I just wanted to make sure I was clear in my previous post. I put in there that I cry almost every day. Please don't think that I am miserable and crying all the time. I was afraid that I gave that impression, so I want to correct it. It is really just that I am emotional about some decisions we are preparing to make and THAT is making me more emotional. Things that would not ordinarily drive me to tears tend to do so right now. If I read a story about a lost dog or especially about the airplane crash landing last week, it always bothers me, but now I find myself crying. So, please don't worry about me and my family. We are all fine.
The other thing is that I want everyone to know that it was not my intention to complain about the work that I do here. I am happy to do what I can and always feel like I can never get enough done. All that I do is volunteered and not pressured by anyone. In fact, I am not nearly the busiest person who works here at the mission, much less the busiest person out there reading this post. So, if I gave any wrong impression there, please forgive me.
I am very blessed to be here at the mission and I am so blessed to have a healthy family and a comfortable home, plenty to eat and the opportunity to spend time with my children and husband during the work day.
Thank you for taking the time to read our blog. We appreciate your interest and hope that I do not bore you too much with the details of our lives!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Now I understand what love is...
Monday, January 12 through January 18, 2009
Monday, I got to teach Art class again. The music teachers were not able to make it today, so they are re-scheduling music class for Thursday afternoon. Since that is when I teach art, I get tot each today! Today’s class was even better than the first class. We talked about shapes and identified shapes in our physical world. The class did great and we still had a lot of participation. I really enjoy it. Abby got her first homework assignment today. She is very excited. She is assigned to read in her reading books on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Tuesday, we had library. I got the list of overdue books updated and prepared to story time this afternoon. I read two or three books, some poems and then we did some tongue twisters. The kids checked out books and I got to read some of them their new books. The guy came and replaced the windshield in our truck today. Abby got her report card today. She is doing very well. She needs to work on her handwriting, but otherwise she is doing well.
Wednesday, we dropped off our truck at the repair shop around lunch time. They called at 3PM and said they had the wrong part to fix the windows. We left the truck there until the next day, when we picked it up. The windows work fine. However, the passenger door cannot be opened from the inside now. So, another trip back to the shop on Monday.
Thursday, the Sprinkles came to teach music. Dave said that Abby is learning very well on the keyboard. He suggested that we do some hand exercises with her to help her be able to use her “ring” finger separately from her other fingers.
Friday, we went out to eat with Mr. Bill and Miss Springer. We finally got to try out the China Feast restaurant at the other end of town. It was very good The girls were well behaved and both ate pretty well. It was when we arrived at the restaurant that we realized that the door handle didn’t work. No one had ridden in the passenger seat prior to this time.
Saturday, we stayed home. It was a beautiful day for January. It was 70 degrees and sunny. The girls and I went for a walk out behind the trailer I felt pretty comfortable, as the rattlesnakes hibernate during the winter. We walked out a ways, back to the back fence of the property, then over to the fence corner behind the school. All of the tumbleweeds back there had been broken off and rolled away already. After that, I worked a little bit in my art room and the girls played on the playground. Abby is getting very good at starting the swing and swinging by herself. We got back to the house and I tried to get the girls settled for a nap, but they wouldn’t go for it. Jerry stayed with them, while I walked up to the church to get things ready for Sunday School class and to do a little straightening in the storage rooms. It was a nice relaxing day.
Sunday, we had church at Red Sands. I didn’t have any kids show up for my Sunday School class, so I got to sit in Jerry’s Sunday School class. Then, I did Wee Worship during the service so that Miss Springer (who teaches Abby’s Sunday School class) could come over for church service. We went home and had tacos for lunch. Mr. Bill drove the church bus to take the church members home. We had another lazy day, we all took a nap this time. Well, I guess Jerry did not nap because he was watching the Arizona Cardinals win the NFC Championship and get their place in the Super Bowl! We could have been at that game! Jerry argued that God would understand why we couldn’t go to church, but instead had to go to Glendale to see the Cardinals play. But I didn’t quite buy his argument. Jerry was kidding, of course.
As I sit writing this, dusk is falling over the desert. Another day is done.
