Rebecca & Jon, 14 years
Ammon & Angela, 4 years
Jodie & Robert, 20 years
Monday, September 14, 2009
Happy Birthday!
September
Rick Lindgren, 4; Rosanna Lindgren, 7; Mike Lindgren, 10; Dave Yorgason, 14; Wendy Hill, 17; Walter Lindgren, 18; Chris Lee, 21; Halle Lindgren, 23
October
Ashten Buhler, 1; Martha Lindgren, 2; Finn Gilbert, 10; Colten Lee, 14; Elisabeth Hill, 17; Anja Lindgren, 20; Nathan Lindgren, 21; Jodie Moss, 22; David Tomlinson, 22; Katelyn Bosley, 24; Jacob Moss, 25; Lucy Yorgason, 27; Amy Morgan, 27; Jennifer Rankin, 31.
Rick Lindgren, 4; Rosanna Lindgren, 7; Mike Lindgren, 10; Dave Yorgason, 14; Wendy Hill, 17; Walter Lindgren, 18; Chris Lee, 21; Halle Lindgren, 23
October
Ashten Buhler, 1; Martha Lindgren, 2; Finn Gilbert, 10; Colten Lee, 14; Elisabeth Hill, 17; Anja Lindgren, 20; Nathan Lindgren, 21; Jodie Moss, 22; David Tomlinson, 22; Katelyn Bosley, 24; Jacob Moss, 25; Lucy Yorgason, 27; Amy Morgan, 27; Jennifer Rankin, 31.
Grandma Martha
Hi Everyone,
I am blessed to have five happily married daughters. Sisters’ week was so much fun. We had a nice condo that boasted swimming pool and hot tub. We went to Cedar City to see the play “The Secret Garden” and enjoyed the Shakespearean atmosphere. We ate out two meals, but had good kitchen facilities inside the condo. We played board games, watched a video, and responded to the questionnaire Jennifer provided for us which brought on memories and laughter. I had a great time and it surely could have been longer.
It was great to be at Garhett Lee’s baptism. Afterwards we were able to visit with Rick & Reba’s families and enjoy food. It was a good time.
Went to Penny’s ward where she gave a good talk prior to her Mission to Calgary, Canada. And afterwards we enjoyed Tomlinson families and friends and food.
Janet drove me to Bountiful twice of late. Instead of doing 100 Cards ..they now do only 50 at a time, but then it only took two weeks so that’s about the same…except it takes two trips…I am grateful to have this help available. Grateful to the Tomlinsons for their participation in going to the various temples giving Penny the opportunity to enjoy the Temples. Amazing that we can be at the dedication of the Oquirrh Temple while being in our own Stake Houses.
Have been trying to learn the new Family Search. I’ve transferred to PAF 5. The new system seems to just use paper. Rick has been working on the computer from Steve and Jennifer transferring my files over.
How nice that Finn will have a playmate. One of each is a good way to go.
John and Sharron have recently returned from a cruise starting in Copenhagen, to Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinki, to Petersburg, Estionia and Poland and back. John brought me a troll from Norway…Neat.
Summer is moving by quickly…It’s been a good one. Grateful to Casey and Heather for keeping the lawn cut. Thanks Mike for the work on the car covering. Daniel tells me he’s in the school choir…He’s also in the play Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He says he gets killed. Anyway lots of talent in the family.
Have enjoyed the concert downtown…Big Band and Blue grass. Glad for Heather who drives me to these enjoyable things.
Always glad to get a call from Ryan…Hope things will go your way..
My love to all of you…Grandma Martha
I am blessed to have five happily married daughters. Sisters’ week was so much fun. We had a nice condo that boasted swimming pool and hot tub. We went to Cedar City to see the play “The Secret Garden” and enjoyed the Shakespearean atmosphere. We ate out two meals, but had good kitchen facilities inside the condo. We played board games, watched a video, and responded to the questionnaire Jennifer provided for us which brought on memories and laughter. I had a great time and it surely could have been longer.
It was great to be at Garhett Lee’s baptism. Afterwards we were able to visit with Rick & Reba’s families and enjoy food. It was a good time.
Went to Penny’s ward where she gave a good talk prior to her Mission to Calgary, Canada. And afterwards we enjoyed Tomlinson families and friends and food.
