It has been a very busy two weeks. On May 28th my sister Rachel came into town. It was fun to visit with her. Thursday we spent together visiting. We went out to lunch and had fun with that too. It was nice to have a day with her. That evening we went to a nice picnic dinner that was put together to say good bye to Neal. Men that he worked with at L3 were there with their families. Then Friday Neal and I took off. Rachel was our babysitter. The kids had a lot of fun with her for the week end. I am thankful she was up to that and hope she will want to visit again.
Neal and I took a trip to Ohio to attend a wedding for one of Neal’s cousins. It was a fun trip. We were able to visit with lots of family members and spend time together. Saturday morning we went to a fun museum, the Warther Museum in Dover Ohio. They had trains on display that a man carved out of wood. They were beautiful to look at. We were with Neal’s mom, sister and brother. We had a fun time together eating at an Amish restaurant. We ate out a lot that week end, it was fun, but I was glad to get back to home cooking. Saturday evening we attended the wedding at a pretty out door resort. It was nice to visit with the family and see the happy couple.
A sample of a few of the trains at the museum. The black ones are carved out of ebony and ivory. Each individual piece was carved and then fitted together. The train parts move and they were amazing to see.
At the wedding with Neal's brother, sister and mom
Sunday Neal and I, with his mom and sister, attended church and enjoyed the friendliness of the members there. After church we drove up to Kirtland. It was special to go to this historic place and remember my ancestors who lived and worked there. We were able to tour the Kirtland temple. Then we went to the LDS visitors center and buildings for a tour. It was a nice way to spend our Sunday afternoon. Before we left the Kirtland area we drove over to Lake Erie and enjoyed the cool breeze off the large lake.
Neal and I with the Kirtland temple
At Kirtland
Neal with Lake Erie in the back ground
Monday was another travel day. It was so good to get home and find the children well and happy with Rachel. Tuesday Rachel returned home and we were left with the hectic schedule of getting Neal ready to leave. That evening I was able to attend our book club discussion one last time. I have enjoyed getting to know that group of women and am thankful that I was invited to participate with them.
Thursday the 5th I went to the schools for the kids end of year award ceremonies. Spencer received an award for straight A’s. Ruth received awards for straight A’s, perfect attendance and “Rachel’s award” for kindness. Andrew received many awards, he was on the A/B honor roll, in the top runners group for 3rd grade, perfect attendance, recorder mastery, and excellence in mathematics. Andrew was able to play the recorder with a group of 3rd graders and I enjoyed hearing their songs, they did a good job. I am happy the kids did so well in their school work this year. Friday the 6th was their last day of school. I went into the schools to fill out papers to get their lunch accounts closed and get final reports and make sure they knew we were moving. It is sad that we wont be back. The kids have many good friends and we have enjoyed the teachers at the schools. Thursday was Neal’s last day of work at L3. It was short just a couple of weeks to make nine years working for them.
Spencer getting his awards
Ruth getting her awards
Andrew with the recorder group
Andrew getting his awards
Friday when we got the kids all home we got our favorite babysitter to come over, Kenzie. She watched the kids for us while Neal and I went to the Dallas Temple. It was nice to spend some time together in a peaceful place. It was our 12th anniversary and we thought that would be a nice way to spend time together. We ate dinner in the temple cafeteria to continue feeling the peace as long as I could. We got home and had a busy evening getting Neal all packed up.
Early Saturday morning Neal got in his car and drove off. He drove up to Denver CO in one day. He called that evening to say he was there safely. He checked into an extended stay hotel. He started working on Monday at his new job. He is looking for a house to rent and as soon as we have something we will schedule a move day for the rest of the family.
I got up early Saturday morning to participate in a four family yard sale. It was a lot of work and I didn’t sell much. But I did sell a few things and it helped me to go through closets and get many things out we didn’t need. After the yard sale I took a load to the Goodwill. I am still working on cleaning up things and hopefully will start packing up boxes soon.
The boys playing with a game they got at the yard sale (yes we were trying to downsize and came home with a new game, Ruth was given a new doll too)
Saturday afternoon the kids had fun playing in the water
Neal gave me a dozen roses for our anniversary
I didn’t mention the babysitter. Kenzie was so kind to us. She was with the kids all afternoon/evening Friday. Then she had a sleep over with Ruth. The girls were talking and giggling a lot. I had to finally ask them to try to go to sleep so they could get up Saturday morning with the boys. Saturday I left to the yard sale and Kenzie was our babysitter again. She helped the kids get breakfast and was with them until I came back about 10:00 to take her home. She needed to be back to get ready to go on a trip that afternoon. I am glad that Ruth can have a good role model of a kind young woman. They are friends and it was nice they could have time together.
Sunday was a bit different to not have Neal with us. I had many ward members asking about him and about our plans. It is hard to say good bye to our friends here. We have been here for nine years and our roots have been planted. It feels like I am ripping things apart. But I know that we will be blessed to get to know other wonderful people in Colorado. I am thankful for the church that gives me support and I know that we will belong to a new ward family when we move, we will just miss this one very much.
We made cake pops for our treat this week, they turned out good this time
This week Andrew is participating in cub scout day camp. They are meeting at a nice quiet spot owned by Baylor University. The theme for the week is with knights. They have done lots of fun activities. It is fun to hear him talk about it in the evenings. He really liked seeing a real police helicopter yesterday, shooting arrows with a bow, doing crafts and playing games. He comes home each day tired and happy. I am glad that he can have this experience.
Monday I met with a realtor to list the house. We did have a sign out “for sale by owner” but decided that we would switch to a realtor since Neal isn’t here. Hopefully the house will sell quickly and we can get a good price for it. Our garden is doing well. I have enjoyed the squash, cucumbers, green beans and peppers we have grown. I picked my first tomato yesterday. Last night I enjoyed going to a Relief Society activity on gardening. I have learned a lot trying to grow a garden in Texas. I also am happy to be going back north and growing things in a different climate again.
Well, this got long because it covered two weeks. I am feeling busy and overwhelmed with everything, but still know we are being guided by the Lord to where we need to be. I felt so much peace in the temple last week. I know that all will work out. It will be a long summer though.
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