I forgot, a funny story

The other night Aurora was fighting going to bed. I had told her to come lay in our bed while I checked my e-mail. Sometimes she goes to sleep faster when she is not in the same room as her sisters. She had her stuffed duck with her and asked if I could sew hair on her duck in the colors of the rainbow. I told her I didn't think I could. She was quiet for a moment then she said, "Jesus sewed our hair in all different colors." She said it in all seriousness. I told her she was right and she settled down after that.

I thought it was charming.

Catching UP, Again

It seems like I'm often playing catch up. Well, last week was pretty normal. Baby sitting, school, choir, etc. Aurora did miss Wednesday from school because she something viral going on in her eye. It was goopy and runny. She was given eye drops and went to school the next day. There was no school for anyone on Friday. We ran errands and played over at the Pagan's for a while. That is always fun. Julie was a sweetie and made me some blueberry muffins, just because I had mentioned a few days earlier I hadn't had any for a few months. She is a very special friend and person.

Saturday we went to Silver Dollar City with Holly, Todd and his girls. We had a really good time. They were already putting up Christmas lights for the Christmas festival. I'm really looking forward to that one.

I have to go get Patience in a little while and take her to the dentist. One of her caps fell off so we have to get it repaired.

Logan is doing really well with his potty training. No accidents in the day time for a week. He even slept in underwear last night. What a BIG boy.

There's not much else to tell. Take care.
Jennifer

Catching up

Just a quick catch up. Joy's first rehearsal went well. She came home a little scratchy in the throat. There is a girl from her class at school that is also in the choir. They live here in the complex, so I am going to start taking the girls and Kerri will pick them up. It should work out well for both of us. My Mom came down on Friday afternoon and spent the night. She went to our ward building clean up on Sat. morning. I tried out a new recipe for a cheesy potato and ham soup that went over well. The missionaries were here at lunch time coordinating with Bruce, so they ate with us. It is always a pleasure to have them in our home. Oh, I forgot, we had 4 missionaries to dinner on Thurs. Elder King and Elder Smith, who served here a few months back were in the area. They are asssistants to the Mission President. It was nice to see them again. Saturday afternoon, Bruce spoke at the Priesthood leadership meeting. I read his talk. It was very well writen. He definetly had the Spirit guiding him.

Bruce and I were able to attend the adult session together. The oldest of the Bishop's three daughters babysat for us. It went well for her and we enjoyed the conference.

Matt came to the Sunday session and heard the girls and I sing in the Stake choir. We always enjoy his company.

I've got to get the girls in for scripture study and bed.

Fall

I have been thinking a little the last few days which season I like the most. Honestly I like them all. I really enjoy living in an area that experiences all the changes of the seasons. However, if I had to pick a favorite it would be fall. Today the temperature has dropped significantly. Our windows are open and a good flow of air is going through the house. I like the freshness that brings. It is so relaxing. Some of the trees in the complex already have a few red leaves. I look forward to the changing of the leaves. Fall brings with it the exciting anticipation of the upcoming holiday season. I enjoy it all. I love the memories we make at area festivals and the picking out of Halloween costumes. It is all so much fun. I hope we all have a wonderful fall.

She got it!!!!!

Joy came home from school today very excited. About 3 weeks ago she tried out for her music teacher at her school to be in the "All City Singers" Choir. She passed her teachers test and about 10 days ago she went in front of the choir directors and pianist. She had to sing the National Anthemn. She found out today that she made the cut. She was 1 of 3 chosen out of the 70 fourth and fifth graders at her school. We are very pleased. She has a very robust voice and with training I know she will go far with the talent she has been blessed with. She starts having rehearsals every Tues. from 3:30-5:00pm. On Dec. 4th at 7:00pm she will have a performance at MSSU. Mark your calendars, we would love for any and all able to be there to join us.

Best wishes for a great weekend.
Jennifer

Swinging in the Dark

So, this morning I got up at 5:45am to go on my walk. I walked around the complex once. I was very enthrawled with the dark clouds and far off burst of lightening. I came back around to the playground. I swang for a few minutes, feeling very at peace. Then I layed down on the concrete of the basketball court and just looked up. It is rather odd to watch clouds move in the dark. Rather sureal. It was nice laying there conversing with my Heavenly Father. I am so blessed to be living here in the complex and to be safe and protected from the elements.

I know that was rather random, but I wanted to share it just the same. It was one of those "stop and smell the roses" kind of moments. I apologize for my spelling. I can't seem to get the spell check to work on this.

We were going to go to Silver Dollar City tomorrow, but there is a 60% chance of severe weather, so we are going to try again on the 22nd of the month. We are suppose to go with Holly, Todd, and the girls. We do look forward to it. The local Nature Center opens tomorrow. Maybe the weather will hold out long enough for us to participate in that. Have a wonderful weekend.
Jennifer

Fun in Springfield

Hello, I hope you all had a great holiday weekend. We had some nice visits with family and friends. We went to Springfield on Sunday. We went to church at the Springfield 3rd Ward with our good friend, Matthew Towns. It was fun seeing people that I grew up with. I especially enjoyed seeing Minnie and Bill Hull. She was one of my Young Women's presidents as a youth. I also saw Stacy Laney who was also a YW Pres. I was disappointed to not see the Forsyth's, but it was still great to be there. We didn't get to visit too much with Matt though, it was church after all. Afterwards we went to Jesse and Becca's. We got to see 3 of Bruce's 4 siblings. We hadn't seen Heather since Christmas, so it was a pleasure to see her. Carl was also there from Las Vegas. He's looking into buying a house. We would love to see him move back here. Anyway, we had some authentic Mexican dishes that Jesse learned how to make while serving in Mexico City on his mission a few years back. Yesterday we went to the Pagan's for dinner and a birthday party for Lily. We had a lot of fun. Julie's family were there and the Webb's. We use to be in the same ward as the Webb's. They are now in Arkansas. It was just a very pleasant weekend. We also walked the mall yesterday and I was able to get a pair of "Croc" flip-flops for $15. That is half off the norm. I was pleased. They are turquoise. Bright, but very comfortable. Anyway, I have one child in the tub and three outside I need to get ready for bed. Take care.
Jennifer