Hey you, How are you doing? We hope everything is going good and you still like your companion. haha I am sure you do. How is the language coming? I am sure you are doing awesome. So, Sunday Dad had to speak in church. He did a great job. He wanted us to imagine the youth lining up shoulder to shoulder. And if he could he would ask them if any of them were part of an army, then he would ask if any of them have had to fight in battle. Then he explained that they were in an army and they have had to fight a battle. He went on to explain that the youth needed to stick together and be strong enough to stand up to what they believe to be right. He also addressed the fathers. He explained how each time he held one of you in his arms, after you were born, that he promised you he would do all he could to protect you. He wanted the fathers to know that they needed to protect their sons/daughters and not allow them to do or go places that they didn't think was good for them. He told the story of the sister that bore her testimony and told how her son really wanted to go to a concert. She did not feel good about it but the son kept persisting until she finally gave in. He was going with people she knew. I don't know if you have heard this, anyway, while he was gone, she kept thinking of him and praying wanting that confirmation that he was okay. Finally the strong impression came to her, "I cannot go where he is" She had then realized that she had put her son in a bad situation. Anyway, he did point out, Sunday & Monday night activities, getting serious with girls dating before you are 16. He made some good points and I think he delivered it quite well. It made me realize that over the years, although we are not perfect, we have tried to keep all of you protected. This parenting stuff is hard but I hope you know how much we love you. We pray for your safety and courage and strentgh. Okay...enough of that serious stuff. So we have been working like crazy on Dave's project. We got the white coats and glass beads on the helipad on Sat. It was not very warm but the concrete was warm enough to paint. Everyone started to build a frame so we could drape plastic over and put a heater in but it dried by itself so we ended up not using the plastic. Then Sun. was beautiful, (of course) And this morning we woke up and thought it was going to rain. Well, about 9:30, Dad called and said he was coming home to work on the painting. The clouds had broke and it was beautiful again today. Here's a side note. By the time we got to the hospital, life flight was on its way and we were pulling down the frame work. After about 20 min. we found out they weren't coming. Anyway, the weather was a miracle. We got on all the coats of red and pulled the tape off. It looks awesome. We will send some pictures. You'll have to check out the ones at night with the reflective beads. I hope those turn out. So we finally got to Matt's B-day dinner. Caleb fell asleep in his chair, he was so exhausted, he had been with Dad and I working all day. What a trooper. Oh, we wanted to let you know that Bro. Kent passed away last Thursday. His funeral will be on Sat. Do you want to send us a fun memory of him. Their family is making a book. Annette had asked about it when we had visited them. If so, just add to one of your letters. Well, I better let you go. I'm sure you are keeping busy. Oh, and the basement walls are poured. YEAH! K, I can't wait to hear more about your days. Loads of love to you...We love you, you know...Love Mom.
Oh, so G. Hodge told me that after conference there was a video they showed (I think that is where he saw it) anyway, it was about a determined missionary, actually it may have been the Best 2 Years. He told me it reminded him of you. The determined Elder. So that night he had a dream that he decided to join you on your mission. So their were 5 of you in your apartment. He got a little teary eyed wishing he would have taken the opportunity to serve a mission. Anyway, he is extrememly proud of you and your determination. I thought that was sweet. Okay, I think this is the last "Oh yeah" moment. K, we love you. We all do. You are getting prayers from everyone...even G. Hodge. XxOoXxOo
Oh man, I forgot to share this, it is part of my journal for today...
When I got back to the hospital, they were working on the 2nd coat and almost ready for the 3rd. Matt had gone to Ontario to pick up more paint and return the heater. Steve
got a call from Matt and he said, “Uh, Dad, you are not going to
believe this…” Well I guess that he almost got to Scheloske when he
looked back and notice that the tailgate was down and the 5 gallon
bucket of paint was missing. He had turned around and was going to go look for it. He found it back in Ontario, not very far from the rental place. Someone had stopped and tipped it back up and left it there on the corner. Wow, I couldn’t believe it when he pulled up and unloaded the bucket of paint. Red had spilled on the outside, but there was still enough to finish our final coat. By 7:30 p.m. we had it done, loaded up and headed for Matt’s B-day dinner. Whew, what a day.
Thought you would get a good laugh out of this...Love Mom
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