For the second week of December.... I forgot to take photos... most of the time.
Sarah got a job. She works just down the street at the school... cleaning!
Patrick's Sterling Singers performance. Sarah had her first training for work and couldn't go. I had to stay with Whittaker and Emerson. So the Bishop took Miles and Duncan so they could watch the performance. Then they went for ice cream.
Christmas cookies with the Scouts. We were learning about primary and secondary colours. What better way than with balls of different colours of cookie dough. Although it looked like play dough and as leaders we were tempted to snitch the dough but the colour made us leery. The swirly dough looked pretty cool in the end.
Relief Society Dinner. This evening was for Caleb... and all the other missionaries from our ward. We enjoyed a meal and shared stories of the missionaries. The ward all put together packages for each of them. What a great feeling of sweet kindness and such generosity, from our friends and neighbours.
Baby Sybil Avery Rose was born to Bailey on 12-12 at 12:21. My children's official relationship is 1st cousin once removed. BUT.. I am sweet Sybil's great-grand auntie!
Ward Christmas breakfast and play. Sarah and James Peck were the stage crew for Sister Moulton. Duncan was a member of the main cast family and played a very spoiled and materialistic boy. (So didn't fit. He's my boy literally asking for socks and a nailbrush for Christmas.) Cooper was a singer in the choir. The play was cute and a lot of fun, to participate in and to watch. They did a cute version of the 12 days of Christmas about service to others.
Duncan had Family Home Evening this week and he taught us about the meaning behind the song, 12 Days of Christmas. It was fun to learn.
On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love gave to me (Our Heavenly Father) a partridge in a pear tree (The Savior, and his atonement)
On the 2nd day, 2 turtle doves (2 books of Scripture)
On the 3rd day, 3 french hens (3 wise men and gifts)
On the 4th day, 4 calling birds (4 gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John who testify of Christs life and teachings)
On the 5th day, 5 golden rings (The Torah or the 1st 5 books of the Old Testament, regarded as more valuable than gold)
On the 6th day, 6 geese a laying (6 days to create the earth)
On the 7th day, 7 swans a swimming (7 gifts of the spirit mentioned in Romans 12; Prophecy, Ministering/Service, Teaching, Encouraging, Charity, Leadership, Mercy... Although it could just as easily be the gifts of Prophecy, tongues, wisdom and knowledge, testimony, faith, miracles and healing)
On the 8th day, 8 maids a milking (The 8 Beattitudes;
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst afterrighteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called thechildren of God.
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you,and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.)
On the 9th day, 9 ladies dancing, (9 fruits of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law".)
On the 10th day, 10 lords a leaping (The 10 commandments, Exodus 20:3-17;
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of thefathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in itthou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thystranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lordblessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 ¶Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be longupon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.)
On the 11th day, 11 pipers piping (The 11 apostles who remained faithful to Christ)
On the 12th day, 12 drummers drumming (12 Latter day apostles who still testify of Christ/ originally it was the 12 points of the Apostles Creed)
In connection with him, we hung our new ornament on the Christmas tree. They were from the song... Snow globes with a depiction of one of the 12 days of Christmas.
Egg Nog, aka Christmas milk, and other general lounging about... I often find this scene..... (I'd like to say they're watching Christmas movies or uplifting things but generally it's just Curious George.)
