Dear Mom and Dad,
I feel a little out of practice writing your weekly letter
after being gone. And I forgot to
take a picture of something so I’ll find some past pictures that you haven’t
seen and send those!
Hope this letter finds you both doing well! Life is good here. It’s supposed to reach 57 today –
unseasonal for Minnesota in November to say the least. And it supposed to be nice all week so
our holiday is looking good. I am
feeling much better this week than last week. Just had to catch up on so many things after being gone, but
am back into the swing of things now.
I still haven’t grocery shopped for Thanksgiving yet so after I write
this, I’m off to the grocery store.
Luckily, I picked up a turkey when they were on sale so it’s just the
extras I need to get today.
I found everything in order after being away, but I do sense
the kids missed me. David had them
doing the dishes each night while I let them put their dishes in the sink so
they can start homework faster. And
David gave them cereal for breakfast a few times while I always cook
breakfast. And some of Laurel’s
first words to me after I walked in were, “Mom, I don’t have any clean pants!” So I threw a load of laundry in within
minutes of my return. That’s all
okay by me – it feels good to be appreciated :)!
Charlotte started a math club on Thursday which should be
fun. She will learn different math
methods for the next couple of months and then compete in March.
Laurel had activity days (primary) on Saturday. There are 15 activity day girls but not
all can make the regular Tuesday time slot so the leaders try to have a couple
of Saturday events each year. Only
3 girls showed up which was nice for the girls, but I felt bad for the leaders.
Jacob spoke in church yesterday and did an excellent
job. We were so proud of him. He spoke up, spoke clearly and slowly
(instead of accelerating from nerves) and looked up occasionally – he did a
wonderful job! He and both David
and I received so many compliments about his talk. He hates doing them so it’s a relief that he’s off the hook
for another 6 months. He’s jealous
that adults only have to speak every 3 years or so.
Well this is all of our news. Sorry it isn’t that exciting. We love and miss you so very much. Please take care of yourselves. Thank you so much for that blissful week home. I came back truly rested physically and
mentally as my time with you was so relaxing. Having some withdrawals from playing marbles . . . I’ll have
to get my kids to play with me I guess.
We did fit in a couple of games of 7’s yesterday which was a lot of fun.
Love,
David, Ella, Jacob, Charlotte, Laurel, & Mary
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