2. last week, my only begotten son, j.t., sent me a gift. i had no idea how great a new iphone could be! it is so fun to be using my phone again. all kinds of cool new things to do with it. video text messaging...who would have thought? woo-hoo! good times! thank you tod!
3. general conference. wasn't it wonderful? i kind of felt a little homesick looking at the salt lake temple and the snow capped mountains. (why? i know that isn't my home!) i had so many favorites, i can't even list them all. at family home evening i had to look at my notes (my memory is a mess!) and i kept saying, "oh, and I liked ________, that so and so said!" i have to admit, i snoozed a couple of times. it is different not being in a dress in the conference center! i will get in a new routine i am sure.
4. hailey went back to dance! yippee! i got a tip from a friend about a studio that was really good at tap (hmmm) and the owner was very fun and a very creative choreographer. hailey wasn't excited to try. she went though, and took a tap class and a jazz class. when i picked her up afterwards she was smiling (a good sign). she said, "the jazz is horrible! you know, like the very worst team you would see at a competition? worse than that!" then she laughed. she said it felt good to dance again. the owner wanted her to be on her competition team. hailey was really struggling about committing to that, but she decided she wanted to go back yesterday. when i went in and explained to the owner that she would not be able to commit to every saturday, she was disappointed. but i found out that what they learn in class is all for recital at the end of the year, and that competition numbers are only taught on saturdays. so, she can be a regular dancer, who goes to class and learns and just has one recital a year, without the added pressure of rehearsals and extra days, and competitions. SHE IS THRILLED!
5. jon spent wednesday, thursday and friday on the road last week. he came home very tired. this week he left tuesday and probably won't be home until thusday night. he is interviewing friday and saturday too. i hope he has the strength. interviewing takes a lot out of him to say the least. then add the long drives and i am concerned about him :)! isn't he a handsome mission president though?
6. lauren informed me last week that she now can jump off the diving board! "i'm not afraid anymore grandma!"
i am still waiting for video footage. i'm afraid i might be waiting for a whole year. :(
she also told me she was going to be a really. scary. ballerina. for halloween. i can't wait to see that one!
what is beau going to be?
7. sunday after the closing prayer in the afternoon session, i looked up and said, "let's go visit grandma!!" wrong thing to say. hailey immediately got sad. finally we went for a drive and she started to come out of it again. poor girl. sundays are the hardest day of the week. too much sitting around! we found a beautiful place, where one of her friends goes to think (or make out with girls), that is on top of a mountain and you can look out over the whole valley. he took her and her friend there at night and she said it looked like las vegas with all the lights. we will have to go back. in the dark. hopefully pedar won't be there :).
8. hailey joined the otters last night. they are a santa rosa swim team. she LOVED it! i was amazed. she has a really fun coach, and she loved the feeling of the work-out. she wants to do everything! "i want to play tennis! i want to play golf! i want to be on the badminton team! i want to play indoor soccer!" she wants to try it all! i love that about her!
I want her to get a driver's license :). just kidding!
9. i am enjoying my life. i find i take it one day at a time. it helps me be happy. yesterday i was asked to explain my responsibilities as the mission president's wife. i'm still not sure exactly how i am supposed to carry out those responsibilities. i know i am supposed to pray about it, and then i will know. :). i am working on it. i think it changes from day to day, and crisis to crisis. most important, i am supposed to keep my husband upright! i am realizing that takes more than food, water, sleep, love and smiles. it is fun learning and trying!
10. keri is coming. in less than seven hours. what more can i say? HALLELUJAH!!!
6 comments:
I love when you post. Sure miss you. Seeing Hailey make me jealous of you seeing her everyday. She looks so cute in her speedo and goggles. Jon looks pretty handsome in that picture. I have never seen that photo. Just sold the calves and it went well. So good to have Tod with us he is such a help. We enjoyed Stacy and Adam too.
I forgot to say how much we missed Jon this year. We threw his name around alot these past couple days. Cowboy Jon was missed.
wow.. you are sure keeping busy! Glad Hailey is trying lots of fun new things! Good for her!
Have fun with Keri!!
loved your ten. Hailey is amazing! I wish I would have tried things like that!
hailey looks hott! and where is the picture of you... i miss your face. oh dad looks good too. very handsome :)
I went with Keri to VT just before she left to go up there. I'm sure it is great therapy for both of you. We all need good girl friends! It's fun to hear about your mission. We miss you. And I'm sure you heard about I.J. I will miss him. Velda told me the other night how much you mean to them and how much I.J. loved you.
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