April 3, 2011

April 3, 2011

Dear Family and Friends,

It has been a great, but crazy week here as usual. Monday after the usual grocery run we had FHE and discussed and then worked on memorizing the fifth Article of Faith.

Tuesday we had a very early dinner so that M could go home teach several of his families. The visits went well. We also had the oven guy come and finally finish the repair on our range. It took him several trips, but once he figured out that he had the wrong part it was an easy fix. We were just sitting down to dinner when he arrived, so we just kept eating.

This is RM’s bed in our closet. I had to record it for “posterity.”

Wednesday I took the younger boys to the doctor. RM was just getting his check-up. He is doing great except for some eye issues we need to follow up with. J was supposed to just get shots, but I had him checked because he had been off an antibiotic for only a few days, and all of his symptoms had returned already. When I took him in, the doctor said he was still very sick. So we got a new antibiotic and were sent on our way. I will be so happy when he has finally kicked this lingering thing. Whatever it is. That night M had a Presidency meeting at our house, and I hid in the basement.

Thursday was a slower day. In the afternoon I went to the dentist. I’m glad to have that over. I need a little work done, more preventative than anything else. Later after dinner B-man went to another party at “Pump-It-UP” and had a great time.

Friday M had the day off. I love having him around all day! I went and worked out in the morning, and then the rest of the day we ran some errands and just stuck pretty close to home. That night for our family party we drove to Chevy Chase, MD to see the cherry blossoms. We were a few days early, and the trees were not in full bloom, but it was still beautiful. Right as we got out of the car a huge cloud came and blocked the sun making it much colder. Between the cold and a couple taking wedding photographs, we didn’t feel like we could linger as much as we would have liked. We took some pictures and then drove around the neighborhood for a few minutes before getting on our way. We then headed over to Arlington where we got some food at a few places we had wanted to try. We got some treats at a German bakery, and then headed over to the “Italian Store” and got a delicious sandwich to share for dinner. We then packed the kids back in the car and headed home. It was a good family party, and we decided that we want to do something like this more often.

Saturday morning I was up early to hit a garage sale and consignment sale with a friend. My friend found great stuff, but I had very little success. I then came home and got ready to watch Conference. We had a picnic lunch during the first session. It was so nice that J’s nap coincided with the morning session each day. We were actually able to watch and listen! We pretty much spent the day enjoying the wonderful talks and being together.

Sunday was more of the same. Lots of time to enjoy being together and listen to conference. It was wonderful. We were able to finish off the last of the treats from the bakery, and then had a simple dinner during the afternoon session. We realized after dinner that J was running a fever. Ugh! That means I will probably be back at the doctor to try and figure him out again. We did run to give some friends some seeds that we were not going to be using this year. It was an easy way to get out of the house and let the last hour before bed pass.

We love you all!

The C Crew