Merry Christmas

Where has the year gone? 2010 is fast approaching and Christmas will be here, ready or not, in just more than a week. Again we are thankful for the blessings that have been ours and the love that has been shown to us. A special thank you to those of you who have influenced us and touched our hearts this past year. We love you guys!

Brooke and Kade and their family are doing well. Kade has taken over running the farm for his dad and loves it. Brooke continues to substitute teach and take care of their family. We are blessed that they live close enough to enjoy them and their beautiful children on a regular basis. They are such a blessing in our lives.

Cyndi and Jamon are still in Blackfoot and doing well. Cyndi continues to work at The Villa doing nails which she enjoys. Jamon graduated from Idaho State University this past spring and continues to put a lot of time into his job at the radio station on campus. We are very proud of them and their beautiful family. It's always a joy to have them around.

Adam and Brittany are still living in Salt Lake with Adam attending the Art Institute of Salt Lake City. He's doing incredibly well and should graduate within the next year. He also works full time at AT&T Mobile so Brittany can stay home and take care of little Andie Mae. They are going to have a new baby girl the end of January and we are all very excited about that. Although we don't get to see them very often, we love the time we get to spend with them.

Amy and Alie are still living with us and we love having them close. Amy is doing well and substitute teaches to fill her time. Alie is as incredible as ever. She goes to preschool at the elementary school two mornings a week and to Hippo Therapy three afternoons a week. She is making good progress with her cochlear implant but is still not crazy about it. She makes more and more progress everyday. We are grateful for all of those who work so diligently with her and love her like we do. It is a challenge but we love it and we've learned to just take things one day at a time.

Bob and I are doing great. Bob is still at the site and as busy as ever. I'm still teaching 6th grade at the Blackfoot 6th Grade School and loving what I do. The older we get the more we seem to enjoy spending time together. It's a little crazy but totally awesome!

At this holiday season we feel blessed to have you, our friends and family, in our lives and want you all to know how much we love and appreciate you and your examples. We pray that this Christmas season will be joyous and your New Year filled with love and peace. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Thanksgiving 2009

I can't believe that it's been two months since I posted anything here on my blog. I've become a facebook junkie and as a result I have really neglected my blog which really is my first love. This is definitely the easiest way to keep a journal. Problem is . . . you have to write in it too.

Thanksgiving came and went and what a great time we had. Bob and I traveled to Calgary and visited with family there. We stayed at Cyndi and Kevin's even though Cyndi was in Hawaii with Kandice furnishing the new condo. Kevin and Brett took good care of us and were great hosts. Thanks to them for that. Their new house is going to be amazing. They always do such a great job when they build or remodel. I can't wait to see the finished product.

One evening while Kevin was at a dinner meeting we went to dinner with Pam, Cherri and Mike. We had a great time at Smugglers and laughed until I thought I was gonna be sick! I sure love my family. Someone once asked me if I'm close with all my sisters and brother and I'm so happy that I can say that they are more than my family, they are my very best friends.

Then we went down to Cardston to surprise my dad and spend his 80th birthday with him. He was surprised and we spend four great days with him and my mom.

Mom is living in the Care Center at the hospital and is finally settling in. She has a wonderful roommate finally and now she worries, not of not being able to leave and stay at home again, but rather how long she will be gone when we check her out because she doesn't want her roommate to get lonely. I am so grateful that she is happy there. It was so, so hard for my dad to take care of her and they both look better than I've seen them look in a really long time. We did check her out everyday, and everyday she was thrilled and surprised that we were there. It's hard to see her not remembering things from one minute to the next but at least she always recognized me this time which was nice.

I gave my dad a DVD with a slide show of his life from his birth to this latest great-grand child and also a scrapbook with most of the pictures (all 487 of them) in it. I thought it would be easier for my mom to look at and it was but about every half an hour she would notice it again and ask what it was and where it came from. Somethings are easier for her but this wasn't one of them. Cherri and Pam and their families came down from Calgary on Friday for dad's birthday and we cooked our Thanksgiving turkey to celebrate with them. It was so nice to have that many of us together. I have such a great time when I am home.

