The Lane's of Virginia
This week as you have seen on the blog already we had our first view. We were so excited to see the beginnings. However, Julie has also been frustrated because she just cannot hold down meat, so she is resorting to peanut butter, nuts, dairy, bread-cheese combo. Luckily, those have been working. She discovered a passion for macaroni salad with a twist of mom's potato salad touch to it. It was sooo good.
Tuesday we went to quartet practice and ate pho (beef broth, rice noodles, bean sprouts, green onions and meat).
Jeff and Julie both made some major progress in their respective studies. Both preparing for either applications or midterms.
Thursday, we went with some friends to our version of El Mexical. So good. Best taco and chimichangas! They also make terrific rice and beans which helped with the protein thing. Jeff REALLY enjoyed his tamale!! He says it hit the spot!
Friday, Jeff went to a going away party for his former boss. He brought home pizza for Julie which she loved, but he says was better the first time!
Saturday, Julie cut Jeff's hair. The rest of the day was a combo of study, nap, eat, and visit the lou. Haha oh the excitement. We did get to see the new Gulliver's travels which we thought was funny, but we like the older one with the full travels was a more soulful.
Today we had an unusual Sunday school. The ward sent all the adults to a class where we learned how to use the new lds.org site and all its tools. After church we had the cleaver hometeachers.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
Kevin continues to enjoy his time off from school. Outside of work he is enjoying the time golfing with his friends Nick and Jeramie. Stacie has been busy training her new employees and preparing for the conference season. On Wednesday Kevin picked her up from work and they enjoyed dinner with their friend Nick at a nearby pizzeria called Brickyard. On Friday Kevin and his classmates received an email informing them that the Religious Education department was throwing out their library of books that was purchased with a $10,000 grant. They hurried over and started pulling books out of recycling bins. It was a great opportunity for them to quadruple their libraries. After pack meeting Stacie and Kevin met up with their friends to sort through the books and eat some BBQ. They look forward to spending the long weekend together.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
Today is very special day. It is Mom's and my anniversary. What a blessing your mother has been in my life. It is so hard to believe that 31 years ago Mom and I knelt across the alter of temple and there were sealed for time and all eternity.
Logan and Emily are very much looking forward to the last week of school. Lanette will have an additional week of school. Logan seemed to have a good birthday. His special present was a ticket to go and visit Julie and Jeff. He will go on August 1st and we will pick him up in about 10 days. He is very excited.
The most important aspect of his birthday was receiving the Aaronic Priesthood. It was a real privilege to perform that priesthood ordinance for my last son. He will be an awesome deacon.
Emily had the opportunity to attend a couple of graduation parties and the graduation ceremony. She played her last regular season soccer game of the year. She still has the play off games in the next week or so.
Lanette attended prom this last week. She had a really good time. She also sang in church on Sunday. She sang with the Elmhorst family. It was really nice. She said afterwards to me "They include me, I really like that." They are really good people.
Mom and I along with Grant and Logan enjoyed a special dinner at Royal Tokyo this weekend. It was great company and great food.
Update from Jeff
Jeff has sent a number of pictures. They are included in the post. The pictures are courtesy of Renata, Derick and Felipe. Lucas has been quite photo shy. Jeff will be leaving for Brazil next week. Derick is definitely looking forward to his Dad coming home. Derick falls to sleep watching Daddy on skype.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Pictures from Julie and Jeff
Hey Folks!
Here are some fun pictures for you to enjoy. I admit not all of them are stellar photography on my part. Hopefully, you will enjoy them.
We went in for our ultrasound and found out that gestationally the baby is about 5 weeks and 2 day along. We will not know exactly when the baby is due until the ultrasound can actually see the baby. All you see in it is the gestational sack (the big black circle) Just above it is a dark area which is where the technician supposes the baby to be. Enjoy seeing what you can!
Julie
Here are some fun pictures for you to enjoy. I admit not all of them are stellar photography on my part. Hopefully, you will enjoy them.
