The Haws Family of Brazil
Mom and Dad,
And they're off! Felipe and Lucas have left for a week and a half at
soccer tournaments. That is the big news for the two of them. Both seem
to be doing well and phone conversation suggests that they would prefer
that we called less and just let them have fun.
Derick has been doubly spoiled during with the absence of his brothers.
On Saturday we went to see Ice Age 4 in 3D in the movie theater. The 3D
movie was quite fun. Following the move we did hamburgers and brought
home a neat toy. The toy was a dinosaur clad in clay that we had to use
wooden finger-picks and brushes to clear the clay and uncover the
dinosaur. While Derick and I found our first archaeological dig to be
great fun, Renata decided it was messy and ruled out the hopes of having
another dig.
Renata is doing well. She has been busy as always and missing the boys
while they are gone. Renata's sister is dating and Renata's joy is the
game of cupid and listening to the excitement of her sister's stories.
For me things are going well. At work I am going through a bit of
growing pains as we have set up too many routines and I need to rebuild
some to better manage the computer resources.
Outside of work I have had the chance to learn lots of new things. I
ditched the high costs of Windows and Apple when I came to Brazil
turning to Linux as an alternative. I used Ubuntu since I arrived and
confess that I thought it much better than Windows or Apple. Feeling
adventurous I moved from Ubuntu to a different version of Linux called
Fedora. I continue impressed. I am not sure which version I prefer.
Ubuntu is certainly easier for the non-programmer but Fedora offers some
added simplicity for the power-user (myself). For now I will continue
with Fedora but I might revert back to Ubuntu in the near future.
My suggestion for the week, if you are fed up with having all of the
viruses and headaches of your Windows machine, it might be time to try
Linux. If you are interested you might try out Ubuntu. Highly
recommended.
That is all for me.
Love,
Jeff
The Jackson Family
Stacie, Kevin and Henry are giddy with excitement about having Grant and the Hirzes arrive this upcoming week. Work has been increasingly stressful for Stacie, so she especially looks forward to taking a week off to spend time with people she loves. This past week the Jackson's enjoyed eating lots of apricots falling from their neighbor's tree. They recently purchased a Bumbo seat to help strengthen Henry's back and they were glad when it finally arrived. Henry isn't thrilled about it, but he'll warm up to it eventually. Henry still has a cough, but it looks like he is close to recovering.
The Wisconsin Haws Family
This is kind of strange preparing this blog update. Lanette is gone to the Elmhorsts. Grant is with Stacie & Kevin (and Henry, Carolyn, Brent & Clare). Julie, Jeff and Alex are in Nauvoo. And Molly is at the kennel. Logan, Mom and I ate a very quiet dinner. We had one pizza and lots of left overs. This is really weird. We will be taking off soon to go to Nauvoo. It will be a wonderful chance to see family and perhaps friends (maybe the McKendricks). I need a break from work and Mom and Logan can use some fun.
This past week was wonderful because we had several good and much needed rain showers. The garden and lawn very much appreciate the rain. I must have saved several hours in watering time. My garden is looking pretty good and we are anticipating a good harvest. I do love to go out to the garden early in the morning and enjoy the bird's songs and the cool breeze. This Saturday we attended a branch picnic called heritage days on Saturday and later I was able to help a bit with painting at Julie and Jeff's.
I have been doing quite a bit of family history work this week so that we can do the temple work for our ancestors this week in Nauvoo. At work I have called Jeff for help on computer stuff. Reading his recommendation on computers makes me think that Linux may be my next move.
Mom has been working in her room trying to get it the way she wants. Logan enjoyed a back to school picnic. It was a good opportunity to spend time with friends. He has redecorated his room and had a wonderful time doing it. He is very proud of it.
We enjoyed having Emily over on Sunday.
We love each of you and hope that this finds you happy and safe.
Love,
Dad
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
July 11, 2012
The Haws Family of Angra
Mom and Dad,
With a little spare time I thought that I would write a short note on our week.