It was hard to say goodbye and I think I cried till we were well across the border. Every time I say goodbye to either one of my parents could be the last time I do. I hugged my mother a long, long time and kissed her check again and again. I told her how much I love her and watched her carefully as she put on her coat and went out the door with my dad to go back to the care center. I know that I need to embed those memories deep into my soul so that I can find comfort in it when the time comes that I need it. A teacher at school was saying just the other day that her birthday is on Saturday and she had to hurry and order her mother some flowers. I asked her why she was sending her mother flowers on HER birthday instead of her mother sending her some. She said she always does and has for many, many years because if it wasn't for her mother, she wouldn't be here. I thought that was such a neat idea and it made me sad that my birthday isn't until April so I could do that for my mom too. Then I realized you don't need a special occasion to tell someone how you feel. Everyday is the day to tell them you love them.

My dad stood in the kitchen window waving goodbye as we drove away the next morning. That is also a memory I mentally and emotionally put right here in my heart so it too is easy to recall. I just couldn't hug him enough before we left. He is such an amazing man. I remember when I was in high school and college and my mom would always tell my sisters and me that we should look for a man just like our dad when we look for a husband and that we should be so lucky to find a man exactly like our dad. When you're sixteen or even twenty, you don't think of that but I am so grateful. When my dad first met Bob he turned to my mom and told her that he had known that young man before and that they were very good friends. How blessed I am! I love you dad, thank you for all you do!

Four Day Weekend!!!

Well, that title is a little deceiving because actually my four day weekend is over today. It was great to have a three day work week last week and then a four day weekend. We had parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday night and then we were off. I had a doctor appt. with Dr. Selznick on Thursday morning because my knee has been so tender to the touch. I thought maybe I had an infection or something but he said that the nerve that was cut, the one that crosses over the top of the knee cap, was what was causing the pain and that when I'm a little more post-op he can shoot some cortisone in there to relief it. In the meantime he gave me some cream to put on it and told me to take my pain pills. That's all they ever tell me!








We went to Utah after my doctor appt. to visit Adam, Brittany and Andie. We had a great visit and Andie warmed up to us rather quickly this time. We took them out to Olive Garden on Thursday night and then spent Friday with Brittany and Andie at Cabela's while Adam worked. We had such a great time visiting and Andie was a doll. I miss that little girl and can't wait til the next time we get to see her. She is such a sweetie!












Bob made enchiladas for supper and then we all settled in to watch the BYU game on TV. It was a pretty boring game and since we were planning on leaving afterwards to go to Payson to Bob's folks, we left just into the third quarter. We got there around midnight but they were still up waiting. We sat up and visited for about an hour and then went to bed. We all slept in and I got up just in time to hit the shower before conference started.

It was a great conference. I guess they are all great but the theme this time seemed to be set around love and loving those who have gone astray or are in need of help. It just really touched me. The prophet's addresses were especially touching, he is such a great man.

It rained all day today in Utah and all the way home. It's cold tonight but hopefully we won't get any snow quite yet. I know it's inevitable and it sure feels like snow out there but we'll hope it stays away for a little while yet. Amy said that it's supposed to snow up to two inches tonight so we'll just have to wait and see. I'm off to bed, I have to be up early in the morning for school. Oh yeah!

Friday is My Favorite Day of the Week!

Well, it's finally here - Friday! Is it any wonder that it is my favorite day of the week? I think not! So much to do and so much to say, but there goes the bell. I'll have to catch up later. . .

Feeding the Fair

Well, thanks to Jackie I now have the link to the news clip of Kelley, Darcie and me doing our thing at the fair. Feeding the entertainment that is. It was a good year with Huey Lewis and the News performing on Thursday night and Rodney Atkins on Saturday night. With my new knee I only stayed long enough to do my job, wash dishes, clean up and Saturday night-pack up. Then I came home. It was still too much though and I paid dearly for it all day on Sunday. Things went really well though but I have to say, with this knee, I'm just glad it's over for another year. I can stand to only do it once a year. Any more than that and I think I'd have to quit.

I so enjoy spending time with Kelley and Darcie. It's sad that fair time is about the only time we spend any amount of time together. Kelley has been a good friend over the years and Darcie, well Darcie is family. That's all there is to it. Literally!

Any way, here's the link if anyone's interested. Thanks Jackie!

http://www.localnews8.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=4122572&at1=News&h1=Local

Insomnia . . . Uggghhhh!