We went in for our ultrasound and found out that gestationally the baby is about 5 weeks and 2 day along. We will not know exactly when the baby is due until the ultrasound can actually see the baby. All you see in it is the gestational sack (the big black circle) Just above it is a dark area which is where the technician supposes the baby to be. Enjoy seeing what you can!
Julie
Monday, May 23, 2011
Stacie' and Kevin's News
This week Kevin enjoyed a break from school. He is excited to enjoy his time off for the next two weeks. Stacie is thankful to have completed the most busy work season, but is now preparing for summer conferences. On Tuesday night they volunteered to assist in cleaning the Albuquerque temple. It was interesting to discover all the storage closets and offices that you don't think about when you attend the temple. Throughout the week they enjoyed spending their evenings with friends. On Thursday and Friday they had dinner with their friend Nick. On Saturday they spent a wonderful day together picking up awards for cub scouts, dreaming of buying a dog from a shelter at the mall, and purchasing some scrapbook materials for Stacie. In the evening they spent dinner with friends.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
May 22, 2011
News from the Lane's of Virginia
Happy Birthday to Logan!
As some of you know we had some good news! We hoping to get a peek at it this week!
Although congratulations to Lanette for her splendid job on the piano. She really did wonderful!
Jeff joined Julie at choir as we sang in church this week.Julie had book club and achievement days this week. Jeff has been very helpful to Julie as she has not been the "top of her game". She really appreciates his help. One of the things he helped Julie with was spray painting some branches black for some awesome curtain rods! We are hoping to get those up soon.
Saturday we had a fun time talking to Jeff, brother, on the phone while we barbecued some beef kabobs.
News from the Colorado Haws Family
On Tuesday we were all sad to see Nana leave to go back to Wisconsin. It was really great to have her here for a few days. On Monday Haley had a track and field day at school where they did relays, jump roping and tug-a-war (which the girls won three times…yeah girls!) She also won the Sportsmanship Award. On Wednesday Haley enjoyed a walking to the Widefield Park with the other Kindergarteners. Kayla had celebrated her last day of school at the park with all of her classmates. On Thursday Haley had her Kindergarten graduation; it is amazing how fast the time flies. On Friday the girls were excited to wake up to Grandpa Haws at our house. Their favorite game to play with him was hide-and-seek; Grandpa had made it more entertaining for them by running through the screen door twice! Saturday we spent some time up on the mouth of the canyon called Garden of the Gods where they had beautiful rock formations that had been made by the wind and rain.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
It has been kind of a crazy week in Wisconsin. Mom visited in Colorado last week and returned on Tuesday. I left on Thursday for Colorado and have spent the weekend here. Meanwhile Logan and Emily have been having sports events. Logan played in a tournament on Saturday in Tomah, Wisconsin. His team won the two Saturday games. Emily had soccer this week too. I was able to attend her game against DC Everest. They lost the game but Emily played exceptionally well (she did not agree but I am the one writing the blog).
Mom and Logan went and watched Pirates 4. They had very favorable reviews. Emily went with friends to dinner and a movie on Saturday night and I hear that they had fun.
Lanette played a piano piece in the spring concert on Thursday. We were not able to attend and I cannot find the video of the event on the website but when I find it I will send everyone the link.
It has been a lot of fun for me to visit Andy and Melanie and Haley and Kayla. The girls have certainly kept me busy. And yes, I have done a good job of trying to destroy the screen door to their home.
The big upcoming news is that this Friday is Logan's birthday. Can you believe that he is turning 12!
Happy Birthday to Logan!
As some of you know we had some good news! We hoping to get a peek at it this week!
Although congratulations to Lanette for her splendid job on the piano. She really did wonderful!
Jeff joined Julie at choir as we sang in church this week.Julie had book club and achievement days this week. Jeff has been very helpful to Julie as she has not been the "top of her game". She really appreciates his help. One of the things he helped Julie with was spray painting some branches black for some awesome curtain rods! We are hoping to get those up soon.
