27 January 2008

Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite comfort food that Nana makes. You can encourage your children to cast their votes as well. Remember, voting ends on January 31st.


I asked Vicki last week if she would let me post a picture of a quilt that she designed and made for Ben's room. She said she didn't need it posted that she would be satisfied for her mom and Nana to see it. When Gail saw the picture of the quilt, she asked Vicki why I didn't post that on the blog and move away from the wall dribble. With that kind of support, today I brag on Vicki and we will do one more wall post next week and be done with the wall. Hallelujah.



Vicki has been absolutely swamped with goodness activities. She teaches early morning seminary, which is like being a Sunday school teacher every day of the week. Each day when she returns she preps for her next lesson while baby sitting a dog and trying to do all the parental service activities at school.

In the midst of all of that, she has a goal to do one service project each month. This month the service was for Ben's room to get a quilt. I have especially enjoyed the quilt because it breaks up the overwhelmingness of Ben's room. Each child when we moved here was allowed to design and paint their own room. Ben like's green. His room is three shades of green. I like green too but Ben's room is so green that it makes me blue.

Vicki has refinished the bed in the picture which is a beautiful piece of solid wood furniture left over from when her mother was a little girl. The nightstand was completed by Ben for one of his merit badge requirements but supervised by Vicki. Add to that, a black Papa San chair that Ben got for Christmas last year and now the room is pleasant to be in. It needed the quilt to top it off.

Since moving here, each child has recieved a bed spread that Vicki has quilted for them. She does a great job of keeping them warm physically and mentally.

TTFN
-Ron

20 January 2008

Caucus week in Nevada. Our family did our part. We went to a Romney rally on Thursday; Made sure our Romney sign stood out at night on Friday, participated in the caucus on Saturday and Katherine volunteered at caucus central on Saturday afternoon.



We in Nevada did our part for Mitt. And remember, chewsy puppies chews Mitt!

TWIR Returns 13 January 2008

No great and monumental occasion. I just decided to do a TWIR and whomever want to read it can without the email.

Ben has a new puppy that was delivered on January 4, 2008. He had a tough time coming up with a name but decided because the dog is so sweet and is white with just a touch of golden on his head that he would call him Toasted Marshmallow and Toasty for short. The puppy lounges in the house and races when he is outside. He loves Ben and Katherine and Spencer. He likes Vicki and he tolerates me. Sometimes. Thats OK. I don't have to clean up after his messes and take him out to the bathroom. Ben is training him to go potty.

Our falling wall has been replaced. The family has worked diligently to take the grade down 4" so we can extend our driveway and get rid of the dirt. With the removal and rebuild of the wall and the concrete pour complete, we now have a 16' wide side yard.

Spencer is on the cusp of receiving all 20 of his Webelos activity pins. He has just a few more activities to complete.

Katherine continues to be heavily involved at school. She is defacto leader of the key club (even though she isn't president) and treasurer of the Conservative Civics Club at the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies and Visual and performing Arts High School. She says the civics club is the smallest club on campus because they just don't have that many conservatives at that arts school. She will be involved in counting returns from our caucus this Saturday.

Our neighbor across the street put up an OBAMA 08 sign yesterday. I guess they are trying to counter act the "Romney for President" sign we have in our yard. I turned our sign around after I saw him put up his sign. The other side says "Romney, True Strength for America's Future"

Sweet Vicki, Is feeling like a new mom all over again with a baby puppy. In addition to the million things she has on her plate, she now runs after and plays with the dog during the day. Sometimes I wonder how she gets it all done.

Well that about sums up the week.