ONE MONTH LATER

June 14, 2015

It's been a month since I wrote on the blog!  Oops.  Sorry.  In the last month we have had a fun trip to Seattle for Ollie's baptism.  We stayed at a hotel on Lake Union.  We loved it.  We had good times with Danny and Jenni and the boys and cousins and Jenni's folks.  We loved seeing Jak's school play.  It was a delightful script with talented actors.  Jak played the piano and had speaking parts.  I'm so glad we could see it.

Dad retired and started his new job with IBaseT.  It's going well.  He runs almost every day then starts work in the basement.  He doesn't miss the commute.  The traffic has gotten worse and worse through the years.  He has also fully recovered from his surgery (as far as we can tell.) 

We survived the Relief Society garden tour.  We were the first house.  I think they had over thirty women.  They visited five homes.  They seemed to enjoy things here, especially the elderberry bushes, the sorrel plants, and the four-o-clock hedge.  They were surprisingly interested in my use of natural fertilizers and lack of broad-leaf plant killers.  So we talked a lot about the benefits of avoiding poisons and using natural products.  We used the tour as motivation to redo a lot of things.  We worked so hard.  But it looks nice.

Travis had his birthday in New York with Alex.  He's back home now.  His Witcher game release has been an amazing success and he is due for a bonus.  He ran a marathon in Itaca, just for fun, and road Alex's bike for miles.  Alex is really suffering from hayfever.  The pollens are terrible because of the rains.  Obama has declared it a national health emergency and has set aside funds to find a cure for hayfever and better treatments.  I guess it's really bad there.

Tommy's birthday is tomorrow.  He and Rilee are in Telluride, Colorado this weekend.  They enjoy visiting her brother and his family.  It sounds like a fun town.  They both are very busy with their new jobs.  They have been looking at homes and may have found one in their neighborhood.  We look forward to seeing them next week.

Dawn and Tyler are doing well.  It's been a successful and happy school year for the girls.  It just ended.  Laurel's birthday is July 7.  She was given an award as student of the year in her grade.  In a presentation at the Masonic Lodge with the mayor, they gave her a new Kindle Fire HD.  Congratulations Laurel!   Dawn's mother is in the hospital and will probably go to a nursing home.  It's hard to not be able to visit her more.

Danny and Jenni and boys are coming to Utah.  We will see them around the 24th of June.  Jenni's folks are moving out of their Draper home and going on a mission to Cambodia.  Jenni and Danny signed papers on their new Magnolia house and are planning on moving the first week in July.  Jenni is staying in Utah for a little while and driving home with the boys after her parents leave. 

I spent a fun day this week with my Aunt Von.  We shopped and ate and talked.  I'm stuffed full of news.  I will miss her when she goes back.  She is 84 years old this year and doing well. 

Stay well and happy and let us know how you are doing.  We love you and pray for your happiness.  We miss you!

Love, Mom