One of these errands is going to Lethbridge with Caeleb for Orthodontist appointments. He got them on, on Nov 6th. It has been kind of painful for him but he is slowly getting used to them.
Caeleb and Selman are doing piano. Selman is very excited about same. I hope he always keeps his excitement about things. Mary took a couple of lessons in October and I should start her up again but she is not as excited. She would rather do Chess club at the library. She and Selman also do the mentorship program on Thursdays at the school.
Selman and Elizabeth are doing skating on Wednesdays at 5:15. They really love it and I enjoy watching them. It brings back memories of when I took skating lessons at the same rink as a kid.
Elva is doing singing lessons and enjoying that. She wants to do basketball but is only in grade 6th. Next year Elva.
Chris and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary on Thursday Oct 24th. I learned the song "Come thou Fount" on the piano to play for him as it is one of his favorite hymns. After school, we picked up the kids and met Camellia in Lethbridge so she could take them to her place. Chris and I then drove to Medicine Hat to stay at a hotel for 2 nights so Chris could go to a Math education seminar on Friday. We stayed at the same hotel that Mom and Dad brought us kids too a few times when we were young. The Medicine Hat Lodge. It has poolside rooms. We did not stay in those this time but I did as a kid.
Chris and I did enjoy pool time to ourselves, going on the watersides, enjoying our juccuzi tub in our room, watching old movies, going to the resteraunt for supper and breakfasts and going for a walk at midnight that first night to Tim Hortons across the street. Chris plans great hotel trips! After his class at the college on the Friday, we went to the giant Teepee and information center and for a walk. On the Saturday, we left the hotel at 0945 to get to the Cardston temple for the 1:00 Spanish speaking session. Chris wore the earphones for English but I did ok listening to Spanish. I need to practice my spanish more. It was a beautiful get away those two days and the Temple was a great end to it. I love Chris and hope we can make the next 15 years and beyond even better.
Halloween was a lot of fun and I was impressed how much we were able to do. Caeleb wore a T-shirt that he labeled as "costume," Elva wore the M and M costume that I wore when I was her age, Mary was a witch, Selman was spiderman and Elizabeth was witch Mary's little black cat. We went to the Halloween parade in Champion at 5:30 and then Caeleb drove Lizzy and I around to Margarite Ivarsons, Debbie Middleton's, Lori Airhart, and Donna and Linda Mueller while Elva, Mary and Selman went trick or treating with friends in Champion. We picked them up at 7:00 and then went to Cummin's, Amy and Bev Flitton's, a new neighbor's place (they live in dark haunted like house), Scott and Cindy Middleton's and last but not least, Arren and Roxy Middleton's. Impressively, we were home by 8:30 with happy kids and lots of candy. Only about 6 kids came to our place which was too bad. It was nice that we did not have school the next day.
This last Saturday (Nov 16th), us Watters joined other Watters, Wendy, Oliver, LouAnn, Jared, Eric, Rachel and their kids, to watch the Victoria Royals play the Lethbridge Hurricanes in Lethbridge. It was such a good hockey game and we had a blast cheering on the Royals as they won 3 to 2. LouAnn came to our place on Sunday and will stay till Friday. We have had some great talks and I look up to her wisdom.
This last weekend was the Primary presentation at church (the 17th). It was truly beautiful. Mary practiced hard and was able to read her talk so well and do the closing prayer too. Selman was able to read his lines (Nana practiced with both of them) and Lizzy repeated her sentences nice and loud. Elva (although in YWs) sang a song and did a beautiful job. Caeleb even said how well Mary did. He does so well passing the Sacrament. I am so proud of each of my kids! I will always be proud of them.
I am proud of Chris too but I worry about him. He works so hard and puts in such long hours. I feel like I am so done with going through a new job year after year but that is me being selfish. He is the one that actually has to put in all this effort while I just have to sacrifice time with him. I pray it goes well for him this year and that life gets easier for him in the next year or 2. I continue to work my 2 shifts a week. There are not many shifts to pick up at the center even if I wanted too. I guess my other sacrifice is working 2 weekends out of 4 which means I miss going to church 2 Sundays out of 4.I love going to church so this is hard. I work every Monday evening now which is nice to get the extra pay for holiday Mondays. But it is hard to work those Sundays. We can do hard things. I keep telling myself that.
I felt the Spirit as I folded laundry and watch the movie "one good man" today (LDS movie). I cried as the man in the story missed his daughters wedding to be with those who could not go to the wedding. Now that is sacrifice. Sacrifice is hard but it feels true and right. Chris is a good man too.
Life is good and I think we will soon be getting excited about Christmas. I truly love my chaotic household, even if I simultaneously feel like I am losing my mind so often.
(update). I have been thinking about the song Have yourself a Merry little Christmas. This morning (Nov 20) I turned on the radio in the van and Christmas music was playing. The first song was just that. Have yourself a Merry little Christmas (saxophone playing and all). It is my favourite not hymn Christmas song. I picture a cozy little room, with a carpet and a comfy chair, pictures on the wall, darkness except for the light of a lamp or a small crackling fire in a fireplace and a small Charlie brown Christmas tree. A picture of the Savior beside the lamp on the bedside table. It is the picture of a Merry little Christmas in my mind. I love Christmas time.
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