"Sisters" - Charlotte and Emma HauptSaturday, May 2, 2009
May 2009 - Executive Office of Ken Woodward
Dear family,
For some time following Joshua and Zachari’s 12th birthday on March 21 they debated whether to pursue the Mormon faith, or seek celestial glory through the back door.
The problem was resolved when I reminded them that Mother’s Day was fast approaching and, otherwise, they would be standing in front of the congregation with the other primary kids singing “Mother Dear, I Love You so” and other heart-stirring sonatas. Zack elected to be “deaconized” (his word), which was consummated on April 26, and Josh opted for the professional sports free-agency route to explore the benefits of the Lutheran faith or the tenets of the Northside Church, the venue frequented by Papa Shubin for spiritual solace.
Only five weeks remain of the regular school year, and while two people very close to me look forward to its end with pleasant anticipation, they have yet to learn that summer school takes up one week later. But I’ll miss the homework, particularly math. Where else would I have learned such practical tidbits as 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, etc. are prime numbers, or when visiting our local Thunder Valley casino the chances of getting a 7 or 11 at the crap table with one roll of the dice is 2 out of 9. Neither Levi nor Ryan need check my figures, I run it by Zack.
Some of you will remember Don Grimes, who was 2nd counselor in the stake presidency during my tenure. Don passed away on April 28 in Newman, Georgia. He was 79. With Don’s passing, and Dave Whitmer, being in extremely poor health, and my being considerably older than either, I’m beginning to wonder about my own durability.
I now have a thriving home garden, two tomato plants. I’m looking forward to a productive summer.
Love, Dad
For some time following Joshua and Zachari’s 12th birthday on March 21 they debated whether to pursue the Mormon faith, or seek celestial glory through the back door.
The problem was resolved when I reminded them that Mother’s Day was fast approaching and, otherwise, they would be standing in front of the congregation with the other primary kids singing “Mother Dear, I Love You so” and other heart-stirring sonatas. Zack elected to be “deaconized” (his word), which was consummated on April 26, and Josh opted for the professional sports free-agency route to explore the benefits of the Lutheran faith or the tenets of the Northside Church, the venue frequented by Papa Shubin for spiritual solace.
Only five weeks remain of the regular school year, and while two people very close to me look forward to its end with pleasant anticipation, they have yet to learn that summer school takes up one week later. But I’ll miss the homework, particularly math. Where else would I have learned such practical tidbits as 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, etc. are prime numbers, or when visiting our local Thunder Valley casino the chances of getting a 7 or 11 at the crap table with one roll of the dice is 2 out of 9. Neither Levi nor Ryan need check my figures, I run it by Zack.
Some of you will remember Don Grimes, who was 2nd counselor in the stake presidency during my tenure. Don passed away on April 28 in Newman, Georgia. He was 79. With Don’s passing, and Dave Whitmer, being in extremely poor health, and my being considerably older than either, I’m beginning to wonder about my own durability.
I now have a thriving home garden, two tomato plants. I’m looking forward to a productive summer.
Love, Dad
May 2009 - Bos, Rick & Kristy
Since we last "spoke," lots has happened to the Bos Family. Early in April we traveled to Germany, France, and England. We went to Frankfort, Germany for the International Music Trade Show, known as Music Messe. Before arriving in Frankfort, we went to Berlin and spent two days doing walking tours of the city where we saw a lot of Hilter/Nazi sites, including the Sacksenhousen Concentration Camp (very sobering.) We spent 6 days in Frankfort for Messe, which went EXTREMELY WELL. Lots of big European distributors signed onto the Forge,Bolt, Morpheus, and Motion Sound products that Rick's business, XP Audio will be producing very soon. There are these two links to interviews that took place at Music Messe, one with Rick and his Forge Bass Amp (the same one that got Best in Show at NAMM in Anaheim in January,) and BOLT guitar amps that XP Audio makes.
Premier Guitar Magazine video about Bolt:
http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20090408/610/Bolt_Amps_100_Watt_Amp_Head_Demo.aspx
Premier Guitar Magazine video about Forge:
http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20090414/615/Forge_AXB_Bass_Preamp_Head_AXB_4108_Cab_Demo.aspx
After Germany, we spent two days in Paris, which was one day too many. The city has lots of beautiful architecture and historical sites worth seeing, but after that, it's time to leave. Paris is everything people say it is: dirty and rude. We took the Eurostar train that went through the English Channel, or Chunnel, to London. We spent, sadly, only two days there. We loved it. Next time we will spend more time. We did a bus tour of the city. We went to Nottinghill (for those of you who know of the movie Nottinghill,) and took pictures, especially of blue doors, one of which COULD have been in the movie. Nottinghill is a beautiful, peaceful little part of the city.
