The Jackson Family of Albuquerque
This week was a very busy one for Kevin as UNM hosted its annual Medieval Lecture Series. It was a great opportunity for him to meet with scholars from other universities and to learn new things. On Thursday Stacie and Henry joined Kevin to listen to a lecture on a medieval sculptor. On Saturday Kevin, Stacie and Henry enjoyed a walk together in the Albuquerque heat. Soon afterwards Stacie became very ill. Kevin has been taking very good care of her and Henry and she should be better soon.
The Colorado Haws Family
On Monday Haley and Kayla enjoyed having school off for “April Day” whatever that means. In the morning I took them to the dentist and then enjoyed a day at the park with Lisa, Tamara and their kids. On Tuesday Kayla had another day off of school so we enjoyed it by cleaning the house, eating lunch with Haley and playing at the park. On Friday Haley received her Master's degree for reading. She has 700 more pages until she will receive her doctorate. On Saturday we woke up early to help clean the church, which both Haley and Kayla loved to do. After cleaning the church I took them to the park and then to Chick-fil-a. On Sunday Haley reminded me that it is her birthday in 14 more days and kept asking me if she looks like a big 7 year old yet. It is amazing how quickly they grow up. We were able to talk to Andy a couple of times this week. The date for him coming home keeps changing, but I can’t complain as long as it will make him come home earlier.
Updates
Grant has been working a whole lot and planting some new flowers in our yard. One of my co-workers commented on how much better our yard looks over the last couple of years. I give credit to Grant for that.
Jeff will be leaving on Wednesday to go to Brazil to join his family. They are on the final leg to getting the paperwork done to move to the States. It has been an arduous trip to make it this far but hopefully we will be able to be together soon. It will be a wonderful reunion.
Julie and Jeff Lane are getting adjusted to their new home location. Jeff is picking up on his job and getting new clients. Alex is gaining weight very well and it seems like his gastroesophageal reflux is subsiding. I hope I am not jinxing things. Jeff and Julie were able to attend the St Paul Temple Friday night and Saturday morning.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
Logan had a display in the Columbus School Academic Fair. It was large (about 4 feet) replica of the Washington Monument. It turned out very nice. On Sunday his choir performed a concert that we attended and this week he is busy with scouts, soccer and school. He is overjoyed that I finally put up the trampoline.
Emily came over today and spent time with Mom working on her graduation announcements. She has been getting some real exercise in by walking all over town to get to school, practice and work. She picked up a new job at Festival Foods.
Lanette had fun at a birthday picnic hosted by a new family in our branch. That was on Saturday and on Sunday was the linger longer so she enjoyed all the socialization. She is also happy about the trampoline being put up again. Lanette will be done with her school year in several weeks so we are trying to find some work opportunities for her.
Mom has been making some pretty amazing progress. Physical therapy is a real help with also a workout. Thankfully she has a wonderful physical therapist. Her physical therapist was treated to some of Mom's famous Mango sasa
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
April 21, 2012
Hey Family,
I am really sorry I delayed getting last weeks information into the blog. I have been working on some other projects not the least of those being my attempt to get Lanette "connected" on the Internet. So here is last week's update. Please keep on sending me information.
Love,
Dad
Comment- As I insert the note from Melanie I would like to share with you some of my deepest impressions last week. Perhaps only Melanie can fully appreciate the dangers Andy experiences on a daily basis. Recently Kabul came under attack in an area that Andy was located at. That day Mom and I had been praying more intently that usual for Andy's protection. I felt a deep impression that Father in Heaven had answered our prayer directly and preserved Andy's life. I hope that each of you, regardless of your daily activities, we take time each day to pray for Andy's safety. Dad
The Colorado Haws Family
The beginning of this week was kind of slow, but by the weekend we were very busy. On Friday after we dropped Haley off at school I took Kayla to story hour at the library where she made a necklace nest with fuzzy eggs. After the library we went visiting teaching and then headed off to eat lunch with Haley. After Haley got out of school we watched Morgan, one of my friends little girl until 10:30 at night. Helen (her mom) forgot to warn me not to have anyone lay on the ground or Morgan will come and bounce on them, which was exactly what she kept doing to Haley and Kayla. Even though the girls were exhausted by the time Morgan left they loved playing with her. On Saturday the girls played with Sydney for awhile, and then we went to the provident living activity at church which turned out to be a success. Sadly it was my last activity that I helped plan because they had released me from my enrichment night calling and called me to be the Achievements Day Leader. I hope that I will be as good at this calling as the previous Achievements Day Leader was. Andy is doing well. This morning the place that he was at in Kabul was attacked but he assured me that he is safe. I know that the Lord is watching out for him and all of you prayers for his safety are being heard.
http://www.tomrush.com./video_remember.html
A fun link from Melanie.