Janet drove me to Bountiful twice of late. Instead of doing 100 Cards ..they now do only 50 at a time, but then it only took two weeks so that’s about the same…except it takes two trips…I am grateful to have this help available. Grateful to the Tomlinsons for their participation in going to the various temples giving Penny the opportunity to enjoy the Temples. Amazing that we can be at the dedication of the Oquirrh Temple while being in our own Stake Houses.
Have been trying to learn the new Family Search. I’ve transferred to PAF 5. The new system seems to just use paper. Rick has been working on the computer from Steve and Jennifer transferring my files over.
How nice that Finn will have a playmate. One of each is a good way to go.
John and Sharron have recently returned from a cruise starting in Copenhagen, to Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinki, to Petersburg, Estionia and Poland and back. John brought me a troll from Norway…Neat.
Summer is moving by quickly…It’s been a good one. Grateful to Casey and Heather for keeping the lawn cut. Thanks Mike for the work on the car covering. Daniel tells me he’s in the school choir…He’s also in the play Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He says he gets killed. Anyway lots of talent in the family.
Have enjoyed the concert downtown…Big Band and Blue grass. Glad for Heather who drives me to these enjoyable things.
Always glad to get a call from Ryan…Hope things will go your way..
My love to all of you…Grandma Martha
Saera
Dear Family,
I'm starting classes on Tuesday. This fall I'm taking Quantitative Methods in Geography, Portuguese I, Visual Anthropology, and Economic Geography. I've been wanting to take Economic Geography ever since I found about it and the professor, Julie Graham. Economic Geography studies how economic systems work and impact people in different geographic locations. It also examines capitalism, class, local and alternative economies. The language used to describe these things resonates with me strongly, and I believe it will help me describe my ideals as I work for sustainable and subsidiaristic community. I'm also very excited about taking Portuguese. So much is linked to Brazil and the Amazon, including indigenous rights, sustainability, and the divide between the economic "north" and "south". For me, there are also religious links, since the Soka Gakkai International has been greatly strengthened by the response of the people of Brazil to Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, the President of the Soka Gakkai International. In fact, very recently, Dr. Ikeda was presented with a doctorate by Rohdonia University of Brazil in recognition of his scholastic and active contributions to world peace. I am also looking forward to expanding my understanding of Anthropology, as it has already begun to prove its relevance to my goals. Daniel's starting school too, and working full time. I'm working part time, and we're continuing to be active with developing our Buddhist practice and activities with Soka Gakkai International - USA.
August was a very busy month for both of us. We both went to the Florida Nature and Culture Center near Ft. Lauderdale. FNCC is a conference center owned and operated by the SGI-USA. Daniel attended the Young Men's Conference August 7th through 10th, and I attended the Young Women's Conference August 14th-17th. We both returned from the conferences refreshed and more determined than ever to be victorious in our lives. A week later, I hosted a local meeting especially for young women, and it was the most successful one I held all summer! And last week was the New England Region Young Women's Retreat. 38 Young Women from all over New England participated. This was my third retreat, and it was a nice combination of reunion with people I'd met and worked with before, and new friends. Five people came from my area, and I was encouraged to see how they worked to overcome obstacles to get there.
This summer was a wonderful one for me. Although I was not as active with agriculture as I anticipated, I grew a lot in my faith, as a leader, and in my personal conviction and confidence. I have begun to change some deep-seated attitudes and trends, and I am becoming more capable than ever to fulfill my dreams. So I am ready to part with summer and plunge into the new beginning of this fall!
May all of you have a happy and productive fall, reaping the harvests from your summer endeavors!
-- Saera
I'm starting classes on Tuesday. This fall I'm taking Quantitative Methods in Geography, Portuguese I, Visual Anthropology, and Economic Geography. I've been wanting to take Economic Geography ever since I found about it and the professor, Julie Graham. Economic Geography studies how economic systems work and impact people in different geographic locations. It also examines capitalism, class, local and alternative economies. The language used to describe these things resonates with me strongly, and I believe it will help me describe my ideals as I work for sustainable and subsidiaristic community. I'm also very excited about taking Portuguese. So much is linked to Brazil and the Amazon, including indigenous rights, sustainability, and the divide between the economic "north" and "south". For me, there are also religious links, since the Soka Gakkai International has been greatly strengthened by the response of the people of Brazil to Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, the President of the Soka Gakkai International. In fact, very recently, Dr. Ikeda was presented with a doctorate by Rohdonia University of Brazil in recognition of his scholastic and active contributions to world peace. I am also looking forward to expanding my understanding of Anthropology, as it has already begun to prove its relevance to my goals. Daniel's starting school too, and working full time. I'm working part time, and we're continuing to be active with developing our Buddhist practice and activities with Soka Gakkai International - USA.