Saturday we had a fun time talking to Jeff, brother, on the phone while we barbecued some beef kabobs.
News from the Colorado Haws Family
On Tuesday we were all sad to see Nana leave to go back to Wisconsin. It was really great to have her here for a few days. On Monday Haley had a track and field day at school where they did relays, jump roping and tug-a-war (which the girls won three times…yeah girls!) She also won the Sportsmanship Award. On Wednesday Haley enjoyed a walking to the Widefield Park with the other Kindergarteners. Kayla had celebrated her last day of school at the park with all of her classmates. On Thursday Haley had her Kindergarten graduation; it is amazing how fast the time flies. On Friday the girls were excited to wake up to Grandpa Haws at our house. Their favorite game to play with him was hide-and-seek; Grandpa had made it more entertaining for them by running through the screen door twice! Saturday we spent some time up on the mouth of the canyon called Garden of the Gods where they had beautiful rock formations that had been made by the wind and rain.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
It has been kind of a crazy week in Wisconsin. Mom visited in Colorado last week and returned on Tuesday. I left on Thursday for Colorado and have spent the weekend here. Meanwhile Logan and Emily have been having sports events. Logan played in a tournament on Saturday in Tomah, Wisconsin. His team won the two Saturday games. Emily had soccer this week too. I was able to attend her game against DC Everest. They lost the game but Emily played exceptionally well (she did not agree but I am the one writing the blog).
Mom and Logan went and watched Pirates 4. They had very favorable reviews. Emily went with friends to dinner and a movie on Saturday night and I hear that they had fun.
Lanette played a piano piece in the spring concert on Thursday. We were not able to attend and I cannot find the video of the event on the website but when I find it I will send everyone the link.
It has been a lot of fun for me to visit Andy and Melanie and Haley and Kayla. The girls have certainly kept me busy. And yes, I have done a good job of trying to destroy the screen door to their home.
The big upcoming news is that this Friday is Logan's birthday. Can you believe that he is turning 12!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Late Breaking News
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
This week was a busy week for Stacie and Kevin given that it was finals week at UNM. Stacie remained busy throughout the week assisting with check-outs and catching up on subsequent paperwork. Kevin and his friends spent Wednesday night and Thursday morning studying for their last final. Kevin was pleased with his performance this semester and happy to have completed a full year of graduate courses. On Friday Kevin celebrated the end of the semester by going golfing with his friend Nick. After Stacie got off work she joined Nick and Kevin for dinner at their favorite pizzeria, Giovanni's. On Saturday Stacie went into work to continue working on paperwork. Afterwards they went over to the house of a family from church to join them for dinner. They enjoyed playing games and chatting with this family. On Sunday night they joined their friend Nick again for dinner. They roasted green chiles and had a great chicken and green chile meal. They look forward to finding a new apartment that will afford them more opportunities to grill.
The Lane's of Virginia
We started our rockingchair summer project for fhe. Met some of our exersize and work goals.
This Tuesday Julie learned that the library is not a quite place to study and harder to get a card from then a drivers licence and or birth certificate! haha that is an exaggeration WE grabbed lunch after that ineffective adventure.
Saturday, we went to Tgif's and the temple to do baptisms. After we had a really cool experience. Pictures to come later!
Today, Jeff taught two class and participated in ward choir. Julie participated in a quartet practice and then we had a nice dinner of chicken and rice and tomato basil soup which Jeff cooked as a treat to Julie. Then we went over to a friends house for lots of laughs and fun.
The International Haws Family
Well I you friendly reminder has helped me get back on track.
Before anything more we all want to wish Mom a very Happy Birthday!
Our week was enjoyable and the kids seem to be gaining interest in the move as they begin to see the home come together.
This week I put some posters up in Derick room, put up Lucas' bed and order soccer flags of Felipe and Lucas favorite teams for their bedroom. The major items have been taken care of and now we are working on the details.
