The Wisconsin Haws Family
Logan and I went on a scout campout on Friday night. It was chilly but not too bad. Logan was the head cook and did a terrific job. On Saturday we did a 25 mile bike trip that turned out to be about 28 miles. It was quite a start for working on the cycling merit badge for Logan. It was a great trial taking us along the old railroad path through a beautiful area. There were three very long, damp, dark tunnels that we had to walk the bikes through. That was pretty creepy.
Emily went with friends to a haunted house that sounded like fun. She has been working on an essay about non-transcendentalism and The Scarlet Letter. She read the first portion to me and it is taking shape. She continues to put in a lot of hours with stage crew, work and school but seems to enjoy the diversity.
Lanette was frustrated this week that her school did not put on a halloween dance. That has been a tradition at the school but didn't happen this year. She was further frustrated that halloween was on Sunday. She had hoped to be able to trick or treat. Mom, Lanette and I were able to meet with a social worker to discuss her transition into the Marshfield School system next year. I think we made some good progress.
Mom has picked up a nasty cold. With her immune suppressed state it makes the illnesses more concerning. I gave her a priesthood blessing earlier this week. We were able to attend the temple on Thursday. Mom did a great deal to make the scout trip happen. Once again, thanks Mom (Kellie) for all you do.
Grant's News
This week has been "Adventures in Scheduling" for Grant at work. On Veteran's Day, all active duty military and veterans receive a free meal at Applebee's...which makes for a very busy day at work. (Tell your friends...it's all Applebee's everywhere.) He's been begging employees to work that Thursday and finally got the schedule done ahead of its due date. Grant was lucky enough to get three days off this week, and went on a hike through McMillan Marsh - despite the constant threat of getting shot down by Wisconsin hillbillies amidst hunting season. Wednesday night Grant made a special Halloween dinner, of which the "Snake Sandwiches" were the favorite, as well as the dessert of "Graveyard Dirt". However, the blue "Mummy Flesh" potatoes weren't enjoyed quite as much. Halloween night Grant is working and at a restaurant that means babysitting an empty restaurant with a couple of employees. The tragedy is that he found out Friday he wasn't allowed to dress up, although all the servers are allowed. There is so much unfairness in the world.
News from Newport News
This past week Haley went on a fieldtrip with her class to the pumpkin patch. She likes going on fieldtrips, but seems to think that the bus ride is the best part about the fieldtrip. I tried getting the girls to help clean the "guts" out of the pumpkin but that didn't go too well; they both started screaming "I don't want to touch that!" On Saturday, we took the girls to the Trunk-or-treat at the church. They were able to do Bobbing-for-Cookies, rubber band shooting (which Andy was trying to teach them how to shoot), and throwing a pie at the Bishop. On Sunday Haley was in the Primary program at church with the theme being "I Know My Savior Lives." Haley was able to help write her part for the program which was, "I have faith in Jesus Christ. My faith in Jesus Christ is strengthened when I say my prayers." Both Haley and Kayla seem to be growing up so fast. I am grateful to know that Haley and Kayla are actually listening to us and understanding the things that we are trying to teach and instill in them about the Savior and the gospel, even though we may think that they are not paying any attention. Andy was out in the field this past week for school teaching soldiers how to take over towns and clear buildings.
The International Haws Family
Dad and Mom,
I have already uploaded some pictures to Flickr, most of them of Derick.
Our week was quite enjoyable even though we do not participate in Halloween and all of the excitement of sugar overloads.
There has not been much school, too many holidays. The boys are currently on a 7 day weekend. I am not sure how one is suppose to learn anything, but from the looks around here I have decided that the simply do not learn.
Besides soccer and light school responsibilities Felipe and Lucas has begun kite season. Brazilians have seasons for which they play certain games, which I do not understand as the tropical climate certainly does depreciate ones ability to fly a kite outside of their general kite season but I do not pretend to understand when and how this is determined.
Kite quickly brought their marking presence as kids get lines tangled on power lines and with their heavy pulling manage to damage electrical transformers in the neighborhood. Blackouts become a near daily event and emergency teams less and less swift in repairs. Seems like short school has multiple effects on society including their electrical supply.
Continuing on the general development and organization I have included a picture of the interstate found between our neighborhood and the bus stop to go downtown. The government, in all their intelligence, made speed bumps to slow cars down and allow pedestrians a chance to cross, but only half way across the street. After this crossing guards were removed from the neighborhood and citizens left to their luck to cross. This may have been an adequate solution if the law were enforced, as it is not you should note that the car has avoided the speed bump by crossing into the wrong side of the road, in a no passing zone. So good luck pedestrian, no slowing down now and even worse the construction create danger as cars avoid collision and over-adjusting onto sidewalk.
Leaving complaints behind I had a fun experience as my father-in-law and I went into the rainforest to get bananas. He does this often however I have never joined. It was quite a bit of fun. He showed me several fruit trees thought he fruits were not ripe yet.
Besides banana-hunting I have enjoyed a busy week at work.
Derick had an bit of fun as he brought home two chicks. I hold Logan responsible and expect that he should feel horrible about his influence. Derick certainly has enjoyed them, especially the yellow one. We have not named them as no one supported my recommendations of Kentucky and Colonel. I am not sure if they will have an extended life span as Dallin Dalmatian and Tigre the cat have quite a bit of interested in the newest residents and their salivation can be seen from a distance.
I hope that your week was as enjoyable and that all are well.
Love,
The Lanes of Virginia
I haven't been able to reach Jeff and Julie. I will add their news later.
The Jackson's of Albaquerque
This week had it's ups and downs for Stacie and Kevin, but overall they were reminded of their many blessings. Kevin has been working very hard in school. He did well on his midterms last week and worked throughout this week to finish a paper. Although he did not get the job he recently applied for, we have faith that something better will come along. We ask for your continued prayers that Kevin will get the teaching opportunities that he needs.
Stacie was reminded this week at work of the power of prayer. She was extremely nervous to have a performance review with a certain employee. She prayed all week for assistance and thankfully the meeting went very well. Also, in her mail room her workers were unable to locate a package that a girl needed very much. Stacie had added pressure from her superiors to find the package since she was told that her mail room never had a history of losing a package before. After following all of her options and feeling like there was little hope left, she finally found the package (listed under a different name). There was a lot of jumping for joy. Lastly, she was praying that the interviews she held for a student position would go over well and that she would find a good employee. She was thankful to have an easy pick with a great candidate that she looks forward to working with. It was a remarkable week filled with blessings.
On Tuesday Stacie and Kevin went to their ward Halloween party and Stacie helped out with face painting. On Friday Kevin led a fantastic cub scout pack meeting that focused on the Scout Slogan: "Do a good turn daily." He shared a message from the First Presidency Christmas Devotional by Elder Faust about a family in the Great Depression whose oldest child had no money to spend on presents, so he sent his father a list of the "good turns" he performed each day. Interestingly, Kevin found out that he is related to the family in the story. On Saturday, Kevin had the opportunity to perform some service for some ward members. He helped one family by moving rocks out of their yard so they could plant grass seed. After the service project, ward members joined together and had a nice dutch oven dinner together. Coincidentally, it was the same night that Stacie had signed up to feed the missionaries, so when the missionaries stopped by they joked about providing the best meal they could get.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
October 24, 2010
From the Wisconsin Haws Family
The week has whizzed by for us. Logan had a friend over on Saturday. They had a good time. He is enjoying school at Columbus Catholic School. Today we worked together on a report about Saint Augustine of Cantebury. I think I learned as much as Logan. He will be going on his first scout campout this week. Weather permitting.
