3-8-09

Hi all! This past week seemed busier than normal. Monday Jim had a dr's appt for what we think is bursitis - it actually worked out that he went to the work place of one of the inactive elders in the ward so he got to know him a little better. Gwen had yet another dental appt. Monday night John had a really high fever - it was scary (almost an ER trip). He had had a fever on and off for the past couple of days but we got a dr appt and it turns out one of his tubes is out and that ear is really infected. Glad the fevers are done for now...So Tues was the dr appt for John and Gwen had Webelos and Jim's church night. Earlier in the day we tried to go bowling as a family since Jim had the day off and when we got to the bowling alley, every single lane was filled with white-haireds - most from WA, and that's life in AZ in the winter! Wednesday wasn't as crazy and Thursday we ended up getting a babysitter so that we could fulfill our church callings (somehow that just doesn't seem right). Gwen had Roundtable and Jim had a last minute meeting with the Stake. Friday Jim worked a long day in Tucson and Gwen took the kids to the park and the zoo. It sure wore them out! Friday morning Jim took the kids to a tree competition that our friend Dan does every year in Phx (he placed 2nd) and the kids did a bounce, rock climbing wall (Reagan climbed it twice and it was HIGH!), and got their faces painted. That afternoon Cara came to get the rest of her stuff from the garage clean-out and we went to visit grandma and grandpa petersen. That night Cara fed us while Jim put up a ceiling fan in Stockton's room. And then there was Sunday...Gwen got called as the Primary 2nd Counselor (so I didn't get out of scouts completely!). This will be interesting...after church was the setting apart, Gwen's scout committee mtg and then Jim off to another Stake meeting. Hopefully this week is a little more calm. Hope everyone has a great week! Love, the petersen gang