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HELLO EVERYBODY!
I HAVE TO MAKE ONE COMENT ON THE REUNION YES, I KNOW IT WAS QUITE A WHILE AGO BUT I DID'NT HAVE THE INTERNET AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT WAS SO GREAT TO FEEL THE LOVE FROM ALL OF YOU AND TO KNOW THAT EVRYONE IS DOING THE SAME THING TO MAKE IT BACK TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AND THAT JUST GIVE ME SUCH STRENGTH.

WELL FOR ALL OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WE HAVE ADDED ON TO OUR HOUSE. SO I HAVEN'T HAD THE INTERNET FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN PRETTY PAINFUL. SO I AM GLAD I CAN STAY IN TOUCH WITH YOU ALL NOW. AS FAR AS THE HOUSE NEWS IT IS COMING ALONG AND HOPE TO FINISH IT BY CHRISTMAS. WHEN IT IS DONE I WILL SHOW YOU BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES. JARED IS COMING TO PAINT OUR KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY ROOM. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT HE IS WILLING.
ALSO I ALMOST FORGOT I AM TAKING A SCUBA DIVING CLASS, (YES , I CAN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER) JARED AND I ARE GOING TO BONAIRE IN DECEMBER, IT IS ONE OF THE ISLANDS BY ARUBA. WE WILL BE GOING WITH JARED'S PARENTS.
CONNER KEEPS ME LAUGHING AS WELL. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE SOME FUNNY THINGS HE HAS SAID RECENTLY.
WE (CONNER,GABE & I)WERE WALKING IN THE GROCERY STORE AND AN OLDER LADY PASSED US AND SAID SOMETHING TO CONNER. CONNER CAME UP AND SAID, "MOM THAT LADY CALLED ME A LITTLE GUY AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO TELL HER I WAS A BIG BOY. (IT HAPPENED SO FAST AND THE LADY WAS GONE BEFORE HE COULD TELL HER)
JARED AND I WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD PAY FOR THINGS WITH CASH AND NOT GET A LOAN ETC. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE WORKING ON THE HOUSE AND CONNER SAID, DAD DID YOU PAY CASH FOR THAT LADDER?" THEY DON'T MISS A BEAT.
I WAS WORKING IN THE OFFICE AND CONNER KNEELED DOWN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR AND SAID A PRAYER IT WAS SO CUTE. HEAVENLY FATHER PLEASE HELP THAT THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN FROM THE SKY. PLEASE HELP MY DAD WILL GET HOME SAFETLY AND I CAN PLAY WITH THE TRAIN WHEN IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME. HELP THAT WE CAN HAVE A GREAT NAP AND BE NICE AND STRONG. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN, HE STOOD UP AND SAID, "MOM I JUST PRAYED TO JESUS, HE'S UP IN THE SKY I COULDN'T SEE HIM SO I JUST PRAYED." ( A LIITLE INSIDE TO THE STORY, GRANDMA BEV GAVE US THIS TRAIN WELL IT IS REALLY FRAGILE AND SO I WON'T LET CONNER PLAY WITH IT. FOR A WEEK EVERY DAY HE WOULD ASK AND TOUCH AND GET IN TO IT AND I WOULD TELL HIM AT CHRISTMAS. WELL WHEN HE SAID THAT PRAYER I JUST WANTED TO START CRYING BECAUSE I THOUGHT HOW SWEET, BOY I AM SUCH A MEAN OLD MOM. JARED REALLY LIKES THE TRAIN OR I WOULD JUST LET HIM PLAY WITH IT.

I LOOKED OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AND CONNER WAS OUTSIDE THE GATE AND RUNNING AFTER SOMETHING, THE WIND WAS BLOWING, I WENT OUT THERE AND HE WAS MAILING A STACK OF PAPERS AND A BOOK TO GRANDMA BEV WITH NO ENVELOPE. SO I TOLD HIM HE HAD TO HAVE AN ENVELOPE AND I THOUGHT OKAY IT WAS JUST A BUNCH OF CUT UP PAPERS AND A ONE OF HIS BOOKS. I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF OKAY IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS. SO I GOT HIM AN ENVELOPE AND ADDRESSED IT AND GAVE IT TO HIM. AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I WAS ACTUALLY WAITING TO SEE IF HE WOULD ASK ME AGAIN AND HE DIDN'T. TWO DAYS LATER I GOT A CALL FROM GRANDMA BEV SAYING DID YOU KNOW CONNER MAILED ME A LETTER AND I SAID NO WAY. HE WENT OUTSIDE OUR GATE NEXT TO A BUSY ROAD AND STUCK IT IN THE MAILBOX. NO POSTAGE AND IT GOT TO HER. IT HAD A FEW OF THE CUT UP PAPERS AND PINK MARKER.
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE GABE OUT. HE IS THE SWEETEST LITTLE BABY EVER. ANYBODY THAT HOLDS HIM THAT IS THERE RESPONSE. HE IS 9 MTHS OLD AND IS CRAWLING AND JUST PULLED HIMSELF UP TODAY. AT CHURCH LAST WEEK HE TALKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY SCHOOL AND RELIEF SOCIETY. (I AM NOT KIDDING)I WOULD STICK THE PACIFIER IN AND HE WOULD PULL IT OUT AND KEEP TALKING. AT WHAT POINT DO YOU WALK OUT BECAUSE YOUR BABY IS TALKING TO LOUD AND HOPE HE ISN'T DISRUPTING THE CLASS. JUST AS SHELLEY SAID IN HER BLOG, I AM ALSO SO GLAD TO BE A MOTHER. MY BOYS ARE SUCH A JOY TO ME. I AM ALSO SO GLAD TO BE IN YOUR FAMILY. LOVE YOU ALL JANA