Monday, May 12, 2008
Happy Birthday!
May
16 Jessica Bosley
20 Angela Gilbert
25 Rickard Lindgren
28 Riley Anderson
30 Alyssa Anderson
June
1 Russ Buhler
3 Stephanie Rankin
3 Caleb Lindgren
9 Nickole Troutman
9 Cambree Morgan
12 MartyLindgren
13 James Hanlon
14 Heather Tomlinson
14 Landon Dahle
16 John Anderson
18 Misty Kay
19 Annisha Lindgren
22 Trenton Lindgren
23 Rachel Yorgason
24 Kamilla Troutman
24 Mitchell Anderson
25 Jeff Troutman
25 Justin Hill
July
1 Ember Lindgren
4 Pete Lindgren
5 Tom Lindgren
16 Jessica Bosley
20 Angela Gilbert
25 Rickard Lindgren
28 Riley Anderson
30 Alyssa Anderson
June
1 Russ Buhler
3 Stephanie Rankin
3 Caleb Lindgren
9 Nickole Troutman
9 Cambree Morgan
12 MartyLindgren
13 James Hanlon
14 Heather Tomlinson
14 Landon Dahle
16 John Anderson
18 Misty Kay
19 Annisha Lindgren
22 Trenton Lindgren
23 Rachel Yorgason
24 Kamilla Troutman
24 Mitchell Anderson
25 Jeff Troutman
25 Justin Hill
July
1 Ember Lindgren
4 Pete Lindgren
5 Tom Lindgren
Happy Anniversary!
June
11 Kim & Troy Runnells, 4 years
15 Jeremy & Annisha, 9 years
22 Pete & Mattie Lindgren, 6 years
23 Emily & John Anderson, 19 years
26 Dave & Lucy Yorgason, 15 years
11 Kim & Troy Runnells, 4 years
15 Jeremy & Annisha, 9 years
22 Pete & Mattie Lindgren, 6 years
23 Emily & John Anderson, 19 years
26 Dave & Lucy Yorgason, 15 years
Grandma Martha
The highlight since our last letter was Sister's Week... For my part, I am the official historian thereof.
Reba and I left Wednesday @ 6 pm in Emily's van ...her being the driver. It was a pleasant drive...I watched two DVD's and presto I was at Lucy's. Jennifer, Angela and Finn were first to arrive; then Priscilla. She and I shared sleeping quarters... I was informed that I talk in my sleep as well as a moderate snore.
The following day Dorothy and girls arrived. Wendy got there safely as well with Benjamin. Lucy was an ideal host... planned great meals.
Our activites consisted of Garage Sales, making knee socks for toddlers, reading, painting toe nails, playing games and, of course, chatting into the wee hours of the morning (not me).
It was good to get away and be with the girls. Kind of a low when it was over... We returned with Emily after Church Sunday and here we are as if it was long ago.
Whatever happened prior to sister's week is a blur to this 82 year old memory.
I did have a visit with Tom and Marci... and Trent... Also Zachary came by and introduced us (Heather and I) to Rebecca, his fiance. Dorothy and girls and I went to a woman's meeting in which we listened to Carole Makita at our Stake House... afterwards we had a nice lunch and then over to my house for a further visit ... getting to know Nicole a little more. She is Daniel's friend.
Janet came over one time and brought me Ticket to Ride (German version)... We had fun playing... Later Rick told me how to use the train trips.
Now before I lose what I've written... I'm closing ... Love to all of you, I surely am blessed with the folks in my extended families... thank you for your kindness, Grandma, Gr. Mom and to all the Mothers... Happy Day.
Reba and I left Wednesday @ 6 pm in Emily's van ...her being the driver. It was a pleasant drive...I watched two DVD's and presto I was at Lucy's. Jennifer, Angela and Finn were first to arrive; then Priscilla. She and I shared sleeping quarters... I was informed that I talk in my sleep as well as a moderate snore.
The following day Dorothy and girls arrived. Wendy got there safely as well with Benjamin. Lucy was an ideal host... planned great meals.
Our activites consisted of Garage Sales, making knee socks for toddlers, reading, painting toe nails, playing games and, of course, chatting into the wee hours of the morning (not me).
It was good to get away and be with the girls. Kind of a low when it was over... We returned with Emily after Church Sunday and here we are as if it was long ago.
Whatever happened prior to sister's week is a blur to this 82 year old memory.
I did have a visit with Tom and Marci... and Trent... Also Zachary came by and introduced us (Heather and I) to Rebecca, his fiance. Dorothy and girls and I went to a woman's meeting in which we listened to Carole Makita at our Stake House... afterwards we had a nice lunch and then over to my house for a further visit ... getting to know Nicole a little more. She is Daniel's friend.
Janet came over one time and brought me Ticket to Ride (German version)... We had fun playing... Later Rick told me how to use the train trips.
Now before I lose what I've written... I'm closing ... Love to all of you, I surely am blessed with the folks in my extended families... thank you for your kindness, Grandma, Gr. Mom and to all the Mothers... Happy Day.
Jennifer & Steve
Finn and Grandma Dear Family,
I have the best sisters in the world! It was an enjoyable few days being in Boise with Mom, Angela, Dorothy, Lucy, Priscilla, Emily, Becky, Wendy, Heather, Penny, Lynnette, Reba, babies Finn and Benjamin, and Lucy’s family (Dave, Rachel, Nathan, and Kristen). Lucy was an incredible hostess! Thanks for the talks, the walks, the laughs, the games, the food, ping-pong, roasting chocolate marshmallows, jumping on the trampoline, Wii bowling (and other games that I’m so terrible at), open house tours, garage sales and the big hit – sewing babylegs! We had the best weather! and the time just flew by. I got to spend some extra time with Finn flying from Seattle to Boise and back, and gave Ammon a hug at the Seattle airport before flying to Oakland. When I arrived home Steve and I celebrated his 60th birthday at Claim Jumpers -- we ate just half the meal (took the rest home) so that we'd have room for dessert, Mud Pie. It was delish!
It has been fun playing scrabulous with a few of you on facebook – I like the online version because you can use abbreviations and slang and the computer adds up your points for you. It does take a while to get through a game, but that’s okay when your lives are so busy. It’s kind of a nice little break to check and see if it’s your turn. Thanks Saera for inviting me to facebook – I had never heard of it before then. And while I’m not into doing all the creative things you can do on this site, I do like scrabble.
