January
16 Reba Lindgren
16 Tanner Troutman
17 Hyrum Hanlon
20 Hans Lindgren
22 Sharron Lindgren
22 Matthew Bosley
23 Rebecca Lindgren
24 Alan Tomlinson
27 Darwin Buhler
30 Nathan Yorgason
30 Sydney Morgan
February
4 Samantha Anderson
6 Kevin Tomlinson
8 Jason Tomlinson
11 Courtney Lindgren
16 Misty Lyn Lindgren
20 Priscilla Hanlon
21 Alexander Hill
23 Carson Lindgren
March
1 John Lindgren
4 Ryan Dahle
Monday, January 12, 2009
Happy Anniversary!
James & Lynnette 1-14
Rick & Reba 1-16
Melissa & Ryan 2-5
Jason & Becky 3-1
Ryan & Cheyney 3-9
Rick & Reba 1-16
Melissa & Ryan 2-5
Jason & Becky 3-1
Ryan & Cheyney 3-9
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Daniel
Dear family,
Hello and Happy New Year. I for one thoroughly enjoyed the holidays,
although they seemed too short, and now it's back to my wonderful,
busy, stressful, poor-college-student life. School just started for me
this past Wednesday. I already feel like I may have bit off a bit more
than I can chew, but I know that I feel this stress at the beginning
of every semester, so I'm really not all that worried. I have a few
great classes lined up; a few Illustration classes, a music class and
a theater design class. Then just to keep things fun I've got a
ballroom dance class.
Life is good for me here in Provo, I have high hopes for this new
semester and am excited to see what 2009 holds for me.
I hope that everyone is happy and well,
love,
-Daniel
Hello and Happy New Year. I for one thoroughly enjoyed the holidays,
although they seemed too short, and now it's back to my wonderful,
busy, stressful, poor-college-student life. School just started for me
this past Wednesday. I already feel like I may have bit off a bit more
than I can chew, but I know that I feel this stress at the beginning
of every semester, so I'm really not all that worried. I have a few
great classes lined up; a few Illustration classes, a music class and
a theater design class. Then just to keep things fun I've got a
ballroom dance class.
Life is good for me here in Provo, I have high hopes for this new
semester and am excited to see what 2009 holds for me.
I hope that everyone is happy and well,
love,
-Daniel
Grandma Martha
Dear Family,
I am overwhelmed and awed. I can't believe it's 2009 and we've survived the holidays. It's been a great time and good to be able to visit with some of you. Starting out with Thanksgiving, the Rankins, Gilberts, Andersons, Tomlinsons and Tom Lindgren family helped to make it a good occasion. Angela made some cute cupcake favors in the form of a turkey. Steve and John got the chairs from the ward. John's sister supplied us with two long tables. So we were blessed with a feast... everyone bringing something.
We had a white Christmas and at other days. At Christmas Eve we listened to Kevin play the piano....Alyssa and Mitchell entertained us with song and skit... Dorothy made us soup and the Andersons brought the bowls. Marci and Tom and family brought yummy food too. Instead of the traditional white elephant game, we used the exchanges with the right and left game. During the evening, our neighbors, the Smiths sang carols... that was fun.
Priscilla, Bryan and Isaiah came to be with us at New Year's Eve and a few extra days... During this time, Priscilla went to interview Aunt Pearl and myself as part of her school assignment... which brought on some reminiscing. On New Year's Eve day we all went to the movies and saw Bedtime Stories.... The Andersons and Hanlon cousins had good times... went frolicing in the snow... thanks to Emily... who took them sleigh riding. Rick and Reba joined us for a game of Ticket to Ride. Rebecca came to visit as well. They brought gifts... a cozy wrap around. Received good wishes for the new year via the phone from Trevor, Rick Jr., Ryan, Mike. Enjoyed the greeting cards from the Moss's, Troutmans, Andersons.
