Underfoot Says: I made my own sandwich at Joy School. I went to a baptism and watched how a baptism went. It went well. I put all my cars in a new bag. My trailer fits in the bag too, and I zipped it up.
Our week followed its normal activities. Piano lessons, Joy School, 11 year old Scouts, and our daily habits.... One thing that is remarkable is that we got the kitchen floor and chairs washed and cleaned. Very clean. We no longer stick to floor or the chairs. A common phrase in our home is “we are doing the best that we can.” I’m sure we can do better and be happier - that is the goal we are working toward.
The rodeo is in town. The school district gives 2 days off of school for this event. On Friday we took a neighbor girl with us so we could attend the temple together. Usually when we attend the temple, we trade spots because the temple is so far from home that to pay a babysitter is expensive. We went to the Gila Valley Temple. We enjoyed being together as a family. Usually when we go together it is an all day adventure.
L4 and I have been talking about getting a new vehicle for him to commute to work. We have talked about getting a motorcycle, a pick-up truck, and a car. The conversation has developed over the past 2 years. One year ago we bought a new car for our family because the Honda Civic we were driving was having transmission problems. We decided to buy a bigger car rather than a small car because we hoped that our family would include a new baby in the near future. Well almost one year has gone by and there isn’t a new family member but we are still having the discussion about getting a more efficient car. We have started to look at a Toyota Prius. We have not bought one but have started the hunt. We are looking for a car that will get better gas mileage than a minivan, truck, or SUV that in a pinch can be a 2nd family car. So do you know of anyone selling a nice Prius? Keep us in mind. We do like to take road trips in our family.
This morning we woke up to snow. Yes- real live snow. There was about an inch. It melted before we left church today. We continue to worry about our citrus trees and we hope that the cold has not killed them. Correction from last week: Our friend, Adam, in response to L4’s reading of “Why Gender Matters?” by Dr. Leaonard Pax, shed some light on the subject of the book. Adam is getting a Ph.D. in the childhood development at Penn State. (Adam - PLEASE forgive if we have oversimplified your training. It is not intentional.) He suggested the book “Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps – And What We Can Do About” by Lise Eliot. We’ve requested it from the library so we can read it. We are learning so that we can be better parents.
Last thought for the week: Four of our five Ladies (our chickens) have started laying eggs again. We had sought out help to slaughter them. It is a good thing they are back to work, because otherwise, they would have lost their heads.
Be Well.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Can Do!
Underfoot sent a letter to his cousin a few weeks ago. He asked me if I could call him so that Underfoot could talk to his cousin. Underfoot invited him to come to our house for his birthday party.
Underfoot got to play with the Dickey children yesterday. Joy School was here this week. Underfoot played with paint and shaving cream. It was lots of fun. K2 got to paint too.
K2 has taken to squealing frequently. He loves to eat oranges. He calls them “orangy.” He continues to grow. His language understanding increases each day.
I have been reading a book called Why Gender Matters by Sax. The book is fascinating. The book’s main premise is that boys and girls are very different from birth. For example, boy’s eyeballs are made to tract object while girl’s eyeballs notice the changes in color. The author cites numerous studies which indicate just
how different boys and girls are. Perhaps the most interesting part of the book describes how our “gender neutral” education system hinders both girls and boys by trying to force both sexes to fit the same mold. The book has changed the way I view boys and girls and how to parent most effectively for my children.
I attended a BSA outdoor youth leadership training on Friday evening and Saturday. I learned a bunch about how to teach boys how to be better men.
While I went camping, Mama stayed home and had a party with our boys. The next day she did Bountiful Baskets and watched a few extra children throughout the afternoon. The children helped Mama with the cleaning. K2 did not want to take a nap because other children were here at the house. Underfoot played hard and fell asleep on the couch when he stopped running around.
Here is a funny story from Joy School. The alphabet tree fell down during the night and K2 had pulled out a lot toys just before Joy School started. Mama explained to the children that a hurricane went through the house, tearing things apart. One little boy said that no one else had a hurricane come through their house. It must only happen at Underfoot’ house. (Hurricane K2!)
Mama went to a church “Meet & Greet” on Thursday evening. She was a little frustrated in going because she didn’t have anyone to go with and didn’t call anyone to go with her. (She was having a pity party.) After the event she wanted to leave as quickly as possible because she felt so alone. She almost left when she turned around to try again. She entered the room where they were serving refreshments and saw that someone needed help with dishing up the ice cream. She took over. Someone came through the line and gave her a compliment that lifted her spirits. The person said to her that she always seems to see a need and just step in and fill it. The person also said they admired that quality in her. I am proud of her “can do” attitude.