August was a very busy month for both of us. We both went to the Florida Nature and Culture Center near Ft. Lauderdale. FNCC is a conference center owned and operated by the SGI-USA. Daniel attended the Young Men's Conference August 7th through 10th, and I attended the Young Women's Conference August 14th-17th. We both returned from the conferences refreshed and more determined than ever to be victorious in our lives. A week later, I hosted a local meeting especially for young women, and it was the most successful one I held all summer! And last week was the New England Region Young Women's Retreat. 38 Young Women from all over New England participated. This was my third retreat, and it was a nice combination of reunion with people I'd met and worked with before, and new friends. Five people came from my area, and I was encouraged to see how they worked to overcome obstacles to get there.
This summer was a wonderful one for me. Although I was not as active with agriculture as I anticipated, I grew a lot in my faith, as a leader, and in my personal conviction and confidence. I have begun to change some deep-seated attitudes and trends, and I am becoming more capable than ever to fulfill my dreams. So I am ready to part with summer and plunge into the new beginning of this fall!
May all of you have a happy and productive fall, reaping the harvests from your summer endeavors!
-- Saera
Ammon
Hello Family!
Summer is now pretty much officially over, though we're experiencing an unusually warm weather pattern which nobody is complaining about. I love fall more than any other time of the year, but an extra week of warmth is always welcomed in my book. Anyway, the summer was fast and furious for us here in Seattle, we kept busy as usual with work, Finn, playdates, work, and even a few minutes of time for ourselves. No huge house projects this year, though we are getting a Tuff Shed installed the day after tomorrow because our house is now officially out of storage room, and we'll need all the room we can get when Baby #2 shows up in January.
Oh yeah, the baby. Angela is still as pregnant as can be, and things are going well. We're officially having a girl, though the arrival date is still uncertain. Could be January, could be December. We simply can't wait to see what happens! We just found a new midwife to help with the delivery of the baby, and we're rockin' the home birth method this time around. We're pretty excited about that, plus we're stoked that we won't have to deal with driving in all the snow to get to the hospital when the time comes.
Let's see here. In July I was in San Diego for the 40th Comic-Con, me and about 120,000 other people. It was crazy fun, and met some pretty cool celebrities like Jeff Bridges, Brandon Routh, Andy Sandbergh, Kevin Sorbo, and even saw Daughtry perform live on stage at a private party. I don't like Daughtry at all, but he was on American Idol and I guess he's pretty popular. So that was pretty cool. I met Chloe and Lana from the show SMALLVILLE in the airport on the way home. Mom came up to stay with Ang & Finn while I was out of town, they had fun doing crafty stuff and hanging out with Finn.
Speaking of Finn, he's doing great! He turns 2 next month, and he's already about 95% potty trained. We started working with him on it a week ago, and he got it down pretty fast. The only issue we're running into is him pulling his pants up and down. That's the hardest part for him right now, which surprised me. Seems like the other parts of the process would be more difficult to control. Who knew?
He still loves trains, and he's talking up a storm more now than ever before. Though I'm pretty sure only Ang and I know what he's saying most the time, and even then, we're not always sure what he's talking about. He's getting clearer with his words though, and starting to put them together in little short sentences. It's a pretty fun to be around, that's for sure.
Other than that, things are just busy as normal. We're throwing Finn a train-themed birthday party next month, and for Halloween he's gonna be a gnome (like the Travelocity gnome). Ang and I are gonna be the main characters from the movie JUNO, which is fitting considering she'll be about 7.5 months pregnant. Can't wait for Halloween--best holiday EVER!!!
That is all.
Love, Ammon, Angela, Finn, Unborn Baby Girl Gilbert, George, Lenny
Jennifer
Dear Family,
As I begin writing this letter, it is 9-9-09. Pretty cool. Hope everyone is well.
Angela was very clever in making the announcement about the sex of their baby. Ammon called me up and told me to go to a local bakery and pick up a cake. The cake was white with green frosting that read “Baby Gilbert Is...” We took the cake home, skyped Ammon (so he and Angela could watch us by video cam) then we cut into the cake), which had pink frosting inside. And you know what that means...pink means girl! We are thrilled that Ammon & Angela will be having a girl! Girls’ clothes are so cute.
