What's Going On
Life has been going very well for Mamie and I recently. We got a big TV from our neighbors who said it was broken (we fixed it.) and I have finally let the ice in my financial heart melt so that we can turn on the (expensive) electric baseboard heaters and stop panicking about filling the stove with wood. Mamie and Lucy now go through the whole house without winter cloths!
Lucy started standing the night before last, and she also said her first word: "Ducky!" It is a pretty exciting time. Lucy has a brightness in her eyes and loves crawling from room to room discovering new drawers, doors, corners of rooms, and pieces of furniture. Yesterday, she was crawling on my lap as I sat in a chair in her room and she climbed up and pulled on the dangling light switch. Much to her surprise, the room went completely dark. I put her on the floor, and pretty soon, she climbed up onto my lap(with a little help) and made her way back to my shoulders so that she could pull on the chord again. She turned the lamp back on.
Also, our new ward is fantastic, and the people are super nice. Mamie is leading the family in keeping the house clean (most of the time I don't sabotage that) and we also are eating better food than only frozen pizza and burritos. This week already, we have had delicious lentils, burgers, and soup.
We truly have been blessed of late. The Lord truly does bless us when we choose to draw close to him.
Lucy started standing the night before last, and she also said her first word: "Ducky!" It is a pretty exciting time. Lucy has a brightness in her eyes and loves crawling from room to room discovering new drawers, doors, corners of rooms, and pieces of furniture. Yesterday, she was crawling on my lap as I sat in a chair in her room and she climbed up and pulled on the dangling light switch. Much to her surprise, the room went completely dark. I put her on the floor, and pretty soon, she climbed up onto my lap(with a little help) and made her way back to my shoulders so that she could pull on the chord again. She turned the lamp back on.
Also, our new ward is fantastic, and the people are super nice. Mamie is leading the family in keeping the house clean (most of the time I don't sabotage that) and we also are eating better food than only frozen pizza and burritos. This week already, we have had delicious lentils, burgers, and soup.
We truly have been blessed of late. The Lord truly does bless us when we choose to draw close to him.
posted by John at
1/29/2008 06:30:00 AM
8 Comments:
Wow!! Standing up already,huh??!! What a cutie she is! Great learning activity with the light--it will be her favorite thing for awhile!
Good to hear things are going well for you guys! You are missed here in Provo just so you know :)
We've learned that lesson over and over again here at our house. The more we try to do it all ourselves, the more things fall apart. When we finally turn to the Lord for suppport, He blesses us beyond all our expectations!
We love you all and thank you for your part in helping the Lord bless us with the most beautiful baptism for Eli!
Can't wait to see that precious girl so grown up!
all and all I conclude, you should definitely come to the family reunion in August. It's not too late!!
Go Lulu! And also, nice work on fixing the broken t.v.! Who can even do that these days?
Talking, conserving energy, standing up, she'll be lobbying D.C. with Dad in no time :)
Johnny,
It was great having you down here. I've really missed you! If only Mamie and Lucy had come...
Thanks also for helping Carli with that internship. She'll eventually come around.
Oh, you are so sweet, Johnny Boy. What a lovely post. We love you and miss Loose Lips more than we can say!
Mamie, we had dinner at Allie's last night and a nice visit with Eric and Monica. So wonderful to see these families mixing it up!
I love hearing about your cute little family!! I miss you tonz!! We finally have a blog now, check it out www.marysmen.blogspot.com love ya!
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