Jilina's Ballet Routine to Sleeping BeautyTuesday, July 1, 2008
July 2008 - Executive Office of Kenneth Woodward
Dear Family,
Only eight more weeks and counting. School begins August 18. No time at all. My tomato plants are showing much promise, and living conditions here couldn’t be better. The boys do no homework, school or otherwise, but a day without a swim in Susan and Bob’s pool is a wasted day for them.
I have been a bit despondent of late. I carefully read each monthly Newswire but I can find nothing in the past few issues to get after Aaron about. I’ve wondered if he is well. But I try to be optimistic, and hopefully this coming issue will be more productive.
The three of us attended a birthday dinner for Emily last Saturday at the Kristy/Todd/Sarah’s soon to be X-domain. It was a fine affair as usual. As we were driving out to the dinner I was asked how old Emily was. My thoughtful reply was somewhere between 20 and 30. Corene always had the birthdays and ages of all her posterity memorized. I’m a bit faulty when it comes to those details.
On the afternoon of June 29 I met grandpa Shubin at a neutral point midway between Sacramento and Fresno and released to him for an indefinite period the two younger members of our household. Earlier in the day Joshua complained that he was very ill. I accused him of faking because he didn’t want to go south. After an extensive vomiting spell I retracted my claim and apologized for any “ill” thinking that I had harbored. It couldn’t possibly have had anything to do with those hamburgers Todd was serving the evening before.
As I write this I have no idea of how long they will be gone. Nick was thinking in terms of perhaps a week, I’m thinking in terms of hours, but on the outside chance that we may never see them again, here is what they looked like a few days before they left the house.
Only eight more weeks and counting. School begins August 18. No time at all. My tomato plants are showing much promise, and living conditions here couldn’t be better. The boys do no homework, school or otherwise, but a day without a swim in Susan and Bob’s pool is a wasted day for them.
I have been a bit despondent of late. I carefully read each monthly Newswire but I can find nothing in the past few issues to get after Aaron about. I’ve wondered if he is well. But I try to be optimistic, and hopefully this coming issue will be more productive.
The three of us attended a birthday dinner for Emily last Saturday at the Kristy/Todd/Sarah’s soon to be X-domain. It was a fine affair as usual. As we were driving out to the dinner I was asked how old Emily was. My thoughtful reply was somewhere between 20 and 30. Corene always had the birthdays and ages of all her posterity memorized. I’m a bit faulty when it comes to those details.
On the afternoon of June 29 I met grandpa Shubin at a neutral point midway between Sacramento and Fresno and released to him for an indefinite period the two younger members of our household. Earlier in the day Joshua complained that he was very ill. I accused him of faking because he didn’t want to go south. After an extensive vomiting spell I retracted my claim and apologized for any “ill” thinking that I had harbored. It couldn’t possibly have had anything to do with those hamburgers Todd was serving the evening before.
As I write this I have no idea of how long they will be gone. Nick was thinking in terms of perhaps a week, I’m thinking in terms of hours, but on the outside chance that we may never see them again, here is what they looked like a few days before they left the house.
Love, Dad
July 2008 - Cannon, Aaron & Mindy & Family
I decided this month to list the members of my family in relation to how much they cost me. I don't know which is the greater injustice, the price of gasoline or the price of baby formula. Wait a minute, I do know! The price of Mindy's haircuts! Wow, that was easy.
We attended the US Open here at Torrey Pines at the beginning of June. It was an incredible event and we had a lot of fun. Those guys are good.
We are planning a trip down the south fork of the American River sometime in July. It will be a whirlwind trip that will cost me several hundred dollars, but I am looking forward to it.
We have been house hunting here in the Point Loma area where we live. I made an impassioned plea to leave the area as it is 1) Absurdly expensive and 2) A surefire way to be released from my calling. My spouse has not been very understanding in this matter and so we continue to look at 1000 sf homes for half a million dollars that were built fifty years ago. Oh, if only I were exaggerating. The boys old enough, maybe he can skip school and go get a job. Or if Mindy stops getting her hair cut.... The good news is that if we do purchase something and are then by default house poor we live so close to the beach that we wouldn't need to spend money on other things like food (fish from the sea are free), entertainment (surfing and swimming in the ocean is free), electricity (attach a generator to Jakob), Gasoline (it's only 2.50 in Mexico...of course you may get kidnapped and I am pretty sure its not really gasoline. The word goat piss comes to mind) I wrote that so Grandpa can get mad at me. I know he has been struggling for reasons to get after me. I thought I would make it easy on him. Your Welcome.
And that's all.
Hannah, Jakob, Mindy, Aaron
July 2008 - Cannon, Adam & Erica & Family
Hello to all, except Aaron.
