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08/02/15 Bounce-off match, Challah bread, peanut butter cookie demo and Marlee

08/02/15

 Fast Sunday today...so hard to fast until 4:30!!!!  

It's been a good week.  We are finishing up the last days of summer and I'm kinda sad!  Monday night we had the usual pizza and then we got this new game called bounce-off.  It has a bunch of ping-pong balls and you have to line them up to match the card you draw.  You compete against 1 person or have 2 teams.  So 4 is the most that can play.  

Anyway, we did some teams with Dallas and McK and the girls and mom and dad.  Then the Taylor's stopped by (they had been up to Canada to get the kids and brought us back honey and other little things.  So Dallas & McK had to leave and they stayed and played a couple of rounds with us.  It was fun!  

Tuesday the girls did Volleyball and I worked.  Wendy had mentioned that her neighbor brought Challah bread (never heard of it, googled it, had to have some).  So Katie and Chloe made me Challah bread. Loved it!  

Wednesday was YW and Katie went to the temple to watch one of the movies they show there. 

Thursday was Katie's cooking class.  We had about 12 or so people come and she demonstrated and then gave everyone her peanut butter cookies.  It was just over an hour and it was fun!  She did a great job and had some good tips for everyone.  She's so grown up!

Friday Dad and I went to Apollo Burger with B&L, Mom and Dad, Nick and Ann and us.  It was nice.  Got do visit for about an hour.  

Saturday the girls and I and the twins went to Dickey's (the ones that live by Gma and pa) and swam for about 3 hours.  About 1/2 way dad got his story done and joined us.  We had the whole pool to ourselves almost the whole time so it was awesome!  And it was a little overcast part way through so we didn't get too red!  

 Marlee came over last night for dinner.  We visited a little while.  We had rice and chicken, corn on the cob, homemade bread, peanut butter cookies and candy.  It was yummy.  After dinner we played play nine. It was fun.  She stayed until 9:30 ish.  It was a nice visit.  We talked about Pittsburgh and her mission and her work and college and life in general.  Sounds like she is doing great and on the right path.  

Anyway I am enjoying our game nights and play time and not looking forward to busy school year coming!  The girls are going to new schools and so they will both have to figure things out pretty quick.  I think they will both enjoy it and it will be a good transition.  I'm not worried!

So a little excerpt from my Finding peace, happiness, and joy book: 
(A young man was struggling with things he was asked to do in the mission field.  Felt his new president was doing things the hard way, or the long way or the wrong way.)

Yummy Bread! White and wheat.  Only took 1 hour!!

There is a great freedom in a positive attitude when it coincides with the will of the Lord.  No matter how difficult the day, you can have the realization, "I am here by choice."  I will conform my attitude and obedience to this call.  I accepted it by the exercise of my agency.  I have thus qualified, as I am obedient, for the inspiration of the Holy Ghost and the magnifying power of God.  This will aid me to do my part.  There may be some things I am asked to do that are really unnecessary, but my obedience to them without allowing them to become stumbling blocks builds character. 

Sometimes when we are asked to do unreasonable things, it is a test of our willingness to live by every word that proceed from the mouth of the Lord or His servants.  There will always be compensatory blessings. 

So I hope that you are doing well and enjoying your work.  We are so proud of you!  Keep up the good works!  Love you! Mom.
Katie demonstrating making the perfect
peanut butter chocolate chip cookie

Brother and Sister Hamer, Sister Fullmer and Sister Long
enjoying Katie's demo

Taylor's, Wrights and Sister Rae also
enjoying Katie's instructions

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