The Jackson Family of Albuquerque
Last Sunday Kevin and Stacie celebrated Henry's 100 day old birthday. On Monday Kevin started his summer course on Paleography (the study of ancient handwriting), which meant that Henry had to start day care. It was hard for Stacie and Kevin to leave him there, but Henry seemed to have a good week exploring new things and playing around other babies.
On Saturday Stacie enjoyed taking Henry on a walk to the park in the beautiful weather. In the evening Kevin, Stacie and Henry went to a barbecue at his professor's house. It was fun for them to be around friends and, of course, everyone loved Henry.
This upcoming week they hope to see Henry roll over for the first time. It looks like he is getting really close!
The Colorado Haws Family
June 10, 2012
Welcome home Andy!!! We had long awaited the time for the home coming on Monday night. Haley and Kayla thought we were going to the airport to meet someone else. Needless to say they were very excited that the person we were waiting for was daddy! The rest of this week Haley and Kayla had swim lessons and were even able to jump off the diving board. On Friday we were sad to see my mom fly back to Utah. We had such a great time with her here and Andy and I were even to get in a few dates while she was here.
June 3, 2012
We had a lot of fun this past week hanging out with family and friends. On Monday Haley and Kayla helped my mom with the garden, make bread, feed the dogs and chickens, roasted hot dogs around a campfire (which Haley and Kayla were very excited to do), light some fireworks, and Haley put together a wonderful family home evening on respecting all of Heavenly Fathers creations. On Tuesday went met up with one of my wonderful friend’s Mariam who I have not seen in over 7 years. It was so great to see her and her children. Wednesday we went fishing up Parowan canyon at Yankee Lake where Haley caught her first fish! We were all very excited for her. Both Haley and Kayla even helped gut it, but Haley was the only one who ate some of the fish. Later that night she even asked if she could eat more fish! On Thursday as we were headed up to Manti, my mom started having engine trouble in Beaver. With the result of that, the girls were able to spend three hours playing at the McDonalds play place while we waited for DJ to pick us up. All in all it turned out okay. Friday I was able to spend another wonderful couple of hours at the temple with my mom. I love going to the temple and feeling the peaceful solace. Later we took pictures of Haley and Kayla at the temple. The city has recently put in a reflection pond down from the Manti temple which I thought was beautiful. After taking pictures we went to my sister Jodi’s house. We had a really great time seeing her. I also tried on her stilettos…yeah they are not for me. I had to hold on to both Jodi and my mom to walk in them. Later that night Haley made a scarecrow out of sticks at my dad’s house. On Saturday morning we headed back to Colorado. When we arrived home Haley and Kayla had made some signs for Andy, but they think the signs are for my friend Lisa. Andy’s flight was suppose to leave Kuwait on Saturday, but was delayed until Sunday because of a sandstorm. So he should be here by Tuesday! Sunday we went to church and later my mom helped Haley and Kayla make cookies.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
This has been a busy week for us here in Wisconsin. Logan and Emily both had soccer games so Mom and I had to divide and conquer. We were able to go together on Tuesday to Wisconsin Rapids but Thursday we split up to go to Wausau and Eau Claire. Emily ended her high school soccer career playing against a very good Eau Claire team. She did very well and can be very proud of her success. Logan's team won both games last week.
Lanette has started summer school today and had a really good time. She loves to go and spend time with the kids and adults at the daycare center. She continues to enjoy reading and talking with many people.
Logan and I enjoyed a hiking trip in an area called Levis Mound. It had beautiful overlooks from the "mountains" of Wisconsin. We are preparing as a troop for a 50 mile hike in the Porcupine Mountain State Park this August. We plan on doing preparation hikes throughout the summer as we prepare for the big one.
Mom has been the bastian of stability in our home this week. She nutures all of her children with great love, insight and concern. We are very lucky to have her. I am not so sure how happy she has been with having me. I schedule her, Logan and Lanette on Saturday to go a food storage activity. For some reason she is not too excited about canning peaches this weekend while I am out of town.
Well, I love you all and hope this update finds you in good spirits.
Love,
Dad
Monday, June 11, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
May 28, 2012
The International Haws Family
So I am a day early, or several weeks late, depending on your point of view but thought that I would take a moment to tell you about our week and the happenings of our lives.
Really, nothing has changed. I am serious, nothing has really developed over the last couple of weeks.
