Sunday, December 22, 2013
around 4:00pm
Happy Birthday today to my nephew’s Porter and
Ryan, my cousin Jon, and my friends Jessica, Mistie and Kristie and it seems
like I’m missing someone else. Dec. 22nd
is a popular day to be born!!
On Monday I realized I forgot to include some
important milestones in my letter so this paragraph is a P.S. to last week’s
letter. Spencer passed the sacrament for
the first time last Sunday. He did a
great job and even passed the sacrament to the Stake President who was visiting
our ward. I thought it was kind of cool
to see the newest Deacon passing to the Stake President. Spencer also played the piano for the
Priesthood opening exercises. In the
past, they haven’t had anyone who could play the piano for that meeting. I’m so proud of Spencer. I remember playing my first time in Young
Women’s. It was very scary. Spencer can’t play from the regular hymn book
just yet, but he took his simplified hymn book and played “We Thank Thee O God
For a Prophet.” Chad said he did well
and didn’t mess up, except for one spot in the introduction. We’ve been working on him being able to
accompany the singing of hymns for several years in his lessons. I’m very pleased with him and glad that my
children are being useful in the church.
Monday morning I got a haircut, just a trim. Monday afternoon I took a nap!! It was wonderful. I stayed up too late last Sunday night
writing my letter so I was worn out enough to actually fall asleep. Usually I can’t nap because I can’t fall
asleep. For FHE we had our lesson in the
car on our way to see the temple lights.
We went to Organ Stop Pizza before we went to see the lights. It was my first time ever eating there. It was FUN!
The organ was so cool and the organ player was awesome. The pizza was pretty good too. Better than the $5 pizza’s we usually
get. Christmas time is a good time to go
there because you can hear them play Christmas carols on the organ. It was fun to go to the temple lights with
the kids. We haven’t been for a couple
years. The weather was great, not too
cold. We saw Teresa’s Mom and several of
her sisters there.
Tuesday morning Marlee had a preschool party at
Bounce U. Tilly and I stayed and joined
in the fun. Tuesday afternoon was Puring’s
first member discussion. That evening I
delivered my nursery children’s Christmas gifts and Bryant had a pack meeting where
he got his pinewood derby car.
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| Spencer finished his "famous person report" this week. Can you guess who he was assigned? Albert Einstein. Spencer and all the other sixth graders got to dress up like their person and have wax museum for all the other kids at school on Tuesday. |
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| Chad had a Christmas party for his loan officers on Tuesday and he gave each of them his favorite treat. |
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| Chad got this "Mortgages for Dummies" book at his Christmas party white elephant gift exchange. I thought that was a funny gift to give mortgage loan officers. |
Wednesday I taught Spencer’s class art masterpiece
at 9:00am while the girls went to Grammy days.
That was tricky getting ready that early. For lunch on Wednesday I invited my
sisters-in-law on the Sanders’ side of the family over for lunch while the kids
played. I picked up Costa Vida and it
was nice to eat yummy food and visit. I
would like to do a lunch with the women on the Flake side of the family too,
after the holidays are over. Wednesday afternoon
and evening Chad had anouther work party for the lending managers this time. They
got to go to a go-cart race track where the go-carts are really fast. Chad had fun.
Then they went out to dinner.
Chad texted me and told me they were eating at Joe’s Crab Shack. Chad really, really dislikes seafood and the smell of seafood. I laughed when he sent me the text. That’s kind of mean of me, but it was kind of
funny.
Thursday I don’t remember much of that day, but it
was Chad’s last day of work until after Christmas so that night we had ice
cream to celebrate. Oh yeah, I also had
another nap on Thursday afternoon. Two
naps in one week. I told Chad his sleeping
skills are rubbing off on me … that or I’ve been staying up too late. (Chad can pretty much sleep anywhere, anytime.
Sometimes I’m jealous.)
Friday the kids had a half day of school. I went to the temple since Chad was
home. He picked the kids up from school
then went over to his parent’s house to play and visit with all the family members
who are home for the holidays. I went
over to his parent’s house too after I was done at the temple. I love spending time with family. It’s my favorite part of every holiday and
special occasion. After visiting for a while we came home to
make and decorate sugar cookies, which is our tradition for the last day of
school before Christmas. I am horrible
at cutting out sugar cookies. They either
stick to the counter and I can’t get them up to put them on the cookie sheet or
they are too floury and taste gross. Oh
well. I have other talents. Maybe someday I’ll get it right. Friday night for date night Chad and I went
out to eat with Jennie and Trever, Heather and Elliot, and Chad’s dad. We ate at Casa de Mina in Queen Creek and I
got their yummy “Francisco’s Carne Asada.”
It’s my favorite.
10:47pm
We got back about an hour and a half ago from Chad’s
parent’s house. We had a yummy Sunday
dinner and played pounce and scum. Today
has been a nice relaxing Sabbath day, which is something that I treasure. Mom, I’m happy to report that I’ve been
working on some of the pointers you gave me about organ playing. Today I changed up the stops during my
prelude music to use more sounds of the orchestra.
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| Winding down for the night. |
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| Spencer loves to ready. He recently started reading the first Work and the Glory book. |
My quote for today is from Elder S. Gifford Nielsen’s talk Hastening
the Lord’s Game Plan! “We need to be engaged as never before to
match the excitement of our leaders and the commitment of our full-time
missionaries. This work is not going to move forward in the Lord’s intended way
without us! As President Henry B. Eyring has said, ‘Whatever our age,
capacity, Church calling, or location, we are as one called to the work to help
Him in His harvest of souls.’”
Love,
Mindy
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