JANUARY 2020

Week 1 - January 5th, 2020
                            (skipped)

Week 2 - January 12th, 2020
It’s 2020 my dearest friends!!!

Here’s a blast of photos from our shin-dig at Lincoln and Carrie’s party palace.  (Thanks guys for hosting!)

1)  Glorious food!

2) Game Central

3)  Coloring…of course

4)  Party people!

Hysterical "Minute-to-win-it" games capped off the night followed immediately by ringing in the new year.  It was so grand!

5) This last collage highlights events from the past week.

- our Wall of Favorites has grown to 11 

- an extended family baptism

- Sadie loves dragons and being 4

- we hosted a luncheon for my siblings and parents

- Carlie quit being a teenager.

Important dates to remember:

9th  - Audrey is now 12

10th  - Darren & Stephanie celebrated 6 years of marriage

11th - Carlie is 20!

14th - Meredith will be 36

14th - her twin, Cameron will be 46

We love you forever!

Scatter smiles & sunshine  Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

Week 3 - January 20th, 2020

Kudos to Martin Luther King!  Wise, inspiring, historic.

1)  Photos from the week…

Dinner guests. 

Painting and wallpapering projects.

Britni flew in to meet Daisy.

2)  Last Sunday I came across the black and white photo of a 3 generation pic: my grandmother, mother and me.  I then got the idea of making a pillowcase blessing dress for Daisy from the pillowcase with hand crocheted trim that my grandmother gave me 40 years ago. 

3)  Turns out Darth Vader took his famous line from God. “(insert your name here), I am your father!"

Have a wonderful week!

21st - Thatcher turns 4!!!!

23rd - KC extinguishes 34 candles!

26th - Shalaun is still on the sunny side of 40.

26th - Sam & Jamie celebrate 9 years of marriage.

We are loving our home, being close to many of our family members, and being included in family events.

We love each and every one of you forever,

Scatter smiles & sunshine  Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

Week 4 - January 26th, 2020

High regards to the classiest clan,

Last week I had some serious sick dreams.  The kind you don’t want to wake up from because you’d swear they were real.  I was literally running an errand and abruptly come upon a long stretch of wet cement.  Being unable to stop in time I managed to leap over most of it - and then realized that as I rapidly flapped my elbows I floated over the rest.  From then on I continued to practice and improved my ‘floatation’ until I could go farther and higher.  This skill was impressive to EVERYONE near me.  I was flying!!!  It boggled my mind that no one else was uplifted by flapping their elbows.  I LOVE THAT DREAM!  When I finally rolled out of bed I had to accept reality.  So harsh.

 But then this REALLY HAPPENED!!!...

1) Savannah came to play!  (Randi, Lane found her favorite ball toy today.)

2)  I’m narrowing down my to-do list around the house.  I spent 3 days creating this silly, pointless kitty scratching post.  Perhaps it won’t be pointless if any young g’kids come to visit.

3)  Speaking of young grandkids…last night we played with Lee, Spencer, and Russell.  Then played games with Sam and Jamie.  Happy 9th Anniversary you guys!

And Happy Birthday to Shalaun today!

4)  Quite the observation shared by Carrie.

5)  Anissa stopped by this evening to gaze at our “Wall of Favorites”, to locate our home and have dinner.  Come back anytime Anissa!

What’s new with YOU!?!?!

Important events:

January 28th - Spencer will be FIVE!

January 29th - Jami celebrates her 33rd birthday.

We love you forever!

Scatter smiles & sunshine  Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

DECEMBER 2019

WEEK 1 - December 2nd,  2019

Hello most magnificent family on the planet!

1)  How was your Thanksgiving celebration and feast?  Ours was joyous.  See!?  There was food, festivities and FAMILY!!!

2)  a lil’ food for thought from my instagram feed...

3)  hodge-podge-collage…

How many can fit on Jerry’s bean bag chair?  

The Angel Justin.  

Waste no spuds!  

Yaquina Head Lighthouse. 

