: we went to church in St. George the day after our competition before we headed to Disneyland. We warned the ward that we went to that we were coming (there were over 100 of us there) so they made room. We filled the entire overflow and some seats in front of that. It was pretty cool to see pretty much our whole band file into church. Not a lot of things are like that. Anyway, this ward was so tiny anyway, and they were really short on youth. So Bishop Pederson asked their bishop if he'd like any help blessing and passing the sacrament as they had no priests, teachers, and only four deacons. The bishop was so grateful and said he'd love to have help. Well, when Bishop asked the block of white shirts sitting in the back if they'd be willing, he had to turn down most of them because they didn't need that many. It was a super cool experience to see all my good friends ready and worthy to pass the sacrament at a moments notices. I'm pretty lucky to be surrounded by these people just so you know ;) Sorry it's long but I just miss y'all and hope all's well :)
Flake Fun
13 November 2016 - It has been an interesting and productive week. We had our last drive through flu shot clinic on Friday and I am glad that they are over. Scott went to Flagstaff for an economic update (they are cautiously optimistic for the future). And we did a lot of tile at the house.
We had our stake conference today and it was quite the event. Some of you may know that Taylor and Snowflake have been at odds for a while but today a new stake was made and we were moved to the new Centennial stake which consists of both Snowflake and Taylor wards. Our wonderful bishop was called to be the new stake president so there will be a lot of changes in the next couple of weeks in our ward. Two of the wards in the old Snowflake stake had pieces carved out of them and put into a Taylor ward, but no boundary changes in our ward. Always great to be a part of history.
I have been thinking the last couple of weeks about preparedness and being self sufficient. And in light of Lauren's comment about sharing recipes and dinner ideas, I thought I would share something that I have started doing again - a 3 month menu. Our ward preparedness guru challenged us to have a 3 month supply of food and at first that seemed overwhelming. Then I sat down with a 3 month menu and made a list of all of our "regular" meals. There were quite a few of them and I just started putting them into the calendar. Nothing was repeated more than twice in a month and there were a few spots to fit in the occasional meals. Being able to look at the calendar gave me an idea of the foods that we eat on a very regular basis and now I am starting to stock up to make sure that those items are in our food storage and freezer. It also gave me an idea of how much food I really need to freeze or can. I'm not staying it would work for everybody but it has been nice for us so far.
If you are looking for something new...fajitas with leeks is REALLY yummy! It adds a bit of umph. We also really enjoyed Tuscan Pasta.
Ingredients:
Pasta (I like penne, bow ties or something of that nature)
Sliced chicken breast (you can do cubes too if you want)
1 pk cream cheese
sun dried tomatoes
4 T butter
1/2 T basil (if you have fresh it is REALLY good)
4 cloves garlic
2 cups milk
6 oz parmesan
salt and pepper
Cook noodles.
Grill/fry chicken.
Remove chicken from pan and saute the garlic in the butter.
Add basil and cream cheese. Stir until smooth.
Add tomatoes.
Wisk in milk.
Stir in parmesan, salt and pepper
Stir in chicken and serve over noodles.
This recipe freezes pretty well too if you would like to freeze leftovers!
I hope that you all have a great week!
Monday, November 7, 2016
Manning Musings
It is good to finally get a chance to post on the blog! I enjoy reading your posts every week and it is good to keep up with all the changes going on in each family.
Things are pretty much the same here each week. Nick is busy with seminary teaching, guitar teaching and gigging. I play with Wesley and life is good.
The seminary teaching is going better than at the beginning of school. Wesley and I went up last week to participate in the lesson and to meet students which was very fun! It is a rigorous adventure but we are learning a lot of things about each other and ourselves!
Wesley is at a very fun stage. Most people don't know this because he gets pretty serious around other people but he is a chatter box and can be quite loud at times. He is starting to eat solids and roll over and scoot. He has very strong preferences and likes to do things for himself. Sleeping is not one of his preferences.
Yesterday we met with the bishop for tithing settlement and talked for awhile about the youth in our ward. Nick and I teach the youth sunday school for ages 14-18. We learned some pretty sad things about the youth in our Stake. There are about 8 missionaries out from our Stake and there should be a lot more than that. Many of the kids in our ward have parents in jail or really difficult family situations. The bishop said it just seems that parents are checking out of parenting responsibilities and don't care what their kids do. Sad stuff. So thank you for being good people who are invested in good things!
Congrats to the Harts for their new home! Good luck to the Flakes on their house work! We can't wait to see you next month!