The boys just went through the last week of testing for the semester. Wednesday begins winter break, yes that was winter I said. Winter break will last until the end of the month and I already feel tired.
Felipe and Lucas should be going to soccer tournaments. Felipe will be playing in Rio and Lucas will be participating in try-outs in São Paulo at a professional team. Both are excited.
Derick is pleased to get a break from school. He has done well and is a very good student.
Renata has been busy. Several of us have been sick on and off over the last couple of weeks and Renata has been overwhelmed trying to take care of everyone.
As to myself, I have been having a lot of fun at work. There are several interesting projects that I have been working on. I had been working through weather data for some time, now that those applications are stable I have been working on a distribution system for managing the increasing number of reports that are being sent. I have also been working on expanding our current set up so that I can manage more computers easily. These tasks have been exciting for me and have taught me to think in very different ways than I had a few months ago. I am very pleased.
That is all from us. We are well and hope you are too.
Love,
Jeff
Grant's News
Grant had a bit of a bumpy week at work. Nothing catastrophic, just a couple of rough days. A friend from work has been gone for the last week on vacation and that throws him off his groove a bit. Otherwise, Grant was excited to be off work the 4th of July, because working in a restaurant over a big grilling day is kind of cruddy. No business at all. So he was thankful to get the spend the day at home relaxing rather than guarding an empty restaurant. Thanks to the hot and muggy weather, the wildflowers here are springing up all over the place. Some of the wildflowers are over a month early. And of course, Grant was excited for July 5th, the official start of back to school sales at stores.
The Haws Family of Colorado
This past week we have been trying to stay busy doing activities as a family. On Monday we went to a Sesame Street play put on by the USO. It was kind of ironic that we went to it because it was about moving to new places and meeting new people. On Wednesday we went swimming to celebrate the 4th of July since they had cancelled all of the other celebrations around town due to the fire. On Thursday we enjoyed the morning at the zoo. The girls were excited because they were able to see the gorillas eating. Saturday Haley and Kayla made a Penske truck at home depot. Luckily we went in the morning, because by the afternoon it was pouring down rain. It also poured down rain after church on Sunday. We are very grateful for the rain even if it does come down all at once.
The Jackson Family of Albuquerque
Kevin, Stacie and Henry has a wonderful week and enjoyed extra time together on Wednesday, since Stacie had the day off of work. They celebrated Canada Day and Independence Day with grilling. On Saturday Kevin was grateful to take some time to golf with his friends. Stacie spent lots of time snuggling Henry. The Jacksons are counting down the days until Grant arrives, along with Carolyn, Brent and Claire Hirz.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
Wisconsin continues to swelter in the heat. Thankful it is a bit cooler but this week compared to last but heat is heat and we specialize in humidity. We could really use some rain for the crops but my garden appreciates the fact that hoses can bring water when the clouds don't.
We have enjoyed soccer games and family time this last few days. On the 4th we went to the branch pancake breakfast. Later that day Logan, Lanette and I went over to Julie and Jeff's to do some painting and helping out. Logan mowed the lawn and Lanette helped hold Alex. It worked out pretty well. That evening we can home to a delicious meal that Grant and Mom had waiting for us.
Logan's final soccer game was last night. They lost but overall they had a very successful season. Logan will be joining the Columbus soccer program in a few weeks so it is nice to have a break for awhile from practices and games.
One of the fun things we have been doing is eating healthier and exercising more. I know that I feel better and I hope everyone else is too.
We are all looking forward to vacations. Grant will be off to Albuquerque. Lanette will stay here. Yes, of course, with the Elmhorst family. Logan, Kellie and I will be off to Nauvoo to meet up with Julie, Jeff, Alex and Andy, Melanie, Haley and Kayla. It will be great to be together and we look forward to seeing all of you during the coming year.
Love,
Dad
Mom and Dad,
With a little spare time I thought that I would write a short note on our week.
