Dear Elder Schenewark,
Every family has stories that they don’t like to talk about. But when it comes to things like selling your brother as a slave into Egypt and lying about his death, Joseph’s brothers take uncomfortable family stories to a whole new level. Thankfully your brothers just try to be funny. But that story and more was the discussion at this week's Sunday CFM lesson hosted by Sawyer.
Even more funny was when Sawyer was hosting your phone call to us last Monday. When you were asked by the fishermen on the dock, if you wanted a smoke, Sawyer sagely said, "Tell them that the only thing you learned to smoke in Texas was brisket."
Sawyer was the recipient of a $500 scholarship from the Granbury Optimist Club at their Tuesday morning monthly meeting. Dad and I were there at 0630 hours to watch him receive the award. I let it slip out of the bag Dad was a former Optimist member in Ohio, and they are on him like butter and toast.
Miller had a track meet last Tuesdsay in 48 degrees. I was supposed to meet Dad there to shiver together, but when I arrived Miller was done and Dad was shivering by himself. Miller and Dad had spent some time together watching his film and trying to come up with some suggestions to improve his jump. He got four first place ribbons at the GMS only track meet - and for those of you whom these numbers make sense - 4x100 (50.38), 4x200 (1.44), 100m (11.3), high jump (508). The high school track coach and head football coach attended the meet and spoke with Miller about continuing to run, etc. He's thinking of doing the 7 man football league after track is over, and before school ends. Speaking of Miller, he has studiously been working on his March Madness Brackets - I think he has ten working brackets, at least, and spends evenings perusing the basketball game options on TV. Breyer is planning her Munch Madness, and has made a food bracket for her guinea pig. New grocery list items? radishes, mustard greens...
This week has been spring break for your siblings. Because Jarrod's was last week - first time since we've lived here they haven't been on the same week - no fun activities or trips were really planned. Sawyer had two big leather orders so there's been constant banging on the kitchen counter - truck consoles. Miller has had two track practices, a few basketball games with friends and a golf outing. I took him to a frisbee golf course in Benbrook when I had a follow up shoulder doctor appointment.
Sawyer turned 19 this week. We haven't had a celebration yet. He did get a piece of chocolate cream pie, just no candles. Or presents. But Happy Birthday to the son holding down the fort.
The elders in our ward are doing a FHE visit if you sign up. I was first on the list. I asked them to talk about missionary work. We had a nice discussion, and because Breyer was at volleyball, it was nice with just your two brothers there. They also made me a list of all those they visit on a weekly basis, in an effort to help identify, find and clean up our ward records. The elders have also been asked to come to the youth activities on Wednesday as there are non members that are coming. The young man baptized in the Granbury ward went to the temple this week to do baptisms. The single adult baptized in our ward has been attending the singles ward with the Roberts, and is also going to the temple. Sawyer's former baseball teammate, dating Julie Smith, visited BYU with his parents this week. He got to have ice cream with Hunter and Julie and his parents.
The war in Ukraine breaks my heart. I'm so sad for the people whose lives are so disrupted, literally torn apart, including family members. Our stake theme of Hear Him, our ward theme of Build Zion, and our stake conference theme of Our tents are large enough go together so wel! Hear Him. Build Zion. Our tents are large enough. So applicable for this part of the world. And us all.
Stay safe sweetie!
Love,
Mom
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