Underfoot got to play with the Dickey children yesterday. Joy School was here this week. Underfoot played with paint and shaving cream. It was lots of fun. K2 got to paint too.
K2 has taken to squealing frequently. He loves to eat oranges. He calls them “orangy.” He continues to grow. His language understanding increases each day.
I have been reading a book called Why Gender Matters by Sax. The book is fascinating. The book’s main premise is that boys and girls are very different from birth. For example, boy’s eyeballs are made to tract object while girl’s eyeballs notice the changes in color. The author cites numerous studies which indicate just
how different boys and girls are. Perhaps the most interesting part of the book describes how our “gender neutral” education system hinders both girls and boys by trying to force both sexes to fit the same mold. The book has changed the way I view boys and girls and how to parent most effectively for my children.
I attended a BSA outdoor youth leadership training on Friday evening and Saturday. I learned a bunch about how to teach boys how to be better men.
While I went camping, Mama stayed home and had a party with our boys. The next day she did Bountiful Baskets and watched a few extra children throughout the afternoon. The children helped Mama with the cleaning. K2 did not want to take a nap because other children were here at the house. Underfoot played hard and fell asleep on the couch when he stopped running around.
Here is a funny story from Joy School. The alphabet tree fell down during the night and K2 had pulled out a lot toys just before Joy School started. Mama explained to the children that a hurricane went through the house, tearing things apart. One little boy said that no one else had a hurricane come through their house. It must only happen at Underfoot’ house. (Hurricane K2!)
Mama went to a church “Meet & Greet” on Thursday evening. She was a little frustrated in going because she didn’t have anyone to go with and didn’t call anyone to go with her. (She was having a pity party.) After the event she wanted to leave as quickly as possible because she felt so alone. She almost left when she turned around to try again. She entered the room where they were serving refreshments and saw that someone needed help with dishing up the ice cream. She took over. Someone came through the line and gave her a compliment that lifted her spirits. The person said to her that she always seems to see a need and just step in and fill it. The person also said they admired that quality in her. I am proud of her “can do” attitude.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Cleaning Up
Here are few pictures. If you check out the previous posts, one has one of K2 with peanut butter all over him.
We cleaned up this week. We cleaned the carpets, the couch, the laundry, the ironing, and the shed. Kirk helped with the cleaning by adding 2 pieces of pink chalk to the bottom of his pajamas in the whites. We didn’t know about it until we were folding the a suspiciously pink set of white clothes. It didn’t turn the clothes completely pink. Just a hue of light, light pink.
The carpets and couch cleaning were a birthday present. I was so happy for the present! We had to spend the day out of the house eating lunch out and supper out. (Underfoot fell asleep at the table in the restaurant during supper.) My brother (who shares my birthday) called and asked what I wanted that day for my birthday. I told him that I wanted new shoes. He told me to go out and buy them with Lance’s money and put my brother’s name on the card. I laughed. Later that day I went with a friend to the store because she was going to buy herself some shoes. I ended up buying shoes instead of her.
When we correct K2 now, he will look at us and say, “no, no” like the fish from “The Cat In The Hat” and will stop or do it again. When he really gets it, he will say okay and will be corrected. The way he says okay is so darling because it is sweet and kind. He says okay with almost a reverence like he is showing love. He melts my heart when he says it and is obedient.
Underfoot has been really interested in reading this week. He tells us he going to read to us when we get out a book. He will repeat the words that we read to him. He has also been tired because of some of the long days we have been keeping. Joy School days are very long for him. He isn’t sure if he wants to give up a nap or not. Some days he insists on having a nap and other days he just want to be my buddy as K2 takes a nap. He wants to sit on my lap and love me or have me love him.
L4 surprised us by buying tickets to a show at the Gaslight Theater. The Gaslight is a melodrama theater with lots of singing, dancing, improve, and audience participation. He got 4 tickets. We went back and forth about taking another couple or taking our boys. We decided to take the boys. We’re glad we did. They had a great time. (So did we!) It was fun to watch K2 and Underfoot react to the show. They sat entranced by the singing and dancing. During one of the intermissions, they announced birthdays and anniversaries and pass out an ice cream cone. They made too many cones and shared the left overs with our little boys. It made underfoot's night.