Emily has enjoyed a date with several friends this week. She continues to work quite a bit at Chips. She went to a mole (you know 6.02 x 10^23) party on Friday. It sounds like she had a good time. In case you didn't get the connection 10^23 also refers to the date.
Lanette spent Friday night and Saturday with the Elmhorsts. She actually enjoyed going to a Chinesse resturant. Who would have thunk it? She traditionally is very resistent to new things but the Elmhorsts have been very effective in helping her try some new things.
Grant is working right now so I am going to leave this space available for him to add more later.
Mom has been working on various projects for the garage. Those of you that come home this Christmas will be surprised to see a lot less boxes and a little more order in our garage. We entertained the missionaries on Wednesday. On Friday we enjoyed a date together and Saturday we were able to attend Stake Conference together. We are looking forward to a temple trip this Thursday. As a family we completed this week reading the Book of Mormon. We are going to try an experiment and read for scripture time "Standing for Something" by President Hinckley. I will let you know how it goes. We read the first chapter on the virture of "love". I liked it.
I will joining Logan on a campout this coming weekend. We are doing a 25 mile bike hike so that will be our challenge. Logan is planning the menu as part of the Tenderfoot badge. I have been working late into the night on family history work. That is a joy to me and would constitute "dad's hobby". I had the exciting event of finding a person that lived in the 18th century, one of your ancestors, that had not received his temple work. I was researching one family line and noted the birth record of twins. The first name had been found by the Church extraction program but the second name had been overlooked. I verified that there were two people by using my limited French reading ability and secondly by using an index that I found which cited both individuals. I was so excited to think that I had a small role to play in uniting a child with his parents.
News from Newport News
Not too much has happened this week. We had a few days of good weather where Kayla and I were able to spend all day outside exploring different parks. Haley is enjoying school and is doing well at practicing her reading and writing. Andy surprised us Wednesday night when he was trying to break into the house. He was not supposed to be here until Friday but his class got out early. Even though he surprised us Wednesday, he had to get up at 2:00 am to drive back to Fort Lee to make it to class on time.
The International Haws Family
Our week was surprisingly smooth and convenient, though generally uneventful.
A positive note is that we were able to fix our roof. The fix involved a visit to a pool construction store and 45 pounds of some cement-resin mix. So far so good, two days of rain and no drips.
Besides roofing work has gone well. Project continue to unfold and possibilities increase.
Not too much else. I hope that your week brought joy and fulfillment.
Love,
Jeff
The Lanes of Virginia
This week we decorated pumpkins (drill bits work wonders),a skull with drippy candles, and plastic ghosts. We had a Spooky Halloween Party with the cat family. Julie did some face painting for their kids and Jeff played board games with them. We made costumes for the kitties: angel and princess. Princess hated her hat, so that did not last long. Ek Balam had wings and well she did not mind them, but she did mind the 6 little girls chasing after her at the party; however, she found a quite place to sleep.
The rest of the week has been just a normal week here. Except for taking the kitties on a walk in the park. They loved the the play ground. Especially the tunnel and the slide. They learned how to climb the slide after having been gently sent down it a few times by going slowly and taking advantage of the breaks in the slide where the pieces come together. They also loved it when we rolled acorns in a crawl tunnel. They are natural hockey players.
Julie has been baking with pumpkins, including pie, cider, and bread. For the party she made Mummy fingers, Zombie teeth, and brain stew.
When we went on a walk with the kitties, Ek Balam hurt her paws. :(
Today at church we got called out because the bishopric is very frustrated as to where to assign us callings and needed us to to give them a calling-history. oh dar n!
The Jacksons of Albuquerque
On Monday Kevin, Stacie, Scott & Chandra went out to breakfast at a nearby restaurant where they discovered the most delicious tortillas. Afterwards they headed over to "Old Town" to look at some statues and small shops. It was hard to say goodbye to family, but Stacie & Kevin were very thankful to have the Jacksons come to visit. They are excited that they are only two months away from visiting Wisconsin.
On Tuesday the young women planned to go to the temple to perform baptisms, however the temple closed early due to some problems with the pipes. On Friday Stacie attended a great training meeting at work with the LGBTQI Resource Center that focused on creating a "safe zone" environment. She really enjoyed the uplifting activities that focused on kindness and understanding. Friday evening Stacie had a meeting with her Mia Maids to plan upcoming activities. She has really enjoyed working with the young women. Today Stacie & Kevin enjoyed watching the primary program in their sacrament meeting.
Tomorrow Kevin will be interviewing with Kaplan for a teaching position. Since UNM has experienced a lot of budget cuts, Kevin may not have the teaching experience needed for his degree. So we sincerely ask for your prayers that this job may work out for him. Thank you!
The week has whizzed by for us. Logan had a friend over on Saturday. They had a good time. He is enjoying school at Columbus Catholic School. Today we worked together on a report about Saint Augustine of Cantebury. I think I learned as much as Logan. He will be going on his first scout campout this week. Weather permitting.
Emily has enjoyed a date with several friends this week. She continues to work quite a bit at Chips. She went to a mole (you know 6.02 x 10^23) party on Friday. It sounds like she had a good time. In case you didn't get the connection 10^23 also refers to the date.
Lanette spent Friday night and Saturday with the Elmhorsts. She actually enjoyed going to a Chinesse resturant. Who would have thunk it? She traditionally is very resistent to new things but the Elmhorsts have been very effective in helping her try some new things.
Grant is working right now so I am going to leave this space available for him to add more later.
Mom has been working on various projects for the garage. Those of you that come home this Christmas will be surprised to see a lot less boxes and a little more order in our garage. We entertained the missionaries on Wednesday. On Friday we enjoyed a date together and Saturday we were able to attend Stake Conference together. We are looking forward to a temple trip this Thursday. As a family we completed this week reading the Book of Mormon. We are going to try an experiment and read for scripture time "Standing for Something" by President Hinckley. I will let you know how it goes. We read the first chapter on the virture of "love". I liked it.
I will joining Logan on a campout this coming weekend. We are doing a 25 mile bike hike so that will be our challenge. Logan is planning the menu as part of the Tenderfoot badge. I have been working late into the night on family history work. That is a joy to me and would constitute "dad's hobby". I had the exciting event of finding a person that lived in the 18th century, one of your ancestors, that had not received his temple work. I was researching one family line and noted the birth record of twins. The first name had been found by the Church extraction program but the second name had been overlooked. I verified that there were two people by using my limited French reading ability and secondly by using an index that I found which cited both individuals. I was so excited to think that I had a small role to play in uniting a child with his parents.
News from Newport News
Not too much has happened this week. We had a few days of good weather where Kayla and I were able to spend all day outside exploring different parks. Haley is enjoying school and is doing well at practicing her reading and writing. Andy surprised us Wednesday night when he was trying to break into the house. He was not supposed to be here until Friday but his class got out early. Even though he surprised us Wednesday, he had to get up at 2:00 am to drive back to Fort Lee to make it to class on time.
The International Haws Family
Our week was surprisingly smooth and convenient, though generally uneventful.
A positive note is that we were able to fix our roof. The fix involved a visit to a pool construction store and 45 pounds of some cement-resin mix. So far so good, two days of rain and no drips.
Besides roofing work has gone well. Project continue to unfold and possibilities increase.
Not too much else. I hope that your week brought joy and fulfillment.
Love,
Jeff
The Lanes of Virginia
This week we decorated pumpkins (drill bits work wonders),a skull with drippy candles, and plastic ghosts. We had a Spooky Halloween Party with the cat family. Julie did some face painting for their kids and Jeff played board games with them. We made costumes for the kitties: angel and princess. Princess hated her hat, so that did not last long. Ek Balam had wings and well she did not mind them, but she did mind the 6 little girls chasing after her at the party; however, she found a quite place to sleep.
