Zach & Rebecca, 1 year
Kimberly & Troy, 5 years
Jeremy & Annisha, 8 years
Pete & Mattie, 7 years
Emily & John, 20 years
Lucy & Dave, 16 years
Gretchen & Russ, 7 years
Monday, May 11, 2009
Happy Birthday!
May
16 Jessica 28 Riley
20 Angela 30 Alyssa
25 Rick
June
1 Russ 18 Misty K.
3 Stephanie 19 Annisha
3 Caleb 22 Trent
9 Nickole 23 Rachel
9 Cambree 24 Kamilla
12 Marty 24 Mitchell
13 James H. 25 Jeff T.
14 Heather 25 Justin
14 Landon 26 Delyla
16 John A.
July
1 Ember
4 Pete
5 Tom
16 Jessica 28 Riley
20 Angela 30 Alyssa
25 Rick
June
1 Russ 18 Misty K.
3 Stephanie 19 Annisha
3 Caleb 22 Trent
9 Nickole 23 Rachel
9 Cambree 24 Kamilla
12 Marty 24 Mitchell
13 James H. 25 Jeff T.
14 Heather 25 Justin
14 Landon 26 Delyla
16 John A.
July
1 Ember
4 Pete
5 Tom
Grandma Martha
Dear Family,
Where to begin? Dating back to Conference time, I fell in the house and the result was a wrenched right arm, which has taken all this time to heal... but it is healing and it feels good to be able to resume much as I was doing.
One Saturday, our stake had a woman's conference... Heather, Dorothy, Lynette, Penny, Becky came... a nice luncheon was served and after some of us went to my house for a fun visit.
In April, Misty Dawn Kay graduated from BYU. Most of her family was there to witness the achievement as well as their little ones. It took place at the Marriott Center. I was glad to be able to attend.
Emily and John and family and myself went to Boise to witness the baptism and confirmation of Kristen. The day was also very eventful when we learned that Rachel made cheerleader for the forthcoming school year. Our visit was short but good.
I have four channel 11s with the new digital but my signals were week. Rick got me a new antenna and now I am enjoying many church programs that come on channel
11.
In a few weeks Rick, Reba, Heather and I will be going on a cruise... to Puerto Rico, St Thomas Island, Bermuda.. etc. In June Blaine Annamarie and myself will be going to Manti for our annual Christmas get together... From there I will be going to ST. George for a few days. Blaine and Ann have a house in St George. Helmut's granddaughter Elisabeth (Barbara’s) is getting married in the Manti Temple. She met him at BYU.
I thank Ryan, Rick Jr, Trevor, Trent, Anya & her brothers, Heidie, for the calls and letters. It’s always nice to hear from you.
In spite of my slow arm, I continue to type and write the names of the people of Norway.... just a little slower.
For all you sweet mothers, Happy Mother's Day till July have a great summer....
Love into the eternities.. Grandma Martha
Where to begin? Dating back to Conference time, I fell in the house and the result was a wrenched right arm, which has taken all this time to heal... but it is healing and it feels good to be able to resume much as I was doing.
One Saturday, our stake had a woman's conference... Heather, Dorothy, Lynette, Penny, Becky came... a nice luncheon was served and after some of us went to my house for a fun visit.
In April, Misty Dawn Kay graduated from BYU. Most of her family was there to witness the achievement as well as their little ones. It took place at the Marriott Center. I was glad to be able to attend.
Emily and John and family and myself went to Boise to witness the baptism and confirmation of Kristen. The day was also very eventful when we learned that Rachel made cheerleader for the forthcoming school year. Our visit was short but good.
I have four channel 11s with the new digital but my signals were week. Rick got me a new antenna and now I am enjoying many church programs that come on channel
11.
In a few weeks Rick, Reba, Heather and I will be going on a cruise... to Puerto Rico, St Thomas Island, Bermuda.. etc. In June Blaine Annamarie and myself will be going to Manti for our annual Christmas get together... From there I will be going to ST. George for a few days. Blaine and Ann have a house in St George. Helmut's granddaughter Elisabeth (Barbara’s) is getting married in the Manti Temple. She met him at BYU.
I thank Ryan, Rick Jr, Trevor, Trent, Anya & her brothers, Heidie, for the calls and letters. It’s always nice to hear from you.