Lucas is doing exceptionally well at soccer and if we are here he will be participating in a tournament hosted by a professional team in a professional stadium in Sao Paulo. It is a sort of try out/scouting arena. It is quite a privilege. I even had the chance to watch him play a bit and was impressed.
Felipe has had a rough couple of weeks. He decided to break up with a girl that he had liked for almost a year. It was a tough decision but he is certain that it is important for him. That has left him a bit lost, for what is the reason to facebook when you are tortured with pictures of the person you so loved and what is the purpose for life without facebook. Wait, news coming in ... new facebook romance has begun and life has resumed and all is beautiful again.
Derick is doing well. He has struggled lately as some of his friends do not have to go to school and he would like live the life of Huckleberry Finn as well. We had a fun evening last night as the two of us talked about when he was little and the fun things that we used to do together, like how I carried him on my shoulders to school everyday and how he loved Dallin Dalmatian (Renata gave Dallin away while I was gone and Derick has missed him almost as much as he missed me).
Renata is doing well. Busy as mother's tend to be. Renata has worked hard to make sure that I can work in peace while working from home. She has been trying to be more regular in her church going and has been very regular in her Bible study, she tells me that she is in Lucas and enjoying it very much.
As for myself I have been having far too much fun. When I came to Brazil I decided that I wanted to try a new operating system, I have always used Windows at work (as most workplaces do) and have used a Mac regularly for the last two year while working on iPhone/iPad development, now I wanted to get familiar with Linux. I decided to start with the easiest form of Linux to learn, Ubuntu. It has been fun and much easier than I had originally imagined. With this I have become closer to new programming languages and have started to learn Perl. The entire experience has been thrilling! The best part almost everything is free, that is amazing, I have not had to pay for a program yet. I won't even start my rant on the costs in programming environments on Windows or Apple policies for programmers, let's just say 'free' is not an option.
I hope that you are all well.
Love,
Jeff
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
The weeks seems to be flying by for Stacie, Kevin and Henry. Henry turned three months this week and is getting bigger, smarter, and cuter day by day. Kevin is very thankful for his opportunity to spend the last two weeks with his little guy and will miss him very much while he is taking his summer course over the next month. The three amigos are enjoying the long weekend together as a family. On Saturday they redeemed a Groupon for candy covered apples and they did some delicious grilling. They hope that the weather and air are nice on Monday so they can enjoy a walk in the bosque by the Rio Grande. On Sunday Stacie baked some homemade bread, which was lovely, and in the evening they enjoyed Skyping us here in Marshfield. It was neat to have Henry and Alex on Skype together.
The Colorado Haws Family
This week has seemed to fly by. On Monday Haley went on her field trip to an animal sanctuary. Her favorite part of the field trip was seeing the tigers. On Wednesday Haley had her Renaissance assembly and was her last day of school. She was sad to leave the first grade but is very excited to be in second grade next year. On Thursday we made it to Utah to visit family. I was so glad that the girls did very well on the trip, but I was surprised that they stayed up from 3:00 am (when we left) to 9:00 pm that night without even taking a nap! On Friday we were able to enjoy a barbeque at my dad’s house with some of my siblings and their families. I was also very glad that I was able to go to the temple that day with my mom. It is always a wonderful place to be. On Saturday morning, Haley and Kayla ran the first block of the 5k run that my mom was running, not by choice, but because they were with my mom when it started while I was parking the van. They were glad that they did not have to run all of it, but were excited to see Grandma Nancy cross the finish line. Later that morning we met up with Jessica, one of my really good friends that I have not seen in a couple of years. It was so wonderful to see her and her family even though we were getting blown away by the wind. We also were able to visit with my Grandma Keisel for a few minutes before we headed down to Paragonah. Sunday after church the weather was very beautiful so my mom let Haley and Kayla take the dogs for a walk, which Kayla has been begging my mom to do ever since we arrived here. Andy is doing very well because he is headed to Kuwait tomorrow and then is suppose to fly to Georgia on Saturday. We will hopefully be able to be together next Sunday, but if not next Monday for sure. Haley and Kayla still do not know he will be coming home. I have been telling them that they need to make posters for Lisa’s (my friend) friend. I hope that they will be surprised. This has been a long year but being around wonderful family and friends and being positive has made it a whole lot easier!
