It was a great, albeit too short, time spent with Dad & Mom this week. We saw them in Ogden all day Saturday, then they came up to stay with us on Monday morning until Wednesday morning. Carson and Layla loved seeing Poppi & "Dahmma Sowli." I was a little nervous that they would spend the entire two days "getting used to" my parents and finally be themselves right as my parents had to leave, but that wasn't an issue at all. Carson shared all sorts of insightful information (mostly about dinosaurs and Santa and sharks, which he casually refers to as "great whites") with both of them, and my parents were amused.
And I now live in a new house. Well, practically. Dad took care of a big branch pile in the backyard (left over from this fall's pruning and never disposed of properly) and cleaned and organized our entire garage. Hello. And Mom deep-cleaned my kitchen (I told her I was embarrassed, but I was neither going to encourage or discourage her in doing that) and made cookies with the kids and did dishes after every single meal. Hello again. And they both helped (ahem) "Santa" get some wrapping under his belt to alleviate worries that way. We also managed to have lots of time for visiting, and they shared some beautiful gifts from Germany that have become instant family heirlooms.
We sure love you, Dad & Mom. Layla and Carson keep asking about you and talking about you. He said in the lunchtime prayer today, "Bless Poppi & Drahmma Sowli, and please bless dem for der mission...and please bless dem for der NEW mission." (They were just called to another church assignment, Swedish-speaking, starting in July.) Thanks for everything.
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