The boys just went through the last week of testing for the semester. Wednesday begins winter break, yes that was winter I said. Winter break will last until the end of the month and I already feel tired.
Felipe and Lucas should be going to soccer tournaments. Felipe will be playing in Rio and Lucas will be participating in try-outs in São Paulo at a professional team. Both are excited.
Derick is pleased to get a break from school. He has done well and is a very good student.
Renata has been busy. Several of us have been sick on and off over the last couple of weeks and Renata has been overwhelmed trying to take care of everyone.
As to myself, I have been having a lot of fun at work. There are several interesting projects that I have been working on. I had been working through weather data for some time, now that those applications are stable I have been working on a distribution system for managing the increasing number of reports that are being sent. I have also been working on expanding our current set up so that I can manage more computers easily. These tasks have been exciting for me and have taught me to think in very different ways than I had a few months ago. I am very pleased.
That is all from us. We are well and hope you are too.
Love,
Jeff
Grant's News
Grant had a bit of a bumpy week at work. Nothing catastrophic, just a couple of rough days. A friend from work has been gone for the last week on vacation and that throws him off his groove a bit. Otherwise, Grant was excited to be off work the 4th of July, because working in a restaurant over a big grilling day is kind of cruddy. No business at all. So he was thankful to get the spend the day at home relaxing rather than guarding an empty restaurant. Thanks to the hot and muggy weather, the wildflowers here are springing up all over the place. Some of the wildflowers are over a month early. And of course, Grant was excited for July 5th, the official start of back to school sales at stores.
The Haws Family of Colorado
This past week we have been trying to stay busy doing activities as a family. On Monday we went to a Sesame Street play put on by the USO. It was kind of ironic that we went to it because it was about moving to new places and meeting new people. On Wednesday we went swimming to celebrate the 4th of July since they had cancelled all of the other celebrations around town due to the fire. On Thursday we enjoyed the morning at the zoo. The girls were excited because they were able to see the gorillas eating. Saturday Haley and Kayla made a Penske truck at home depot. Luckily we went in the morning, because by the afternoon it was pouring down rain. It also poured down rain after church on Sunday. We are very grateful for the rain even if it does come down all at once.
The Jackson Family of Albuquerque
Kevin, Stacie and Henry has a wonderful week and enjoyed extra time together on Wednesday, since Stacie had the day off of work. They celebrated Canada Day and Independence Day with grilling. On Saturday Kevin was grateful to take some time to golf with his friends. Stacie spent lots of time snuggling Henry. The Jacksons are counting down the days until Grant arrives, along with Carolyn, Brent and Claire Hirz.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
Wisconsin continues to swelter in the heat. Thankful it is a bit cooler but this week compared to last but heat is heat and we specialize in humidity. We could really use some rain for the crops but my garden appreciates the fact that hoses can bring water when the clouds don't.
We have enjoyed soccer games and family time this last few days. On the 4th we went to the branch pancake breakfast. Later that day Logan, Lanette and I went over to Julie and Jeff's to do some painting and helping out. Logan mowed the lawn and Lanette helped hold Alex. It worked out pretty well. That evening we can home to a delicious meal that Grant and Mom had waiting for us.
Logan's final soccer game was last night. They lost but overall they had a very successful season. Logan will be joining the Columbus soccer program in a few weeks so it is nice to have a break for awhile from practices and games.
One of the fun things we have been doing is eating healthier and exercising more. I know that I feel better and I hope everyone else is too.
We are all looking forward to vacations. Grant will be off to Albuquerque. Lanette will stay here. Yes, of course, with the Elmhorst family. Logan, Kellie and I will be off to Nauvoo to meet up with Julie, Jeff, Alex and Andy, Melanie, Haley and Kayla. It will be great to be together and we look forward to seeing all of you during the coming year.
Love,
Dad
Monday, July 2, 2012
July 2, 2012
Happy 4th of July. What a privilege it is to live in our land of freedom and opportunity.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
The Jacksons were all infected with colds this week. Last week Stacie became ill and unfortunately she passed t on to Kevin and Henry. On Tuesday Henry had his 4 month check up where he weighed in at 13 lbs, 11 oz and measured at 25 inches tall. He is developing well and smiling more and more each day.