In spite of my slow arm, I continue to type and write the names of the people of Norway.... just a little slower.
For all you sweet mothers, Happy Mother's Day till July have a great summer....
Love into the eternities.. Grandma Martha
Jennifer
Dear Family,
Hope everyone is enjoying their Spring. It’s been so nice here! Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers. And especially Happy Mother’s Day to my mom. Mom, you are awesome and a wonderful mother and friend. Thanks for being there for me! When I was a young girl having a bad day at school, you came to me and gave me a big hug and brought me a treat (a chocolate eclair, my favorite!) and said something to the effect that it’s tough growing up and here’s something to help make you feel better. I love you, Mom, have a wonderful day!!
I’ve been lucky to be with Finn a couple of times these past two months, a few days in March and a few days in April. He’s a growing boy and is so fun. I’ve learned a few more signs such as “shoes” and “please” (baby sign language) and it is so nice to communicate with him even though he can’t fully verbally talk yet. I got to witness one of his royal tantrums. Honestly, I didn't think Finn had it in him to throw such a fit -- okay, okay, he was trying to tell us that he just wasn't ready to leave the playground, but my goodness, let's tell the whole world about it -- didn't you hear him screaming in Georgia, Wendy? We look forward to seeing Finn and his parents next week as they are coming to California for a little vacation.
We decided we’d take a big step and paint Ammon’s old bedroom – now our guest room. We thought it would be rather easy since every time we see a show on Home & Garden TV, they say anybody can paint. Well, it’s a lot of work and I think rather impossible to do in one afternoon – there’s filling all those little nail and thumbtack holes with wall putty, then cleaning the walls, then priming, let alone picking out the color you want that doesn’t totally end up being the color you envisioned when you picked it out, and then there’s the taping, and laying out ground cloth, then finally painting and all the cleanup and sore arms and shoulders and thighs from stepping up and down the chair. Okay, basically what I’m saying is, we won’t be painting the rest of the house (someone else will). So our hats off to John who plans to build his own house and do most of the work himself!!
In March we visited the Hanlons in Snowflake. On our drive we saw a lot of scenery, hoping for more desert wildflowers, but not enough rain. We did drive through Sedona (south of Flagstaff) and also took a detour to see the Meteor Crater. It was SO windy that they closed the tours that normally let you walk around the rim. The power went out a couple of times at the museum. But it really was quite a site. Hard to imagine a meteor so huge striking the earth, but here it was right in front of us. On our way back we saw many cacti and drove through the Mojave Desert Preserve, which has the highest concentration of Joshua Trees in the world.
We drove across a good part of Arizona desert in a wind and sandstorm, like a fog. But it was great seeing Priscilla and her family and seeing where she spends her days. We went to the Petrified National Park – it was really awesome! We were very intrigued about how this giant forest became petrified and afterward we wandered around Priscilla’s property and across the street and found pieces of petrified wood. It’s illegal to take any petrified wood out of the National Park, so it was fun getting a few souvenirs for free.
Jim and Priscilla also took us to an area where there was some petroyglyphs (we took a hike and had a picnic lunch). Unfortunately, they’re not protected by a park and modern day people have carved graffiti right next to the ancient writings.
Work is going well – business is picking up. We had a very nice staff appreciation week, with non-stop cappuccinos one morning, catered breakfast another morning, and an ice-cream social on Friday afternoon. Couldn’t ask for a nicer place to work.
Love, Jennifer & Steve
Dorothy
May 10, 2009
Dear Family,
In reviewing the past two months, I see that life goes on and I sometimes feel like I am running as fast as I can to keep up with it. But all and all, life is good.
In March Jason & Becky celebrated their wedding anniversary, as well as Becky’s birthday. Ariane celebrated her 16th birthday by having a few friends over to play video games and to watch a movie. We attended Ariane’s spring choir concert on the day of her birthday. We’re happy that she takes an interest in choir and theater… much like her older siblings. Jason, Daniel, Penny, and Marcus had their spring breaks, but not exactly at the same time. It was also the month that Marcus got two teeth implants and his braces removed. He received a set of clear braces that he was instructed to wear 12 hours a day (for the rest of his life if he wants to keep his teeth perfectly straight and beautiful). We went to the Draper Temple Dedication in our church building and watched the proceedings by satellite. Alan and I saw Phantom of the Opera (music by Maury Yeston) at the Hale Centre Theatre… it was a fabulous production. I spent one afternoon at the Deseret Pasta Plant and was pleasantly surprised to see Fred Wetzel (we were in the same ward 23 years ago) working as a service missionary there. We took a quick trip to Hyde Park the last Sunday of the month for the blessing our newest granddaughter, Dorothea Rose. Even though March went out like a lion that day, it was a wonderful time to be together with the family for this occasion.
