Dear Kids,
OK, so I got it wrong last week. Bentley did not get a mission call to Honduras. It was Sterling. We all knew that, but thanks to all of you who corrected me. It was a good reminder not to write my Mom letter late at night. Sometimes I write it late on Saturday night so I can upload it first thing Sunday morning, without having to think. But I guess there’s no substitute for real thinking.
Congratulations to James for finishing his degree! (I can’t remember the exact name of it, so you’ll have to ask him.) He finished his last final a week ago Monday. It’s been a long haul for him, and we’re very proud of what he’s accomplished. Congratulations to Sharon for nearly finishing her first year of nursing school, except for the finals. I’m sure she’ll do really well on those. Congratulations to Sterling for his upcoming graduation from Century High School. Congratulations to Addie and Julie and everybody else who’s finishing another school year, along with all the high school and junior high and middle school and elementary school students. We’re really grateful for your opportunities for a good education.
Paul and Stefanie and Josh and Chloe were here Friday night and part of Saturday, and we really had fun. Stefanie needed to have John look at her eyes Saturday morning, not late in the day, like the last time she visited his office. So this worked out really well for all of us. I had fun watching Josh play on our playground. Now that we’re looking to replace the swingset at the cabin, I’m paying more attention to how kids play. Wednesday night Dad and I and all of Donna’s family went to the Lifetime store in Orem, where they have all their playsets set up outside. My plan was to watch the kids play, and see what they came back to after they had seen everything. Only it didn’t work that way, because they just kept running from one thing to another. Finally they started throwing the bark at each other, which is what kids seem to like the best. The salesgirl said it didn’t matter what we bought. Kids like everything. Only Donna and I agreed the one called “Adventure Clubhouse” would work the best at the cabin. You can see it on the Lifetime web site. We’re going to add a baby swing and probably the spider web swing to what it comes with.
Dad and I have done several hikes on the Jordanelle Perimeter trail. It’s part of my plan for rehabilitating my hip, and it’s lots of fun, too. Each time, we go 100 paces farther than the time before, and we mark our spot with a big root. We’re only 1 1/4 miles along the trail, so if you do the math you can see it’s going to take us a long time to get to the end. (13 miles.) But I really enjoy being out under the blue sky and white clouds, with the beautiful blue water of the Jordanelle. It’s very quiet and the air is crystal clear. That’s how I imagine heaven.
Except that all of you will be there, so it won’t be very quiet, but lots of fun.
Love, Mom
