quick update

This is for my critics (here's looking at you Dan!) who accused me of failing in my duty by not posting today.

The highlight of the week was coming north to see Jake get ordained a deacon. He's the first nephew that has reached that milestone. (Full disclosure: Evelyn was sick so I took her home and missed the ordination. But I have it on good authority that his mom and grandmother were both wet-eyed.) But I loved seeing his beaming face up next to the bishop--he looked so grown up.

My mom and I got to squeeze in a little shopping and we also got to see my sister and her kids, so it was a successful visit on multiple counts.

It was a frustrating week in some respects. We missed Evelyn's big dance concert because she came down with croup Thursday night. And we've been struggling a little with Andrew, who has been more destructive of late. In the past week or two, he's cut holes in shirts, Evelyn's bedsheet, and the mesh canopy over Evelyn's bed. I'm not sure if it's excitement, jealousy, or just thoughtlessness, but it's been challenging.

We're staring down the end of the semester--finals this week. Then Andrew's birthday party, Sunday lessons (for some reason, I've agreed to do both the lesson in Young Women's and a Sunday school lesson next week, the day after Andrew's party and three days after finals end. I must be at least a little crazy). But we're looking forward to the Christmas season.

And maybe next week I'll actually have pictures.