6 March 2016
Hey everybody!,
Happy birthday James, we hope you are having a great birthday! Glad to hear you're getting over the flu. Grandpa and I got to talk with Spencer last night for his birthday too...he sounds like he is growing up too fast! Happy birthday to Andi as well.
Yesterday, Dad and I went to Ashton for a memorial service for Pastor Richard Laux; he was the Pastor who used to come visit the Kidder/Mickelson boys when I worked in their home, years ago. He was a good man. We stopped by and visited Ruth, Brian, and Christopher on our way home. Ruth asked about you both, Heidi and Dixie.
Then last night, we went to the Lincoln Day dinner at the Shilo Inn in Idaho Falls. It is an annual dinner put on by the local Republicans. A young woman spoke in support of Donald Trump, and Rafael Cruz (father of Ted), spoke in behalf of his son, Frank VanderSloot (owner of Melaleuca), spoke in support of Marco Rubio. The Trump girl got polite applause, and Mr. VanderSloot's talk was very good, only negative toward Trump. The elder Mr. Cruz gave a really great talk. In the end they had us text who we would vote for and in that room of about 600 people 1% went for Ben Carson (who had been my choice, but has dropped out), 3% to John Kasich, 5% to Donald Trump, 24% to Marco Rubio, and 67% to Ted Cruz. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out...I hope we have a good choice to make in November!
While Dad was in Boise this past week, he got to go watch South Fremont play (and beat) Emmett, in the State Basketball tournament. They later lost to Fruitland. But the Emmett game was pretty exciting. Emma and Lisa were there as well, Emma with the pep-band, and Lisa as chaperone.
Last night (this morning about 1:45) Grandma called, saying that Grandpa couldn't get any air. We went over, and Dad was able to fix the concentrator; there was a problem at the humidifier that was keeping him from getting O2. He felt much better by the time we left.
Tomorrow, Dad turns in the paperwork for filing to run for Sheriff again. If anyone runs against him, they have to turn in their papers by this Friday, March 11. Each person has to have signitures on a petition when they file, and Jordon Stoddard, who is running for re-election as County Commissioner, came and asked Grandpa to be the first person to sign his petition. It meant so much to Grandpa to be able to do that.
In Stake Conference this morning, President Walker talked about Karen Carpenter, her talents, and her struggle with anorexia. He spoke of how she thought she was fine, even though those around her could see she was in trouble. He tied this in by talking of people who think they are fine, but in fact are "spiritually anorexic." It was really a wonderful talk, and something for us each to be wary of.
I think that's all for this week. We'll look forward to hearing from any of you. Love you all, and pray for you each day.
Mom/Johanna/Nana
P.S. Nancy Reagan passed away this morning; she was 94. President Reagan passed away in 2004.
Happy birthday James, we hope you are having a great birthday! Glad to hear you're getting over the flu. Grandpa and I got to talk with Spencer last night for his birthday too...he sounds like he is growing up too fast! Happy birthday to Andi as well.
Yesterday, Dad and I went to Ashton for a memorial service for Pastor Richard Laux; he was the Pastor who used to come visit the Kidder/Mickelson boys when I worked in their home, years ago. He was a good man. We stopped by and visited Ruth, Brian, and Christopher on our way home. Ruth asked about you both, Heidi and Dixie.
Then last night, we went to the Lincoln Day dinner at the Shilo Inn in Idaho Falls. It is an annual dinner put on by the local Republicans. A young woman spoke in support of Donald Trump, and Rafael Cruz (father of Ted), spoke in behalf of his son, Frank VanderSloot (owner of Melaleuca), spoke in support of Marco Rubio. The Trump girl got polite applause, and Mr. VanderSloot's talk was very good, only negative toward Trump. The elder Mr. Cruz gave a really great talk. In the end they had us text who we would vote for and in that room of about 600 people 1% went for Ben Carson (who had been my choice, but has dropped out), 3% to John Kasich, 5% to Donald Trump, 24% to Marco Rubio, and 67% to Ted Cruz. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out...I hope we have a good choice to make in November!
While Dad was in Boise this past week, he got to go watch South Fremont play (and beat) Emmett, in the State Basketball tournament. They later lost to Fruitland. But the Emmett game was pretty exciting. Emma and Lisa were there as well, Emma with the pep-band, and Lisa as chaperone.
Last night (this morning about 1:45) Grandma called, saying that Grandpa couldn't get any air. We went over, and Dad was able to fix the concentrator; there was a problem at the humidifier that was keeping him from getting O2. He felt much better by the time we left.
Tomorrow, Dad turns in the paperwork for filing to run for Sheriff again. If anyone runs against him, they have to turn in their papers by this Friday, March 11. Each person has to have signitures on a petition when they file, and Jordon Stoddard, who is running for re-election as County Commissioner, came and asked Grandpa to be the first person to sign his petition. It meant so much to Grandpa to be able to do that.
In Stake Conference this morning, President Walker talked about Karen Carpenter, her talents, and her struggle with anorexia. He spoke of how she thought she was fine, even though those around her could see she was in trouble. He tied this in by talking of people who think they are fine, but in fact are "spiritually anorexic." It was really a wonderful talk, and something for us each to be wary of.
I think that's all for this week. We'll look forward to hearing from any of you. Love you all, and pray for you each day.
Mom/Johanna/Nana
P.S. Nancy Reagan passed away this morning; she was 94. President Reagan passed away in 2004.
Hi Everyone!
Definitely time for an update from us!
We've had a few birthdays - I'll send pictures of Naomi's octopus cake and Spencer's volcano. I really loved how easy Spencer's cake was and will definitely be making more "cakes" out of rice crispy treats in the future!
I'm also sending a picture of a bridge that Stephen built for his Technical Design class. They each designed, then built, a bridge out of balsa wood, then tested them to see how much weight they would hold. His held 38 lbs. He was pretty happy with that. His was the fanciest of the class.
Stephen, Annie, and I were able to go to Spokane at the end of February to a BYU Vocal Point concert. It was really good, and a lot of fun for just the three of us to go. One of the highlights of the evening was before the concert. We went to a big mall in downtown Spokane to find a place to eat, and we got to ride on an escalator! I know this sounds funny, but it was only the second time in their lives that Stephen and Annie had been on an escalator. No escalators in Moscow! Funny!
Naomi was able to play in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival last week. They did very well! They got first place in the middle school age group since their band is 3rd through 8th grade. Small town but amazing jazz festival!
One other picture I'm including...James and Stephen built cubbies in the coat room so that everyone now has a place to keep their backpacks and basketballs and rollerblades and all that kind of stuff. It's so nice!!!
This last week has been pretty good. James had the flu though, and was home all week. His fever was gone on Friday and he felt good enough yesterday to get out for a quick bike ride, and came to church today! He was better just in time to enjoy cheesecake for his birthday today! No one else has had it yet.....I'm trying not to think about the possibilities.
We celebrated Spencer's birthday Friday night. His favorite present was a boat I bought at IKEA for around $2. He let everyone else play with his other presents.
Last night Noah went with our neighbors to the last UofI men's basketball game. They beat ISU! Stephen went to a stake dance, always a happy time for him. The girls and I went to the Distinguished Young Women program (Jr. Miss) at the high school last night. Our neighbor was one of the contestants and she got 2nd Alternate! The three winners were all LDS girls. All with the most modest dresses. It was pretty cool! And inspiring to my girls! I think they are all making plans to participate when they are old enough.
One more happy thing from today that I have to share with you. Naomi said to me, "We have sooo many good books in this house!" Totally made my day!!
Love you guys!!!!
Aimee
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