What can I say, except that it's 3:30 a.m. and here I am. AWAKE again. I'm getting really tired, yes , , , I said "tired" of these sleepless nights. Ever since my knee surgery I just can't seem to get comfortable in my bed. My knee is still numb in so many places and my surgeon told me yesterday that I may never get that all back. Oh yeah! Night before last I couldn't fall asleep until almost midnight and then I was awake at 2:00 and tossed and turned until 4:00. Then I dozed until about 5:00 and was awake the rest of the night. I guess by 5:00 it's not night anymore anyway and I got up and got ready to go to school early to run off some papers for the week. But of course, I ended up with a low tire and had to stop at Les Schwab's to have it fixed and they don't open until 8:00 so I said forget it and went to school anyway.

It sure makes for a long day when you don't get any sleep. I had two doctor appts. yesterday. First with Dr. Selznick, my surgeon, and then with Dr. Davis, my lap band doc. Dr. Selznick couldn't believe I was walking so well and without the use of a cane even. He hugged me twice and told me how proud he was of my recovery. I told him I had gone back to work after nine days and he said he had never, ever had anyone do that before. That it was unheard of to not be out for at least a three week period of time and usually it was six weeks. I told him I didn't have much of a choice with school starting so fast after my surgery. But he still couldn't believe it. I have 110 degrees of bend in my knee and can flex to a nice and flat 0 degree. He said he was amazed! That made me feel pretty good. My only complaint was the numbness which he said may or may not come back but should get somewhat better, and the insomnia. He said that was normal and told me to take some pain pills before going to bed. I told him Bob thought I was going through them too fast so I had really cut down and he told me to stop that. He dictated a note to Dr. Garbarini asking him to be kind to me when I run out of my pain meds because I could be needing them for up to five months. He also told me that I don't have to do anymore physical therapy so I cancelled my appt. with them for today. Then he asked me if I wanted him to give me something to help me sleep. I told him I'm not a big fan of Ambien but he told me I needed sleep for my body to heal so he wrote a script for twenty of them. I took one last night and fell right to sleep, no tossing and turning or anything. It was great! but now, here I am. Same old, same old! I guess I should of had him make it the Ambien CR which is supposed to last all night so you sleep through till morning. Oh well, I guess this will have to do.

Then I went down stairs to see Dr. Davis. I have lost nine pounds since I saw him last and he was very excited. He said this is the most weight I've lost in one appt. since the surgery. My BMI has gone from 44 which was in the obese and candidate for surgery category to a 36 which is now below the candidate for surgery level and only one point in the obese level. He said once I'm below that I will never go back again. This surgery assures me of that. I was pretty excited. He said he wants me down two more points by my next visit in two months. When I asked him how much I had to loose to be there he said he wouldn't tell me because he doesn't want me to worry about the scales and those numbers, just concentrate on eating healthy and exercising. I told him ya, right. With my knee like this and he said to just keep doing what I've been doing. The thing I mostly have been doing though is cutting out the sweets and the candy. That's a really hard one for me but since we've been home from Canada I have really stayed away from them. Any way, I felt pretty good about that visit too. I know loosing weight is a huge pain in the rump but if I just take it one day at a time and concentrate on eating healthy I know I can do it. I'm going to shoot for six pounds by my next visit and see what I can do. I just have to recommit myself and promise to follow through.

Well, it's now almost 4:00 and in an hour or so I have to be getting up anyways so I might as well try to get some sleep. Maybe I will take a pain pill after all. I could use one, my leg never stops throbbing. Catch you later!

About time I wrote again!

Well it has been a long time since I posted anything and so much has happened. I had a complete knee replacement done on my right knee a week ago last Friday and I can't believe how much this little piece of your body can hurt when it wants to but let me tell you . . . it HURTS! I don't think I've ever had anything in my whole body hurt like this and to think I get to do it all over again on my left knee next summer. I can hardly wait.

They put an epidural in my back and then something in my IV to make me sleepy. They said I wouldn't be knocked out but I wouldn't remember anything either. While I was asleep they put another epidural in my groin right at the top of my right leg. This one dripped morphine onto the new knee cap and I assumed it would take all of the pain away. While it worked really well and kept me numb for the most part, it never took the pain completely away and I've had to deal with that.

I was in the hospital for four days and then I came home on Monday evening. Bob was such a trooper and stayed with me whenever I was awake. I appreciate his help so much, I couldn't have done this without him or Amy. Amy has taken such good care of me during the day while Bob's at work. I'd be a mess without her help.

