MAY 2019

Week 1 - May 5, 2019

Hola familia, May 5th is:

This week we finalized our home plans with Springhouse Village in DayBreak.  We also impressed our doctor during our annual checkups due to our weight loss and healthy gains in blood pressure and cholesterol levels.  Lane’s knee surgeon says he’s doing great - but to stay off the Pickleball court for 3 more weeks. 

1)  Callie invited me to make a Harry Potter sorting hat using tips from pinterest.  I had fun making a big mess!

2) Caden left yesterday for a summer job in Texas.  But prior to his departure there was a gathering to remember him and have bday cake 3 weeks early.  He will be missed!  (pictured with Caden is his dear friend Taylor)  If you don’t have Stephanie’s recipe for Warm Winter Lemon Cake - get it fast!  (Okay, I’ll add it to the bottom of this email.)

3)  Yesterday Alta chose to be baptized, just like Jesus, and we are so happy for her decision.  She had a room full of supporters and a big brunch buffet back at home.

4)  Later in the day we watched Meredith and Lincoln play in a pickle ball tournament.  The weather was beautiful.  They played hard, they had fun and they didn’t medal ;o(   

Tom and Shalaun invited us over for a belated bday pizza party for Lane.  The food was sooo good, the kids delightful and the evening memorable.  

(I also photographed these 2 cereal box puppet theaters - so creative) 

5)  This scripture speaks to me.  Choose wisely.

This coming week:

May 7th - Isaac turns 7!!

May 12th - Raylie will be 9, yea!

Eat a taco today.  We love you forever,

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

BONUS: Top this with fresh raspberries.

Week 2 - May 12,  2019

Happy Mother’s Day everyone!  If you are not a mother you invariably have one.  Cherish her and remember that she did the best she could with what she knew at the time.  With age comes wisdom.  And for this momma wisdom came coupled with regrets.  Yet happily the title of mother is eternal so there’s still time to improve.

1)  Random photos of our week.

Coming this week…

Sunday, May 19th is Stephanie Hill’s birthday...

AND G’ma Elna Creek will be 84!

      

We love you forever,

Scatter smiles & sunshine  Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

Week 3 - May 19,  2019

Hello spectacular family specimens, 

Last Tuesday I had another colonoscopy.  What a bummer.  That 10 years went by really fast.  Be sure you receive this important cancer screening per your doctor’s recommendation.

Friday I fainted in my 4th temple.  (I only faint in temples.)  I wake up and think I’m in heaven.  ;o}

Photos highlighting our week:

Spring blooms outside the temple.  Our basement is dug.  Jami & Kamden visit Utah.  Maggie performs brilliantly at her dance recital.  My nephew gets married (the first of my baby sister’s 7 adult children).

Coming soon:

Today is Stephanie Hill’s birthday AND my mother celebrates her 84th year!

20th ~ Amanda will be 14

20th ~ X & KC commemorate 10 years of marriage

21st ~ Caden turns 21

21st ~ Lane & I travel to Ireland (returning June 2nd or 3rd)

          (FYI: joining us will be X, KC, Carrie, Lincoln, Stephanie & Jerel)

22nd ~ Rockwell will be old enough to be baptized

22nd ~ Sam looks to blow out 38 candles

27th ~ Kylie marks the 19 anniversary of her birth

We love you forever,

Scatter smiles & sunshine  Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

APRIL 2019

Week 1 - April 7, 2019

Hi!

1) Our NorthWest road trip made for a fantastic loop.  And visiting Reta, Hansens, Adams, and Albany Howells, was a blast!

2)  Our route took us through 4 temples and past Shoshone Falls.  I apologize for the numerous times I drove without stopping to see this falling water when my kids were young. 

3) As of last Wednesday we is back in Utah.  Returning to CarLa feels like home.  After all, we’ve done the full-time RV scene for over a year now.  This marks a turning point.  We have started to look forward to 2020 and where we may land after we settle.  On Friday we actually walked through a few show homes in South Jordan.  It’s a start.  The home must have room for a machine that churns out these babies.

 

4) Lane and I are also drawn to pickle ball courts.  So a neighborhood with courts will score points with us.  We got in some practice time Thursday when kids invited us to join them in Farmington.  It was a beautiful day and these new courts were great to play on!