In April most of the family came home for General Conference weekend. It’s always nice to be the place our children are drawn too… where they come to be together, whatever the occasion. Kevin, Ariane, and I spent an afternoon during Ariane’s spring break at the Deseret Dairy, helping to process cheese. We were awarded a one pound block of cheese each for our time. Marcus celebrated his 19th birthday by having all his brothers and Ariane get together and play video games on Saturday, the 18th. That same day, I went to Heather’s stake Enrichment meeting and luncheon with Penny, Becky, and Mom. Sister Ardith G. Kapp was the guest speaker. That afternoon I went to the Marriott Center in Provo for service volunteer training for the BYU Womens Conference. All day until 5 PM on April 30th of the conference I checked for tickets, gave directions, and answered questions. The rest of the time I was able to enjoy with Heather and Penny as we participated together in service projects, a fabulous concert, listened to informative and spiritually uplifting speakers, and ended with dinner at the Olive Garden. We celebrated Katherine’s 5th birthday the last Saturday of April. She is growing up so fast and learning so much. She can read fluently already and hasn’t even started school yet, but is looking forward to the new adventure this fall.
May so far has brought rain and sunshine and gorgeous tree blossoms and flowers. Yesterday, Mom, Heather, Ariane, and I were able to listen to former General Relief Society President Sister Parkin as she spoke so a small group of women. She gave inspirational words of love and encouragement. As I’ve thought of the Lord’s servants I have been blessed to hear in just the past two months, I am reminded again of how much Heavenly Father is aware of each of us and that he loves us and is guiding us home. All we have to do is listen and do.
The excitement of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house is accelerating. Ariane has been attending weekly choir practice for the youth temple celebration, taking place in the Conference Center the end of the month. I have been attending training meetings preparing for my part of our stake’s 5 assigned days during the open house. Alan, Kevin, Marcus, and Ariane have been given usher assignments for the V.I.P. day on May 23rd.
Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful Mothers and will-be mothers. We look forward to reading all about your busy and happy lives too!
Love, Dorothy
Dear Family,
In reviewing the past two months, I see that life goes on and I sometimes feel like I am running as fast as I can to keep up with it. But all and all, life is good.
In March Jason & Becky celebrated their wedding anniversary, as well as Becky’s birthday. Ariane celebrated her 16th birthday by having a few friends over to play video games and to watch a movie. We attended Ariane’s spring choir concert on the day of her birthday. We’re happy that she takes an interest in choir and theater… much like her older siblings. Jason, Daniel, Penny, and Marcus had their spring breaks, but not exactly at the same time. It was also the month that Marcus got two teeth implants and his braces removed. He received a set of clear braces that he was instructed to wear 12 hours a day (for the rest of his life if he wants to keep his teeth perfectly straight and beautiful). We went to the Draper Temple Dedication in our church building and watched the proceedings by satellite. Alan and I saw Phantom of the Opera (music by Maury Yeston) at the Hale Centre Theatre… it was a fabulous production. I spent one afternoon at the Deseret Pasta Plant and was pleasantly surprised to see Fred Wetzel (we were in the same ward 23 years ago) working as a service missionary there. We took a quick trip to Hyde Park the last Sunday of the month for the blessing our newest granddaughter, Dorothea Rose. Even though March went out like a lion that day, it was a wonderful time to be together with the family for this occasion.
