Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Dear Christie, Scott, Barrek, Kasen, Camron, Hudson,
It was so good to hear from you. I love the e-mails. I thought I would be okay with just SKYPE but
I realize that the e-mails really help too.
Thank you for taking care of all the things that come through the
mail. It is comforting to know we don’t
have to worry about things.
Christie, I think I will have you send my temple
clothes. There is a black bag in the
closet and then my dress (skirt and blouse) are hanging up in the closet I
think. In the hall closet is a bag with
the temple clothes from Michael. Look
those over and see if they are something Dad can use and then send those too,
please. If there is room in the package
please put in a couple of my perfumes from the cabinet over the toilet. Always send us a few packages of microwave
popcorn from the cupboard, possibly some spaghetti mix (not Western Family),
Fettuccini mix, ranch dressing mix and whatever other mixes that can be used to
cook chicken and pork. Take out enough
out of the bank for the shipping and the stuff you need to buy at the
store. Maybe you can’t get any of the
other things in and if you can’t, it is okay.
Just a little wish list. Not
really needed. Gravy packets might be
nice too.
I got my first haircut yesterday. I paid 15 EUR. She did a good job. It is a lady from the Philippines that cleans
house for the Mission President and prepares meals for big functions at the
mission home and then every two weeks she comes to an apartment of one of the
missionaries in the building next to the office and cuts hair for the
missionaries. She has a son who was
born totally deaf but he has had the implants and now he is doing pretty
good. He is 15 years old and she is a
single mom plus she is supporting her father in the Philippines. She seems to be a hard worker and she was
very nice. She actually told me she
thought I was in my 40’s and couldn’t believe I had 10 grandchildren. Nice way to get a big tip – tell me I look
younger than I am. It was a great self
esteem builder.
The German lady who works with finances came to train Dad
yesterday and trained him for 3 ½ hours so we didn’t get to lunch until after
2:30 p.m. and I was so hungry. Dad was
getting teased about how she really liked him because I guess she can be pretty
stern but Dad was a good student. He
admitted to me, he isn’t really sure what he learned but it will all come
together once he has a payment request and has to actually do something with
the programs. She talked to me after
and I’m not so sure she likes me as much, oh well. (It was cute because Brother Asplund was
telling me, how she liked Dad because he even saw her pat his arm.) Poor dad, she speaks English but with a very
strong German accent. You know he has a
hard time with that so he just smiles.
The weather is starting to be rainy over here and the skies
are gray overcast. I like it so much
better when the sun is shining but that is probably why things are getting
green and the trees are starting to bloom.
Everyone has flower pots on their homes and the fields are getting
green.
I am learning how to make a lunch for us each day. That is interesting but we are doing pretty
good with that. I usually bring my
caffeine Diet Coke for Dad and I to share at lunch. If you have any good ideas for lunch, let me
know.
Dad is funny with our car because it is really small and it
shifts on its own hard. He keeps threatening
to have me drive it because I am laughing at him. I’m afraid to drive it because I will
probably do worse than him. I am just
grateful for a car and for having to walk everywhere even though that would be
good for me. I would spend less at the
grocery story because I would have to carry it all home.
I think we will watch conference on the internet. We will watch Saturday morning session at
6:00 p.m. here and we will see if I can stay awake to watch the afternoon
session at 10 p.m. I think we have
decided to stay home and not go to the church to watch the broadcasts.
Well, I guess I will close.
We love you guys and appreciate all you are doing for us. Scott, we hope that you get the perfect
change that you need and that it will be just what the family needs too. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Love ya,
talk to you on Skype soon.
Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Grandma Paxton
Hey Barrek,
Just a note to say, I love you. How
is scouts? What have you been doing fun
with scouts? What is your favorite
thing to do? What new game are you
playing on the Wee? What is your
favorite game? Can you beat Kasen? What good books have you read lately? Have you seen any good movies? I can’t wait to show you the money from
here. Talk to you on Skype soon.
Love, Grandma
Hi Kasen,
Congratulations on your Wrestling matches. I can’t believe how good you are doing with
that. That is awesome you took 2nd
and 3rd place. You must be
quite the little wrestler. Keep it up
and probably one of these times you will
be in 1st place. Are you
still loving school? Have you read any
books you really like lately? Are you
still loving that Hudson a lot? I bet
he loves you as his big brother. I
love you. See ya soon on Skype.
Grandma
Dear Camron,
How are you doing? You
are getting so big when I talk to you on the phone. I heard that Uncle Scott and Aunt Kristin
are coming to Cedar and so you probably got to play with McKayla. She says you are her best friend. I hope you had lots of fun. Have you done anything fun lately? Who are your best friends? Have fun in pre-school. Well I
love you and miss your hugs. Take care
and I’ll see you soon on SKYPE.
Grandma
Hi Hudson,
I look forward to giving you lots of hugs and kisses. You have great parents and brothers that
love you. I will just count on them to
give you hugs and kisses from me. I
know we will be great buddies when I get home.
Give your mom and dad a kiss for me.
Love ya, Grandma
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