Turkey leg.  

Pie party participants. 

The Old Man and the “C”.

4)  Come Follow Me scripture standout…1 Peter 1:3

My hope is alive in Jesus Christ.

5)  After a day of football Lane & I drove to the Hansen’s home in Lake Stevens, WA.  

Christmas decorating, playing games, making 'jello in a cloud’, Dalia’s thankful list is endless...

6)  I forgot to update that Lane's echocardiogram was inconclusive so he’s wearing a heart monitor for a month.  Also, he is doing physical therapy to avoid knee surgery.

Coming soon:

Dec 4th - We drive to McCall to visit Reta.

Dec 5th - Carolyn returns home

Dec 6th - Lane joins Cameron for the Utes vs Ducks playoff game in San Francisco.

Dec 8th - Roy’s birthday

Dec 8th-15th  We enjoy a one week cruise in the Caribbean.  Steph & Jerel, Lincoln & Carrie are sailing too.

Here’s the latest on 2019 Shepherds Dinners…(watch for more details on menu and times)

Wed Dec 18th: Bells and Bullocks

Fri Dec 20th:  OPEN

Sun Dec 22nd: Scotts & the Lincoln Howell family 

Mon Dec 23rd: Hills & the Tom Howell family

Tues Dec 24th: OPEN

We love you forever!

Scatter smiles & sunshine  Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

WEEK 2 - December 8th,  2019
                                (skipped)


WEEK 3 - December 15th,  2019
Only 10 days until CHRISTmas. Are all you little elves and angels busy preparing?

1)  Two weeks ago we were visiting the Hansen’s. It was so nice to be there during their shepherd’s dinner.  On our road trip to Boise we spent short but precious time with Aunt Reta (Lane’s sister) in McCall, Idaho. 

2). After leaving Lane at the Boise airport I drove on to DayBreak. It felt soooo good to have a stationary home to return too.  I visited my mom & David, the Gerbers, Roy, worked in g’mas workshop and prepared for a cruise. 

3)  Lane joined Cameron in California for the Ute vs Duck football game. Their dream of kickin’ some duck bootie became a nightmare. Even the duck fans surrounding their seats began to console them. 

4)  Lane flew on to the Florida coast to meet fellow cruisers the Bullocks, Linc, Carrie and me.  It was a week of relaxation in the Caribbean. 



5)  We will arrive ‘HOME’ tonight. 

6)  REJOICE!  Jesus’ Christmas gift to every human being is immortality and the potential for eternal happiness - all pain, sorrows, disappointment forgot.  Peace, joy and love fill their place. I am smiling!


I’m writing this in the JetBlue lounge at Ft Lauderdale airport.  Without my computer files I’m just gonna guess at important calendar dates.  Forgive me please if I miss something. 

Dec 8th    Roy’s birthday!
Dec 10th  Stephen can legally drive-whoa!
Dec 13th  Tom & Shalaun’s anniversary
Dec 19th  Paden turns 2!!
Dec 19th  Lee will be SEVEN 

Shepherd’s dinners are happening people:
18th  Greg, Bells, Bullocks, and friends
20th  Sam’s family (or another day?)
22nd  Lincoln’s family and the Scotts
23rd  Tom’s family and the Hills
24th   Kelley’s (in Layton)

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

Sent from my iPhone

WEEK 4 - December 23rd,  2019

Fabulous Festive Family!!!

What a remarkable week. We love being home and having you come visit.

1) Shepherd’s Dinner #2 (the first was at the Hansen’s home). The Bullocks, Bells, & Greg (w/ date)! 

There was great food, scripture reading, Claire is credited with being a beautiful baby Jesus, nativity video watching, stirring guitar/violin duet by Greg and Jennifer, a few costumes (hee-haw), yaks and other wild creatures, and GOOD FOLKS to share it with.

2) We were invited to Paden’s family party. Callie makes a fantastic cake...two in fact ;o}

Rayson added excitement to every gift as Paden learned to open each one. This car track took center stage.