I am having a hard time adjusting to life here again myself. I am feeling a little lost and lonely. I have been reading the Bible and that helps, but I really miss my friends and I am an adult. I can’t imagine the impact this is having on Abby & Kelcy. I am struggling with not crying almost every day. I am not sure why I am so emotional, but the decision we are making about whether to make another year’s commitment here weighs on my mind a lot.
I am trying my best to get things accomplished at the office, but Kelcy has been very needy and clingy. I haven’t been able to get nearly done what needs to be done. I feel like I get farther behind every day. I guess I have never really told what all I do, so here it goes. I do a little bit of church secretary work (trust me, not near what a real church secretary would do) and a little bit of school secretary work (again, not nearly what a school secretary does). I do a little bit of administrative assistant work with Mr. Bill, but he doesn’t ask for my help very often. I do the bookkeeping, paying the bills, the taxes, the salary and answer the telephones while watching my three year old daughter. I also try to do my part to keep the sanctuary clean by dusting furniture, vacuuming carpet and sweeping and mopping. I am not the only one who does this job, but I try to do my part. I am teaching the second grade through high school Sunday School class at church. I am acting as the librarian since Ms. Anne is in Phoenix for the winter. I keep track of the outstanding books and try to return the books to the shelves in their proper place. I also get to do story time with Miss Springer’s class. I am now teaching art on Thursday afternoons to the third through eighth grades. I get to lead the singing at Chapel every other week and to teach the Chapel lesson every fifth week. I try to keep up with the domestic chores as well, trying to keep the clothes washed, dinner cooked every night and the house straightened up. Life is pretty busy. I am not trying to impress anyone, just let you know a little about what I do in a week and why I might have a little trouble keeping up with everything. And I have yet to set up the ladies Bible study that I would like to start.
The title of the blog is a song lyric in an important song in my life, just in case you all are wondering.
Monday, I got to teach Art class again. The music teachers were not able to make it today, so they are re-scheduling music class for Thursday afternoon. Since that is when I teach art, I get tot each today! Today’s class was even better than the first class. We talked about shapes and identified shapes in our physical world. The class did great and we still had a lot of participation. I really enjoy it. Abby got her first homework assignment today. She is very excited. She is assigned to read in her reading books on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Tuesday, we had library. I got the list of overdue books updated and prepared to story time this afternoon. I read two or three books, some poems and then we did some tongue twisters. The kids checked out books and I got to read some of them their new books. The guy came and replaced the windshield in our truck today. Abby got her report card today. She is doing very well. She needs to work on her handwriting, but otherwise she is doing well.
Wednesday, we dropped off our truck at the repair shop around lunch time. They called at 3PM and said they had the wrong part to fix the windows. We left the truck there until the next day, when we picked it up. The windows work fine. However, the passenger door cannot be opened from the inside now. So, another trip back to the shop on Monday.
Thursday, the Sprinkles came to teach music. Dave said that Abby is learning very well on the keyboard. He suggested that we do some hand exercises with her to help her be able to use her “ring” finger separately from her other fingers.
Friday, we went out to eat with Mr. Bill and Miss Springer. We finally got to try out the China Feast restaurant at the other end of town. It was very good The girls were well behaved and both ate pretty well. It was when we arrived at the restaurant that we realized that the door handle didn’t work. No one had ridden in the passenger seat prior to this time.
Saturday, we stayed home. It was a beautiful day for January. It was 70 degrees and sunny. The girls and I went for a walk out behind the trailer I felt pretty comfortable, as the rattlesnakes hibernate during the winter. We walked out a ways, back to the back fence of the property, then over to the fence corner behind the school. All of the tumbleweeds back there had been broken off and rolled away already. After that, I worked a little bit in my art room and the girls played on the playground. Abby is getting very good at starting the swing and swinging by herself. We got back to the house and I tried to get the girls settled for a nap, but they wouldn’t go for it. Jerry stayed with them, while I walked up to the church to get things ready for Sunday School class and to do a little straightening in the storage rooms. It was a nice relaxing day.
Sunday, we had church at Red Sands. I didn’t have any kids show up for my Sunday School class, so I got to sit in Jerry’s Sunday School class. Then, I did Wee Worship during the service so that Miss Springer (who teaches Abby’s Sunday School class) could come over for church service. We went home and had tacos for lunch. Mr. Bill drove the church bus to take the church members home. We had another lazy day, we all took a nap this time. Well, I guess Jerry did not nap because he was watching the Arizona Cardinals win the NFC Championship and get their place in the Super Bowl! We could have been at that game! Jerry argued that God would understand why we couldn’t go to church, but instead had to go to Glendale to see the Cardinals play. But I didn’t quite buy his argument. Jerry was kidding, of course.