We had a team building event at work where we went to the Crucible (a warehouse where art projects are made), divided into four teams and each person created a tile made out of either wood, glass, metal, or foundry. I learned foundry. This is when you carve a design in hard sand, pour melted metal into the design and when it is cooled, the design is reversed (kind of like a jello mold). It was interesting and a fun "work" day.
We've been reading Harry Potter (yeah, I know it's about time). We borrowed the books from Ammon and Angela and while Steve read all 7 books in less than two weeks, I just completed book 4. Once I finish a book, then we watch the corresponding movie (at least the ones that are out).
Steve is officially retired (on April 30)! It’s been nice having a house husband around. He does the laundry, grocery shopping, and even prepares dinner a few times a week. He has more time to read (which he loves). And we’re slowly starting to de-clutter.
Thanks to Angela for setting me up with photobucket so we could have a Lingo slideshow! (And thanks to those of you who responded to my plea for help.)
Love, Jennifer & Steve
Love, Jennifer & Steve
Daniel
Hey family, I figured that if I got a jump-start on my lingo entry, I wouldn't miss it this time around, so I am writing this on Friday, rather than 11:55 Sunday evening.
I think the biggest news right now is that I am finally a college graduate with an associate’s degree in art. Took long enough. Unfortunately, I'm far from being completely finished, I have two solid years before I finally get my bachelors degree and a bit more if I go for a bachelor of fine arts. Oh well, all in good time. I decided that this summer I will sadly be taking a break from theater and spend the time working, paying off debts, and beefing up my art portfolio so that I can apply for a job in my field (what a novel idea). Well, so far I have spent my break longboarding, jogging, hanging out with girls, increasing my movie collection, playing video games that I never had time for during school, and doing some art. I guess it's not exactly getting a second job and paying off debts, but it sounds like a lot more fun. I do have some stuff posted on my blog, go check it out! http://dtomlinson.blogspot.com/ it's still in the early stages right now, I have more work coming and hopefully the quality of work progresses as well.
I have recently realized that I am moving more and more into this crazy digital age, I have a laptop, an iPod (which I can hardly live without), more media (CDs, DVDs, and Video games) than anyone I know, and way more than any one person should have, two E-mail addresses (which I check regularly), a website which I never use, a blog (which I recently began updating again), a deviant art page (which I need to update), a YouTube account (on which I hope to begin posting in the next few weeks) and a facebook profile. What a cool time to live! Speaking of facebook, it's been fun to see some family members popping up on there!
Recently I discovered that one of my room-mates, like me, has hidden cooking talent. So we have been swapping cooking tips, it's been fun, we started taking turns making meals nothing official, just inviting each other to join in if one of us happens to be cooking. It's fun to meet people who get excited over new kitchen gadgets, and high quality cookware like I do. It’s kind of nerdy. I have good roommates. I have also recently discovered the secret to amazing blueberry pancakes, are you ready? You add fresh or frozen (thawed) blueberries to your ordinary pancake mix... and that's it. The results? Spectacular. This is probably common knowledge to most of you, but I was really excited when I tried this for the first time and it turned out great.
I guess that's all from me, I'm sure I will remember something else exciting I wanted to share, but I can't think of anything else. I hope everyone has an amazingly, productive and fun summer!
-Daniel
I think the biggest news right now is that I am finally a college graduate with an associate’s degree in art. Took long enough. Unfortunately, I'm far from being completely finished, I have two solid years before I finally get my bachelors degree and a bit more if I go for a bachelor of fine arts. Oh well, all in good time. I decided that this summer I will sadly be taking a break from theater and spend the time working, paying off debts, and beefing up my art portfolio so that I can apply for a job in my field (what a novel idea). Well, so far I have spent my break longboarding, jogging, hanging out with girls, increasing my movie collection, playing video games that I never had time for during school, and doing some art. I guess it's not exactly getting a second job and paying off debts, but it sounds like a lot more fun. I do have some stuff posted on my blog, go check it out! http://dtomlinson.blogspot.com/ it's still in the early stages right now, I have more work coming and hopefully the quality of work progresses as well.
I have recently realized that I am moving more and more into this crazy digital age, I have a laptop, an iPod (which I can hardly live without), more media (CDs, DVDs, and Video games) than anyone I know, and way more than any one person should have, two E-mail addresses (which I check regularly), a website which I never use, a blog (which I recently began updating again), a deviant art page (which I need to update), a YouTube account (on which I hope to begin posting in the next few weeks) and a facebook profile. What a cool time to live! Speaking of facebook, it's been fun to see some family members popping up on there!
Recently I discovered that one of my room-mates, like me, has hidden cooking talent. So we have been swapping cooking tips, it's been fun, we started taking turns making meals nothing official, just inviting each other to join in if one of us happens to be cooking. It's fun to meet people who get excited over new kitchen gadgets, and high quality cookware like I do. It’s kind of nerdy. I have good roommates. I have also recently discovered the secret to amazing blueberry pancakes, are you ready? You add fresh or frozen (thawed) blueberries to your ordinary pancake mix... and that's it. The results? Spectacular. This is probably common knowledge to most of you, but I was really excited when I tried this for the first time and it turned out great.
I guess that's all from me, I'm sure I will remember something else exciting I wanted to share, but I can't think of anything else. I hope everyone has an amazingly, productive and fun summer!
-Daniel
Emily & John
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Travis -- age 3
Hi Family,
Happy Mother’s Day! I can’t believe it’s already been a week since Sisters weekend ended. It was so nice to see everyone again. Thanks Lucy for being such a great host! The beds were comfy, the food was good, the games were fun! Making baby legs was a highlight. Thanks to Angela for the idea and to Dorothy and Jennifer for the sewing. I brought them to work this week and everyone loved them. Many of my co-workers sew, and we’re going to crank some out for our preemies that tend to get cold. We think it will work better than putting on their tee-shirts upside down, which is what we’re doing now. Anyway, thanks to cute Finn and Benjamin for being our models. My other favorite part about sisters’ weekend was sitting around the campfire and roasting chocolate marshmallows -- my new favorite treat! We also spent some time looking through houses and found Angela’s dream house. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that it will still be available next year when you’re ready to buy! By the way, I finished the book Escape by Carolyn Jessop who escaped the FLDS with her eight children. We had a few discussions about it while I was there. Priscilla said she actually was able to get a copy from the library, and she’s part way through it now as well. It’s a book that makes you really mad, but also grateful to not be apart of that crazy cult. If you get a chance to read it, I highly recommend it.
