Odds n Ends

For Alfredo's company party at Christmas time we had a really nice dinner and saw Aquaman.  They did a drawing to see who would get the nice reclining seats and Alfredo won two of them...they were super comfy.

 Since two hour church began, we've been having two other families over nearly every Sunday to do Come Follow Me.  I've loved having these friends over.  I've loved the discussions we've had and the opportunity to learn together and support one another in implementing this new curriculum in our homes.  I know it's been a help and strength to our friends as well.  There have been a couple of weeks when I have had meetings and we've had to cancel it and we've missed it when it hasn't happened...even though we've been really good about reading and studying in our home.

Since two hour church began, we've also been playing games together as a family nearly every Sunday evening.  One week we played Phase 10 which is Alfredo's favorite.  On one of the hands, Ella needed a run and was dealt 3 wilds and the rest of the cards worked into a run of 10 so she went out completely on her first turn.   Unfortunately, the rest of the game wasn't quite so kind to her.  But we've been having so much fun playing together each weekend.  I know we only gained one extra hour on Sundays...and I actually miss having 3 hours of church...but my Sundays feel longer/like we gained more than an hour.  It's miraculous to me how if we follow the teachings of the Lord and obey His commandments, He really is able to make so much more out of our time and our lives than we are!!