Today was our first day of “kick back and relax” time for
the past year. We did laundry – Oh Joy! And
then we walked the children to school and went back over later on to be there
for their lunch time and then walked back over to pick them up after school.
Lyla decided she
wanted to walk over with the boys but pooped out when we got to the school and
so I had to piggyback her most of the way back home. She talks constantly and a lot of the time I do
not know what she has said.
We have a tradition
that takes place when Grandma visits here. This tradition is for Grandma to take each
child one at a time to the gas station up the way from here for the child to
choose out a few things that they would like.
The limit is three items. It is
interesting to see what they choose.
Ethan chose bagged candy. Oliver
chose cookies and cakes and Lyla chose three small candies. It is a special time for me to spend with
each child. Sometimes we don’t talk much
and sometimes we do but it is special time and precious time to be with each
one of my wonderful grancdhilcren.
Sara has a website that gives meal plans for the week and a
shopping list for the week. Today was
Ravioli with squash and a green salad on the side and Water melon for
dessert. I spent time preparing the
food and got it ready for her for when she came home and just as we were
sitting down, Jacob came in with his brother in law for dinner. I am really glad that we had enough to go
around because the recipe was supposed
to only feed four and we fed 8.
Her kitchen is humongous compared to the one in our last apartment…….and
she has enough pots and pans to be able to turn out a good meal.
Tomorrow Jacob has an interview with Novartis and he is
hoping to land the job. He said “it
would be nice to stay here.” I think
that I would really miss traveling out here to Nebraska to visit my grand
children if they moved to Germany.
When we were in Maine, there was a joke between Anne’s son
Alex and us over teeth etc. and he gave me a chattering mouth of teeth as a
joke. Well, this wind up toy has really
had a work out with the kids and also Jacob has wound it up a few times. I have yet to take a picture of the kids with
the chattering teeth and with Moose.
We are trying to arrange a big birthday party for everyone
who is having birthdays this fall – Bill, Lyla, Oliver, Jacob – all birthdays
are within 2 weeks – from 29 September
to Oct 13. But we need to celebrate Ethan’s birthday Dec. 10 and mine on Nov
30. Sara is the odd one out with her
birthday in May.
It is both an exciting and terrifying time for us – We are
leaving the protection and enveloping experience of a mission and entering the terrifying world of the
upcoming election fights and TV commercials and Christmas Sales and
thanksgiving and Christmas parties etc.etc.
It was different in Maine and it certainly will be different when we go
home. I get to set up a household once
more and I also get to buy new clothes……I left most of them in Maine and cannot
fit into the ones I left behind. How
great is that?
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