The International Haws Family
Dad and Mom,
I have been so very bad at writing that I suppose that I must call this our week, month, year.
This week was especially busy for Renata. We have arranged for me to return to Brazil to spend some time with the family and continue to press forward the immigration process. Renata always trying to make my arrival extra-special so by determining the date of my travels she develops a list of things she wants to accomplish before I arrive.
Besides her list of goals Derick decided to get a stomach flu to slow her down. Poor Derick felt horrible, got two shots and spent his Saturday morning on an IV at the hospital. Hospital visits usually end with a visit to a local toy store so he is feeling much better now with his new Ben 10 action figure.
Felipe has had a fun week. Besides school he has been interested in learning how to play the guitar. His aunt, who usually stays at our house while I am away has a guitar and some basic skills so she has been his mentor and has allowed him to play as frequently as he should like. We are excited for him and enjoy that he has developed interested in instruments, really any instrument but the drums is fine.
Lucas was the proud recipient of a trophy at a soccer tournament. As far as I know he play as a forward (is forward a position?), well it is one of the positions that kicks the ball with his feet and that is about as much as I understand about soccer. His performance at the tournament was impressive and he scored 5 goals, more than any of the other forwards at the tournament. So a big congrats to him on that.
I am well. Excited to be returning to Brazil and glad that Steven is patient with my travels.At work I have had the challenge of building tools for others to use. This is quite different from the data automation tasks that I have previously programmed. In the end I find databases more enjoyable than user interfaces, simply because databases don't talk back as much as users do. But it is a learning experience that will help me a lot as I move forward.
I hope that you week is going well. I am glad to hear that Mom has left the hospital and that Lanette enjoyed her 20th birthday.
Love,
Jeff
The Jackson Family of Albuquerque
On Monday Stacie & Henry enjoyed lunch with their friend Sara and her daughter, Charlotte. On Tuesday and Thursday Stacie was excited to start going to dance exercise classes at the Y in the morning. Om Thursday Kevin, Stacie and Henry shared a wonderful day together. They went out to lunch and then went on a beautiful walk together around the park near their house. All weekend Kevin has been working in their yard preparing a garden. They look forward to harvesting zucchini, pumpkin, lots of different peppers, tomatoes, cantaloupe, carrots, and garden beans in a few months.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
For any of you that do not know this already, Mom is one tough cookie!! Despite a lot of pain she is back doing so much. Last night we drove 6 hours so that we could do temple work for our ancestors. It was a beautiful experience and I have a testimony of the sealing powers. I had the distinct feeling that as we did the sealings that some of those individuals were absolutely delighted with that blessing. Thank you to each of you for your efforts.
We have enjoyed celebrating Lanette's birthday last week. She had a great time. She has a new computer and a program called "Jaws" to help her read the Internet. With Jeff's help we are making some progress on learning how to use it. I hope she will be able to contact you soon.
We are enjoying the fruits of Grant's labors as a lot of beautiful flowers are coming up...despite the snow.
Logan and Emily have been in the soccer mode. Emily had two games this week. We were only able to attend one but she played awesome. Logan has a tournament today. We are anticipating a fun day.
I am keeping this short because I need to be off to the tournament. Love Dad
I am really sorry I delayed getting last weeks information into the blog. I have been working on some other projects not the least of those being my attempt to get Lanette "connected" on the Internet. So here is last week's update. Please keep on sending me information.
