8/13/16 Stake Activity Days

     Today was the culmination of many weeks of preparation by Heidi and the other members of the Stake Primary Presidency. Over a hundred girls and their leaders came. They listened to inspiring messages, played games, did crafts, and watched the video that Heidi has been making with all of their pictures in it. From where I sat, in the middle of the crowd next to the projector, I heard several girls pointing out friends. I heard, and saw some people sniffling. One mom said "that movie's a real tear jerker. Can I get a copy?"  Nice work Heidi. She has spent many hours creating that fun memory for the girls. 

     Rebecca and Sarah got to come and participate. The girls came early and helped set things up. After a bit Rebecca felt her stomach become upset. She figured she ate too many pancakes. She asked for a Priesthood blessing. The High Counselor over Primary helped me to give her one. After that she rested for a little bit. I noticed that by the end of the opening meeting she was smiling again. Both girls reported that Activity Days was their highlight of the day. 

     David spent the morning doing flag maintenance. In our ward the boys put out flags on certain holidays as a fundraiser for scout camp. They took worn out flags off the polls and reminded people to renew their subscriptions. 

      Afterwards he went to Aunt Heather's and found no one home. We had a miscommunication and Heather thought David was with us. She was kindly watching the three little boys. Her boy, Bradley, had football practice so, for fun, she had taken everyone. David knew how to get into Heather's house so he went inside. He used Anthony's email to send me a message asking what to do. I called Heather and learned about the miscommunication. Luckily the stake center is not far away. I went and filled him in on the change in plan. He opted to stay and wait a half hour for the kids to come back from the park rather than go with me back to Activity Days. I am proud of him for thinking creatively and being resourceful. 

      This evening our neighbor Anthony helped us clear a large branch that had fallen into our other neighbor's yard. He was a real big help bringing lights and tools. The branch broke the other day during one of the monsoon storms. It is great having good neighbors.