Renata is doing well. She has been busy and all of the responsibilities have left her a bit tired. She is looking forward to my visit in June, in part to see me and mostly to have a brake.
The family has been plagued with pink-eye this week and I am glad to have the chance to miss out on that growing experience. Pink-eye is one of those illness that really bother me. The constant feeling of sand in my eye is terrible.
As to myself I am enjoying getting everything organized. Work has been busy. Busier than I imagined before coming and doing very different things than I had expected. Besides that I continue to learn how to fix bicycle parts and find new opportunities with each good crash that I take.
That is all that I have for the week.
Love,
Jeff
This week was a busy week for Stacie and Kevin given that it was finals week at UNM. Stacie remained busy throughout the week assisting with check-outs and catching up on subsequent paperwork. Kevin and his friends spent Wednesday night and Thursday morning studying for their last final. Kevin was pleased with his performance this semester and happy to have completed a full year of graduate courses. On Friday Kevin celebrated the end of the semester by going golfing with his friend Nick. After Stacie got off work she joined Nick and Kevin for dinner at their favorite pizzeria, Giovanni's. On Saturday Stacie went into work to continue working on paperwork. Afterwards they went over to the house of a family from church to join them for dinner. They enjoyed playing games and chatting with this family. On Sunday night they joined their friend Nick again for dinner. They roasted green chiles and had a great chicken and green chile meal. They look forward to finding a new apartment that will afford them more opportunities to grill.
The Lane's of Virginia
We started our rockingchair summer project for fhe. Met some of our exersize and work goals.
This Tuesday Julie learned that the library is not a quite place to study and harder to get a card from then a drivers licence and or birth certificate! haha that is an exaggeration WE grabbed lunch after that ineffective adventure.
Saturday, we went to Tgif's and the temple to do baptisms. After we had a really cool experience. Pictures to come later!
Today, Jeff taught two class and participated in ward choir. Julie participated in a quartet practice and then we had a nice dinner of chicken and rice and tomato basil soup which Jeff cooked as a treat to Julie. Then we went over to a friends house for lots of laughs and fun.
The International Haws Family
Well I you friendly reminder has helped me get back on track.
Before anything more we all want to wish Mom a very Happy Birthday!
Our week was enjoyable and the kids seem to be gaining interest in the move as they begin to see the home come together.
This week I put some posters up in Derick room, put up Lucas' bed and order soccer flags of Felipe and Lucas favorite teams for their bedroom. The major items have been taken care of and now we are working on the details.
Renata is doing well. She has been busy and all of the responsibilities have left her a bit tired. She is looking forward to my visit in June, in part to see me and mostly to have a brake.
The family has been plagued with pink-eye this week and I am glad to have the chance to miss out on that growing experience. Pink-eye is one of those illness that really bother me. The constant feeling of sand in my eye is terrible.
As to myself I am enjoying getting everything organized. Work has been busy. Busier than I imagined before coming and doing very different things than I had expected. Besides that I continue to learn how to fix bicycle parts and find new opportunities with each good crash that I take.
That is all that I have for the week.
Love,
Jeff
Sunday, May 15, 2011
May 15, 2011- Mom's birthday
Grant's News
It has been a pretty quiet week for Grant since Stacie left on Sunday
to return to New Mexico.On Wednesday Grant went for a really nice walk
in the marsh, which was perfect timing since everything has turned
green overnight it seems. He started working at the Wisconsin Rapids
Applebee's on Thursday with his old boss, Andrew. His first day went
pretty smoothly despite it getting slammed due to a local college's
graduation. The drive to the Rapids store takes about 40 minutes, but
Thursday night it took over an hour because of the dense fog that was
caused by heavy rains and high temperatures that afternoon. Grant
continues working on the garden, planting some annuals in flower pots
and adding more Black-Eyed Susans and Indian Paintbrush flowers to the
yard. And of course, he plants sage in the flower beds, because it
keeps both deer and unfriendly ghosts away. He is especially proud of
the tulips in the back flower bed by Mom and Dad's window. Some of the
tulips in the front yard were mysteriously snipped away last week and
so far the back flower bed has been safe. Although Dad says tulips are
like lollipops for deer and that is what probably took them, Grant
suspects envious neighbors who were too cheap to buy flowers for
Mother's Day, so they stole the ones from our yard.
