Memorial Day

So what are you all doing for the holiday weekend?  We are preparing talks for church, fixing sprinklers, visiting with family and friends and missing those of you who are far away.  Dad is sleeping right now (it's 1:30 Saturday p.m.).  He put in a new sprinkler station and timer yesterday.  Now our sprinklers blast all over the patio and deck and house.  But it's wonderful to not drag a hose and to leave town and know the lawn is watered.

Laurel graduated from preschool on Thursday.  She has had a wonderful teacher and friends.  She's been enrolled in a cooperative preschool by the U of U, which means the parents have been very involved.  We enjoyed the picnic after and meeting the other grandparents and parents.  Tyler couldn't come.  His restaurant was part of the big H & M grand opening.  Dawn is working there, too now, several shifts a week.  They are very busy with their girls, work, house and yard. 

Alex and Brynna are thinking about buying a Subaru to take to New York.  They will need four-wheel drive.  They might have decided on one today.  They returned last night from a week in Ft. Collins.  They are planning on moving to Ithaca starting on July 30.  It will be a long trip across the country.  I'm going to fly to New York and drive back with Dad.  I might even see Niagara Falls.  Alex defends his thesis this week.

Tommy and Rilee bought road bikes.  They plan on biking to work and the library.  I think they love them.  Rilee is working at BYU this summer and Tommy is on some new projects at his work.  He just returned from a shoot in San Diego and Los Angeles.

I hope we can talk to Travis and Agata this weekend.  They went to Czeck Republic with some friends.  We really miss them.

I'm going to call Danny and Jenni to see what they are doing. 

We are enjoying many things about our mission call.  We have met some interesting people and heard some unique stories.  We met one man last week who is very sick and has had lots of bad luck and illnesses.  He was very unhappy.  Then we met another man who was injured in Vietnam and is very sick still, who was so positive about everything.  Made you think.  They both had remarkable stories.

We'll be calling you!  We love you