The rest of the week has been just a normal week here. Except for taking the kitties on a walk in the park. They loved the the play ground. Especially the tunnel and the slide. They learned how to climb the slide after having been gently sent down it a few times by going slowly and taking advantage of the breaks in the slide where the pieces come together. They also loved it when we rolled acorns in a crawl tunnel. They are natural hockey players.
Julie has been baking with pumpkins, including pie, cider, and bread. For the party she made Mummy fingers, Zombie teeth, and brain stew.
When we went on a walk with the kitties, Ek Balam hurt her paws. :(
Today at church we got called out because the bishopric is very frustrated as to where to assign us callings and needed us to to give them a calling-history. oh dar n!
The Jacksons of Albuquerque
On Monday Kevin, Stacie, Scott & Chandra went out to breakfast at a nearby restaurant where they discovered the most delicious tortillas. Afterwards they headed over to "Old Town" to look at some statues and small shops. It was hard to say goodbye to family, but Stacie & Kevin were very thankful to have the Jacksons come to visit. They are excited that they are only two months away from visiting Wisconsin.
On Tuesday the young women planned to go to the temple to perform baptisms, however the temple closed early due to some problems with the pipes. On Friday Stacie attended a great training meeting at work with the LGBTQI Resource Center that focused on creating a "safe zone" environment. She really enjoyed the uplifting activities that focused on kindness and understanding. Friday evening Stacie had a meeting with her Mia Maids to plan upcoming activities. She has really enjoyed working with the young women. Today Stacie & Kevin enjoyed watching the primary program in their sacrament meeting.
Tomorrow Kevin will be interviewing with Kaplan for a teaching position. Since UNM has experienced a lot of budget cuts, Kevin may not have the teaching experience needed for his degree. So we sincerely ask for your prayers that this job may work out for him. Thank you!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Updates from Virginia
The Lanes from Virginia
These last two weeks have been busy,but fun.
Before our move we tried to get everything in the apartment cleaned and packed. Taking several trips to the new apartment to ensure that we got all of those pesky, little things like toilet paper, paper towels, etc... over there first.
The 8th, we went to get the kitties! After getting the kitties we went to the house next door for an outdoor luau birthday party, it was Brother Hartman's birthday. He did not want any gifts, so we just got him a bottle of sparkling cider and then put a stuffed monkey from the dollar store on it. It was really cute and they sure loved it.The luau was cool because they had some dancers and a fire dance performance.The kitties did not like that very much, but the kids there loved the kitties, as well as some of the other adults. They were a hit!
We moved last weekend. Thankfully we got some help from the elders quorum with the large and small ticket items!There was so much help that we created an assembly line and passed stuff out and in! Unfortunately, after getting our couch out the cramped apartment we could not get it into the new apartment, even though when we had measured it before we calculated that it should fit.So the couch got donated to a the nearest thrift store:( We are sad to have no couch, but we are sure to live as we look for something that is easier to move!
Sunday was our first anniversary! Yeah! We celebrated by having a candle light dinner and talking about our favorite memories and ways we can become stronger as a couple! We are both grateful for the blessings and opportunities that it brings. Hopefully, there will be millions more to come!
Monday we hung a few decorations. Julie left some of that spider web cotton on the table and noticed that it kept getting smaller and the kitties kept getting a hold of wads of it. They know better than to be on the table, but we think they are very, very sneaky!
Tuesday was mainly unpacking. Well send pictures of apartment later.
Wednesday we got a hankering for Jeff's eggnog. Julie's doc tells her it is okay to have a little somethin' somethin' once a week. Oh, it was delicious. Jeff makes the BESTTTTT EGGGNOGGG!
Thursday took the kitties for a walk. It was so cold that Ek Balam pooped on Jeff while he was carrying her.
Friday, we had the check out of the old apartment, because Julie cleaned the apartment so well she impressed the manager. She said she never had a cleaner apartment. We also had date night later that evening in which we went to IHOP! Yummy! They are the one of restaurants that are still fairly priced here.
Saturday, we grabbed the kitties for a morning wake up call to mama. Ek Balam must have been really excited because she peed the bed and her papa, again. Later that day, we then went out and got some tires. The tire mechanic looked at our tires just once and gasped," Oh yeah, you need NEW tires". Fairly stated because ours were bald. So now we are broke and safe!
Sunday, we had dinner at the bishop's. It was fun. There was another young married's couple there as well. They let us bring the kitties and their kids had a ball with them! They were impressed by how Ek Balam likes to sleep on her back (Which is not usual for cats).
Julie
News from Newport News
This week Haley was very excited to tell me that she won a trophy in PE for good sportsmanship. She also decided to become a “recyclable” fashion designer; she took some grocery bags and tied them all together to make a bag skirt, which I thought was very creative. When coming home from church today, Kayla kept yelling in her loudest voice, “Mommy can you hear me?” I turned around to look at her and noticed that she had a finger in each ear. I asked her, “Why are you yelling?” The only response I received was “Mommy can you hear me?” My thoughts are that she was thinking that no one would hear her yelling if she plugged her ears. Andy is counting down the days when he will be finished with school. The class is not hard, it’s more of the waking up at 3:45 am and not getting done until 10:00 pm and then having to walk up and down four flights of stairs at least 8 times a day when he already has bad knees. Melanie is trying to keep on top of thing and make sure everything is in order for our upcoming move.
These last two weeks have been busy,but fun.
Before our move we tried to get everything in the apartment cleaned and packed. Taking several trips to the new apartment to ensure that we got all of those pesky, little things like toilet paper, paper towels, etc... over there first.
The 8th, we went to get the kitties! After getting the kitties we went to the house next door for an outdoor luau birthday party, it was Brother Hartman's birthday. He did not want any gifts, so we just got him a bottle of sparkling cider and then put a stuffed monkey from the dollar store on it. It was really cute and they sure loved it.The luau was cool because they had some dancers and a fire dance performance.The kitties did not like that very much, but the kids there loved the kitties, as well as some of the other adults. They were a hit!
We moved last weekend. Thankfully we got some help from the elders quorum with the large and small ticket items!There was so much help that we created an assembly line and passed stuff out and in! Unfortunately, after getting our couch out the cramped apartment we could not get it into the new apartment, even though when we had measured it before we calculated that it should fit.So the couch got donated to a the nearest thrift store:( We are sad to have no couch, but we are sure to live as we look for something that is easier to move!
Sunday was our first anniversary! Yeah! We celebrated by having a candle light dinner and talking about our favorite memories and ways we can become stronger as a couple! We are both grateful for the blessings and opportunities that it brings. Hopefully, there will be millions more to come!
Monday we hung a few decorations. Julie left some of that spider web cotton on the table and noticed that it kept getting smaller and the kitties kept getting a hold of wads of it. They know better than to be on the table, but we think they are very, very sneaky!
Tuesday was mainly unpacking. Well send pictures of apartment later.
Wednesday we got a hankering for Jeff's eggnog. Julie's doc tells her it is okay to have a little somethin' somethin' once a week. Oh, it was delicious. Jeff makes the BESTTTTT EGGGNOGGG!
Thursday took the kitties for a walk. It was so cold that Ek Balam pooped on Jeff while he was carrying her.
Friday, we had the check out of the old apartment, because Julie cleaned the apartment so well she impressed the manager. She said she never had a cleaner apartment. We also had date night later that evening in which we went to IHOP! Yummy! They are the one of restaurants that are still fairly priced here.
Saturday, we grabbed the kitties for a morning wake up call to mama. Ek Balam must have been really excited because she peed the bed and her papa, again. Later that day, we then went out and got some tires. The tire mechanic looked at our tires just once and gasped," Oh yeah, you need NEW tires". Fairly stated because ours were bald. So now we are broke and safe!
