1 July 2018

 Dear everybody,

   Wow, it's July!  Ellen's 14th birthday was last Monday . . . good grief! Tomorrow is Melanie's 8th birthday! And Thursday she will be baptized. So much going on in our family. It seems like everyone is so busy, but it's good to be busy.
   Thank you, to each of you for making the effort to stay in touch with each other and also our extended family. I know how much effort it is and it's appreciated. You make the time and put forth the money for travel and extending hospitality. I just want you to know it means a lot. 
   Dad spent the past week in Grand Island, Nebraska at the 4H national shooting sports competition. He got home yesterday and it's good to have him here. Church was really nice and then this evening we made some Ministering visits together. 
   At work, things are still pretty up in the air . . . no replacement yet for my co-worker who quit in early May. Two co-workers have kids getting married, and lots of vacations too. At least I have job security!
   Yesterday, Moose and I walked around the mile east of us. First time I'd done that in a long time. It's such a pretty walk. Bubbles and I used to take that walk pretty often. Either that one, or the mile we live on, going west. 
   Gran is still working on her grandmother's story. Now I'm starting to collect stories about my Nana. It looks like I'll be writing about my paternal grandmother, like Gran is. I'm going to reach out to my two cousin's on that side of the family, Mark and Cynthia, to see if they have any stories or memories I can include. Even my older brothers remember things that I don't. Gran is my best source though. Maybe one day, one of you will write Grandma's story! It would be a good one. 
   We're enjoying seeing the photos of the big road trips. Keep them coming! 

Love you all!  

Mom/Johanna/Nana

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