In April most of the family came home for General Conference weekend. It’s always nice to be the place our children are drawn too… where they come to be together, whatever the occasion. Kevin, Ariane, and I spent an afternoon during Ariane’s spring break at the Deseret Dairy, helping to process cheese. We were awarded a one pound block of cheese each for our time. Marcus celebrated his 19th birthday by having all his brothers and Ariane get together and play video games on Saturday, the 18th. That same day, I went to Heather’s stake Enrichment meeting and luncheon with Penny, Becky, and Mom. Sister Ardith G. Kapp was the guest speaker. That afternoon I went to the Marriott Center in Provo for service volunteer training for the BYU Womens Conference. All day until 5 PM on April 30th of the conference I checked for tickets, gave directions, and answered questions. The rest of the time I was able to enjoy with Heather and Penny as we participated together in service projects, a fabulous concert, listened to informative and spiritually uplifting speakers, and ended with dinner at the Olive Garden. We celebrated Katherine’s 5th birthday the last Saturday of April. She is growing up so fast and learning so much. She can read fluently already and hasn’t even started school yet, but is looking forward to the new adventure this fall.
May so far has brought rain and sunshine and gorgeous tree blossoms and flowers. Yesterday, Mom, Heather, Ariane, and I were able to listen to former General Relief Society President Sister Parkin as she spoke so a small group of women. She gave inspirational words of love and encouragement. As I’ve thought of the Lord’s servants I have been blessed to hear in just the past two months, I am reminded again of how much Heavenly Father is aware of each of us and that he loves us and is guiding us home. All we have to do is listen and do.
The excitement of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house is accelerating. Ariane has been attending weekly choir practice for the youth temple celebration, taking place in the Conference Center the end of the month. I have been attending training meetings preparing for my part of our stake’s 5 assigned days during the open house. Alan, Kevin, Marcus, and Ariane have been given usher assignments for the V.I.P. day on May 23rd.
Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful Mothers and will-be mothers. We look forward to reading all about your busy and happy lives too!
Love, Dorothy
Jenny
I'm thinking over our year in California and enjoying the memories. We did the well-known must-do's like Disneyland, Alcatraz, Yosemite, but also some local favorites like Castle Rock park, Lafayette Reservoir, Lime Ridge Open Space, and several museums. I've loved getting to know extended family better---Jennifer and Steve as well as my uncle (on my mom's side) and aunt. Something I forgot to expect is to see changes in my children. From his face alone, Caleb looks older. He's also taller, more interested in adult conversations, but still sweet and thoughtful. Tucker has matured in his friend skills and loves to draw everyone into his inventions and schemes. Carson still looks and acts much like he ever has, but in a few months' time he'll enter kindergarten---and that's one milestone I can't underplay. Anja is speaking more and more, startling us with what she comes up with. Today she said "Go away, Dad," as well as, "love you." I'm just happy and blessed with so much. Love to you all and a special wish for a happy day for all the mothers in the Lindgren clan. Jenny and Jeff and family
Emily
Hi Family,
Happy Mother's Day everyone!! We hope you all have had an enjoyable day.
We had an awesomely fun time last night at The Eagles concert!! We went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse and then over to the new Rio Tinto stadium for the show. The new stadium is where REAL Salt Lake Soccer plays now in Sandy, right across from Jordan Commons. It was the first concert there ever, and it was the last stop for the Eagles on their American tour before they head to Europe. It was outside, but the weather was nice and in the 50's, and best of all no rain! We went with some friends to celebrate my birthday ( since I had to work on the night of my real birthday this helped make up for it). We had a great time, and they put on an awesome concert despite looking a little gray these days. In fact, Glen Fry joked and said "Welcome to the Eagles "assisted living" tour." They can definitely still perform, and sang songs from their solo days as well. We danced a ton and they played for a good long time. We were deaf and had laryngitis when we left.... so, signs of a good one for sure.
I have good news to share, Travis is now officially POTTY TRAINED!!! I love my life. Now the only diapers I have to change are the ones at my work. The non stinky tolerable ones. We started getting serious the day after he turned 4 last month, and there was no turning back. He's done really well, and is very proud of himself. For his birthday, we went to the zoo in the afternoon, and saw "Monsters Vrs. Aliens" that night. It was the beginning of almost a week of partying for my kids for Spring break. We went to the park a few times, played at friends, went to the aquarium, and ended it by going to the planetarium to see the newest "Deep Sea 3-D" IMAX movie.
(Sea Dragons are awesome).
Casey's lacrosse season is over now, and we're actually all sorry to see it end so soon. It has been a lot of fun for him to play, and for us to watch. The next thing on his agenda is looking forward to the end of Junior High! (actually his mom is the most excited about that), getting a learner's permit, working up at Camp Tracy again (this time by choice), Pioneer Trek, and EFY. He has a full summer ahead.