The Wisconsin Haws Family
Here is Wisconsin the big news is Mom's fiftieth birthday! She is visiting Colorado. She loves being a Nana. It is very quiet here with Mom. I will be glad to have her home.
Logan has been in several track meet competitions. He throws diskus, shotput and runs a 400 meter relay. He really likes it. He also is on a soccer team but has less time for soccer than track.
Emily has had three different soccer games (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) as well as a tournament on Saturday. Needless to say, she has been enjoying her sports opportunities.
Lanette's IEP was this last week. We are very pleased with her new teachers. They seem very motivated. Lanette attended a bridal shower for Kira Czappa this weekend. She went with her friend Nona Crowe so of course she really enjoyed it.
Mom has a busy week before flying off on Saturday. I honestly do not know how she was able to do everything she did. We are really looking forward to her return but are happy at the same time that she could get in this vacation.
As for me, it has been a pretty quiet week. I did enjoy spending time with Logan today talking with him about the Aaronic Priesthood. My timing could not be better since today is the 182nd anniversary of the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood by John the Baptist to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. He is nervous about passing the sacrament correctly but I bet he will do a terrific job.
It has been a pretty quiet week for Grant since Stacie left on Sunday
to return to New Mexico.On Wednesday Grant went for a really nice walk
in the marsh, which was perfect timing since everything has turned
green overnight it seems. He started working at the Wisconsin Rapids
Applebee's on Thursday with his old boss, Andrew. His first day went
pretty smoothly despite it getting slammed due to a local college's
graduation. The drive to the Rapids store takes about 40 minutes, but
Thursday night it took over an hour because of the dense fog that was
caused by heavy rains and high temperatures that afternoon. Grant
continues working on the garden, planting some annuals in flower pots
and adding more Black-Eyed Susans and Indian Paintbrush flowers to the
yard. And of course, he plants sage in the flower beds, because it
keeps both deer and unfriendly ghosts away. He is especially proud of
the tulips in the back flower bed by Mom and Dad's window. Some of the
tulips in the front yard were mysteriously snipped away last week and
so far the back flower bed has been safe. Although Dad says tulips are
like lollipops for deer and that is what probably took them, Grant
suspects envious neighbors who were too cheap to buy flowers for
Mother's Day, so they stole the ones from our yard.
The Wisconsin Haws Family
Here is Wisconsin the big news is Mom's fiftieth birthday! She is visiting Colorado. She loves being a Nana. It is very quiet here with Mom. I will be glad to have her home.
Logan has been in several track meet competitions. He throws diskus, shotput and runs a 400 meter relay. He really likes it. He also is on a soccer team but has less time for soccer than track.
Emily has had three different soccer games (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) as well as a tournament on Saturday. Needless to say, she has been enjoying her sports opportunities.
Lanette's IEP was this last week. We are very pleased with her new teachers. They seem very motivated. Lanette attended a bridal shower for Kira Czappa this weekend. She went with her friend Nona Crowe so of course she really enjoyed it.
Mom has a busy week before flying off on Saturday. I honestly do not know how she was able to do everything she did. We are really looking forward to her return but are happy at the same time that she could get in this vacation.
As for me, it has been a pretty quiet week. I did enjoy spending time with Logan today talking with him about the Aaronic Priesthood. My timing could not be better since today is the 182nd anniversary of the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood by John the Baptist to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. He is nervous about passing the sacrament correctly but I bet he will do a terrific job.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
May 8, 2011- Mother's Day
The Lane's of Virginia
This week has been busy with birthday plans ! Jeff turned 31 on Saturday and had a great birthday! We kicked off with a fun breakfast, ultimate frisbee, video games and typanyaki. Needless to say, we had a lot of fun!