Wish to thank you for the gifts.. lots of chocolate... yum. I finished reading Out of the Darkness and Into the light... books from Tom and Marci... also the tote bag which I use as my #1 purse... The cozy blanket from Andersons cover my bed. John brought over a large poinsetta which adds so much to the season. Looking forward to the Hale Theatre in 2009... thanking Marty and Janet. The DVD the Stonecutter is great... Ron Tanner in my ward showed the film at our ward. It has to do with his ancestor. John and Sharron came over and brought The Christmas Box... and a box with an amaryllis in it... which I planted as per instructions. So thanks to all of you for making the holidays special.
Together with Emily, Priscilla, and Jennifer via computer technology we predicted some things for 2009. I'll see if 2009 is as good as 2008, we've got it made.
One of the great new items has been the parishes of Norway online. When I think of the days and hours spent at the library in researching out of these same films... I'm awed... to be able to stay home and search them on the internet is amazing.
At one time we watched the BYU Folkdancers on TV... April was in it but she passed by too quickly... nevertheless it was a great show.
Pearl sent over a basket of fruit via Jesse... Jesse came down the snowy driveway and you guessed it.. got stuck. Had to call John to come to the rescue along with his nephew... HAVE TO have four wheel drive.. like John and Priscilla had.... and Steve.
I'm grateful you are all well and healthy. It's a blessing... and I wish for you a happy New Year... Love you all... Grandma Martha
I am overwhelmed and awed. I can't believe it's 2009 and we've survived the holidays. It's been a great time and good to be able to visit with some of you. Starting out with Thanksgiving, the Rankins, Gilberts, Andersons, Tomlinsons and Tom Lindgren family helped to make it a good occasion. Angela made some cute cupcake favors in the form of a turkey. Steve and John got the chairs from the ward. John's sister supplied us with two long tables. So we were blessed with a feast... everyone bringing something.
We had a white Christmas and at other days. At Christmas Eve we listened to Kevin play the piano....Alyssa and Mitchell entertained us with song and skit... Dorothy made us soup and the Andersons brought the bowls. Marci and Tom and family brought yummy food too. Instead of the traditional white elephant game, we used the exchanges with the right and left game. During the evening, our neighbors, the Smiths sang carols... that was fun.
Priscilla, Bryan and Isaiah came to be with us at New Year's Eve and a few extra days... During this time, Priscilla went to interview Aunt Pearl and myself as part of her school assignment... which brought on some reminiscing. On New Year's Eve day we all went to the movies and saw Bedtime Stories.... The Andersons and Hanlon cousins had good times... went frolicing in the snow... thanks to Emily... who took them sleigh riding. Rick and Reba joined us for a game of Ticket to Ride. Rebecca came to visit as well. They brought gifts... a cozy wrap around. Received good wishes for the new year via the phone from Trevor, Rick Jr., Ryan, Mike. Enjoyed the greeting cards from the Moss's, Troutmans, Andersons.
Wish to thank you for the gifts.. lots of chocolate... yum. I finished reading Out of the Darkness and Into the light... books from Tom and Marci... also the tote bag which I use as my #1 purse... The cozy blanket from Andersons cover my bed. John brought over a large poinsetta which adds so much to the season. Looking forward to the Hale Theatre in 2009... thanking Marty and Janet. The DVD the Stonecutter is great... Ron Tanner in my ward showed the film at our ward. It has to do with his ancestor. John and Sharron came over and brought The Christmas Box... and a box with an amaryllis in it... which I planted as per instructions. So thanks to all of you for making the holidays special.
Together with Emily, Priscilla, and Jennifer via computer technology we predicted some things for 2009. I'll see if 2009 is as good as 2008, we've got it made.
One of the great new items has been the parishes of Norway online. When I think of the days and hours spent at the library in researching out of these same films... I'm awed... to be able to stay home and search them on the internet is amazing.
At one time we watched the BYU Folkdancers on TV... April was in it but she passed by too quickly... nevertheless it was a great show.
Pearl sent over a basket of fruit via Jesse... Jesse came down the snowy driveway and you guessed it.. got stuck. Had to call John to come to the rescue along with his nephew... HAVE TO have four wheel drive.. like John and Priscilla had.... and Steve.