Since returning home, we have had Easter with 30 people at Tracy's house where I made my" much requested" scalloped potatoes and pecan pie (especially for Todd Wilcox.) Todd, Sarah, and Katelyn along with Rick's daughter Hayley, her husband and two children, were among the out of town guests. Tracy did a great job and it was a wonderful day. After that, I babysat for 5 days Alexis and Brenton, while Tracy and Todd Wilcox went on a much needed vacation to the Bahama Islands. I'm sure Tracy will tell you more. Right after that, Todd Christiansen called and asked me to fly to Sacramento and drive back to Utah with Sarah and Katelyn, as Sarah had been offered a job in Utah and it started in just a week.
Sarah and Katelyn now live in our basement "suite," until Todd is able to come out to Utah to work and go to school. More to be told when we have more to tell. I am presently Katelyn's caretaker during the day. With the help of Tracy and Craig, I still go into my office at the McKay School of Education at BYU, but only for about 10-15 hours a week. Speaking of BYU, our office puts on the Graduation/Commencement program for our college. I was there in the Smith Field house working as an usher with the graduates as they "walked" to get their diplomas. After the event was over and I was traveling to the airport to go to Sacramento, I received a phone message from Susan who said that she received a text message from one of her/our friends who was at the graduation and saw me on the floor just that morning. Ahh, the world of high tech.
That is all for now, but for now, I don't think I want anything else on my plate.
Kristy
Premier Guitar Magazine video about Bolt:
http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20090408/610/Bolt_Amps_100_Watt_Amp_Head_Demo.aspx
Premier Guitar Magazine video about Forge:
http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20090414/615/Forge_AXB_Bass_Preamp_Head_AXB_4108_Cab_Demo.aspx
After Germany, we spent two days in Paris, which was one day too many. The city has lots of beautiful architecture and historical sites worth seeing, but after that, it's time to leave. Paris is everything people say it is: dirty and rude. We took the Eurostar train that went through the English Channel, or Chunnel, to London. We spent, sadly, only two days there. We loved it. Next time we will spend more time. We did a bus tour of the city. We went to Nottinghill (for those of you who know of the movie Nottinghill,) and took pictures, especially of blue doors, one of which COULD have been in the movie. Nottinghill is a beautiful, peaceful little part of the city.
Since returning home, we have had Easter with 30 people at Tracy's house where I made my" much requested" scalloped potatoes and pecan pie (especially for Todd Wilcox.) Todd, Sarah, and Katelyn along with Rick's daughter Hayley, her husband and two children, were among the out of town guests. Tracy did a great job and it was a wonderful day. After that, I babysat for 5 days Alexis and Brenton, while Tracy and Todd Wilcox went on a much needed vacation to the Bahama Islands. I'm sure Tracy will tell you more. Right after that, Todd Christiansen called and asked me to fly to Sacramento and drive back to Utah with Sarah and Katelyn, as Sarah had been offered a job in Utah and it started in just a week.
Sarah and Katelyn now live in our basement "suite," until Todd is able to come out to Utah to work and go to school. More to be told when we have more to tell. I am presently Katelyn's caretaker during the day. With the help of Tracy and Craig, I still go into my office at the McKay School of Education at BYU, but only for about 10-15 hours a week. Speaking of BYU, our office puts on the Graduation/Commencement program for our college. I was there in the Smith Field house working as an usher with the graduates as they "walked" to get their diplomas. After the event was over and I was traveling to the airport to go to Sacramento, I received a phone message from Susan who said that she received a text message from one of her/our friends who was at the graduation and saw me on the floor just that morning. Ahh, the world of high tech.
That is all for now, but for now, I don't think I want anything else on my plate.
Kristy
May 2009 - Cannon, Adam & Erica & Family
We bought a house in Fresno. I am starting at the Fresno CHP office on July 1st, the house will not be finished until mid September...October. We are excited. Maja is still doing great at school. Annika is still sneaky and Ava can crawl at turbo fast. Life is great.
