Recently we celebrated Everett's 20th birthday. Everett is our middle child--number 5 of 9--and claims he suffers from Middle Child Syndrome. If by that, he means he works hard to get lots of attention, then yes, that would be true. For the last 2 years, he has been far away, on the other side of the world, serving a mission in a poor country, formerly part of the Soviet bloc. It has been super challenging but he has stuck with it and we get to see him in 39 days because he is coming home!
Because it cost $85 to send him a pretty small package at Christmas and it took 7 weeks to get there (arriving the day AFTER Christmas), we opted for no package for his birthday and instead just sent a card with presents to be purchased when he gets home. On his card we wrote 20 great things about Everett.
1. Scott: He has persisted in a very challenging mission.
2. Camille: He's funny!
3. Paula: He has mad cooking skills.
4. Mindy: He has very creative thinking skills.
5. Susanna: He finds way to have joy in every situation.
6. Talmage: He knows how to have fun.
7. Scott: He lets me use his snowboard while he's gone (unbeknownst to Everett)
8. Paula: He has mad cooking skills which are very useful on a mission.
9. Camille: I remember playing the Special Delivery game with him.
10. Mindy: I like his beautiful green eyes.
11. Scott: He knows how to make his own ties!
12. Susanna: He can make friends with anyone.
13. Talmage: He likes to try new things.
14. Camille: He always sends me birthday letter or emails.
15. Susanna: He's adventurous with his hair.
16. Scott: He's good at weeding church garden spots, thanks to the Eagle project.
17. Talmage: He's happy most of the time.
18. Mindy: He's good at making up new phrases like "flipperdoo" and "sowwy, boss".
19. Paula: He has written faithfully every single week of his mission.
20. Scott: He is good at winning the Golden Mop Award ( the clean apartment award on his mission).
We can hardly wait to see him when he gets home!
Because it cost $85 to send him a pretty small package at Christmas and it took 7 weeks to get there (arriving the day AFTER Christmas), we opted for no package for his birthday and instead just sent a card with presents to be purchased when he gets home. On his card we wrote 20 great things about Everett.
1. Scott: He has persisted in a very challenging mission.
2. Camille: He's funny!
3. Paula: He has mad cooking skills.
4. Mindy: He has very creative thinking skills.
5. Susanna: He finds way to have joy in every situation.
6. Talmage: He knows how to have fun.
7. Scott: He lets me use his snowboard while he's gone (unbeknownst to Everett)
8. Paula: He has mad cooking skills which are very useful on a mission.
9. Camille: I remember playing the Special Delivery game with him.
10. Mindy: I like his beautiful green eyes.
11. Scott: He knows how to make his own ties!
12. Susanna: He can make friends with anyone.
13. Talmage: He likes to try new things.
14. Camille: He always sends me birthday letter or emails.
15. Susanna: He's adventurous with his hair.
16. Scott: He's good at weeding church garden spots, thanks to the Eagle project.
17. Talmage: He's happy most of the time.
18. Mindy: He's good at making up new phrases like "flipperdoo" and "sowwy, boss".
19. Paula: He has written faithfully every single week of his mission.
20. Scott: He is good at winning the Golden Mop Award ( the clean apartment award on his mission).
We can hardly wait to see him when he gets home!
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