Cute, giggly sisters rounded out the fun evening. And Daisy was content just to be held. Thanks Gerber’s!

3) Our appliances got ‘wrapped’ by 3 experts! Our nephew Kendric came Saturday and brought 2 of his best subs. 

A roll of car wrap, a heat gun, some precision cutting and voila!!! We love them...and the great job they did. Do you like?

4) Shepherd’s dinner #3 - The Scotts and the Lincoln Howell family.

Simple foods, first try at serving Mac-n-Cheese balls, Lane makes a S’more trifle…tastes as good as it looks.

A few games and gift opening. A very lovely evening. Lincoln and Lane tied for best headgear.

5) To finish this check-in I wanted to thank the Bullocks for loaning us their spare tree. It really fills the room with the feeling of Christmas.

The scripture is like a new read to me from this weeks SS reading. Christ’s example is mind-blowing. How often I get miffed and cannot hide it. Such great peace I feel from knowing that God is just, merciful and fair when judging our actions and intentions. I know His love for us is perfect.

Merry CHRISTmas every ONE!

Coming soon:

December 25th - remember Jesus today and always

December 28th - remember Lincoln on his birthday

December 31st - A celebration on the eve of 2020, our house. Watch for info.

We truly do love you forever!

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

WEEK 5 - December 30th,  2019
Howdy,

Just a few collages to keep you updated.

1)  Shepherd’s dinner with the Hills and Tom’s family.  Jon was missed (sick).  Emy, Audrey and Shalaun performed like professionals.  

But the highlight for me was watching Darren transform into a character from MIB.  A real crackup!

2)  Final small group dinner was hosted by the Kelley’s.  Sam’s family joined in.  Alta and Tagg played the piano, then we all played CHRISTmas songs on the chimes.  Such fun!

CHRISTmas happened.  Can you tell my photos have improved?  (Lane gave me an iPhone 11.  I gave him socks.)  

We got visited by Bullocks and Bells.  That there beautiful baby is Claire Elizabeth.

3)  Here’s a sweet depiction of the most perfect babe ever born.  EVER.  

4)  Lincoln turned 411 (or 42).  When Carrie gifted him a trombone I think he teared up.  He’s still got what it takes. We were invited to his birthday dinner.  It was DEE. LISH. US.  Steph makes a stupendous Boston Creme Pie!  

Which picture doesn’t belong?…it’s my new work bench area in the basement, made out of dumpster scraps, leftover sheetrock and a counter top from Linc.

5)  Sunday night the Gerber’s dropped by for a tapioca/ice cream night.  The Gerber’s are here!  The Gerber’s are here!  Callie thinks I’m aged.  I now know I’ll be in good hands if I ever am truly old and fragile.

Tonight we hade a "cookies and cocoa" night with our nearby neighbors.  They stayed for 2 hours.  We all feel blessed to be in good health, in beautiful homes, and making great friends.  Truly blessed and loved.

Coming soon:

Dec 31st - New Year's Eve party at Lincoln & Carrie’s, starts at 5:00 p.m.

January 1st - 2020!!!

January 2nd - Michael turns 28 

January 5th - Sadie Jane will be a Sunbeam for Jesus!!!!

We love you forever,

Scatter smiles & sunshine  Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

NOVEMBER 2019

Week 1 - November 3rd,  2019

Good evening beloved family.  What did you do with your extra hour?  I crocheted.

1) This week began with a cream puff “cake” for Josh’s 17th birthday.  He is passionate about mountain biking...cream puffs…not so much.

Sam and his wonderful family joined us for dinner and games.  Come back anytime!

2)  We happily accepted an invitation to a delightful halloween parade featuring our favorite witch, pirate and zombie.

Crazed Batman was a bonus!

3)  Bullocks welcomed us for soup in bread bowls, caramel apples, donuts, and Bullock Brew.  Kim, Anissa and Greg joined in.  (Carlie gets points for carving each individual carrot slice into a pumpkin shape!)

