We didn't write last week. We had a run
here. The week was filled with teaching Joy School at our house,
church, and family stuff.
On Monday night, we had family home
evening and talked about the prophesies of the birth and death of Jesus
Christ. We talked about how the people would try to kill the prophets.
The boys got to throw marshmallows at each other in an attempt to "quiet
the Underfoot turned 5." The night before his birthday he went to the front
door, opened it wide, and shouted to the world that he would be 5. He
has told everyone that he knows that he is 5. He and I sat at the
computer and picked out a cake to make. He wanted to have a purple light
saber. Later he associated it with Mace Windu from Star Wars. We made a
purple light saber.
He opened a gift of a karaoke machine and his own
copy of a family book titled Marvin Mouse. Hurricane and Underfoot have sang and
sang with the microphone over and over again. Primary songs are so much
fun at full volume.
Hurricane is sleeping a lot and eating a lot. We hope and believe he is
growing. He only crawled in bed with us 5 nights this past week. We got
to sleep alone for 2 nights!!! Now that's improvement!
Friday and
Saturday Sweetheart (with the help of a strong 18 year old) dug 7 holes and
planted 3 low-chill cherry trees, 1 almond, 1 peach, 1 apricot, and 1
pomegranate tree. They worked and worked. The boys and I picked the
trees and brought them home. Sweetheart also worked really hard on cleaning
up the yard with doing a new poop slide for the chicken poop,
transplanting aloe plants, and removing old irrigation hosing in our
front yard. It looks much better. Pictures to follow.....
This other part of this week has been a sad one for us. My cousin,
Eldy, passed away. We were very shocked to learn about his death. Eldy
was always kind and had a smile for anyone he met. It was said that he
never knew a stranger. He was honest and very entrepreneurial with
buying and selling bikes and cars.
Sweetheart and I tried to make
arrangements for me to attend his services yesterday, but after looking
at our resources, I wasn't able to attend. I was able to listen to part
of the services via Skype and cell phone. My Auntie and Uncle stood by
each other and shared memories about their son. They gave strength to
those at the services and shared stories of his attributes and his life.
My Uncle shared that Eldy and my Grandpa were trumpet players, and he
looks forward to the resurrection "for the trumpet shall sound, and the
dead shall be raised incorruptible" (
1 Corinthians 15.52). He said he will be looking in the trumpet section for Eldy and Grandpa. We hope that we will be more kind like Eldy.
Be Kind.
