vacation

Hey,
We just got back from going to Boise. It was a fun trip. But the most fun I had was when we got back. I spent a day with Joe, Angie, Tim, Nellie and their girls. Then I went to church in JEANS, Yikes but I wanted to hear Joe talk. His talk was great. Good job Joe. Tim spent tons of TIME putting in a stereo for me in my car. THANKS SO MUCH TIM. Nellie thanks, I hope you didn't mind too much lending him to me. You both will never know how much it meant to me. Then I got lost going to Spanish Fork. You say YOUR KIDDING but no I'm not. Any way thanks to Rob for finding me and I enjoyed my visit with him and his family. They are great too. It was nice to see the house. I suffer greatly from being an empty nester. Since Joe, Tim and Rob are gone, I miss them more than they can know. But they need to have their own lives and that is how it should be.. I just struggle with it. Poor me..okay enough of that. It was a great week thanks guys. The baby shower for Nellie was really fun.

Fred & kids at Wheeler Farm

It has been so fun to have Anson and Paris here. They have been so awesome. Jessica has some wonderful children and they are really special. For those of you who didn't get to meet them, you've really missed out. All the grandchildren and their mom's came over yesterday (that live here anyway!) We tried to watch a new baby chick hatch out but the two mother's got agitated and stepped on him. He had permanent eye damage but struggled to live until sometime in the night. We will probably have a memorial service for him. The kids will be so disappointed that he didn't live. But death is a part of life. Here are some highlights of our adventures.

We arrived home from Salt Lake last night about 11 pm. It is good to be home. Jessica invited us and the kids to dinner at the Market Street Grill where she is a server trainer. It was great food and a fun atmosphere. How do people afford to go there on a regular basis? Fred, Elaura and I left on Saturday and picked up Paris and Anson on Sunday morning about 9:30 am. We stopped and saw Joe, Angie and Ellen. Seeing Amy was a bonus. We had seen Rob and crew on our way up to deliver the kids on Tuesday. Tim and Nellie and Allie, we weren't able to get together with yet. We ended up spending the majority of our time on Sunday and Monday at Liberty Park. It is a great place to hang out. The water features are wonderful and I spent a lot of time drawing kids and working on my upcoming art projects. Anson and Paris were so delightful. Jessica treated us to dinner at the Market Street Grill last night. It was really nice, especially since we are celebrating our 12th wedding anniversary on the 9th of Aug. CONGRATS to us. It's been an uphill climb all the way. Thanks Fred for sticking with me like fly paper with lots of tornado like winds. I love you.

I am planning on writing childrens stories featuring, who else, GRandKIDS of course. I will also do my own illustrations. Fred is sporting an awesome beard as inspiration for older handsome scripture heroes. I am entering the Ensign contest this year and also the Springville Competition which are both in October. GOOD LUCK TO ME.

This picture was from some time ago when we were all a lot younger.
Joe you do look your very best.