As I sit writing this, dusk is falling over the desert. Another day is done.
I am having a hard time adjusting to life here again myself. I am feeling a little lost and lonely. I have been reading the Bible and that helps, but I really miss my friends and I am an adult. I can’t imagine the impact this is having on Abby & Kelcy. I am struggling with not crying almost every day. I am not sure why I am so emotional, but the decision we are making about whether to make another year’s commitment here weighs on my mind a lot.
I am trying my best to get things accomplished at the office, but Kelcy has been very needy and clingy. I haven’t been able to get nearly done what needs to be done. I feel like I get farther behind every day. I guess I have never really told what all I do, so here it goes. I do a little bit of church secretary work (trust me, not near what a real church secretary would do) and a little bit of school secretary work (again, not nearly what a school secretary does). I do a little bit of administrative assistant work with Mr. Bill, but he doesn’t ask for my help very often. I do the bookkeeping, paying the bills, the taxes, the salary and answer the telephones while watching my three year old daughter. I also try to do my part to keep the sanctuary clean by dusting furniture, vacuuming carpet and sweeping and mopping. I am not the only one who does this job, but I try to do my part. I am teaching the second grade through high school Sunday School class at church. I am acting as the librarian since Ms. Anne is in Phoenix for the winter. I keep track of the outstanding books and try to return the books to the shelves in their proper place. I also get to do story time with Miss Springer’s class. I am now teaching art on Thursday afternoons to the third through eighth grades. I get to lead the singing at Chapel every other week and to teach the Chapel lesson every fifth week. I try to keep up with the domestic chores as well, trying to keep the clothes washed, dinner cooked every night and the house straightened up. Life is pretty busy. I am not trying to impress anyone, just let you know a little about what I do in a week and why I might have a little trouble keeping up with everything. And I have yet to set up the ladies Bible study that I would like to start.
The title of the blog is a song lyric in an important song in my life, just in case you all are wondering.
Pained glass Part II
Sorry I didn’t finish my original story last time, Kelcy dumped a large glass of water all over the desk I was working on, so I was unavoidably delayed.
Back to our story: We had a snow day! School was canceled on January 4, the first day back from Christmas break. Jerry stayed home with the girls while I went into work.
The first day back to school was good. All the kids were pretty well behaved. It was Tuesday and we had chapel that morning. Miss Springer had the lesson and led the singing. She taught about resolutions and how we could all resolve to be better people. Certainly something we all need to hear! We didn’t have library that Tuesday.
I taught my firs art class that Thursday afternoon. It was a lot of fun for me and I hope the whole class. The class consisted of all of the kids from third through eighth grade. We stated off learning about the kinds of lines and how to find them in our physical world. The kids all did really well and proved willing to answer questions and draw examples on the board for everyone to see.
Saturday we went to Flagstaff to do our semimonthly visit to Sam’s to stock up on lunch snacks and frozen foods. We also did some Christmas shopping for the girls with the Christmas money they received. We had a nice trip, no snow or scary wind this time. We also purchased a “Mad Lib” book. Jerry had asked me to find one. His class was beginning grammar and diagramming and he thought it would be a fun way to learn about the parts of speech.
Sunday morning, we had church at Red Sands and Dilkon . We had I think sixteen at church on Sunday? I had two in my Sunday School class. They were good kids and we learned about Daniel , Paul and Peter and where they found the strength to face the oppositions.
Sunday night we drove to Dilkon for the pot luck meal there. I took potato salad, Mr. Bill made hamburgers and hot dogs, Miss Springer brought dessert and the Navajo ladies brought fry bread and baked beans and a wonderful chocolate cake. While I was driving over to Dilkon, Jerry was doing the Mad Libs with Abby and Kelcy. At one point, I was laughing so hard I could not see to drive. Of course right after that, my window fell down inside the door. As you may recall, last week the passenger side window fell down in the door. Well, this time it was the driver’s side door. I was just driving along and “poof”, it disappeared down into the door. It was pretty cold outside. We stopped at the Little Painted Desert to see if we could get the window up, but we didn’t have tools with us, so we headed on to Dilkon—about 10 to 15 miles with the window down. It got pretty cold on the girls, but we didn’t have to worry about the potato salad getting too warm!