I'm grateful you are all well and healthy. It's a blessing... and I wish for you a happy New Year... Love you all... Grandma Martha
Saera
It's been awhile since I wrote anything for the Lingo, so I'm backtracking quite a bit.
In September I resumed my university education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I took the proposal writing class for the Bachelor's Degree Individual Concentration Program and was eventually accepted through passing the class. At this time, my Concentration is Sustainable Communities, although I am considering finding a more apt name. Basically my studies will be revolving around building the knowledge and skills vital to the founding of a community with the health of the planet, the happiness of individuals, and a functional society in mind. My other classes were Intro to Biology, Cultural Anthropology, Pre-calculus, and Human Ecology. Human Ecology was by far my favorite class. In it we discussed the ways in which humans create and affect their environments, and in which the environment affects humans. We covered a wide range of topics and developed the ability to think more critically about class, race, and social organization. This class was strongly reinforced by the Cultural Anthropology class. Math was less stressful than it has been for many years, due to a compassionate teacher using enlightened methods. Biology was a huge struggle for me, but I learned a lot and ultimately I'm grateful I took it when I did. Grades are finally all in, and I'm happy to report a 3.55 GPA so far!
Daniel and I are still participating in Soka Gakkai International activities, and strengthening our practice of chanting Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo bit by bit. Recently I began reading the second half of The Human Revolution by Daisaku Ikeda, an account of the early years of the Soka Gakkai in novelized form. I've also been catching up on reading the World Tribune and Living Buddhism, both of which inspire me.
We had a quiet Christmas. Daniel worked during the day, and in the evening we went to dinner at our close friend Ann's parent's house. Daniel worked New Year's too, but Ann another friend, Sabriyah, and I went to the local countdown. It was freezing, so we went immediately home and played a game of Settlers of Catan. The next day Sabriyah and I attended New Year's Gongyo, a special World Peace Prayer Meeting commemorating the opportunity the New Year presents us to be redetermined in our commitment to building world peace through the happiness of every individual.
The economy is definitely affecting life in Western Massachussets, and Daniel and I have both had less hours. However, I'm using the time to catch up on some things that built up during the semester, organize, and work on goals concerning myself and my plans for the future. I'd been struggling a lot with getting organized and motivated because there are so many things I want to accomplish. But I'm starting to tackle a few things at a time and I seem to be gaining momentum.
A Happy New Year to you all!
-- Saera
In September I resumed my university education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I took the proposal writing class for the Bachelor's Degree Individual Concentration Program and was eventually accepted through passing the class. At this time, my Concentration is Sustainable Communities, although I am considering finding a more apt name. Basically my studies will be revolving around building the knowledge and skills vital to the founding of a community with the health of the planet, the happiness of individuals, and a functional society in mind. My other classes were Intro to Biology, Cultural Anthropology, Pre-calculus, and Human Ecology. Human Ecology was by far my favorite class. In it we discussed the ways in which humans create and affect their environments, and in which the environment affects humans. We covered a wide range of topics and developed the ability to think more critically about class, race, and social organization. This class was strongly reinforced by the Cultural Anthropology class. Math was less stressful than it has been for many years, due to a compassionate teacher using enlightened methods. Biology was a huge struggle for me, but I learned a lot and ultimately I'm grateful I took it when I did. Grades are finally all in, and I'm happy to report a 3.55 GPA so far!
Daniel and I are still participating in Soka Gakkai International activities, and strengthening our practice of chanting Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo bit by bit. Recently I began reading the second half of The Human Revolution by Daisaku Ikeda, an account of the early years of the Soka Gakkai in novelized form. I've also been catching up on reading the World Tribune and Living Buddhism, both of which inspire me.
We had a quiet Christmas. Daniel worked during the day, and in the evening we went to dinner at our close friend Ann's parent's house. Daniel worked New Year's too, but Ann another friend, Sabriyah, and I went to the local countdown. It was freezing, so we went immediately home and played a game of Settlers of Catan. The next day Sabriyah and I attended New Year's Gongyo, a special World Peace Prayer Meeting commemorating the opportunity the New Year presents us to be redetermined in our commitment to building world peace through the happiness of every individual.
