Mom's latest letter to J

I'm glad that you are enjoying the language study. Grandpa suggested that when you learn a new word, you plug it in to several different sentences.

Example: Car (new vocab word)
I like your car. Your car is red. I want a car. My car is damaged. I wish I had my car. I like to drive my car. There is a car. Does she have a car? Do you like to drive your car?

I asked him to write it to you himself, but they are SWAMPED with Temple Presidency activities. I think they work there 4 days a week now. It used to be just one evening...

One final thought... would you kindly write a "public" letter each week? It feels funny posting/fowarding your replies to your dad and me and Hannah. YOU TOTALLY MADE HER DAY, BTW. She started squealing, "He replied to me!"

Elder Taylor is now the big crush in our ward. Both Katie and Rachel went absolutely gaga after receiving his letters. Thank him for taking the time. It's making your absence less painful for them. :$

I miss hearing your cough. Isn't that strange? If I'm in my room when everyone comes home, there's silence. Then I look up at the ceiling and realize that you're not there coughing. Well, and then there's the uke, and the VLOG Bros. It is a lot quieter here...and a bit more mellow. I confess I don't miss the testosterone.

Speaking of changes around here, a hot air balloon landed on Barium by the dead end sign in our yard. Trucks had been driving back and forth in front of the house; then I heard the "whoosh" of the hot air blower, and went out to investigate. They deflated it in our front yard (and on Platinum). It always amazes me to see how big those things are. The neighbors who were outside their houses saw it coming down, and came over to help. Kyle Herd, Chad Christiansen, the DeWolfs, and Brian Herrmann. Jade and Abbie came running down in their jammies. It was a fun adventure for Rachel's birthday morning.

One last thing. Grammar Nazi attack: Your sign-off line needs a period!

I love you!
Mom