Letter to my brothers 03/04/07
Time for the weekly “Beckwith Family Update” (at least I try to make it weekly):
Grant and kids made a super duper fort downstairs yesterday. It involves the built in orange desk, about six pillows, three blankets, some cardboard boxes and takes up about half the wood room down there (the one with the paneling on the walls). The kids decided today that the fort is so strong that if there is an earthquake that knocks down the house then at least we could live in the fort. (I’ll snuggle right up next to Charlie to stay warm).
Charlie looks like he is loosing a little weight. But he is still one fat soft yellow dog. (Who is also shedding like crazy). Sammy has decided Charlie is his dog and Lizzie has decided Kevin is her cat. They are both excited about being in charge of feeding their respective pets. It is kind of cute.
I think you know already that next year Grant is adding a 9th grade to the school which is significant because it is high school and with it comes all sorts of requirements and expectations. Everyone is thrilled about it and the support is high. He announced that about a month ago and just this week he proposed adding another kindergarten class, and another first and second grade class. The chairman of the board was excited and supportive but also told Grant he was “crazy” and a “work-aholic”. (he took both as a compliment-especially because he still comes home early for dinner)
As for our extended family…we are super excited for Ra to go to BYU next year- I think that will be really good for her and she might even really enjoy it. We are keeping our fingers crossed for Lex that although she “post-poned” (we take that to mean broke off) her wedding with Jeff that everything will work out as it should and for her happiness. We had a game night and dinner with dad on Friday night. Sheri and dad were so gracious. They actually seemed really happy together. Dad paid Ra ten bucks to eat a spicy wasabi peanut. She chewed it up so fast and in such a funny way she looked like a squirrel eating a nut, we were all laughing so hard. When she did it Dad was so incredulous he offered her another $10 to eat another one. Apparently, it was so spicy that when dad ate it he had to spit it out. So Ra ate another and made $20 in five minutes. Not a bad hourly rate if you ask me.
Grant and I started building the garden fence yesterday. It brought back a flood of fond fence building memories. I miss you so much!
Well, I am going to close now. I have had really bad heartburn for the past two nights which makes for a bad night sleep so I am really tired. I think I will go to bed. Know that we love you and pray for you everyday! Hope you don’t mind my updates. (ramblings)
If you think of it, please keep little baby Beckwith in your prayers. This is the part of the pregnancy that I start to get a little nervous- I have come so far- what if something goes wrong now??? Better yet, maybe pray for me to have a little faith? I know faith and fear can’t exist together. I’m working on it. But I wouldn’t mind a little help!
We love you. We love you. We love you!
Candice and Co.
P.S. We noticed buds on our fruit trees yesteray! We are so excited to see how the roses and other plantings fared the winter! I think of you everytime I walk outside. (And inside too for that matter)
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