A New Calling

At church they changed a few people around to fill in the gaps where other had moved away. Lance and I teach the in the primary, the 7 turning 8 class. I am also in charge of Personal Progress with the Young Women. I enjoy serving my Heavenly Father in any way I can.

I got a phone call Tuesday night from the Bishops clerk. He informed me that the Bishop would like to see me at 6:30pm. I let the clerk know that I would be there. I knew as soon as I hung up the phone that I was going to be getting a new calling. You see my good friends Jennifer T moved away and not too long ago. She was the 2nd counselor in the Young Women’s Program at church. I knew that since she was moving that they would be calling at least one person to fill her calling. 6:30pm rolled around and I headed to the church to meet with Bishop Harris. He asked me if I would be willing to serve as the Young Women’s Secretary. I accepted and let him know that I didn’t want to be released from the Personal Progress. He let me know that that was not going to be a problem.

At church on Sunday the called a whole new Young Women’s Presidency with:
Heather S. –President
Shelly H –1st Counselor
Marsha N –2nd Counselor
Carolyn K (me)-Secretary

After they called our names they asked for all in favorer of these women serving in these calling raise your right hand. As I went to raise my hand Jordan tried to pull it back down. She apparently protested. I had a good laugh over that.

I am so excited I love each one of these women dearly and can’t wait to get to know them better.

What did you just eat?

While my parents were visiting the kids fallowed them around almost everywhere they went. My dad was in the hall bathroom combing his hair and getting ready for the day while Cohen looked on intently. Dad slipped something into his mouth and Cohen without skipping a beat looked up at my dad and said "Grandpa what did you just eat"? (Cohen loves to eat and if you are eating something he wants to have some too) He looked at Cohen and smiled. He then opened his mouth and took out his false teeth. Cohen's eyes got big and my dad told him that Grandpa didn't brush his teeth like he should so they had to give him fake ones. All Cohen could say was "OH" and then open his mouth wide and touch his teeth. When dad told my mom and I this story I had to try my hardest not to laugh and make Cohen feel bad. Cohen is such a sweet little boy. My parents truly enjoyed their visit and so did we.

Easter!

Since my parents were in town and were leaving on Friday we decided to celebrate Easter on Thursday. Lance's parents come over and we had the Kids search for eggs and then we had a wonderful dinner. Here are some pictures from the Hunt. Thanks mom for being the Photographer.

A Fun Visit From The Grandparents

This past week my parents drove down from Washington to pay our little family a much needed visit. My mom works at the local school where they live and was on spring break. So they thought it would be fun to come and visit with us since they had not send us since last April when my sister Mary got married. The kids were so excited to see them and didn’t want to take naps while they were here.

They arrived on Sunday evening and the kids greeted them with big hugs and kisses. I had planed to have my parents sleep in Kaelyn and Cohen’s room on the bottom bunk since it is a full sized bed and have Kaelyn and Cohen sleep in Jordan’s room. I set up a bed of one of them on the floor and the other could sleep on the toddler bed while Jordan slept in the crib. As it was nearing bedtime we did our normal bedtime routine. As the kids got in bed, Kaelyn protested going to bed. This is not an abnormal thing for Kaelyn so I just told her that I had a few fun things planed and if she didn’t go to bed she would not be able to participate. She told me she wanted to sleep on the top bunk with Grandma and Grandpa. I made sure it was ok with my parents and they were excited that she wanted to be closer to them. So her and Cohen slept in the same room as my parents and enjoyed every minuet of it. Jordan was glad they did this because she hates sleeping with a night-light on and with Kaelyn and Cohen in the other room she could sleep in complete darkness.

We went to the park and had lunch with our friends and played our hearts out.
The weather was really hot and Jordan and I got a little sun burnt. My parents loved meeting our friends and watching all the kids play. We went grocery shopping. I went visiting teaching and the kids got to stay home and play with Grandma and Grandpa. We watched the plumber fix the bathroom faucets. Wednesday night we all went out to dinner and La Fonda and had authentic Mexican food. Thursday we celebrated Easter and had Lance’s parents over as well. The kids looked for the eggs and then we had a delicious dinner. That night my parents left to head back home to Washington. They had planed to stay the night in Vegas and then continue on to my sister Mary’s house. They got there just fine and went out to dinner with Mary and her in-laws. They got a call from Charlene (my 18 year old sister) let ting them know she was throwing up and had a high fever. They decided to leave ASAP so they could be with Charlene while she was ill.

All in all it was a great visit and the kids are looking forward to seeing them this summer for Aunt Charlene’s High School Graduation.

Thanks for the visit Grandma and Grandpa Lumpkins. It was a real treat