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
What an amazing week this has been. We saw Emily graduate from Marshfield High School. Logan became our family's newest teenager. Lanette had her nearly weekly visit to the Elmhorst family and finally Mom, Logan and I had a wonderful trip to the St Paul Temple. We were accompanied by Sister McSweeney for the temple trip which was extra special.
Today was a day of work around our place. Many of you will remember the unfinished fence around the fruit trees. Well today it was finished! Now the chicken coop has migrated out there which was no small feat. It looks good.
We enjoyed a wonderful dinner and family home evening planning tonight. Grant has encouraged us to make a list of activities to do this summer. We did it last year too but did not get many of the activities done. We hope to do better this year.
The most important news this week is Mom and my anniversary. We have been married 32 years ago as of May 30th. I have been blessed with the best friend I could every dream of. She is my confidant, my advisor, my friend and my encouragement. I hope you know what a wonderful mom you have been blessed with.
Dad
Monday, May 21, 2012
May 20, 2012
It is Logan's birthday this Sunday. Please give him a call or send a card.
Grant's News
May 13, 2012
Grant's work-week was painfully slow. Even Mother's Day, a pretty eventful day in the restaurant business was disappointing. On the upside some of his favorite work buddies, like Goalie, are back from college for the summer and work is a lot more fun with them there. Grant's days off have been spent doing a lot of gardening. Monday he planted willow trees, Wednesday after work he planted ferns, and then on Thursday Mom and him went and hit up Menards and he planted a bunch of new perennials in the garden. He is super excited because his pumpkins and sunflowers started sprouting this week. Grant also finished reading the epic novel Les Miserables this week and is starting on a biography of a woman that was a refugee from Somalia and became a political activist.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
May 20, 2012
This week Stacie returned to work while Kevin enjoyed caring for Henry. Henry had some difficulties with the transition, refusing to eat much on Monday and crying through most of the day. However, by Friday he seemed to be much more adjusted to eating from a bottle and being apart from his mama. Although Stacie missed Henry very much, she is very grateful for the blessing of being employed, especially after receiving news that due to a lack of enrollment Kevin won't have a teaching job over the summer.
After a long week of being apart, Stacie, Kevin and Henry cherished a wonderful weekend. They caught up on lots of cuddling and re-planted their garden (which suffered from an accidental overnight watering). I the evening they went to a baseball game with some friends. It was lots of fun taking Henry out to his first ball game and Kevin really enjoyed watching his favorite sport. Stacie treasured being with her two best friends all day.
Tonight they look forward to watching the solar eclipse from the foothills of the mountain. But don't worry, they won't watch too closely.
May 13, 2012
This week Stacie cherished lots of snuggle time with Henry. She returns to work tomorrow and will be missing him very much. While Kevin was on campus working on finals, Stacie and Henry played at the park and their backyard whenever they could. Since there has been lots of stormy weather in Albuquerque they spent the rest of their time inside cuddling while listening to the severe wind outside. Today Kevin and Henry showered Stacie with love. They picked out some cute new clothes for Henry, a craft store gift card, and beautiful flowers for Stacie. They also made her a delicious dinner ending with chocolate covered strawberries. Needless to say that she feels like a queen.
The Haws Family of Colorado
May 20, 2012
This week Haley had her field day at school and Kayla her end of school celebration. Kayla was sad to leave her teachers Ms. Carrie and Ms. Angelika, but she is excited to move on to Kindergarten next year. I feel like we have been running around all week trying to get things ready for our trip to Utah. Earlier this week Andy received his end of tour awards, and is getting ready to pack up so he can come home. We are all excited because he should be home within the next two weeks!
May 13, 2012
This week seemed to be such a busy week that I don’t remember half of what we did. On Wednesday after Haley had her doctor’s appointment I took them to Coldstone Creamery to get an ice cream. The weather was so beautiful that we decided to eat the ice creams outside. As you can see Kayla very much enjoyed hers. Then they convinced me to let them run though the splash pad by the movie theater. On Friday, Haley was a little sad that her field day had to be rescheduled for Monday because of the weather. I was a little relieved because I had so many things I needed to get caught up on. On Saturday when we went to the commissary the girls were able to take a picture with a big olive and the Egglands Best egg. They thought it was pretty cool. Andy seems to stay busy. We have about 21 more days until he will be home! We are trying to have a surprise homecoming for Haley and Kayla, so they still think he will be coming in July. So please keep it a surprise if you talk to the girls.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
Well it has been a interesting couple of weeks. Mom was hospitalized on May 11th with right sided weakness. I deeply appreciate your prayers including those of you that put Mom's name on the temple rolls of your temple district. Mom stayed for several days including Mother's Day but we are so happy that she came home with no evidence of a stroke. We have enjoyed time together as a family. We celebrated Mom's birthday as a family enjoying a special dinner together at El Mezcal. Last night we had the joy of having Julie and Jeff, Emily, Grant, Lanette, Logan and Mom and me for dinner. It was really nice. Mom joined me for hometeaching two of my very special hometeaching families last night. You have a wonderful Mom.