The achievement day girls had their how to take care of babies and little kids class this week. After two moms told us about their experiances we melted crayons and made some pretty pictures for their moms! Some of the girls turn some of theirs into cards for them.
Besides those things we have only had doctors appts and work parties.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
(This was sent by Stacie last week)
Stacie and Kevin have become increasingly busy as the semester draws closer to its end. However, Kevin is excited to have most of his work nearly completed for his current courses. Despite all their busyness they decided to wake up early to watch the Royal Wedding. However, what they really enjoyed was attending a royal wedding party hosted by a visiting professor and his wife from England. Stacie was happy to meet some of Kevin's running buddies, a group of older men and professors that run together by the Rio Grande each week. Stacie was also excited to commence her annual Harry Potter read.
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We enjoyed the blessing of Stacie being home with us this week to celebrate Mother's Day. Thank you Kevin. It was absolutely delightful to have her here with us. The funniest event was hearing Grant and Stacie bring out a whole new part of Lanette's personality. Thank you again Stacie for coming.
Grant's News
Grant is on leave from work this week and was able to spend a lot of
time at home with Mom and Stacie. At the beginning of the week he
continued transferring the flowers that have been growing indoors out
to the front porch. And Tuesday night he made some lovely taco soup,
cornbread, and cherry blondie brownies. Wednesday Stacie arrived and
Thursday Mom, Stacie, and Grant ventured out to Marantha Market.
Afterwards Stacie and Grant brainstormed future posts for Stacie's Top
Model blog since Season 17 will be all returning models. On Friday
Mom, Stacie, and Grant went together to Wausau and visited the real
mall before picking up Lanette. Afterwards they went to Logan's track
meet. Grant decided Friday to step down to being a regular bartender
and will need to transfer stores to do so. He is going to transfer to
the Wisconsin Rapids Applebee's where his old boss works now. Saturday
Grant worked in the yard, planting some ornamental grasses that grow
feathered ends, and then two junipers. He and Stacie then made a
special dinner for Mom in honor of Mother's Day, which was chicken
cranberry salad sandwiches with blackberry poppy seed salad.
The Haws Family of Colorado
(This information is from Andy and Melanie from last week)
This week Andy was very glad to give hand off his government cell phone to someone else in the company so he can prepare for his deployment. Even though it hasn't quite hit us yet that he will be leaving again, I already know that Andy and all of us will be watched over, comforted and protected while he is gone. On Saturday we celebrated Haley's birthday a week early. She had fun with her friends from school making bracelets and eating cake and of course her favorite part was opening up presents. Sunday we went Stake Conference and heard the Denver Temple President speak on the importance of making the commitment of temple attendance and how the blessings will pour out from attending. We also got to hear from our Stake President who talked about making our homes a safe haven, and in doing so we need to make sure that we don't have any ways where the adversary would be able to step in. He also challenged all of us to go though our own homes and make sure that we are in compliance with the Lord...no bad movies, language, TV shows, music, immodest clothing, etc. I am so grateful for the council that we receive though the Lord's servants to help us draw closer to Him, and protection that we will receive by following His commandments.
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Happy Birthday this week to Andy and Haley! Andy turned the big 30 and Haley turned the big 6 and let's just say that Andy was not as excited about his birthday as Haley was hers. Work has been busy for Andy this week working in the office when he should have been taking care of everything in preparation to his deployment. On Thursday Haley's class celebrated Cinco de Mayo by making maracas and sombreros and finally Kayla and Haley have been enjoying there last few weeks of school before it wraps up for the summer.
