While we were at Evanses we didn't do very much but just visit and enjoy the company. A perfect trip! We did help some in the yard with some of Susan's mulching and weeding and Dad trimmed her blackberry vines that were really growing well. They look kinda sparse now, but hopefully they will bear larger, juicier berries when it's time.
I got to go to piano lessons with them and enjoyed seeing them and their teacher together. Both Alice and Robert are taking piano now and Alice is also taking flute lessons. I can't believe how well they are both doing on the piano! I think they must have some talent. And Alice is doing better every time we hear her on the flute. It's a hard instrument to play, I think, with fingering and lip tension, and so forth.
They played a board game after family home evening Sunday night and James and Matthew didn't play, but they played around anyway, involved in the evening. I aimed the camera at Matthew while he was walking around and when he noticed he pulled a total pose. Where in the world did he learn that? Look at the bent knee, even. What a cutie!!
And James didn't want his picture taken, but I did manage to snap a quick one of him.
They are all growing up so fast! We saw them here just after Christmas this past year, and then this summer we visited with them at Lake Michigan on their vacation. I am still impressed with how much more mature they all are!
Another thing we got to do was go to "Bring a Friend to Lunch" day at school. We all went to have lunch with Robert who has the first lunch and then everyone went home (so the little guys could start their quiet time) but I got to stay and have lunch with Alice and her friend and her family. She and this friend are preparing a play that they are inviting some friends to do. It's a real play and they will be casting this Saturday, I think. She says they will take a video of it so we can see it too. The friend came over so they could make props and they were very earnest and serious about doing it. They were also willing to include Robert and James in the play. Robert was helping with the props too. See how mature they are becoming?
Susan had to go to the Family History Library one evening so I went with her and we made some discoveries!! It was a great evening. It was so fun to do it with her. We really need to plan another family history trip!
Susan made delicious food and we watched a movie on their big screen one evening. It was a great visit. So glad to be able to go and see them for a bit.
When we got back I had a package from Erin who said when she saw it she just knew I had to have it. It says, "Never underestimate an old woman who plays World of Warcraft". I laughed out loud when I saw it. How delightful!
And now the man is in Utah helping Heather get ready to move. They reserved a U-Haul van weeks and weeks ago. They wanted a 15 foot van but then decided that a 17 foot van would give them a little extra room. He got confirmation and an order number. So when he got there there were no vans. None in the whole Salt Lake valley and surrounding areas up to Logan and down past Provo. He called and said pray for us to get a van or we could be here another week sleeping on the floor in the dark. And then later he called and said, we got a van. It's in Heber and it's a 26 footer for the price of the small one. So they went to get it before it was gone again. That's good and it 's bad. There will be plenty of room to put everything, but they have to drive that huge hulking van all the way here like we did before. It's the same size as the one we drove here with our house full of stuff. Even with the car dolly on the back for Heather's little car. I don't envy that drive. But there's no rush. They can take the time they need. They will have plenty of help from Mike and James and from some people in Heather's ward there and then when they get here the elders are signed up to help unload. We really really do appreciate all the help. Hopefully it won't be too much trouble or strain with enough helpers. Jer and I both have tweaky backs so we can't do much lifting anymore.
While Jer is gone I have also been having fun. I went yesterday to bowl with my cousins. I have been wanting to see them more often and they bowl every Thursday in Conroe which is about an hour from us. This is Juan's wife Gloria and her second daughter Cynthia. And Karen, her third daughter, was also there yesterday. I finally decided that I would join their league and hang out with them every Thursday. I went yesterday and bowled a whopping average of 77! I hope to improve quickly. Maybe I can go and practice a little here in town before the next time. Everyone was really very kind and helpful and welcoming and kept saying don't worry, it's all for fun anyway. But I don't want to pull their scores down to the dirt. For me the thing isn't about the bowling, but I need to at least not be embarrassed. I'm going to get some bowling shoes tomorrow. They look like running shoes now instead of the clunky colored ones I rented.
And hey, I got released from Beehives! I have enjoyed the girls a lot. They are really nice girls who appreciated what we did, but the midweek activity was a constant stress to plan, prepare for, and make happen. But who knows what's next? I may be out of the frying pan into the fire with cub scouts or something similar. We will see. I know that they need people to work so I will definitely get something. Probably Primary since it's impossible to keep reliable teachers there. Just have to wait and see.
So now I'm alone for a few days till the man and Heather arrive. I don't have any bushes to buzz down or walls to tear out or rooms to repaint. I used to go a little crazy when the man was gone but not so much anymore. Maybe I'm maturing. :o)
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