The economy is definitely affecting life in Western Massachussets, and Daniel and I have both had less hours. However, I'm using the time to catch up on some things that built up during the semester, organize, and work on goals concerning myself and my plans for the future. I'd been struggling a lot with getting organized and motivated because there are so many things I want to accomplish. But I'm starting to tackle a few things at a time and I seem to be gaining momentum.
A Happy New Year to you all!
-- Saera
Dorothy
January 11, 2009
Dear Family,
We’ve had a wonderful, snowy, and busy two months. Talk about “dreaming of a white” Christmas! No one had to dream it to have it this year. In fact, it was a perfect day to stay home as it snowed all day!!
In November I was very much involved in our Relief Society’s service project where we made and contributed lots of items to be sold at the Festival of Trees for the Primary Children’s Medical Center. The family and I kept busy with other church activities as well, like the ward choir, firesides and a morningside, YW in Excellence, a ward talent show, two Eagle Courts of Honor, tithing settlement (for our family and lots for Alan meeting with other families), regular church meetings, and going to the temple. Wow! What would our life be like without the gospel? It IS our life!
Alan and I also celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary by going out to lunch and seeing the musical, “Into the Woods” at the Hale Centre Theatre. We’ve been attending a Church Education System (CES) class on Isaiah with the first session of classes ending the night of the 21st in November. The second session started up again January 2nd. Heather comes out to attend these classes with Alan and I held at our stake center every Friday night, and then she goes dancing… we go home and go to bed!
Thanksgiving was a lot of fun as our family got together with Emily’s, Lucy’s, Jennifer’s and Tom’s families at Moms. James and Lynnette spent the holiday in St. George with her family this year. The Saturday following Thanksgiving, we spent the afternoon with Alan’s brother Tommy and his family in Centerville, eating Thanksgiving leftovers for dinner. Tommy’s son, Justin, returned home from his mission to Guadalajara, Mexico, the 8th of December. The following Sunday he “reported his mission” so we were able to spend another afternoon with their family.
Heather got Ariane to volunteer with her for three Friday nights following Thanksgiving, at the “This Is The Place Heritage Park.” Dressed in pioneer clothing, they prepared dinner in a large kettle hanging over the fire in the fireplace and talked to visitors about how pioneer families living in one room cabins like that one might have spent their evenings or Christmas day together. We went as a family one cold Monday night in December and experienced a “Candlelight Christmas” ourselves. It was a fun Christmassy thing to do.
Our December was filled with more firesides, programs, and parties. We continued our family’s traditional read-a-story-by-candlelight with the family each night between the 1st and 24th. We went to see “It’s A Wonderful Life” the dance version which was absolutely fabulous (thanks to Emily for getting us tickets). Alan and his three daughters went to the annual Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert at the Conference Center. I helped our Relief Society with another great service project. And we attended Ariane’s choir concert at the high school. The Saturday before Christmas we went to Provo to see Daniel perform in “A Christmas Carol.” It was a fun surprise to meet up with April and her date there, so we sat together to watch the musical.
Christmas Eve at Mom’s was fun having Tom’s and Emily’s families there. Dinner was delicious with everyone’s contributions. We enjoyed each others talents had a wild time with the games--- including the traditional “white elephant” game.
And New Years was another fun party at Mom’s (she’s probably glad that was the last for a while) with Priscilla, Bryan, and Isaiah, Emily’s family, and our family there.
Oh, and of course we celebrated the four birthdays our family has in December as well. Wow! What a month of parties we’ve had!!
Now it’s back to school and down to serious studying again for the kids. Penny moved to her new apartment with new roommates in Provo the day after her birthday. I was especially sad to see her go because I like having her company. She had been planning this move for a long time and we both know it was time for her to move on. Ariane started back the 5th of January, Daniel’s and Penny’s classes started the 7th, and Marcus begins tomorrow on the 12th.