Mitch is pleased to announce the earning of his Weblos Badge, religious knot, and the receiving his Arrow of Light award at last month's pack meeting. The ceremony was pretty cool, as the Indian Chief dipped his scarf in "eagles blood", lit it on fire and looked on as the flame went out again without actually burning his scarf. I guess this meant he was telling the truth about him being worthy of such an honor. The kids in the room were actually silent for 5 minutes as they looked on in awe.
We attended a really cute end of the year Kindergarten program of Alyssa's this week in the kiva at her school. She sang, recited poems and danced. I took the Grandmas to watch, and we had a really fun time, as did Alyssa doing the performing. She loves it.
Last but not least, we had a really nice time up in Boise last weekend visiting Lucy and her family for Kristen's baptism. It was a great visit, but a little too short. Congratulations to Rachel who tried out and made cheerleader again for next year!
Wish us luck over the next couple of months as we try to finalize our house plans, as we finally get going on our house project! We have a lot of work ahead of us, but I know it will be worth it in the end.
Love you all, Emily and Family
Heidie
Hello Family! Chapter 3 of our moving saga: We have decided that we just can't tear ourselves apart from Provo, so we are here for a while. ;p (Thanks dad and mom). Chris' contract ended and so have the long weeks. Everyone at our house are very glad to have Chris home all of the time, especially me. We are keeping busy with our famiLee. We are excited for school to simmer down in a few short weeks. We have already made plans for summer camps, swim lessons, lots of fishing, and even more shooting. We plan on mowing plenty of lawns and yard work. My goal is to hit Bear Lake at least once in the next few months. I love Bear Lake! Hugs to everyone! Heidie
Saera
A lot's going on in my life, so this is just the highlights. Guess you can ask me if you want to know more. I'm ending my second semester at UMass. It's serving me pretty well. I changed my major from the Bachelor's Individual Concentration Program to a double major in Anthropology and Geography. There are a lot of reasons why and it was a long process, so I'm not gonna go into it here. This summer I'll be looking at scholarships and gradschools and travel abroad programs for the educational end of things. I'm still working towards the village concept... I think I've mentioned that here before. My life's work, etc. This summer I intend to do quite a bit of activity around community-building and connecting people with each other.
Buddhism is a potent force in my life. It's amazing how much it inspires me to grow and pursue my true self and my grandest dreams. Along with two other young women, we've been busy building the presence of Nichiren Buddhsim and the Soka Gakkai International on campus. We unfroze our club this semseter, renamed it the Soka Buddhist Club, and hosted a series of lectures on Buddhism. Today was our fourth lecture. We had about 12 guests and about 25 people total! Last weekend, our Region opened a new activity center. I also hope to do a lot this summer to build unity with the organization. 12 million members practice this Buddhism in 192 countries!
This summer I have the opportunity to volunteer/work for my friend Tom, who owns the Three Sisters farm near Northampton. I hope to learn a lot from him, since we have similar ideas and ideals about agriculture. For the Fourth of July, I'm travelling with Daniel to see his parents and relatives in Flordia. I also hope to go there later in the summer to the SGI's Florida Nature and Culture Center, which has retreat weekends for members.
Just a few things left for school and then this is my summer. Wishing all of you an enlightening, inspiring, and value-creating summer!
--
Saera
Buddhism is a potent force in my life. It's amazing how much it inspires me to grow and pursue my true self and my grandest dreams. Along with two other young women, we've been busy building the presence of Nichiren Buddhsim and the Soka Gakkai International on campus. We unfroze our club this semseter, renamed it the Soka Buddhist Club, and hosted a series of lectures on Buddhism. Today was our fourth lecture. We had about 12 guests and about 25 people total! Last weekend, our Region opened a new activity center. I also hope to do a lot this summer to build unity with the organization. 12 million members practice this Buddhism in 192 countries!
This summer I have the opportunity to volunteer/work for my friend Tom, who owns the Three Sisters farm near Northampton. I hope to learn a lot from him, since we have similar ideas and ideals about agriculture. For the Fourth of July, I'm travelling with Daniel to see his parents and relatives in Flordia. I also hope to go there later in the summer to the SGI's Florida Nature and Culture Center, which has retreat weekends for members.
Just a few things left for school and then this is my summer. Wishing all of you an enlightening, inspiring, and value-creating summer!
