Wacky is ten

We love our "Wacky".  She's a joy for our family!!  It's amazing that she is already 10.  Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Sweet Wacky, Happy Birthday to you! WOW! ... a decade ... double digits ...

He's my Brother!

Happy, Happy Birthday John Dear , 

Happy days will come to you all year, 

If I had one wish, then it would be, 

a Happy, Happy Birthday to You from me!!!! 

I love You muchly Bro!!!!  

Have a great day & a super next year!!!           XxxxxOOooXxOxoo

Middle School

Peterman petitioned and won the petition to attend Middle School.  The first day was an Orientation.  He loved it.  He got to eat lunch with his best friends even though he didn't have class with any of them.  Then reality hit hard on the 2nd day.  They haven't given him a locker yet--so he feels left out, and he doesn't have lunch with the friends he had hoped for (The first day was a fluke as far as lunch was concerned).  His very good friend so far hasn't even been able to ride the bus with him yet.  He was quite emotional about it all last night.  7th grade is SUCH a hard time to begin with.  I keep praying today will be better for him!  I'm going to, at least, call up there and see if we can fix the locker situation.

Well, Googla & I just went to Googla's Kindergarten Placement test.  Grueling---for me.  She said it was fun.  I think it's a test they give AFTER Kindergarten to see if they are ready for 1st grade.  For some reason Googs still has difficulty with the ABC's.  She gets it one day and then the next it's like she has to relearn it.  I know that children all learn at their own pace.  I wish I would know how to say things so she'd understand, and that things would stick.  It was hard sitting there and have her look confused and embarrassed, and not be able to help her.  The teacher was very nice and patient, and kept complimenting her.  I'm not ready to have her away from me, but the Kindergarten teachers at Farrer are SOOOOO nice, I know she'll do fine.  

the cut

1.before  2.after

-lila

jeff & whitney

at the reception i let "googs" use the camera she loved it so some of the pictures are hers. oh and dads from the phone. -lila

Yesterday my Jeff and I went to the LDS Bountiful Temple.  Our nephew Jeffrey Merrill married his sweet best friend Whitney Nowland.  We are so happy for them!  I became pretty emotional in the Temple.  I kept wishing my deceased Sister Jill could be there to see her son's wedding.  You know, I know she WAS there--I just wanted to see her.  I  felt her there, though. 

Jeff & Whitney have had a crazy-busy last week or so.  As nephew Jeff said, "I'm looking forward to just being Us."  They've travelled to and from Canada for an Open House. (Something I'm seeing more and more- Open Houses before the actual weddings.)  They got married, did the Luncheon & the Reception.  Today they travel to the east coast to Hilton Head to be "just them" for a few days, until another Reception.  They'll be back in UT next Sunday.  It's so fun for us that they'll live close to us.