On Thursday Kevin's summer course ended and Stacie, Kevin and Henry went to a barbecue at their friend Nick's house with Kevin's classmates. Friday was Henry's last day at day care for a little while. Kevin is excited to spend the next month and a half with his buddy. On Saturday Kevin helped a couple people from the ward move and Stacie made lots of cookies. Today they will celebrate Canada Day with some grilling. This morning they were excited to witness Henry rolling over for the first time.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
It has been sizzling here in the great midwest. Thankfully we have not lost power like the Washington D.C. region. It has been a busy week last week with Logan having soccer games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Their team won all of them. Logan has several games this week and a tournament on July 14th to round out his busy soccer season. He made some really nice plays.
Lanette has been attending school Monday through Friday. On Mondays and Thursdays she has stayed to work at the day care. This week one of the senior citizens gave her a bracelet that she really enjoys. She is very excited about spending time at the Elmhorst home in mid July. Lanette is pretty certain the the North Pole is melting this week and the the Day After Tomorrow is sure to happen in 2012.
Emily came to visit this week. She is working hard and becoming excited about Trent and her upcoming wedding. The date is pretty much set in stone for October 30th. She plans on keeping the plans very simple. Mom and her bought the wedding dress today online so things are going forward step by step.
We have a new car. Mom and I bought the car on Friday night. It is a Mazda CX-7 which is a cross over vehicle. Mom loves the buttons and sunroof. She picked it out and did the lion share of the paperwork and figuring out how to get it into our budget.
Mom and I had the privilege of meeting Julie and Jeff at the temple on Saturday. We were able to accomplish a great deal of work for our family including initiatories done by Mom, an endowment done by me and sealings done by Julie, Jeff and me. Mom enjoyed her grandmotherly opportunity to watch Alex while Julie and Jeff enjoyed the blessing of the temple. We really have a wonderful temple here in St Paul which a delightful temple president and matron. They welcome us going in and leaving and always make us feel important.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
The Jacksons were all infected with colds this week. Last week Stacie became ill and unfortunately she passed t on to Kevin and Henry. On Tuesday Henry had his 4 month check up where he weighed in at 13 lbs, 11 oz and measured at 25 inches tall. He is developing well and smiling more and more each day.
On Thursday Kevin's summer course ended and Stacie, Kevin and Henry went to a barbecue at their friend Nick's house with Kevin's classmates. Friday was Henry's last day at day care for a little while. Kevin is excited to spend the next month and a half with his buddy. On Saturday Kevin helped a couple people from the ward move and Stacie made lots of cookies. Today they will celebrate Canada Day with some grilling. This morning they were excited to witness Henry rolling over for the first time.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
It has been sizzling here in the great midwest. Thankfully we have not lost power like the Washington D.C. region. It has been a busy week last week with Logan having soccer games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Their team won all of them. Logan has several games this week and a tournament on July 14th to round out his busy soccer season. He made some really nice plays.
Lanette has been attending school Monday through Friday. On Mondays and Thursdays she has stayed to work at the day care. This week one of the senior citizens gave her a bracelet that she really enjoys. She is very excited about spending time at the Elmhorst home in mid July. Lanette is pretty certain the the North Pole is melting this week and the the Day After Tomorrow is sure to happen in 2012.
Emily came to visit this week. She is working hard and becoming excited about Trent and her upcoming wedding. The date is pretty much set in stone for October 30th. She plans on keeping the plans very simple. Mom and her bought the wedding dress today online so things are going forward step by step.
We have a new car. Mom and I bought the car on Friday night. It is a Mazda CX-7 which is a cross over vehicle. Mom loves the buttons and sunroof. She picked it out and did the lion share of the paperwork and figuring out how to get it into our budget.