We’ve had a great year… no new additions to the family yet. But this year we’re looking forward to our third grandchild. Yesterday we drove up to Hyde Park and spend a relaxing day with Jason’s family, playing games and visiting. Next time we go up it will be to see our new granddaughter. Perhaps this new year will bring other additions to our family…. who knows? We hope all of you will also have a happy and prosperous new year!
Love, Dorothy and family
Dear Family,
We’ve had a wonderful, snowy, and busy two months. Talk about “dreaming of a white” Christmas! No one had to dream it to have it this year. In fact, it was a perfect day to stay home as it snowed all day!!
In November I was very much involved in our Relief Society’s service project where we made and contributed lots of items to be sold at the Festival of Trees for the Primary Children’s Medical Center. The family and I kept busy with other church activities as well, like the ward choir, firesides and a morningside, YW in Excellence, a ward talent show, two Eagle Courts of Honor, tithing settlement (for our family and lots for Alan meeting with other families), regular church meetings, and going to the temple. Wow! What would our life be like without the gospel? It IS our life!
Alan and I also celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary by going out to lunch and seeing the musical, “Into the Woods” at the Hale Centre Theatre. We’ve been attending a Church Education System (CES) class on Isaiah with the first session of classes ending the night of the 21st in November. The second session started up again January 2nd. Heather comes out to attend these classes with Alan and I held at our stake center every Friday night, and then she goes dancing… we go home and go to bed!
Thanksgiving was a lot of fun as our family got together with Emily’s, Lucy’s, Jennifer’s and Tom’s families at Moms. James and Lynnette spent the holiday in St. George with her family this year. The Saturday following Thanksgiving, we spent the afternoon with Alan’s brother Tommy and his family in Centerville, eating Thanksgiving leftovers for dinner. Tommy’s son, Justin, returned home from his mission to Guadalajara, Mexico, the 8th of December. The following Sunday he “reported his mission” so we were able to spend another afternoon with their family.
Heather got Ariane to volunteer with her for three Friday nights following Thanksgiving, at the “This Is The Place Heritage Park.” Dressed in pioneer clothing, they prepared dinner in a large kettle hanging over the fire in the fireplace and talked to visitors about how pioneer families living in one room cabins like that one might have spent their evenings or Christmas day together. We went as a family one cold Monday night in December and experienced a “Candlelight Christmas” ourselves. It was a fun Christmassy thing to do.
Our December was filled with more firesides, programs, and parties. We continued our family’s traditional read-a-story-by-candlelight with the family each night between the 1st and 24th. We went to see “It’s A Wonderful Life” the dance version which was absolutely fabulous (thanks to Emily for getting us tickets). Alan and his three daughters went to the annual Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert at the Conference Center. I helped our Relief Society with another great service project. And we attended Ariane’s choir concert at the high school. The Saturday before Christmas we went to Provo to see Daniel perform in “A Christmas Carol.” It was a fun surprise to meet up with April and her date there, so we sat together to watch the musical.
Christmas Eve at Mom’s was fun having Tom’s and Emily’s families there. Dinner was delicious with everyone’s contributions. We enjoyed each others talents had a wild time with the games--- including the traditional “white elephant” game.
And New Years was another fun party at Mom’s (she’s probably glad that was the last for a while) with Priscilla, Bryan, and Isaiah, Emily’s family, and our family there.
Oh, and of course we celebrated the four birthdays our family has in December as well. Wow! What a month of parties we’ve had!!
Now it’s back to school and down to serious studying again for the kids. Penny moved to her new apartment with new roommates in Provo the day after her birthday. I was especially sad to see her go because I like having her company. She had been planning this move for a long time and we both know it was time for her to move on. Ariane started back the 5th of January, Daniel’s and Penny’s classes started the 7th, and Marcus begins tomorrow on the 12th.
We’ve had a great year… no new additions to the family yet. But this year we’re looking forward to our third grandchild. Yesterday we drove up to Hyde Park and spend a relaxing day with Jason’s family, playing games and visiting. Next time we go up it will be to see our new granddaughter. Perhaps this new year will bring other additions to our family…. who knows? We hope all of you will also have a happy and prosperous new year!
