Free what???

Play grounds are free. There is even play kitchens and stores, play food even, but I have never heard of this before.




Good thing we know how to punctuate.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIZ!!!!!!!

Because it's Spring

Conference?

I am so very grateful they publish the conference talks. I would love to share with you an uplifting moment I had during conference, but that would have meant I got to watch it. Games Saturday and an attempt at birthday things along with 5 kids...... Sunday met with great orneriness, and another attempt at a birthday dinner. Alas, poor Joe. No birthday dinner was to be had. He put kids to be while I took April to the hospital. Yep, the hospital. April has a kidney infection. They said she didn't look toxic yet, so they wanted to try antibiotics at home first. If this doesn't work, they will have to check her in. Blah. She is miserable and in lots of pain. Chloe spent the night throwing up. Upside, we don't have to go to Chloe's game tonight.....

Dad's Conference Memories and New Ones

Family, it has been quite a weekend for Mom and me. Most of it spent at the meetinghouse. The ward council determined that this would be the best weekend for doing a deep clean on the building. So, at 08:00 Saturday morning the bishopric (yes, mom had most of the duties as I was in Miami on Friday and home late. Thank you sweetheart) provided breakfast for roughly 50 of our ward members and we went to work. By 11:00 we were done and families headed home to either change for conference or just plop for conference.

We watched the Saturday sessions at home and of course priesthood meeting. We have a tradition in the ward to have ice cream before the session. It was nice but let me tell you, would rather be with my four sons! I have wonderful memories of those evenings. The first in St. Paul with Grandpa Workman and the many others we shared.

Today the ward council recommended we come together as a ward for the first session and then have a pot-luck meal. I was in tears as I counted those who were there. 75! Yes, seventy-five and that included some inactive members and other visitors. Most stayed for the meal and it was a great experience. I had some real deep feelings as I saw what happened in our ward today, things that have not happened for a long time, if ever. The blessings of the Lord are great when we come together.

Oh, the memories...

• Sitting on the lawn at the St. Paul Stake Center for lunch between sessions
• Ice Cream of course as noted above
• Conference Bingo with peanut M&Ms in Hudson
• Priesthood session, 1974, April
• Saturday afternoon Session, April 1999
• Priesthood Session at 08:00 Sunday morning in Hong Kong
• Other Conference Session in Hong Kong
• Family at conference with me

Thank you family. I love you.

Happy Birthday, Joe!

From all of us in Illinois, we hope it's a fantastic day in Beautiful Florida!

Nice Job James!

I like the changes in the blog. Thanks. It took me a minute to find the birthdays, but because I am "brilliant", I found it!