My family and I also spent Easter weekend in Boise with Lucy and her family. We really enjoyed getting together and playing and teasing Casey about his hair. Lucy pretended to give him a little trim. Casey completely wigged out when she showed him the little chunk of hair that supposedly was now gone from his head (actually it was from a wig, but the perfect match to his own hair color.) Lucy got the aftermath on video, it was pretty hilarious. We enjoyed the neighborhood egg hunt, swimming, and the new trampoline as well. Thanks again to Lucy and Dave for having us there for Easter.
My baby Travis turned 3 years old on April 7. He enjoyed choosing his birthday cake with Lightening McQueen from Cars on the top, and he sat through all of Horton Hears a Who. I’m sending pictures that he had taken a couple of weeks ago.
John finally decided it was time to get his inguinal hernia repaired. He had surgery here at Alta View on April 9. Everything went well, but he was pretty sore. He’s also pretty stubborn and went back to work 5 days later, definitely over doing it some days, but he’s much better now. He was a little stressed at the end of the month when he had to appear in court for his patient. He had to explain to the jury, and basically give a presentation on soft tissue injury and why his patient needed chiropractic care. He must have done a good job, because she won her case. John found out later that it was only the third time her lawyer had ever been to court, and it was the first time the other lawyer had ever lost a case of this nature.
Alyssa had her spring showcase with Adventure preschool at Wheeler Farm where we enjoyed watching her dance and sing. We also went to Kindergarten orientation at Canyon View. She’s so excited to start school in the Fall.
My Birthday was on Wednesday. I went to speech therapy with Travis. This weeks assignment is animal sounds with their accompanying sign. Then, we went to Costco where I picked up a copy of Stephanie Meyer’s new book Host. She’s the one that wrote the Twilight series that I read last year. I figured since I had read Escape so fast I was ready for another one. It’s been a little weird getting into it, but it’s getting good. After Costco we went to eat at Zupas in Draper. I was craving their Nuts about Berries salad. Then, we did a little clothes shopping at Kohls. After that it was time to pick up the kids at school and to go to Cub Scouts with Mitch. Later that night, Mom and Heather watched the kids while John and I went to Porcupine Grille with some friends for dinner.
So, that was how my birthday went not too bad after all.
I watched the news coverage all afternoon of David Archuleta in town with American Idol. You’ll all have to tune in next Tuesday night.
Well, Happy Mother’s Day ! Thanks Mom for having me and for being a great Mom!
Love, Emily, John, Casey, Mitch, Alyssa, and Travis
Hi Family,
Happy Mother’s Day! I can’t believe it’s already been a week since Sisters weekend ended. It was so nice to see everyone again. Thanks Lucy for being such a great host! The beds were comfy, the food was good, the games were fun! Making baby legs was a highlight. Thanks to Angela for the idea and to Dorothy and Jennifer for the sewing. I brought them to work this week and everyone loved them. Many of my co-workers sew, and we’re going to crank some out for our preemies that tend to get cold. We think it will work better than putting on their tee-shirts upside down, which is what we’re doing now. Anyway, thanks to cute Finn and Benjamin for being our models. My other favorite part about sisters’ weekend was sitting around the campfire and roasting chocolate marshmallows -- my new favorite treat! We also spent some time looking through houses and found Angela’s dream house. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that it will still be available next year when you’re ready to buy! By the way, I finished the book Escape by Carolyn Jessop who escaped the FLDS with her eight children. We had a few discussions about it while I was there. Priscilla said she actually was able to get a copy from the library, and she’s part way through it now as well. It’s a book that makes you really mad, but also grateful to not be apart of that crazy cult. If you get a chance to read it, I highly recommend it.
My family and I also spent Easter weekend in Boise with Lucy and her family. We really enjoyed getting together and playing and teasing Casey about his hair. Lucy pretended to give him a little trim. Casey completely wigged out when she showed him the little chunk of hair that supposedly was now gone from his head (actually it was from a wig, but the perfect match to his own hair color.) Lucy got the aftermath on video, it was pretty hilarious. We enjoyed the neighborhood egg hunt, swimming, and the new trampoline as well. Thanks again to Lucy and Dave for having us there for Easter.
My baby Travis turned 3 years old on April 7. He enjoyed choosing his birthday cake with Lightening McQueen from Cars on the top, and he sat through all of Horton Hears a Who. I’m sending pictures that he had taken a couple of weeks ago.
John finally decided it was time to get his inguinal hernia repaired. He had surgery here at Alta View on April 9. Everything went well, but he was pretty sore. He’s also pretty stubborn and went back to work 5 days later, definitely over doing it some days, but he’s much better now. He was a little stressed at the end of the month when he had to appear in court for his patient. He had to explain to the jury, and basically give a presentation on soft tissue injury and why his patient needed chiropractic care. He must have done a good job, because she won her case. John found out later that it was only the third time her lawyer had ever been to court, and it was the first time the other lawyer had ever lost a case of this nature.
Alyssa had her spring showcase with Adventure preschool at Wheeler Farm where we enjoyed watching her dance and sing. We also went to Kindergarten orientation at Canyon View. She’s so excited to start school in the Fall.
My Birthday was on Wednesday. I went to speech therapy with Travis. This weeks assignment is animal sounds with their accompanying sign. Then, we went to Costco where I picked up a copy of Stephanie Meyer’s new book Host. She’s the one that wrote the Twilight series that I read last year. I figured since I had read Escape so fast I was ready for another one. It’s been a little weird getting into it, but it’s getting good. After Costco we went to eat at Zupas in Draper. I was craving their Nuts about Berries salad. Then, we did a little clothes shopping at Kohls. After that it was time to pick up the kids at school and to go to Cub Scouts with Mitch. Later that night, Mom and Heather watched the kids while John and I went to Porcupine Grille with some friends for dinner.
So, that was how my birthday went not too bad after all.
I watched the news coverage all afternoon of David Archuleta in town with American Idol. You’ll all have to tune in next Tuesday night.
Well, Happy Mother’s Day ! Thanks Mom for having me and for being a great Mom!