They sent me home with Loritab 7.5 mg which isn't very strong. Not even as strong as what I was taking for the pain while I waited for surgery. Needless to say, I was in continual pain which was not any fun. I called the Dr. on Tuesday and told him that they just weren't cutting through the pain so he asked me if I'd ever taken Oxycontin. I told him I had taken it when I had my rotater cuff surgery but I really didn't like it. The problem was that I couldn't remember why I didn't like it so he thought I should try it. He called some in for me and Brooke went and picked them up for me. I took two just like it said to and went to bed around 10:30. I woke up about midnight and had a really bad headache. I took some Tylenol with codeine and went back to sleep. Then I woke up an hour later with a full blown migraine headache. Now not only did my knee hurt but my head felt like it was going to explode. Before I could even think about what to do I was in the bathroom trying to throw up, but since there was nothing in my stomach to throw up, I just sat there and dry heaved into the toilet for a half an hour.

I couldn't help but have Bob awake by now so he came in and asked if there was anything he could do. I told him to wait a minute and I'd be out. I asked him to give me a blessing which he gladly did. I fell asleep finally and when I woke up my head was much better but my headache was not completely gone. Now I remembered why I hate Oxycontin. I called the Dr. Wednesday morning and he said he wasn't going to mess around with the pain anymore and put me right on Dylated. It works a little bit better but it still gives me just a touch of a headache so I have to be really careful. I tried to call the home health nurse assigned to me yesterday but she never called me back. I wanted to know if I could take the Loritab and alternate it every two hours with the Dylated, kind of like you do with Ibuprofen and Tylenol in children. I called her service twice and never heard back from her so today I just did it and man, do I feel so much better. I cried through my exercises yesterday but when I did them today it seemed so much easier. Don't get me wrong, it still hurt like nothing else, but I didn't cry even once.

I'm going to go to school in the morning for a half day. We have a faculty meeting at 8:30 and I really need to go so Cheri is going to pick me up and Amy will come and get me when I'm ready. I have had really high blood pressure since my surgery. It's consistently been up in the 170's over lower 100's which is really not good. Danielle was going to call my doctor and keep him aware of it so we'll just have to see what happens.

I'm really tired now and I think I'll try to take a little nap before dinner. I haven't been sleeping very good at night because I keep this dang machine moving my leg all night long and so I'm tired a lot lately. I'll try to keep this up to date so that next summer when I have to go through the whole ordeal again I'll remember how I felt. There's something to look forward to aye? Real fun!

Finally, Our 2nd Canada Trip , , ,

Treyson - What a stud!

Our Little Kennedy Girl!

(Heather took lots pictures of the kids while we were there so I'm going to post them, in no specific order, throughout this post. Heather! you are amazing!)
Kennedy 'HANNAH MONTANA' Who?

Our Little Andie Mae

(The not so perfect pictures are ones I took but hey, how can they be bad when the subjects are all so great?)

Michael & Princess Clair Bear

Amy & Princess Alie Kae

We have had a great summer with two trips to Canada and a lot of memory builders with my family. I have the best family and we have so much fun when we are together. I can't wait until we do it all again. This time all of our family got to go except for Cyndi.

Women's Gab Session

I felt bad for her but she was okay with it and told me not to worry about it. Jamon just started a new job working with his brother out at Van Orden farms and Cyndi was booked up to work on those days that we would be gone so she said that there was no way. I felt really bad but she was ok about the whole deal, so the whole family went to Calgary except for Cyndi Lynne and her family. We really missed them.

Jeffrey and Emily with Jaycee and Jaclyn

Taylor & Blake - Two of my "JOCK" nephews!

We left at 12:40 a.m. so that all the kids could sleep. Alie is a terrible traveler and Andie's not much better, but this way they both slept the whole way there. Bob did all of the driving except the last couple of hours when Adam drove on the way up and I drove from Dillon to Blackfoot on the way home. Brooke and Kade traveled with us and their kids slept all the way too. It sure makes for a better trip when they do that.

Our Little Alie Kae

We got to Calgary on Friday morning around 10:00 a.m. and Bob and Kade took a quick cat nap. I had been cramped up in the back with junk under my feet so when I finally got a chance to get out and walk around I was so stiff and sore I could hardly stand it. I was that way for a couple of days which was really not a lot of fun but it did get better with time. All it took was the few days before we had to go home. Then I got to do it all over again. I sat in the front this time.

