An update from the Duckworths! I figure I’ll try to get these out here when I can. Maybe it’ll reach a few more people she didn’t get it to. She sent a few pictures with the email, and I’ve added them to the Duckworth’s album. The new ones should be at the top of the album. Click here to see the album with the new pictures. Here is what Camille wrote:

It’s finally winter! We have been waiting how many months for this? We finally got our second, third and fourth real snows of the year. The last time we had more than a 1/4″ of snow and snow that stuck past 10:00 am, was way back in NOvember. And finally this week we have had snow almost every day and it’s staying! Mostly. I swear once it falls good though it still melts faster than it continues to fall, but yesterday was cold and it snowed more, so it’s still there! Yay! I love snow. I say if it’s going to be cold, and it’s goign to be winter, might as well have snow to make it a little fun and interesting. Not to mention prettier!

This week was actually really nice. I didn’t have a whole lot going on, or things to plan for, so I was really able to just play a lot with the kids. We played in the snow twice, and it’s as if Kyson knew I had a little extra time and he just wanted me to play constantly all week. So it’s really a good thing I didn’t have tonz going on. I had a few Auctions on Ebay end this weekend, but most of the stuff was already made, so I haven’t really had to do too much! I was in charge of our wards first Date Night Friday night, but I was asked to make it simple, so besides the plethera of phone calls I had to make on tuesday, I didn’t worry about any part of it until Friday. And even then, the food I prepared was really easy, Duck helped me set up and we left the house and kids with a sitter. It was really nice!

On the other hand though, Duck did have a busy week. it was inventory at his store, so he was busy all week preparing for that. Thursday due to all the snow he was short a few people coming in to help them, so I quickly got a sitter and went to help count. It was wierd, and yet fun at the same time. I know though, I would never want to work for my husband. Not because I don’t think we would get a long, but because I wouldn’t ever want to work! I would just want to talk, and occasionally give a hug or kiss…and just possibly that wouldn’t be appropriate in the work place. But it was nice when he was done friday afternoon to have our date night together.

As fas as the snow, I let the kids play out for a while and Kyson loved it. Maliyah did too, but Kyson just I think could have stayed outside for hours! He had a cow when it was time to come in! Then the second day, Kyson was being fussy, so I played with them a little more, and he was still fussy, not quite as thrilled as he was the first day. so I sent him back in the house to watch a movie while Maliyah and I made her very first snowman! (where she actually wa able to help). Itw as so fun. She was so excited about him, and loved his fishy mouth (that quickly fell out because he was melting). As you will see in one of the pictures, I tried to get her to kiss the snowman, and she didn’t really like that idea at all…in fact she refused to get close to it after that!

This week also Maliyahy was finally able to ear back some of her horses. She has been grounded from them for weeks now because of an awful pooping in her pants. She is still really struggling with that, and although she only poops once or twice a week, she hadn’t gone in the toilet for over a month. We kept trying rewards, and that wasn’t working, so we tried taking away when she messed her pants…and that helped her understand better, but still didn’t work.
I was getting sad she didn’t have her horses, so I finally let her start earning them one at a time with extra jobs. It’s amazing how much work a 3 year old can do when she has good enough motivation!

But we had a breakthrough this weekend! Saturday afternoon we were at Walmart and we watched the fishies. Duck got this idea that if Maliyah will poop in the toilet she will get to get fishies. She was pretty excited about that, but I really didnt think it would be any better than all the millions of other things we have bribed her with.

But later before bed, we could tell she was needing to go (it had been nearly a week mind you), and so we stuck her on the toilet, She threw a fit! She didn’t want to stay on there, but finally after quite a while, she went! I think she finally realized it was coming wether she wanted it to or not, and she finally pushed! It was traumatic at first, but then she got over it and was so excited because not only did she get ALL her horses back…but she got to go and get fishies!!! Duck took her right then to Walmart. And of course he couldnt’ just get a fish bowl and fish…..tank, fish, rocks, plants. The whole works! WE put it togetgher right away and she just stared at them till she fell asleep.

WEll the fish story continues! Today after church we were fixing lunch, Maliyah was in her room watching her fish, and I hear this crash. I knew immediately it was the tank! I yell at duck to run in there and she was bawling watching the fishies flapping all over the floor. I hd to take her out of the room she was so upset that she had hurt her fish. I finally had to show her that the fish were still alive, just to get her to calm down! Finally duck got the mess all cleaned up and she wa able to bring herself to going in her room again. It was really kinda sad!

Okay, as if this email wasn’t long enough, one saga, that you will see in the pictures. Maliyah’s face has broken out. WE don’t know what it is, but our DR friend has suggsted a cream, and to give it time, but it looks awful! Especially now that some of the sores on her face are healing, they look even worse. Instead of red spots they are getting dry and crackly. It doesn’t bother her, but I also even hesitated to let her go to primary for fear of what the other adult might think. And one did ask me if she had the chicken pox. But nope. It’s just a break out that hopefully will just go away soon on it’s own.

Whew! I feel like that was a lot. We really are just doing great and trying to get through day to day! We still love our ward and being here and hope that all of you are doing well….as well! We love hearing from you all and would love it even more if it was more!
Camille

This is a pretty impressive bowling trick.

Here are a couple of videos of Maddie on New Year’s Eve, yelling, “Happy New Year!” There are two videos, scroll down to see the second one.

Yes, I am definitely going to have to start a section just for Mr. Bean, there are waaaay too many good clips out there. This isn’t actually Mr. Bean, but it’s the same guy anyway. He plays the devil welcoming everyone to the land down under. Yes, he says H-E-double hockey sticks once, watch out!

I think I might have to start a category just for good old Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson). Here’s another good one.

Here’s another clip from Mr. Bean. This time he’s causing trouble at the dentist.

If you haven’t seen anything from Mr. Bean, you’re missing out. Here’s a classic clip of Mr. Bean directing a little Christmas quartet. Enjoy.

Video of a guy trying to get around in a tilted room.