7 August 2016
Hello everybody!
First off, thank you Aimee for the wonderful email and pictures! I love each picture, but that one of Spencer is really amazing! Nice shot! I love the one of Alida and me, too. And the one of Dad and me makes me feel like...what if we had seen that picture of those two old, overweight people, years ago...maybe like in 1977...would we still have married each other? Yes, of course, I almost wish I could have seen it back then, and could have seen how we would still be together after many years. I didn't have confidence in myself as being a "keeper," and it would have been a comfort to me, to know he would still love me after all these years. It's kind of like that picture Heidi took of us in Draper, last year. Thank you!
And about Gregory Peck's daughter writing to you, Aimee,...wow! I was so pleased to read her note, and know that he was as good a person in his private life as he seemed in so many of his movies. What a treasured memory we have of meeting him and his wife, and now you have this connection with his daughter. So cool!
Steve, I love that picture of you by your pick-up! You'll enjoy that for many years to come...not too many miles on it either! 1985...that was a good year!
Congratulations to Sam on completing that bike race. I hope you'll have time to tell us more about the race and the trip. So nice you got to see Bishop Farmer! Did he get to meet Natalie and the kids?
Since you have all gone home, we started on a new project! We're swapping the office/craft room with the pantry. We don't need that much room for crafts I seldom use, and the pantry is always overflowing. So far I have emptied the office (the stuff is all over the dining room and living room; now the pantry is almost all moved into its' new space. Now Dad is going to finish the floor and put up some hardware cloth over the area where the pipes are, to let heat to the pipes and keep mice out. Then I'll move the office/craft stuff in there. It's taking a lot longer to do than I thought it would, but I think it'll sure be nice when we're finished. And we'll still have room in the new pantry for a cot...just in case someone wants to come visit! I've also made a couple of trips to DI, and will make more, I'm sure.
Gran is getting settled in her room again, it'll be a while before everything is put away. I took her to Lowes and she picked out a nice big, white wardrobe with hanging space and two sections of shelving. Her old wardrobes were falling apart by the time they got moved back in. So they're out in TEX and will serve as storage for things she wants but doesn't have room for.
Grandma is good, just a sweet as ever. I wish she could work on family history or do indexing, I think it would help her pass the time. But I'm not sure she can manage a computer well enough anymore, to be able to do that. She is lonely at home, but doesn't want to go anywhere! Vonda, Gary and Joni, have a new house in Ammon and want her to come see it...but she is not interested in going that far from home. Perhaps I can convince her one day.
Last night, Dad and I went to Colby Crapo's wedding reception, out at his folks new place, way east of St. Anthony. Colby is Judd's and Susan's boy, the one who was born 3 days after Dixie. Judd is a different person since his stroke a couple of years ago. He used to be very reserved, seldom spoke in whole sentences. Now he's super friendly and will talk your leg off! It's amazing how strokes change people. Some become much more emotional and volatile; Judd seems just happy to be alive, and much more at ease with people than he ever did before.
At work, my boss had me move out of my cubicle, and into an office. I did that on Friday. It's in the same are as the cubicles, and it's not a big office, but I think it's going to be good. I still have to get things arranged just right, but no rush! I am still over Medication Reconciliation, but just supervise those who do it daily, and can be their backup when necessary. I also can back up the insurance and medicare people when needed. My boss seems to like it that I can do many things. But my main jobs are big projects that she wants to have done, but doesn't have time for herself. This is a real change for me. But the Patient Family Advisory Council I got started is going well, and now she has me creating a patient education program for our new Cardiac Rehab area. I'm working with our Physical Therapy team as well as our connections at University of Utah. Although the PT guys are planning a trip to St. Lukes in Boise, and I might get to go along! But finding a place to stay may be a problem! :)
I'm sure there is more to tell...but nothing's coming to me! I look forward to hearing from some of you! Love you all!
Mom/Johanna/Nana
First off, thank you Aimee for the wonderful email and pictures! I love each picture, but that one of Spencer is really amazing! Nice shot! I love the one of Alida and me, too. And the one of Dad and me makes me feel like...what if we had seen that picture of those two old, overweight people, years ago...maybe like in 1977...would we still have married each other? Yes, of course, I almost wish I could have seen it back then, and could have seen how we would still be together after many years. I didn't have confidence in myself as being a "keeper," and it would have been a comfort to me, to know he would still love me after all these years. It's kind of like that picture Heidi took of us in Draper, last year. Thank you!
And about Gregory Peck's daughter writing to you, Aimee,...wow! I was so pleased to read her note, and know that he was as good a person in his private life as he seemed in so many of his movies. What a treasured memory we have of meeting him and his wife, and now you have this connection with his daughter. So cool!