Cyndi with Jaclyn

Friday was my sister Cyndi's birthday and we had a lot of fun. Of course Cyndi did all the cooking for her birthday. It was absolutely amazing. She is a fabulous cook, I wish I'd got some of her cooking smarts. She spoils us to the max every time we visit.

Adam, Brittany and Pam

Heather took pictures of Alie, Andie, Treyson and Kennedy. She's so good with that camera of hers. She took some awesome pictures. She even took a couple of Cyndi and I when we were ready to leave. Of course I looked terrible. It was about 9:00 on Thursday night and Heather promised me that she will photo-shop it and make me look better than I do on a good day. I told her I wanted 50 lbs. off , a new hairdo, and my skin crystal clear. She promised me she would do her best so I'm gonna hold her to it. I haven't got the proof of that pic yet but Adam and Amy have some of theirs and Brooke just got a couple. The ones we've seen so far are amazing, I can't wait to see the rest of them.

Kevin and Bob

Cyndi and Kevin really spoiled us. Kevin had ordered a bunch of coats on the internet and was giving them all away. He gave Bob two really nice jackets that fit him perfectly. Cyndi had bought me a beautiful lantern for my patio. It has potpourri in the bottom and a candle on top of that. It's so cool, I just love it. Then I also got another lantern, a tray for my bathroom counter and a brown chest for my watches and jewelery. I really didn't need them but they are awesome and I love them.

We celebrated Grandpa Cameron's birthday (which isn't until the end of November) on Saturday at McKenzie Lake over in South West Calgary where Pam and Cherri live.

Adam, Brittany & Andie at Cherri's

Mom & Dad at the beach

Then that night we had a nice dinner at Cherri's house. Apryl came up with the idea of drawing out a family tree and each of us writing our family on the branches and then our grandkids on the branches as leaves. That way the kids could see where they came from and how they all fit into our family. What a great idea eh? It was a lot of fun and I think it helped the kids to understand a little better.

Dad at the beach

Then Grandpa talked to all of us about his life and the accomplishments and trials he has had throughout his life. He talked about his childhood, when he was first introduced to the church and how he met Grandma. It was so nice and it was so good to see him relaxed and enjoying his family. He has been such a great example to me in my life, and to my children. I'm very grateful for that. Whenever I've needed anything he has always been there with the answer to any question or concern. He's an amazing man and I love him very much.

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Kourtni, McKenzie, Holly & Grandpa

My girls all did a bunch of shopping and came home with some really cute things. Amy was worried about Cyndi Lynne so she made sure, though she couldn't afford it, that we had outfits for Lauren, Camryn and Griffen. She even bought Cyndi a shirt so that they all had a bit of Calgary. She's got such a big heart! She would do anything for anyone. I'm very proud of her and pray for her continually. We had such a great time. I just love my sisters and their families so much. I had a really hard time saying good-bye. I've been very blessed throughout my life. I was born into a family that loves and supports each other, with parents who care about their children as well as each other. A family who can be together forever if we try hard enough. Nothing worthwhile comes very easy, but I know it can be worth it. I look forward to visiting again soon. I love being home again, but a vacation is always a welcomed treat!

Our Family (all except Kendall. We missed you.)

Dinner for Twelve . . .

After all of the festivities involving grandpa's birthday celebration and after the weekend was over, all of my sisters (except Apryl, she'd already gone back to Edmonton) and I and our husbands all got together and went out for ginger beef. I love that stuff! Barb and Ryan, my niece and her husband, went with us. We had a really nice night with lots of laughs and good conversation. It's so fun to be all together. Some people think that we have a very large family and in this day and age that is not a common thing. I'm so grateful that our parents saw fit to have seven children and that my sisters are my very best friends. I love them so much and am grateful to each of them for the things I learn from them and the support they give to me. They are so special to me and I love them all so much!

Sister Cyndi & KevinSister Pam & RyanSister Julie & DougSister Cherri & MikeNiece Barb & RyanThanks to all you guys in Calgary who showed us such a great time. I love you all so much!

Our 1st Canada Trip . . .