Logan has been busy with a school play. He did a very good job. He goofed up on one of his lines but I think everyone agrees that it may have been the funniest line of the whole play. Logan and I went camping together at the Eau Pleine flowage on Friday night. On Saturday Logan helped us get the lawn done which was sorely needed.
Lanette has finished her school year. She is very happy and has been making plans for a number of activities. Lanette has mastered the cellphone and the agenda. She will be spending several days this weekend with the Elmhorst and then attend a graduation party.
Emily will be graduating this week from Marshfield High School. She is working two jobs to make ends meet. She is planning to attend the University of Minnesota in one year after she has raised the needed finances. It was fun to have her over on Sunday and to listen to her piano talents once again.
This coming week will be Mom and my 32nd anniversary. It will be wonderful to celebrate such a wonderful experience. I cannot tell you how much it means to me to be married to Mom. She is awesome. She is a friend, a counselor, a confident and the love of my life.
Dad
Grant's News
May 13, 2012
Grant's work-week was painfully slow. Even Mother's Day, a pretty eventful day in the restaurant business was disappointing. On the upside some of his favorite work buddies, like Goalie, are back from college for the summer and work is a lot more fun with them there. Grant's days off have been spent doing a lot of gardening. Monday he planted willow trees, Wednesday after work he planted ferns, and then on Thursday Mom and him went and hit up Menards and he planted a bunch of new perennials in the garden. He is super excited because his pumpkins and sunflowers started sprouting this week. Grant also finished reading the epic novel Les Miserables this week and is starting on a biography of a woman that was a refugee from Somalia and became a political activist.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
May 20, 2012
This week Stacie returned to work while Kevin enjoyed caring for Henry. Henry had some difficulties with the transition, refusing to eat much on Monday and crying through most of the day. However, by Friday he seemed to be much more adjusted to eating from a bottle and being apart from his mama. Although Stacie missed Henry very much, she is very grateful for the blessing of being employed, especially after receiving news that due to a lack of enrollment Kevin won't have a teaching job over the summer.
After a long week of being apart, Stacie, Kevin and Henry cherished a wonderful weekend. They caught up on lots of cuddling and re-planted their garden (which suffered from an accidental overnight watering). I the evening they went to a baseball game with some friends. It was lots of fun taking Henry out to his first ball game and Kevin really enjoyed watching his favorite sport. Stacie treasured being with her two best friends all day.
Tonight they look forward to watching the solar eclipse from the foothills of the mountain. But don't worry, they won't watch too closely.
May 13, 2012
This week Stacie cherished lots of snuggle time with Henry. She returns to work tomorrow and will be missing him very much. While Kevin was on campus working on finals, Stacie and Henry played at the park and their backyard whenever they could. Since there has been lots of stormy weather in Albuquerque they spent the rest of their time inside cuddling while listening to the severe wind outside. Today Kevin and Henry showered Stacie with love. They picked out some cute new clothes for Henry, a craft store gift card, and beautiful flowers for Stacie. They also made her a delicious dinner ending with chocolate covered strawberries. Needless to say that she feels like a queen.
The Haws Family of Colorado
May 20, 2012
This week Haley had her field day at school and Kayla her end of school celebration. Kayla was sad to leave her teachers Ms. Carrie and Ms. Angelika, but she is excited to move on to Kindergarten next year. I feel like we have been running around all week trying to get things ready for our trip to Utah. Earlier this week Andy received his end of tour awards, and is getting ready to pack up so he can come home. We are all excited because he should be home within the next two weeks!
