2018 :: week 2

January 7

Elliott threw up after dinner Saturday evening, which meant he needed to stay home from church Sunday. My mom picked up Will and Lauren and took them to church and Elliott slept the entire time they were gone. While they were gone I watched BYUtv which was airing a series of President Monson's conference talks and BYU devotionals. As I watched I felt uplifted and more sad about his passing than I was when I originally heard he had died.

January 8

For family night we played a game called "Lead Me, Guide Me," from the Friend magazine. Will got to use the scripture set he got for his baptism to look up some verses about things Christ has provided for us to help us find our way back home (to heaven). We used Skittles as our place markers and keeping Elliott from eating said Skittles became a game in and of itself.

January 9

Storytime at the library is back after a month long sabbatical for the winter holidays. As per usual Elliott was so-so about the stories and songs but all in on the arm stamps.

January 10

Our new couch arrived! We had next to no furniture when we moved to Springfield ten years ago and bought a couch and a loveseat within our first few days of living there. Over the years they've served us well, but they've really started to decline this past year. We took our first trip to Nebraska Furniture Mart earlier this year and were immediately drawn to this couch. It is extra deep and fits all five of us comfortably. Now we just need to figure out what to do with the old couches. Craigslist? Trash?

January 11

I've been bundling up and taking brief walks in the evenings when Anthony gets home from work. Even though it is cold, the fresh air and limited vitamin d help me survive the winter months.  It's been four months and I am loving Anthony's new job where he is home most days by 5:30pm.

January 12

The kids and I have walked to school every day this school year (besides the days we were staying with my parents while we got new floors). As the temperature has dropped we've seen fewer kids and their parents walking. Thursday morning it was six degrees and the John kids still toughed it out. I was proud of them!

January 13

Our Saturdays have gotten very busy. Saturday morning I went to the gym, then headed to my parents' house to help watch my cousin Lexi's children while she and her husband went to the temple. Then Will had a basketball game. In this picture he 's going in for a layup. He has gotten pretty good at shooting layups this season. Saturday and Sunday were Stake Conference and Saturday afternoon Anthony had a priesthood leadership meeting. That evening Delia Chase watched our kids for us while we went to the adult session and then picked up dessert at Dairy Queen.