Happy Birthday to Kevin this week!  His birthday was on Wednesday, which is our ARP class, so we pretty much celebrated all week long - We had dinner Monday night to celebrate Josh's birthday, Wednesday, we went to lunch at Panera, and thanks to everyone involved when we got home from ARP there were 1970's era photos of your Dad strategically placed around the house. Thursday and Friday, we had Jake who kept us outside practicing our football throws, which according to Jake, JiChan is much better than me.  Last night we went out for gelato, which was so good!  Today we get to see Max, which is a gift in itself.  It has been a good and busy week, and looking forward we still have a dinner date for Olive Garden this coming week. YAY!  

Apparently, I am not the only one who considers Kevin a SUPER HERO - Scheels does too!  We went for a drive up there last week and they have special designated parking for "Super Heroes" which includes veterans.  We do love Scheels!!!

Thank you for your Air Force career and the many adventures we experienced because of it!

Thank you for your sacrifices to take of our family and especially your support as I am getting ready to tackle another semester of school.

THANK YOU and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kevin - You really are the BEST!

 

I think everyone (under the age of 19) is finally back to school.  Sayre's first day as a first  grader was Friday. 

His school is close enough to their home so he and Jonathan rode their bikes.  

Happy New School Year to Everyone! 😊

BLYTHE and her friend Olivia are Hawk Pride leaders at school and helped with freshman orientation.  Love your tropical vibe!  😁🌴🎒🏄

TO MY "PAST THE TEENAGE YEARS" GRANDCHILDREN - You are amazing !!!

 Spencer has his own apartment and loves his job at Cooper's Hawk, an upscale restaurant well-known in the Chicago area. 

 Max has just moved into a new apartment in Provo and is getting ready for classes to start in a couple of weeks.  He also just had a second interview for a job with Lululemon so we are hoping that works out for him.

Emma is still working at the country club and at a law firm and proving herself to be a valuable employee at both.  She just finished redecorating her apartment and I love it!

UPDATES on the rest of our crew -

Angella is busy with work and kids.  She had to travel quite a bit over the summer but is hoping that will be over for awhile.

Josh is also busy with his work which is mostly in the Denver and some areas to the north.

Jonathan and Kate are both back at work at the University of Iowa - loving their jobs and being great parents to Sayre.

Cory and Adam are also back at work at Timberview Middle School.  They fill the roles of 6th grade Math teacher, and 6th grade counselor.  Adam is also coaching soccer for Liberty HS, and both he and Cory somehow manage to get Lily to her soccer practice and games each week.  

Kim and Chris NEVER have a dull moment with Blythe and Grant at home😀.  Kim is back to work at Roosevelt Elementary School and Chris is busy with work and travels often to Houston. 

YESTERDAY we were so sad that Grant was not able to get a flight out, but happy that Max made it and we've been able to visit with him.  Lily had a soccer game yesterday afternoon and after it was over they stopped by for pizza and ice cream.  love these guys ~    AND Lily

I love how thoughtful and kind ALL of our children (that includes all of you who are my children by marriage) and grandchildren are.  Your texts, phone calls, and surprise visits absolutely make our day! THANK YOU to Samantha who brought me a much needed elixir when I was working at Central Registry, and Paul who stopped by a couple of times to check in on us.

AND look who remembered to take a Sunday Selfie!!!

 I hope you all were able to accomplish many good things this week!  We always say in our Addiction Recovery class, that it doesn't matter what is in your past, the Savior only cares about which direction your feet are headed in now.

 

 DO something fun this week and send me photos. You  might be the BLOG headliner next Sunday 😃.  Love you all ~