Love,
Dad
Comment- As I insert the note from Melanie I would like to share with you some of my deepest impressions last week. Perhaps only Melanie can fully appreciate the dangers Andy experiences on a daily basis. Recently Kabul came under attack in an area that Andy was located at. That day Mom and I had been praying more intently that usual for Andy's protection. I felt a deep impression that Father in Heaven had answered our prayer directly and preserved Andy's life. I hope that each of you, regardless of your daily activities, we take time each day to pray for Andy's safety. Dad
The Colorado Haws Family
The beginning of this week was kind of slow, but by the weekend we were very busy. On Friday after we dropped Haley off at school I took Kayla to story hour at the library where she made a necklace nest with fuzzy eggs. After the library we went visiting teaching and then headed off to eat lunch with Haley. After Haley got out of school we watched Morgan, one of my friends little girl until 10:30 at night. Helen (her mom) forgot to warn me not to have anyone lay on the ground or Morgan will come and bounce on them, which was exactly what she kept doing to Haley and Kayla. Even though the girls were exhausted by the time Morgan left they loved playing with her. On Saturday the girls played with Sydney for awhile, and then we went to the provident living activity at church which turned out to be a success. Sadly it was my last activity that I helped plan because they had released me from my enrichment night calling and called me to be the Achievements Day Leader. I hope that I will be as good at this calling as the previous Achievements Day Leader was. Andy is doing well. This morning the place that he was at in Kabul was attacked but he assured me that he is safe. I know that the Lord is watching out for him and all of you prayers for his safety are being heard.
http://www.tomrush.com./video_remember.html
A fun link from Melanie.
The International Haws Family
Dad and Mom,
I have been so very bad at writing that I suppose that I must call this our week, month, year.
This week was especially busy for Renata. We have arranged for me to return to Brazil to spend some time with the family and continue to press forward the immigration process. Renata always trying to make my arrival extra-special so by determining the date of my travels she develops a list of things she wants to accomplish before I arrive.
Besides her list of goals Derick decided to get a stomach flu to slow her down. Poor Derick felt horrible, got two shots and spent his Saturday morning on an IV at the hospital. Hospital visits usually end with a visit to a local toy store so he is feeling much better now with his new Ben 10 action figure.
Felipe has had a fun week. Besides school he has been interested in learning how to play the guitar. His aunt, who usually stays at our house while I am away has a guitar and some basic skills so she has been his mentor and has allowed him to play as frequently as he should like. We are excited for him and enjoy that he has developed interested in instruments, really any instrument but the drums is fine.
Lucas was the proud recipient of a trophy at a soccer tournament. As far as I know he play as a forward (is forward a position?), well it is one of the positions that kicks the ball with his feet and that is about as much as I understand about soccer. His performance at the tournament was impressive and he scored 5 goals, more than any of the other forwards at the tournament. So a big congrats to him on that.
I am well. Excited to be returning to Brazil and glad that Steven is patient with my travels.At work I have had the challenge of building tools for others to use. This is quite different from the data automation tasks that I have previously programmed. In the end I find databases more enjoyable than user interfaces, simply because databases don't talk back as much as users do. But it is a learning experience that will help me a lot as I move forward.
I hope that you week is going well. I am glad to hear that Mom has left the hospital and that Lanette enjoyed her 20th birthday.
Love,
Jeff
The Jackson Family of Albuquerque
On Monday Stacie & Henry enjoyed lunch with their friend Sara and her daughter, Charlotte. On Tuesday and Thursday Stacie was excited to start going to dance exercise classes at the Y in the morning. Om Thursday Kevin, Stacie and Henry shared a wonderful day together. They went out to lunch and then went on a beautiful walk together around the park near their house. All weekend Kevin has been working in their yard preparing a garden. They look forward to harvesting zucchini, pumpkin, lots of different peppers, tomatoes, cantaloupe, carrots, and garden beans in a few months.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
For any of you that do not know this already, Mom is one tough cookie!! Despite a lot of pain she is back doing so much. Last night we drove 6 hours so that we could do temple work for our ancestors. It was a beautiful experience and I have a testimony of the sealing powers. I had the distinct feeling that as we did the sealings that some of those individuals were absolutely delighted with that blessing. Thank you to each of you for your efforts.