Sunday, we had dinner at the bishop's. It was fun. There was another young married's couple there as well. They let us bring the kitties and their kids had a ball with them! They were impressed by how Ek Balam likes to sleep on her back (Which is not usual for cats).
Julie
News from Newport News
This week Haley was very excited to tell me that she won a trophy in PE for good sportsmanship. She also decided to become a “recyclable” fashion designer; she took some grocery bags and tied them all together to make a bag skirt, which I thought was very creative. When coming home from church today, Kayla kept yelling in her loudest voice, “Mommy can you hear me?” I turned around to look at her and noticed that she had a finger in each ear. I asked her, “Why are you yelling?” The only response I received was “Mommy can you hear me?” My thoughts are that she was thinking that no one would hear her yelling if she plugged her ears. Andy is counting down the days when he will be finished with school. The class is not hard, it’s more of the waking up at 3:45 am and not getting done until 10:00 pm and then having to walk up and down four flights of stairs at least 8 times a day when he already has bad knees. Melanie is trying to keep on top of thing and make sure everything is in order for our upcoming move.
October 17, 2010
From the Editor's desk
This was Julie and Jeff's first anniversary. It is hard to believe how fast time has flown by.
The newsletter is a bit short because I have not been able to reach Jeff & Julie or Andy & Melanie.
But we have a lot of fun pictures.
Love Dad
The Wisconsin Haws Family
Logan has participated in all sorts of things this week. He went to the merit badge college and earned his computer merit badge. Saturday afternoon he enjoyed rollerskating with friends. Last night he was able to eat dinner at their home and watch a movie.
Emily has been working a lot of hours. She went to the Marshfield High School football game on Friday night. It reinforced her opinion that soccer is the much better sport compared to football. She is getting very excited about the upcoming Harry Potter movie. She is planing on dressing up and attending the opening show.
Lanette helped mom a lot yesterday with organizing the garage. Those of you that remember our garage will be amazed at the decluttering we have been doing. There is a lot more to go but we are making progress. Lanette is looking forward to going out to dinner next week with the Elmhorst family. There are going to have a birthday party at a chinesse resturant. She hates chinesse food but she loves being with the Elmhorst's so she will have to put up with rice and egg rolls.
Grant started working back in Marshfield this week and was very excited to be back with his friends and back to his one minute commute. And the restaurant hasn't burned down yet, so how bad of a job could he be doing? Otherwise, Grant spent some time this week working on the flower beds. He's been planting bulbs in the flower beds, so next spring we should have a pretty collection of tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths growing in the yard.
Mom has done so much to bring organization to our home this week. She has taken load after load to Goodwill. At the same time she has been helping Logan and Emily with their school needs. We are planing a family trip to the temple later this month which will be a refreshing and strengthening time for both mom and me.
I attended a scout training meeting on Friday through early Sunday. It was very informative. Earlier in the week I was suppose to do a sleep study. It was totally crazy. They had wires attached all over me then they told me to go ahead and sleep. You all know how easy it is for me to sleep. Well that night I laid there until after midnight. Then I got up and told them "I'm going home!". Mom and Grant had a big laugh when I walked through the front door that night.
The International Haws Family
Mom and Dad,
This week I am early. My hope is that I am so early that I might be the
first contributor for a change.
Our week went well in general.
School was short and almost non-existent. As mentioned last week there were
no classes on Monday and Tuesday due to Children's Day. There also were no
classes on Friday as it was Teacher's Day. Most schools took advantage of
the opportunity and canceled Wednesday and Thursday classes just because
that would be more enjoyable.
With a bit more time available Renata took Derick a park downtown where he
could play and bask in the finally returned sunlight. Derick certainly loved
every minute. Among the pictures you should find a couple of him drinking
his coconut water, though Dad hated the stuff Derick and I sure love it.
Felipe and Lucas say that their week was just soccer and getting grounded
twice for not understanding the idea of a curfew. They are pretty good
though. I must confess that I was much worse at curfews than they are. Don't
tell Renata that, she is their advocate against me in the world of crime and
punishment.
With summer arriving Angra takes on new life and beauty. On Saturday Renata
and I went out to eat at a small restaurant. The restaurant is set up
temporarily in front of the wharf downtown. My favorite part was the live
music. It was just a single man with his guitar but added the atmosphere of
being in one of the most famous tourist cities that Brazil has to offer.
Renata said that the best part was that I joined her, stating that I never
go out. All opinions of my sociality aside it was a wonderful evening.
As for myself, work has gone well. Mostly I have been developing tools for
manager to take advantage of Steven's website. It has been interesting and I
have learned a lot with Matthew to understand more about managing and
product development. In the past I have built databases and automated
routines for data collection. These have not required much in the area of
user-interfaces or user participation, in fact the general idea for data
collection tends to be less participation the better. Such that this new
area has been a bit challenging but holds extremely important lessons for me
to learn.
Love,
Jeff
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
This week was a great week for Stacie & Kevin since they got to spend most of it with family. On Tuesday night at mutual Stacie learned how to make a yummy fondant made of marshmallows. When she got home from mutual, Kevin & Stacie prepped the house for the arrival of the Jackson crew. On Wednesday Scott & Chandra, Kevin's parents, arrived in Albuquerque. They enjoyed a nice evening together. On Thursday, before Brent and Carolyn arrived, the crew went up to the base of the tramway and enjoyed climbing around the beginning of the hiking area. Once Brent & Carolyn arrived they all headed out to see some nearby petroglyphs. They enjoyed the hike and saw a lot of cool petroglyphs ranging from Spanish colonial etchings to Native American markings dating about 600 years ago. In the evening they stayed up late talking and playing Apples to Apples together.
On Friday they woke up early and headed out for a long drive to El Morro, a national monument housing more petroglyphs, inscriptions and pueblo ruins. On the ride to the monument they pulled over when Scott noticed a black spider crawling across the road. Obviously, this was a huge spider since they could see it crossing from hundreds of feet away. They pulled over and watched the hairy spider crawl across the road. It was so large they could see the webs shooting right out of it. Gross...but cool. The hike was more lengthy than the day before, but absolutely beautiful. Some of the inscriptions were dated back to the 17th century, dating back prior to Jamestown. It was a great experience for them to see the wide range of historical markings. One of the many adventures included having a snake sneak up on to the sidewalk and curl around Scott's feet! After hiking for a few hours they realized that no one had eaten since breakfast and decided it was time for a feast at Tucanos. After feasting they drove up the mountain and watched the stars until the temperature dropped and it was time to go home.
On Saturday Kevin left early to attend the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Conference. Meanwhile, Chandra, Carolyn & Stacie enjoyed a short trip to Old Navy for some shopping. After Kevin returned from the conference the gang headed over to the Albuquerque Temple for a session. The Jacksons were surprised to see a couple from their Moses Lake ward standing outside of the temple. Their friends are currently called to the Farmington, New Mexico mission, so it was quite a pleasant surprise to see them here. After the session, the family enjoyed Albuquerque's best pizza at Giovanni's and spent the evening just spending time together.
Although they will be sad to say goodbye to their family, it's been a great time seeing them. Now both sides have visited! Hooray! Stacie & Kevin look forward to seeing so many family members at Christmas time as well. Only a few more months to go!
This was Julie and Jeff's first anniversary. It is hard to believe how fast time has flown by.
The newsletter is a bit short because I have not been able to reach Jeff & Julie or Andy & Melanie.
But we have a lot of fun pictures.