After the show we went to a new dessert only restaurant called Something Sweet. We met another couple there, and K2 and Underfoot ate one slice of cake between them. It was a wonderful night.
Underfoot says: I went to a birthday party yesterday. We went to a show. I went Joy School because I was better this week. I got bubbles and my friends got to come play. I put my arm around my Mom’s neck and gave her loves during the show.
We cleaned up this week. We cleaned the carpets, the couch, the laundry, the ironing, and the shed. Kirk helped with the cleaning by adding 2 pieces of pink chalk to the bottom of his pajamas in the whites. We didn’t know about it until we were folding the a suspiciously pink set of white clothes. It didn’t turn the clothes completely pink. Just a hue of light, light pink.
The carpets and couch cleaning were a birthday present. I was so happy for the present! We had to spend the day out of the house eating lunch out and supper out. (Underfoot fell asleep at the table in the restaurant during supper.) My brother (who shares my birthday) called and asked what I wanted that day for my birthday. I told him that I wanted new shoes. He told me to go out and buy them with Lance’s money and put my brother’s name on the card. I laughed. Later that day I went with a friend to the store because she was going to buy herself some shoes. I ended up buying shoes instead of her.
When we correct K2 now, he will look at us and say, “no, no” like the fish from “The Cat In The Hat” and will stop or do it again. When he really gets it, he will say okay and will be corrected. The way he says okay is so darling because it is sweet and kind. He says okay with almost a reverence like he is showing love. He melts my heart when he says it and is obedient.
Underfoot has been really interested in reading this week. He tells us he going to read to us when we get out a book. He will repeat the words that we read to him. He has also been tired because of some of the long days we have been keeping. Joy School days are very long for him. He isn’t sure if he wants to give up a nap or not. Some days he insists on having a nap and other days he just want to be my buddy as K2 takes a nap. He wants to sit on my lap and love me or have me love him.
L4 surprised us by buying tickets to a show at the Gaslight Theater. The Gaslight is a melodrama theater with lots of singing, dancing, improve, and audience participation. He got 4 tickets. We went back and forth about taking another couple or taking our boys. We decided to take the boys. We’re glad we did. They had a great time. (So did we!) It was fun to watch K2 and Underfoot react to the show. They sat entranced by the singing and dancing. During one of the intermissions, they announced birthdays and anniversaries and pass out an ice cream cone. They made too many cones and shared the left overs with our little boys. It made underfoot's night.
After the show we went to a new dessert only restaurant called Something Sweet. We met another couple there, and K2 and Underfoot ate one slice of cake between them. It was a wonderful night.
Underfoot says: I went to a birthday party yesterday. We went to a show. I went Joy School because I was better this week. I got bubbles and my friends got to come play. I put my arm around my Mom’s neck and gave her loves during the show.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
January 30
So A funny story for the week. (It actually happened last week, but who’s keeping track...) One day while doing laundry, Mama noticed a loud clanking noise coming from the dryer. She stopped the dryer and looked through the clothes, but found nothing out of the ordinary. Once the dryer finished, she started folding the clothes and discovered the culprit. K2 frequently likes to stuff toys into his clothes, and had placed a train car in the toe of his pajamas.
We build our own armor for family home evening that is in Ephesians 6:10-17. We made a breast plate out of two plastic platters, shields out of a cardboard box, swords out of pipe insulation, and various hats they had around the house. They proceeded to hit each other. As we bought the platters at the store, people gave Mama an odd look as she would measure the platter to boys' bodies to make sure the platter was the right size.
On Friday night Mama and I had some friends over for games. We had a wonderful time. It was interesting to see a different side of people. We played a game called Loaded Question with 4 other couples. Speaking of games... Mama reminded me this week that I am still a lousy Hearts player. (That’s for you, Jerry!)
Today at church we got 2 bunches of Onion seedlings for our garden. One of the members of our congregation is big into gardening and organized a large group order so we could get a volume discount. We got over 100 onion plants for about 5 bucks! I love onions. They are delicious.
On Friday morning I went out to feed the Ladies (our chickens) before we headed off to the Temple in Mesa. Somehow I didn’t get the gate all the way closed. We came back home that afternoon to a yard full of surprises (chicken poop.) The Ladies got into the garden beds and caused a moderate amount of carnage. They didn’t touch the kale. Fortunately, about half our garden is fallow right now. (The onions will go in as part of Family Home Evening tomorrow night.)