5) I dropped in on my mother and Dave.  Hugging Curtis was a total bonus.

6) Isaac dropped in for a chat and some painting.

7) It’s conference weekend.  Between sessions Lincoln churned out delicious bass crepes.  ;o}

8)  Russell M Nelson.  How can you not love this man?...known to me as God’s prophet.  When he stands to speak I feel peace, when he teaches I hear truth about Jesus Christ, when he smiles I fell the love of God.  It’s that simple for me.  

9) The day ended with some quality time with my ‘little’ brother Chris and my dear SIL Lorie.  

Coming soon:

April 7th - Robison’s have been married for 5 years!!!!!

April 13th - Alta will be 8 years old - yippy-skippy!

April 20th - EASTER EGG HUNT 

                Saturday, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

                  Greg will host the event 

                  2551 Combe Road / Ogden, UT 84403

                  All ages welcome!!!

                  Please less us know who can attend

                  Bring baskets for goodies

We love you forever,

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

Week 2 - April 14, 2019

Hello folks,

Wow, this week zoomed by quick!

1) Monday we sat in Springhouse Village model homes for 5 hours.  They feel so comfortable.  If we move to west, west, west DayBreak will you come visit us?

We signed a contract Thursday.  I had second thoughts Friday.  The deal is in suspense for 2 weeks while I kick around other options.  

2) Tuesday we joined the Gerber’s as they capitalized on a Christmas gift to see “How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World”.  Thumbs up!  It was a fun afternoon.  Chloe and Raylie bundled up to walk the block with G’ma.  Sadie loves to splash in mud puddles (who doesn’t?).  Sophie likes to run circles around G’ma.  Payden giggles wildly when tickled by Rayson’s beard.  Callie knows how to do mashed potatoes right!  Thanks for changing to indoor plans when the temperatures dropped.  

3)  Wednesday the Centerville Howells performed - Emy, Audrey, Slater and Adelaide - at an impressive piano recital.  It’s notable that Emy and Audrey have been commissioned by their instructor to take on their own students.  We were blown away!  Keep making beautiful music.  

4)  One week until my favorite holiday.  I celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ everyday.  I am forever grateful for this gift, freely given and promised to all, like it or not.  There’s a lot of fluff associated with Easter - and I’m guilty of enjoying that part too.  We expect 49 egg hunters Saturday at Greg’s house. 

5)  Today we were invited to spend the afternoon with the Kelley’s.  A great meal.  Games.  Entertainment.  Tagg makes a great cake.  Alta turned 8 yesterday.  Tagg summed up his school science and history reports.  THANK YOU!  We enjoyed every minute.

Have a great week being amazing kids and g’kids.  We love you and are so proud of you for being fantastic people.

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

Week 3 - April 21, 2019
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Week 4 - April 28, 2019
Hello young'uns,

Here’s what’s been happening in our neck of the woods, in case you are interested.

1)  This past Friday Lane had minor knee surgery to make some interim repairs so he can hike the glades O’ Ireland and do the Riverdance.  (Knee replacement might now be pushed 2-3 years away.  Hurray!)  We’ve enjoyed being neighbors to the Bullock bunch.  Amanda had a celebratory dinner last night for another 4.0 GPA - wearing stripes were optional ;o}

2)  April 19th - We were given tickets to a fabulous Easter concert on Temple Square and appeared on TV!  We also visited our former apartment building, which is being remodeled.

3) April 20th - Weather for the Egg Hunt was unbelievably beautiful.  We thank Greg for hosting it on his property.

4)  The first of my 5 Shumway nephews is getting married!  Judy is Vietnamese so we had a ton to talk about.  They will marry in the SL Temple and move to the Upper West Side of Manhattan for Caleb’s 4 year residency.  Kinda jealous.

(I don’t have a jumpsuit…yet.  But my niece Heather let me try one on.)

5) We’ve moved ahead with this ‘tiny?’ house plan.  My head is spinning.  All building and design elements must be decided by May 15th.

6)

Calendar:

Last week Matthew started working at my 2nd worship location, nicknamed by Lane, “The Church of the Walmart"

April 22nd - Dillon turned 13...in earth years.  Miss you buddy!

