(This blog has evolved into a place to share my emails to my family. Here are the four I sent in June)
WEEK 1 6/4/2017
YOU really are my favorite people on the planet. Line up everybody who has ever lived and I’ll pick you every time.
It was a great week!!!
These photos speak for themselves.
1) West into the Everglades…(and one pic from our pool - "WHAT!? You have a pool?” Yeah, but we share it with a few other families.)
2) South into the Florida Keys…
3) Fishing in the Atlantic…
4) When dog food is new and improved, who tests it?
What a week! Harvey is lonely. We miss you all.
Coming soon:
Caden prepares to serve a mission in Argentina. Congratulations! He enters the MTC in September.
5th Randi & Roy celebrate 4 happy years!
7th Jon marks the BIG 5–0. Whoa!
7th Stephanie is excited to be 41.
7th Erin is ready to blow out 32 candles.
10th Sophie May will turn 36 months…or the BIG 3!!!
11th 'Sister Sarah’ is 20 in Singapore.
WEEK 2 6/11/2017
Hello darlings!
A fantastic week just happened.
1) Last week was seminary graduation and I had to crash it. 3 of my former students are preparing for missions and one is already serving. Cool kids!
2) Friday the 13th is on a Tuesday this month. So weird!
3) Some of you are familiar with my little brothers miniature 1” pieces of art. Hoping that this talent might be genetic I gave it a try. Of course mine is Moses before Aaron and Hur stepped in to support his arms. "Nailed it!"
4) We put in a patio garden. And we love it.
5) I got called ‘pretty’ today! Well actually the full statement was ‘you’re pretty annoying’ but I only focus on the positive things.
6) If you want to give a light to others, you have to glow yourself. ~ Thomas S Monson.
7) Set aside November 23rd if you’d like to share Thanksgiving dinner together, in South Jordan.
Today Sister Sarah Hill turns 20.
WEEK 3 6/18/2017
Dear frolicking family,
The nitty gritty…
1) June 19th-22nd, Regional Girls Camp. I am crazy tired and we haven’t even left the gate yet. Lane joins the gang on the 21st. Fun times!
Well, not exactly. But I did leave the oven on after I baked brownies this past week. Harvey was nice and hot when we came home from the movies.
3) I hope all of you dear dad’s had a great day. I really appreciate your dad skills. Keep them sharp, you’re gonna need them a long time.
4) If you feel picked on, shunned, less than, ignored, or ridiculed... “rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets - and even our perfect brother Jesus - which were before you.” Matthew 5:11-12
Coming Saturday, June 24th
Heston will turn 4!!!!
Danny becomes old enough to be a beehive ;o}
David celebrates being 14…hurray!
WEEK 4 6/25/2017
Well hello again!
I’ve missed you. I love hearing from you whether it be a phone call, text, skype, email, personal visit, snail mail…you get the idea. What a blessing it is to live and breathe in 2017.
1) Another Young Women’s camp is in the record books. The last time I camped with YW was 18 years ago…so this week I really partied like it was 1999! Haha. (Jami was 12)
2) Some highlights.
Sister Neill F Marriott came. (General YW 2nd Counselor) My emotions prompted a hug. Sweet woman.
3) The fabulous girls of Homestead Ward with our incredible bishop - who drove 6 hours round trip to be with us. (photo 11:45 p.m. 2 girls were already in bed. Bishop Hernandez quickly posted this pic to FB prompting a midnight text from a concerned parent whose daughter was asleep and a confession from me that the rest of us broke camp curfew)
4) Post-camp itinerary…a 3 hour nap on the bus ride home. They earned it! I earned their respect by outlasting them EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. ;o}
5) Home in my own little bed. Laundry is done. Sharing-time subbing completed. I got a new calling today.
6) Our Good Shepherd is unchanging…He does not recoil from us because we sin. In doing so, Jesus Christ also set the example for us to follow — to show respect to all and hatred towards none. ~ Elder Dale G Renlund (my favorite junior apostle)
8) David England, my step-dad, had his first dose of meds to combat cancer of the bladder last week and did really well! He just has 5 more treatments to go. Prayers are appreciated.
Coming soon:
Sam & Jamie’s Russell will be ONE on Tuesday!
Greg’s special hearing is Thursday at the Gunnison facility. (We plan to attend)
Our 1st Great G’daughter, Hailee Hill, celebrates her 1st b-day on the 30th.
I love you forever!
