The Joy of not being German

Jenna went over to her friend Emma Tracy's house last Friday. As we were driving in the car, I gave her some last minute instructions, you know the kind on being polite, following instructions, being other's minded and so on. Jenna was going to eat dinner at the Tracys so I told her not to tell Mrs. Tracy "I don't like that!" but just to eat what was given to her and say thank you. I then told her a story of when I was little and I went to a new friends house. (I can't remember her name so we must have not been that good of friends.) I told Jenna that my new friend's parents were German and I had lunch over their house. My friend's mom made us lunch and served me a tuna sandwich with butter! I looked at it and almost died but did not say anything. I told Jenna I just ate the sandwich. Jenna was quiet for a moment and then responded "I'm glad the Tracys aren't German!" :-)

The Love List

Jenna always carries a bag to church with her. It usually has her bible some toys, notebook, pen, or picture. Today in church she was writing in her notebook. Here is her "Love List". This is her list in the order she wrote. Notice I am before dad. :-)

Love List
1. God
2. Mom
3. Dad
4. Bella and Roxy....sad, the dogs before the brothers. And Roxy isn't even our dog! We will need to talk about this later. :-)
5. Jonny
6. Kyle
7. Grama
8. Grump-pa
9. Grama Betty
10. Grampa
11. Dani
12. Anty Tracy
13. Uncle Robert
14. My too cousins (she technically has one, my brother has one child and my husband is an only child) Not sure who the other one is.
15. Uncle Michael
16. Bria
17. Emma T.
18. Price
19. Emma S.
20. Jenna from Nebraska

To Move or Not to Move....

Since Kyle started high school this past year in Murrieta, my husband has wanted to move. He hates to drive and driving daily to Murrieta is pain to him. The men in the West household would like to move and the women (Jenna and I) want to stay in Canyon Lake. Jenna is constantly writing in notebooks and this note she wrote explains perfectly her thoughts about the situation. :-) Spelling and Punctuation errors are intentional. :-)

........"To Dani" (Her dear friend who lives in Canyon Lake)

"Dani, I mite move by Kyle's school. And it is not close. It is by J.T.'s house and you no it is not close. So can you help me by E. mailing my mom and talk her into not moveing. Rite me back."

Love, Jenna in Tears