4)  Come Follow Me reading yielded this hopeful gem...

Coming soon:

Nov 10th - Scott will be 15!

We are planning a trip to visit Robison’s in Mississippi.

Our Thanksgiving plans provide us an excuse for a road trip to the Northwest.

Please stay in touch and tell us what is happening in your world.  

We love you forever!

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

Week 2 - November 10th,  2019
Howdy-Ho Neighbors,

This will be quick and painless...

1) Lane & I were invited to have a sleepover with the Centerville Howell kids. It was great fun!  We were impressed and entertained. 


2)  Thursday we met Claire Elizabeth  Bell. She was born Wednesday November 6th, 9:59 pm weighing in at a healthy 8 lbs 6 oz. KC is recovering nicely. X & baby are doing well too.  ;o}


3) Friday’s visit to the hospital wasn’t nearly as fun as the one on Thursday...
We spent 5 hours in the ER running lab work and multiple tests to see if Lane had his head on straight.  It was discovered that he’d had a minor stroke w/o any permanent damage. 


4) He’s doing much better. Yesterday morning we flew to Mississippi to visit the Robison’s. Here are pics from day 1...


5)  Life is interesting and keeps us hopping (and hoping). What is your pace?  How are you keeping it all together?  I’m taking some awesome medication. 

This week:
10th - Scott is 15 TODAY!!!
14th - Matthew will turn 17. Yea!
16th - we fly home to South Jordan
Did we forget anything?

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

Sent from my iPhone

Week 3 - November 17th,  2019

Hey kiddos, The day is nearly spent and I’m ready to turn in.  How are you feeling?

1)  Our days in Mississippi went by soooo fast and we arrived back home Friday morning.  Chris and Jami have found a little slice of heaven in Brookhaven.  Small town lifestyle, large home lots, great bakeries, home remodel 98% complete, no heavy traffic, friendly folks, mild winters, good southern food, short commutes, but best of all...2 cute kids.  Thanks for letting us come!

2)  Yesterday we played pickle ball for the first time since we moved in!!!  (Embarrassing to admit that.)

3)  Sunday School scripture reading was Hebrews chapters 7-13.  

Hebrews 13:15   I like the sweet phrase “the fruit of [my] lips giving thanks to his name”.

4)  Tom’s family joined us for dinner tonight.  We broke open 6 new bags of flavored candy chips for tapioca.

Coming this week:

19th  -  Lane’s doctor will determine when Lane can have knee surgery.

21st  to December 7th  - tentative dates of our road trip to visit Jerry, Cameron and Britni over Thanksgiving.  Capped off with a stop off in McCall to play Rummikub with Reta.  

In December we plan to host small group Shepherd’s dinners.  We’ll let the local (Utah) kids choose from a list of dates.  

We love you forever!

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

Week 4 - November 24th,  2019

Good evening fabulous turkeys.  Haha., j/k. 

1)  Last Wednesday the Kelley’s joined us for a housewarming and dinner.  What a blast!  The kids were so much fun.  

2)  Thursday we took a road trip to Oregon to visit the 3 NW families. First, the Adams who moved from Tigard to Eugene.  Ava plays volleyball and is an extraordinary baker, Kaelyn plays basketball and is a sweetheart,, Brennan draws, invents games and learned to fly a drone, Erin and Jerry each know their way around a kitchen and produce some tasty vittles while embracing life with 3 of our incredible grandkids.  

3)  I’m counting down to Thanksgiving.  4 days.  (It’s pacific time in Eugene, Oregon, so it’s still Sunday.)

4)  Express gratitude daily.  Count your many blessing be they great or small.  

Coming soon:

26th ~ Britni and Brian celebrate 15 glorious years together.

29th ~ Jamie Howell makes forty look GOOOOD!.

26th-30th ~ We visit Cam & Kim in Albany.

1st-4th  ~ It’s Hansen’s turn to tolerate a visit from us.