Mom and I had the privilege of meeting Julie and Jeff at the temple on Saturday. We were able to accomplish a great deal of work for our family including initiatories done by Mom, an endowment done by me and sealings done by Julie, Jeff and me. Mom enjoyed her grandmotherly opportunity to watch Alex while Julie and Jeff enjoyed the blessing of the temple. We really have a wonderful temple here in St Paul which a delightful temple president and matron. They welcome us going in and leaving and always make us feel important.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
June 26, 2012
Grant's News
Grant's week was pretty busy at work. For the last two weekends, there has been a youth baseball tournament in town, and that causes the restaurant to be filled to the brim with sweaty and hungry twelve year olds. It ain't cute. On Wednesday he had a day off and he was able to plant a new pine tree in the yard with made him happy. He hasn't planted any trees since the two willows earlier in the spring, so his green thumb was itching. In honor of Midsummer, he read Midsummer Night's Dream. This week he also hit the point where it is less than a month until he gets to go to Albuquerque. He listens to "Santa Fe" from Newsies at least once a day. Grant will get to be there for a week and a half in late July.
The Colorado Haws News
This week has been full of mixed emotions. On Monday we went to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate Melanie’s birthday. The food and the service were excellent. On Tuesday the girls had a swim play date with Sydney and Ryan. Then on Wednesday was the big emotional day for Melanie because we were first told that we would be going to Germany where Andy would have been deployed as soon as we got there, and then after Andy fought with branch “big Army” for a little bit we were told that we are going to be moving to Fort Wainwright (Fairbanks), Alaska before school starts. So now we are trying to look at the positive side of things and need to make the best of it. On Saturday we enjoyed the day walking around the temple; and as I enjoyed doing a session Andy took the girls to Deseret Book and Target so they could spend their hard earn dollar on a kite. I am grateful that we have a temple so close which will not be the case at Fort Wainwright because the temple is a 6 hour trip each way. On the way back from the temple, we saw a black bear on the side of the road; the girls thought that was pretty exciting. Sunday at church Haley and Kayla were being a bit rambunctious in sacrament meeting. But all in all it was a great day.
The Wisconsin Haws Family
This week we celebrated Grant's birthday. It was a lot of fun. Julie and Jeff and Emily joined us for the celebration. Grant's special birthday meal was delicious. He received some memorable gifts from family.
Logan and dad went on a campout to Mt Olympus in Wisconsin Dells. There were 7 scouts and 2 leaders. We all had a really good time and Logan went on the very awesome roller coaster called "Hades". It was a great ride but I could only do it once. I think Logan had a great time with all his fellow scouts.
Lanette had a relatively quite week but was excited to know that she will be able to attend Tiny Tigers during the period between the end of summer school and the beginning of the new school year.
Mom and Lanette spent Friday and Saturday together because I used the car for the trip. Mom was able to get some work done on her back room. She has shifted her interest to the shopping for a new car. That is a very exciting possibility on her horizon.
Hope you will all have a great week.
Love,
Dad
Grant's week was pretty busy at work. For the last two weekends, there has been a youth baseball tournament in town, and that causes the restaurant to be filled to the brim with sweaty and hungry twelve year olds. It ain't cute. On Wednesday he had a day off and he was able to plant a new pine tree in the yard with made him happy. He hasn't planted any trees since the two willows earlier in the spring, so his green thumb was itching. In honor of Midsummer, he read Midsummer Night's Dream. This week he also hit the point where it is less than a month until he gets to go to Albuquerque. He listens to "Santa Fe" from Newsies at least once a day. Grant will get to be there for a week and a half in late July.
