Happy Father's Day, Dad!

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It was really nice to be able to call our Dad's this afternoon, and have a little chat with them. I'm so proud of my Dad - he's such a huge inspiration in my life, in general. It's been really good recently to have been able to chat with him and discuss his book that he's been writing and editing. I've never known someone with so many ideas, and so much motivation!

As I set goals for our family with Helen, I want to be able to be as faithful as he has always been. Thanks for taking time to chat with me, Dad! It really means a lot.

Our New Allotment

I wish we had a camera! All we could do yesterday to record how messy our new allotment was to video it a bit. But believe me, it's in a right state - but that's the idea, right? Helen was off work again, so she came with me, and I did a bit of digging, turning over big clumps of the hard, clay earth.
Some of the other allotments are beautiful, though. I felt really inspired to make ours into something beautiful and productive. We want to plant flowers and some veg. Some of the other plots have chickens, but I don't think we'll be down every day to acommodate that kind of diversity.
Today I'm going to try to chop down a good proportion of weeds, so we can cover some earth in black plastic until we're ready to use it. Any tips are gratefully received! Here we go!

Helen Blogs

OK.. so it's been a long time since I blogged, and I don't think I have once on our family blog.. but, well.. Andrew is just sooo much better at it than me.

Today our Dyson arrived.. yay! Thanks to our good friend George... and I've read the manual, put it all together and even had a quick vacuum around.. but now I just want Andrew to be home. He is off filming in Weston-Super-Mare all day today, and we're not sure quite what time he will be back.. I might go and see how much of the jigsaw I can get done before he comes home to keep me busy.

An Afternoon With My Dream Girl

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This afternoon Helen and I didn't go out - we just stayed in - did jigsaws, ate ham sandwiches, and enjoyed the sun streaming in through the windows into our beautiful little flat. You know, I can't think of anything in the world I'd rather do.
I'm so blessed to have so much that I can love in my life. Helen and I beginning in our little home together is the best thing that's ever happened to me.
Tomorrow is work, and I'm going to be an extra in an Elizabethan battle scene - how cool is that?!

Nieces are Over!

I honestly thought it would be much more difficult than this! The three little angels were so good, and by the time we had finished watching our film, they settled right down, we said a prayer, and they fell asleep. It's the first time we've had them over to stay, so we thought they might make a bit of a fuss - but if they're like this, then wow! We'll have them over anyway, as often as Linda and Richard want to let us have them. Tomorrow they are going to the temple, so it gives them a good opportunity to do that as a couple.

Kids are so wonderful. I'm amazed at how they make me feel - they take away feelings of selfishness and self-interest, and make me just so grateful for the beauty of life! We play and laugh, and I forget anything I might have been worrying about before. It's probably a bit different when they are your own kids and you worry about them more, but I really feel ready for that.

Tomorrow, we told them, they'll need to have their energy, because we're going on an adventure. We might end up at Blaise Castle again, for a bit of a walk. Ain't life great?

A Whole Lotta Love

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Tonight Helen and I had the missionaries over for dinner, with their investigator Dave - he's a funny guy. As for the photo above, no, these are not our current Elders.
Believe it or not, they are both now returned missionaries, and married. The one on the right is my dear friend Adam Little. What can I say? The things some missionaries do to make a photo interesting.
Seriously though, I'm really excited about having our missionaries come over for dinner regularly. It's a great way to bring the Spirit into our home. I love being able to bear my testimony to investigators, and share with them the feeling I have about the truthfulness of the mission of the Saviour, and His prophet Joseph Smith.
We did a nice meal - lasagne this time - then did the dishes. Helen hasn't been feeling very well the last few days. Happily, she seemed a little better tonight. I love her so much!

(I'm also hoping she'll blog here soon, too!)