5th ~  Home again (?)

Dec 7th-15th ~ Lane & Carolyn Cruise the Caribbean with Steph and Jerel (thanks for inviting us!)

Shepherd’s Dinner sign ups: we plan smaller intimate Christmas celebrations on the following 5 evenings.  We’d like to host 2 families each night.  If you are interested (and live in Utah) please give us your top 2 preferred dates.  (Please do not "reply all”, simply email us)

Wed Dec 18th

Fri Dec 20th

Sun Dec 22nd

Mon Dec 23rd

Tues Dec 24th

We love you forever!

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

OCTOBER 2019

Week 1 -  October 6th, 2019
                                   (skipped)



Week 2 -  October 13th, 2019
   
Outstanding October greetings of the day,

I skipped emailing last week.  I blame conference.  It was mind numbing, fabulous and future altering.  The First Presidency spoke at the Women’s Session, the YW received a new theme, the terms “Beehive”, "Mia Maid" and "Laurel” have been retired. The prophet announcing 8 new temples, inviting and entreating us to study D&C sections 25, 84 and 107, and leaving a blessing upon us.

1)  Here is the new theme.  Also, photos from Sunday brunch between sessions.  Thanks for inviting us!

2)  We sneaked away to Boston, with some coaxing from Steph and Jerel.  First stop, Basketball Hall of Fame. (Springfield, MA)

3)  Next stop, serious leaf-peeping in Vermont and New Hampshire.  Covered bridges, hiking, The Flower Bridge.

4)  Other stops…

 Joseph Smith’s birthplace, Rummikub, cider donuts, mini-golf, chowdah, ice cream, eerie costumed Salem witches making light of the horrifying atrocities of 1692.

Thanks Steph and Jerel for hosting us with airfare and a condo. Memorable times to be sure.  We flew home late last night.  Finally we can truly say "it’s good to be home”.  

 Coming this week:

14th ~ We wave goodbye to CarLa (& the scooter)

16th ~ Adelaide Bea will be 6!!!

20th ~ Kim will be Adelaide’s age...plus 40  ;o}

You are all incredible humans.  We love you forever!

Scatter smiles & sunshine  Ü

Momma C & Dad Lane (G&G Howell)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

Week 3 -  October 20th, 2019

                                    (skipped)

Week 4 -  October 27th, 2019

Hi!

It’s been another great week to be a wife, mother and grandmother. The occasional “check-in” that you may stumble across is one way I keep in touch with the most important folks in my life. Please forgive me if it seems impersonal to you. Every word is honest and heartfelt. It’s what I would say if I were sitting with you face-to-face holding your hand. 

The accompanying photos give you a sense of what I’ve been up to these past TWO weeks. 

1) we waved goodbye to CarLa. She was driven to New Hampshire by Jim, who renamed her “Toy II”.  She’s arrived safely. 9 days, 2,773 miles. 


We hosted Bells for dinner and a tour of our home.  On the 17th I got a call from Callie that she might be in labor - she delivered within the hour. I arrived 30 minutes prior, but 29 minutes ahead of the midwife ;o}



2) Daisy Jo is a beautiful girl and loved by all of her female siblings. I’m sure she’ll grow on Paden.  Good job & congrats Callie & Rayson!



IMPORTANT EVENTS:
Oct 21st ~ Samie turned 18
Oct 22nd ~ Tom is now 40! What?!
Oct 24th ~ OUR 23rd anniversary
(Lane gave me a little bouquet of flowers - haha)


Oct 25th ~ Josh is now as smart as a 17 year old. 
Oct 26th ~ X’s baby shower at Kelley’s hosted by her sisters
Oct 26th ~ I threw together some flowers for my nephew’s temple sealing and celebrations
Oct 27th ~ Ava celebrates her birthday in Ghana 🇬🇭 TODAY!
Oct 30th ~ Anissa has to stop being a teenager
Nov 1st ~ Kamden will be 2!!

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


Sent from my iPhone