April 10, 2011

The Haws Family of Colorado

This week went by pretty quickly for all of us. On Tuesday the girls went to the dentist to get their cavities filled and did very well. They thought each other looked pretty silly when the dentist put on the rubber dam so that the tooth debris would not get in their mouth. On Wednesday I also went to the dentist to get my crown put on, which I will be very, very glad if I don't ever have to get another crown or root canal done; however I am grateful for the technology that we have to detect things like this. On Friday I took Kayla and her friend Emma to story hour at the library. They had fun playing at the playground before it started even though it was very windy. Andy and I decided that there is a wind competition between Colorado Spring and Fort Irwin, right now we fill that Colorado Springs is winning because it was windy 5 out of the 7 days this week with at least 40 + MPH wind.

Grant's News

This week Grant had another meeting in Neenah to be trained on the new recipes at work. The only other wok news for Grant is that he is figuring out with his boss a way that he won't be work so many hours. For the last nine months, Grant has been working 50-70 hours a week. Hopefully he can get it back down to the 40 hours a week range. In gardening news, some of the flowers started inside were transplanted to the flower beds this week. Grant also planted two new rose bushes, gladiolas, day lilies, dahlias, and freesias in the yard.

The Jackson's of Albuquerque

Stacie and Kevin have enjoyed some improved weather in Albuquerque. Their week was fairly uneventful. On Thursday Stacie's new boss announced to the department that she would be in her new position. This was a relief to Stacie since she has had to keep her promotion a secret for the last few weeks. On Saturday Stacie woke up early to attend a Girl's Camp Kick-Off. Afterwards, she came home to help Kevin clean the apartment for the arrival of their friends, Stephen and Tim Potter. Shortly after she returned, Kevin received a call from work and had to go in to help. This was frustrating to him because they required that he come assist in planting a garden, but they refused to pay him for his assistance. As much as Kevin would like to leave the position, it has been difficult to find other jobs. Anyway, Stacie finished some laundry and picked up the groceries just before their friends arrived. They were happy to spend the rest of the evening relaxing with friends. Steve and Tim lived with Kevin in Provo and Steve assisted Kevin & Stacie by photographing their wedding. They went out to eat at a great New Mexican restaurant called Eloy's. Afterwards they stayed up watching Seinfeld and playing Loaded Questions.

The Haws Family of Wisconsin

Spring is definately coming our way. Both Jeff and Stacie called concerned about severe weather warnings for Sunday but as a whole we have enjoyed some pretty awesome weather.

Logan is now totally envolved with soccer and track but he did make time today to perform in his school concert. He is a wonderful singer and we could hear his voice clearly among on the choir members. He has ordered more chicks to compliment the hens he has already. His business is picking up and he has a spread sheet to document his efforts.

Emily had her first soccer game of the year on Friday. They lost 3-1 against a very good opponent. She feels good about the teams efforts. The school play, Camelot was this weekend. Emily helped with much of the set. It looked great.

Lanette and I were able to attend the temple on Saturday. Lanette did baptisms while I did sealings. Lanette is looking forward to her 19th birthday this week. It is difficult to believe that she is 19.

Mom is coordinating everyone schedules. That is a bit more difficult with spring sports now in full swing. She has also made some plans for us to celebrate some dear friends' anniversary together this week. She will be going to Women's conference in Provo later this month. She loves the winter snows but I think spring is looking pretty appealing to mom.