With All My Love

 Dear Elder Schenewark,

Your sister had a fish and a frog pass away this week. I'm thinking it's because she likes to play with them, in the water, but the store thinks it's because the Ph level is too high. So Breyer's tank is down to one fish and one frog, but she hasn't asked to put more in it. Dad purchased some Ph testing strips, per the previous owner of the now deceased frog.

Miller and Sawyer visited the frisbee golf course and found eleven new discs. I do believe they like finding them more than they like using them. Miller entered a frisbee golf tournament in April. Rather than pay $40, and have no chance at winning prize money, as a recreational player, he entered intermediate, paid $70, and is eligible along with the professionals.

Miller has also read and watched videos about dying frisbee golf discs using clear Elmer's glue and Ritz dye. He's been quite successful with red / blue swirly discs.

I lost my Australian ferns on the back porch during the arctic week, and replanted the pots with Boston ferns. They made me quite happy that day. I also put some pale pink Impatiens in two small pots.

FYI, GHS art teacher Mike Tabor is featured in this NBC 5 story about a mural project along the Trinity River in Fort Worth.

Not included in everyone else's letter - your financial aid lender contacted me this week. Advised me that your grace period is up in November 2021. They are sending you a link to your gmail account. They said to apply for the income driven repayment plan, since you have no income. Before that application, your payments would be $50 a month. Biden's relief plan should give us $1400 for you. We'll bank it until we figure out if you need it for your mission or for this loan.

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Also, let us know whether or not you chose to be vaccinated.

Tuesday is our evening to feed the missionaries, and for the second week in a row, I prepare all the food and then slip out the door to take Miller to practice. When we come back - they're gone - except for the mess. We still have a threesome in Granbury.

Sawyer quietly celebrated turning 18 on Thursday. Even though it was their spring break he spent most of the day on two baseball games in Weatherford that neither of us attended. To my surprise, I came home and found Breyer had made him a chocolate cake. All by herself! I might have been a bit flabbergasted. And it was delicious. She had a bit too much butter in the frosting, but I can do that. We gave Sawyer the game Luke introduced to us, and will resole the bottom of his cowboy boots currently sporting a hole.

Friday Dad took everybody to Fort Worth for some fun errands: drop off Sawyer's boots for repair, pick up some arrows for Breyer to try her new hobby, the annual find the boys a cup song and dance, find Miller track shoes. That kind of fun. They visited a frisbee store for Miller, who found one sporting a plane; Tandy Leather for Sawyer, who had two koozies and a lanyard to finish for his frequent flyer hispanic buyer.

Saturday Dad traveled to see Sawyer play baseball in Weatherford. At his first up to bat, a smack to the outfield, and while running full speed around the bases, Sawyer received the stop from the coach after rounding second base, and sprained his ankle in an attempt to stop. So out of caution he missed the rest of that game and the second one that followed, although his team won both games without him. He had started at short stop.

Grampy's 80th birthday is this April. Your grandmother is asking for a written memory, which would need to be done today, three-four sentences, that would be included in a book. Jenny is asking for a short video clip of a birthday greeting, that will be shown at the zoom celebration on that Monday the 5th. I encourage you and your brothers to participate.

While at dog training yesterday, as we were leaving an actual search request came in. Most of the team were in Louisiana at a week long training event, so there were few of us that could actually deploy to find a mentally challenged 11 year old boy that had walked away from his home. He was safely located at the MacDonald's. It's good to serve. We pray for you, and are always so grateful for your willingness to serve.

Have a wonderful week - waiting for your call!

Mom