So Monday I have to work at the hospital. Since it was a holiday, I get paid extra which will be nice. While I was gone, Stephen worked on the outside walkway at the side of the house. I'm pretty excited to see it getting done. When I got home, he said that Ruth had invited us to a birthday party at Olive Garden for Brian's birthday. It was a late meal and since I had to be up by 4:35 for Seminary the next day, I didn't want to eat much. It was fun to see Brian and Ruth; Daniel and Shawn with Baby Adeline. Samuel had already eaten at the Clarke Lake Ward BBQ but he managed to down more.
Tuesday I was up early and out the door for Seminary. We had 14 of our 15 students there. One boy is touring Spain and Portugal with his mother so he wasn't there. Becky LeDosquet gave the lesson on Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge, ASK. It was great to have her teach. The kids did pretty good for that early in the morning. After seminary, Stephen and I went to the gym and then worked outside. We also made our weekly run to Cafe Rio for salad, a free Horchata and a free Key-lime dessert (that was a big hit) and this time we went to Subway for a free 6" grilled chicken sandwich compliments of T-Mobile. We are certainly being spoiled with free food....
Tuesday night Samuel had his first volleyball game. The Lake Meridian ward won by beating Lake Sawyer ward. The LS ward had a lot more boys but Samuel was pretty excited to win.
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| The walkway... |
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| Getting closer to being done. |
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| Filling with sand all the cracks. |
Wednesday, I spent some of the day working on a lesson for Seminary. Stephen and I made it to the gym and then worked on the patio on the side of the yard. We decided to add square bricks instead of having a space for walkable ground-covers. Stephen did most of the work but I did help... We put sand under the whole area. I'm pretty excited about it and I think it will be very nice when it's all through. I have to move some of the plants around but it will be worth it.
Wednesday night Samuel had a YM activity at the local elementary school where they played "Hide and Seek", Stephen had meetings and I stayed home working on my lesson for Thursday.
Thursday started early with Seminary and then the gym and more work outside. We heard from both Jessica about Christian's EKG appointment. He had 2 seizures at different times and their doctor recommended a neurologist. It is harder on Moms than on baby's. But he looks pretty sad here.
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| Christian during an EKG. |
Liz also sent a few pictures of their big announcement. Of course they found out on Tuesday that the baby was healthy according to the ultrasound but they wouldn't give it away until the kids got to smash their dad with a cake the color of the gender. We are definitely not gender-neutral in this family (which is a very good thing for children). So the big announcement was for a baby boy Heath due in January on the 20th. How fun!!!
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| Isaac enjoyed smashing the "blue" cake! |
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| Oakley had to be helped by her Mom. |
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| Emeri used a two-handed approach. |
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| Andrew gave it a good hit! |
The other news from family this week included a fun trip to the fair by some of the kids in Provo. Jessica and Juan took their two children and Sarah and Michael along with Peta and her little girl and husband.
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Then we heard from Susan and Cory who were finishing up their upstairs laundry room with some window trim. It looks very nice!
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| The finishing gun.... |
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| Cleaned and looking nice. |
On Friday, Stephen and I were able to go to the temple right after Seminary. We missed the 7:00 session so we waited until the 8:00 session and were asked to be the witness couple. It was a nice experience. That evening we went to the cemetery and cleaned off the headstone for Nathan's birthday. It doesn't seem like much for a birthday celebration but we do have the hope of so much more to come. Thankfully I gave the lesson on the Plan of Salvation that morning so it was fresh in my mind. What a wonderful plan that our Father in Heaven has for us that no matter what trials we face in this life, if we remain true to the gospel, all things will be made up for us and be for our good. What an incredible blessing it is to have that knowledge.
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| A family from Enumclaw showing off a Mexican dance in costume. |
We stayed for only a few minutes then we went to the Spanish branch for their annual celebration of the Latin American countries. There was lots of food, dancing and music. I was pretty tired and I needed to get to bed before the party was over. They were just having too much fun. Everyone was invited to come to the service project that was happening the next day at various places around Kent/Covington. Stephen was in charge of the project at Kent Meridian High School. Breakfast was served before they started and most of the people who showed were from the Spanish Branch. I went to the Kent Ward building and donated blood before I went to my 4 hour Master Gardener clinic. It was a busy day. After Stephen and I were through. He had to work on his talk for next week.
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| Day of Service with City Councilwoman Dana Ralph. |
Saturday evening Samuel went to the Kentlake HS football game against Enumclaw HS. We won 35 to 6 and since Samuel was taken care of Stephen and I went to a movie and Wendy's. We saw the new Star Trek movie in the Auburn 17 theater which is now a "luxury" theater so we had to pay more than just the tickets from Costco. They have reclining seats that made it fun to relax. The movie was pretty good too.
I thought I'd leave you with this message from Seminary. Something we're trying to get the students to understand. We want them to ASK questions so they can Acquire Spiritual Knowledge. When they study the source of all truth which is the spirit of God and His word in the scriptures and latter-day prophetic revelations they can discern between God's will and the world's ways which are many times off base. We know that we MUST follow the spirit in these last days and I pray daily for each of you to feel the spirit in your lives and follow those gentle promptings. Hold fast to the truth, Pray always and study the gospel and you won't be deceived. Remember you are LOVED!!!
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This is another part of the lesson material that we are teaching.
It's part of the Doctrinal Mastery that we'll be doing all
year long. |
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