The Colorado Haws News
This week has been full of mixed emotions. On Monday we went to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate Melanie’s birthday. The food and the service were excellent. On Tuesday the girls had a swim play date with Sydney and Ryan. Then on Wednesday was the big emotional day for Melanie because we were first told that we would be going to Germany where Andy would have been deployed as soon as we got there, and then after Andy fought with branch “big Army” for a little bit we were told that we are going to be moving to Fort Wainwright (Fairbanks), Alaska before school starts. So now we are trying to look at the positive side of things and need to make the best of it. On Saturday we enjoyed the day walking around the temple; and as I enjoyed doing a session Andy took the girls to Deseret Book and Target so they could spend their hard earn dollar on a kite. I am grateful that we have a temple so close which will not be the case at Fort Wainwright because the temple is a 6 hour trip each way. On the way back from the temple, we saw a black bear on the side of the road; the girls thought that was pretty exciting. Sunday at church Haley and Kayla were being a bit rambunctious in sacrament meeting. But all in all it was a great day.
The Wisconsin Haws Family
This week we celebrated Grant's birthday. It was a lot of fun. Julie and Jeff and Emily joined us for the celebration. Grant's special birthday meal was delicious. He received some memorable gifts from family.
Logan and dad went on a campout to Mt Olympus in Wisconsin Dells. There were 7 scouts and 2 leaders. We all had a really good time and Logan went on the very awesome roller coaster called "Hades". It was a great ride but I could only do it once. I think Logan had a great time with all his fellow scouts.
Lanette had a relatively quite week but was excited to know that she will be able to attend Tiny Tigers during the period between the end of summer school and the beginning of the new school year.
Mom and Lanette spent Friday and Saturday together because I used the car for the trip. Mom was able to get some work done on her back room. She has shifted her interest to the shopping for a new car. That is a very exciting possibility on her horizon.
Hope you will all have a great week.
Love,
Dad
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
June 19, 2012
Happy Birthday to Melanie. We will are so blessed that Melanie is part of our family!!!
The Haws Family of Colorado
This past Tuesday the girls were excited to have their aunt Vanesa and cousins Wyatt and Luke visit. They were especially excited to have them come to their swimming class and watch them jump off the diving board. Wednesday Andy and I enjoyed going on a date especially because we had a free babysitter at the house. The girls were sad to see their cousins leave, but easily got over it by taking them to the zoo where they were able to feed the giraffe and see a sleeping grizzly bear. On Sunday Haley and Kayla were very glad that their daddy was here to sing to him in church and also for him to hear Kayla say the scripture and prayer in primary.
The Jackson Family of Albuquerque
This week Kevin and Stacie enjoyed some wonderful times with Henry. Kevin likes to eat Henry's many chins, which he calls Henry's jowel bacon. It makes Henry laugh hysterically. On Friday the day care hosted a breakfast for dads. Stacie and Kevin enjoyed the extra time with Henry. Kevin received an imprint of Henry's foot which is now proudly displayed on his office window sill. On Saturday Stacie and Henry ventured out to find something to show Kevin how much they appreciate him. They settled on some grilling things. On Sunday they had a nice breakfast together and enjoyed laughing and singing and playing with their baby boy.
The Wisconsin Haws Family
This week has been a stormy week but despite that we enjoyed some good times. On Sunday for Father's day Logan played the accompaniment for a song sung by the youth and young men/young women's leaders. He did a great job and was complimented by many people in the branch.
Lanette enjoyed time with the Elmhorst family. The disaster was one of her SD cards had some type of malfunction. She has desperately contacted almost the entire family, the high school computer staff and probably everyone else within a hour mile radius looking for the answer. Thankfully Jeff solved the problem and peace has returned to our home.
Emily and Trent joined us for dinner on Sunday. It was fun to have them with us. They are planning on getting married in October but exact details and dates are not set. Emily is learning a lot about financial matters and is making some important choices. They would very much like a car but have found that bicycling and waking works too.
I booked a lot of miles on cars and planes this last week. I traveled to Chippewa Falls and Minocqua on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. Then on Friday I drove to Minneapolis and flew out to Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. I arrived at the hotel a little of midnight then got up about 7 pm and spoke at the meeting in the morning. I enjoyed listening to other speakers during the day and then caught a plane that afternoon and flew back to Minneapolis arriving at home at 2 AM on Sunday. In my patriarchal blessing I was promised that I would have many opportunities in my life. That promised has been fulfilled on many occasions. This is one more of the opportunities.
