2024 :: week 7

February 11

We planned on having a big Super Bowl party, but Lauren threw up in the middle of the night Sunday. We ended up watching the game at home by ourselves, except for Will, who watched with fellow Chiefs superfan, Uncle Matt. We still had fun, but it is a lot easier to have fun when your team wins the Super Bowl for the second year in a row. Besides the Chiefs, it was a busy Sunday. I spoke in church about callings, sustaining and bearing each one another's burdens. In the afternoon TJ and I taught our youth class about the Christlike attribute of hope.

February 12

Tara (Landon's mom) took Nathan, Landon, Will and Hank to watch Tripp & Knox play in the Indian Woods basketball team Monday evening. The boys made plans to spend the night at Tripp's house Tuesday because school is cancelled for Wednesday (Chief's parade).

February 13

We visited Memaw Tuesday night after going to CFA for dinner. Elliott has always loved snuggling with Memaw, and neither her stroke nor Elliott getting older has stopped that.

February 14

We opted to not go to the parade this year. Instead Will spent the day with his friends, and we had Tyler and Elliott over to play with Elliott and Miles. We watched the parade on the TV and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

February 15

Will is taking some fun electives this semester--Intro to Foods and Design & Modeling. Now that they are cooking a few times a week he sends us pictures of the food he makes. Here are pineapple turnover biscuits and no bake cookies. They've also made microwaved chocolate cake this week, but he didn't send a picture of that. In his Design & Modeling class he is working on designing a cube--first by mapping it out on graph paper (isometric design), then practicing with blocks, and then using wood blocks and glue for the final product. I enjoy seeing the kids learn new things and expand their horizons.

February 16

Elliott's has had a fabulous 2nd grade year in Mrs. Jones' class! He's made some great new friends--specifically Townes, Eli, Tristan and Miles. I snapped a picture of these pictures Mrs. Jones has hanging up in her classroom while I was volunteering to help at the Valentine's Day party. The parties were rescheduled from Wednesday.

February 17

While Miles and I were driving he wondered why there were signs with "p's" crossed out along the road. He asked if it meant that you couldn't go pee on that side of the road. I find his emerging literacy so delightful. Now I think of him every time I see "no parking" signs.