Dear Old Brother!
So not only have you left your teens, but
there are no more Powrie’s in their teens anymore! So now I can wait for you
guys to start joining me in your 30’s J
At work I’ve been busy with end of year
stuff finally. Finalising the exam marks - including have the external examiner
checking, planning for next year – which seems to have worked out really
smoothly, having time to work on the new group accounting textbook some more,
and also getting to take time out to do most of our visiting teaching.
On Friday Caleb couldn’t go to Aunty Wendy
because she had to go and sort out her passport urgently. So I had to keep
Caleb at home, which made for an interesting day! We did the grocery shopping
and then went to visit Colleen so the kids could play together. All 3 of my
kids are doing so well at playing nicely with other kids J
Then I spent the afternoon while Caleb
slept packing for Andrew and Josh to go on the Priesthood camp… While the storm
gathered outside… Friday night saw one of the worst storms we’ve had the entire
year! Co-incidence that it was at the exact time that a body of the Priesthood
were planning on gathering together…? Maybe, but Andrew and Josh still went,
even though they had to sleep in the car, and they were completely soaked! They
did get to walk around a little bit on Saturday morning, although the rain didn’t
stay away completely. But the amazing thing is that Saturday, Sunday and Monday
night all had weather that would have been good for camping, as well as the
week building up to Friday… But Friday itself! But this evening we pitched the
tent in the front garden for FHE and had a picnic supper out there, which all
of us got to enjoy then J
So I had Hannah and Caleb at home with me
on Friday night, and if you know anything about the sleeping patterns of our
children, you’ll know that I had the wrong set of children for me to get any
decent sleep! Both Hannah and Caleb are the early risers, while Josh likes to
sleep to a decent time, like me. I also let Hannah sleep in my bed, “to keep me
company”, and we painted nails and watched a Barbie movie after Caleb went to
bed. So I think she had fun, but I was very glad to see Andrew driving into the
driveway on Saturday afternoon!
It was the Primary presentation yesterday,
and the kids did so well! Josh quietly sang all the songs, while Hannah sang
the ones she knew. Hannah went up to the mic for each of her lines, but she
wouldn’t actually say it – I think there were just too many people… But Josh said
both of his – the second one quite confidently, even though softly. Primary is
SO amazing in what it does for our kids! Neither of the families I invited
could come, but Andrew invited a less-active couple from Meadowridge that work
at Federal and they came J Andrew’s
parents, and Amanda and Clint and their girls came for the presentation and
then for lunch afterwards. Again, the kids just loved playing with their
cousins.
Wow, our missionaries had a tough
experience last week! They were teaching an investigator couple, and the wife
said a few things that the husband got angry at, and he started getting
physical! The elders had to restrain him, and really struggled to defuse the
situation! Hopefully you’ll never have an experience like that! And our new
elder is only 18, and such a little boy still in many ways… Shame, he shouldn’t
have had to go through that… But the wife was at church this past Sunday, so at
least she’s not wanting nothing to do with church anymore now.
And that’s about it for this week… I’m
definitely feeling the end-of-the-year tiredness… Pretty weary in general. But
things are winding down, so at least I’ve got something to look forward to!
Andrew’s taken the day off tomorrow, and we’re going to try and do as much
Christmas shopping as possible. And I think we’ll make pretty good progress.
Anyway, I’m very much in need of bed! Love
you lots J
Shelly
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