Young Womens Camp 2011

Well, tonight the girls and I went to the Stake Center and signed up for camp that will go from June 7th to June 10th up above McKinney, Texas. Can't wait. The girls saw some of their older YW sisters from their previous Arlington 4th Ward. Karen was especially ecstatic over Delia and Olivia coming up to her.

Both girls broke down into their levels and discussed with their YCLs and adult leaders their up coming trip.

Karen and Jennifer have had it pretty tough this last year or so as for personal reasons that kept us on the go from house to house, they attended at least three different Wards. From Coppell Ward to Arlington 4th and now we are in Arlington 2nd. We really prefer to be in the Arlington 5th because, according to Bishop Phillips, their Auntie Brenda will be attending that Ward instead of the 2nd where we are attending now. The girls just don't want to go to the Ward anymore and want to go back to the 4th. Such dilemmas for teens.

Anyway, the camping trip sounds exciting and I am hopeful that both girls do not back out because they will be quite busy up there. They are not allowed to bring any electronic devices. That will probably affect Karen the most because she has a blog (Cillian Murphy Tumblr Fan Account) and a twitter account (again which details Cillian's activities) that she updates consistently.

Hopefully, all will go well and both girls will attend and come back home with wonderful tales of their big adventure with their friends.

Brenda Finally Gets Her House

Well, my little sis, Brenda, from California has finally made it to Texas. She and her two lovely little girls (my youngest little nieces) stayed with us for the last two months while she perused the various neighborhoods looking for the right place to set down her family until they are able to repurchase a home in the area. Eric will be leaving at the end of the month to join his family. It is wonderful to have her in town. I had missed her immensely this last year and half, since I moved here from California. Sisters share a special relationship. This is what I try to express to my own two daughters.

Speaking of her two little girls, Ms. Elizabeth and Ms. Emma, they love school a lot and are happy to see their two cousins, Karen and Jennifer. They love to spend time on the webcam making loads of funny faces, often times involving their dog Claudia and Jack the cat.

What is Karen trying to say?

Poor Jack. He has to put up with a lot.

Jennifer and her masks!

Another silly Jennifer and her poor pooch, Claudia.

Elizabeth, Jennifer and Emma mugging in front of the webcam.

We all can't wait for the summer. We all have a lot of things planned. Baseball games, picnics with Granny and to Joe Poole Lake, Six Flags, etc etc.