The International Haws Family
I do not have any direct email from Jeff to include but news that I can share includes that he has moved into his new apartment. Mom sent him all sorts of supplies for the house. That, of course, is typical of Mom. He rode his bike about 12miles each way to church today and enjoyed the ride. He is planning on leaving for Brazil in June to work on the family paperwork for getting his family to the states.
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Mom and Dad,
Renata, the boys and I want to start by wishing Mom a very happy Mother's Day.
Our week has gone well. Renata and the boys sound happy and excited and well.
Renata has tried out a new hair style that I think Grant might like. Pictures are up at Flickr and available to be viewed.
My week has been busy but all is coming together and I am glad.
I am sorry not to have better information. I hope this finds you well.
Love,
Jeff
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
Logan has been busy with track and soccer. I was able to attend his last track meet in Athens (Wisconsin not Greece). I was so impressed with how fast he ran. He did great. He has a good group of friends. He has not been able to spend as much time with soccer. His former principal died this week. That was a sad event. She was a very good person. Logan's chickens have become very productive and his chicks are growing up quickly.
Emily has been busy with soccer, work and school. Also this week she competed in the State Solo and Ensemble performance in Stevens Point. She earned a "1" for both performances. That is excellent.
Lanette had a great time being home with Stacie and Grant. She can be hiliarous. Lanette did get a new book this week and had a great time reading it. Grant teased Lanette endlessly. She is quickly coming to the end of her Janesville experience.
Mom has been busy with all sorts of things including attending soccer, track, Solo and Ensemble events while still enjoying time with her kids. Hopefully she had a good Mother's Day and felt appreciated for at least a bit of what she does. She has been enjoying general good health which is a wonderful blessing.
I have been doing well. I enjoyed watching the soccer and track performances. I enjoy watching Grant preparing our yard for all sorts of color. I have been trying to put up a fence/fortress around my fruit trees to ward off deer. I had the opportunity to speak at a pediatric conference on Friday. That was a fun challenge.
I have appreciated the opportunity of attending the temple recently. I am in awe of the powerful blessings the temple covenants bring to our family. I love you all dearly. Dad
This week has been busy with birthday plans ! Jeff turned 31 on Saturday and had a great birthday! We kicked off with a fun breakfast, ultimate frisbee, video games and typanyaki. Needless to say, we had a lot of fun!
The achievement day girls had their how to take care of babies and little kids class this week. After two moms told us about their experiances we melted crayons and made some pretty pictures for their moms! Some of the girls turn some of theirs into cards for them.
Besides those things we have only had doctors appts and work parties.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
(This was sent by Stacie last week)
Stacie and Kevin have become increasingly busy as the semester draws closer to its end. However, Kevin is excited to have most of his work nearly completed for his current courses. Despite all their busyness they decided to wake up early to watch the Royal Wedding. However, what they really enjoyed was attending a royal wedding party hosted by a visiting professor and his wife from England. Stacie was happy to meet some of Kevin's running buddies, a group of older men and professors that run together by the Rio Grande each week. Stacie was also excited to commence her annual Harry Potter read.
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We enjoyed the blessing of Stacie being home with us this week to celebrate Mother's Day. Thank you Kevin. It was absolutely delightful to have her here with us. The funniest event was hearing Grant and Stacie bring out a whole new part of Lanette's personality. Thank you again Stacie for coming.
Grant's News
Grant is on leave from work this week and was able to spend a lot of
time at home with Mom and Stacie. At the beginning of the week he
continued transferring the flowers that have been growing indoors out
to the front porch. And Tuesday night he made some lovely taco soup,
cornbread, and cherry blondie brownies. Wednesday Stacie arrived and
Thursday Mom, Stacie, and Grant ventured out to Marantha Market.
