The recliner/settee we purchased last week was delivered on Tuesday and we spent time rearranging the furniture to place it just where it suited us. It is very comfortable and so nice to have for a comfy place to sit and relax.
The excitement of the week was the news that Halie and Jason are expecting a baby! We are so happy for them and pleased as punch that they are making us "GREAT-grandparents!"
Brother and Sister Wade made it off on their flight back to America on Wednesday. We will miss them. They left several boxes and bags of food and such at our door, so we took time during the week to sort through it all. They have been so very nice to us.
We had Family Home Evening on Wednesday night and we were in charge of having a game on gratitude. We took paper and pens for each person to take a minute and write down as many things as they could that they are grateful for. At the end of the time, we went around the room and a person would name one item. If anyone else had that same item, everyone that had it had to mark it off their list. By the time we had gone around, the winner had four items no one else had mentioned. The candy prizes we passed out were a hit.
We also attended a program at the Visitors Centre about family history.
Dr. Nick Barrett, the producer of the BBC series, "Who Do You Think You Are?" was the speaker. He was phenomenal and gave such a great talk on family history - where it was, where it is, and where it is going. He told a lot about making the series and that the number one thing the celebrities enjoyed the most was finding out the stories about their ancestors. He believes we have moved past the large pedigree charts with names, dates, and places, to knowing who those people are.
Dr. Barrett also talked about how in the past, information about people was created by the letters they wrote. Their correspondence with family members and others told who they were, their dreams, sorrows, adventures, and daily life routines. We are no longer a letter writing society. Texting, tweeting, and emailing have taken over the written connection we have with our family and friends. Do we save those texts and twitters and emails? They tell who we are, how we live, what we do, and what we want to be. He was most fascinating and none of us wanted him to end when he stopped.
We had dinner on Friday at Sister Smith's with Sister Bustamante. It was a delicious meal and we all enjoyed visiting and learning more about each other. Sister Bustamante brought out photos of her as a child, her parents, and her brother. She told of growing up in Wales. Her father was a branch president at one point. As a young man he worked in the coal mines to help support his sisters and mother.
A large group of us went out to dinner on Saturday with the Murdoch's. They have been released and are returning to America. It was a lovely evening with plenty of great people to socialize with and the food was good as well. Brother and Sister Ibbotson were sung to as they are celebrating 50 years of marriage. They are from Australia.
There were babies to hug in church on Sunday. Anthony and Isabel were delightful to hold and play with. We did home and visiting teaching and took homemade soup over to Sister Adler who was suffering from a nasty sore throat.
From Home: We love the grandchildren!
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