On Sunday morning I was asked to teach a Sunday school class for the 4 year olds. Now, Lyla is four and she has an answer for everything and has the world on a string. I Imagine that these little 4 year olds are much the same way. I am delighted to be able to do this but I am not ignorant of the fact that they will have much to say and to teach me. when David was four the question was asked of the class "Well, do you have family prayer?" David piped up and said, "Well, we tried it once and it didn't work so we haven't done it again". He also told the teacher, at a different time, Daddy went hunting and killed a bear. He drug it home and mommy cooked and ate the whole thing. well, for starters, Bill does not know which end of the gun is the business end, let alone go hunting or even shoot a bear. I would have no idea how to prepare bear to eat let alone eat the whole thing by myself. But I would like to have a bearskin rug...........maybe. So I look forward to hearing some interesting things from these little people - their view of the world is unique.
Sunday evening we took David back down to the valley to his new digs. He lives in Gilbert with a family who are employed by CPES to take care of David. It is called an ADHD home. One thing they said was that he eats a lot and there are now no leftovers. I believe it. At this rate he is a walking garbage disposal and may even put on more weight than ever. when he was home he wanted me to make Lasagne, Pizza, Australian Breakfast (cheese, eggs, bread, onion, green pepper and ham. My mother used to make this for me when I was little. I was such a picky eater that this was the only thing I would eat for sure). The home that David lives in can best be described as being newer than what we live in. Larger than what we have in Prescott (I would not want to have to clean this house he lives in). And it can also be described as being "spare" in that there are no decorations on the walls like pictures or wreaths etc. and there is nothing on the counter tops or the island in the kitchen. It does not look lived in. It does remind of homes I have been in before where everything is out of sight as a definite reaction to a deep seated problem. The man and the wife are both on their second marriage and the two girls that live with them are from the former marriages. My house on the other hand has stuff on the counters and (no island in the middle of the kitchen) and quilts hanging on the walls to give the house some sort of feeling that people live here and that the home is warm and comfortable and a place where you can live and not just exist.
David was interested in us going to see the new temple in Gilbert that is under construction right now. It was 8pm at night and I doubt if we could have seen anything. we went to the motel in Tempe where we were to stay for two nights while Bill took a refresher course on the policies of Safeway - they have called him back to work. I had a terrible nosebleed and it took a while to get it to stop.
Monday morning he went to training and I stayed in the motel room and finished off the quilt I had started when we were in Maine.
Monday night we went into the pool and hot tub that they had there. The hot tub was really HOT.
Tuesday morning I took Bill to the training again and then I went back to the motel to do more hand work and then after I checked out, I took pictures of Moose and friend in the landscaping of the motel. I went down to Arizona Mills Mall and walked around the entire thing. It is massive and filled with shops that sell everything you could ever need or want or don't want or need.
After his training was over, we drove down to Oro Valley near Tucson to spend time with some friends we knew in Johnstown.
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