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Family History: January 2001


January 14, 2001 [written by Paula]

Susanna is sleeping better these days. She is usually sleeping by 10pm and wakes up just once so that works pretty well. Everett has been very independent lately (age 2 1/2). He has certain things he needs to do by himself or he gets very upset. Like zip his pajamas up, get the plates down for setting the table, etc. Setting the table has become particularly unpleasant with Everett getting upset about various things. He has been difficult to live with. He calls his gun a "boomie blaster." Lincoln loves to play with his buddy Kevin Barton and isn't so fond of Everett because he tends to destroy Lincoln's creations.

Garrett has a cold this weekend, a result of not getting enough sleep. He has a hard time going to sleep and wakes up easily. Jan got baptized last Saturday. It was a nice meeting. After lunch we went up to SLC and saw "The Testaments" at the Legacy Theater. Then we went out to eat at "Ottavio's" in Provo.

David did very well in the Cascade Spelling Bee and was 1st runner-up. He knew all the beginning and intermediate words but hadn't studied the advanced words so he missed the first advanced word he got, "philanthropy." I attended Enrichment night and learned about weight training. I would like to do more in physical fitness area. 

Scott is working hard as usual. The semester started last week. He fixed lots of things around our house yesterday and put up a new chandelier in our dining room.

January 22, 2001 [Paula]

I'm not dealing well with 6 children, especially when one of them is Everett. [Note:  I can see now that I probably wasn't giving him enough attention.] He has been very aggressive lately and always seems to be picking a fight with someone by taking away their toy or slobbering on Susanna or complaining about something. Susanna is very pleasantly quiet.

We had Garrett's birthday party on Saturday and it did not feel like a success. It was a ninja party. Jan is having a bowling party on Saturday.

Scott went to Boulder, CO, last week. We are looking at treadmills to buy. The children seem to have a lot of excess energy these days. The Pinewood Derby was Wednesday. The boys did okay but didn't place. Jan got his Bobcat.

Shea Davis passed out in the middle of her talk yesterday in Sac. Mtg. David was feeling pretty worried about her. I said something about Garrett being like Scott because they both have lots of ear wax. Lincoln said, "I'm like Dad too because I have a crooked leg." He did not appreciate my snickers.

January 31, 2001 [Paula]

We measured ourselves for FHE. Everyone has grown except the parents.

David: 54", Jan: 53", Garrett: 43 1/4", Lincoln: 41 1/2", Everett: 36 1/2", Susanna: 22 3/4"

Jan's birthday party was on Saturday and it went much better. The boys went bowling and then came back here for cake and ice cream and dinner, opening presents, and the pinata. Everyone seemed to have fun.

We bought a treadmill yesterday and I exercised on it this morning. Scott is working on his third year review portfolio this week. Last week he took David's Jr. Jazz team to the Jazz game in SLC all by himself. I went to a strength training class given by Brother Tucker. I took the Cubs to a waste water treatment facility.

February 4, 2001 [Paula]

David had his basketball game. He went to a birthday party on Thursday and attended the BYU basketball game. Jan had Cubs. Garrett was the student of the week in his class. We bought a treadmill but the distance meter does not work so we need to get that fixed. Scott turned in his 3rd year portfolio on Friday.

February 11, 2001 [Paula]

Susanna rolled over for the first time this week. We went to Grandma's house for dinner last Sunday. We went to stake conference today and Susanna wore her very cute new dress I bought for her. Lincoln was asked to clear the table after dinner and he started to complain when he remembered the blanket he was wearing as a cap and said, "Super Lincoln never complains!" Everett drew all over the walls and floor with a blue marker but fortunately it all washed off. Scott finished reading James and the Giant Peach to the younger boys. I went to the boys' SEP's at the school and all the teachers said good things about our boys. The boys bought a new computer game called Centipede.

Feb. 25, 2001 [Paula]

This week Jan made butter out of whipping cream for his social studies class. David lost a molar. Garrett has his first loose tooth. Kurt is eating dinner with us. We went to the Blue and Gold dinner. David got his Webelos badge. Annie babysat Garrett, Lincoln, and Everett and we took Susanna. My friend Melanie came for a short visit on Thursday morning.

Scott has an acquaintance from Wisconsin who came here a few weeks ago looking for a job. He got his bachelor's in physics. He talked to Scott and Scott told him to apply at Moxtek where he got a good job. So he gave Scott a gift certificate to a restaurant and 2 movie passes. It sounds fun, if only we can figure out what to do with Susanna Blana as Everett calls her. She is rolling over more now.

For FHE we wrote down good things about each family member:

Dad: he's good to me (Lincoln), he's kind (Jan), he's cheerful and makes me laugh (David), he helps everyone and works hard (Mom), he helps me make my bed (Garrett), he changes my smelly diapers (Everett)

Mom: she's good at helping us answer questions and solve problems (Dad), she's good at loving Susanna (Lincoln), she makes dinner for us (Jan), she helps me be thrifty and helpful (David), she organizes our house (Garrett), she reads to me (Ev)

David: he plays with me (Gar), he's a good example to me (Ev), he likes to read new books (Dad), he has fun games (Lincoln), he can make up cool games (Jan), he likes a good joke (Mom)

Jan: he's a good friend (David), he's a good builder (Garrett), he likes the food I make for him (Mom), he is nice to me (Lincoln), he tries hard to do what is right (Dad), he plays with me (Ev)

Garrett:  he's good at making weapons (Ev), he likes to learn about Australia and other new things (Dad), he likes to give me hugs (Mom), he's good at going to school (Lincoln), he's cool (Jan), he's willing to try new things (David)

Lincoln: he's funny, playful, nice (Jan), he is creative (David), he is my friend (Garrett), he plays with me (Ev), he says things that make me laugh (Mom), he has a nice smile (Dad)

Everett: he has enthusiasm (Mom), he likes guns (Dad), he has a computer turn (Lincoln), he's playful (Jan), he's loving (David), he likes to play with me (Garrett)



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