Things in Brazil sound fun. Renata had a very good birthday last week. And now shows the world what it is like to be beautiful even after three boys and thirty-two years. Her birthday was on the 5th and was full of supportive visits from friends, which made her quite happy.
Felipe is getting ready for his birthday this week. He turns 15 on the 17th and seems to believe that he is much older and shoulbe granted more freedom. That motion was quickly vetoed. Still he is excited for his birthday.
Lucas continues to do well in soccer and along with Felipe is busy as the school year comes to a close.
Derick has had a tough week as the PlayStation is broken. Apparently he lost and decided to knock it on the ground. When I went to scold all I could see was myself at sixteen head-butting my motorcycle and found myself at a loss for words. Derick's misery is soon to end as he and Mommy are going to get a new PlayStation later on this week.
Derick has another exciting adventure that is getting underway. Derick will be going on a crab/crawdad hunt tonight with Renata's stepfather. I am excited for this, while I am not sure how this will work with Derick in the swamp with grandpa for the better part of the night I think that it will be an adventure not soon forgotten and something neat that he can learn about while in Brazil. Needless to say those types of adventures will be much less frequent once he comes to the states.
My week has gone well.A t work I continue busy working wiht a database of weather data. While it may sound simple, weather data has posed many new challenges and different opportunities to learn.
Outside of work I thought that I would search to udnerstand the cosmos and started a book called "Fear of Physics" after the first three chapters I found myself terrified of physics and set the book aside for a while. I then moved to a book called "Justice." A Harvard professor, Michael Sandell, who has a class ont he same subject on YouTube that youc an watch if you are interested, wrote the book. He covers some of the area of political philosophy. The first was on Utilitarianism, which was interesting and raised several questions in me. It has been a fun challenge.
That pretty well. sums up the activities of our week. I hope yours were equally enjoyable.
Love,
Jeff
The Jacksons of Albuquerque
This week was a busy one for Stacie & Kevin, beginning at the end of last week. Kevin's homework has been steadily increasing with the end of the semester growing nearer. He was frustrated recently when his group finished a difficult and time-consuming translation only to discover that they had done the wrong section of the poem. Thankfully his professor extended their deadline so they could complete the correct translation. He has also been busy with increased grading and tutoring responsibilities.
Last Sunday Stacie's busyness started with the commencement of the annual conference for the Association of Intermountain Housing Officers. Her department has been preparing to host the conference for several months and had quite a bit of work to perform at the event. However, she made some great contacts at various companies and was honored to be nominated for the Most Outstanding Entry-Level Professional in the region. She also enjoyed the opportunity to network with other individuals from across the region and visit with some employees she knew from BYU.
The rest of their week was spent in semi-recovery from the busyness of staying out late for the conference each night. On Wednesday they were lucky enough to be able to go to campus a few hours later than normal. On Thursday Stacie started training a new assistant which should be a huge help to her during her maternity leave. On Friday night Kevin & Stacie went out to Tucanos with their friends Justin & Julie to celebrate Justin's birthday. They also spent last night at Justin & Julie's house eating soup & playing games. It was a nice way to end their week.
for our elections on Tuesday!
final exam for her Human Development in Infancy course! She feels really good
about it, so hopefully that will work out for her. Afterwards, we went to a
local Mexican restaurant for lunch.
normal, but when the doctor measured him last time he was on the small side and
this time he was on the big side, Julie is guessing he gained two pounds since
our last visit two weeks ago. We are also guessing that he is going to be
getting some of those tall Lane genes. We are so excited to see him at our next
visit the day before Thanksgiving! We are now 31 weeks! Yeah! At our doctor's
visit we were able to get a lot of peace of mind; since, we decided to take a
birth class with a recommended instructor who is a strong advocate of the Ina
May Gaskin's view of birthing Experience and began to feel a lot of distress
about our particular situation with the marginal cord placenta. (Marginal cord
placenta is where the placenta and umbilical meet up can cause a starvation,
rupture and suffocation of the baby if the proper precautions are not taken)
Anyways, the doctor listened to our preferences and fears and was able to put
our minds at ease to a degree. We are very grateful to have had such a wonderful
OBGYN office in our lives with these health issues!
but we still celebrated his success!
style but a nice change. Julie is thinking of cutting her hair but is unsure of
how to do it.
stake in the temple. We are also very grateful for the additional opportunity to
get to go to the temple as a couple before Little Alex comes. On the way home we
stopped at Panda Express.
quorum about the second coming while Julie watched the primary practice for
next's primary program.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
The big news in the Haws home is that Mom, Logan and I put up a snow fence in the front yard. I think it is very cool but I have received all sort of harrassment from Grant. Emily just shakes her head and I just grin at my beautiful snow fence. Grant promises to take a picture for the family newsletter.
Mom and I were able to attend the temple on Saturday. We were able to do an endowment session and sealing session. It is so nice to get some more of the work done for our ancestors but it seems that as soon as some work is completed there is more to do. I surely appreciate the efforts in our family to do this vital work.
Logan had a piano party with her piano teacher and other students. He really enjoys his teacher. He loves to sing and dance around the home. It always brings a smile to our face. His chickens have been slowing down with their production but it may be because Molly bite off the tail feathers of one of the birds. I think they are protesting the dog brutality by not laying eggs.
Emily and Lanette had Veteran's day off last Friday. Both enjoyed the extra sleep and free time. Emily continues to look at college opportunities and is leaning towards University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She is waiting to hear back from the University of Minnesota and James Madison. If she is accepted at these schools it may make the decision a bit more difficult.
Lanette had plans to go to work in a daycare on Friday but the plans feel through. That was a disappointment as you might expect. On Tuesday I attended a seminar with her on a work/study program for next year. It may be a wonderful opportunity for Lanette.
Mom was delighted to see the first snowflakes of the season this week. The snow did not last long but I suspect that we will have snow on the ground soon enough. We are prepared for it now with a snowblower, shovels and plenty of warm clothes. Mom makes the best hot chocolate in the world. That is probably my favorite part of coming in after cleaning the driveway.
As for me, I have really enjoyed the watching the geese fly overhead. Mom and I have spent some time at the Wildwood Park watching the buffalo, the geese and the wolves. It is amazing to see these different animals. I miss the spring flowers and my garden but I know that spring will bring new opportunities to plant again. It will also bring surprises from all of Grant's hidden bulbs.
Love,
Dad
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