Laura just told me something pretty cute. They just got a cat as the newest member to their family. It is a male cat and goes by the name of Lincoln. He is 9 weeks old. Hailey was playing with Lincoln this morning and Laura overheard her say to the cat, “I Love you for all Eternity.”
Written by Mr. Lindsay P. Jones
November 11, 2010
On December 24, 2008 we went to Nate and Leesa’s home for a family Christmas Eve party. We had a wonderful time and great food. We ate a Café Rio type of salad with shredded pork and some wonderful tortilla soup. We viewed a DVD with the Apostles testifying about Jesus Christ. Then we all sat around the living room to open white elephant gifts that we each brought. In turn we would pick out a present that was placed in the middle of the room or we could pick one from someone else that had already been opened. Five year old Jackson Ryan, the son of Dorothy and Matt, opened his present. It was a roll of toilet paper, a used mini Sharpie marker and couple of pencils and excitedly he exclaimed, “It is just what I wanted!” Everyone laughed and laughed and laughed. It was so funny. I still chuckle when I think about it. I have found out from Dorothy that the mini Sharpie marker is something she won’t let him have at home and the pencils are very similar to what his dad uses to frame with.
Written by Lindsay P. Jones
Dec. 27, 2008
It is such a pleasure playing Monopoly Deal with Bryant. He has such a fun personality. He gets so excited when he is able to win. He is only 6. What is so amazing is that he has learned how to play and how to strategize and how to think and plan his moves. He hasn’t been able to read all the cards you play with so sometimes he will ask me what it says but even with that he was able to win one of the games. I was invited over for Sunday dinner on 10/10/10. Laura, Matthew, Benjamin, Bryant and I were all trying to win.
He has some really funny things he will say during the game. When he plays cards down he will say "how do you like that bucky boy" or when he has to pay someone some money then he will say "Oh I prepared for that" and he was able to pay with the money he placed in his bank or when he plays cards down that it appears he will win he will say "I am going to flush you". I was sitting next to him and every once in awhile he would reach his arm around my shoulder and pull his head next to mine as if we were in a huddle and the best of friends. It was so hilarious.
Written by Lindsay P. Jones
10/10/10
I was visiting Evan and his family Friday evening October 9, 2010. Sarah and Byrn were gone to practice their roles in the upcoming “Savior of the World”. We decided to watch a football game or something else. We watched Wipe Out. Yikes! What people will do for $50,000! We decided to pop popcorn. Kaleb, age 6, and I made the popcorn and also prepared some clarified butter to be used to butter the popcorn. We were having an enjoyable time. Kaleb left and in a few minutes he came back carrying three glasses of water. He had a glass under his armpit and holding a glass in each hand. I looked at him and wondered how in the world did he make it down the stairs without dropping one of them. He didn’t ask if we wanted some water he just went and did it. So considerate and thoughtful.
Written Grand pa pa
Lindsay P. Jones
10/10/10
12/13/2008
Dan, our son, and his family came to visit. One of the funniest conversations occurred Saturday evening while preparing to eat dinner. I prepared myself a tuna fish sandwich and I put Gjetost cheese which is Norwegian goat cheese on top of the open face tuna fish sandwich. I set my plate on the table and Dan asked, “What is that on the bread?” I said, “Cheese.” Dan said, “Why is it brown?” And my wife said, “It is Norwegian cheese and that is the color.” At that moment little 4 year old Emmalynn, sitting across the table, said, “Ja!” Ja means yes in Norwegian. The timing was perfect but also the way she said it was just how a Norwegian would say it. She is only 4 years old. I am so impressed. It was absolutely hilarious. It was so cute. I still laugh when I think of the whole situation.
Written by Lindsay P. Jones
12/14/2008
It was Saturday October 9, 2010 at the home of Graysen Jones. It was noon and this 3 year old was getting ready to go to Kaleb’s soccer game. His dad had fixed everyone peanut butter and honey sandwiches for lunch. Gray came to the table like a big offensive lineman ready to take on the buffet line at Golden Corral. He sat down looked at me and said while he was rolling up his sleeves “I am going to roll my sleeves up and eat my peanut butter and honey sandwich. He was up to the challenge. He knew he could do it. He said it with such seriousness as if he were going to achieve some remarkable task. It was so funny. His facial expression was one of I can do this and I better roll up my sleeves and get to it.
Written by Grand pa pa Jones
Lindsay P. Jones
10/10/10
We were eating at the dinner table Sunday, Oct 31, around 6pm. We had just finished the prayer and I heard Graysen, age 3, on his toy cell phone saying "Grandpapa! Please, come play with us!! Grandpapa? You on your way?" I interrupted him and said, "Are you talking to Grandpapa?" He was so excited. Kaleb got the real phone and called Grandpapa over for dinner. We all cheered when he said yes and scurried around to make him a plate. There was plenty of salad left but the meatballs were going fast! Kaleb and Brynley left the table several times to check if he was here yet. Graysen would say "He here yet?" When he came we ate and played games. When the kids woke up this morning, Nov. 1, they talked about the fun time playing games with Grandpapa.
Thank you Grandpapa!
Written by Sarah Jones
11/01/2010
I recently returned from a trip visiting Dan and Leesa in Bloomfield, New Mexico and their 4 children Emmalynn, Cassee, Adam and Andrew. I went October 28th and came home October 30th. Friday evening the children put on their Halloween costumes. Emmalynn wore her witch costume which was so scary with the broom and she even wore green vampire teeth. Cassee put on her lady bug suit. Adam, age 2, put on his turtle suit and his Spider man suit. He also wanted to put on the dress to be a princess much to his dad’s chagrin. Ha Cassee would change from a lady bug to a little chickadee suit to a witch to a pirate to a princess. When Cassee would come out as a pirate she would say “aye aye matey aaarrggghhh”. She would change every 10 minutes for an hour or so. It was so hilarious. Adam had taken off all his costumes and his clothes except his diaper and had put on the witches’ hat. He looked at himself and said “I am missing something”. It was so funny.
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Mr. Lindsay P. Jones
11/01/2010
This is a story told to me by my daughter, Dorothy Kaye Jones Ryan.
Dorothy got her sister, Laura, a couple of little presents for her birthday which is October 6. She did not remember it was Laura’s daughter Hailey’s birthday the same day. She took the gifts over to Laura’s house around 7:00 pm on October 6, 2010. Laura had gone out to dinner for her birthday. The kids had a babysitter. Dorothy put the presents on Laura’s bed and told the girls to tell their mom that Aunt Dorothy came by and left a birthday present for her. Hailey of course said, “Did you bwing me a pwesent for my birthday”? Hailey turned 4. It is really funny the way she talks with her unique accent. You needed to be there to really appreciate it. Dorothy said “No, you silly, it’s not your birthday.” Hailey giggled and said, “Yes it is!” Dorothy paused and then remembered it was her birthday. Dorothy gave her a big hug and said “Yes, Hailey, yes it is your birthday,” chagrined that she had forgotten their birthdays were the same day. Dorothy asked her if she liked fortune cookies to which she said “Yes!” Dorothy went out to her purse and got the fortune cookie and vanilla tootsie rolls and gave them to her and said, “Happy Birthday!” Hailey was tickled pink and Dorothy was happy too!
Written by Lindsay P. Jones
October 17, 2010
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