Sept. 11, 2006 - #2

No I wasn't singing in the bathroom.... I was singing along.... but it
wasn't just me.... I'm sure you know my voice well enough to pick it
out tho....  But it was fun.  I recorded it actually cause I wasn't sure
if you'd save them....  well I guess I can use that for something
else....

I am doing better.... I'm getting more into the work and loving it
more....  I'm starting to know how to really do things.... Although I"ve
been told I stopped acting green before Sister Henderson left.... but I'm
definitely still improving....  Carly will do great....  maybe it was
that time...

Danny's taking a vocal instructions class?  If Danny transfers to
BYU... he probably won't take my geology class.... sad day.... that was my
favorite.... we went on various field trips each week to learn.

Cassie's wearing make-up?  That seems weird.... she was our athlete.... 
well I guess Julie will have to take her place....  All you have to do
with the blog is copy and paste my e-mails I think....  Yeah the guys
are almost all home.  I told them to look up LB and Ash before they get
married and change last names....  Brandon said he would.  He's doing
really well.  I got a letter from him this week and a letter from
Christian last week.  Pete is at home already.  Scotti is ok- could be better
and Terrell is also doing great!  Ok, well I think this is the last
e-mail to respond to.

Shoes.... preferably flat.... something that goes with anything... 
black, neutral brown... something.... the flats from that one store were
not good but the other shoes have been comfortable...  I think we got
9.5 didn't we?  I think so....

Love you!!!
Thank you ma'am!

Sister Jamie Lang

-----Original Message-----
From: Jo Dee Lang <langgang8@yahoo.com>
To: Jamie Lang <singngcaligurl@myldsmail.net>, langgang8@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:16:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: from home

Dear Jamie,

 I think you'll probably get on tomorrow.  I've got a PFA meeting  at
9:00 at the school.  I wish there was more time.  It seems  I can't
keep up on things, but that's how September is with new  schedules and
being a mom.  Things should work out and we'll get  better with things,
but at the moment everything seems overwhelming.

 We listened to your tape.  Yes, we laughed and thought you sounded 
like a dork.  Actually, I'm sure I sounded like a dork too, but it  was
fun.  We'll do that every once in a while.  It was really  fun to hear
your voice and the songs were great.  Were you singing  in the bathroom
or is that flooded too?  I could just picture you  finishing the tape
with your apt. in shambles.  We'll save the  tapes so you can enjoy them
later.  At the end when we were  listening to you singing I got a
little teary-eyed, and then Julie  noticed and came and patted my shoulder. 
I was doing alright and  then Carly said, "It's alright Mom, I'm
already crying".  She was  really losing it and then I really lost it!  Now,
that was funny,  but we love you and this feeling of "really missing
you" came over  us.  The strange part is just a couple weeks ago, I was
talking to  dad and saying that we needed to talk because I didn't miss
you.   I was feeling a little guilty and thought something
must be wrong with  me.  Dad explained that it wasn't that we didn't
miss you, but  that we are just so excited that you are having these
experiences that  you couldn't get any other way.  And we know the
testimony you  have and the faith you are exercising and the testimonies we
have and  the faith we exercise and it is very comforting to know that we
have a  Heavenly FAther that loves us and knows us and watches over us,
and we  are his children.  Anyways, I guess things are normal because
we  do miss you. 
 Then tonight I listened to the tape again with Grandma and Grandpa
and  Grandpa and I did pretty good and he said you were doing "better" (I 
didn't know you were doing bad?) and then I look over and there is 
Carly breaking down again.  And then a few minutes later still  breaking
down.  I had to get up and hug her and start singing, "I  love Mommy,
she loves me...We love Daddy...."  She really misses  you and I think
there's a resposibility that comes with being the  oldest and now that she
has her license and is the oldest at  home.  She's so cute.  She's so
wonderful, but she's just 16,  but all of you are Wonderful.  I feel so
humbled to have you for  my children!  And proud that you are mine!!

 Update on Danny:
 I get a call on Saturday.  "Mom..."  "Danny, what did you  hit?" 
"No, nothing...and it's not broken"  "Oh, NO!,  Danny!  Let me take a
breath".  "Broken is good, broken means  it can heal in 6 weeks.  Broken
means no surgery and no physical  therapy".  Danny says, "Well we were
playing touch football and I  dove to tag the guy and I landed on my
wrist it looked in a funny  position...".  I said, "Danny, (still thinking
it was his leg or  knee or something) is this your wrist?"  When he
said, "yeah" , I  said, "Oh, no big deal...OK (sigh of relief)...what
happened?"   Anyways, I guess he dislocated it and thought it was broken
and went to  the emergency room and it's not and it's even his left hand
so I told  him his luck had changed.  This is lucky for Danny!  And
it's  even his left wrist.  So he's survived a week.  They're doing  good. 
Meeting girls and a group of guys and doing well.   He's taking a
personal achievement class, and study skills class, a  geology -
natural disasters class, a 4 credit BofM and Missionary Prep  class
(that is to transition you into the MTC experience), and a vocal 
instuctions class.  I think there's one more, but I can't think of  it. 
 Julie had her first soccer game and they won.  Katie is trying to 
lose weight and is eating better and cutting out the sweets, plus,  she's
started swimming.  Cassie is going to have her birthday this  friday,
actually at Dean and Billie's.  Cassie was saying this  today.  That if
you came home after 18 mos. you would get home on  her birthday (but we
know that's not the case), but that's a neat  thought anyways.  She's
growing up wearing makeup and actually  straitening her hair...she's a
hottie!  Seminary and school and  sports does take a lot out of her
(those "S" words), but she's doing  well.
 As far as the blog...the web page.  I've decided to get an apple  and
I'm going to let someone design your stuff and get it going the  then
I'll take it from there.  There just isn't enough time.   I'm just
staying above water with everything, but September is like  this.  Dad is
moving his office to a room upstairs and I've been  involved in that (I
tried to quit, but he didn't think I was  serious).  I think he thinks I
can just do everything.  I  will get it done asap because I know with
all the guys getting back  you'd like to keep in touch.  I know I need
to get some addresses  for you.  I'll try to get that tomorrow.  About
the  shoes?  Tell me what you'd like and the size.  did you want  me to
go to the store at the mall where we got those?  Or do you  want to try
to get something there? 

 I got to get to bed.  I've told Carly and Cassie I'd still get up and
get them breakfast.

 Hopefully, we'll talk tomorrow.  If not, know we love you.   You
should be getting a treat on WEd or Thurs sent in the Mail from  Mrs.
Fields.  It looks like it's cooling down.

 Love you, love you, love you,
 Mom