We have enjoyed celebrating Lanette's birthday last week. She had a great time. She has a new computer and a program called "Jaws" to help her read the Internet. With Jeff's help we are making some progress on learning how to use it. I hope she will be able to contact you soon.
We are enjoying the fruits of Grant's labors as a lot of beautiful flowers are coming up...despite the snow.
Logan and Emily have been in the soccer mode. Emily had two games this week. We were only able to attend one but she played awesome. Logan has a tournament today. We are anticipating a fun day.
I am keeping this short because I need to be off to the tournament. Love Dad
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Easter Day- April 8, 2012
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
April 8, 2012
Kevin was very busy this week with work, school and extra jobs provided to him by the woman he tutors & her husband. On Thursday he spent most of the day working in the optometrist's office run by Kattia's husband. However, Stacie was very thankful when he was able to come home after she started feeling unwell. Meanwhile, Stacie and Henry continue to enjoy their time together, even if it feels like it is slipping away too quickly. On Thursday Stacie took Henry to her workplace to visit her friends and coworkers. Although her coworkers look forward to her return in six weeks, she is much less thrilled with being apart from her precious little boy.
April 1, 2012
This last week Kevin, Stacie, and Henry enjoyed more time with Grant. They grilled ribs, went on walks, ate out at Tucanos, and just enjoyed being together. Henry especially loved playing with Grant, treating him to several big grins. They were all sorry to say goodbye to Grant on Wednesday morning and look forward to his visit in the summer.
On Friday and Saturday Stacie worked hard to prepare the refreshments for an upcoming ward activity, which proved to be a very difficult task while caring for Henry. However, as frustrating as it can be at times for Stacie and Kevin to try and keep up with Henry's needs, all of their frustrations have melted away as Henry has begun to smile and laugh more regularly. Every smile is precious. Attached in the flicker account are a few of the special moments captured.
On Saturday Kevin worked hard all day to help an acquaintance fix up some homes so that he could earn a little extra money. It was a very long day as he worked for about 14 hours, but they were grateful for the job opportunity. Today all three Jacksons are catching up on some much needed rest.
Grant's News
Grant has had a busy week of work, visiting Mom, and keeping things going around the house. He hasn't much time for gardening, which is okay because he is too nervous about it getting cold again to start any annual flowers in the yard. However, his tulips are now blooming. On Tuesday he did make a tour around town to see what the various stores had begun to carry, but he intends to hold off a few more weeks in case it dips below freezing at night. Thursday Grant had the day off and was able to go for a walk in the marsh, which hasn't happened in a while due to how muddy it has been with melting snow. The weekend at work was pretty slow due to the Easter holidays and nice weather.
The Colorado Haws Family
April 8, 2012
The most exciting news this week is that Haley lost her first tooth on Tuesday! After attempting to pull out Haley’s tooth for two weeks I had my good friend Tamara try which didn’t work, then had my other good friend Lisa try and succeeded and is now hired as the official tooth puller for our family! Haley was so excited to finally have her tooth out. That night she put her tooth in her long awaited heart pillow and woke up to find a dollar and a note from the tooth fairy. On Friday Haley had a rhythms assembly where she participated in 6 dances. I think her favorite was the “chicken dance.” Saturday, I took the girls to an Easter Egg hunt and then surprised them by taking them to Disney on Ice. They loved it! Haley just ate food while she watched the show while Kayla kept telling me about all the different princesses that she could see during it. Sunday was great day, because my really good friend Lisa and her family joined us for church. Hopefully they will come with us again sometime. Andy is doing well. He has been informed that he will be moving again (for those of you that are counting this is move number 4). We have about two months before he will be home and we are all very excited for him to be done with this deployment.
