Thursday Bill, David and I spent the day shopping for the Christmas wishes of the children. We had a great time and the credit card company keeps track.
Friday morning we wrapped the gifts and put them under the tree. the children were ecstatic. Of course the Elf on the Shelf did his mischief and moved the box that held Oliver's attention and Oliver and his siblings searched for that mischievous elf. He had moved the gift to the top of the Refrigerator and was lounging on top of it.
Sara and I visited St. Louise to see what we could find. found three lovely pillows for her living room and a couple of sweaters that she liked. I just love this thrift store because it is really eclectic in its offering. I usually buy my stainless steel bowls for the kitchen there but this time they had none.
Jacob's mother and Ray and Chasity came about noon and they brought Tristan with them He was hoping to play with Ethan and Oliver and Lyla but they were all at school. Mike (Chasity's husband) came after he parked the truck - he had brought a load of grain for the elevator down the road. We all left for the college and the graduation ceremony.
It was a very nice ceremony and the talks were short and to the point.
Bill had presented me with a new camera 5 minutes before we left the house and so I did not have time to explore how it works and I had trouble getting pictures of the event. But it worked out, after the ceremony, we got pictures of Jacob and his Professor.
Mike and Chasity and Tristan all left at that point but Jacob's mother and Ray stayed the night.
Saturday morning we all went to a little hole in the wall restaurant nearby for breakfast.
In the afternoon Sara, Jacob, the Children, Bill, David and I went to see the Hobbit movie. We did not like it too much because it was very violent and intense. Lyla fell asleep as soon as it started and Ethan and Oliver stayed glued to the screen. It was three hours long. I think that this movie was nothing like the book I read so many years ago. Perhaps I should re-read it.
We went across the street to a restaurant that resembles Chipotle and we ate dinner there.
On the way home we drove around Lincoln and saw the Christmas Lights that people have put on their front lawns and trees etc.
Sunday we made it to church on time - and that was a real miracle.
Sunday evening we had a short family home evening built around Luke chapter 2 and then we opened the presents under the tree.
When Oliver opened the box the Elf on the Shelf had stolen, he found that it was another rocket and he was "over the top" happy. I think that if he had a tail it would have wagged itself right off his body - that is how much happiness that little boy has. We gave Ethan a solar powered robot kit and it had lots and lots of pieces. It took him 90 minutes to assemble it - if that was me, I would still be working on it. We gave Lyla Minnie Mouse Tennis shoes and red glitter shoes and she was in heaven. We gave Jacob shirts and ties and sox and Sara got a new sweater.
On Monday morning Bill would not get up to get ready and so we sweated it out going to the airport in Omaha. We literally ran to the checkin counter and they said that the doors were about to close and that the boarding was almost complete. We hurried up to the check point and then they held us up while 4 TSA workers inspected David's gameboy - they thought it was some sort of explosive device. Have they not seen a gameboy before? Did it really need 4 TSA workers to make the decision that it was really safe to allow it onboard? These people are not the brightest bulbs in the box. We raced to the plane and they closed the door behind us. Was that to keep us in or to not let anyone else in? The authorities de-iced the plane and then we were off into the wild blue yonder for Texas where we gobbled lunch between flights. We arrived in Phoenix on time and David disappeared through portal 5 to be taken home to Gilbert. We caught the shuttle to the parking lot and drove home. There was a pile of mail waiting for us.
One notable thing was that Pam sent us a letter to Sara's address. She thinks we have moved to Lincoln. We may just have to do that now that a new baby is coming. We went with Jacob on Sunday afternoon looking at homes that were holding open houses. We were blown away by the cost of the homes and the taxes were sky high. But, it is necessary for the family to find larger lodgings now that a new baby is coming. Sara wanted it to be kept quiet for a while but Oliver is so excited with the prospect of a new member of the family that he told everyone at church. Now the cat is out of the bag and Jacob and Sara have to look for a new dwelling within the ward boundaries.
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