Love Dad
The Wisconsin Haws Family
Logan has participated in all sorts of things this week. He went to the merit badge college and earned his computer merit badge. Saturday afternoon he enjoyed rollerskating with friends. Last night he was able to eat dinner at their home and watch a movie.
Emily has been working a lot of hours. She went to the Marshfield High School football game on Friday night. It reinforced her opinion that soccer is the much better sport compared to football. She is getting very excited about the upcoming Harry Potter movie. She is planing on dressing up and attending the opening show.
Lanette helped mom a lot yesterday with organizing the garage. Those of you that remember our garage will be amazed at the decluttering we have been doing. There is a lot more to go but we are making progress. Lanette is looking forward to going out to dinner next week with the Elmhorst family. There are going to have a birthday party at a chinesse resturant. She hates chinesse food but she loves being with the Elmhorst's so she will have to put up with rice and egg rolls.
Grant started working back in Marshfield this week and was very excited to be back with his friends and back to his one minute commute. And the restaurant hasn't burned down yet, so how bad of a job could he be doing? Otherwise, Grant spent some time this week working on the flower beds. He's been planting bulbs in the flower beds, so next spring we should have a pretty collection of tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths growing in the yard.
Mom has done so much to bring organization to our home this week. She has taken load after load to Goodwill. At the same time she has been helping Logan and Emily with their school needs. We are planing a family trip to the temple later this month which will be a refreshing and strengthening time for both mom and me.
I attended a scout training meeting on Friday through early Sunday. It was very informative. Earlier in the week I was suppose to do a sleep study. It was totally crazy. They had wires attached all over me then they told me to go ahead and sleep. You all know how easy it is for me to sleep. Well that night I laid there until after midnight. Then I got up and told them "I'm going home!". Mom and Grant had a big laugh when I walked through the front door that night.
The International Haws Family
Mom and Dad,
This week I am early. My hope is that I am so early that I might be the
first contributor for a change.
Our week went well in general.
School was short and almost non-existent. As mentioned last week there were
no classes on Monday and Tuesday due to Children's Day. There also were no
classes on Friday as it was Teacher's Day. Most schools took advantage of
the opportunity and canceled Wednesday and Thursday classes just because
that would be more enjoyable.
With a bit more time available Renata took Derick a park downtown where he
could play and bask in the finally returned sunlight. Derick certainly loved
every minute. Among the pictures you should find a couple of him drinking
his coconut water, though Dad hated the stuff Derick and I sure love it.
Felipe and Lucas say that their week was just soccer and getting grounded
twice for not understanding the idea of a curfew. They are pretty good
though. I must confess that I was much worse at curfews than they are. Don't
tell Renata that, she is their advocate against me in the world of crime and
punishment.
With summer arriving Angra takes on new life and beauty. On Saturday Renata
and I went out to eat at a small restaurant. The restaurant is set up
temporarily in front of the wharf downtown. My favorite part was the live
music. It was just a single man with his guitar but added the atmosphere of
being in one of the most famous tourist cities that Brazil has to offer.
Renata said that the best part was that I joined her, stating that I never
go out. All opinions of my sociality aside it was a wonderful evening.
As for myself, work has gone well. Mostly I have been developing tools for
manager to take advantage of Steven's website. It has been interesting and I
have learned a lot with Matthew to understand more about managing and
product development. In the past I have built databases and automated
routines for data collection. These have not required much in the area of
user-interfaces or user participation, in fact the general idea for data
collection tends to be less participation the better. Such that this new
area has been a bit challenging but holds extremely important lessons for me
to learn.
Love,
Jeff
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
This week was a great week for Stacie & Kevin since they got to spend most of it with family. On Tuesday night at mutual Stacie learned how to make a yummy fondant made of marshmallows. When she got home from mutual, Kevin & Stacie prepped the house for the arrival of the Jackson crew. On Wednesday Scott & Chandra, Kevin's parents, arrived in Albuquerque. They enjoyed a nice evening together. On Thursday, before Brent and Carolyn arrived, the crew went up to the base of the tramway and enjoyed climbing around the beginning of the hiking area. Once Brent & Carolyn arrived they all headed out to see some nearby petroglyphs. They enjoyed the hike and saw a lot of cool petroglyphs ranging from Spanish colonial etchings to Native American markings dating about 600 years ago. In the evening they stayed up late talking and playing Apples to Apples together.
On Friday they woke up early and headed out for a long drive to El Morro, a national monument housing more petroglyphs, inscriptions and pueblo ruins. On the ride to the monument they pulled over when Scott noticed a black spider crawling across the road. Obviously, this was a huge spider since they could see it crossing from hundreds of feet away. They pulled over and watched the hairy spider crawl across the road. It was so large they could see the webs shooting right out of it. Gross...but cool. The hike was more lengthy than the day before, but absolutely beautiful. Some of the inscriptions were dated back to the 17th century, dating back prior to Jamestown. It was a great experience for them to see the wide range of historical markings. One of the many adventures included having a snake sneak up on to the sidewalk and curl around Scott's feet! After hiking for a few hours they realized that no one had eaten since breakfast and decided it was time for a feast at Tucanos. After feasting they drove up the mountain and watched the stars until the temperature dropped and it was time to go home.
On Saturday Kevin left early to attend the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Conference. Meanwhile, Chandra, Carolyn & Stacie enjoyed a short trip to Old Navy for some shopping. After Kevin returned from the conference the gang headed over to the Albuquerque Temple for a session. The Jacksons were surprised to see a couple from their Moses Lake ward standing outside of the temple. Their friends are currently called to the Farmington, New Mexico mission, so it was quite a pleasant surprise to see them here. After the session, the family enjoyed Albuquerque's best pizza at Giovanni's and spent the evening just spending time together.
Although they will be sad to say goodbye to their family, it's been a great time seeing them. Now both sides have visited! Hooray! Stacie & Kevin look forward to seeing so many family members at Christmas time as well. Only a few more months to go!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Christmas Name Drawing
So we realize that some of ya'll are like Wamart and Target, thinking that Christmas is nearly here and thus, we decided to go ahead and draw names for Christmas.
Andy & Melanie are giving to Jeff & Renata
Jeff & Renata are giving to Logan
Grant is giving to Emily
Jeff & Julie are giving to Grant
Stacie & Kevin are giving to Lanette
Lanette is givng to Julie & Jeff
Emily is giving to Andy & Melanie
Logan is giving to Stacie & Kevin
And in order to maintain the fairness of the gift name drawing tradition...next year we are contemplating starting to rotate names. That way we can make sure that from year to year everyone has a chance to get someone they haven't had for a while. Let Mom and Dad know if you have any questions about this or about what the person you have would enjoy.
- Grant
Andy & Melanie are giving to Jeff & Renata
Jeff & Renata are giving to Logan
Grant is giving to Emily
Jeff & Julie are giving to Grant
Stacie & Kevin are giving to Lanette
Lanette is givng to Julie & Jeff
Emily is giving to Andy & Melanie
Logan is giving to Stacie & Kevin
And in order to maintain the fairness of the gift name drawing tradition...next year we are contemplating starting to rotate names. That way we can make sure that from year to year everyone has a chance to get someone they haven't had for a while. Let Mom and Dad know if you have any questions about this or about what the person you have would enjoy.
- Grant
Sunday, October 10, 2010
October 10, 2010
From the Editor's Desk
Its 10/10/10. That is pretty amazing. There has to be something cosmic to this date. I hope you have had a wonderful week and that you will enjoy the latest family blog post.
The Wisconsin Haws family
Logan played his second to last soccer game of the season this last week. His team including Logan has put together a stellar season. They won all but one game and they tied the team that they did not win. They ended this week with a win 6-0. Logan has contributed a lot. On Friday they had a team party that Logan enjoyed. On Saturday he went with friends to Powers Bluff. They had a great time.