This is the Cannon, Adam family reporting. This past month has gone by very fast. Maja finished kindergarten and started swim lessons. She likes swim lessons because her teacher is a boy and he is "cute". It is a good thing daddy carries a gun. Annika also started swim lessons and she enjoyed running...walking around on the slides and playing in the water. She disliked the boy teacher and would give him the look of death every time he came around. I like Annikas attitude towards boys and I think I will encourage it. She can like boys all she wants, but as long as she continues to give them the look of death when they approach her, I will have less to worry about. Erica is still taking care of the girls and going to school and still pregnant. I feel sorry for her, her feet have started to swell, the baby has started to dance, and I work a lot. I have had a very busy month at work. Lots of arrests, lots of horrific traffic collisions, lots of horrible people telling me " they didn't do it." and lots of overtime. I thought about attaching a photo, but I decided against it. Maybe I can get a photo of the girls doing something cute for next month’s newsletter. Our baby’s is due in Aug.
Till next time.
bye.
This is the Cannon, Adam family reporting. This past month has gone by very fast. Maja finished kindergarten and started swim lessons. She likes swim lessons because her teacher is a boy and he is "cute". It is a good thing daddy carries a gun. Annika also started swim lessons and she enjoyed running...walking around on the slides and playing in the water. She disliked the boy teacher and would give him the look of death every time he came around. I like Annikas attitude towards boys and I think I will encourage it. She can like boys all she wants, but as long as she continues to give them the look of death when they approach her, I will have less to worry about. Erica is still taking care of the girls and going to school and still pregnant. I feel sorry for her, her feet have started to swell, the baby has started to dance, and I work a lot. I have had a very busy month at work. Lots of arrests, lots of horrific traffic collisions, lots of horrible people telling me " they didn't do it." and lots of overtime. I thought about attaching a photo, but I decided against it. Maybe I can get a photo of the girls doing something cute for next month’s newsletter. Our baby’s is due in Aug.
Till next time.
bye.
July 2008 - Christiansen, Kristy & Todd & Sarah
Dear Family,
June is almost over and none too soon. I am writing this letter on June 27th, Alexis Wilcox's 6th birthday (Happy Birthday Alexis.) Lots is happening in the Christiansen household these days. Todd and Sarah are awaiting the arrival of Katelyn Renee around September 22. She just might make it to Tracy's birthday on September 25th.
Todd and Sarah will be moving out of our home in Citrus Heights at the end of July, into Sarah's parents home. It is closer to Todd's work, and overall a money saving move for them. I will be moving out of our Citrus Heights home on the same weekend, but I am moving East to West Jordan, Utah. I will be living with Tracy, Todd, Alexis, and Brenton for a month until I get MARRIED on August 30th.
I am marrying Rick Bos who lives in Saratoga Springs, Utah (near American Fork.) He is my age (a mere 58 years old,) owns a business in Salt Lake, and is just a great guy!
We had hoped to be married for Time in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple, but marriages for time are not done in the Temples anymore. We will be married in his ward chapel, and we plan to be sealed when the paperwork is done for a Temple Sealing. I am resigning from my job in San Juan USD and retiring from teaching in California. I am not sure what I will be doing in Utah (teaching, getting a Master's Degree at BYU, or whatever.) Time will tell.
Until the move takes place, I am teaching Summer School and Sarah and Todd are taking summer school classes. I will be in Salt Lake for the Fourth of July with Tracy and Todd and their family, Craig, and one of Rick's children. Craig is coming to visit in Citrus Heights just two weeks before we move, and we are looking forward to all of us spending time together for the week he is here.
That is it for now.
Kristy, Todd, Sarah, and Katelyn Renee
June is almost over and none too soon. I am writing this letter on June 27th, Alexis Wilcox's 6th birthday (Happy Birthday Alexis.) Lots is happening in the Christiansen household these days. Todd and Sarah are awaiting the arrival of Katelyn Renee around September 22. She just might make it to Tracy's birthday on September 25th.
Todd and Sarah will be moving out of our home in Citrus Heights at the end of July, into Sarah's parents home. It is closer to Todd's work, and overall a money saving move for them. I will be moving out of our Citrus Heights home on the same weekend, but I am moving East to West Jordan, Utah. I will be living with Tracy, Todd, Alexis, and Brenton for a month until I get MARRIED on August 30th.
I am marrying Rick Bos who lives in Saratoga Springs, Utah (near American Fork.) He is my age (a mere 58 years old,) owns a business in Salt Lake, and is just a great guy!
We had hoped to be married for Time in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple, but marriages for time are not done in the Temples anymore. We will be married in his ward chapel, and we plan to be sealed when the paperwork is done for a Temple Sealing. I am resigning from my job in San Juan USD and retiring from teaching in California. I am not sure what I will be doing in Utah (teaching, getting a Master's Degree at BYU, or whatever.) Time will tell.