P.S. So I am thinking what I should make for dinner which is a question I ask myself multiple times a week. What would you all think of doing something with recipes or meal planning on the blog? Just if you want, people might put a really great meal down that they had and if people want the recipe they can ask. Thoughts?
Things are pretty much the same here each week. Nick is busy with seminary teaching, guitar teaching and gigging. I play with Wesley and life is good.
The seminary teaching is going better than at the beginning of school. Wesley and I went up last week to participate in the lesson and to meet students which was very fun! It is a rigorous adventure but we are learning a lot of things about each other and ourselves!
Wesley is at a very fun stage. Most people don't know this because he gets pretty serious around other people but he is a chatter box and can be quite loud at times. He is starting to eat solids and roll over and scoot. He has very strong preferences and likes to do things for himself. Sleeping is not one of his preferences.
Yesterday we met with the bishop for tithing settlement and talked for awhile about the youth in our ward. Nick and I teach the youth sunday school for ages 14-18. We learned some pretty sad things about the youth in our Stake. There are about 8 missionaries out from our Stake and there should be a lot more than that. Many of the kids in our ward have parents in jail or really difficult family situations. The bishop said it just seems that parents are checking out of parenting responsibilities and don't care what their kids do. Sad stuff. So thank you for being good people who are invested in good things!
Congrats to the Harts for their new home! Good luck to the Flakes on their house work! We can't wait to see you next month!
P.S. So I am thinking what I should make for dinner which is a question I ask myself multiple times a week. What would you all think of doing something with recipes or meal planning on the blog? Just if you want, people might put a really great meal down that they had and if people want the recipe they can ask. Thoughts?
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Flake Fun
6 November 2016 - First off, thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. It was a wonderful day. The past couple of weeks have been busy. Scott's boss changed jobs so things are kind of in chaos in his department but hopefully soon there will be a new, permanent boss. I have been assisting with drive thru flu shot clinics which are pretty popular in the communities that we take them to. But enough about jobs...
The weather has finally decided to feel like fall. We built our first fire this week which was fun. Luckily we had put a stack of firewood on our back porch because it rained for a couple of days straight and the rest of the wood pile is soaked!
The house is coming along. We started tile yesterday and didn't get a whole lot done but it feels like it is the beginning of the end! I spent Friday doing some painting and once I got back from the shot clinic on Saturday we did the tile. It was an exhausting feat but it is going to look really nice when it is said and done. We made an appointment to have the carpet installed the week of Thanksgiving so now we have a deadline and a list of things that have to be done before the carpet guys come!
Congrats to the Harts for getting into their house! It looks like you guys have been really busy doing fun stuff...and moving! I don't know how fun the actual act of moving is but it always is nice to have family around to give a sense of organization when everything is in chaos!
Today we had an interesting relief society lesson that struck home to me. It was on what one sister called "Mormon Motherhood Martyrdom"; the idea that we as women will NEVER measure up. It was a good reminder for me that I don't have to be everything, in fact, I can't be.
Have you guys gotten the big emergency preparedness push in your wards? It is hitting pretty hard down here it seems and it is quite interesting.
Can't wait to see all of you next month!!!
The weather has finally decided to feel like fall. We built our first fire this week which was fun. Luckily we had put a stack of firewood on our back porch because it rained for a couple of days straight and the rest of the wood pile is soaked!
The house is coming along. We started tile yesterday and didn't get a whole lot done but it feels like it is the beginning of the end! I spent Friday doing some painting and once I got back from the shot clinic on Saturday we did the tile. It was an exhausting feat but it is going to look really nice when it is said and done. We made an appointment to have the carpet installed the week of Thanksgiving so now we have a deadline and a list of things that have to be done before the carpet guys come!
Congrats to the Harts for getting into their house! It looks like you guys have been really busy doing fun stuff...and moving! I don't know how fun the actual act of moving is but it always is nice to have family around to give a sense of organization when everything is in chaos!
Today we had an interesting relief society lesson that struck home to me. It was on what one sister called "Mormon Motherhood Martyrdom"; the idea that we as women will NEVER measure up. It was a good reminder for me that I don't have to be everything, in fact, I can't be.
Have you guys gotten the big emergency preparedness push in your wards? It is hitting pretty hard down here it seems and it is quite interesting.
Can't wait to see all of you next month!!!
Hart Happenings
Thanks to Ruth and her fan for all the boxes and for letting us hang out in her peaceful, clean house while our is complete chaos. Oh, and for feeding us!!! Thanks guys!
Life is fun and new at the moment!
Our nice to eat you door for Halloween.
Hart Happenings
I Here are some pictures of our lives lately!