On Tuesday Mama hosted a lunch bunch. About two dozen women came (those with pre- school aged or younger children brought them along too.) Mama worked hard to have chili, chicken noodle soup, and a butternut soup. Mama said it was good for her to open our home and strengthen relationships with others.
Underfoot Says: I like to write a letter to Uncle Aaron. I gave him some gray army guys. I was playing with Jayden last week.
Be Well
We build our own armor for family home evening that is in Ephesians 6:10-17. We made a breast plate out of two plastic platters, shields out of a cardboard box, swords out of pipe insulation, and various hats they had around the house. They proceeded to hit each other. As we bought the platters at the store, people gave Mama an odd look as she would measure the platter to boys' bodies to make sure the platter was the right size.
On Friday night Mama and I had some friends over for games. We had a wonderful time. It was interesting to see a different side of people. We played a game called Loaded Question with 4 other couples. Speaking of games... Mama reminded me this week that I am still a lousy Hearts player. (That’s for you, Jerry!)
Today at church we got 2 bunches of Onion seedlings for our garden. One of the members of our congregation is big into gardening and organized a large group order so we could get a volume discount. We got over 100 onion plants for about 5 bucks! I love onions. They are delicious.
On Friday morning I went out to feed the Ladies (our chickens) before we headed off to the Temple in Mesa. Somehow I didn’t get the gate all the way closed. We came back home that afternoon to a yard full of surprises (chicken poop.) The Ladies got into the garden beds and caused a moderate amount of carnage. They didn’t touch the kale. Fortunately, about half our garden is fallow right now. (The onions will go in as part of Family Home Evening tomorrow night.)
On Tuesday Mama hosted a lunch bunch. About two dozen women came (those with pre- school aged or younger children brought them along too.) Mama worked hard to have chili, chicken noodle soup, and a butternut soup. Mama said it was good for her to open our home and strengthen relationships with others.
Underfoot Says: I like to write a letter to Uncle Aaron. I gave him some gray army guys. I was playing with Jayden last week.
Be Well
Sunday, January 23, 2011
January 23
K2 has a new way to want to get attention. He will lift up the back of your shirt, put his mouth on the exposed skins and blow. He gives a zerbert or a raspberry. He then laughs and tries it again. He is very patient in his request for help. He has now taken to doing it on my arm. He laughs each time. Underfoot on the other hand licks. He licks my arm. I don’t mind the playful zerbert, but I’d rather not be left wet.
Joy School this week was canceled because of illness. We baked and cooked up a storm and shared with neighbors. We enjoyed sharing.
We went to a choir practice on Thursday night for a funeral in our ward. K2 announced his displeasure about going to the rehearsal by throwing up on himself on the way home. We cleaned him up and put him to bed. Underfoot slept in our room just in case K2 was contagious. K2 threw up again during the night which prompted a slew of laundry. I thought we were in the all clear when on Friday afternoon after trying to make an exchange plan with another couple for babysitting. K2 woke up from his nap, sat on my lap and vomited down my front. At that point I called L4 at work so that he could cancel our planned co-worker game night (that we had scheduled for Saturday evening.)
Author switch. This is L4.
Mama called me Friday afternoon while I was in the middle of some interesting work. I immediately started spreading the word that we had a sick child. I was able to tell everyone except Bill. Bill and I share a cube together. Bill left early that day. We didn’t want anyone else to get sick. Another co worker had Bill’s phone
number at home and offered to send me an email with his number. Instead of sending me the phone number, he just sent an email to Bill. Naturally, the one day the Bill didn’t check his email was Saturday.
Bill, Debbie (his wife), and their daughter arrived Saturday evening at the prescribed hour. I was in the middle of spraying the citrus trees and Mama was washing the floor. We had assumed that Bill got the message. A bit embarrassed, I went out side to welcome Bill and his family. I explained the situation and asked if they wanted to stay, in spite K2’s most recent event. They agreed. We had a wonderful evening. The children played. The adults played a game called Chess 4 which is a 4 player chess game from my sister Laura. It was a lot of fun.
Joy School this week was canceled because of illness. We baked and cooked up a storm and shared with neighbors. We enjoyed sharing.