Until the move takes place, I am teaching Summer School and Sarah and Todd are taking summer school classes. I will be in Salt Lake for the Fourth of July with Tracy and Todd and their family, Craig, and one of Rick's children. Craig is coming to visit in Citrus Heights just two weeks before we move, and we are looking forward to all of us spending time together for the week he is here.
That is it for now.
Kristy, Todd, Sarah, and Katelyn Renee
July 2008 - Haupt, Levi & Torrie & Family
In terms of activities this summer, the month of June is our down month. We all came home from our whirlwind adventures and have laid low. Levi has finished his last college class, and is working full time on his thesis. Emma and Torrie have turned our little apartment into the scene from Father of the Bride II where Steve Martin has to walk around in a winter coat since the A/C is working overtime. They have had a lot of fun hanging out inside, especially with Emma's favorite color play-doh. To try and enjoy our last summer as college students we have started a little tradition of having a picnic everyday. We head over to a park close the BYU and hang out under a tree. There is never any wind, but Emma always tries to fly her kite. Also Levi has picked up on the bicycling. He is training for the 202 mile Seattle to Portland ride next weekend, July 12th. To train this last week Levi rode with his friend to the top of the Alpine loop on Mt. Timpanogos. Somehow he survived. It has really been fun to take a little time to enjoy the summer; hopefully it will cool down soon for Torrie, the 7 months pregnant woman's, sake.
July 2008 - Mercier, Cesar & Kelly & Family
Dear Family,
We have been pretty busy here in Jersey. We didn't finish school until last Thursday so our summer will be short. I am in my last class before student teaching this coming fall in a 2nd grade class. I will then officially be a certified teacher. I get about 9 credits from this post Bacc program toward my masters so I will have 21 credits left after that. Unfortunately, here in Jersey there are very few teaching jobs so I will be looking for a long time. Oh well. When we move back to Cali I know I will find a job. (Yes, I am still hopeful that we will move back.) Jilina had her first dance recital and did a beautiful ballet routine to Sleeping Beauty. She loved it. There is not much to report here. We are disappointed not to be able to travel this summer because of my classes. However, next year we hope to be able to come home. We hope all is well with everyone and miss you all!
Love,
The Merciers
We have been pretty busy here in Jersey. We didn't finish school until last Thursday so our summer will be short. I am in my last class before student teaching this coming fall in a 2nd grade class. I will then officially be a certified teacher. I get about 9 credits from this post Bacc program toward my masters so I will have 21 credits left after that. Unfortunately, here in Jersey there are very few teaching jobs so I will be looking for a long time. Oh well. When we move back to Cali I know I will find a job. (Yes, I am still hopeful that we will move back.) Jilina had her first dance recital and did a beautiful ballet routine to Sleeping Beauty. She loved it. There is not much to report here. We are disappointed not to be able to travel this summer because of my classes. However, next year we hope to be able to come home. We hope all is well with everyone and miss you all!
Love,
The Merciers
July 2008 - Scott, Carlon & Kimber & Family
Hi All,
I haven't written in a while because I keep waiting for something interesting to happen, that is worthy of writing down and telling you guys all about. Well . . . . nope, still nothing. Hope all is well.
Love, Kimber, Carlon and Mimi
I haven't written in a while because I keep waiting for something interesting to happen, that is worthy of writing down and telling you guys all about. Well . . . . nope, still nothing. Hope all is well.
Love, Kimber, Carlon and Mimi
July 2008 - Slade, Jeff & Crystal & Family
June has been busy for our family. We have spent the month cleaning up from the tornado. We have been able to clean up the debris (fencing, shingles, glass....I can't tell you how many places glass can hide). We just hired a general contractor to take care of the big stuff (replacing fence, windows, roof, siding, painting, floors, etc.) We are very glad that everyone is OK. Andrew is so cute, he still likes to tell people.." a very big wind came, and the fence blew away." We celebrated Mathews 10th birthday and my 35th birthday with family fun (a trip to Rocky mountain national park, and dinner, for me, Mathew chose dinner and a drive-in movie.) I was excited to contract with the local school district and will be working at the high school as their psychologist 3 days a week starting in August. Jeff is still with AXA and still very happy and enjoying his job. Other than that we are playing a lot and my kids are enjoying having the summer off (except for the list of things mom makes them do before they get to play on the wii or watch TV......I am so mean.)
Crystal
Crystal
July 2008 - Westover, Mel & Carol
Well the month is slipped by very quickly and I am not even sure where it went. School got out on June 6. I always take home a lot of school work to do for the next year. It always makes the year go by smoother if I have things organized and done ahead of time.
Mel and I went to San Diego for the Open. Aaron got tickets for June 12. I babysat the kids and Aaron, Mindy, Carlos, and Mel spent the day at Torrie Pines watching all of the golf pros play. They came back very sunburned. Jake, Hannah, and I had fun playing together.