We got the Dilkon at dusk and Jerry and Mr. Bill were able to get the window back up. It was a little irritating, but I tried to keep it in perspective. It is not like someone is sick or something bad has happened, it is just going to take time and money to get it fixed. On top of our windows, the front windshield in our truck was going to be replaced on Tuesday. The truck windshield had been hit by a rock out on I-40 and the hit began to crack the windshield. Hence the name of the blog—the glass issue is getting a little crazy.
To get to more serious matter, we lost four students over Christmas break. Three students moved away. I talked to the mother of the three who moved away and I am sure that she is doing what is best for her family, but we sure will miss that whole family. One student transferred to another school. It is hard to adjust to so many changes. I started elementary school in one school system and completed high school in the same school system. It is very difficult for me to imagine changing school like that as a child
Abby and Kelcy have had a hard time adjusting to coming back to Arizona. They ask every day when we are going back to Kentucky. They miss their friends and their “red” house as they call it. I really didn’t think that leaving would be this hard on the kids.
Back to our story: We had a snow day! School was canceled on January 4, the first day back from Christmas break. Jerry stayed home with the girls while I went into work.
The first day back to school was good. All the kids were pretty well behaved. It was Tuesday and we had chapel that morning. Miss Springer had the lesson and led the singing. She taught about resolutions and how we could all resolve to be better people. Certainly something we all need to hear! We didn’t have library that Tuesday.
I taught my firs art class that Thursday afternoon. It was a lot of fun for me and I hope the whole class. The class consisted of all of the kids from third through eighth grade. We stated off learning about the kinds of lines and how to find them in our physical world. The kids all did really well and proved willing to answer questions and draw examples on the board for everyone to see.
Saturday we went to Flagstaff to do our semimonthly visit to Sam’s to stock up on lunch snacks and frozen foods. We also did some Christmas shopping for the girls with the Christmas money they received. We had a nice trip, no snow or scary wind this time. We also purchased a “Mad Lib” book. Jerry had asked me to find one. His class was beginning grammar and diagramming and he thought it would be a fun way to learn about the parts of speech.
Sunday morning, we had church at Red Sands and Dilkon . We had I think sixteen at church on Sunday? I had two in my Sunday School class. They were good kids and we learned about Daniel , Paul and Peter and where they found the strength to face the oppositions.
Sunday night we drove to Dilkon for the pot luck meal there. I took potato salad, Mr. Bill made hamburgers and hot dogs, Miss Springer brought dessert and the Navajo ladies brought fry bread and baked beans and a wonderful chocolate cake. While I was driving over to Dilkon, Jerry was doing the Mad Libs with Abby and Kelcy. At one point, I was laughing so hard I could not see to drive. Of course right after that, my window fell down inside the door. As you may recall, last week the passenger side window fell down in the door. Well, this time it was the driver’s side door. I was just driving along and “poof”, it disappeared down into the door. It was pretty cold outside. We stopped at the Little Painted Desert to see if we could get the window up, but we didn’t have tools with us, so we headed on to Dilkon—about 10 to 15 miles with the window down. It got pretty cold on the girls, but we didn’t have to worry about the potato salad getting too warm!
We got the Dilkon at dusk and Jerry and Mr. Bill were able to get the window back up. It was a little irritating, but I tried to keep it in perspective. It is not like someone is sick or something bad has happened, it is just going to take time and money to get it fixed. On top of our windows, the front windshield in our truck was going to be replaced on Tuesday. The truck windshield had been hit by a rock out on I-40 and the hit began to crack the windshield. Hence the name of the blog—the glass issue is getting a little crazy.
To get to more serious matter, we lost four students over Christmas break. Three students moved away. I talked to the mother of the three who moved away and I am sure that she is doing what is best for her family, but we sure will miss that whole family. One student transferred to another school. It is hard to adjust to so many changes. I started elementary school in one school system and completed high school in the same school system. It is very difficult for me to imagine changing school like that as a child
Abby and Kelcy have had a hard time adjusting to coming back to Arizona. They ask every day when we are going back to Kentucky. They miss their friends and their “red” house as they call it. I really didn’t think that leaving would be this hard on the kids.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Pained Glass Windows....