We headed up to Canada on the 23rd of June and went as far as Cardston where we stayed for three days spending time with my mom and dad. It was awesome to be there and we had a great visit. You can't go to Cardston without stopping for lunch for Mongolian at Ming's Garden on Main Street. It was great to have ginger beef again. I don't know why no one in the U.S. can make ginger beef but it seems to be a foreign concept here.


We took a ride in the country and out to Grandma Olsen's old ranch. It was great to see the old house where my mom grew up and the remains of the two room farmhouse where I lived the first year of my life. Then we headed out to the Beazer Graveyard to visit my grandparents graves. It's been so, so long since I had been there, it was nice to see that it's being well kept and cared for.

Mom had a rather hard time there but she seems to be having a hard time about most things these days. Her memory is getting worse everyday. At one point she asked me who I was again and I told her my name was Dori. She said that that was interesting because she also had a daughter named Dori. I told her I know, it was me and that I was her daughter. Then she asked me if her mother knew that I was getting married. I told her she had better know because not only was I already married for almost thirty-two years, but I have four children and seven grandchildren. That seemed to throw her a little bit but she just smiled and I hugged her. It's so hard to see her regress so badly. My dad says that she thinks she's in high school again and talks about getting ready for dances and dates and what not. He is so patient and kind to her. I am so grateful to him for taking such good care of her. I know it must be extremely hard to do.

After spending three or four days in Cardston we headed to Calgary to visit with Cyndi and Kevin and their family. We got there on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning we headed for Invermere, British Columbia to spend four days at their condo there. It was so great! We took drives to see the beautiful country, went on a four-wheel ride into the deep woods and saw deer, bears, wolves, foxes, you name it. If it was natural to the area - we saw it. It was amazing.



We went down to the hot tubs every night to relax before going to bed and it was so good on my knees. I slept like a baby every night. It was hard to come back home and face the same old grind of real life again. I'm so grateful to Cyndi and Kevin for taking us under their wings and letting us use their resources to gear up to face the world again. It was a well earned vacation and spending time with them, being able to talk to them about anything was very therapeutic. I'm forever in their debt.



After we got home the doctor called and scheduled my knee replacement surgery for August 14th. I'm really excited, NOT! but it has to be done. I really wanted to have it done in July so I'd be ready to go back to school but if I had I wouldn't have been able to go back to Canada in two weeks for Grandpa Cameron's 80th birthday celebration. Adam and Brittany and Brooke and Kade and their families are going also and Amy sent for her passport just yesterday so if her's comes she and Alie will go too. Cyndi has to stay and work, and Jamon will just be starting work for his bother driving truck. I wish she could go but I understand, I just hope she isn't too upset after we are gone.

Besides my teacher re-treat and our trip to Canada I have been busy around the house as well. I got crazy one afternoon and painted the cabinet next to and over my fridge. It looked pretty good so I decided to go for it and painted another cabinet the next day. By then I was tired of it and was wishing I had never started the stupid project. I got ambitious the next day and painted another cabinet and then stayed up all night getting the rest of them done. What A Pain! I'm just glad it's finally done. I went to bed at 6:30 that morning and slept until about 11:00. Not a good night sleep to say the least and since then I've been having trouble sleeping at night. I hate getting in bad habits like that. It takes forever to get back on track again.

Andie Mae Turns One!



Last Sunday we celebrated little Andie's first birthday. She is such a gorgeous little thing. I just love her to bits. She was a real little trooper and opened presents like a pro. She is walking, rather running all over the place and she's such an itty bitty thing that it's incredible just trying to keep up with her. she is truly a sweetheart.


This Sunday is Vickie's 60th birthday surprise celebration in Utah and we all got invited so I guess Jennifer will come down here and then we'll pick up Cherri and Jeannie and drive down to surprise her. It will only be a short road trip. It's about 90 minutes down and 90 minutes back and if we stay an hour or so we should be back before supper time. Should be fun.

On Monday night I'm having a barbeque in the back yard as a sort of going away party for Rodger and Jeannie. They are going on a mission next month to Oklaholma. It's a year long mission and we'll surely miss them. Maybe we'll have to have another barbeque welcoming them home next year, who knows?

Anyway with my knee surgery next month that will about round out my summer. I guess all in all I've been able to do a lot of stuff this year, even more so than other summers. It's been a busy summer but a really fun one.