5/7/16 Mother's Day Eve

     Today we celebrated Mother's Day Eve with a visit to Gram and Papa. First Heidi, Rebecca and Sarah worked hard crafting a special frame with a family picture to give as a gift. I had picked up a Sudoku a day calendar for Gram. She has expressed that she enjoys working on those so when I saw it I thought of her. We are grateful to have them close by so we can enjoy their company. They are always very thoughtful and kind to us. 

     The kiddos practiced a Grandmother song from the children's song book. The Von Trappe family needn't be concerned about being overtaken but we are sincere. 

     I spent a large portion on my Saturday writing 2 exams for my General Math and Precalc classes. Heidi kindly helped me with some of my grading. It was a busy day. 

5/6/16 A Visit to Big Foot

     This morning Heidi and Peter were not feeling well so we changed up the schedule a little bit. We had planned on checking on the Motorhome next week but we moved it to today. This time it jump started right away. Papa and Becca B and I had a nice visit. 

      This evening I was feeling tired early so I lay down on the couch around 7pm. When I woke up the house was dark. Heidi had already put the kids to bed. 

5/5/16 Boys Day

     We ate cereal for breakfast today to celebrate Boys Day. Kelly filled us in with some of the details of how they celebrate in Japan. We don't have any carp to fly so breakfast was the extent of our celebration. 

     Heidi and Peter appear to be ill. He does not do sick well. Lots of crying. Motrin helps. 

      School went well for me. It's review time for the last midterm and after the midterm we prep for the final. Still plenty of work for me. I get to write the exams and grade them. Still, it's the home stretch. I'm gonna miss this when it's done. They need a teacher in the fall who can do half days all week. That's not me. It would be fun, though challenging, but I feel that I need to focus on my accounting business. 

      Peter and Heidi fell asleep early tonight. They need it. The other kids helped clean up from dinner. 

5/4/16 Temple Visit

     This morning I overcame tiredness and went to the temple. There were only three patrons in the session. It made me more happy that I made it. During the session I was reminded of a talk that said something along the lines that we won't have faith by accident any more than we'll pay tithing by accident. I figure that hope is the same way. The thought made me feel more hopeful. It was interesting how much better it felt and the only thing I had changed was choosing to have greater hope. I carried that thought with me today and it made for a brighter day.  

     David's highlight that he talked about today at dinner was teaching some 5th graders about computer programming during recess. It's fun to see him develop and share his talents. 

5/3/16 Last New Topic

     Today at Heritage we went over the double angle identities. It is the last new topic we have time to introduce this year. All that's left now is review and exams. I have two students that have done so little work that there is a good chance they won't be able to catch up. I feel for them so I hope they kick it in gear. I'm more than willing to help them but they need to  learn the material. 

5/2/16 Molluscum Contagiousum

     It sounds like an evil spell from Harry Potter. Joseph has had these odd bumps on his tummy for some time. Now Sarah has them on her chin and Peter has a couple too. We should've taken Joseph to a doctor sooner but now we have some medicine to treat the bumps. They are related to warts but more contagious. Lame but at least we know how to treat them. 

      We also had a nice visit from Gram, Papa and Becca B. Heavenly Father has lead us to a house that might be just the hi we need. We had fun talking about it. Lots of prayers will help here as many things need to go right for the house to work out. 

     Our friend Anna Phelps puts on a kids musical each summer complete with costumes and dance numbers. She asked Heidi to design a kimono costume for the kids. Here is Sarah modeling the first one Heidi made. I think it turned out great!

5/1/16 May Day

     Papa reminded us this morning that May 1st is celebrated in Hawaii as May Day. Today is also David's best friend Lincoln's birthday. Lincoln is now a deacon! David's day is coming this summer. One of my stake tech assistants, Mike Sagnimeni, got released today. Roger Hallsted, no close relation to Michaed Hallsted, was called to replace him. I'll miss having Mike's help but Roger is also a great help.