We returned to the mission on Saturday, January 3rd. We left Louisville at 9AM and arrived in Phoenix at 11:00 AM local time (15 minutes early!) Our friends Jim & Anne picked us up from the airport and then provided us with lunch at their home before we began the drive to Winslow. Thank you Jim & Anne! Your hospitality is truly inspiring!
It was 70 degrees in Phoenix. We headed up to Flagstaff, which is about 2 hours north of Phoenix. There, it was blizzard conditions! It was 31 degrees and pouring the snow! It was beautiful! We stopped for groceries in Flagstaff before heading back to Winslow. Here, one of our problems started. While I was inside the store, Jerry was outside, putting our luggage into garbage bags (the luggage was in the back of our pick-up and, as I said, it was pouring the snow). Jerry had the passenger side window down so that Abby & Kelcy could see the snow. Well, somehow the passenger side window fell down into the door! Yes, fell down into the door! As in, can't come back up with our cracking open the door and doing something. So, it is 4:30 on a Saturday afternoon. We just left the airport, our window is open, it is pouring the snow and we are still 50 miles from home with no tools to get into the car door. Needless to say, we were a little put out.
But, the Lord provided as usual. We drove down the street and we saw a business with its "OPEN" sign still lit. We pulled up and saw that the shop was supposed to close at 3PM. Jerry tried the door and there was still a man there. He came out and looked at the door and said that he could probably help us. We pulled it inside and after an hour, he gets the door apart and the window up. THANK YOU SIR! We gladly paid him and were on our way home again. The window was up, but it was not fixed.
We drove home to the mission to find no snow. Kelcy made the comment that maybe we would have snow in the morning.
We got up on Sunday morning and we had snow! Lots of it! Jerry, Mr. Bill and Miss Springer decided to cancel church because the roads are not cleared here on the weekends. So, we had our family Christmas gift exchange that Sunday. It was magical. Abby kept saying "I told you it snows on Christmas". I was sad that there was no church that day, but we had a wonderful family day. We got to play in the snow. The snow was too powdery to make snow men, but Abby and Kelcy played by jumping into the snow drifts. We have not idea how much snow actually fell because the wind whips it around so much. But there were drifts about two feet high here at the mission. The girls jumping into them on their hands and knees. And we made snow angels. Then, we came in and had hot chocolate. It was a wonderful day.
That next day was Monday and school was canceled because we got more snow that night. The roads would have been terrible at school time. However, by lunch time on Monday, all the snow was melting quickly. Jerry kept the girls at home while I went into the office and got a lot accomplished that day. We also had a staff meeting about 1PM, since Miss Springer & Bill had come into their classrooms to work.
Abby and Kelcy have had an extra hard time coming back here. I think Kelcy was glad to be home in her bed.
It was 70 degrees in Phoenix. We headed up to Flagstaff, which is about 2 hours north of Phoenix. There, it was blizzard conditions! It was 31 degrees and pouring the snow! It was beautiful! We stopped for groceries in Flagstaff before heading back to Winslow. Here, one of our problems started. While I was inside the store, Jerry was outside, putting our luggage into garbage bags (the luggage was in the back of our pick-up and, as I said, it was pouring the snow). Jerry had the passenger side window down so that Abby & Kelcy could see the snow. Well, somehow the passenger side window fell down into the door! Yes, fell down into the door! As in, can't come back up with our cracking open the door and doing something. So, it is 4:30 on a Saturday afternoon. We just left the airport, our window is open, it is pouring the snow and we are still 50 miles from home with no tools to get into the car door. Needless to say, we were a little put out.
But, the Lord provided as usual. We drove down the street and we saw a business with its "OPEN" sign still lit. We pulled up and saw that the shop was supposed to close at 3PM. Jerry tried the door and there was still a man there. He came out and looked at the door and said that he could probably help us. We pulled it inside and after an hour, he gets the door apart and the window up. THANK YOU SIR! We gladly paid him and were on our way home again. The window was up, but it was not fixed.