Steve, I love that picture of you by your pick-up! You'll enjoy that for many years to come...not too many miles on it either! 1985...that was a good year!
Congratulations to Sam on completing that bike race. I hope you'll have time to tell us more about the race and the trip. So nice you got to see Bishop Farmer! Did he get to meet Natalie and the kids?
Since you have all gone home, we started on a new project! We're swapping the office/craft room with the pantry. We don't need that much room for crafts I seldom use, and the pantry is always overflowing. So far I have emptied the office (the stuff is all over the dining room and living room; now the pantry is almost all moved into its' new space. Now Dad is going to finish the floor and put up some hardware cloth over the area where the pipes are, to let heat to the pipes and keep mice out. Then I'll move the office/craft stuff in there. It's taking a lot longer to do than I thought it would, but I think it'll sure be nice when we're finished. And we'll still have room in the new pantry for a cot...just in case someone wants to come visit! I've also made a couple of trips to DI, and will make more, I'm sure.
Gran is getting settled in her room again, it'll be a while before everything is put away. I took her to Lowes and she picked out a nice big, white wardrobe with hanging space and two sections of shelving. Her old wardrobes were falling apart by the time they got moved back in. So they're out in TEX and will serve as storage for things she wants but doesn't have room for.
Grandma is good, just a sweet as ever. I wish she could work on family history or do indexing, I think it would help her pass the time. But I'm not sure she can manage a computer well enough anymore, to be able to do that. She is lonely at home, but doesn't want to go anywhere! Vonda, Gary and Joni, have a new house in Ammon and want her to come see it...but she is not interested in going that far from home. Perhaps I can convince her one day.
Last night, Dad and I went to Colby Crapo's wedding reception, out at his folks new place, way east of St. Anthony. Colby is Judd's and Susan's boy, the one who was born 3 days after Dixie. Judd is a different person since his stroke a couple of years ago. He used to be very reserved, seldom spoke in whole sentences. Now he's super friendly and will talk your leg off! It's amazing how strokes change people. Some become much more emotional and volatile; Judd seems just happy to be alive, and much more at ease with people than he ever did before.
At work, my boss had me move out of my cubicle, and into an office. I did that on Friday. It's in the same are as the cubicles, and it's not a big office, but I think it's going to be good. I still have to get things arranged just right, but no rush! I am still over Medication Reconciliation, but just supervise those who do it daily, and can be their backup when necessary. I also can back up the insurance and medicare people when needed. My boss seems to like it that I can do many things. But my main jobs are big projects that she wants to have done, but doesn't have time for herself. This is a real change for me. But the Patient Family Advisory Council I got started is going well, and now she has me creating a patient education program for our new Cardiac Rehab area. I'm working with our Physical Therapy team as well as our connections at University of Utah. Although the PT guys are planning a trip to St. Lukes in Boise, and I might get to go along! But finding a place to stay may be a problem! :)
I'm sure there is more to tell...but nothing's coming to me! I look forward to hearing from some of you! Love you all!
Mom/Johanna/Nana
Hi All!!
Not a lot to add to my last email - I better not say that, it might end up being just as long!
Mom, I am so excited to see your new pantry! And craft room! That will be so nice!! And I love hearing about how much your job has evolved over these last few years. You should have your own office! That's great!!
Sam, I want to hear all about your ride and seeing the Farmer's!!!
This week we got to have Stuart's daughter, KatieJo come to stay with us too! It has been a new, but very fun and very nice experience having 5 people in the house that are 12 or older. The only picture I really have to attach today is of the three oldest girls playing a card game.
A couple of days ago we discovered that our water heater has been very slowly leaking. It is on a cement floor, but the water has been soaking the carpet all around the cement floor. James found a broken valve and replaced that, but there is still leak! Not too surprising since the water heater is just over 20 years old. We will be getting a brand new water heater in the next few days.
Today in Sacrament Meeting, Trevor Davenport blessed his baby, Sage Carol Davenport. Shawn and his family came and so did their mom. I didn't recognize her at first! I felt kind of bad, but it was nice to see her. And Shawn. He bore his testimony and I thought about how nice it was to see him now and know that he is active and has a testimony of the gospel. I got to talk to them for just a couple of minutes before I had to head to Primary. I learned that Mike and his wife just had a baby boy two days ago.
I sort of got a new calling today. I am still a primary worker, but I will now be working with the Activity Day girls. Naomi is very excited about that! I'm a little nervous, but I'm sure it will be good.
Hmmm, I think that's it. Love you guys!!!
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