April 25th - Callie & Rayson celebrated 10 years of marriage

April 26th - Hatcher had a yellow construction themed party at age 3!!!

April 29th - tomorrow Dalia becomes a totally terrific teen

May 2nd - our favorite great-grandson, Benjamin Hill, will be ONE!

May 4th - Alta will be baptized

We love you forever,

Scatter smiles & sunshine  Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

MARCH 2019

Week 1 - March 10, 2019

Whoa, that month went by fast!   INDO CHINA summary

What a crazy memorable adventure with these incredible friends from England, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Canada & the USA.




One week in Thailand - biking, buddha’s, flower market, bathing elephants, the white temple, overnight train, petting tigers, mango sticky rice!!! floating market, train market (youtube)...


Highlights from Laos - 2 days sailing a long boat down the Mekong River, hiking, massages, Buddha’s, temples, a homestay w local villagers, street markets, #1 spring rolls, waterfalls...


Adventures in Vietnam - Crazy traffic in Hanoi & Saigon, golden bridge (in SunWorld), cable ride, Halong Bay, Hue, cooking squid salad & duck spring rolls, pagoda, Cu chi tunnels of the Viet Cong, basket boats, beautiful HoiAn (city of lanterns)...


Exploring Cambodia - cyclos  & tuktuks, sunset cruise, quad bikes (ATV’s), island tour, Angkor Wat, stilt village...and the horiffic S21 prison & the killing fields.


It was fantastic!  Still, we are SO HAPPY to be home. Being immersed for 3 of 4 weeks in communist countries leaves us grateful for our freedoms to choose our path and leaves us leery of big government.
We are currently finding pickle ball courts and temple time in Las Vegas. Who knows, perhaps we’ll find Donnie & Marie too?

Now we need to know about YOU.  May you each have a great week!  

Coming soon:
10th  Robert is 24 TODAY!
11th   Sabrina turns 3 tomorrow ;o}
12th   Dad Lane will be 71, yea!
14th   Bullocks celebrate 23 years together <3

We love you forever,
Momma C & Dad Lane
(G&G Howell)

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Week 2 - March 17, 2019

'I-Rish' you a happy St Patrick’s Day!

Intertwined in this check-in are 10 of our favorite Irish proverbs.

1) May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.

Last Tuesday Lane celebrated his 71st birthday in Vegas.  Nephews Marvin and Brent Howell took us to lunch.

2)  Do not resent growing old. Many are denied the privilege.

3)  You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your father was.

Lane selected them, I stacked ‘em, we ate them…all!  (The candles once read ‘CELEBRATE’)

4)  May misfortune follow you the rest of your life, and never catch up.

5)  May the grass grow long on the road to Hell for want of use.

Who doesn’t love a good sno-ball cupcake?  For a limited time…in lavender.

6)  May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty!

7)   It is often that a person’s mouth broke his nose.

We returned to SLC yesterday and were immediately immersed is a creative cooking marathon with the Bullocks.  It was AWESOME!!!  Thank you ;o}

Today’s ‘green’ dinner.  

- newest edition, KETCHUP

- my sad face…I’m sorry I didn’t color the gravy.

8)  May your home always be too small to hold all your friends.

9)  You’ll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind.

10)  May neighbours respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, and Heaven accept you.

Coming this week:

18th ~ FHE at Lincoln’s: Pizza, slides, tapioca (Are you coming? Sam? Meredith? RayDean?)

20th ~ we drive to McCall to visit Reta

21st ~ sweet Danika will be 3

22nd ~ we drive to visit the Hansen’s (then maybe Jerry & Erin, then Cameron & Kim)

24th ~ colorful Violet will be 5

We love you forever,

Scatter smiles & sunshine  Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

We expect to be back in SLC around April 5th.

Week 3 - March 26, 2019

Hello kiddos,  I’m tardy with this email.  Life is fun, crazy and good…most days.  These days depicted below are made up of all that’s right in this world. 

Doodling, braiding, clowning, hugging, reminiscing, a good deed, nature walk, glow dance, matchbox car wash, birthday celebration, cookie making, school concert, manicures, FAMILY!!!   McCall, Idaho to Lake Stevens, Washington to Tigard, Oregon.  This weekend…Albany, Oregon!

"We are all stories in the end, just make it a good one.”   