We went to a choir practice on Thursday night for a funeral in our ward. K2 announced his displeasure about going to the rehearsal by throwing up on himself on the way home. We cleaned him up and put him to bed. Underfoot slept in our room just in case K2 was contagious. K2 threw up again during the night which prompted a slew of laundry. I thought we were in the all clear when on Friday afternoon after trying to make an exchange plan with another couple for babysitting. K2 woke up from his nap, sat on my lap and vomited down my front. At that point I called L4 at work so that he could cancel our planned co-worker game night (that we had scheduled for Saturday evening.)
Author switch. This is L4.
Mama called me Friday afternoon while I was in the middle of some interesting work. I immediately started spreading the word that we had a sick child. I was able to tell everyone except Bill. Bill and I share a cube together. Bill left early that day. We didn’t want anyone else to get sick. Another co worker had Bill’s phone
number at home and offered to send me an email with his number. Instead of sending me the phone number, he just sent an email to Bill. Naturally, the one day the Bill didn’t check his email was Saturday.
Bill, Debbie (his wife), and their daughter arrived Saturday evening at the prescribed hour. I was in the middle of spraying the citrus trees and Mama was washing the floor. We had assumed that Bill got the message. A bit embarrassed, I went out side to welcome Bill and his family. I explained the situation and asked if they wanted to stay, in spite K2’s most recent event. They agreed. We had a wonderful evening. The children played. The adults played a game called Chess 4 which is a 4 player chess game from my sister Laura. It was a lot of fun.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Journaling
We learned this week that Henry passed away. He was one of the reasons why we started writing a weekly email. He was L4’s next door neighbor growing up. L4 decided to write Henry a letter in late May of 2006. We talked about sharing a letter with my Aunt Lois also. We then decided that we might as well share with our family and friends about our happenings since we lived so far from home. I looked back today to one of our first letters. It was when we announced that I was pregnant with Underfoot and how hopeful we were. Looking back we were still gardening, keeping busy with fixing this or that, and being involved in church, community, and work. Our lives haven’t changed very much. We continue with the same goals. Hopefully we are better now because of experiences that life has brought to us. We enjoy the letter as it has provided a
pseudo-journal for us.
Over this past week, we have had the Scout fixed so there are no oil leaks or transmission leaks, participated in Joy School, went to a children’s book group where we read “Go, Dog Go!” and then had a dog party with hats, and continued in our cleaning of the house and being a family.
A few fun stories: We were telling bed time stories to the boys about when L4 and I served missions in Spain and Panama respectively. Underfoot waited patiently for his turn. He said that when he serves his mission in Pocatello he will get to be with his K and J. He has talked a lot about wanting to be a missionary lately. He thinks that his mission will be the next time we go to Idaho.
K2 has started to identify the different parts of the body and loves to sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes.” He giggles his way through it. He also is quite resourceful in getting into the refrigerator with Underfoot’s help. He likes to help me make supper and point to everything that is hot. Sometimes he will blow on the hot item for added measure.
On Saturday we went to an estate sale in our neighborhood. We found a few metal files, a sewing machine table with an old sewing machine, a vintage dress (which I wore to church), and an old blue Ball bottle.
It was interesting to go and see what this couple had valued and collected over a lifetime. It was interesting to go through their home and see the private part of their lives. I started to think about the things I have and what value they are to me. I wondered if what I value will valued by others and if it would be treated with the same care.
On Saturday L4 spent the day fixing the irrigation system. Last week when he tried to fix it, it leaked like a colander. This Saturday morning he identified the problem as a defective valve. (It leaked out the top, through the screws!) He returned the faulty valve (a quick 40 minute drive each way...) and put the new part in its place. In doing so he discovered that the valve assembly he purchased last week had a pinhole crack in the casting. He returned a second time to the irrigation supply store! It worked and is fixed! Only 3 trips to town to get it to work- one last weekend and two this weekend. The best part is he didn’t get angry.
pseudo-journal for us.
Over this past week, we have had the Scout fixed so there are no oil leaks or transmission leaks, participated in Joy School, went to a children’s book group where we read “Go, Dog Go!” and then had a dog party with hats, and continued in our cleaning of the house and being a family.
A few fun stories: We were telling bed time stories to the boys about when L4 and I served missions in Spain and Panama respectively. Underfoot waited patiently for his turn. He said that when he serves his mission in Pocatello he will get to be with his K and J. He has talked a lot about wanting to be a missionary lately. He thinks that his mission will be the next time we go to Idaho.