I made a train table cover for Finn for his second birthday coming up next month. His birthday theme is trains. He sure loves choo-choos.
Spending a few days in 100 degree weather in an air-conditioned condo in St. George with mom and my sisters was awesome – I feel lucky to have such a great family...we can laugh, share stories and experiences, and give each other support. Thank you all for being there for me. Priscilla made each of us a towel wrap for our hair – it’s used to wrap around your wet hair, without having the weight of a huge towel. Works great – I use mine all the time.
We enjoyed a few days in the mountains at Shaver Lake with Steve’s brother and his wife. We went fishing, but they weren’t biting. Guess that’s why it’s called fishing and not catching. We played Hand & Foot, took walks, and enjoyed having someone else cook. It was a very relaxing few days.
I got a couple of mosquito bites the other day and was looking online for a remedy to stop the itching and found a great one. Put rubbing alcohol on the bite and cover it with a piece of scotch tape. It really works. The itching went away and there was little swelling. So next time you get a mosquito bite, try it.
I feel like we’re in the state of Idaho or Utah -- we had a big thunderstorm – very unusual for the Bay Area. They say it was from Hurricane Linda out in the Pacific.
On Saturday we had our annual office summer party -- everyone thought it was going to be a hot day, but that storm threw everybody off. It was only 65 degrees, but at least it wasn't raining for the party. Good food and lots of visiting with the co-workers and families.
Love, Jennifer & Steve
Priscilla
Hi Family,
Corn, corn, corn til its coming out of our ears. Ann Neff, the lady I work with at school, lives in Shumway. She invited us to come get a bunch of corn on Labor Day, which we did and froze a bunch of it. They also gave us a huge watermelon. She went up to Santaquin, where she and Allen served a mission a few years ago, to get a load of Utah peaches. Looking forward to that too. Isaiah and I enjoyed the Sweet Corn Parade in Taylor on Saturday morning. Cutest little home-town parade ever, included the scouts marching, three Taylor ward floats. Corn was the theme of course, and the high school marching band and cheerleaders. And of course, the fire trucks. As soon as the parade ended the rain started, but the festival including the rodeo went on as scheduled.
Soccer season and Hyrum is on the high school JV team. That means two-hour practice every week day. As a 14 year old summer college student Hyrum earned 6 credits and earned an A and a B in Humanities and U. S. history from1877. Bryan is having a wonderful time in junior high. He is serving on the student council and he is a self-made Lobo mascot at the football games. He likes music and being in show choir. I'm looking forward to the first show. James is in his senior year. On the first day of school his response to, "How was your first day back?" He replied, "repetitive." I guess it would be after 12 years. Isaiah made his teacher's day when at the end of the school day he exclaimed, "School Rocks!"
Love, Priscilla
Daniel
Hey there Lingoers,
Well, school is back in full swing, and life is back to the crazy busy way that I like it. The biggest news for me is that after 5+ years, I am not working as a projectionist anymore. It's sad but true, this weekend I worked my last shift in the projection booth and they will be spending the next few days tearing out the old film system, and installing the all new high tech digital system. It's pretty exciting, but that also means, no need for projectionists. After a lot of indecisiveness, I decided to take my boss up on his offer to move downstairs to the admissions desk, and work weekends. A very generous offer since my pay will not be cut down to match the other downstairs employees (shhhh, don't tell them, they might get jealous) but the timing works out perfectly, since school is keeping me busy, and I am at rehearsals almost every night.
School is great. The funny thing is, despite being so close to graduation, I have somehow managed to get one of the funnest, easiest semesters I have ever had. I dread next semester, but as for now my schedule consists of two choir classes, voice lessons, music theory, two ballet classes, guitar class, and a senior art seminar class (which is intended to teach graduating art students how to make a living being an artist). This semester looks more like that of a music or dance major, ha ha ha. But, I am still an Art major. I actually wanted to take another art class or two, but all the classes I needed were at the same times as my choir classes, which I need for my minor. So as for now I am on track to graduating in the spring (and crossing my fingers).
The other thing taking up my time is, as mentioned play practice. I started rehearsing for a production of Jekyll and Hyde in Lehi City, which will be running in Oct. The show is an awesome musical thriller, dark and intense, perfect for Halloween. Which coincidentally is our closing night. I am so excited for this show. Our director is amazing, and very talented, and this is one of the most professional casts I have ever worked with, despite all being amateurs. I am having tons of fun with it, and I am making some really great friends.