Love, Dorothy and family
Priscilla
Happy New Year Family,
A chapter in our lives is about to end as Desree has informed us that she will be picking up her children soon.
Hyrum was in to see the doctor Thursday, hoping he would be pronounced totally healed and could quit wearing the boot. Not so. Very depressing for him. Two more weeks said the doctor. He went camping on the Scout Klondike Friday/Saturday anyway along with Jim and Bryan.
I enjoyed my New Years week trip to Utah with Bryan and Isaiah. I visited with Aunt Pearl and Mom and voice recorded them telling about things they remember and experienced. Bryan and Isaiah were very entertained thanks to Emily and her trips to the sledding hill.
We had a nice Christmas. I enjoyed the school music programs for Isaiah and Bryan.
Basketball season is starting for Bryan . James is one of the camera operators for the high school games.
My love,
Priscilla
A chapter in our lives is about to end as Desree has informed us that she will be picking up her children soon.
Hyrum was in to see the doctor Thursday, hoping he would be pronounced totally healed and could quit wearing the boot. Not so. Very depressing for him. Two more weeks said the doctor. He went camping on the Scout Klondike Friday/Saturday anyway along with Jim and Bryan.
I enjoyed my New Years week trip to Utah with Bryan and Isaiah. I visited with Aunt Pearl and Mom and voice recorded them telling about things they remember and experienced. Bryan and Isaiah were very entertained thanks to Emily and her trips to the sledding hill.
We had a nice Christmas. I enjoyed the school music programs for Isaiah and Bryan.
Basketball season is starting for Bryan . James is one of the camera operators for the high school games.
My love,
Priscilla
Wendy
Hi Lindgrens! Happy January. Hope you're all doing well. We had a nice relaxing Christmas. We missed seeing our families, but from what I hear, there was a huge blizzard going on, so glad not to be traveling at that time.
Our kids are getting redistricted to a new elementary school next year that is much further from our house. We now have morning church at 8:30 a.m. and love it! Last year, we didn't get out of church til 5 p.m., so you can understand what a nice change it is. I'm still primary pianist.
We just got back last night from a fun trip to Disney World. My parents drove me and Jeff and Ryan there back in July 1983 when I was nine years old--we were out there when Grandpa Doelling died. We went to the Epcot center when it first opened. So taking my own family there now brings it full circle. I am surprised how much I remembered about my 1st trip to Epcot. And I didn't fully appreciate my parents taking us on a vacation there until we took our own kids--it's a lot of work and energy!! It's was simply magical.
Benjamin is running all over the play. He's a bit moody with his teething, but can still ham it up quite well. Alexander is still totally obsessed with Christmas lights, and got to see a display at Disney Hollywood Studios of over 5 million lights, so he was thrilled. Elisabeth loves to do art and is Benjamin's personal assistant. She also loves doing multiplication--she didn't get that from me. Emilie loves to organize things and devours Harry Potter books over and over. Emilie also loves doing her doll's hair and is learning to french braid.
By the way, did any of you gamers come upon any new fun games this Christmas? We bought Rat a Tat Cat but weren't overly impressed with it. I'm always looking for new games to try. Our favorites are still Rage, Catan, Scrabble, and Ticket to Ride Europe.
Love, Wendy
Our kids are getting redistricted to a new elementary school next year that is much further from our house. We now have morning church at 8:30 a.m. and love it! Last year, we didn't get out of church til 5 p.m., so you can understand what a nice change it is. I'm still primary pianist.
We just got back last night from a fun trip to Disney World. My parents drove me and Jeff and Ryan there back in July 1983 when I was nine years old--we were out there when Grandpa Doelling died. We went to the Epcot center when it first opened. So taking my own family there now brings it full circle. I am surprised how much I remembered about my 1st trip to Epcot. And I didn't fully appreciate my parents taking us on a vacation there until we took our own kids--it's a lot of work and energy!! It's was simply magical.