--
Saera
Jason
It has been a while, and every time we think "we should write about this..." and then we forget to submit until after the Lingo comes out. This time we remembered, now what do we say?
Life is great here in Hyde Park. We love our neighbors and are constantly reminded how nice it is to live in a good community when we hear stories from friends about spats and complaints that run rampant. Of course it isn't heaven and nobody is perfect, but it is fun to be working in the yard and chatting with the neighbors as they walk by or waving to those in cars. If only every community would be more friendly, I think that would solve several of the worlds problems. But enough of my soapbox.
We have begun in the yard for the year. The early seeds have been planted, plans for the later ones are in place. Now let's see if anything grows besides weeds this year. Our side yard is beginning to take shape, but is far from complete. For those who don't know, we ripped out over 2000 sq feet of grass and we are trying out a prairie/wildflower section with low water, native plantings. We will have to post some before and after pictures, but we don't have them downloaded yet, maybe once things begin to grow. It will likely take 3 years for the plants to actually get established and look good, but we can wait.
Work at the recycling center is going as normal, except for the economy. The prices on the recycling commodities market have plummeted (along with everything else) so we'll see where we sit fiscally after June (when we try to sell everything). What I need everyone to do is to start buying things that they need to put in cardboard boxes, supposedly that will solve a lot of the recycling market woes, but what do I know. We have also been in flux because my boss declared two months ago that he was taking the early retirement/separation from the University and leaving. Well, the deadline for his contract to be signed and turned in was Friday, and Wednesday we found out he had second thoughts and would likely not be signing. So nothing is changing at work, even though we have all been planning on it and making arrangements for several months. Oh well, life goes on.
Dorothea has begun giggling and babbling a lot more. She is a doll (and has been mistaken for one) and always gets attention. We went to an awards/recognition banquet for the School of Accountancy, a big shindig with all the professors and recruiters and alumni. She got more attention than I did, which was fine, now the recruiters and professors will remember me as the one with the cute kid (right?) and that I must be a great guy to have such a cute girl.
In other news, we are trying to get David interested in potty training, but he would rather use the diaper than stop playing and we are not ready to deal with the messes without a diaper. He keeps saying he will use the potty when he is 4. Sadly we know if he doesn't start soon, he still won't when he's 4. Ah, the joys of parenting.
Katherine is excited for kindergarten, the bus stops across the street and whenever she sees it she asks if it coming to pick her up. Registration was a over month ago and she has been asking ever since.
Thanks everyone who contributes to the lingo, we enjoy reading about family. We often think about you, even if you are not aware.
Jason and Becky Tomlinson
Life is great here in Hyde Park. We love our neighbors and are constantly reminded how nice it is to live in a good community when we hear stories from friends about spats and complaints that run rampant. Of course it isn't heaven and nobody is perfect, but it is fun to be working in the yard and chatting with the neighbors as they walk by or waving to those in cars. If only every community would be more friendly, I think that would solve several of the worlds problems. But enough of my soapbox.
We have begun in the yard for the year. The early seeds have been planted, plans for the later ones are in place. Now let's see if anything grows besides weeds this year. Our side yard is beginning to take shape, but is far from complete. For those who don't know, we ripped out over 2000 sq feet of grass and we are trying out a prairie/wildflower section with low water, native plantings. We will have to post some before and after pictures, but we don't have them downloaded yet, maybe once things begin to grow. It will likely take 3 years for the plants to actually get established and look good, but we can wait.
Work at the recycling center is going as normal, except for the economy. The prices on the recycling commodities market have plummeted (along with everything else) so we'll see where we sit fiscally after June (when we try to sell everything). What I need everyone to do is to start buying things that they need to put in cardboard boxes, supposedly that will solve a lot of the recycling market woes, but what do I know. We have also been in flux because my boss declared two months ago that he was taking the early retirement/separation from the University and leaving. Well, the deadline for his contract to be signed and turned in was Friday, and Wednesday we found out he had second thoughts and would likely not be signing. So nothing is changing at work, even though we have all been planning on it and making arrangements for several months. Oh well, life goes on.
Dorothea has begun giggling and babbling a lot more. She is a doll (and has been mistaken for one) and always gets attention. We went to an awards/recognition banquet for the School of Accountancy, a big shindig with all the professors and recruiters and alumni. She got more attention than I did, which was fine, now the recruiters and professors will remember me as the one with the cute kid (right?) and that I must be a great guy to have such a cute girl.