Despite my lack of sleep due to late rehearsals and early classes, Life is great. I'm happy, healthy, and busy. Just the way I like it!
I hope everyone is well. Love, Daniel
(the attached picture is my siblings and I at the Gardens at thanksgiving point in Aug.)
Misty
I don't even remember the last time I sent to the Lindgren Lingo. But here is our family update. Our little girl ZuriAnn Berlyn Kay has just turned 1 year old and she is walking & talking. I (Misty) graduated from BYU in April in Dietetics and I am currently working at the County health department in WIC (Women, Infant, and Child) as a breast feeding peer counselor part time. Eric (my fabo hubby) is in school trying to finish his degree in Computed Tomography (basically CT scans). Life is great.
Love, Misty, Eric and ZuriAnn Kay
Dorothy
September 13, 2009
Dear Family,
We’ve had a wonderful two months since the last Lingo. Most of that time the focus has been on the temple! Kevin, Penny, Marcus, Ariane, Alan, and I were able to participate in one way or another during the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house until the end of July. I put together a large binder of our stake’s experiences with the temple and the open house for the stake. I really enjoyed that project. To top it all off, five (of the 15 in the Alan Tomlinson family) were able to attend the Saturday morning session of the dedication in August, in the temple. That was an extra special, spiritual experience for us.
Since Penny received her endowments in the Jordan River Temple, we have gone to 9 different temples. It is so great to have so many in Utah to go to. It has been good missionary preparation for Penny and has opened up extra opportunities to get together with our children even more so as we share this spiritually strengthening time together. Penny had her “farewell” August 30 and gave a very good talk in church. Many friends and family members came that day showing their love and support, which was so appreciated.
This week Penny will be set apart by our stake president and then we’ll “drop her off at the curb” of the MTC. Someone told me it will be like dropping her off at school… like the first day of kindergarten. We’ll miss her, but know that she will become a better person because of this experience and will certainly do much good for the Lord’s Kingdom. We think often of you who have gone through this experience yourself, either as the parent or the missionary. Thank you for your example.
Her general MTC address is: Sister Penny Sue Tomlinson
Provo Missionary Training Center
Canada Calgary Mission
2005 North 900 East
Provo, Utah 84604
We won’t know her P.O. Box # until after she arrives at the MTC. She’ll be there for about 2 or 3 weeks. The mission home address where you may correspond with her beginning in October will be: Sister Penny Sue Tomlinson
Canada Calgary Mission
7044 Farrrell Rd. SE
Calgary, Alberta, T2H 0T2
Canada
With anything you would like to write or send to her during her mission, they’ve asked that you write her full name. Particular instructions for packages they suggest you keep them small, and send by regular mail (not UPS or FED X) and be sure to mark it “GIFT” in addition to “personal Clothing” or “used items” or “Missionary supplies” etc. so she won’t have to pay expensive duty or brokerage fees in addition to custom fees.
In July some of us helped Heather move the books from the library on the first floor of her school, upstairs to the second floor where there are some large windows.
Ariane attended YW camp which was held at the LDS Heber Valley girls camp… they were able to sleep in cabins and enjoyed other advantages over camps in the past.
Marcus had his 3 wisdom teeth extracted. He’s glad the last of the major dental work is finally in the past!
In August our family attended the annual Tomlinson family reunion, held in Island Park, Idaho this year.
Following the reunion, I got to spend 4 days with my mother and four sisters in St. George. What fabulous time we had together…. It was a good thing we didn’t plan many activities because we filled the time very quickly just talking around the table!! I’m really glad we take time out to do this together once in awhile.
Ariane and Alan went to the ward youth conference at Camp Williams where they went through some interesting challenge courses.
Alan and I saw the “Scarlet Pimpernel” again at the Hail Center Theater.
Ariane, Marcus, Daniel, Jason (and Heather) went back to school, and Penny quit work and moved home.
The last Saturday of the month and the first Saturday in September we worked with Jason and his family in their large yard and got paid in peaches, onions, and zucchini, besides the fun we have being together anyway. It was the perfect payment for our efforts.
