Feb. 7,2008

"One must be the change one wishes to see in the world."

Mohandas K. Gandhi

I am a novice at this, but took my own CHALLENGE to start blogging in hopes it will help me be better at journaling. I also hope it will put Micaela's mind at ease about what I really do all day now that I am not working and I don't have any kids at home... I got a new camera so I am going to start using it more. Here are a few photo's to update our goings and comings over the past 3 weeks. I will leave it up to you to label the young, young at heart, and the restless...

• January 13, 2008 Changes in Olympus 4th Ward Bishopric.

Former Bishopric--Todd Morgan, Ray DePrizio, Papa, Dan Eastmond, Jim Peterson

New Bishopric--Gary Spjut, Mike Anderson, Papa, Todd, Jim

• Jan. 27, 2008 Papa's birthday--you can have your cake and eat it too! and Papa's favorite gift--a nap with Kayman. Steph looked at them and wondered if Kayman was safe--would Papa drop him? Not likely, Papa has the art of sleeping with children perfected!
  

At dinner, Jess took one look at the steamed vegetables and announced, "I don't like bikini!" She did like 'bikini' last summer but she seems to have forgotten; and no, she did not eat any bikini.

• Feb. 6, 2007 Babysitting. Steph and Rew got away for a 'secret date' to see "Riverdance". Papa babysat for an hour until Nana got home from Visiting Teaching. He chummed them with juju heart treats until Nana fixed dinner. After dinner, as we watched VeggieTales version of Esther, the real treats came out--root beer floats and oatmeal fudge bars, to which Sydney exclaimed, "Jess, isn't the chocolate in the middle yummy!"

• December, January, February 2008 What do you do in the winter time?

Shovel snow...

Shovel moooooore snoooooow...
(Nana's new best friend is Papa's snow blower)

Sew new pillows for the living room...
(I hate piping!)

Time trips to Sonic Happy Hour between snow storms...
& study--one last class pending!!!...

Fill the fridge with things that scare even Papa--
like sourdough starter!