In other news, we are trying to get David interested in potty training, but he would rather use the diaper than stop playing and we are not ready to deal with the messes without a diaper. He keeps saying he will use the potty when he is 4. Sadly we know if he doesn't start soon, he still won't when he's 4. Ah, the joys of parenting.
Katherine is excited for kindergarten, the bus stops across the street and whenever she sees it she asks if it coming to pick her up. Registration was a over month ago and she has been asking ever since.
Thanks everyone who contributes to the lingo, we enjoy reading about family. We often think about you, even if you are not aware.
Jason and Becky Tomlinson
Priscilla
May those of you vacationing in far off place enjoy!
Happy Mother’s Day! It has been a fun week at school with teacher appreciation week. A bunch of free lunches. Happy to have the warm weather back. Mostly working on the writing a family history course in between the work schedule, piano, and scouts. Hyrum participated in track, running the 800m and the mile. Isaiah is our first to be interested in little league baseball and is playing machine pitch. James seems to have enjoyed being asked to morp and going to prom. Isaiah’s baptism went nicely. See photo on my blog. Bryan was ordained a deacon and now helps with the sacrament along with Hyrum and James every Sunday. With me on the organ, that leaves Isaiah with Dad to himself on the bench.
Bryan got a kitten, Shadow, from the Humane Society for his birthday.
We enjoyed having Steve and Jennifer come visit during our very windy March. That was spring break. Two weeks and school is out already. I’ll be doing four weeks of Extended School Year (ESY) which is summer school for students that need it. And school starts August 10th. Kind of early don’t ya think? Hope you all enjoy putting some seeds in the ground and see something grow. All my blossoms froze this spring, including apples. Grapes are good though.
Love, Priscilla
Lucy
Dear Family,
Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms.
I hope your families are doing well. We have had some great happenings recently. Kristen's baptism was last week-end. She looked so adorable and seemed so grown up about the whole experience. My mom and Emily and her family came to Boise to join us. All of Dave’s siblings that live in town and his parents also joined us. The Bishop made Kristen feel extra special both on Saturday and Sunday. He is one of Dave’s good friends so I think he took a special liking to Kristen. She wore a beautiful spring dress of blue and green and her hair was braided. She was so excited. She has really been trying to memorize the Articles of Faith so when she was asked to recite number 4 at her own baptism it was not a problem. She had it memorized perfectly. I love that little girl. She is so intelligent and really a delight.
Rachel had cheer tryouts on Thurs & Fri night and continuing to Sat morning. We found out about 1 hour before Kristen’s baptism the try out results. She worked really hard to get her back handspring. Tryouts were a little tense this year because the school district created a new policy that only 40 cheerleaders are allowed on the school squad. That includes Freshman, JV and Varsity. Last year there were 48 cheerleaders and only one graduating senior. In the end 5 of the eleven freshman, and 7 of the old JV squad (was 18) made up the new JV cheer squad of 12 girls. Every one of them can do a back hand spring. Rachel is one of three flyers. We are really proud of her. She has continued to have a great attitude and has felt quite humbled, especially since some of her best friends did not make the squad. We think her grades added to her making it over some of the other girls.
My 12 year old boy is now using the riding lawn mower at his grandpa Yorgason’s house on Sat. He loves to save money for something. This year it is a BYU basketball camp. He is a good kid with a very sensitive heart. He is always kind and polite to me and really respects me. His father has set a good example for him. He has been eager to try all sorts of sports. This time of year is track season and he has been running the 100 meter dash and 400 meter dash. On one of the track meets he came in at the end and my heart hurt for him, but when I saw him he was so excited because he had beaten his own time on that run so he felt great. A friend asked him his score and after hearing it the friends commented that the other boys must have really been blazing because Nathan’s score was fast. I love to see him trying to improve in so many ways. He is on the honor role at Heritage Middle School and he has truly earned it. School does not come easy for him so A’s and B’s are really earned by his effort. He is thoroughly enjoying scouts and loves basketball. He is a good kid.
We were able to do an inexpensive week in Hawaii for spring break. Free flights and hotel stay. We enjoyed the PCC and the beaches so much. We are really warming up this spring so that is nice also. We went to Utah for a day to go to General Conference. That was a first for Kristen and Nathan was able to go to his first priesthood session at the Conf Center with Dave. That was a really quick trip but worth the experience.