That is all we have to report.
That is all we have to report.
May 2009 - Haupt, Levi & Torrie & Family
So this past month was full of whirlwind traveling for us Haupts. We headed out to Portland, OR for Levi’s brother’s wedding. I was a little frustrated that our connection was in NYC. We went straight south instead of west; it’s always nice when we make some progress, plus, that was one LONG flight from JFK to Portland. But we survived. The wedding was great and we had lots of fun being with Grandpa and Nana Haupt and all the adoring uncles and aunts. Afterwards our diligent hubby and daddy headed back to work in NY, while the girls and I headed to Colorado for some more mischief. Grandma Woodward had been wishing we could show up for some fun but I kept telling her it was too expensive. Somehow we found money in our budget (thanks, tax return) and conspired with Grandpa to surprise her. We walked into the house to a very dumbfounded Grandma! Later that week Alexis and Maija showed up and we were there to surprise them as well. We had lots of fun with all the grandkids being there and being able to send Arianna off to school with all our well wishes.
Last but not least, our Emma turned 3 on the 26th . We can’t believe how the time has flown! I remember the first time I saw her. Now she is a bright, beautiful little girl who is a great big sister. Charlotte and Emma have tons of fun together. We are truly blessed.
Last but not least, our Emma turned 3 on the 26th . We can’t believe how the time has flown! I remember the first time I saw her. Now she is a bright, beautiful little girl who is a great big sister. Charlotte and Emma have tons of fun together. We are truly blessed.
We hope your month was just as good.
Until next time,
Levi and the girls
Until next time,
Levi and the girls
May 2009 - McClintock, Robert & Susan
Just a quick word from the McClintocks.
We have spent most of the month fighting off the flu. Uncle Bob has had two bouts but Susan and Anna have only had to deal with one bout each. Our weather has been a bit on the cool side but not unbearable. We understand that an obscure state administrative office has announced there is nothing to worry about because the flu epidemic in Northern California is not related to the swine flu. Instead it is related to the "swim" flu do to the fact that so many Californians have swimming pools, or is it because so many Californians are swimming in money...we can't recall which definition applies...but we seriously doubt their Intel is any good because we haven't seen hard evidence of the one and it's too early for the other scenario.
Our ward celebrated it's 40th anniversary the last weekend of April and over one hundred people came from areas outside of California to help celebrate. The building where this ward has met since 1973 was dedicated by Pres. Monson and Grandpa Woodward was stake president at the time. One of the early bishops of this ward is about 6' 3" tall and he testified that Pres. Monson was eye level with him at the dedication. One of the more humorous aspects of the ward anniversary was the Sacrament meeting. Of the ten bishops that have served during those forty years, seven are living. As each of the bishops stood at the pulpit to speak about a memory during their time in service the pulpit, which had been fully extended for the current 6' 6" tall bishop, was lowered just a little bit for the next bishop who stood to speak until the pulpit was at its very lowest and it just happened to be the last bishop. Size doesn't make a whit of difference when one serves in the Church but it was rather interesting to see that the bishops had consistently shrunk in height over the years. Your Grandpa, though not present during the Sacrament meeting, is still a memorable figure for those bishops and was mentioned by one in particular.
Love to all,
The McClintocks
We have spent most of the month fighting off the flu. Uncle Bob has had two bouts but Susan and Anna have only had to deal with one bout each. Our weather has been a bit on the cool side but not unbearable. We understand that an obscure state administrative office has announced there is nothing to worry about because the flu epidemic in Northern California is not related to the swine flu. Instead it is related to the "swim" flu do to the fact that so many Californians have swimming pools, or is it because so many Californians are swimming in money...we can't recall which definition applies...but we seriously doubt their Intel is any good because we haven't seen hard evidence of the one and it's too early for the other scenario.
Our ward celebrated it's 40th anniversary the last weekend of April and over one hundred people came from areas outside of California to help celebrate. The building where this ward has met since 1973 was dedicated by Pres. Monson and Grandpa Woodward was stake president at the time. One of the early bishops of this ward is about 6' 3" tall and he testified that Pres. Monson was eye level with him at the dedication. One of the more humorous aspects of the ward anniversary was the Sacrament meeting. Of the ten bishops that have served during those forty years, seven are living. As each of the bishops stood at the pulpit to speak about a memory during their time in service the pulpit, which had been fully extended for the current 6' 6" tall bishop, was lowered just a little bit for the next bishop who stood to speak until the pulpit was at its very lowest and it just happened to be the last bishop. Size doesn't make a whit of difference when one serves in the Church but it was rather interesting to see that the bishops had consistently shrunk in height over the years. Your Grandpa, though not present during the Sacrament meeting, is still a memorable figure for those bishops and was mentioned by one in particular.
