This week started off with school being 2 hours late due to sleet/snow in the foothills. That meant there was no Seminary and Stephen and I missed the gym due to getting Samuel to school during the time we would usually be at the gym but it turned out ok. We worked at getting the wedding accessories packed and put away and started on some Christmas. Brian and Ruth came by that night to share the left overs from the wedding that we didn't package up. The rest went to Sr. Baranett, the Knutzens and the Nielsens or in the freezer. It was so nice to have Brian and Ruth here and to talk without having to worry about getting home right away.
Tuesday was a gym day and we went to the Family History Center with Sr. Baranett since she is a new convert and she had some names to look up. She was able to get the temple work slip for her husband who had passed away several years ago. She just beamed at it. After a few hours there we went to watch Samuel's team play at Kentlake. He didn't get put in since it was a close game. They lost by 3 points at the last but would have won if the coach hadn't called timeout when a team member shot a 3-pointer and made it. Sad loss.... but Samuel didn't seem upset at all that he didn't get to play.
Wednesday we hit the gym again and then dressed up warm to drive to Seattle to make the Argosy Harbor Cruise at 12:00. It was cold but clear and dry making it an unusual day for a Seattle winter. The cruise was educational and fun but it was only an hour around the Harbor. We did get to see the docks where the cranes are from the sea side view and where they are building a new ferry. It was very interesting.
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| Coast Guard Cutter in the background. |
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| The cranes from the seaside view. They are huge and built in China...lol. |
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| Another Coast Guard ship. |
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The hull of a new ferry being built in Seattle. The top part is built in another shipyard
and then put on a barge and hauled to where the hull is and they put they together and solder it. |
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| The Space Needle seen while leaving the dock. |
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| The best looking passenger on the ship. |
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| A nice lady from Australia took this pix for us. |
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| A selfie attempt. |
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| Another Selfie.... |
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| And another..... |
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| The Space needle with a park in from of it. |
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| The Ferris Wheel in Seattle.... |
We had to make it back to Kentlake for a 2:30 IEP meeting for Samuel. They talked about his progress and made plans to keep him on track for graduation. They were excited to hear that he wanted to be a sportscaster and Mrs. Gleason said she'd ask permission for him to help her make the announcements at the games. They also recommended Drama and Speech club for Samuel. I talked about having him do his health class online from BYU. They were ok with that as long as I talk with his counselor, Ms. Wainscot.
That night Samuel had his yearly planning meeting with food and broom hockey at the church. Stephen had his usual meetings so I worked on Seminary. I really that I had it down but it seems to leave my brain by the time class starts the next day.
Thursday morning was early with my finishing the book of Joshua and practicing Joshua 24:15 to pass a Scripture Mastery. The students either passed that off or the other one that they were working on. We went to the gym and then came home and starting on Christmas decor. Moving things upstairs and downstairs. Vacuuming, sweeping, cleaning. I think Stephen was surprised at how long it took to get it all done. It seemed never ending...lol.
Samuel had a game in Mt. Rainer that late afternoon so Stephen went to it and was able to record Samuel's first basket shot of the season. Of course, I had to post it online. There were so many people who thought it was great. Stephen mentioned that when our coach put him in since we were 20 points ahead that the other team's coach had to call a timeout and tell his players to "back off" of Samuel. That was an incredible thing for both the coach and his players to do. The whole gym seemed to be cheering for Samuel as he tried over and over until he finally made it with a bank shot. He was pretty happy and so was everyone else.
Friday I taught the first lesson in the book of judges. It included the story of Ehud the judge that killed the "very fat" Eglon, king of Moab. It also included Deborah and another judge. The main message was the cycle of sin that the Children of Israel went through over and over as they forgot God and began to worship the gods of the people who dwelt in the land rather than removing the people as the Lord commanded them. It's a great message that we all need to be reminded of from time to time. Remember the Lord and keep His commandments. Remove yourself from any areas that cause you to sin and/or remove those things that cause you to forget God. We finished up with a scripture mastery quiz.
Stephen and I went to the temple for an early session. The traffic was so bad that we decided not to make it at 11:00 but to do our errands first. We made the 12:00 session and were home by 2:45. We worked toward finishing planting all the tulip bulbs that should have been in the ground weeks ago. I finished way after dark and your dad helped a lot but had to go before it was all done. Hopefully they will be coming up within a few months.
That night we watched the movie the "Gospel of John". Vinay came in about half way through the movie and he had so many questions. It was amazing to me to realize what a big change he is having to make to have the gospel become a part of his life. Those who do not understand the importance of Jesus Christ in their lives are at such a disadvantage in this world. Hopefully he'll have a greater desire to learn truth and live it.
Saturday I went to a Regional Seminary meeting at the Federal Way Stake. There were some very exceptional classes. I really liked the one on getting principles from the scripture reading block. The had examples of how to pull important lessons/principles from almost each verse. Almost each word was a lesson. I loved it and I felt that I really need to work on my daily scripture study so that I can hear the word of the Lord constantly in my mind.
When I got home around 2:00 Stephen was finishing up the stucco on the ceiling fix in the family room. It looked great but he kept saying it wasn't good enough. I couldn't tell a difference...lol. Samuel had a game at 3:30 so I took him to Kentlake then did some errands (filled the gas tank) and went back to watch his game. They beat TJ high school and Samuel was put in the last 90 seconds of the game. He had to stay for the next 2 games and since one of my Seminary students plays on the JV I stayed and watched the first half of the game. My student, Nathan Hanis, did well but his team is too slow and not enough passion. They lost by 20 points. Samuel stayed for the varsity game and then his dad picked him up and took him to the youth dance at the Maple Valley Stake. He is quite the busy boy...lol. That meant someone had to pick him up at 11;00...that was his dad.
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| Samuel is number 15 on the Left standing.... |
Today, church started at 9:00 and choir ended at 1:00. That gives me plenty of time to plan for my lesson tomorrow and to write this blog. I hope to hear from all my children. And I hope they know that I know that the gospel is true...the gospel is peace...the gospel is the good news that Christ lives, He suffered and died for us, He is the only begotten in the flesh of our Father in Heaven, He is the lamb of sacrifice for our sins. May you all know this truth in your lives and may it sustain you always....
Love you All,
mom
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