We drove home to the mission to find no snow. Kelcy made the comment that maybe we would have snow in the morning.
We got up on Sunday morning and we had snow! Lots of it! Jerry, Mr. Bill and Miss Springer decided to cancel church because the roads are not cleared here on the weekends. So, we had our family Christmas gift exchange that Sunday. It was magical. Abby kept saying "I told you it snows on Christmas". I was sad that there was no church that day, but we had a wonderful family day. We got to play in the snow. The snow was too powdery to make snow men, but Abby and Kelcy played by jumping into the snow drifts. We have not idea how much snow actually fell because the wind whips it around so much. But there were drifts about two feet high here at the mission. The girls jumping into them on their hands and knees. And we made snow angels. Then, we came in and had hot chocolate. It was a wonderful day.
That next day was Monday and school was canceled because we got more snow that night. The roads would have been terrible at school time. However, by lunch time on Monday, all the snow was melting quickly. Jerry kept the girls at home while I went into the office and got a lot accomplished that day. We also had a staff meeting about 1PM, since Miss Springer & Bill had come into their classrooms to work.
Abby and Kelcy have had an extra hard time coming back here. I think Kelcy was glad to be home in her bed.
Parting is such sweet sorrow...
Dec. 19th through January 3rd
We had an amazing trip home for the holidays! We had great flights to and from Kentucky (Thank you Southwest Airlines for doing a great job!) We traveled around to Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia and then back to Kentucky for New Year's celebration. We got to see friends and family. We didn't get to see Jamie, Jerry's brother from Charlotte, NC. We missed you this year Jamie! We just had a wonderful time. It was wonderful to again be in the fellowship of our home church and to speak with everyone. I really had a great time. It was, if anything, too busy. I didn't get a whole lot of time to spend with any one person, but it was still wonderful.
It was great to speak to those of you who are supporting our mission. It was nice to have an interested audience to hear as we droned on about what it is like here and the work we do and what we have learned about the Navajo people. Thank you for letting us share!
The New Year brought a lot of decision times for us. We are deciding whether we will be renewing our commitment to Navajo Trails for another year. Please keep that in your prayers.
Thank you to Mark & Tammy and especially to Emily who let us sleep in her bed! And to Norma (Jerry's Mother) for having us into her home and for taking care of us, even though she was not feeling well! I hope you are feeling better now. Thank you to Johnny & Barbara for having us in their home. We are so thankful to have such a loving family, that we can crash there for days and not feel like we are in the way.
The night before we left to come, I admit that I broke down and cried. We had a gathering at Tammy's home and when all the people left, I realized I would not see them for another long while. I broke down and cried and Jerry held me and let me know that everything is okay. Abby & Kelcy had a hard time leaving as well. But more about that later...
We had an amazing trip home for the holidays! We had great flights to and from Kentucky (Thank you Southwest Airlines for doing a great job!) We traveled around to Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia and then back to Kentucky for New Year's celebration. We got to see friends and family. We didn't get to see Jamie, Jerry's brother from Charlotte, NC. We missed you this year Jamie! We just had a wonderful time. It was wonderful to again be in the fellowship of our home church and to speak with everyone. I really had a great time. It was, if anything, too busy. I didn't get a whole lot of time to spend with any one person, but it was still wonderful.
It was great to speak to those of you who are supporting our mission. It was nice to have an interested audience to hear as we droned on about what it is like here and the work we do and what we have learned about the Navajo people. Thank you for letting us share!
The New Year brought a lot of decision times for us. We are deciding whether we will be renewing our commitment to Navajo Trails for another year. Please keep that in your prayers.
Thank you to Mark & Tammy and especially to Emily who let us sleep in her bed! And to Norma (Jerry's Mother) for having us into her home and for taking care of us, even though she was not feeling well! I hope you are feeling better now. Thank you to Johnny & Barbara for having us in their home. We are so thankful to have such a loving family, that we can crash there for days and not feel like we are in the way.
The night before we left to come, I admit that I broke down and cried. We had a gathering at Tammy's home and when all the people left, I realized I would not see them for another long while. I broke down and cried and Jerry held me and let me know that everything is okay. Abby & Kelcy had a hard time leaving as well. But more about that later...