Benjamin is running all over the play. He's a bit moody with his teething, but can still ham it up quite well. Alexander is still totally obsessed with Christmas lights, and got to see a display at Disney Hollywood Studios of over 5 million lights, so he was thrilled. Elisabeth loves to do art and is Benjamin's personal assistant. She also loves doing multiplication--she didn't get that from me. Emilie loves to organize things and devours Harry Potter books over and over. Emilie also loves doing her doll's hair and is learning to french braid.
By the way, did any of you gamers come upon any new fun games this Christmas? We bought Rat a Tat Cat but weren't overly impressed with it. I'm always looking for new games to try. Our favorites are still Rage, Catan, Scrabble, and Ticket to Ride Europe.
Love, Wendy
Jennifer
Dear Family,
Happy 2009! Here is George and Finn enjoying a nap.
We enjoyed spending Thanksgiving in Utah...other than the flu bug going around. It was nice seeing many of you.
We had a much smaller Christmas party this year at the office – no spouses, and held at the office. We still had a lot of fun, and really didn’t miss the extravaganza part of dressing up. It was much more casual. The day after Christmas we drove to Seattle, hitting the aftermath of their big snowstorm. Quite a hazard for Seattle when they don’t normally get snow, so are not prepared for it. Garbage wasn’t picked up for over three weeks because the trucks couldn’t drive on the street due to the snow. We enjoyed a few days with Ammon, Angela and Finn and then all went to Pacific Beach, just north of Ocean Shores on the Washington coast, where we spent New Year’s with Angela’s side of the family. We played games and looked in the shops. And we went bowling – very different than Wii bowling. I could definitely feel the 10-pound weight of the ball! The morning we left there was ice and snow everywhere! Can you imagine, snow on the coast!! It didn’t get above freezing until we were well into Oregon.
While in Oregon we stopped by our property (which hasn’t sold yet) and dug up two small one and three foot fir trees that we had planted there about six years ago – these will be our “four states” trees as they have lived in Utah, California, Oregon, and soon Idaho. They’re sentimental being that they are the seedlings from trees Dad grew in Utah. Their growth has been stunted as they didn’t get much sun living in Oregon being shaded by other trees most of their life.
I’m still working and happy about that – the firm is still standing and I have gone back to working full time.
We’re looking forward to seeing how our new President Obama will change the country for the better, and get us back to a much better economy.
Love, Jennifer & Steve
Ammon
Hi Everyone!
The holidays are finally over and now it's time to take a breather. It was a busy couple of months, starting with our trip to Salt Lake for Thanksgiving. We had a great time... that is, until we got 'the sickness,' which knocked both Angela and I off our feet. Lucky for us, though, Finn stayed healthy and didn't get sick at all.
December was busy, from cutting down our Christmas tree, to riding the Santa Train, not to mention our ridiculous weather, as we not only had issues with SNOW, which shut down the entire city for a week or two, but recently issues with FLOODING. Lucky for us, we didn't have any flooding issues where we live...
Christmas was fun, Finn got lots of cool things, as did Angela and I. Mom and Steve came up a few days later for a nice visit, then off to Pacific Beach, where we stayed to ring in the New Year. Finn had fun walking around like a maniac and throwing his first ever true toddler tantrum. Good times. Anyway, I think that's about all on the Gilbert's front. Until next time...
Ammon, Angela, and Finn
The holidays are finally over and now it's time to take a breather. It was a busy couple of months, starting with our trip to Salt Lake for Thanksgiving. We had a great time... that is, until we got 'the sickness,' which knocked both Angela and I off our feet. Lucky for us, though, Finn stayed healthy and didn't get sick at all.
December was busy, from cutting down our Christmas tree, to riding the Santa Train, not to mention our ridiculous weather, as we not only had issues with SNOW, which shut down the entire city for a week or two, but recently issues with FLOODING. Lucky for us, we didn't have any flooding issues where we live...
Christmas was fun, Finn got lots of cool things, as did Angela and I. Mom and Steve came up a few days later for a nice visit, then off to Pacific Beach, where we stayed to ring in the New Year. Finn had fun walking around like a maniac and throwing his first ever true toddler tantrum. Good times. Anyway, I think that's about all on the Gilbert's front. Until next time...
Ammon, Angela, and Finn
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