Love to all,
The McClintocks
May 2009 - Mercier, Cesar & Kelly & Family
Dear Family,
I was thinking that there really wasn't much for us to contribute to the newsletter this month as nothing has changed for us. But Cesar was able to give me some great news today that will allow us to share something good from New Jersey. Today he had his interview at immigration for naturalization. He passed and Cesar is now officially an American citizen. We are preparing to get an American passport for him in this next week. We are thinking we will get one for Jilina at the same time so that we can travel whenever.
Nothing else to report. We still wish we were back in CA and it wouldn't matter if it were east or west of I-5!
Love,
The Merciers
I was thinking that there really wasn't much for us to contribute to the newsletter this month as nothing has changed for us. But Cesar was able to give me some great news today that will allow us to share something good from New Jersey. Today he had his interview at immigration for naturalization. He passed and Cesar is now officially an American citizen. We are preparing to get an American passport for him in this next week. We are thinking we will get one for Jilina at the same time so that we can travel whenever.
Nothing else to report. We still wish we were back in CA and it wouldn't matter if it were east or west of I-5!
Love,
The Merciers
May 2009 - Westover, Mel & Carol
Hi family! Well, the weather in Fresno is beautiful! It is starting to warm up a little. We start our testing on Monday. We will be testing for the next two weeks. Then, it is downhill. We will finally get to do some fun things with the students. Mel is still building houses, not as many, we are trying to get Mel out of the building business and into ACN full-time. We will be going to Charlotte, North Carolina in June for our international convention. Donald Trump will be speaking. If anyone needs a new cell phone, direct TV, or Dish TV, or ADT (home security), wireless air cards for your computer, or one of our Video Phones, just let us know. That will really help out our business. www.melwestover.acnrep.com You can look on Mel's website and see what we are talking about.
We are excited for Adam and Erica to move to Fresno this summer. Their new house has already been trenched and ready for the rough plumbing. Erica will be coming up to Fresno to pick out her final colors/tile/carpet/etc. When they are in, then Mel can add some extra cabinets, crowns, and upgrades to make it even nicer. If you are ever in Fresno, please come and visit us. Have a great month!!
Carol and Mel
We are excited for Adam and Erica to move to Fresno this summer. Their new house has already been trenched and ready for the rough plumbing. Erica will be coming up to Fresno to pick out her final colors/tile/carpet/etc. When they are in, then Mel can add some extra cabinets, crowns, and upgrades to make it even nicer. If you are ever in Fresno, please come and visit us. Have a great month!!
Carol and Mel
May 2009 - Woodward, Kevin & Tammy & Family
It is always so good to hear from everyone through the Newswire. Given our geographical differences and the varied activities in which everyone is involved, it’s great to have a monthly family “huddle”. I can’t help but think of our family “Round Robin” newsletter that we attempted many years ago. Back then we had no other option but the U.S. Postal Service. Perhaps we might simply consider that a prototype of what was to follow. And now with this edition of the Newswire, we start our fifth year. And even during that short period, we have evolved from a simple e-mail exploder to a blog which allows for reminiscent searches down memory lane.
We enjoyed visits from Torrie and Alexis and their babes this past month. It was great to have them here, although we did miss having Levi and Ryan as well. Tammy accompanied Arianna out to Provo where she began her Spring Term at BYU this past week. She is settled in and has command of the campus. I was privileged to get my last haircut from her, as she made room for me in her schedule, before she left. I had two business trips to the east coast: one to northern Virginia and one to Philadelphia.
Sister Julie Beck, Relief Society General President, visited Colorado Springs April 17 - 19. It was wonderful getting to know her and her husband Ramon. She provided some wonderful instruction for the sisters and for the priesthood leadership in this area.
After our respective travels, Tammy and I are now at home ill, nursing one another back to health. That’s about the sum total for the month. Lots of love,
Kevin and Tammy
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