21 April 2019

 Dear family,

    April 11-15 The morning of the 11th, I drove to Meridian and got to spend the next few days with Aimee, Heidi, and Dixie. We had a wonderful time, shopping, working a puzzle, watching movies, and we got to do Initiatory work at the Boise Temple. I hadn't been to that Temple in many years, and I'd forgotten how beautiful it is inside. We did a lot of talking, and laughing . . . it was so nice. The only thing that would have made it perfect is if Lynsey and Natalie could have come too.  We'll try again next year. Thank you to James, Kevin, and Zach for making it possible for us to have this weekend. 

   The 14th, Len came and stayed with us; it was so nice to have him there. Aimee headed home that same day. Then on the 15th, I headed home and Len went to Lewiston for meetings. He got to stop in Moscow to see the Mobley's one evening. 

   April 16-19 Back to work for me; it always takes a day or two to catch up after being away. But I'm always grateful for the prep work I got done in advance; it makes all the difference.  It's been a good week though. I had two Physical Therapy sessions this week and I'm making progress, up to 95 degrees with my right knee now. Although I don't seem to do as well in real life as I do at PT, but I am making progress and doing some exercises at home. 

   April 20-21 Yesterday was a nice day. Len went to the range to practice and is really happy with the gun he's using and he's been reloading a lot too; he's made over 1000 rounds in the past week or so. In the afternoon we went to visit Fern; we took her some flowers from our yard. Then we went grocery shopping Albertson's and then Len drove me around to visit some of my Ministering sisters and our Ministering families and took Easter cards and boxes of Cheddar bunnies. Today, in the afternoon we visited the last two families. We hadn't meant to stay long, but had really nice visits each place, both days. 

   April 27th will be Macy's 7th birthday! Have a lovely birthday, sweetie! Has the snow gone away yet, from that latest snow storm you had?  

   And thank you, Ben, for your email last week, and for the great pictures. I'm sorry to hear that your knee is still causing you trouble. 

   Lynsey, we were all thinking of you on the 20th anniversary of the Columbine tragedy. I hope you got to participate in the remembrance events and to see many old friends. 

   Elder Mobley, thank you for your letters; they are always a highlight of each week. We love hearing about the people you meet and all your experiences. 

   Len and I have had a chance to talk a lot this weekend and there's a good chance that he will run for Sheriff again in 2020; there are many reasons for this. But if we stay on track with our GOOD (Get Out Of Debt) plan, I'll still retire in early 2021, as planned. If he runs again, I have no doubt he will win. I must admit I will enjoy being able to go with him on more of his work trips; I feel like I've missed out on a lot during his first 3 terms. We'll be sure to keep you posted! 

   I received a secure email at work the other day, from a different source than usual, and I just had to take a picture of the screen. Aimee, Heidi, Dixie, and I had just been quoting something from Sneakers, the other day. So that made this especially funny. I'll include that and a picture of us at the Boise Temple. 

   Love to you all!