Emily had her wisdom teeth extracted this week. It was a hard week but she had a lot of friends drop by with ice cream, milk shakes and other tasty treats. She enjoyed Friday evening and Saturday with Mom, Mirah Kolts and a lot of the Relief Society sisters in Minocqua at the Kolt's "cottage".
Lanette has a fairly quiet weekend at home. Grant and I worked on the house while she read, talked with us and enjoyed a movie with Logan and me. We watched Prince of Persia. It was a fun, exciting movie. Lanette is a bit frustrated with her school but this will probably be her last year at the School for the Blind.
Grant is in his final few days training in Stevens Point and he will be immensely happy to have his one minute commute home back, especially when he closes and doesn't get out of work until one or two in the morning. Tuesday is his last shift in Point, and then Friday night he will be closing the Marshfield store all on his own. This weekend he helped put on a "Bartender Boot Camp" at the Marshfield store, which was basically a training meeting for all the Applebee's bartenders, to show them how to make a bunch of drinks. Grant is excited to plant all the bulbs in the garden this week. He has tulips, daffodils, and hyacinth bulbs to plant so that in spring the yard will be super pretty
Mom joined Emily in going to the Kolt's cottage. She roomed with Sister Smith. They had a great time but apparently endured more snoring from some of the sisters than she endures with me. She enjoyed kayaking on the lake and good friendships.
I had a fairly quiet week. I was delighted to be able to finish the attic ladder system. I am working on the basement storage areas now. One of these days I will have to hang up my hammer. Work has been challenging and interesting at the same time. My new responsibilities as resident research director and scout master keep me challenged.
News from Newport News
The weeks seem to keep flying by. This week Haley had back-to-school night; we were able to see some of the art work that Haley has done and also see her school journal. She is doing very well with phonetic spelling, and also loves to draw pictures for her teacher Ms. Crithers. I thought it was very nice of Ms. Crithers, because all of the drawings that Haley has given her she has hung up on the mirror above the sink in the classroom. Kayla was very excited this week because we finally found her some pink snow boots for when we move to Colorado….ooohh the things that can excite little girls! Andy started school last Monday at the Army Logistic University (ALU) at Fort Lee, VA, and will be in school until the day before Thanksgiving. He is gone during the week but we are very grateful that he is able to come home on weekends to be with us. Melanie was able to coordinate with one of her friends whose husband is stationed at Ft. Carson, to look at some Townhomes for us. We were able to find and set up a very nice townhome in Widefield, CO, which has relieved a lot of stress off of both of us. We have been very blessed by finding this Townhome due to the fact that it is in a great school district, safe area, large home with a garage, and only about a 20 minute drive to work. We also will be in a ward (church) that we already know two families (from when we were stationed at Ft. Irwin and Ft. Lee). We also got some family pictures taken a couple of weeks ago. If any of you know Andy, we had to beg him to get them taken because he does not like to “plan” for pictures, but I thought they turned out okay.
The International Haws Family
Mom and Dad,
Our week went well. Two weeks I should say as I did not get a version out last week.
The kids are doing well in school and have just finished mid-terms. This week is Children’s day in Brazil, which is my most hated holiday. Serious, the kids don’t have school on Monday or Tuesday this week and have had more days of presents than Jews during Hanukkah. Lucky for me this is almost done.
Renata has enjoyed herself. An International Theater festival is in town and she has been out to several of the performances. She has tickets yet for a couple more and I believe that she will enjoy them.
As to myself, I heard “plays” and “presents” and could only think of Dickens and Bah-Humbug. But that is not to say that I have not enjoyed myself. Work has been very exciting. I have an app at the Apple waiting for review. Hopefully in a week or two it will be approved and available in the App Store. It is based on the website Steven is building.
Hope that you have had more excitement.
Love,
Jeff
The Virginia Lane's
This Tuesday is Julie and Jeff's first anniversary. Congratulations! Julie told us that she and Jeff will be off enjoying their anniversary so we will wait to next week for their update.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
querqueLast Sunday Kevin made the most delicious cinnamon rolls. However, the cinnamon rolls were so large and rich, they decided to share them with others. They invited their neighbor and friend, Cesar to come try some and then delivered a few to their friends, the Hardmans. On Monday Stacie and Kevin enjoyed FHE together and decided to re-commit to their scripture reading. Thank you, General Conference, for the encouragement. :-) On Tuesday Stacie picked up photos at Costco to begin her next scrapbooking project. In the evening she attended mutual where the youth played a "missionary relay" where they practiced teaching lessons, tying ties, sewing buttons and ironing shirts.
On Thursday Stacie and Kevin headed over to a fellow graduate student's house for a dinner with friends. Although Kevin really enjoys his classes and fellow graduate students, Stacie & Kevin are nervous for the future at UNM. Since the school is run by the state, whenever tuition is raised, the state raises it an extra amount to go straight into the state treasury. Next year they anticipate raises in tuition, but continued budget cuts that threaten Kevin's ability to get an assistantship or to take the classes he'd like to take. Stacie and Kevin would appreciate your prayers as they search through all their options for the future.
On Friday, Stacie and Kevin attended a dinner a the church with the bishopric and other new members of their ward. They enjoyed getting to know more people and playing an intense game of volleyball. On Saturday they tried to locate their stake cub scout training camp but they weren't able to make it up the mountain in their poor buick. After a work meeting for Kevin, they went out for their monthly pre-fast-Sunday feast at a Chinese buffet. There was some strange food that they had never seen before, like a marshmallow like roll called a "Peach Roll" that didn't taste anything like peaches though it looked beautiful.
This upcoming week they look forward to spending time with Kevin's parents and Carolyn & Brent while taking time off work and school.
Its 10/10/10. That is pretty amazing. There has to be something cosmic to this date. I hope you have had a wonderful week and that you will enjoy the latest family blog post.
The Wisconsin Haws family
Logan played his second to last soccer game of the season this last week. His team including Logan has put together a stellar season. They won all but one game and they tied the team that they did not win. They ended this week with a win 6-0. Logan has contributed a lot. On Friday they had a team party that Logan enjoyed. On Saturday he went with friends to Powers Bluff. They had a great time.
Emily had her wisdom teeth extracted this week. It was a hard week but she had a lot of friends drop by with ice cream, milk shakes and other tasty treats. She enjoyed Friday evening and Saturday with Mom, Mirah Kolts and a lot of the Relief Society sisters in Minocqua at the Kolt's "cottage".
Lanette has a fairly quiet weekend at home. Grant and I worked on the house while she read, talked with us and enjoyed a movie with Logan and me. We watched Prince of Persia. It was a fun, exciting movie. Lanette is a bit frustrated with her school but this will probably be her last year at the School for the Blind.
Grant is in his final few days training in Stevens Point and he will be immensely happy to have his one minute commute home back, especially when he closes and doesn't get out of work until one or two in the morning. Tuesday is his last shift in Point, and then Friday night he will be closing the Marshfield store all on his own. This weekend he helped put on a "Bartender Boot Camp" at the Marshfield store, which was basically a training meeting for all the Applebee's bartenders, to show them how to make a bunch of drinks. Grant is excited to plant all the bulbs in the garden this week. He has tulips, daffodils, and hyacinth bulbs to plant so that in spring the yard will be super pretty
Mom joined Emily in going to the Kolt's cottage. She roomed with Sister Smith. They had a great time but apparently endured more snoring from some of the sisters than she endures with me. She enjoyed kayaking on the lake and good friendships.
I had a fairly quiet week. I was delighted to be able to finish the attic ladder system. I am working on the basement storage areas now. One of these days I will have to hang up my hammer. Work has been challenging and interesting at the same time. My new responsibilities as resident research director and scout master keep me challenged.
