Day 123

     Scott will stay home from church with Katie and Conner today, since he and Conner are still sick and because Katie isn't allowed to be out in public right now with her low immune system.  Scott and I will probably have to start taking turns again staying at home with Katie on Sundays.
     Scott attached the deck and slide on our play system yesterday (even though he was sick).  We had opted for a scoop slide (straight) verses a wave slide, because we were worried the wave slide would bump her around too much.  The only problem is, the angle of our slide is very steep.  We didn't even think about that!  It is a fast ride down!  Scott put Katie on the slide after Conner, and it scared Katie, now she is terrified of it!  That was very frustrating for Scott, as he spent the day out there yesterday fixing it.  Katie can't always go to the park because of her immune system, so we wanted her have something fun to play on in our backyard - and she loves slides - but she is terrified of ours!!  Conner loves it though.  He told Scott yesterday evening, "Thank you for building this for us, I really really like it a lot!"  I am sure with a little time, Katie will too. 
     Today is Scott's and my 6th wedding anniversary.  A lot has happened in six years!  President Gordon B. Hinckley said, "True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion"...."We seldom get into trouble when we speak softly.  It is only when we raise our voices that the sparks fly and tiny molehills of difference become great mountains of contention.  The voice of heaven is a still, small voice; likewise, the voice of domestic peace is a quiet voice."  "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger" (Proverbs 15:1).  Today I am glad for a soft spoken husband.