After encouragement from her acting-loving siblings, Ariane tried out for the high school’s musical. Now she finds herself extra busy with play rehearsals before and after school as she learns her part with the chorus and dancers for “South Pacific,” to be performed the first part of November. Daniel is also in a musical in Provo, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” and Becky is directing the play, “Wait Until Dark,” at the Barn. These two Halloween plays will be performed appropriately in October.
We look forward to reading your letters and getting caught up on your news.
Love, Dorothy and family
Dear Family,
We’ve had a wonderful two months since the last Lingo. Most of that time the focus has been on the temple! Kevin, Penny, Marcus, Ariane, Alan, and I were able to participate in one way or another during the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house until the end of July. I put together a large binder of our stake’s experiences with the temple and the open house for the stake. I really enjoyed that project. To top it all off, five (of the 15 in the Alan Tomlinson family) were able to attend the Saturday morning session of the dedication in August, in the temple. That was an extra special, spiritual experience for us.
Since Penny received her endowments in the Jordan River Temple, we have gone to 9 different temples. It is so great to have so many in Utah to go to. It has been good missionary preparation for Penny and has opened up extra opportunities to get together with our children even more so as we share this spiritually strengthening time together. Penny had her “farewell” August 30 and gave a very good talk in church. Many friends and family members came that day showing their love and support, which was so appreciated.
This week Penny will be set apart by our stake president and then we’ll “drop her off at the curb” of the MTC. Someone told me it will be like dropping her off at school… like the first day of kindergarten. We’ll miss her, but know that she will become a better person because of this experience and will certainly do much good for the Lord’s Kingdom. We think often of you who have gone through this experience yourself, either as the parent or the missionary. Thank you for your example.
Her general MTC address is: Sister Penny Sue Tomlinson
Provo Missionary Training Center
Canada Calgary Mission
2005 North 900 East
Provo, Utah 84604
We won’t know her P.O. Box # until after she arrives at the MTC. She’ll be there for about 2 or 3 weeks. The mission home address where you may correspond with her beginning in October will be: Sister Penny Sue Tomlinson
Canada Calgary Mission
7044 Farrrell Rd. SE
Calgary, Alberta, T2H 0T2
Canada
With anything you would like to write or send to her during her mission, they’ve asked that you write her full name. Particular instructions for packages they suggest you keep them small, and send by regular mail (not UPS or FED X) and be sure to mark it “GIFT” in addition to “personal Clothing” or “used items” or “Missionary supplies” etc. so she won’t have to pay expensive duty or brokerage fees in addition to custom fees.
In July some of us helped Heather move the books from the library on the first floor of her school, upstairs to the second floor where there are some large windows.
Ariane attended YW camp which was held at the LDS Heber Valley girls camp… they were able to sleep in cabins and enjoyed other advantages over camps in the past.
Marcus had his 3 wisdom teeth extracted. He’s glad the last of the major dental work is finally in the past!
In August our family attended the annual Tomlinson family reunion, held in Island Park, Idaho this year.
Following the reunion, I got to spend 4 days with my mother and four sisters in St. George. What fabulous time we had together…. It was a good thing we didn’t plan many activities because we filled the time very quickly just talking around the table!! I’m really glad we take time out to do this together once in awhile.
Ariane and Alan went to the ward youth conference at Camp Williams where they went through some interesting challenge courses.
Alan and I saw the “Scarlet Pimpernel” again at the Hail Center Theater.
Ariane, Marcus, Daniel, Jason (and Heather) went back to school, and Penny quit work and moved home.
The last Saturday of the month and the first Saturday in September we worked with Jason and his family in their large yard and got paid in peaches, onions, and zucchini, besides the fun we have being together anyway. It was the perfect payment for our efforts.
After encouragement from her acting-loving siblings, Ariane tried out for the high school’s musical. Now she finds herself extra busy with play rehearsals before and after school as she learns her part with the chorus and dancers for “South Pacific,” to be performed the first part of November. Daniel is also in a musical in Provo, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” and Becky is directing the play, “Wait Until Dark,” at the Barn. These two Halloween plays will be performed appropriately in October.
We look forward to reading your letters and getting caught up on your news.
Love, Dorothy and family
Ryan
Hello family!
Hope you are all doing well happy and healthy. We're loving fall out here in Raleigh. The leaves haven't started changing but when they do it is a sight to be seen.
About two months ago my boss at work went on vacation to Miami Florida and brought me back a picture he snapped of a real street: "Lindgren Avenue." I remembered to put it away so I could scan it, include it here, and then talk about how cool I thought it was, but then I haven't been able to remember where the photo is.
