Author: Josh

Love at Home

Last week for Family Home Evening, Mom passed out

the words to Grandma Helen’s Hopi translation of “Love at Home” to teach us.

Ti recorded Mom singing the first verse and chorus for Stephen’s benefit, so we figured we’d share the wealth.

Here are the lyrics:

LOVE AT HOME

Verse 1
Kuwanew qatsi tuyqawva
Nami’ nangwat yeswqo
Sosoy doodoki sonkiwa
Nami’ nangwat yeswqo

Pasi’ nang qatsi aniwti
Sosoy himu naago’na
*Halayawng unangway qatsi hoyta
Nami’ nangwat yeesiwqo


CHORUS:
KEE NA WIT
NAMI’ NANGWA
*
NAMI’ NANGWA YESIWQO

Verse 2
Kiinawit haalay yeesiwa
Nami’ nangwat yeswqo
Itsivu unangwgtwya sulawu
Nami’ nangwat yeesiwqo

Itamupiq siitala
Tuuwaqalvoq sonwyti
*Sonwy qatsi pasiwta
Nami’ nangwat yeesiwqo

Verse 3
Ove itana synuma
Nami’ nangwat yeswqo
Tuuwqalvoq haalaywa
Nami’ nangwat yeesiwqo

Muumunanawgt tawhoyoyota
Tokpela suupan taalawngwayta
*Ove itana synuma
Nami’ nangwat yeesiwqo

And here’s Mom singing:
Love at Home-MP3

Valentine’s Day Project

Hello everyone! I have in mind a family history project for those of you who are married. It is inspired by Valentine’s day, but of course, as I know how busy we all are, you do not have to have it done by then. I call it “Sweetheart Stories.”

I would love to hear everyone’s stories about them and their sweethearts. Here is a list of guidelines for what I’m looking for:

1) You and your sweetheart’s names (include maiden name, too–this is, after all, family history!)
2) How you met (and when–approximate if you don’t know a date, such as fall of 2002 for example; the circumstances; first impressions of each other, if you remember)
3) Dating/courtship (include when you were dating; memorable dates, what kinds of things you did together; picture(s) of you when you were dating, if you have any)
4) Engagement (when and where, details!; picture(s) if you have one)
5) Wedding Story (when and where you got married; details of the day; reception/open house details; any other special things of note; pictures–3 to 5 of your favorites)
6) How things are now (Be brief–you might say how long you have been married, kids you have, how your life is, your feelings for each other now, etc. You do not have to be overly gooey! Also, a current family picture would be nice.)
7) Date you completed this

If you all would just post this as a blog post on suneagle, then we could all have each others’. I would love to print them off and make them into a book for my family, as I think it would be so fun to read through with my kids.

–Andrea : )

Jacob’s Blessing Day

DSCN0134Hey everyone! This is just a heads up that we are probably going to be blessing Jacob on May 30th (Memorial Day weekend). We know that a lot of you are traveling to Cali for Chris’s graduation, so we don’t expect everyone to be able to come, but you are all certainly invited to come if you can and would like to.

We know it’s not a fast Sunday, but it’s a little better for my Dad being able to come out because of the holiday (one less day to take off of work). The 30th is not set in stone. . . there is some variability depending upon when my great grandma passes, which could be any day or in a number of weeks, or in a couple months. . . But if my mom has to go out for that, we may change the day so my Dad can come.

We will let you know if things change. But for now, it’s the 30th. Let us know if you can come. If you want, you can stay at our house, as long as you don’t complain too much about the mess. : )

Love,
Andrea

Jacob’s here!

So here he his:

Jacob Emory Freeman

In case you forgot, he was born at 6:35 Friday morning at the hospital here in Cottonwood. He’s 7 lbs, 13 oz and 19 inches long. That’s a half inch shorter and a pound heavier than Elsie, so he’s more chubby than she was.

Andrea woke up around 4:30 and Grandma came over to watch Elsie so that we could go to the hospital. We got here at 5:00 and he was here an hour and a half later. He has really good timing, since I had just gotten everything for the next few days done at work, and we just finished cleaning the house.

He has to stay in the hospital at least 24 hours, so we’ll be home sometime tomorrow afternoon. We’re excited for him to finally be here, and it will be interesting to see how Elsie handles things with another baby in the family. The adventure continues…