Sheri visited California Grandchildren When Charity's Baby was Born

May 06, 2021

 We moved from Manteca to Kingman in March of 2021.  We left Caleb in Manteca and Charity in Stockton.  Charity was pregnant.  Charity's baby caming early.  Miranda and Sheri left for California.  Sheri was able to see all the California grand babies except for the new baby who was in the NICU.  (He was in the NICU for a week and is now home and doing great).  Sheri could not go to the hospital due to COVID restrictions.  Miranda stayed b ut Sheri had to come home.  I coaxed Sheri into sending me some pictures.  She even got to go with Camberly to a baseball game.  Camberly is getting so big.  

The red is make up

 

Argentine Tongue Twister: Erre con Erre Guitarra

 I learned this one while on my mission.  It is a good way to practice the erre sound which is the double R but sometimes shows up without the double R but at the beginning of a word.  The erre sound is like that a child makes for a truck.  

Erre con erre guitarra

Erre con erre barril

Rápido corren los carros, 

[cargados de azucar] del ferrocarril.

Erre like the erre in guitar; Erre like the erre in barrel, rapidly run the trains loaded with sugar, of the railroad. 

I learned this without the bit about sugar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piU9CAoOrGg

Poetry I like: The Woodchuck: Children's Tongue Twister

 I saw several yellow-bellied marmots (woodchucks) at the Bannock County museum running around the outside exhibits.  I caught a couple pictures as they ran around.  

Reminds me of a childhood rhyme. 

"How much wood would a woodchuck chuck; If a woodchuck could chuck wood?"  This poem actually has a second part-the answer.  "A woodchuck would chuck as much wood, as a woodchuck could chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood."  Woodchucks actually do not chuck wood, but dig burrows in the ground.  Their name comes from the Algonquin word for them, Wuchak.  

New Home in Kingman AZ

 May 05, 2021

After six weeks we are finally in our new house.  Our bed has been delivered as well as washer and dryer.  We had the t.v. in storage and have gotten that and the wifi and cable started today.  We are without much else in terms of furniture, but it feels good to be in our own place.  The movers should be here within a week or so.  We are in a Legacy Jr by Angle Homes on the east side of Kingman.  

The Elkhart County Historical Museum Art

 There is some interesting art at the Elkart History Museum, from Native American portraits to artwork of negotiations with the White forces, to portraits of the Civil War.  There is also stained glass and other decorative art.  

Tecumsah

Garden Quilt part of the Elkhart County exhibit

decorated little library

stained glass

quilt

Jeremy's House Art

 

This is an old table top Jeremy repaired and made wall art

Jeremy made the shelf, there is also a matching table

Horse from Linton's Enchanted Garden

Children Statues in San Jose

Find these statues in San Jose close to the Guadalupe River and the Arena Park.  I have been by her many times but never noticed these statues of children.