Life in Manteca 67: Sheri Wardle's Birthday and Mother's Day, Caleb Band Awards

We had a busy week.  I stayed home from work Wednesday so I could take Sheri out for dinner for her birthday.  Sheri goes to school on Wednesdays to volunteer.  They sang to her, but she didn't wear the birthday hat.  When they got home we went to Chili's, Sheri's favorite.  Tony went with us. I took pictures, but lost my camera.  Sheri received a few gifts, a journal from April Petersen, A plant from her visiting teaching partner and plant pots from me.

We did not do cake on Wednesday
as Caleb had something for music.  Instead we had
cake on Sunday.  Charity and Anthony brought flowers, and I got flowers and chocolates.  We had a calm day.  Sheri did not want a movie, so a few pictures suffice.
Caleb had his Band Awards last Thursday.  He received his Jazz patch and trumpet pin as well as a certificate for Outstanding Musicianship.  Combo A played, and Caleb was on the drum.

LDS Movie Review: ****The Last Leaf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bscMNNbDNk

This is a 1983 version of the O'Henry story produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  This a very well done movie in terms of cinematography as well as the telling of the story and the acting.  This story is a classic story of an artist, who has struggled all his life to paint his master piece.  It is only late in life that he finally is able to do this.  In doing so he sacrifices himself for the life of another.  This version is subtitled: A Parable of Easter or of the Atonement.  As Jesus sacrificed himself for all of us, this man sacrificed himself to paint that masterpiece, and save another.  Is their greater love.

Mother's Day Thoughts from Church

The biggest thought I have been left with was from Brother Crockett during priesthood meeting.  He related a story of when he was set apart as a Bishop.  He visited a stake conference at the tri-stake center in Oakland.  The visiting general authority interrupted the meeting, and made a comment that all he saw was women carrying the babies out.  He admonished the men to take care of this task, as the women were with the babies all week and deserved a break on Sunday.  President Crockett remarked how the brethren quickly repented, as he saw only men taking children out of the meeting after this.
Sister Emily Herrera was the youth speaker in sacrament meeting.  She talked of time with her mother being important, first to teach her how to cook and how to shop.  She goes shopping weekly with her mother, but is now cooking by herself at least one meal a week.
Sister Peterson, our neighbor, talked of some of the trials of motherhood, as well as the blessings.  She is tried in childbirth with a tailbone that always breaks.  She also talked of a couple trials with baby messes; but also the joys of being a mother, relating stories of her siblings.
Brother Poole, former bishop, talked about mothers and the priesthood, and how the roles between man and woman is an equal partnership relationship.  God took the rib, to always remind man and woman to walk side-by-side.
Sweet times with Primary Children singing, and young men young women distributing flowers.
My thoughts: I think sometimes I feel certain tasks belong to Sheri, and even though I do them, I always do them with a chip on my shoulder, "see there, what I have done for you."  I think that attitude does not reflect a side-by-side attitude and I need to repent. 

Family Photo Shoot

These are photos from the Ty shoot in December when everyone was here for Christmas. 

taken last summer

Caleb's Mission Call

Caleb had planned a thing Thursday but his call did not come until Friday.  Sheri came to town to do Stars On Stage, and I stayed with her.  So Caleb is opened his call Saturday night.  I We had a crowd here, I would say pushing 50 with Caleb's friends, Mark and Dianna and friends from the ward, and our sister missionaries. 

 https://www.youtube.com/edit?ns=1&video_id=hlgy8colfEM

Cousin Natalie

Annie Larsen chose Iowa.  I of course was hoping for Argentina.  Caleb was been in Music Man twice, once as Winthrop, so it serves him right.  The most popular choice was Boise, Id.
Us, Mom Dad, Miranda, Caleb Tony 5
Charity and Anthony 2
Kade and April Peterson Haleigh, Caleb Elise, Maryn, Joshua, Levi 8
Clayton Williams, Phillip Herrera 2
Mark and Dianna, Natalie, Heather, Anna 5
Natalie's friend Audrey Schneider  1
Brother Rick Hammerstrom, Joseph 2
Hot Spud, Alex, Joshua, Matt, Simon  4
Jim and Debra Carr  2
Bishop Eckland 1
Craig and Daniel Bingham  2
Sister Dees, Sister Smith  2
Paul and Jamyn Banks, Maddie, Annie, Claire, Kyle, Quinn  7
AJ Shipler, Scott Fisher, Sam Shepard, Emily McClair  4
Emily and Emma Hunter 2
Skype Mark, phone Natalia, Ty, Jeremy  4  =53