This was Jon's last week of swing shift at work. Next is the dreaded graveyard shift. ugh. The weather was bad on the other side of the world, so Jon's four-day work week turned into a two-day work week! It was very nice.
This week was New Beginnings for the Young Women. The YW officially welcomed Caiti and Kimmee into the ward and gave them each chocolate bars. Caiti decided hers didn't fit into her athlete diet and gave it to Jon. It turned out to be Cadbury chocolate with caramel in the middle. Yum. Various YW spoke and sang to include the Winterton and Quinney girls. The bishop finished off the evening talking about Individual Worth. It was wonderful!
Thursday morning we took all the animals to the vet for their dental cleaning. I'm glad human dental cleaning isn't so traumatizing. The mega annoying desk attendant checked them in and had us fill out the SIX pages of health history. Jon said he was considering changing vets because we couldn't stand the condescending desk clerk. When we picked up the animals that evening, the office manager was there. I pulled her aside and kindly told her what an awful experience we had that morning and how I had spent 20 minutes convincing a new client of theirs that everyone else working there was wonderful. She informed me she had just fired the woman. Sad... but, YAY! I guess now we don't have to change vets. They put the animals clear under to clean their teeth. They must have used more anesthesia than normal or a different kind because all the pets were loopy. Jakey and Mori were very lethargic for hours afterward and Tosca was very nauseated and threw up repeatedly for
about 24 hours. It was gross. (to say the least)
We bought a new LAN router to try to fix the Internet problem. Jon decided we couldn't stand being without the LAN any longer. He uses his laptop to conduct his weekly missionary coordination meetings and uses the TV as the monitor. That way he doesn't have to print out agendas for everyone. Since the LAN was down, he couldn't access the Internet or his email on his laptop. Not to mention it made using the iPhones a little slower. So he looked up which routers were compatible with our cable systems and purchased one for the house. It's nice to have the LAN back. It worked great for a day or two and then started the same old thing of taking down
the Internet. He tinkered with a few things and thinks he has fixed it. He continues to refine a few quirks here and there, but thinks it will work out nicely.
Grandma Raymond arrived on Friday. Aunt Lori took her to the SLC airport and Jon picked her up from the airport here. He realized he had never picked anyone up here at the Las Vegas Airport, and didn't know where to park,or go, or anything else. He left in plenty of time and ended up waiting for her. They stopped on the way home for lunch at Raising Canes. We love having her here.
Friday evening we took her to the ward Valentine party. They had a taco bar and chocolate fountain. Then they chose five couples to play the "Newlywed Game." It was a good thing Jon was not one of the contestants. He would not have done nearly as well as some of them. When asked when was their mother-in-law's birthday, Bro Cummings replied, "1400 A. D." Brave soul.
Saturday, Kimmee had Solo and Ensemble. When we arrived clear on the other side of town, Kimmee realized she had forgotten the accompanist's piano music. Luckily, I just happen to catch another accompanist carrying around the same music that Kimmee was using. She graciously let Kimmee use her copy of the music. But the damage was already done. The stress of it all got to Kimmee and she didn't play nearly as well as she had prepared. It was a good, if painful, learning experience for Kimmee.
Saturday evening Kimmee babysat for the Rollo family. Caiti went to a party at the Winterton's and the rest of us went to see the movie,"Avatar." We didn't want to see it in 3-D since we have never seen a 3-D movie we liked and the cardboard glasses cut into your nose and ears and are very distracting,to the point you can't enjoy the movie.We didn't want to see it on the IMAX because we were afraid it would make us motion sick and once again, not enjoy the movie. Well, we ended up with both. We watched it in 3-D and on the IMAX. I must confessed we were all awestruck. Apparently the 3-D technology has come a long way since our last experience. So have the glasses! We were mesmerized through the entire movie and didn't feel motion sick at all. The movie itself was entertaining. A bit predictable, but still enjoyable. We all liked it, well...Grandma tolerated it. Everyone else really enjoyed it.
Yesterday was Valentine's day. Everyone woke up to little presents with candy and flowers for me and Grandma. Jon got an electric rotisserie for his BBQ grill!
We received Alec's letter from TN today! It is wonderful to hear he arrived safely! He sent pictures too! They are posted on his blog. We love him and pray for him every day!
Hurrah, hurrah!
Until next time....