Afterwards Stacie and Grant brainstormed future posts for Stacie's Top
Model blog since Season 17 will be all returning models. On Friday
Mom, Stacie, and Grant went together to Wausau and visited the real
mall before picking up Lanette. Afterwards they went to Logan's track
meet. Grant decided Friday to step down to being a regular bartender
and will need to transfer stores to do so. He is going to transfer to
the Wisconsin Rapids Applebee's where his old boss works now. Saturday
Grant worked in the yard, planting some ornamental grasses that grow
feathered ends, and then two junipers. He and Stacie then made a
special dinner for Mom in honor of Mother's Day, which was chicken
cranberry salad sandwiches with blackberry poppy seed salad.
The Haws Family of Colorado
(This information is from Andy and Melanie from last week)
This week Andy was very glad to give hand off his government cell phone to someone else in the company so he can prepare for his deployment. Even though it hasn't quite hit us yet that he will be leaving again, I already know that Andy and all of us will be watched over, comforted and protected while he is gone. On Saturday we celebrated Haley's birthday a week early. She had fun with her friends from school making bracelets and eating cake and of course her favorite part was opening up presents. Sunday we went Stake Conference and heard the Denver Temple President speak on the importance of making the commitment of temple attendance and how the blessings will pour out from attending. We also got to hear from our Stake President who talked about making our homes a safe haven, and in doing so we need to make sure that we don't have any ways where the adversary would be able to step in. He also challenged all of us to go though our own homes and make sure that we are in compliance with the Lord...no bad movies, language, TV shows, music, immodest clothing, etc. I am so grateful for the council that we receive though the Lord's servants to help us draw closer to Him, and protection that we will receive by following His commandments.
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Happy Birthday this week to Andy and Haley! Andy turned the big 30 and Haley turned the big 6 and let's just say that Andy was not as excited about his birthday as Haley was hers. Work has been busy for Andy this week working in the office when he should have been taking care of everything in preparation to his deployment. On Thursday Haley's class celebrated Cinco de Mayo by making maracas and sombreros and finally Kayla and Haley have been enjoying there last few weeks of school before it wraps up for the summer.
The International Haws Family
I do not have any direct email from Jeff to include but news that I can share includes that he has moved into his new apartment. Mom sent him all sorts of supplies for the house. That, of course, is typical of Mom. He rode his bike about 12miles each way to church today and enjoyed the ride. He is planning on leaving for Brazil in June to work on the family paperwork for getting his family to the states.
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Mom and Dad,
Renata, the boys and I want to start by wishing Mom a very happy Mother's Day.
Our week has gone well. Renata and the boys sound happy and excited and well.
Renata has tried out a new hair style that I think Grant might like. Pictures are up at Flickr and available to be viewed.
My week has been busy but all is coming together and I am glad.
I am sorry not to have better information. I hope this finds you well.
Love,
Jeff
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
Logan has been busy with track and soccer. I was able to attend his last track meet in Athens (Wisconsin not Greece). I was so impressed with how fast he ran. He did great. He has a good group of friends. He has not been able to spend as much time with soccer. His former principal died this week. That was a sad event. She was a very good person. Logan's chickens have become very productive and his chicks are growing up quickly.
Emily has been busy with soccer, work and school. Also this week she competed in the State Solo and Ensemble performance in Stevens Point. She earned a "1" for both performances. That is excellent.
Lanette had a great time being home with Stacie and Grant. She can be hiliarous. Lanette did get a new book this week and had a great time reading it. Grant teased Lanette endlessly. She is quickly coming to the end of her Janesville experience.
Mom has been busy with all sorts of things including attending soccer, track, Solo and Ensemble events while still enjoying time with her kids. Hopefully she had a good Mother's Day and felt appreciated for at least a bit of what she does. She has been enjoying general good health which is a wonderful blessing.
I have been doing well. I enjoyed watching the soccer and track performances. I enjoy watching Grant preparing our yard for all sorts of color. I have been trying to put up a fence/fortress around my fruit trees to ward off deer. I had the opportunity to speak at a pediatric conference on Friday. That was a fun challenge.
I have appreciated the opportunity of attending the temple recently. I am in awe of the powerful blessings the temple covenants bring to our family. I love you all dearly. Dad
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