Love, Emily, John, Casey, Mitch, Alyssa, and Travis
Saera
Hey everybody!
Daniel and I moved to Northampton, MA, at the beginning of April. Northampton is in Western Massachusetts. Daniel is working at a Starbucks downtown, about a 7 minute walk. I transferred to the nearest Whole Foods, which is in the town of Hadley to the Northeast. It's about a 30 minute bike ride to work for me. We live in a house that has been converted to apartments. It's very nice, in an actual neighborhood. I am volunteering for a farm called Montwood Community Farm, about a 5 minute bike ride away. That is a great opportunity, although I've only been able to go once so far. I am hoping to go again tomorrow. Earlier this week, we found a second cat on Craigslist. We renamed him Jubal. He is about 8 months old, active, playful, and affectionate. He is a little overweight, but we think this was from anxious overeating due to the four year old child he lived with before. He has calmed down a lot since he came to live with us, and we want to transition to allowing him outside soon.
The biggest thing in our lives right now is the development of our Buddhist practice and our growing involvement in the Soka Gakkai (Value Creation Society) International. The living room of our apartment is dedicated to our Gohonzon, the scroll that basically is a focal point for our practice. The size and shape of the room are well suited to meetings, so we are opening our home to fellow members, particularly the youth, for meetings, daimoku (chanting), and study. This is a great opportunity, and we are being showered with study materials to share. We have a World Peace Prayer Meeting the first Sunday of every month, and I had the opportunity to be one of the MCs for our May Meeting. We are meeting wonderful people and continuing to challenge ourselves to be more compassionate and courageous.
I have also found a wonderful opportunity to pursue my goal of eventually founding a village. I am volunteering for Montview Community Farm, a farm co-op located in Northampton, about a 5 minute bike ride from my house. This past Wednesday, I was able to work for about six and a half hours, planting potatoes, moving wood, transplanting greens, and building a trellis for peas. I worked with two other Sarahs and some other delightful people as well. It was my second day, and I hope to squeeze in more throughout the summer.
My current address is 50 Phillips Place #2R, Northampton, MA 01060.
I hope all is well with each of you, and that you are all making progress on those goals which engender compassion, courage, and a peaceful future for humanity!
-- Saera
Daniel and I moved to Northampton, MA, at the beginning of April. Northampton is in Western Massachusetts. Daniel is working at a Starbucks downtown, about a 7 minute walk. I transferred to the nearest Whole Foods, which is in the town of Hadley to the Northeast. It's about a 30 minute bike ride to work for me. We live in a house that has been converted to apartments. It's very nice, in an actual neighborhood. I am volunteering for a farm called Montwood Community Farm, about a 5 minute bike ride away. That is a great opportunity, although I've only been able to go once so far. I am hoping to go again tomorrow. Earlier this week, we found a second cat on Craigslist. We renamed him Jubal. He is about 8 months old, active, playful, and affectionate. He is a little overweight, but we think this was from anxious overeating due to the four year old child he lived with before. He has calmed down a lot since he came to live with us, and we want to transition to allowing him outside soon.
The biggest thing in our lives right now is the development of our Buddhist practice and our growing involvement in the Soka Gakkai (Value Creation Society) International. The living room of our apartment is dedicated to our Gohonzon, the scroll that basically is a focal point for our practice. The size and shape of the room are well suited to meetings, so we are opening our home to fellow members, particularly the youth, for meetings, daimoku (chanting), and study. This is a great opportunity, and we are being showered with study materials to share. We have a World Peace Prayer Meeting the first Sunday of every month, and I had the opportunity to be one of the MCs for our May Meeting. We are meeting wonderful people and continuing to challenge ourselves to be more compassionate and courageous.
I have also found a wonderful opportunity to pursue my goal of eventually founding a village. I am volunteering for Montview Community Farm, a farm co-op located in Northampton, about a 5 minute bike ride from my house. This past Wednesday, I was able to work for about six and a half hours, planting potatoes, moving wood, transplanting greens, and building a trellis for peas. I worked with two other Sarahs and some other delightful people as well. It was my second day, and I hope to squeeze in more throughout the summer.
My current address is 50 Phillips Place #2R, Northampton, MA 01060.
I hope all is well with each of you, and that you are all making progress on those goals which engender compassion, courage, and a peaceful future for humanity!
-- Saera
Ryan & Cheyney
Happy Mothers Day!
Spring is here and its raining as I write this. It's really pretty out here. The Dogwood trees bloomed and it was beautiful. We're gearing up for some fun summer trips. We are going camping in Georgia later this month and are headed out to Utah after that. The week after that it's up to DC. We try to do something fun one weekend a month. We went down to the beach in South Georgia last month and a had a fun time with Cheyn's parents.
North Carolina had its bout of primary fever. There are signs everywhere and the Clintons and Obama were always stopping in here or there. We went and saw Barack Obama speak at the Dean dome and were quite impressed.
I'm still really enjoying my job at the State Psychiatric Hospital. I enjoy the interesting people I get to see every day and try to help out a little. The hospital is shutting down next month and moving to a newly built facility. I'm excited for that.
Cheyney and I both turned thirty this past march and are wondering if we are officially adults now.
We hope all of you are doing well. It is a lot of fun to see the Lingo in blog form. All those behind it you are doing a wonderful job.
Ryan and Cheyney Lindgren
Spring is here and its raining as I write this. It's really pretty out here. The Dogwood trees bloomed and it was beautiful. We're gearing up for some fun summer trips. We are going camping in Georgia later this month and are headed out to Utah after that. The week after that it's up to DC. We try to do something fun one weekend a month. We went down to the beach in South Georgia last month and a had a fun time with Cheyn's parents.
North Carolina had its bout of primary fever. There are signs everywhere and the Clintons and Obama were always stopping in here or there. We went and saw Barack Obama speak at the Dean dome and were quite impressed.
I'm still really enjoying my job at the State Psychiatric Hospital. I enjoy the interesting people I get to see every day and try to help out a little. The hospital is shutting down next month and moving to a newly built facility. I'm excited for that.
Cheyney and I both turned thirty this past march and are wondering if we are officially adults now.
We hope all of you are doing well. It is a lot of fun to see the Lingo in blog form. All those behind it you are doing a wonderful job.