News from Newport News
The weeks seem to keep flying by. This week Haley had back-to-school night; we were able to see some of the art work that Haley has done and also see her school journal. She is doing very well with phonetic spelling, and also loves to draw pictures for her teacher Ms. Crithers. I thought it was very nice of Ms. Crithers, because all of the drawings that Haley has given her she has hung up on the mirror above the sink in the classroom. Kayla was very excited this week because we finally found her some pink snow boots for when we move to Colorado….ooohh the things that can excite little girls! Andy started school last Monday at the Army Logistic University (ALU) at Fort Lee, VA, and will be in school until the day before Thanksgiving. He is gone during the week but we are very grateful that he is able to come home on weekends to be with us. Melanie was able to coordinate with one of her friends whose husband is stationed at Ft. Carson, to look at some Townhomes for us. We were able to find and set up a very nice townhome in Widefield, CO, which has relieved a lot of stress off of both of us. We have been very blessed by finding this Townhome due to the fact that it is in a great school district, safe area, large home with a garage, and only about a 20 minute drive to work. We also will be in a ward (church) that we already know two families (from when we were stationed at Ft. Irwin and Ft. Lee). We also got some family pictures taken a couple of weeks ago. If any of you know Andy, we had to beg him to get them taken because he does not like to “plan” for pictures, but I thought they turned out okay.
The International Haws Family
Mom and Dad,
Our week went well. Two weeks I should say as I did not get a version out last week.
The kids are doing well in school and have just finished mid-terms. This week is Children’s day in Brazil, which is my most hated holiday. Serious, the kids don’t have school on Monday or Tuesday this week and have had more days of presents than Jews during Hanukkah. Lucky for me this is almost done.
Renata has enjoyed herself. An International Theater festival is in town and she has been out to several of the performances. She has tickets yet for a couple more and I believe that she will enjoy them.
As to myself, I heard “plays” and “presents” and could only think of Dickens and Bah-Humbug. But that is not to say that I have not enjoyed myself. Work has been very exciting. I have an app at the Apple waiting for review. Hopefully in a week or two it will be approved and available in the App Store. It is based on the website Steven is building.
Hope that you have had more excitement.
Love,
Jeff
The Virginia Lane's
This Tuesday is Julie and Jeff's first anniversary. Congratulations! Julie told us that she and Jeff will be off enjoying their anniversary so we will wait to next week for their update.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
querqueLast Sunday Kevin made the most delicious cinnamon rolls. However, the cinnamon rolls were so large and rich, they decided to share them with others. They invited their neighbor and friend, Cesar to come try some and then delivered a few to their friends, the Hardmans. On Monday Stacie and Kevin enjoyed FHE together and decided to re-commit to their scripture reading. Thank you, General Conference, for the encouragement. :-) On Tuesday Stacie picked up photos at Costco to begin her next scrapbooking project. In the evening she attended mutual where the youth played a "missionary relay" where they practiced teaching lessons, tying ties, sewing buttons and ironing shirts.
On Thursday Stacie and Kevin headed over to a fellow graduate student's house for a dinner with friends. Although Kevin really enjoys his classes and fellow graduate students, Stacie & Kevin are nervous for the future at UNM. Since the school is run by the state, whenever tuition is raised, the state raises it an extra amount to go straight into the state treasury. Next year they anticipate raises in tuition, but continued budget cuts that threaten Kevin's ability to get an assistantship or to take the classes he'd like to take. Stacie and Kevin would appreciate your prayers as they search through all their options for the future.
On Friday, Stacie and Kevin attended a dinner a the church with the bishopric and other new members of their ward. They enjoyed getting to know more people and playing an intense game of volleyball. On Saturday they tried to locate their stake cub scout training camp but they weren't able to make it up the mountain in their poor buick. After a work meeting for Kevin, they went out for their monthly pre-fast-Sunday feast at a Chinese buffet. There was some strange food that they had never seen before, like a marshmallow like roll called a "Peach Roll" that didn't taste anything like peaches though it looked beautiful.
This upcoming week they look forward to spending time with Kevin's parents and Carolyn & Brent while taking time off work and school.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
October 3, 2010
From the Editor's desk
Conference was wonderful. President Monson's teaching on Sunday morning about gratitude surely had deep importance for me. Once again I realize that gratitude is one of the wonderful traits that the Savior taught by example and by precept. I hope that you too were blessed by the teachings of living prophets. What a wonderful time we live in.
From the Wisconsin Haws family
Logan had a game on Friday that I was able to attend. He is getting really quite good. I am impressed by the strength of his kicks and also the improved sense of where he needs to be at the right time. He is good at teamwork. He is anticipating the first eggs from his chickens any day now.
Emily participated in homecoming activities this week. On Thursday students were to dress up like favorite characters from movies. Emily was dressed up like Hermione. She went TPing on Friday after work. On Saturday night she went with friends to the dance and had a really good time. On Tuesday her wisdom teeth are coming out. Thank heavens for ice cream and ice packs.
Lanette spent most of her weekend with the Elmhorst. She enjoyed watching conference with them. Lanette was scheduled to have her wisdom teeth out during Christmas vacation. With the plan for family pictures and other activities together we decided to postpone her dental surgery. She was very happy about this plan.
Grant continues to travel back and forth to Stevens Point to work. He is down to eight more work days (really nights). We only get a few minutes with him each day but we have stocked the refrigerator with veggie pizzas from Lean Cuisine for this very late night/early morning nourishment. We will be glad when he is done with his training.
Mom and I have been working on organizing. That amounts in part to giving things to Goodwill that we have not worn or used in the last ten years. We have worked on organizing an attic and I am finishing a storage area in the basement. It is a mess right now but we have the hope of bringing more organization to our home.
News from Newport News
The big news this week is that we were saved from the flood thanks to Andy and a few brethren from church. On Thursday we were hit with a bad rain fall. There was so much water that water was almost up to Andy’s waist by the drainage system. Our drainage system does not work very well, therefore the water kept piling up. We ended up having to move the truck next to the house so it did not get flooded and built barricades around the truck and in front of the door so water would not get in. We were very fortunate, because our neighbor two houses down from us had water seeping through her walls and both of the neighbors behind us had three inches of water in their apartments. There was so much water that it made a tree fall over and tipped the dumpsters on their sides.
From the Lane's of Virginia
Why Hello To All!
This week has been a little stressful, but enjoyable. Our move is this upcoming week, so this is your official notice of the change of address: New address: 1751 S Dogwood Dr Apartment F Harrisonburg, VA 22801.
Overall, Jeff has been working hard this last week as his work still is demanding Saturdays! Julie is still packing and cleaning. We are excited for the Saturdays free again!
On Monday and Wednesday this week we got to see the kittens. Princess and Ek Balam are both getting big! Their cognitive abilities are also developing as they are learning to play with tease-toys, pouncing and climbing. We got some cute pictures and videos. (Videos may be available later this week if our comp stops hating on us!) Ek Balaam got up on the top of her cat tree. She looked very proud until she figured out that she could not get down. We also brought a cat carrier with us that unzips on both sides- at first they were very scared of it, but then they found that it made a great ambush spot to pounce each other. Princess is also enjoying pouncing, she curls up into a ball and then pounces things, like strings, and it is very cute!
Thursday we watched Texas A&M almost win against Oklahoma State! It was a good game! Julie also set a new record for a wii game, which is funny because she does not play very often. She was really proud of it!
Friday, date night, we went to Dairy Queen for dinner and then we met up with another couple to go bowling. That was fun!