Our house at the moment.
Life is good here! We're moving on Monday. For reals. Woo hoo!
Our new house!
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Autumn in Hyde Park
Well, it's awfully quiet around here! Emma has been gone since Friday. Chester was gone until Monday morning. What a lonely weekend... Well, just Sunday. Dad and I took off in a rush for St. George on Friday after a very cooperative baby came just in time. We stopped at the birth center in Ogden long enough to take care of things there, then took off for the big band competition down south.
The band did a remarkable job and played and marched their hearts out!! They were incredible, competing with bands twice their size with the same energy and sound. They took 3rd in the state and 4th out of 24 bands at Bands of America competition. Emma had three solos that were just amazing! They didn't do as well as they had hoped, after taking 2nd place the last two years, but they really did well. I think the disappointment disappeared as soon as they were on their way to Disneyland! They have spent the last two days there having a grand old time! Becca and Darin drove down to watch the parade at Disneyland that the band played in. They spent time on some rides and having lunch together with Emma, which delighted her greatly.
We got home late Saturday night and had meetings all day on Sunday. It was a wonderful opportunity to have dinner with and listen to Elder Uceda speak to the YSA in the Spectrum. What a humble man with amazing stories of sacrifice and dedication. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with him.
I picked Chester up at the vet on Monday morning and he was sick. I guess he felt bullied at the kennel and ended up with intestinal issues, at least that's what the vet said. It could be the shots they gave him. He's had a few accidents since we got him home and had to be taken out to the bathroom several times in the night last night. We hope he feels safe and loved soon so we can get some sleep!
I'm excited for Emma to return tomorrow, though I know she's not going to be very thrilled to be home. She'll come back to a boat load of homework and stress, but hopefully will get through it by reflecting on the wonderful experiences she's had recently.
We are also excited for the Harts to move into their new home soon! We can't wait to go up and help them get things put away and organized.
Today was a great success for me when I tended Wesley while his mother taught piano lessons. We went for a walk and he didn't much like the stroller, so I carried him home and sang to him and he settled down and enjoyed the walk. We sat on the porch and played and talked, but when it got cold enough that I thought I should take him in, he heard his mom talking and decided he'd had enough of me. But by then the lessons were over! We are making headway - hooray!!!
Thomas is going to have surgery sooner than later. He is scheduled for November 17th. We hope he is well enough to enjoy Thanksgiving the next week...
Lastly, but not leastly, very happy birthday wishes to Jenn! I know you're working on your house tonight, but hope you've had a great birthday!!
The band did a remarkable job and played and marched their hearts out!! They were incredible, competing with bands twice their size with the same energy and sound. They took 3rd in the state and 4th out of 24 bands at Bands of America competition. Emma had three solos that were just amazing! They didn't do as well as they had hoped, after taking 2nd place the last two years, but they really did well. I think the disappointment disappeared as soon as they were on their way to Disneyland! They have spent the last two days there having a grand old time! Becca and Darin drove down to watch the parade at Disneyland that the band played in. They spent time on some rides and having lunch together with Emma, which delighted her greatly.
We got home late Saturday night and had meetings all day on Sunday. It was a wonderful opportunity to have dinner with and listen to Elder Uceda speak to the YSA in the Spectrum. What a humble man with amazing stories of sacrifice and dedication. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with him.
I picked Chester up at the vet on Monday morning and he was sick. I guess he felt bullied at the kennel and ended up with intestinal issues, at least that's what the vet said. It could be the shots they gave him. He's had a few accidents since we got him home and had to be taken out to the bathroom several times in the night last night. We hope he feels safe and loved soon so we can get some sleep!
I'm excited for Emma to return tomorrow, though I know she's not going to be very thrilled to be home. She'll come back to a boat load of homework and stress, but hopefully will get through it by reflecting on the wonderful experiences she's had recently.
We are also excited for the Harts to move into their new home soon! We can't wait to go up and help them get things put away and organized.
Today was a great success for me when I tended Wesley while his mother taught piano lessons. We went for a walk and he didn't much like the stroller, so I carried him home and sang to him and he settled down and enjoyed the walk. We sat on the porch and played and talked, but when it got cold enough that I thought I should take him in, he heard his mom talking and decided he'd had enough of me. But by then the lessons were over! We are making headway - hooray!!!
Thomas is going to have surgery sooner than later. He is scheduled for November 17th. We hope he is well enough to enjoy Thanksgiving the next week...
Lastly, but not leastly, very happy birthday wishes to Jenn! I know you're working on your house tonight, but hope you've had a great birthday!!
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