One of the sad events in my life this week was the death of one of my very special patients in a car accident. It was really sad. I did have the opportunity of going to her viewing and funeral on Sunday and Monday. Life is very fragile. Please be careful in your driving.
Mom has been busy with doing so much for all of us. She had to rent a car for some of her travels while I was out of town. I think she kind of enjoyed that! She has enjoyed time with each of her children whether by long distance calls or personal time at home. She has enjoyed finding special gifts for her son-in-laws and sons for Father's Day. For me she gave me a framed picture of our family for my office and some money to buy hiking shoes.
We hope you will have a wonderful week. We love you all.
Dad
The Haws Family of Colorado
This past Tuesday the girls were excited to have their aunt Vanesa and cousins Wyatt and Luke visit. They were especially excited to have them come to their swimming class and watch them jump off the diving board. Wednesday Andy and I enjoyed going on a date especially because we had a free babysitter at the house. The girls were sad to see their cousins leave, but easily got over it by taking them to the zoo where they were able to feed the giraffe and see a sleeping grizzly bear. On Sunday Haley and Kayla were very glad that their daddy was here to sing to him in church and also for him to hear Kayla say the scripture and prayer in primary.
The Jackson Family of Albuquerque
This week Kevin and Stacie enjoyed some wonderful times with Henry. Kevin likes to eat Henry's many chins, which he calls Henry's jowel bacon. It makes Henry laugh hysterically. On Friday the day care hosted a breakfast for dads. Stacie and Kevin enjoyed the extra time with Henry. Kevin received an imprint of Henry's foot which is now proudly displayed on his office window sill. On Saturday Stacie and Henry ventured out to find something to show Kevin how much they appreciate him. They settled on some grilling things. On Sunday they had a nice breakfast together and enjoyed laughing and singing and playing with their baby boy.
The Wisconsin Haws Family
This week has been a stormy week but despite that we enjoyed some good times. On Sunday for Father's day Logan played the accompaniment for a song sung by the youth and young men/young women's leaders. He did a great job and was complimented by many people in the branch.
Lanette enjoyed time with the Elmhorst family. The disaster was one of her SD cards had some type of malfunction. She has desperately contacted almost the entire family, the high school computer staff and probably everyone else within a hour mile radius looking for the answer. Thankfully Jeff solved the problem and peace has returned to our home.
Emily and Trent joined us for dinner on Sunday. It was fun to have them with us. They are planning on getting married in October but exact details and dates are not set. Emily is learning a lot about financial matters and is making some important choices. They would very much like a car but have found that bicycling and waking works too.
I booked a lot of miles on cars and planes this last week. I traveled to Chippewa Falls and Minocqua on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. Then on Friday I drove to Minneapolis and flew out to Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. I arrived at the hotel a little of midnight then got up about 7 pm and spoke at the meeting in the morning. I enjoyed listening to other speakers during the day and then caught a plane that afternoon and flew back to Minneapolis arriving at home at 2 AM on Sunday. In my patriarchal blessing I was promised that I would have many opportunities in my life. That promised has been fulfilled on many occasions. This is one more of the opportunities.
One of the sad events in my life this week was the death of one of my very special patients in a car accident. It was really sad. I did have the opportunity of going to her viewing and funeral on Sunday and Monday. Life is very fragile. Please be careful in your driving.
Mom has been busy with doing so much for all of us. She had to rent a car for some of her travels while I was out of town. I think she kind of enjoyed that! She has enjoyed time with each of her children whether by long distance calls or personal time at home. She has enjoyed finding special gifts for her son-in-laws and sons for Father's Day. For me she gave me a framed picture of our family for my office and some money to buy hiking shoes.
We hope you will have a wonderful week. We love you all.
Dad
Monday, June 11, 2012
June 11, 2012
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
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, 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
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