Are you bored this Summer? Quilt!

O.K. I was invited to a quilting show by another ward in another stake and it got my juices flowing with an idea. I asked the girls whether they wanted to make a quilt this summer. They of course have been bored all summer so said yes! They are each making a quilt and a pillowcase to go with it.

Callings

Amerika was assigned to be a Sunbeam teacher> She is peared up with a teacher that is about to have her baby. So after the delivery she will take over the class. She was half excited half not. She liked to be in Primary instead of Relief Society but admitted she isn't patient with little kids except for her one an only baby sister.

The counselor of our ward called me to the office and asked me if I would accept the calling of 1st Counselor in the Primary. I DIDN'T see that coming at all. I stood silent for a while and I think the counselor to the bishopric felt I was contimplating whether to say yes or no and began to explain the process of how they call someone. I stopped him and said i accept the calling and that the pause was pure wow! I am going to miss my 11 year olds! They are awesome kiddos! I also gave the confidence that the lord knows that I am at the end of this trial and can give me bigger responsibilities! O.K. I expect all those who are in the primary or every have been in a primary calling to call me! I have to really try to jog my memory with primary ideas.

Amalekia is a Assistant Scout Master and is getting things ready to recieve the Melk. Priesthood. Since I believe things have changed were you can't personalize the farewell of a missionary during Sacrament, I hope to ask if I can do a special fireside for him. It will be awesome! Hopefully every member of the family can speak or contribute in someway. I have to make him a quilt! So much to do ... so little time....

Congrats Amerika!

O.K.O.K. I know that it is July but Amalekia and Amerika chose not to walk the stage to get their diploma, but I at least made them take graduation pictures so that I could brag! I can't believe I took that long to post it! She is enrolled in three classes in the fall at North Harris College of course! She is heading toward a career in architecture.

Camp Constantine

Although girls camp lasted three days. Boys camp lasted a whole week! They left on Sunday and came back Saturday. I was so afraid they would get sunburn considering the heat index was up to 105. Amalekia was going as a leader for the first time. They had a great time and Amulek caught a fish. He was the only one in his troop to do that and Amalekia pointed out that it was caught with the cheapest fishing rod. Amalekia did an awesome job calculating and constructing a river rafting float and it paid off because his troop won the race. I am so thankful for the leaders of our ward. It was fun buying the cool caamping gear. I bought them a cool leather water pouch it looked like something the indians used.They also got whistles and a cool flashlight that was conected to a headband. Boy they didn't make anything like that when I went to camp. O.k. that statement just made me feel old!