After doing some recent research on google I found out Lindgren Avenue leads to the Miami Zoo which has the address of 1 Zoo Blvd Miami, FL 33177. Google that address and zoom out a little and you will see lovely Lindgren Avenue. So if you are in Miami Florida, make a pilgrimage. I hope to check it out in person one day.
As far as news going on with us, not a lot. We were able to take some mini summer vacations to the beach, the Appalachian mountains, and Atlanta over the past two months. We also got to go to a family reunion which was a lot of fun. Good to see the siblings, nephews, nieces, and parents. Work is going fine for both of us and were enjoying teaching primary. It's fun to have college football back and a lot of fun to see BYU play on TV. Cheyney says we get to go to the National Championship if BYU plays in it. So keep BYU football in your prayers, hopefully behind prayers for the poor and needy and important stuff like that, but still in there.
Love to all
Ryan and Cheyney Lindgren.
Emily
Hi Family, Hi everyone. Well, here we are .... school's back in session already. Casey just started as a sophomore at Brighton High School! Unbelievable isn't it? It makes me feel pretty old, and brings back memories of when I attended school there. He's been driving with his Learners Permit for about a month now, and is actually a pretty good driver. He's driving our old Toyota pick-up ( the same vehicle he came home from the hospital in when he was a baby). Anyway, he's liking high school so far. He's playing lacrosse again, and having a lot of fun with his friends.
Mitch is in the 5th grade, and is really excited that his best friend Soren transferred to his school this year. He's also in 11 year old scouts, and Uncle John is his scout leader. They just had a fun camp out in his back yard on Friday night.
Alyssa is in first grade, and is getting used to being there all day. Her favorite part about it? school lunch! and lots of friends, friends, friends.
Travis goes to pre-school four days a week now. The bus picks him up and takes him to Quail Hollow. He loves it! And I love his teachers there. They are great, and he's made a lot of progress being there.
John and I are having lots fun (Not!) trying to get our house up and going. Our plans came back from the city with a small list of things that had to be rectified like some minor engineering issues with the deck, and just some other stuff that they wanted us to show on the plan. So that went back to Wasatch Custom to deal with, now that's done and ready to be re-submit. In the mean time, the fire marshall looked at it and said we have to have another fire hydrant on our street or put a sprinkler system in our house. That freaked us out for a bit, but after talking to them we found out their map hadn't shown a second one that really is less than 250 ft away, now they want us to call the water company to make sure there's enough pressure in the hydrants. Why is that our responsibility?! In the meantime, we're still out getting bids so we can get our construction loan, and the list goes on and on. It's a pain, but we're still keeping our fingers crossed that someday it will happen for us.
We're also planning on going to Disneyland next month with some friends of ours and their family. It was something we planned back in January, so amongst everything else going on in our lives..... maybe it's what we need. A good vacation!
Love you! Emily and Family
Mitch is in the 5th grade, and is really excited that his best friend Soren transferred to his school this year. He's also in 11 year old scouts, and Uncle John is his scout leader. They just had a fun camp out in his back yard on Friday night.
Alyssa is in first grade, and is getting used to being there all day. Her favorite part about it? school lunch! and lots of friends, friends, friends.
Travis goes to pre-school four days a week now. The bus picks him up and takes him to Quail Hollow. He loves it! And I love his teachers there. They are great, and he's made a lot of progress being there.
John and I are having lots fun (Not!) trying to get our house up and going. Our plans came back from the city with a small list of things that had to be rectified like some minor engineering issues with the deck, and just some other stuff that they wanted us to show on the plan. So that went back to Wasatch Custom to deal with, now that's done and ready to be re-submit. In the mean time, the fire marshall looked at it and said we have to have another fire hydrant on our street or put a sprinkler system in our house. That freaked us out for a bit, but after talking to them we found out their map hadn't shown a second one that really is less than 250 ft away, now they want us to call the water company to make sure there's enough pressure in the hydrants. Why is that our responsibility?! In the meantime, we're still out getting bids so we can get our construction loan, and the list goes on and on. It's a pain, but we're still keeping our fingers crossed that someday it will happen for us.
We're also planning on going to Disneyland next month with some friends of ours and their family. It was something we planned back in January, so amongst everything else going on in our lives..... maybe it's what we need. A good vacation!
Love you! Emily and Family
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