5/15/15
Surely someone is getting married today. Jessica Hill is getting married tomorrow.
According to the news we will have rain storms until the end of the month. We are so lucky!! I'm sure there never will be enough water, but I love the rain.
Dad is feeling better day by day. We might have been a little too positive initially. We thought he felt great until the pain medicine ran out. Then he didn't feel great at all. I actually think his throat woke up and hurt. But now he is coping pretty well. He goes back to work on Monday and will be up to four or five hours of it. I've enjoyed having him around. But it's in the master financial plan to put a little frosting on the cake for a year or two. Hopefully his hours will be very flexible. We've done projects the last two weeks that we have postponed for months if not years. It's nice to fix things up. I am so glad this surgery is over. It wasn't too bad, but bad enough.
We talked to everyone last week. Thanks for your calls. I would say everyone is in a good place right now. Travis' game was released and the reviews are wonderful. The gaming world is excited and pleased. Such a good reception. He ordered a new bike. It seems like a popular bike and was hard to find. He received notice that it was being shipped. It should be great for touring. He doesn't talk about racing, thank goodness. He is heading to New York on the 27th of May.
Alex submitted his last big project of the semester. He teaches a class and has to deal with a lot of students during office hours. I know how that goes after being one of those students. I think he must give good help or they wouldn't keep coming. I just mailed him his sleeping bag. After the winter he had it's hard to imagine sleeping outside. But they are going to do it.
Danny and family returned from Disneyland. Danny loved it. It was so fun to talk to him about it. I felt like he could look at it and explain it to me. So many people around here are crazy about Disneyland, but I don't understand why. I think I kind of get it now.
The big news besides Danny and Jenni's house purchase in Magnolia, is their new baby who is due to enter this world the middle of October. He has a name. Ask them. It's great. We will see them in a couple of weeks for Ollie's birthday and baptism. We're looking forward to that. Jak is also in a play at that time. He has been practicing for a long time. He plays the piano in the play and has a part.
Tyler and Dawn and girls are wrapping up a good school year. Laurel does well in her class and has been chosen as student of the year. She reads on a third grade level and excels at math. Lilah is a favorite at preschool and plans on going there for kindergarten. Ivy has grown into a sturdy, capable little girl, who is also very beautiful and talks a lot.
Milo cut his hair! It's still curly and looks great. He starts kindergarten this next September.
Tommy and Rilee went to Florida with their new company. They loved Harry Potter World. And I loved the treats they brought back. They also visited Cocoa Beach, one of our favorite places. They are back and happily working together at Pluralsight in Farmington. They can't stop home shopping, even if it's a little early to buy. I think they're done being renters.
We've had some big events here this month: a trip to California for us, a new job, retirement, surgery. We've enjoyed most of them and survived them all. Hopefully we can enjoy and survive whatever is ahead including a Relief Society tour of our garden. It's too early to plan the summer. I hope you know you are in our hearts and in our prayers all of the time. We love you and want you to be happy. Have a great week!
Friday, May 15, 2015
Friday, May 01, 2015
MAY DAY
May 1. 2015
Hello dear family,
Dad is officially retired. He had his exit interview yesterday. Today he is kayaking with a friend in the Weber River. Yes, it will be cold, but the water is pretty shallow. His retirement party at work was nice. Rilee and Tommy came and lots of other people. He has worked with many people through the years. It's an interesting environment: lots of smart people working in army type buildings. We had a celebration dinner after at The Mandarin in Bountiful.
Tuesday Dad has his throat surgery. We will be very glad when it's over. He starts his new contracting job on the 18th of May. We are going to Seattle at the end of May for Oliver's baptism and Jak's school play. That should be fun. I guess Papa Herb and Granny are coming over for the baptism.
We've talked most of the family this week. I'm still waiting to catch up with Tyler. We keep calling each other. Alex is busy at work and getting things ready for his visit with Travis at the end of the month. He's enjoying being out of doors now. Spring has finally come to upstate New York. He and Travis plan on camping, biking, and touring Niagara Falls. Sounds like so much fun.
Travis is in Southern Poland seeing some country side with his friends. I think they are staying in a country home.
