We prevailed on some folks that attended Shaundra’s baptism to take a group photo of the whole family. This is the result and I’m quite happy with the result. So, who’s who?
From left to right: LeeAnn, Me, James, Nina, Shaundra, Nancy (LeeAnn’s mother), Steven, and Vern (LeeAnn’s father). I had to chuckle a bit at the positioning of Vern’s head … we’ve been kidding him about his new-found halo.
Saturday evening we had a delightful turkey dinner and had a lot of family fun. This morning Jim’s ward switched to a new time: 9 a.m. start. Everyone except Jim had to be out of the house by 8:40 a.m. (Jim had to be there at 7 a.m. for early morning meetings). It happened in a rather miraculous manner. The meetings were great. I was delighted at how well the congregation sang the hymns. There was a constant waiting line to bear testimonies. The Sunday School lesson was excellent. Jim and his family are in an excellent ward where Jim is the Elder’s Quorum President and LeeAnn teaches the CTR 5 class in Primary. We had several people tell us how much they enjoyed having Jim and LeeAnn in their ward. I must say we had a great time.
This afternoon we played some games with the grandkids. Clue and then Cranium. Clue worked fine and we wrapped up the game just as the left-over turkey was served as open-faced hot sandwiches. Yum! Cranium, on the other hand, was much more challenging. Steven and I were stuck on green for a very long time and finally, mercifully, Nina and James won the game.
So now we’re gathered around the dining room table. Nina, James, and I all have our notebook computers open and are doing something on the Internet. Vern is reading from the November Ensign. LeeAnn is watching Jim fuss with Bloglines. Nancy is working on a glass of milk. The grandkids are being very quiet….