May 13, 2012
This week seemed to be such a busy week that I don’t remember half of what we did. On Wednesday after Haley had her doctor’s appointment I took them to Coldstone Creamery to get an ice cream. The weather was so beautiful that we decided to eat the ice creams outside. As you can see Kayla very much enjoyed hers. Then they convinced me to let them run though the splash pad by the movie theater. On Friday, Haley was a little sad that her field day had to be rescheduled for Monday because of the weather. I was a little relieved because I had so many things I needed to get caught up on. On Saturday when we went to the commissary the girls were able to take a picture with a big olive and the Egglands Best egg. They thought it was pretty cool. Andy seems to stay busy. We have about 21 more days until he will be home! We are trying to have a surprise homecoming for Haley and Kayla, so they still think he will be coming in July. So please keep it a surprise if you talk to the girls.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
Well it has been a interesting couple of weeks. Mom was hospitalized on May 11th with right sided weakness. I deeply appreciate your prayers including those of you that put Mom's name on the temple rolls of your temple district. Mom stayed for several days including Mother's Day but we are so happy that she came home with no evidence of a stroke. We have enjoyed time together as a family. We celebrated Mom's birthday as a family enjoying a special dinner together at El Mezcal. Last night we had the joy of having Julie and Jeff, Emily, Grant, Lanette, Logan and Mom and me for dinner. It was really nice. Mom joined me for hometeaching two of my very special hometeaching families last night. You have a wonderful Mom.
Logan has been busy with a school play. He did a very good job. He goofed up on one of his lines but I think everyone agrees that it may have been the funniest line of the whole play. Logan and I went camping together at the Eau Pleine flowage on Friday night. On Saturday Logan helped us get the lawn done which was sorely needed.
Lanette has finished her school year. She is very happy and has been making plans for a number of activities. Lanette has mastered the cellphone and the agenda. She will be spending several days this weekend with the Elmhorst and then attend a graduation party.
Emily will be graduating this week from Marshfield High School. She is working two jobs to make ends meet. She is planning to attend the University of Minnesota in one year after she has raised the needed finances. It was fun to have her over on Sunday and to listen to her piano talents once again.
This coming week will be Mom and my 32nd anniversary. It will be wonderful to celebrate such a wonderful experience. I cannot tell you how much it means to me to be married to Mom. She is awesome. She is a friend, a counselor, a confident and the love of my life.
Dad
Monday, May 7, 2012
May 7, 2012
This is a month of many birthdays- Andy, Jeff Lane, Haley, Logan and of course Mom, my sweetheart. I hope that everyone will have a wonderful birthday.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
May 6, 2012
It has been a crazy week for the Jackson family. Unfortunately, on Monday Stacie became very ill again. She was prescribed an antibiotic for the infection she developed the week before and, like all antibiotics, it destroyed both the good and the bad bacteria in her body. Her symptoms worsened on Tuesday and Kevin decided to take her into the ER. They were very thankful for a good visiting teacher who was willing to take care of Henry while they were there. She was sent home a few hours later feeling much better.
Stacie spent the rest of her week enjoying lots of time with Henry. Kevin and Stacie took Henry to the pediatrician on Thursday. He weighed in at 11 lbs 7 oz! Afterwards they went out to a great hamburger restaurant and enjoyed a delicious meal. On Saturday Stacie had fun taking Henry to the park while Kevin played at a baptism. In the evening they went to a BBQ cook-off hosted by their Elder's Quorum.
This week was the last week of instruction for Kevin's courses. He has been working diligently on tests, presentations and papers this week, in addition to his grading duties for the courses he teaches. We wish him the best of luck for his exams next week. Kevin looks forward to the time he gets to spend with Henry before his summer course commences.
April 30, 2012
Last Tuesday Kevin and Stacie celebrated Henry's two month birthday. They are always amazed by how quickly he is growing and developing. They'll be going to the pediatrician soon to check on his status. Kevin finally cut off his long locks this past week. On Thursday Kevin, Stacie and Henry took tours around some nearby child care centers. They were thankful to find a lovely place near their chapel. On Friday they went disc golfing with their friends.
On Sunday Stacie enjoyed going to church with Henry for the first time in several weeks. She realized that she should soon become good friends with her new visiting teaching companion who had a baby a week after Henry; they often run into each other in the mother's lounge or in the foyer to comfort heir babies on the same schedule.
