Happy 50th Linda!

9-28-08

We continue to enjoy the comfortable fall weather. Eating Sunday dinner outside in the backyard has been very pleasant these past few weeks. Marie continues to enjoy the warmth as she works at the produce stand; she knows that cold days are just around the corner.

This past week has been more routine for us! Ron continues to stay busy with school and his classes, Marie is busy with school, work, lacrosse, and homework and my days are occupied with school, lacrosse meetings, and getting my RS lesson ready.

Friday night Ron and I enjoyed celebrating Linda’s 50th Birthday at the Whitmore house. It was fun spending time with family and honoring Linda for living for half a century! Yes, we are getting older; we will soon join Linda at the half-century mark!

I enjoyed the Relief Society General Meeting last night. The speakers were inspired and the music was amazing. Ron was able to be downtown helping with parking for the event. He was thrilled with the opportunity to wear a walkie-talkie and listen to all the events that take place behind the main event. He will be happy to let you in on some new information that he learned while directing traffic in the plaza parking area. The best part was that the volunteers were served a wonderful dinner while the meeting was taking place! I’m sure that the dinner was provided by the Lion House since their dinner of chicken cordon blue ended with some amazing pie or cheesecake. Ron will be very willing to volunteer for that assignment again…a walkie-talkie and dinner what could be better!

Ron worked his magic and Dora lives….he discovered that it wasn’t oil that was leaking but antifreeze. Apparently Dora had a problem with a heating valve. Luckily Ron was able to repair the car, so Savanna will be coming up to pick Dora up on Tuesday. She is thankful to have a car that runs…hopefully Dora will last through Savanna’s student teaching experience this coming winter!

Have a good week and take care

Happy Birthday Jim!!!

9-28-08

Happy Birthday Jim!!!! 70 years old!!!! Ron and I enjoyed celebrating by eating dinner at Porter’s in Lehi last night. It is always fun to get together with family! We are grateful to Jim and the great example he is to our family! We are thankful to be part of such a loving and supportive family.

It was a good weekend for our football teams….Skyline won, Bingham won, BYU won, and Utah won!!!! Even Utah State won!!!! Too bad that ASU lost to Georgia! Hopefully ASU will win their next game!

A moment of silence…Dora (the little red car) may have died last night! Savanna was driving to see a friend and as she was near the Draper exit she heard something and the “check engine light” came on. Ron was able to go and rescue her and tow Dora home….there was a large puddle of oil underneath the car so Ron thinks that it is something major! That car has served us well for the past few years, but it may be time to put it out of its misery. Ron will take a closer look at it when he gets some time and then decide what Dora’s fate will be. So now Savanna will be walking everywhere in Provo, luckily she is scheduled to do her next practicum experience at Jordan Ridge, which is within walking distance from our home, so we should be able to get by for a few months.

Savanna continues to stay busy with school and work. She worked 12 hours at the MTC on Saturday…

Marie continues to juggle school, work, lacrosse, and YW. She enjoyed going to a 1970’s birthday party last night. Marie is looking forward to a day off from school on Friday, but she probably be catching up on homework and working.

Ron enjoyed listening the to Utah football game on Saturday, he wore his Utah shirt all day!!! Luckily they beat Air Force in the final minutes of the game. Teaching 4th grade and attending the U are keeping Ron busy. Just a few more months and he will be done with his classes and have his masters degree!

I continue to stay busy with school, the lacrosse parent committee, and being the mom. I was exhausted this week since Sally was gone Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Sally’s daughter got married on Wednesday and I was able to meet her family at the reception. It was very nice, but I sure did miss Sally and all of her help, it seems that the library is always busy and students and staff need constant help. This week I will be busy with parent-teacher conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday. Even though I don’t meet with parents there are many things for me to work on and help with during conferences. I will be looking forward to a day off on Friday too!

Enjoy your week…..we sure do love and appreciate each of you!

Homecoming

Sept. 14, 2008

What an emotional week it has been for us….

Ron is back to teaching his 4th grade class and attending his college course on educational law. He is busy with school and homework. He was able to join Greg, his brother, and attend the wedding of his cousin’s daughter on Saturday. He enjoyed spending time with Greg!

Savanna is busy with school and work. Marie and I enjoyed meeting her for dinner after the football game. Today she was called to be a Relief Society teacher in her ward. She will do a great job at that calling. She also learned that she will be placed in the 6th grade at Jordan Ridge Elementary beginning in October for the next part of her practicum. This is exciting for Savanna because this is the elementary school that she attended, so she will be able to be home and be close to her school!