K2 has started to identify the different parts of the body and loves to sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes.” He giggles his way through it. He also is quite resourceful in getting into the refrigerator with Underfoot’s help. He likes to help me make supper and point to everything that is hot. Sometimes he will blow on the hot item for added measure.
On Saturday we went to an estate sale in our neighborhood. We found a few metal files, a sewing machine table with an old sewing machine, a vintage dress (which I wore to church), and an old blue Ball bottle.
It was interesting to go and see what this couple had valued and collected over a lifetime. It was interesting to go through their home and see the private part of their lives. I started to think about the things I have and what value they are to me. I wondered if what I value will valued by others and if it would be treated with the same care.
On Saturday L4 spent the day fixing the irrigation system. Last week when he tried to fix it, it leaked like a colander. This Saturday morning he identified the problem as a defective valve. (It leaked out the top, through the screws!) He returned the faulty valve (a quick 40 minute drive each way...) and put the new part in its place. In doing so he discovered that the valve assembly he purchased last week had a pinhole crack in the casting. He returned a second time to the irrigation supply store! It worked and is fixed! Only 3 trips to town to get it to work- one last weekend and two this weekend. The best part is he didn’t get angry.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Home Sweet Home
We have started a new schedule around here this week. Our church meeting time has changed from 1:30 pm to 8 am. It is WONDERFUL. Now K2 is getting a regular nap around the same time each day. The boys are going to bed at a good time without any fights (with us repeating over and over to get to bed).
We even have started to get up at a good time. We’ve only been doing it for about a week. The consistency of it has made for a happier home and family. Even the house seems to have stayed cleaner. Who knew that morning church could do so much?
L4 decided this week to send the Scout to a transmission shop and to have the work done by someone who specializes in transmissions. L4 picked up the Scout on Wednesday and had the happiest smile on his face. He even was given a suggestion on how to stop an engine oil leak (unrelated to the transmission), and it worked. No more engine oil leak! Things are coming together for him on that project in his life.
The boys helped me make basil-spinach pesto and cilantro-spinach pesto. They helped each night to make supper. I taught Joy School this week about goals and how much fun they are. As I was growing up, I had a goal sheet of many, many goals to accomplish in a few months. I accomplished a few of them but not a lot. I enjoyed teaching. The moms and children are a great group to work with.
K2 has started to say some very wonderful things. He says things like “I see” when a picture is taken and “thank you” to almost everything given to him. One night he was helping me make supper as he pulled up the stool to the gas stove said “hot” and then would try and blow out the flame over and over again. He didn’t realize it wouldn’t blow out. I even called L4 at work to tell him. We both had a good chuckle. Yesterday he tried to get out the front door to be with his Dad. He pulled a chair to the front door and tried to undo the lock. He worked at it for over 15 minutes. It was a good skill development session.
Underfoot wanted to say a few things in our weekly email. He said, “I had Joy School at my house this week.
I helped Daddy work on the Scout on Monday. I have a special new toy of Army guys that I get to play with when K2 is asleep for a nap. I get to play in the kitchen next to the farm house. The training wheels on my bike are flat (editor comment: training wheels not adjusted properly) and it makes me fall down. I sang “Happy Birthday” to Jilli on her birthday. I wore a Bob the Builder hat everyday since Thursday.”
On Saturday morning there was a tragic shooting in our community. We are safe. We are sad about the loss of life.
L4 decided this week to send the Scout to a transmission shop and to have the work done by someone who specializes in transmissions. L4 picked up the Scout on Wednesday and had the happiest smile on his face. He even was given a suggestion on how to stop an engine oil leak (unrelated to the transmission), and it worked. No more engine oil leak! Things are coming together for him on that project in his life.
The boys helped me make basil-spinach pesto and cilantro-spinach pesto. They helped each night to make supper. I taught Joy School this week about goals and how much fun they are. As I was growing up, I had a goal sheet of many, many goals to accomplish in a few months. I accomplished a few of them but not a lot. I enjoyed teaching. The moms and children are a great group to work with.
Underfoot wanted to say a few things in our weekly email. He said, “I had Joy School at my house this week.
I helped Daddy work on the Scout on Monday. I have a special new toy of Army guys that I get to play with when K2 is asleep for a nap. I get to play in the kitchen next to the farm house. The training wheels on my bike are flat (editor comment: training wheels not adjusted properly) and it makes me fall down. I sang “Happy Birthday” to Jilli on her birthday. I wore a Bob the Builder hat everyday since Thursday.”
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