Ryan and Cheyney Lindgren
Heather
Summer is nearly here! I only have a couple more weeks of regular school. Then I'll start teaching summer school twice a week. (a little extra added to my paycheck is a good thing...)
I should have a busy summer this year! I'll be volunteering at This is the Place Pioneer Heritage Park once a week - wearing pioneer clothes and learning how to card wool and use a spinning wheel. I think it'll be kind of fun. I just auditioned for a show in the Alpine area. I'll find out by the end of the week if that will be added to my summer or not. (the problem is: there's so much talent in this area, that I'm not needed as much as I was at the Old Barn Theater. Hopefully there's a shortage of adults auditioning, and they need me to balance out all those teenagers...) Between summer school, the Pioneer Park, hopefully the show, and a family reunion, this will be a fun summer!
I just received a new calling at church, to be the Senior Primary chorister. Today was my first day, and boy was I nervous! But, those older kids aren't as scary as I thought. Thank goodness! I will miss teaching my 7-8 year old class, though. They were working on earning a class party (fill the 'reverence jar' by adding gems when they participate, sit quietly, etc) They were so excited about earning that party, that I will probably have one anyway, in a couple weeks.
Heather
I should have a busy summer this year! I'll be volunteering at This is the Place Pioneer Heritage Park once a week - wearing pioneer clothes and learning how to card wool and use a spinning wheel. I think it'll be kind of fun. I just auditioned for a show in the Alpine area. I'll find out by the end of the week if that will be added to my summer or not. (the problem is: there's so much talent in this area, that I'm not needed as much as I was at the Old Barn Theater. Hopefully there's a shortage of adults auditioning, and they need me to balance out all those teenagers...) Between summer school, the Pioneer Park, hopefully the show, and a family reunion, this will be a fun summer!
I just received a new calling at church, to be the Senior Primary chorister. Today was my first day, and boy was I nervous! But, those older kids aren't as scary as I thought. Thank goodness! I will miss teaching my 7-8 year old class, though. They were working on earning a class party (fill the 'reverence jar' by adding gems when they participate, sit quietly, etc) They were so excited about earning that party, that I will probably have one anyway, in a couple weeks.
Heather
Wendy & Justin
Hey Lingos! Just wanted to say hello and tell you thank you for such a fun sisters weekend. Thanks to Lucy for hosting us all and feeding us so well and making sure we were all comfortable. Not a small task, to say the least. It was so great to be with so many of you! I especially enjoyed playing games and chatting and sewing with you all!
I just updated my blog with Boise photos. The blog has the latest happenings on us.
Happy Mother's Day! I'm so thankful for my wonderful mom! Justin and my kids helped me have a great mother's day. Justin held down the fort while I took a three-hour nap today. He made dinner and the kids cleaned it up (begrudgingly, I might add).
Hope to see you all at the next sisters reunion, if not sooner!
Love, Wendy
I just updated my blog with Boise photos. The blog has the latest happenings on us.
Happy Mother's Day! I'm so thankful for my wonderful mom! Justin and my kids helped me have a great mother's day. Justin held down the fort while I took a three-hour nap today. He made dinner and the kids cleaned it up (begrudgingly, I might add).
Hope to see you all at the next sisters reunion, if not sooner!
Love, Wendy
Priscilla & Jim
Dear Family,
Hope you all enjoyed your mother’s day as I did. It is especially great to have a first grader, they make some of the most precious cards. I’m glad mother’s day is on Sunday. I love to see and hear children sing to me. This year we each received a green houseplant to bring home.
Here is update on the family:
James:… is driving... with his learner's permit. He has learned both the standard and automatic and has done a fair amount of night time driving. He just played Demetrius in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with his high school. The school also held it's first annual Screen Wars competition. The movie had to be under five minutes. James made a movie about an alien this past year, but longer than five minutes so he entered one he did for his friend Dave during his campaign running as Spirit Leader for the school. He was awarded best comedy. At the end of the showing they allowed the audience to vote for the people's choice, or most popular... and James won that too. So he received a trophy and his friend Dave went home with one too. Currently he is up to making yet another movie with some talented friends. One just received a mission call to Brazil . I understand there are 39 Brazilian Missions now. James has been taking a lifeguard course, maybe he will get to be a lifeguard at the pool this summer.
Hyrum: …cleaned his room yesterday! He gave a lot of toys away to his younger brothers, says he hasn’t played with them in over a year. Guess things are changing. He works hard and likes to have fun. He rant the mile on the junior high track team. It is amazing to me because I could never run a mile in under 10 minutes and he runs them in less than 7. He continues to get A+'s in school except for his algebra challenge this year. Krista also put him on her cell phone plan. He uses this quite a bit to communicate with friends (texting mostly) and I like being able to know where he's at.
Bryan: …earned his arrow of light and religious square knot just before crossing over into Boy Scouts. Actually this hasn’t happened yet because they decided to postpone it to May’s pack meeting since I was on my way to Boise for the last pack meeting, April 30th. He has had some good scout leaders (and it doesn’t always have to be me). Bryan may be getting glasses soon and we think he may be lactose intolerant.
Isaiah: …can’t believe 1st grade is nearly over. Isaiah is a terrific reader and mathematician. Spelling however makes no sense to him (me either) He had no problem having Riley join him as a roommate.
Riley: … talks your ear off. The talking is great, the repetition drives us nuts. He really likes to go to the park. We discovered yesterday that he prefers to stay dry as the other boys were running through the sprinklers.
Samantha: …her eyes melt your heart. She has been caught saying just a few words. She is much steadier on her feet now. She often challenges our cat.
Can’t believe just two weeks of school left and Summer is here!
Had a great time in Boise, glad I was able to go. So when are you all moving to Boise ? The baby legs were a cute project. I was more into Emily’s book, Escape, by Carolyn Jessop and just finished reading it after checking it out at my local library. I hear I missed most of the fun Saturday night. Hey, and I missed the carrot juice.
Lucy, thank you for hosting and, by the way, Happy Birthday.
Love, Priscilla
Hope you all enjoyed your mother’s day as I did. It is especially great to have a first grader, they make some of the most precious cards. I’m glad mother’s day is on Sunday. I love to see and hear children sing to me. This year we each received a green houseplant to bring home.