Saturday and Sunday we watched conference. It was inspiring! Jeff's favorite talk was the one about the cows, the fences and the wheat. Good excuse not to eat healthy it will make you blow up "like a balloon" and die! Hehe Just kidding. Luckily, we are not cows!Julie's was the trust talk by Henry B. Eyring. So the next time we see a stranger and they offer us candy we are gettin' in. NO ONE ACTUALLY DO THAT OR BLOW UP LIKE A BALLOON!
We will probably not be writing next week due to the fact that it is our first anniversary and we may not have Internet (moving). We are grateful for the last year, even though there have been some hard things coming up. We probably would both say that it has been the best year of our lives. Marriage. Yeah!
What will likely be happening this week is work, cleaning, pakcing, seeing cats, a birthday Luau (at the Hartmans), getting our cats, getting new keys, moving, and celebrating some marriage events with our wedding cake, candles and lignon berry cider! In otherwords, just another week! NOT! Please do not feel bad if we do not call! All are loved!
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
On Monday night Kevin and Stacie enjoyed an evening of FHE and spending time together. Stacie and Kevin are worried that they may be taking on attributes of older people despite their young age. Kevin usually turns on Jeopardy while they are watching dinner and answers most of the questions correctly. Then they go to bed early and wake up early to head over to the YMCA. It's getting scary.
On Tuesday Stacie attended mutual where the Mia Maids designed and decorated t-shirts, aprons and shoes. She continues to enjoy her calling serving the Young Women in the ward. On Friday Stacie and Kevin attended a party at her workplace. Technically it was an induction ceremony for residents joining the National Resident Hall Honors Association, but it mostly felt like a party. Kevin had the opportunity to meet many of her work friends and supervisor. She enjoyed supporting her staff members that joined NRHH.
On Saturday Kevin woke up early to join one of the department professors in a jog. The famous Balloon Fiesta of Albuquerque began today and he was able to see a lot of the hot air balloons take off. The Balloon Fiesta will last through next week. It is the most photographed event in the nation since hundreds of hot air balloons are lifted every day. Thousands of people will come out from around the world to see the sites. Stacie and Kevin look forward to seeing more than just one or two hot air balloons this week.
Conference was wonderful. President Monson's teaching on Sunday morning about gratitude surely had deep importance for me. Once again I realize that gratitude is one of the wonderful traits that the Savior taught by example and by precept. I hope that you too were blessed by the teachings of living prophets. What a wonderful time we live in.
From the Wisconsin Haws family
Logan had a game on Friday that I was able to attend. He is getting really quite good. I am impressed by the strength of his kicks and also the improved sense of where he needs to be at the right time. He is good at teamwork. He is anticipating the first eggs from his chickens any day now.
Emily participated in homecoming activities this week. On Thursday students were to dress up like favorite characters from movies. Emily was dressed up like Hermione. She went TPing on Friday after work. On Saturday night she went with friends to the dance and had a really good time. On Tuesday her wisdom teeth are coming out. Thank heavens for ice cream and ice packs.
Lanette spent most of her weekend with the Elmhorst. She enjoyed watching conference with them. Lanette was scheduled to have her wisdom teeth out during Christmas vacation. With the plan for family pictures and other activities together we decided to postpone her dental surgery. She was very happy about this plan.
Grant continues to travel back and forth to Stevens Point to work. He is down to eight more work days (really nights). We only get a few minutes with him each day but we have stocked the refrigerator with veggie pizzas from Lean Cuisine for this very late night/early morning nourishment. We will be glad when he is done with his training.
Mom and I have been working on organizing. That amounts in part to giving things to Goodwill that we have not worn or used in the last ten years. We have worked on organizing an attic and I am finishing a storage area in the basement. It is a mess right now but we have the hope of bringing more organization to our home.
News from Newport News
The big news this week is that we were saved from the flood thanks to Andy and a few brethren from church. On Thursday we were hit with a bad rain fall. There was so much water that water was almost up to Andy’s waist by the drainage system. Our drainage system does not work very well, therefore the water kept piling up. We ended up having to move the truck next to the house so it did not get flooded and built barricades around the truck and in front of the door so water would not get in. We were very fortunate, because our neighbor two houses down from us had water seeping through her walls and both of the neighbors behind us had three inches of water in their apartments. There was so much water that it made a tree fall over and tipped the dumpsters on their sides.
From the Lane's of Virginia
Why Hello To All!
This week has been a little stressful, but enjoyable. Our move is this upcoming week, so this is your official notice of the change of address: New address: 1751 S Dogwood Dr Apartment F Harrisonburg, VA 22801.
Overall, Jeff has been working hard this last week as his work still is demanding Saturdays! Julie is still packing and cleaning. We are excited for the Saturdays free again!
On Monday and Wednesday this week we got to see the kittens. Princess and Ek Balam are both getting big! Their cognitive abilities are also developing as they are learning to play with tease-toys, pouncing and climbing. We got some cute pictures and videos. (Videos may be available later this week if our comp stops hating on us!) Ek Balaam got up on the top of her cat tree. She looked very proud until she figured out that she could not get down. We also brought a cat carrier with us that unzips on both sides- at first they were very scared of it, but then they found that it made a great ambush spot to pounce each other. Princess is also enjoying pouncing, she curls up into a ball and then pounces things, like strings, and it is very cute!
Thursday we watched Texas A&M almost win against Oklahoma State! It was a good game! Julie also set a new record for a wii game, which is funny because she does not play very often. She was really proud of it!
Friday, date night, we went to Dairy Queen for dinner and then we met up with another couple to go bowling. That was fun!
Saturday and Sunday we watched conference. It was inspiring! Jeff's favorite talk was the one about the cows, the fences and the wheat. Good excuse not to eat healthy it will make you blow up "like a balloon" and die! Hehe Just kidding. Luckily, we are not cows!Julie's was the trust talk by Henry B. Eyring. So the next time we see a stranger and they offer us candy we are gettin' in. NO ONE ACTUALLY DO THAT OR BLOW UP LIKE A BALLOON!
We will probably not be writing next week due to the fact that it is our first anniversary and we may not have Internet (moving). We are grateful for the last year, even though there have been some hard things coming up. We probably would both say that it has been the best year of our lives. Marriage. Yeah!
What will likely be happening this week is work, cleaning, pakcing, seeing cats, a birthday Luau (at the Hartmans), getting our cats, getting new keys, moving, and celebrating some marriage events with our wedding cake, candles and lignon berry cider! In otherwords, just another week! NOT! Please do not feel bad if we do not call! All are loved!
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
On Monday night Kevin and Stacie enjoyed an evening of FHE and spending time together. Stacie and Kevin are worried that they may be taking on attributes of older people despite their young age. Kevin usually turns on Jeopardy while they are watching dinner and answers most of the questions correctly. Then they go to bed early and wake up early to head over to the YMCA. It's getting scary.
On Tuesday Stacie attended mutual where the Mia Maids designed and decorated t-shirts, aprons and shoes. She continues to enjoy her calling serving the Young Women in the ward. On Friday Stacie and Kevin attended a party at her workplace. Technically it was an induction ceremony for residents joining the National Resident Hall Honors Association, but it mostly felt like a party. Kevin had the opportunity to meet many of her work friends and supervisor. She enjoyed supporting her staff members that joined NRHH.
On Saturday Kevin woke up early to join one of the department professors in a jog. The famous Balloon Fiesta of Albuquerque began today and he was able to see a lot of the hot air balloons take off. The Balloon Fiesta will last through next week. It is the most photographed event in the nation since hundreds of hot air balloons are lifted every day. Thousands of people will come out from around the world to see the sites. Stacie and Kevin look forward to seeing more than just one or two hot air balloons this week.
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