October 25, 2009

October 25, 2009

Dear Family and Friends,

I feel like the fog has slowly lifted and we are resuming life as we know it. I spent the first part of the week still feeling crummy. Functional enough to take care of the basics at home, but not much else. All day Monday M felt pretty good, but then in the late afternoon his fever came back which meant that he had to stay home again on Tuesday. The good news was that all day Tuesday he felt great, and so Tuesday afternoon he felt good enough to change out the door handles on the front door.

Wednesday and Thursday were quiet days for me. M had a much needed Presidency meeting on Wednesday and got a lot accomplished. Thursday night he had the Stake Priesthood meeting and came home very excited about the speaker.

Friday morning I watched two of the children of a friend. It was kind of fun to see what life is like with four kids. Most of the morning it went pretty well, but it was slightly crazy getting B-man from the bus stop. That afternoon we ran a few errands and then spent the rest of the day getting ready for a Halloween party. We had to do a little last minute scrambling because our sitter came down with the flu. (It has really been going around our area.) Luckily we took the sitter from someone else that had to cancel last minute due to sick children. We took J to the party and put him to bed in a pack and play, and B-man had a great time at home. The party was great! Costumes are not optional, and it is always exciting to see what people come up with. M and I went as gymnasts/ribbon dancers. The party went a lot later than we expected, but it was worth the late night.

Saturday was a very slow relaxing day. We all worked together to take out the garden and prepare the flower beds for the winter. The weather was warm and cloudy, a rarity these days, but it made for perfect gardening weather. That afternoon while I ran an errand M cut B-man’s hair, and then started cutting his own. I helped him finish up the cut. That night after the kids were in bed M went to watch the first half of the BYU football game.

I was excited today for several reasons. One was that I could go to church! And the other was that I could finally go to church in our new building. It was great to be able to be back in church, even if it was super noisy. After church we had enough time for dinner and some stories before the kids were in bed.

We love you all!

R, M, and B-man