Here is update on the family:
James:… is driving... with his learner's permit. He has learned both the standard and automatic and has done a fair amount of night time driving. He just played Demetrius in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with his high school. The school also held it's first annual Screen Wars competition. The movie had to be under five minutes. James made a movie about an alien this past year, but longer than five minutes so he entered one he did for his friend Dave during his campaign running as Spirit Leader for the school. He was awarded best comedy. At the end of the showing they allowed the audience to vote for the people's choice, or most popular... and James won that too. So he received a trophy and his friend Dave went home with one too. Currently he is up to making yet another movie with some talented friends. One just received a mission call to Brazil . I understand there are 39 Brazilian Missions now. James has been taking a lifeguard course, maybe he will get to be a lifeguard at the pool this summer.
Hyrum: …cleaned his room yesterday! He gave a lot of toys away to his younger brothers, says he hasn’t played with them in over a year. Guess things are changing. He works hard and likes to have fun. He rant the mile on the junior high track team. It is amazing to me because I could never run a mile in under 10 minutes and he runs them in less than 7. He continues to get A+'s in school except for his algebra challenge this year. Krista also put him on her cell phone plan. He uses this quite a bit to communicate with friends (texting mostly) and I like being able to know where he's at.
Bryan: …earned his arrow of light and religious square knot just before crossing over into Boy Scouts. Actually this hasn’t happened yet because they decided to postpone it to May’s pack meeting since I was on my way to Boise for the last pack meeting, April 30th. He has had some good scout leaders (and it doesn’t always have to be me). Bryan may be getting glasses soon and we think he may be lactose intolerant.
Isaiah: …can’t believe 1st grade is nearly over. Isaiah is a terrific reader and mathematician. Spelling however makes no sense to him (me either) He had no problem having Riley join him as a roommate.
Riley: … talks your ear off. The talking is great, the repetition drives us nuts. He really likes to go to the park. We discovered yesterday that he prefers to stay dry as the other boys were running through the sprinklers.
Samantha: …her eyes melt your heart. She has been caught saying just a few words. She is much steadier on her feet now. She often challenges our cat.
Can’t believe just two weeks of school left and Summer is here!
Had a great time in Boise, glad I was able to go. So when are you all moving to Boise ? The baby legs were a cute project. I was more into Emily’s book, Escape, by Carolyn Jessop and just finished reading it after checking it out at my local library. I hear I missed most of the fun Saturday night. Hey, and I missed the carrot juice.
Lucy, thank you for hosting and, by the way, Happy Birthday.
Love, Priscilla
Dorothy & Alan
Dear Family,
It has been a very beautiful spring day… my tulips, daffodils, and other flowers are in their full glory. I look forward to my “instant” spring flower garden every year. Too bad the rest of year doesn’t produce “instant” flowers like that without any effort from me.
I’m happily surrounded by most of my children on this Mother’s Day Sunday. I always like having our children here, watching how well they get along with each other, listening to their conversations and seeing the fun they have with each other. Somehow they come up with very entertaining fun of their own making, like watching a slide-show of themselves doing innovative and unique poses in front of the camera when we were at Thanksgiving Point two weeks ago. They sure laugh at themselves. I’m glad they like each other so well and like to get together. I feel very blessed and honored to be their mother. Mom also came and spent a few hours with us this evening.
Last weekend it was nice to drive up to Lucy’s with my daughters, Heather, Penny, Becky, and Lynnette. We had good conversation all the way up and back. Lucy made us all feel so welcome in her beautiful home… and Dave and their dear children didn’t seem to mind that we took over their rooms for a few days. Thank you Nathan for letting Penny and I sleep in your room for three nights. Your bed is very comfortable. I like seeing Lucy’s home decorated with symbols of those things that she holds most dear… her family, the Savior, temples, etc. I was impressed at how organized Lucy was in taking care of her family and all of us and ours needs all at the same time and never seemed to get rattled. Always happy and gracious.
It was so nice to visit and do things with Wendy, Jennifer, Angela, Priscilla, Emily, Mom, Reba, and Lucy as well as my daughters while we were there. Little Benjamin and Finn are such cute babies…. It was fun to learn about Angela’s invention of “baby-legs.” Now that I know how to make them I plan to share the idea with the young mothers in our ward. I’m sure they’ll like the idea too. Thanks, Ang! The walks, the garage sales, games, and sight-seeing together were enjoyable. I look forward to continuing this tradition for many years to come.
In the month of March we celebrated Ariane’s 15th and Becky’s birthdays the weekend we went to Logan and saw Jason and Becky perform in “Beauty and the Beast.” Becky was a very beautiful “Belle” and Jason was handsome in all the little parts he played in the chorus (towns-person, dinner knife, etc.). Daniel acted just like Elvis and Kuzco (the Prince’s New Groove) in his interpretation of the Pharaoh in “Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat.” We’re proud of our very talented children and I’m glad they have so much fun acting.
In April we celebrated Marcus’ 18th birthday and Katherine’s 4th birthday. We also celebrated the graduations of Lynnette from LDS Business College and Daniel from Utah Valley University. Daniel isn’t finished with school yet… he plans to continue this fall, but it was nice to mark this event of his achievement.
The last Friday of April, Alan took the day off and we moved Kevin and Penny home for the summer…. We really packed the van tight with all their stuff so we could do it in one trip. After we unloaded everything at home, Alan and I replaced that old van with one just 5 years newer and in much better condition. However, we regret not having the same amount of cargo space. Next time we move them it will definitely take two carloads.
Our Stake’s Youth Conference this summer will be a “Pioneer Trek” at Martins Cove like we did four years ago. They invited all the youth in the stake to draw a picture depicting the theme “Faith In Every Footstep” that could be used as their logo. Two pictures were selected, one of which was Marcus’ very detailed drawing. It was copied and silk-screened on to each of the 25 flags they made, one for each pioneer family. It was fun for all of us to see him honored with this recognition of his talent.
I appreciate this way of staying connected with all of you- I look forward to reading your letters.
Love, Dorothy and family
It has been a very beautiful spring day… my tulips, daffodils, and other flowers are in their full glory. I look forward to my “instant” spring flower garden every year. Too bad the rest of year doesn’t produce “instant” flowers like that without any effort from me.
I’m happily surrounded by most of my children on this Mother’s Day Sunday. I always like having our children here, watching how well they get along with each other, listening to their conversations and seeing the fun they have with each other. Somehow they come up with very entertaining fun of their own making, like watching a slide-show of themselves doing innovative and unique poses in front of the camera when we were at Thanksgiving Point two weeks ago. They sure laugh at themselves. I’m glad they like each other so well and like to get together. I feel very blessed and honored to be their mother. Mom also came and spent a few hours with us this evening.