Friday, January 9, 2009
Week of December 15th
Monday
Today was a great day at school. The Sprinkles,who teach music to the school children, brought pizza for lunch for the entire school! We celebrated and had a lovely afternoon. The Sprinkles had to hurry back to Show Low, as they were forecast to get between 6 and 24 inches of snow.
After school, we loaded up in the school van and drove to Flagstaff,AZ for our Staff Christmas dinner. We picked up Miss Dawn and Mr. John and Ms. Ruth in Winslow, then headed toward Flagstaff. The snow started about 6000 feet. We drove into a blizzard of beautiful snow. Mr. Bill drove us fearlessly to the restaurant (Outback Steakhouse). I would like to thank Bill & Norma Jean for sending a donation for us all to have Christmas dinner together. We had a great meal and all enjoyed it tremendously. Afterward, Mr. Bill drove us home in the heavy snow. The roads were all covered as we were getting on the interstate, but the snow stopped again about 6000 feet in elevation. When we returned to Winslow and Red Sands, there was no snow.
This was a party week! The school children had received gifts from churches all around the country. There were some from Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia and Kentucky. The kids opened gifts each day, so that they could remember which church sent them and take them home one at a time. The kids got toothbrushes and toothpaste, candy, toys, clothing and shoes. Thank you so much to all of the churches who sent presents to the schoolchildren! It really made a nice Christmas for the kids who would not otherwise have received things that were needed and wanted.
Thursday night
The Christmas program was tonight! All of the kids were great! Mr. Diehl's class read the scripture of the birth of Christ, Mr. Bill's class furnished the backgrounds and Miss Springer's class performed the motions indicated in the scripture. Abby & Kelcy were angels. A stretch for them, if you all know them. This was Kelcy's debut in school programs and she did just fine. Abby had been in the Fall program, and she followed instructions well and performed her role well, too. All of the kids did great. Afterward, Mr. Bill gave a devotion about making Christmas and the spirit of Christmas last all year. Then, we had refreshments provided by the children. It was a wonderful night.
Friday
The school kids opened the last presents and then we provided lunch for all the kids and then we all watched a movie together. School was released early today. Then, we were on our way to Kentucky!
Monday
Today was a great day at school. The Sprinkles,who teach music to the school children, brought pizza for lunch for the entire school! We celebrated and had a lovely afternoon. The Sprinkles had to hurry back to Show Low, as they were forecast to get between 6 and 24 inches of snow.
After school, we loaded up in the school van and drove to Flagstaff,AZ for our Staff Christmas dinner. We picked up Miss Dawn and Mr. John and Ms. Ruth in Winslow, then headed toward Flagstaff. The snow started about 6000 feet. We drove into a blizzard of beautiful snow. Mr. Bill drove us fearlessly to the restaurant (Outback Steakhouse). I would like to thank Bill & Norma Jean for sending a donation for us all to have Christmas dinner together. We had a great meal and all enjoyed it tremendously. Afterward, Mr. Bill drove us home in the heavy snow. The roads were all covered as we were getting on the interstate, but the snow stopped again about 6000 feet in elevation. When we returned to Winslow and Red Sands, there was no snow.
This was a party week! The school children had received gifts from churches all around the country. There were some from Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia and Kentucky. The kids opened gifts each day, so that they could remember which church sent them and take them home one at a time. The kids got toothbrushes and toothpaste, candy, toys, clothing and shoes. Thank you so much to all of the churches who sent presents to the schoolchildren! It really made a nice Christmas for the kids who would not otherwise have received things that were needed and wanted.
Thursday night
The Christmas program was tonight! All of the kids were great! Mr. Diehl's class read the scripture of the birth of Christ, Mr. Bill's class furnished the backgrounds and Miss Springer's class performed the motions indicated in the scripture. Abby & Kelcy were angels. A stretch for them, if you all know them. This was Kelcy's debut in school programs and she did just fine. Abby had been in the Fall program, and she followed instructions well and performed her role well, too. All of the kids did great. Afterward, Mr. Bill gave a devotion about making Christmas and the spirit of Christmas last all year. Then, we had refreshments provided by the children. It was a wonderful night.
Friday
The school kids opened the last presents and then we provided lunch for all the kids and then we all watched a movie together. School was released early today. Then, we were on our way to Kentucky!
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