We arrived at Jerry & Erin’s home Tuesday evening.  It’s spring break for Ava, Brennan, and Kaelyn…Erin too, who is working at the school.  Good timing FOR US!

Later lovely ladies and gents.

We love you forever,

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G & G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

Week 4 - March 31, 2019

Tomorrow is April 1st!  RUN & HIDE!

Last week we enjoyed time with the Adams family in and about Tigard, Oregon.

We found pickle ball courts, nice weather, a few geocaches, Tillamook Cheese Factory, Kaelyn’s first Big Mac, a beautiful (nearly cloudless) sunset, some whale spouts, a talented player of a 1-sting guitar, boom-boom balloon poppers, but mostly -  lovable, huggable kids (including the adult ones).  Thank you Jerry, Erin, Ava, Brennan and Kaelyn for a fabulous few days.  It ended toooo soon.

Can you guess where we are today?…and who’s winning?

Coming soon:

April 3rd ~ Kaelyn will be SEVEN

April 5th ~ We return to South Jordan, UT

April 6th, 7th ~ General Conference!  Get your questions ready...

April 7th ~ Jami & Chris Robison celebrate 5 years of marriage

Oh, and don’t forget...

We love you forever,

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

FEBRUARY 2019

Week 1 - February 3, 2019

Farewell to ARIZONA,  You’ve been a fine time.

1)  Last Thursday, dinner with choice friends formed in the Philippines.  Great folks from the Mesa/Gilbert area.  The man in the white shirt, President Peterson, a Mesa stake president was called as our mission president.  The other two couples asked to serve with the Petersons.  Us?, we just got lucky.  

2)  Cheryl England Moss, daughter of my mother’s husband, is battling a mean cancer.  She is winning!  And guess what?  She lives in Mesa, a mere 3 miles from our RV park.  

3)  Did you know that Pro-golfer Rickie Fowler is a Patriots fan?  How do we know that?  Well, because our nephew, Kirk Allen, was paired with Rickie during the Pro/Am round on Wednesday.  On short notice Kirk was able to fly his son, Jenner, to PHX to be his caddie, landing within an hour of tee-time.  Our mission, to get Jenner from the airport to the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale before 9 a.m.  Mission accomplished!

4)  

5)  We got booted from Mesa on Thursday because no space was available to stay put.

We drove to the desert oasis of Quartzsite.  Plenty of space here.  It is known as the largest gathering of RV’s on the planet.  This tiny town of 3,500 swells to 1,000,000 once the RV’ers arrive in January and February.  We counted 58 RV parks here, the rest choose dry-camping or boon docking on the vast BLM land surrounding the town.

Side note:  We built this puzzle, then noticed our neighbors license plate.  Wouldn’t the 2,448 miles of ROUTE 66 be a memorable road trip?  Let’s go!

 6)  Mindblown!  Today in the little branch of Quartsite we arrived 10 minutes early to a jammed packed parking lot.  Chapel overflowing all the way to the back of the gym.  We sat in overflow - the RS room - where sacrament was viewable by video and the emblems passed to this large gathering by 13 elderly Elders.  Surprised and impressed.  It was marvelous to behold.

7)  We are ready for something new.  Our duffles are being retired as we try out this duffle/backpack/on wheels.  

Just to keep you in the loop with us here is our travel plan.  Tomorrow we move to LA, store CarLa and fly away on Tuesday.

Coming this week:

Feb 3       Genevieve is 1 TODAY!

Feb 4       Callie will be 34 tomorrow

Feb 4       Rayson turns 41 tomorrow

Feb 6       Brennan celebrates 9 years this Wednesday

While we are traveling:

Feb 12     ‘Elder’ Joseph will be 19 

Feb 24     Britni turns 36

Feb 27     Chris marks 39 years

Feb 28/Mar1  Tesila has been around for 11 years

March 6    Emeline becomes a teenager

March 7    Lincoln + Carrie celebrate 18 years of marriage

March 10  Robert will be 24

March 11   Sabrina is 3!!!

Upon our return to California we plan to drive up the coast to Oregon & Washington before returning to Utah - perhaps early to mid April.

Stay in touch.  We LOVE hearing from you.

We love you forever!

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

Nothing more until we return from IndoChina...