Last weekend it was nice to drive up to Lucy’s with my daughters, Heather, Penny, Becky, and Lynnette. We had good conversation all the way up and back. Lucy made us all feel so welcome in her beautiful home… and Dave and their dear children didn’t seem to mind that we took over their rooms for a few days. Thank you Nathan for letting Penny and I sleep in your room for three nights. Your bed is very comfortable. I like seeing Lucy’s home decorated with symbols of those things that she holds most dear… her family, the Savior, temples, etc. I was impressed at how organized Lucy was in taking care of her family and all of us and ours needs all at the same time and never seemed to get rattled. Always happy and gracious.
It was so nice to visit and do things with Wendy, Jennifer, Angela, Priscilla, Emily, Mom, Reba, and Lucy as well as my daughters while we were there. Little Benjamin and Finn are such cute babies…. It was fun to learn about Angela’s invention of “baby-legs.” Now that I know how to make them I plan to share the idea with the young mothers in our ward. I’m sure they’ll like the idea too. Thanks, Ang! The walks, the garage sales, games, and sight-seeing together were enjoyable. I look forward to continuing this tradition for many years to come.
In the month of March we celebrated Ariane’s 15th and Becky’s birthdays the weekend we went to Logan and saw Jason and Becky perform in “Beauty and the Beast.” Becky was a very beautiful “Belle” and Jason was handsome in all the little parts he played in the chorus (towns-person, dinner knife, etc.). Daniel acted just like Elvis and Kuzco (the Prince’s New Groove) in his interpretation of the Pharaoh in “Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat.” We’re proud of our very talented children and I’m glad they have so much fun acting.
In April we celebrated Marcus’ 18th birthday and Katherine’s 4th birthday. We also celebrated the graduations of Lynnette from LDS Business College and Daniel from Utah Valley University. Daniel isn’t finished with school yet… he plans to continue this fall, but it was nice to mark this event of his achievement.
The last Friday of April, Alan took the day off and we moved Kevin and Penny home for the summer…. We really packed the van tight with all their stuff so we could do it in one trip. After we unloaded everything at home, Alan and I replaced that old van with one just 5 years newer and in much better condition. However, we regret not having the same amount of cargo space. Next time we move them it will definitely take two carloads.
Our Stake’s Youth Conference this summer will be a “Pioneer Trek” at Martins Cove like we did four years ago. They invited all the youth in the stake to draw a picture depicting the theme “Faith In Every Footstep” that could be used as their logo. Two pictures were selected, one of which was Marcus’ very detailed drawing. It was copied and silk-screened on to each of the 25 flags they made, one for each pioneer family. It was fun for all of us to see him honored with this recognition of his talent.
I appreciate this way of staying connected with all of you- I look forward to reading your letters.
Love, Dorothy and family
Lucy & Dave
Hello Family,
Happy Spring-it actually seems like March we have been so windy and we even see people out flying kites. The weekend all of you ladies were here was absolutely weather perfect. Where can you live with year round weather like that?
I seem to be recruiting and I am hoping within a few years I actually have my side of the family living here. In March we had three weekends in a row of visitors that made for some fun memories. Since we didn’t end up going anywhere for spring break we bought a trampoline. My kids have not missed a day of jumping on it since then. Even in cold, wind and rain. The trampoline was long overdue. Rachel used it to work on tumbling skills.
Last week Rachel spent every night at the cheerleading tryout clinic for her high school next year. After the official audition on Friday she made it on the freshman cheerleading squad at Rocky Mountain high school. This is a brand new school opening in the fall. She is very excited and I am very tired just thinking about it. She will practice three nights a week and cheer year round! She is a flyer, which means she is the girl they throw in the air. Yes I am nervous. But trying to be very supportive of something she really wants to do. Her coach expects every girl to do a back handspring and the seniors have to do back tucks or they don’t even make the squad. This is not at all a popularity thing like it was when I was in high school. Her coach has taken state championships for thee years and plans on doing it again. She is very competitive.
Nathan has finished up his flag football season and really loves his scouting program. He is the den chief for the WeBeLos I am over and so we work together. This is really fun for both of us. Nathan was so excited for Rachel to make the cheer squad that he was willing to give her a hug. (Typical 11 year old not interested in hugging his sisters). When I took the picture I told them how my parents always took a picture of Emily and I at Christmas hugging because that is the only time it usually happened. Now I like to hug her whenever I can.
When Emily and her family came to see us for Easter, Casey had long hair that Emily was giving him a hard time about. In the picture I acted as if I was cutting his hair and he didn’t know he was giving me a thumbs up for that. I showed him the picture and then a 6 inch swatch of hair from a wig we have that matches his hair color exact. He just about died, so did I from laughing so hard. Of course I have that all on video so at the next family reunion I will show anyone who is interested. Thanks again Casey for the entertainment. You’re a good kid and Rachel is excited to be at EFY with you for a week.
Kristen keeps loosing teeth. Sometimes we can’t understand her because her front teeth are gone. She is a fun and very happy 7 year old. I get more pictures drawn for me than anyone. Especially today on Mother’s Day.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you nurturing females. I was given a small package of chocolate kisses at Church. I didn’t even share them.
Happy Spring-it actually seems like March we have been so windy and we even see people out flying kites. The weekend all of you ladies were here was absolutely weather perfect. Where can you live with year round weather like that?
I seem to be recruiting and I am hoping within a few years I actually have my side of the family living here. In March we had three weekends in a row of visitors that made for some fun memories. Since we didn’t end up going anywhere for spring break we bought a trampoline. My kids have not missed a day of jumping on it since then. Even in cold, wind and rain. The trampoline was long overdue. Rachel used it to work on tumbling skills.
Last week Rachel spent every night at the cheerleading tryout clinic for her high school next year. After the official audition on Friday she made it on the freshman cheerleading squad at Rocky Mountain high school. This is a brand new school opening in the fall. She is very excited and I am very tired just thinking about it. She will practice three nights a week and cheer year round! She is a flyer, which means she is the girl they throw in the air. Yes I am nervous. But trying to be very supportive of something she really wants to do. Her coach expects every girl to do a back handspring and the seniors have to do back tucks or they don’t even make the squad. This is not at all a popularity thing like it was when I was in high school. Her coach has taken state championships for thee years and plans on doing it again. She is very competitive.