April 1, 2012
This week the girls were excited to sleep in all week for Spring Break. I was surprised that I was able to figure out an activity for them to do each day. On Monday despite the wind, we went to the park on post and had lunch. Haley and Kayla made a couple of new friends there. Afterwards we went shopping at the commissary and then home to ride bikes. On Tuesday morning we went Visiting Teaching and then to the library to pick out more books. We spent most of the afternoon outside because the weather was beautiful. On Wednesday I took the girls shopping and then to Jack in the Box so Haley was able to use her coupons that she earned at school. In my opinion I don’t think we will be going there again because the food is not that great. Thursday was the highlight of our week because we were able to talk to Andy on Skype for about an hour. The girls were so excited to see him. Only 69 more days until he leaves Afghanistan! After talking to Andy I took Haley and Kayla to the Nature Center and the park. This was the first time that we went to the Nature Center and it was pretty cool. They have walking and bike trails and different types of animals that you can see. There was a Canadian goose that seemed attached to Haley. It kept following her anywhere we went. On Friday Haley played with her friends Sydney and Camden. Then I took them to ITZ (kind of like Chucky Cheese). It was okay but a little on the expensive side. Saturday I took the girls to the Easter Egg hunt on post where they had activities, entertainment and of course the Easter Egg hunt. Later we came home to watch General Conference. Sunday I took the girls to the church to watch the morning session of Conference and the afternoon one at home. I am very grateful that we have the technology where we are able to hear the inspirational and uplifting words of our Prophet and the other speakers twice a year.
The Wisconsin Haws Family
Mom had surgery on her back on March 30th. It was a tough week or so but she is making some really good progress and we hope that she will be coming home soon. She is in the rehabilitation unit now and getting a real work out each day. Thank you for your prayers and to Jeff L. for assisting in giving priesthood blessings to mom. I felt the power of the priesthood in that ordinance.
Logan has had a sort of quiet week at home. He did read Hunger Games and then see the movie. It was a too violent for me so I did not see the whole show. He has been a huge help during mom's recovering. He does ride his bike down to the hospital to visit mom. He has two orders of chickens coming in soon so he has quite a load of work coming soon.
Lanette also had a pretty quiet week. She is looking forward to her 20th birthday this week. We hope to get her the jaws program so that she will be able to enjoy the Internet more. We think it may be a great way to help her communicate with friends and family.
Emily has dropped by to see mom on two occasions. She has played in one soccer game and more games are planned for this week.
I have really been blessed by the assistance of Grant and Logan. It has made so much possible. Work was relatively quiet last week which was also helpful. I have had the opportunity to ponder more the Atonement of Christ. As we have celebrated Easter it has provided opportunities that helped me realize what a great blessing the restored gospel is to each of us. Perhaps my deepest dream is that our family will be united in love one for another. We have so much to share with each other. I pray that we can each feel of the individual love of Savior for each of us.
Love,
Dad
April 8, 2012
Kevin was very busy this week with work, school and extra jobs provided to him by the woman he tutors & her husband. On Thursday he spent most of the day working in the optometrist's office run by Kattia's husband. However, Stacie was very thankful when he was able to come home after she started feeling unwell. Meanwhile, Stacie and Henry continue to enjoy their time together, even if it feels like it is slipping away too quickly. On Thursday Stacie took Henry to her workplace to visit her friends and coworkers. Although her coworkers look forward to her return in six weeks, she is much less thrilled with being apart from her precious little boy.
April 1, 2012
This last week Kevin, Stacie, and Henry enjoyed more time with Grant. They grilled ribs, went on walks, ate out at Tucanos, and just enjoyed being together. Henry especially loved playing with Grant, treating him to several big grins. They were all sorry to say goodbye to Grant on Wednesday morning and look forward to his visit in the summer.
On Friday and Saturday Stacie worked hard to prepare the refreshments for an upcoming ward activity, which proved to be a very difficult task while caring for Henry. However, as frustrating as it can be at times for Stacie and Kevin to try and keep up with Henry's needs, all of their frustrations have melted away as Henry has begun to smile and laugh more regularly. Every smile is precious. Attached in the flicker account are a few of the special moments captured.
On Saturday Kevin worked hard all day to help an acquaintance fix up some homes so that he could earn a little extra money. It was a very long day as he worked for about 14 hours, but they were grateful for the job opportunity. Today all three Jacksons are catching up on some much needed rest.
Grant's News
Grant has had a busy week of work, visiting Mom, and keeping things going around the house. He hasn't much time for gardening, which is okay because he is too nervous about it getting cold again to start any annual flowers in the yard. However, his tulips are now blooming. On Tuesday he did make a tour around town to see what the various stores had begun to carry, but he intends to hold off a few more weeks in case it dips below freezing at night. Thursday Grant had the day off and was able to go for a walk in the marsh, which hasn't happened in a while due to how muddy it has been with melting snow. The weekend at work was pretty slow due to the Easter holidays and nice weather.
