November 28th, 2021
Festive greetings while giving thanks for each of you,
1) our holiday feast was unforgettable!
2) we hope your roast feast was also wonderful!
3) I really missed having everyone together. Will it ever happen again?
4) we loved our time in the temple Friday with Bullocks & Spallinos (we switched to Jordan River & did sealings)
5) last night we arrived safely at the Hansens.
6) earlier we held an open house at OUR HOME to get reacquainted with our neighbors.
7) it didn’t take long for us to list the home for rent.
8) we found a renter and introduced her at the open house.
9) she moves in December 1st and signed a 1 year lease.
10) I’m stopping my list so I can go sample some French Macarons, courtesy of Tesila.
Wish you were here!
Rate your Thanksgiving (0-10) and share your number and what was the best part.
This week:
November 29th - Jamie Howell will be a fabulous 42 years!
November 30th & December 3rd - we visit Cam & Kim and cheer on the Utes.
December 1st & 2nd - we visit Jerry, Erin & their family.
December 4th - we drive back to SLC before flying to Cincinnati to visit the Robison family.
We love you forever!
Momma C & Dad Lane
November 21, 2021
Hello most treasured and adored family,
I likened this scripture unto myself during Sunday School today. See if you feel the same.
I mention the loving kindness of my Lord, and all that he has bestowed upon me according to his goodness, and according to his loving kindness, forever and ever. (D&C 133:52)
It’s a prime week for listing our blessings. So, here they are. In random order. (Lane drew you out of a hat.)
~ Sam & Jamie and their brood of bright boys
~ Jerry & Erin and their artful, amazing kids
~ Tom & Shalaun and their 1/2 dozen good eggs
~ Randi & Roy and their 2 beautiful babes
~ RayDean & Jon and the entire hilarious Hill crew
~ Stephanie & Jerel and the bodacious Bullock brood
~ Jami & Chris and their adorable offspring
~ X & KC and precocious Claire
~ Lincoln & Carrie and their fun-loving five descendants
~ Britni & Brian and all those huggable Hansen heirs
~ Meredith & her fantastic Fab Four!
~ Cameron & Kim and their stand-out sons and daughter
~ Callie & Rayson and all six gifted Gerber youngsters
~ Greg & the outstanding young people who call him ‘Dad’
AND my dear MOTHER! Her name was not in the hat but she makes it onto the list of everyone who knows this spectacular and special lady. I love you Mom. (She is copied on these updates.)
In the past 8 days we’re grateful for the invitations that took us to Centerville, The Dickens Festival ,Lehi, furniture shopping and Ogden.
Coming this week:
25th ~ THANKSGIVING!
26th ~ Britni & Brian celebrate their 17th anniversary - hurray!
26th ~ We visit our wedding temple.
26th ~ We begin a road trip to visit the Hansens, the Adams and the Oregon Howells.
Happy Thanksgiving Week, wherever you may be. We love you forever!
Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü
Momma C & Dad Lane
801 499 7994
P.S. recently I attempted one of those internet recipes. An Octopus Pie. Nailed it! Right. Right? ;o}
November 14, 2021
This is it! We are back…kinda.
1) Last Monday our renters left (5 months early) due to a work transfer to Ohio.
2) We stopped in on Tuesday to become reacquainted with our yaks.
3) AND we placed our souvenir from Istanbul...
4) …a Turkish carpet.
5) It shocked and impressed Carolyn...
6) …that the carpet fit perfectly in the dining room.
7) Yesterday Adelaide was baptized. Thanks for the invitation.
8) Greg invited us to come see his new fire pit…
9) …and mushroom growing farm.
10) Steph invited me to furniture shop with her. That was fun!
11) Last evening I drove my parents to a reception for my nephew LeGrand who dated his girlfriend for 981 days before she finally married him!
Today:
Matthew begins his final teenage year. This evening we are honored to be invited to share in a birthday dinner for Matthew with his family and other distinguished grandparents. Today we also practice with the ward choir (believe me when I say they need Lane’s voice more than mine) and we stop by the bishop’s office for our tithing settlement and to ask about a future senior mission. Then we will stop in to visit our house again. Our renters were perfect for us and left all of the lightbulbs and none of the dirt.
We love you forever!
Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü
Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)
801 499 7994
November 7, 2021
Fine unfeathered friends,🕊🦤🦢🦩🐓🦃 Ha!It’s already another fine sabbath day. Did you enjoy your extra hour last night?Last Thursday I spent 1.5 hrs at the Apple Genius Bar attempting to backup my digital photos and another 18 hrs at home watching it fail. I found my salvation when Linc refused to give up on a problem he described as “sipping a Nielsen’s frozen custard concrete through a coffee sipping straw”. Even now he is patiently uploading my photos using state of the art equipment.I’m planning to place my 2 terabyte hard drives and perhaps my computer in Daybreak Lake, wait for winter, let it freeze, taking photos every day and call it an art project. On a much happier note…
1) Lane and I are catching up with family and friends.2) last week was a Zupa lunch with my Mother & baby sister. 3) if you haven’t seen us yet…4) …you’ve been warned.5) we love being back in the USA!6) I need to buy more vitamin C7) Almond Joys are the best candy bars ever made!8) do I really need to see the dentist for a new crown 🦷 this week?9) I’d rather spend the $700 on Christmas gifts.10) maybe the Almond Joys are to blame for the crown. This week, and this week only:10th ~ Scott will be a studly 17 year old!15th ~ Matthew begins his final teenage year!We love you forever,Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)