On Monday Stacie started to experience some severe side effects to some medication. On Tuesday the symptoms worsened and so she went to the ER for assistance. She was sent home with new medications and she is feeling much better; however, she is still experiencing some pain and discomfort. As it is the end of the semester, Kevin is very busy with school and is unable to help as much as he would like to. Please keep them in your prayers as Stacie continues to recover and as Kevin works extra hard this week to complete his work & help his family. Thank you!
The Haws Family of Colorado
Happy birthday this past week to Andy on Thursday, and to Haley a big 7 on Sunday! This week has been very busy for us, mainly running around. On Monday and Tuesday Kayla played with Emma. Wednesday after I helped in Haley’s class, Kayla and I was able to talk with Andy. Kayla let him know that he was getting really, really old because he turned 31. After talking with Andy, Kayla and I enjoyed playing outside in the beautiful weather. On Friday we surprised Haley by eating lunch outside with her at school. She was excited to give her classmates popsicles for her birthday treat. On Saturday I let Haley open up her birthday presents and eat her cake a day early, which she did not oppose. Later that morning we went to see Kayla’s water painting in the art fair at school. Her picture is the one right above her head. On Sunday Haley was very happy that she was able to give a talk in primary on her birthday. Her favorite gift that she received on her birthday was to be able to talk with her daddy twice! Andy is working nonstop, and is ready for his replacements. We are very excited because he will be making his way back to the states in a few weeks!
From Andy:
Dad,
It was great to hear from you, thank you for the email. Things have been going great out here, but I am so ready to re-deploy back home to Melanie and the girls. I am not sure if Melanie told you that GEN Dempsey stopped by and visited us out here(I attached a picture)? As well as, I will be receiving the HONORABLE SAINT CHRISTOPHER Award (I attached a copy of what it looks like)? Then additional I was selected for promotion to Sergeant First Class (SFC/E-7), which is great because I was in a secondary zone (harder to get selected in), with only 9 years time in service which most people do not get picked up for E7 till about 15-18 years.
Things have been going great as far as work, I really do enjoy my job out here, I think that this is the first job that I have ever done that I felt like I have been able to make some major impacts (positive) to an entire Combat Operations. I will have to tell you more of what I have been able to do when I get home, but it has really been a great deployment. That and I have not yet had to fire my weapon at people or have been blown up, like I have in my prior deployments; so that is an added plus. I am excited to get to be coming up to visit you and mom shortly after I redeploy. I think that will be fun going out to Nauvoo and spending time as a family. Well dad thank you again for everything. I love you.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
I have not given you an update on our lives for the last two weeks. I was in Boston last week and did not post anything to the blog. Thank you Stacie for your contributions to the blog both weeks.
For Logan it has been a fun couple of weeks. He along with his friend Audry submitted a project to the school art and science fair. It was a replica of the Washington monument and part of the Washington Mall. It was pretty cool because as soon as you walked into the gym area you saw this huge white pillar towering over everything else. It was the landmark for the entire fair. It turned out great. Logan has made remarkable progress in his grades this last quarter but was disappointed not to be selected for the honors math program. He seems much more focused on doing well in school which makes Mom and me very happy. He has played in a soccer tournament this last Saturday after staying up all night for a school shut in. Needless to say it was probably not his best games ever played.
Emily has continued her soccer season. They are a great team but not with the record anyone one on the team would like. She will have two away games this week and a tournament out of town this weekend. I had the opportunity of going with her to the Solo & Ensemble State event this weekend in Stevens Point. Emily did exceptionally well including her solo. The judge told her that he had been a music teacher for 45 years and he had never heard a high school student play her selection better. I agreed with him despite my strong biases.
Lanette enjoyed the annual Elmhorst pancake breakfast in Neillsville. She had a great time and came home with some interesting stories. She is looking forward to school being out this coming week on May 18th. She continues to arrange visits to people in our branch. She loves to visit the Weiers and the Elmhorst with occasion visits to the McElderry family.
Mom has been keeping our family going with taxi driving and nurturing and loving each one of us by addressing our individual needs. She has been recovering from her relatively recent back surgery and I can tell she is particularly sore after a busy day of physical therapy.
