WEEK 1 - July 7, 2019
Fans of Freedom,
1) Monday we moved out of CarLa and into Linc & Carrie’s spacious guest bedroom suite.
We listed her for sale. Wednesday we joined Sam & Jamie and their family for a belated b-day celebration for 3 year old Russell. He loves chocolate!
2) In the words of Jerel, "American celebrated the first exit from Brexit". Hills hosted, games were played, raindrops were dodged, a smorgasbord of picnic fix’ins’ were devoured. What a fun time!
3) My nephew Kendric married Leyla in a small civil ceremony prior to their sealing October 26th. I enjoyed assisting my little sister with decorations and flowers. Congratulations!
Have a great week and tell us what you are up to. Curious minds want to know.
Coming soon:
7th ~ Today is Tyson’s birthday!
12th ~ Greg’s anniversary of his arrival on the planet.
Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü
Momma C & Dad Lane
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WEEK 2 - July 14, 2019
Dear family,
Quick synopsis of our week.
1) Cooking class with Gerber girls. They actually liked the hot dog pancakes my momma used to make. (I need to ask her where she got that idea.) They are weird yet wonderful.
2) We hit up the pickle ball courts 2 or 3 times.
3) Indoor picnic with our favorite Filipinos on the face of the earth. President and Sister Bangal just finished their mission to Baguio and came to SLC to visit their family and presented the opportunity for us to also see them!!! We love them like family!
4) Taco night with Tom and Lincoln’s families. Lane’s guacamole was a hit, as was Shalaun’s Texas Sheet cake. Happy cousins hopping around on the tramp. Genna exploring. With Emy missing the number of boys vs girls we’re tied at 8 each…counting adults. Good times!
5) Our house continues toward completion this fall. This week: windows, roofing, and plumbing. Fortunately our builder did a quick remodel of the basement from 1/2 bath to full bath (per our house plans). This week pre-sheetrock walk through and electrical. Our furniture is nearly 1/2 purchased.
Main floor: Great room, office, full bath, laundry, master
Basement: family room, guest bed and bath, unlimited storage (especially for those of you who stored our stuff over the years.
6) We’ve had a handful of nibbles on our RV, nothing solid.
7) My nephew Jordan got engaged yesterday to Kasja (in NYC’s Central Park). Wedding, September 14th. When the Shumway sons get serious they GET SERIOUS!
Coming this week:
17th-20th RV trip with Bullocks
18th Jerel gets to cook his own birthday dessert - dutch oven style!
21st Maybe Ava will bake her dad’s cake and find room for all 38 candles. Happy Birthday Jerry!
We love you all forever,
WEEK 3 - July 23, 2019
Us again,
We had a terrific week. Here’s why…
1) Cooling off at Gerber’s. Hansen’s brought their 5,500+ mile road trip closer to an end by dropping by the 2 Howell homes in Daybreak.
2) An RV trip with Bullock’s. Part 1: Fish Lake AKA "napping time” ;o} (my bad, no photos of the fish)
Prizes:
3rd place - Biggest Fish (caught while asleep) - JOSH
2nd place - Most Bites (without catching a fish) - AMANDA
1st place - First Caught AND Most Caught (6) - CARLIE
Grand prize - Biggest Fish (huge!) - JEREL
3) RV trip continued. Part 2: Capitol Reef
Happy Birthday to Jerel! Sunset Point stroll, Gooseneck’s hike, Cassidy Arch hike.
Pros: Great dutch oven meals, FAMILY!, relaxing, games, beautiful scenery, hiking.
Cons: Caden was missing, hiking ;o}
4) Cassidy Arch! (L to R; Josh, Jerel, Carlie, Amanda, Steph)
5) We really appreciate the accommodations provided by the Bullocks prior to CarLa being listed to sell and now Lincoln and Carrie while our home is built.
I love the silhouettes of Callie and her 5 babies at the Oquirrh Mtn Temple.
6) This next item is NOT part of what made last week terrific. Where we are right now, Tuesday the 23rd...
Yesterday Lane had surgery to remove part of his swollen prostate that was causing him grief. He should be discharged after lunch. Better days ahead.
Thanks for glancing and reading. We hope you are well. We are grateful for answered prayers that keep you safe, especially while on the road (you know who you are).
Coming this week:
23rd Taggart’s birthday is today!!! He’s eleven.
24th In 24 hours Luke will be 12 (Old enough to be a beehive)
25th Maggie will turn double digits - TEN!
WEEK 4 - July 28, 2019
Greetings one and all!
Do you feel loved? Needed? Appreciated? We hope so. Because you definitely are!!! LOVED. NEEDED. APPRECIATED. Just the way you are.
A few highlights from our week.
1) Lane recovered nicely from his surgery. A little relaxing. A slower pace. Maybe he’ll be back on the pickle ball court in a few more days.
2) Slowing down we watched a storm come through the valley, then we were WOW’d by this double rainbow.
3) Birthdays happen. Here are photos from Luke and Maggie’s birthdays. They each picked their breakfast and dinner menus. And since we are living here we SCORED! The food was so yummy!
4) Our home continues to move toward completion. Concrete steps, a short driveway, and back patio. Oh, and SHEETROCK & MUD!!! Walls are nice.
5) Since we left Homestead Oct 2017 we’ve been transient church members. No callings.
So today was amazing because I was asked to teach RS. It was a good experience. Whew. I’m grateful to have that good experience behind me.
6) Barbara Smith was General Relief Society President in the 70’s. A true hero to me!
Coming soon:
30th…G’ma Elna has her long awaited cardiologist appointment.
30th…David England’s birthday
31st…Chloe will be 7!
Goodnight.
We love you forever!