Marie is juggling the events in her life! She enjoyed the 100th year celebration for her high school this past week. There was a special assembly, and then the “Centennial Football Game” on Friday. She went early and helped the Key Club paint face for the game. Bingham won the game against Jordan, a great way to “Christen” the new football field and scoreboard. (the scoreboard is amazing with video replays, etc.) Marie also volunteered on Wednesday with the South Jordan Youth Council to set up flags for September 11th. The highlight of Marie’s week was Saturday; she attended the BYU vs. UCLA football game with me. We were enjoying the opportunity for her to see Justin Sorenson play. He attended Marie’s high school last year and he now plays for BYU kicking the ball off for kickoffs! Yes, there were many opportunities to see Justin kick during the game….poor UCLA, it seemed that nothing went right for them the entire game. When we arrived home there was a CD and note for Marie. She went on a scavenger hunt and was asked to the homecoming dance by Brian Larsen. She is excited to go to this dance, now she just needs to figure out how to say yes, and then what to wear etc.

My week wasn’t as busy at school, but I was busy with a parent lacrosse meeting. We are trying to set up a parent committee and get a varsity coach placed. The politics of team sports can sometimes be frustrating, but I’m sure that everything will work out in the end. Marie will only be playing for 2 more years, and then someone else will have to step up and get involved.

I really enjoyed the football game and then walking across the campus to go to Savanna’s apartment. The timing was just right that we got to see some of the players ring the victory bell on the southwest corner of the Marriott Center. That is where we were able to see Cosmo! Savanna, Marie, and I enjoyed a casual dinner at Legends, a sports grill that is located right by the Richard’s Building on campus. BYU campus is always so well maintained, and I have such fun memories of attending school there! Thanks to Jim for letting Marie and I enjoy his football tickets, we really did enjoy the day. We were also grateful for the wonderful fall weather; I just wish that I had worn something cooler than jeans!

Sorry to hear that ASU lost….hopefully they will beat Georgia this coming week. That will be a huge game!!!!

GO BYU!!!!

BYU 59 UCLA 0

South Jordan Youth Council

September

Marie shaking hands with South Jordan Council Members

9-7-08

Our lives are back to the routine of school now. We did enjoy a break from school on Labor Day, but we were busy with projects. Marie helped the YW set up the flags around the neighborhood, Ron did homework, and I was busy with chores around the house. We continue to enjoy the cooler fall weather!

Marie was sworn in as a member of the South Jordan Youth Council at the South Jordan City Council on Tuesday. She will be involved with doing service projects each month and also a monthly meeting where she will learn more about being a good citizen. I’m sure that she will enjoy this experience and make new friends. On Saturday she had her first lacrosse practice after a month off. Her team is getting ready for a tournament that will take place in Las Vegas on Thanksgiving weekend. Besides school she is staying busy with work! On the weekends she is busy doing things with her friends! Today she was set apart as 1st counselor in the Laurel class presidency. Yes, her life is busy!!!

Savanna is enjoying her classes at BYU. She came home on Saturday to pick up some books and do wash. We enjoy having Savanna come home to visit! She is looking forward to her next experience in the classroom; this will take place the middle of October!

Ron finished up his experience as an assistant principal at Heartland Elementary on Thursday. His eyes were opened to some administrative experiences during the 3 weeks that he was there. He enjoyed returning to his former school and being able to help out many students and teachers. Tomorrow he will return to his 4th grade classroom at Elk Meadows Elementary! I think he is looking forward to dressing more casually; he prefers wearing polo shirts and not ties!

The textbooks are now all checked out and now I will begin doing orientations for the sophomores. Skyline lost its first football game on Friday, so I’m sure that there will be some sad faces at school tomorrow….

It was an exciting week for our football teams! BYU won by blocking the extra point again Washington during the final seconds on Saturday. What an exciting game!!!! Ron was thrilled that Utah won their football game against UNLV, and Marie was also thrilled that Bingham won their first football game. We are looking forward to going to see Bingham play their first home football game on their new field this coming Friday night, and then on Saturday Marie and I will head down to Provo to watch BYU play against UCLA. Thanks to Jim for giving us his tickets!!!! Marie and I are exciting to see BYU’s new kicker Justin Sorenson play. Justin graduated from Bingham High School last year!

We also enjoyed watching the Republican National Convention this past week. Ron and I were impressed with the speeches by Sarah Palin and John McCain. These last final weeks will be interesting; I am looking forward to the upcoming debates.

That is the update for our family this week. Enjoy !!!!