I had the wonderful opportunity of traveling to Boston. It was for a convention called the Pediatric Academic Society which is the big meeting for us pediatric nephrologists. I met up with a number of colleagues and it was fun and stimulating. My greatest privilege was going to the Boston Temple. I rode in a taxi with a gentleman from the former Soviet Union. We had a delightful discussion about the gospel. In the temple I was impressed by the beauty and spirit there. After performing an endowment for one of our ancestors I walked out of the Celestial Room. I was greeted by a temple worker that looked to my eye just like President Monson. It was an amazing similarity. I felt this sudden overwhelming feeling of love exude from this man. He came up to me and asked if I would help with sealings. Of course I said "yes". It was an amazing sealing season. I felt a deep and wonderful spirit that evening and realized in new dimensions the power of the temple sealing. I came out of the temple a renewed man. I encourage each of you to go to the temple and do the work for our ancestors. They are anxious to help us as we make possible their eternal progression in a small but extremely critical way.
Well, Jeff is back with his family and things are going well. We hope that they will be in the States by this summer. Julie and Jeff celebrated Jeff Lane's birth last week with a special dinner at Royal Tokyo. His actual birthday is today, May 7th. They are getting into the swing of things here and Alex is adorable.
Grant is busy planting and replanting trees and bushes in our yard and it is really looking great. His work has varied from too slow to too fast. He is off tomorrow for a well deserved day of rest. He continues to enjoy the marsh next to our home, the yard and of course, teasing his sister, Lanette.
Love,
Dad
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
May 6, 2012
It has been a crazy week for the Jackson family. Unfortunately, on Monday Stacie became very ill again. She was prescribed an antibiotic for the infection she developed the week before and, like all antibiotics, it destroyed both the good and the bad bacteria in her body. Her symptoms worsened on Tuesday and Kevin decided to take her into the ER. They were very thankful for a good visiting teacher who was willing to take care of Henry while they were there. She was sent home a few hours later feeling much better.
Stacie spent the rest of her week enjoying lots of time with Henry. Kevin and Stacie took Henry to the pediatrician on Thursday. He weighed in at 11 lbs 7 oz! Afterwards they went out to a great hamburger restaurant and enjoyed a delicious meal. On Saturday Stacie had fun taking Henry to the park while Kevin played at a baptism. In the evening they went to a BBQ cook-off hosted by their Elder's Quorum.
This week was the last week of instruction for Kevin's courses. He has been working diligently on tests, presentations and papers this week, in addition to his grading duties for the courses he teaches. We wish him the best of luck for his exams next week. Kevin looks forward to the time he gets to spend with Henry before his summer course commences.
April 30, 2012
Last Tuesday Kevin and Stacie celebrated Henry's two month birthday. They are always amazed by how quickly he is growing and developing. They'll be going to the pediatrician soon to check on his status. Kevin finally cut off his long locks this past week. On Thursday Kevin, Stacie and Henry took tours around some nearby child care centers. They were thankful to find a lovely place near their chapel. On Friday they went disc golfing with their friends.
On Sunday Stacie enjoyed going to church with Henry for the first time in several weeks. She realized that she should soon become good friends with her new visiting teaching companion who had a baby a week after Henry; they often run into each other in the mother's lounge or in the foyer to comfort heir babies on the same schedule.
On Monday Stacie started to experience some severe side effects to some medication. On Tuesday the symptoms worsened and so she went to the ER for assistance. She was sent home with new medications and she is feeling much better; however, she is still experiencing some pain and discomfort. As it is the end of the semester, Kevin is very busy with school and is unable to help as much as he would like to. Please keep them in your prayers as Stacie continues to recover and as Kevin works extra hard this week to complete his work & help his family. Thank you!
The Haws Family of Colorado
Happy birthday this past week to Andy on Thursday, and to Haley a big 7 on Sunday! This week has been very busy for us, mainly running around. On Monday and Tuesday Kayla played with Emma. Wednesday after I helped in Haley’s class, Kayla and I was able to talk with Andy. Kayla let him know that he was getting really, really old because he turned 31. After talking with Andy, Kayla and I enjoyed playing outside in the beautiful weather. On Friday we surprised Haley by eating lunch outside with her at school. She was excited to give her classmates popsicles for her birthday treat. On Saturday I let Haley open up her birthday presents and eat her cake a day early, which she did not oppose. Later that morning we went to see Kayla’s water painting in the art fair at school. Her picture is the one right above her head. On Sunday Haley was very happy that she was able to give a talk in primary on her birthday. Her favorite gift that she received on her birthday was to be able to talk with her daddy twice! Andy is working nonstop, and is ready for his replacements. We are very excited because he will be making his way back to the states in a few weeks!