We hope to see some of you this summer. Looking forward to catching up on everyones comings and goings. Grandma Lindgren does a good job of keeping me informed on our frequent phone visits. Take Care.
Love Lucy
Heather
Hello, Lindgrens!
Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers. I hope it was a good day of being appreciated.
The school year is winding down - I'm ready to be done. (and go on the cruise with Grandma!) I've been trying to fill my summer with good things - so far, I'll be volunteering at This is the Place park, again. That was fun last year, so I'm doing it again. I also hope to spend a day or two a week helping at the Salt Lake Temple. That hasn't been finalized, yet. I auditioned for a musical, but wasn't invited to be part of it. There's one more show I'll try for, but I don't think I'll be in a show this summer. I'll find other things to do, I'm sure.
I've been dancing as usual - I recently re-discovered Country Dancing (thanks to a free night once a month my friend told me about...). I forgot that country dancing can be fun, too - I still enjoy Big Band swing more, but I've enjoyed a bit of a change.
I discovered a family in my ward who enjoys old movies! Laura found out I like old movies, like Deana Durbin (Grandma introduced me to those. Thanks!). She asked if I would bring one over some night to watch with her, and her daughters (all under 12) sat through the entire movie! So, I've had a lot of fun introducing some of my favorite musicals to Laura and her girls. It's a good way for me to re-watch the movies that Grandma has seen a hundred times and isn't in the mood to watch again. And it's fun to see young girls enjoy old movies.
The big news at work is that I'll be moving the library this summer! There is a big room upstairs (a little larger than where I am now) with a high ceiling and lots of windows. I've been wanting that room for the library ever since I toured the almost-finished building right before we moved in 2 years ago. I suggested it to a few people (trying not to sound like I'm complaining), and finally found a few sympathetic ears who have made it official. It was even announced to the staff on Friday, so it's for real! It will be a huge project, but definitely worth it in the end... I'll just recruit some man-power from my family and anyone else willing to haul books and shelving up one floor. (any volunteers?) I am looking forward to the windows! There are even interior windows, so people will be able to see the library as they walk down the hall.
Well, that's all for now. I'm sure more has happened, but I can't seem to keep track... Happy Spring!!! Heather
Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers. I hope it was a good day of being appreciated.
The school year is winding down - I'm ready to be done. (and go on the cruise with Grandma!) I've been trying to fill my summer with good things - so far, I'll be volunteering at This is the Place park, again. That was fun last year, so I'm doing it again. I also hope to spend a day or two a week helping at the Salt Lake Temple. That hasn't been finalized, yet. I auditioned for a musical, but wasn't invited to be part of it. There's one more show I'll try for, but I don't think I'll be in a show this summer. I'll find other things to do, I'm sure.
I've been dancing as usual - I recently re-discovered Country Dancing (thanks to a free night once a month my friend told me about...). I forgot that country dancing can be fun, too - I still enjoy Big Band swing more, but I've enjoyed a bit of a change.
I discovered a family in my ward who enjoys old movies! Laura found out I like old movies, like Deana Durbin (Grandma introduced me to those. Thanks!). She asked if I would bring one over some night to watch with her, and her daughters (all under 12) sat through the entire movie! So, I've had a lot of fun introducing some of my favorite musicals to Laura and her girls. It's a good way for me to re-watch the movies that Grandma has seen a hundred times and isn't in the mood to watch again. And it's fun to see young girls enjoy old movies.
The big news at work is that I'll be moving the library this summer! There is a big room upstairs (a little larger than where I am now) with a high ceiling and lots of windows. I've been wanting that room for the library ever since I toured the almost-finished building right before we moved in 2 years ago. I suggested it to a few people (trying not to sound like I'm complaining), and finally found a few sympathetic ears who have made it official. It was even announced to the staff on Friday, so it's for real! It will be a huge project, but definitely worth it in the end... I'll just recruit some man-power from my family and anyone else willing to haul books and shelving up one floor. (any volunteers?) I am looking forward to the windows! There are even interior windows, so people will be able to see the library as they walk down the hall.
Well, that's all for now. I'm sure more has happened, but I can't seem to keep track... Happy Spring!!! Heather
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