The Colorado Haws Family
April 8, 2012
The most exciting news this week is that Haley lost her first tooth on Tuesday! After attempting to pull out Haley’s tooth for two weeks I had my good friend Tamara try which didn’t work, then had my other good friend Lisa try and succeeded and is now hired as the official tooth puller for our family! Haley was so excited to finally have her tooth out. That night she put her tooth in her long awaited heart pillow and woke up to find a dollar and a note from the tooth fairy. On Friday Haley had a rhythms assembly where she participated in 6 dances. I think her favorite was the “chicken dance.” Saturday, I took the girls to an Easter Egg hunt and then surprised them by taking them to Disney on Ice. They loved it! Haley just ate food while she watched the show while Kayla kept telling me about all the different princesses that she could see during it. Sunday was great day, because my really good friend Lisa and her family joined us for church. Hopefully they will come with us again sometime. Andy is doing well. He has been informed that he will be moving again (for those of you that are counting this is move number 4). We have about two months before he will be home and we are all very excited for him to be done with this deployment.
April 1, 2012
This week the girls were excited to sleep in all week for Spring Break. I was surprised that I was able to figure out an activity for them to do each day. On Monday despite the wind, we went to the park on post and had lunch. Haley and Kayla made a couple of new friends there. Afterwards we went shopping at the commissary and then home to ride bikes. On Tuesday morning we went Visiting Teaching and then to the library to pick out more books. We spent most of the afternoon outside because the weather was beautiful. On Wednesday I took the girls shopping and then to Jack in the Box so Haley was able to use her coupons that she earned at school. In my opinion I don’t think we will be going there again because the food is not that great. Thursday was the highlight of our week because we were able to talk to Andy on Skype for about an hour. The girls were so excited to see him. Only 69 more days until he leaves Afghanistan! After talking to Andy I took Haley and Kayla to the Nature Center and the park. This was the first time that we went to the Nature Center and it was pretty cool. They have walking and bike trails and different types of animals that you can see. There was a Canadian goose that seemed attached to Haley. It kept following her anywhere we went. On Friday Haley played with her friends Sydney and Camden. Then I took them to ITZ (kind of like Chucky Cheese). It was okay but a little on the expensive side. Saturday I took the girls to the Easter Egg hunt on post where they had activities, entertainment and of course the Easter Egg hunt. Later we came home to watch General Conference. Sunday I took the girls to the church to watch the morning session of Conference and the afternoon one at home. I am very grateful that we have the technology where we are able to hear the inspirational and uplifting words of our Prophet and the other speakers twice a year.
The Wisconsin Haws Family
Mom had surgery on her back on March 30th. It was a tough week or so but she is making some really good progress and we hope that she will be coming home soon. She is in the rehabilitation unit now and getting a real work out each day. Thank you for your prayers and to Jeff L. for assisting in giving priesthood blessings to mom. I felt the power of the priesthood in that ordinance.
Logan has had a sort of quiet week at home. He did read Hunger Games and then see the movie. It was a too violent for me so I did not see the whole show. He has been a huge help during mom's recovering. He does ride his bike down to the hospital to visit mom. He has two orders of chickens coming in soon so he has quite a load of work coming soon.
Lanette also had a pretty quiet week. She is looking forward to her 20th birthday this week. We hope to get her the jaws program so that she will be able to enjoy the Internet more. We think it may be a great way to help her communicate with friends and family.
Emily has dropped by to see mom on two occasions. She has played in one soccer game and more games are planned for this week.
I have really been blessed by the assistance of Grant and Logan. It has made so much possible. Work was relatively quiet last week which was also helpful. I have had the opportunity to ponder more the Atonement of Christ. As we have celebrated Easter it has provided opportunities that helped me realize what a great blessing the restored gospel is to each of us. Perhaps my deepest dream is that our family will be united in love one for another. We have so much to share with each other. I pray that we can each feel of the individual love of Savior for each of us.
Love,
Dad
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