October 4, 2009

October 4, 2009

Dear Family and Friends,

Time continues to march on by. My main activity of the week was fighting off a cough that came with my cold. It has been a long time since I’ve had to deal with such a gross cough. Now poor J has the cold. We did have a few noteworthy things this week. Monday night for FHE M gave B-man a blessing to start the new school year. We had been speaking to B-man about it for several weeks. It was a sweet experience for all of us.

Tuesday night we took both of the boys to a “Back to School” night that was solely for the kindergarten classes. It was great to hear from the teacher about what they do every day, and what will be going on the weeks before our first parent teacher conferences. B-man was so cute and quiet during the whole meeting.

Wednesday night I had book club. We discussed Catching Fire and had our largest turn-out ever. Book Club night is my favorite night of the month. The next day after B-man got home from school we went to the farm and met some friends there. The weather was beautiful, and we had a great time.

Benjamin showing off his “spiky” hair. Watch out it’s sharp…

Friday was a busier day. I got my haircut which meant a lot of coordinating with M to make sure that someone was home. I was so happy to be getting my haircut. Then as soon as I got home we started trying to get dinner on the table.

Saturday morning (as every morning) we were up and going early. We went looking for things at a community garage sale nearby but didn’t find anything too exciting. We came home to have lunch and get ready for Conference. We loved being able to sit and watch Conference all day! In between sessions B-man and M took turns playing with a new remote control car that we found at a garage sale. It is a very fast and maneuverable car. That night M went to the Priesthood session and then went to get food with members of the ward that wanted to go.

Today has been another great day watching Conference. We’ve had a great day of listening to our leaders, food, and friends. It makes not being closer to family bearable.

We love you all!

R, M, B-man, and J