From Andy:
Dad,
It was great to hear from you, thank you for the email. Things have been going great out here, but I am so ready to re-deploy back home to Melanie and the girls. I am not sure if Melanie told you that GEN Dempsey stopped by and visited us out here(I attached a picture)? As well as, I will be receiving the HONORABLE SAINT CHRISTOPHER Award (I attached a copy of what it looks like)? Then additional I was selected for promotion to Sergeant First Class (SFC/E-7), which is great because I was in a secondary zone (harder to get selected in), with only 9 years time in service which most people do not get picked up for E7 till about 15-18 years.
Things have been going great as far as work, I really do enjoy my job out here, I think that this is the first job that I have ever done that I felt like I have been able to make some major impacts (positive) to an entire Combat Operations. I will have to tell you more of what I have been able to do when I get home, but it has really been a great deployment. That and I have not yet had to fire my weapon at people or have been blown up, like I have in my prior deployments; so that is an added plus. I am excited to get to be coming up to visit you and mom shortly after I redeploy. I think that will be fun going out to Nauvoo and spending time as a family. Well dad thank you again for everything. I love you.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
I have not given you an update on our lives for the last two weeks. I was in Boston last week and did not post anything to the blog. Thank you Stacie for your contributions to the blog both weeks.
For Logan it has been a fun couple of weeks. He along with his friend Audry submitted a project to the school art and science fair. It was a replica of the Washington monument and part of the Washington Mall. It was pretty cool because as soon as you walked into the gym area you saw this huge white pillar towering over everything else. It was the landmark for the entire fair. It turned out great. Logan has made remarkable progress in his grades this last quarter but was disappointed not to be selected for the honors math program. He seems much more focused on doing well in school which makes Mom and me very happy. He has played in a soccer tournament this last Saturday after staying up all night for a school shut in. Needless to say it was probably not his best games ever played.
Emily has continued her soccer season. They are a great team but not with the record anyone one on the team would like. She will have two away games this week and a tournament out of town this weekend. I had the opportunity of going with her to the Solo & Ensemble State event this weekend in Stevens Point. Emily did exceptionally well including her solo. The judge told her that he had been a music teacher for 45 years and he had never heard a high school student play her selection better. I agreed with him despite my strong biases.
Lanette enjoyed the annual Elmhorst pancake breakfast in Neillsville. She had a great time and came home with some interesting stories. She is looking forward to school being out this coming week on May 18th. She continues to arrange visits to people in our branch. She loves to visit the Weiers and the Elmhorst with occasion visits to the McElderry family.
Mom has been keeping our family going with taxi driving and nurturing and loving each one of us by addressing our individual needs. She has been recovering from her relatively recent back surgery and I can tell she is particularly sore after a busy day of physical therapy.
I had the wonderful opportunity of traveling to Boston. It was for a convention called the Pediatric Academic Society which is the big meeting for us pediatric nephrologists. I met up with a number of colleagues and it was fun and stimulating. My greatest privilege was going to the Boston Temple. I rode in a taxi with a gentleman from the former Soviet Union. We had a delightful discussion about the gospel. In the temple I was impressed by the beauty and spirit there. After performing an endowment for one of our ancestors I walked out of the Celestial Room. I was greeted by a temple worker that looked to my eye just like President Monson. It was an amazing similarity. I felt this sudden overwhelming feeling of love exude from this man. He came up to me and asked if I would help with sealings. Of course I said "yes". It was an amazing sealing season. I felt a deep and wonderful spirit that evening and realized in new dimensions the power of the temple sealing. I came out of the temple a renewed man. I encourage each of you to go to the temple and do the work for our ancestors. They are anxious to help us as we make possible their eternal progression in a small but extremely critical way.
Well, Jeff is back with his family and things are going well. We hope that they will be in the States by this summer. Julie and Jeff celebrated Jeff Lane's birth last week with a special dinner at Royal Tokyo. His actual birthday is today, May 7th. They are getting into the swing of things here and Alex is adorable.
Grant is busy planting and replanting trees and bushes in our yard and it is really looking great. His work has varied from too slow to too fast. He is off tomorrow for a well deserved day of rest. He continues to enjoy the marsh next to our home, the yard and of course, teasing his sister, Lanette.
Love,
Dad
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
April 24, 2012
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
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
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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