Tidbits

From letters to Cache worth recording in a searchable format:

Tessa has had to use your plate every meal instead of hers.

Tessa is happy that you are on the top bunk---just like her. However, I'm guessing that you don't love the top bunk as much as she does!

Chandler has been working on his Sandwich Shop jingle. He's thinking to 'borrow' the end of Rhodes Bake and Serve Rolls song. If he doesn't use that, he'll use Les Olsen Company's. Either way, it should land him right in court!

Caleb's latest new recipe is adding a little fruity drink mix to his hot cocoa for a nice chocolate-orange flavor.  I don't anticipate trying it for myself any time soon.

Yesterday an entire pitcher of Kool-Aid fell out of the fridge onto the floor. Some thought the tragedy was in the lost Kool-Aid. Others thought it was in the mess to clean up. It really was neither, but it was something to fill 15 minutes of yesterday.

Greta is no longer saying every evening prayer.

It was great to get your hand-written letter.  Chandler got the mail and I think the whole neighborhood heard him announce it---it wasn't hard, though, as the whole neighborhood was out and he was quite loud.  He was so so so excited and kept saying "It's so good to see his handwriting again".  He has asked multiple times this week when we would hear from you and when we would know where you have been assigned.  So you made his week (and the rest of ours too!).

Chandler went to the golf course on Thursday.  When we picked him up he was playing some putting/chipping game with a one legged guy.  Chan was the one who asked him for a game.  He seems to make a friend every time he golfs.  He has ordered new clubs and they should be arriving this week, which has caused him to not sleep really well.

I took Chan to the golf course for a round of golf.  His new clubs helped him beat his old score by 2 strokes.  He was disappointed though because he thought he could knock off 7 or 8.

A couple of Greta funnies:  Today I said to the girls "Would you like to go across the street with me and meet our new neighbors?"  Greta said, "Will they eat me?"  Today for lunch we had some salad.  She asked us to pass her the coupons (croutons). 

According to Chandler he had the sighting of a life time.  As we pulled onto the freeway heading to Sally's he yelled "YES!  I saw it!"  Apparently his book "Encyclopedia of Immaturity" it has 3 things to see in your lifetime:  a car with a clown and balloons in it, a very large plastic dinosaur and the Oscar Meyer Weiner mobile.  He saw the latter.  Not sure how rare that is, but he can check that off his list.

Tess taught Greta how to climb the fence.  I'm amazed she can even do it, and I might not believe it had I not witnessed the fact that the girls were in the front and then suddenly in the back.  Those girls sure have an agenda!

Chandler was telling me about Mrs. Bates, the science teacher.  He said that she informed the class that she did NOT have a sense of humor, but then proceeded to give the kids a homework assignment using comics.  Chandler was not comfortable with the irony of that.  

 Tessa gave the lesson in FHE.  She put up pictures of tea, a pipe and cigarettes and told us they were bad us.  We asked why.  She said, "Because they aren't good for your body and they make you fat."  After a few more tidbits she closed with her testimony:  "I know this church is true and I know Chandler will do okay to pass the sacrament."  

Caleb went to mission prep tonight and came home very happy.  They cooked and then ate.  They made pasta, enchiladas, pancakes, eggs and some sort of doughnut.  And since there were only 6 people there, they got a lot to eat! Eating always makes him happy.  

Greta is back at saying every evening meal prayer.

As I was getting ready to leave for PTC at the JH last week I changed out of my frumpy plain t-shirt into something a little nicer. Goes to show how little I wear stuff like that because Greta asked me if I was going to go get married.