Nathan has finished up his flag football season and really loves his scouting program. He is the den chief for the WeBeLos I am over and so we work together. This is really fun for both of us. Nathan was so excited for Rachel to make the cheer squad that he was willing to give her a hug. (Typical 11 year old not interested in hugging his sisters). When I took the picture I told them how my parents always took a picture of Emily and I at Christmas hugging because that is the only time it usually happened. Now I like to hug her whenever I can.
When Emily and her family came to see us for Easter, Casey had long hair that Emily was giving him a hard time about. In the picture I acted as if I was cutting his hair and he didn’t know he was giving me a thumbs up for that. I showed him the picture and then a 6 inch swatch of hair from a wig we have that matches his hair color exact. He just about died, so did I from laughing so hard. Of course I have that all on video so at the next family reunion I will show anyone who is interested. Thanks again Casey for the entertainment. You’re a good kid and Rachel is excited to be at EFY with you for a week.
Kristen keeps loosing teeth. Sometimes we can’t understand her because her front teeth are gone. She is a fun and very happy 7 year old. I get more pictures drawn for me than anyone. Especially today on Mother’s Day.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you nurturing females. I was given a small package of chocolate kisses at Church. I didn’t even share them.
I have really enjoyed all my friends who keep adding me to facebook. My favorite is the scrabulous game I have been playing with some of you. Anyone else want to play? Congratulations Zac on your engagement. We hope the celebrations all go smoothly. Is anyone going to Nauvoo to see April? I would love to hear about it. It was really great to see many of you these last few months. Remember you are always welcome at my house.
Love, Lucy
Ammon & Angela
The last two months have flown by for the Gilbert family!
On April 10 we celebrated Finn's half birthday, complete with half of a birthday cake! And Finn started eating solid food. He isn't that into it but does seem to like sweet potatoes and apples the best. Finn also started swim lessons. Every Sunday afternoon Finn and Ammon hit the pool. He is the youngest baby in the class but really seems to enjoy splashing around in the water.
It seems like Finn is growing by the minute and everyday he learns new tricks. He is so close to crawling! He has the motions down, but he is still learning how to put it all together. This morning, I left him in the room on his tummy and when I came back a minute later he was sitting up! We haven't actually seen him do it, but apparently he can!
In April, the three of us went to Boise for a weekend away. The weather was beautiful and warm and a much needed break from the months of cold and gray we have had here in Seattle. Finn did great on the plane and loved all of the attention from his cousins. We had a wonderful time visiting the Yorgason's and loved looking at houses and neighborhoods all over Boise. We are seriously considering a move to Boise and the trip made our thoughts more real.
At the end of April, Finn and I met Jennifer at Sea-Tac and headed back to Boise for Sister's weekend. What fun!! I'm sure many of you will write about it, so I'll share our highlights. It was great for Finn to spend time with his grandma. Jennifer is such a loving grandma (and mom and mother-in-law,) we are all so lucky! I enjoyed meeting Wendy and Benjamin and was thankful that Finn had a playmate. I had fun sharing the 'coolness' of Babylegs and am glad that I started a new trend with the Lindgrens. And of course playing games, girl talk and great food made the entire weekend a blast. Oh and how can I forget, the amazing backrub from the wonderful Becky Tomlinson?? It was amazing and sorely needed! I just had such a wonderful time catching up with everyone. I am so proud to be apart of your family, you all make me feel so welcome and I enjoy every chance we get to spend with you!!
We had a nice Mother's Day; Ammon changed all of the diapers, did the dishes and gave me a nice framed picture of Finn and I. I also got a coupon for a date night, so I'll be looking forward to that! Other than those major events, life has been pretty normal. Ammon has about a month left in his technical writing program. We are looking forward to the end. He definitely has a case of senioritis! I am still working part-time and during the day Finn and I spend time with our Mom and Baby group, which I organize. We are looking forward to the summer and hoping for some nice weather.
Angela
On April 10 we celebrated Finn's half birthday, complete with half of a birthday cake! And Finn started eating solid food. He isn't that into it but does seem to like sweet potatoes and apples the best. Finn also started swim lessons. Every Sunday afternoon Finn and Ammon hit the pool. He is the youngest baby in the class but really seems to enjoy splashing around in the water.
It seems like Finn is growing by the minute and everyday he learns new tricks. He is so close to crawling! He has the motions down, but he is still learning how to put it all together. This morning, I left him in the room on his tummy and when I came back a minute later he was sitting up! We haven't actually seen him do it, but apparently he can!
In April, the three of us went to Boise for a weekend away. The weather was beautiful and warm and a much needed break from the months of cold and gray we have had here in Seattle. Finn did great on the plane and loved all of the attention from his cousins. We had a wonderful time visiting the Yorgason's and loved looking at houses and neighborhoods all over Boise. We are seriously considering a move to Boise and the trip made our thoughts more real.
At the end of April, Finn and I met Jennifer at Sea-Tac and headed back to Boise for Sister's weekend. What fun!! I'm sure many of you will write about it, so I'll share our highlights. It was great for Finn to spend time with his grandma. Jennifer is such a loving grandma (and mom and mother-in-law,) we are all so lucky! I enjoyed meeting Wendy and Benjamin and was thankful that Finn had a playmate. I had fun sharing the 'coolness' of Babylegs and am glad that I started a new trend with the Lindgrens. And of course playing games, girl talk and great food made the entire weekend a blast. Oh and how can I forget, the amazing backrub from the wonderful Becky Tomlinson?? It was amazing and sorely needed! I just had such a wonderful time catching up with everyone. I am so proud to be apart of your family, you all make me feel so welcome and I enjoy every chance we get to spend with you!!
We had a nice Mother's Day; Ammon changed all of the diapers, did the dishes and gave me a nice framed picture of Finn and I. I also got a coupon for a date night, so I'll be looking forward to that! Other than those major events, life has been pretty normal. Ammon has about a month left in his technical writing program. We are looking forward to the end. He definitely has a case of senioritis! I am still working part-time and during the day Finn and I spend time with our Mom and Baby group, which I organize. We are looking forward to the summer and hoping for some nice weather.
Angela
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