All is well, all is well.

I realize these are a little late but they were on my phone (I forgot my camera) and I am not the most brilliant with my phone but slowly getting better. so anyway, here are my cute kids at the ward Fall Fest.
Aunnika was a silly clown. The silly is the real her, the clown is the costume.

Hans was a super cute cowboy Woodey

Michael was a crazy soccer player. The mohawk was very fun for him. He hasn't let me cut the top of his hair for several months. He wants to be able to make it stick up or slick back and here he demonstrates that it does that just fine.

Brittany is Pippy Longstocking (obviously) The hair was so fun, she wore it to school that way on Halloween and was quite a hit. No literally! She hit lots of people with those way long, sticken out brades.

Catherine is our USA cheerleader. We love the USA. Still, even now, even after and during all the new garbage and developments, we love our country.

Now this little Pooh bear was so cute and cuddly. Oh, Daniel is such a lovable little guy!

Princess Allison. This is a fitting costume for her. She is such a princess and wonderful good help to me. It's a blessing to have her home with me all day.

This is not Halloween. Michael at his soccer party receiving his gift from his coach. Love the team.

Well I think this was the most “normal” week we’ve had in a very long time. The only extra thing that I can think of was when Ammon and Allison came on Tuesday to help work on the kitchen. We got the base cabinets permanently installed, the shelves in the pantry (and everything on them) and some sheet rock up on a very messed up wall. That is the progress report for the kitchen this week. Otherwise, we had school, dance, basketball, piano, some homework and tests and pretty much the usual. It was pretty cold and even snowed this week so we were indoors a lot. That made for a fairly crazy time but we mostly got the messes cleaned up.
Mike got to spend last weekend with friends in Germany where we used to live and reports having had a very good time. He was also trying to pick of a few things for me that we were unable to get while we lived there and met with success on that as well. He has been very busy at work and even staying late etc to fill time. He is doing some substitute teaching for the early morning seminary class this next week so went and got to know some of them and how things work there a couple days as well.
We are really doing well and are so thankful for the extra blessings of the Lord at this tough time of being apart. I really do see the Lord blessing us in so many varied ways right now with blessings big and small. I’m so so so looking forward to Thanksgiving with family. It looks like the weather will be good so we’re planning on a good week in Utah!
May god bless you all. Know that we are thankful for each of you and the blessing you are in our lives.
M&M Stone family