I will soon be a Grammy again! Jack and McKell are having a girl in early December! We will have one boy and one girl! It will be fun to see the other side of the coin! Before Avery left on his LDS Mission, Jack and McKell told him that her name would be Avery! Avery was quite proud, like, of course you would name her after me! We already love her and love watching McKell's belly grow as she prepares to give birth. What a blessing it is to be a mother and to watch our children become mom's and dad's! They will be great parents!!!
Adriaan is growing and prospering! He is walking everywhere, climbing couches, cleaning out drawers and containers, etc. He is home with his mommy this year and I miss him being here 5 days a week! I think he will always be my little buddy! He has been amazingly healthy and is doing well even though he has CF. Isn't is a blessing that we have the capacity to love each one that comes into our lives! I am a blessed Grammy!
Avery has been on his LDS Mission for 2 1/2 months. He has had up's and down's. He has had a hard time adjusting to being on the other side of the world! He is in a beautiful Country, Australia! My prayer is that he will get into the Mission spirit! Yes, a mission is hard but life is hard no matter where you live it! I am thankful and grateful that he is serving a mission!!! His girl friend Katelyn, got her Mission call this week. She will be serving in Argentina. She leaves on January 28th. I think once she is out it will be easier for Avery to serve.
I am substituting again this year! I enjoy substituting except when I have a exceptionally hard class! I had one of those a few weeks ago! They were first graders and the hardest class I have ever substituted! Yesterday I substituted a 6th grade class and they were probably the best class I have ever had! You never know what you are going to get when you take a job! The note I left for the teacher said, "They were great! They were perfect angels!" I couldn't leave a note for the 1st grade teacher because it wouldn't have been nice! LOL
This past 9 months or so have been rather busy! We asked our renters of 9 years to move out. We had the entire kitchen torn out from ceiling to floor! The carpet throughout the entire house was removed and replaced with fresh new carpet. The entire house was cleaned from ceiling to floor. The entire house was painted and new lighting was added. We cleaned up outside and planted new plants, replaced the fence added dirt and flowers! My visiting teacher and I removed all the old wallpaper and stripped the front door and refinished it! Becky is my Guardian Angel! We put it up for sale, got it under contract and closed on the sale all within the 30 days after we put it up for sale! It was a blessing from my Heavenly Father who listens to my prayers and watches over me!
Once the rental house was sold, we began our home that we live in! When we put in the new kitchen at the rental house, all my appliances were moved over there and we went without here. Tearing out our Kitchen has been stressful and a blessing! Going without appliances for 3 months is a difficult task! We love our new Kitchen, the new flooring and paint! Although we started in mid June, we still have small things that need to be done. We started putting up pictures last week. It is nice to see it coming back together! It is so delightful to have a new kitchen! We LOVE it!
Though we didn't have a kitchen in July, we sent out our youngest son Avery on his LDS Mission to Perth, Australia. Our neighbor Marianne Morris lovingly offered us her home to host his Farewell! They cleaned their house, moved furniture, helped us set up the food and welcomed our guests like family! Our house was a dusty mess and I will love them forever for the gift that they gave us that day!
On September 27th we enjoyed the marriage of our oldest daughter Amanda and Michael! It was a rainy day! Not just rain but pounding rain! Amanda and McKell freshened up their curls in their hair numerous times! Even though we were indoors the rain made havoc! Though it rained and rained, nothing could ruin that day! Seeing them get married was a blessing and we are thankful that they love each other and are there for one another! It was a beautiful wedding! Her cake, dress, decorations, food, candy.....everything was wonderful!!!!
On September 28th, our son Spencer proposed to his girlfriend Lyndsay! She is a doll! We love her like crazy! Spencer is a blessed man! They are getting married on December 11, 2014. Yes, just a couple of days after our granddaughter Avery is due to arrive! Yes, just 2 1/2 months after Amanda's wedding! We are so happy for them! They are a cute couple! They are trying to figure out where to live and how to afford it! They are two broke college kids but are following the advice of our church leaders and moving forward with faith in our Heavenly Father!!! Life is a blast and never boring around here!!!
