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28 August 2016

Hi everybody,    Last week I didn't write, but my excuse is that I had just driven home from spending the weekend in Boise with Heidi's and Dixie's families.  I must admit...it's pretty nice to have two of our kids living so close that I can do that in a weekend.      The first night there, Kevin and Zach stayed home with their kiddo's and the girls and I went thrift store shopping and had supper at Chick-fil-A. For a mom, it was about the best way to spend an evening!  Then the next day we just hung out...and that night went to Stake Conference, where Dixie sang a solo. She sang Our Savior's Love. It was wonderful. Then the next day, Heidi sang in the Stake Choir, and it was equally wonderful.  Sitting in the congregation  and singing with Zach, Kevin, the girls and the kiddos was such a neat thing for me.     At work, my project for Cardiac Rehab outpatient education has finally come together. My power point is pretty...

14 August 2016

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Hi all,    It sounds like Ben's and Sam's families are still making the most of summer. I've enjoyed the pictures of Lynsey, Natalie and the girls at the MOA. And now I'm looking forward to seeing pictures from the guys canoe trip in northern Minnesotta!    Heidi and Kevin...we'd love to see your new house, and hear all about getting settled in.  We hope that you and all your nice neighbors are doing well! :)    Aimee and James, do you still have a houseful?  It's fun to have extras, and it can seem kind of quiet when they go home...even though there are still 8 of you!    Dad had the 4H shooting trailer at the Fremont County fair on Thursday and Friday. It was a big hit, as usual.  Then yesterday he and some of the other officers chopped and stacked wood for Brian Loseke. Brian retired from the SO a couple of years ago, and is fighting colon cancer. He was a deputy for many years. I always enjoyed working with him when he would...

7 August 2016

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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 ...

2 August 2016

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Hi Everyone! I know I just saw most of you, but I already have some things I want to tell you about!  And I'm attaching a bunch of pictures from our trip, mostly the campout.  One of Spencer playing in the water at Mobley's, one of the stars at the campout, one of Aunt Reneta's exchange students - Casper, Ludwig, and Daniel, and the rest are just pictures I liked.  Stephen took the one of Nat and Maddie. But first!  Happy Birthday Ben!!!!!  I sure do love you!!!!! Now, other stuff.  We stayed at Mobley's on our way home and went to church with them.  Stephen was able to be ordained a priest there before church and then he and his friend Andrew blessed the sacrament.  Their branch is so little they only have one young man, and he is a teacher.  They were quite happy to have two young men to bless the sacrament.   When we came home, we brought James' Grandpa's old pickup.  Since our Honda died,...