Tommy and Rilee are on their way to Chicago today. They will spend the weekend with their friend Jimmy, then work there next week for Pluralsight. Then they fly to Orlando for three or four days. That trip is also for work, but they are going to see Harry Potter World or Theme Park. They will be there for their fifth wedding anniversary. Tyler and Dawn and Danny and Jenni have wedding anniversaries this month, too!
Papa Herb got the results of his DNA test from Ancestry.dna.
Here's the results: He's 34% Great Britain, 12% Italy/Greece,
31% Western Europe(France,Switzerland,Germany,Belgium)11% Irish, 4% Iberian Peninsula, 3% Jewish, 1% Caucas, 1% West Asia (Middle East, including Israel). We were amazed. I thought I had mixed up dna. It's all very fascinating. I think he enjoyed reading about the history of himself. I know I did. It seems like there was a little Scandinavian in there that I left out. The Jewish hit is call "European Jewish" and shows up in a lot of European dna, but not mine. Wouldn't it be nice to know the stories of all of those people, their migrations and history?
Danny and Jenni have spent the week in Disneyland with Jenni's family. Jenni has gone on some of the rides. She must be feeling pretty good. I'm sure the boys have loved it.
Once again we are having a beautiful day. Dad and I have been working on the garden and yard. I'm going to plant tomatoes in a little while. There's always so much work to do in the spring. But won't it be nice to eat fresh tomatoes?
We miss the girls and Tyler and Dawn in Pt. Hueneme. I love the name of that town. I hope they are happy and well.
Have a great weekend!
Love, Mom
Hello dear family,
Dad is officially retired. He had his exit interview yesterday. Today he is kayaking with a friend in the Weber River. Yes, it will be cold, but the water is pretty shallow. His retirement party at work was nice. Rilee and Tommy came and lots of other people. He has worked with many people through the years. It's an interesting environment: lots of smart people working in army type buildings. We had a celebration dinner after at The Mandarin in Bountiful.
Tuesday Dad has his throat surgery. We will be very glad when it's over. He starts his new contracting job on the 18th of May. We are going to Seattle at the end of May for Oliver's baptism and Jak's school play. That should be fun. I guess Papa Herb and Granny are coming over for the baptism.
We've talked most of the family this week. I'm still waiting to catch up with Tyler. We keep calling each other. Alex is busy at work and getting things ready for his visit with Travis at the end of the month. He's enjoying being out of doors now. Spring has finally come to upstate New York. He and Travis plan on camping, biking, and touring Niagara Falls. Sounds like so much fun.
Travis is in Southern Poland seeing some country side with his friends. I think they are staying in a country home.
Tommy and Rilee are on their way to Chicago today. They will spend the weekend with their friend Jimmy, then work there next week for Pluralsight. Then they fly to Orlando for three or four days. That trip is also for work, but they are going to see Harry Potter World or Theme Park. They will be there for their fifth wedding anniversary. Tyler and Dawn and Danny and Jenni have wedding anniversaries this month, too!
Papa Herb got the results of his DNA test from Ancestry.dna.
Here's the results: He's 34% Great Britain, 12% Italy/Greece,
31% Western Europe(France,Switzerland,Germany,Belgium)11% Irish, 4% Iberian Peninsula, 3% Jewish, 1% Caucas, 1% West Asia (Middle East, including Israel). We were amazed. I thought I had mixed up dna. It's all very fascinating. I think he enjoyed reading about the history of himself. I know I did. It seems like there was a little Scandinavian in there that I left out. The Jewish hit is call "European Jewish" and shows up in a lot of European dna, but not mine. Wouldn't it be nice to know the stories of all of those people, their migrations and history?
Danny and Jenni have spent the week in Disneyland with Jenni's family. Jenni has gone on some of the rides. She must be feeling pretty good. I'm sure the boys have loved it.
Once again we are having a beautiful day. Dad and I have been working on the garden and yard. I'm going to plant tomatoes in a little while. There's always so much work to do in the spring. But won't it be nice to eat fresh tomatoes?
We miss the girls and Tyler and Dawn in Pt. Hueneme. I love the name of that town. I hope they are happy and well.
Have a great weekend!
Love, Mom
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