Mel and I and about 50 other reps from Fresno flew to New Jersey and spent last weekend at an ACN convention. It was awesome!! Donald Trump was the keynote speaker. He was very warm and entertaining. He announced that he likes ACN so much that he will continue to endorse the company. We flew back Sunday night, but because of the weather, our plane was delayed and we left two hours late (which is really not bad). However, because it was late, we got home at 3:00 in the morning. We are still recovering.
Right now, Erica and the girls are visiting. It is nice to see them. Hopefully we can get some playing done.
It has been a busy month. I hope the whole summer doesn't go by this fast!! Have a great month.
Carol and Mel
Mel and I went to San Diego for the Open. Aaron got tickets for June 12. I babysat the kids and Aaron, Mindy, Carlos, and Mel spent the day at Torrie Pines watching all of the golf pros play. They came back very sunburned. Jake, Hannah, and I had fun playing together.
Mel and I and about 50 other reps from Fresno flew to New Jersey and spent last weekend at an ACN convention. It was awesome!! Donald Trump was the keynote speaker. He was very warm and entertaining. He announced that he likes ACN so much that he will continue to endorse the company. We flew back Sunday night, but because of the weather, our plane was delayed and we left two hours late (which is really not bad). However, because it was late, we got home at 3:00 in the morning. We are still recovering.
Right now, Erica and the girls are visiting. It is nice to see them. Hopefully we can get some playing done.
It has been a busy month. I hope the whole summer doesn't go by this fast!! Have a great month.
Carol and Mel
July 2008 - Wilcox, Todd & Tracy & Family
Hello family,
It is official, Hotel Wilcox is officially under construction and should be done mid july! The expansion includes 3 rooms, a family room and a bathroom. Just in time to house my mom before the marriage and anyone else who needs a place to stay in SLC.
Alexis had her 6th birthday on the 27th. She finished kindergarten with flying colors winning every award possible at the school. Honor roll, principal's pride, and Leadership. I am so proud!
Brenton is doing well. His speech is not coming along, so we will be seeing a speech therapist to help him. Otherwise he is doing well.
I have been struggling a bit with anxiety and depression. I have always had this problem, but the anxiety has increased a bit. Hopefully I will find the right combination of drugs to help with the situation.
Todd has been doing well. He has been great trying to alleviate my anxiety issues. He is a very kind and understanding husband!
Till next time,
The Wilcox Family
It is official, Hotel Wilcox is officially under construction and should be done mid july! The expansion includes 3 rooms, a family room and a bathroom. Just in time to house my mom before the marriage and anyone else who needs a place to stay in SLC.
Alexis had her 6th birthday on the 27th. She finished kindergarten with flying colors winning every award possible at the school. Honor roll, principal's pride, and Leadership. I am so proud!
Brenton is doing well. His speech is not coming along, so we will be seeing a speech therapist to help him. Otherwise he is doing well.
I have been struggling a bit with anxiety and depression. I have always had this problem, but the anxiety has increased a bit. Hopefully I will find the right combination of drugs to help with the situation.
Todd has been doing well. He has been great trying to alleviate my anxiety issues. He is a very kind and understanding husband!
Till next time,
The Wilcox Family
July 2008 - Woodward, Kevin & Tammy & Family
Ah the month of June. It was quick. We enjoyed some time with Tammy’s mother Mable, as she visited with us for a week. Kevin has been serving as both the bishop and the stake president for this past month, and will continue to do so for part of the month of July. Sundays are rather long for him. He spent a week up in the mountains with 175 teacher and priest-age young men from our stake on a high-adventure camp. However, he had lots of help from 45 stake adult leaders, many of whom are medical doctors. Arianna continues to get high marks for her studies and time on the floor at school. We couldn’t have ordered better weather than what we have enjoyed. That pretty much sums up the past 30 days.
We love you all,
The Woodwards
We love you all,
The Woodwards
Sunday, June 1, 2008
June 2008- Executive Office of Kenneth Woodward
Dear Family,
May was a good month , and if there were sufficient space in this newswire and family interest I would tell you all the exciting things that Joshua and Zachari and I didn’t do.
But what really stands out now as something to savor is there is just one week of school left, and for the past few weeks homework assignments have been decreasing noticeable. I’m sure their teachers do this so the children don’t get the “bends” from a too rapid reduction in required work effort. But I have no fear, the boys are adjusting well. Their homework mentor, Mrs. Elliott, has been very helpful during the school year but except for possibly an occasional “baby sitting,” I don’t expect to be using her during the summer vacation. The expression “baby sitting” is now never used in their presence, as to them it is akin to profanity.
Joshua is scheduled for the same school next year, as well as the same teacher, Zack’s future is at present uncertain.
With the onset of summer vacation I hope to find some reason to get after Aaron. The past few months he seems to have been unusually normal, and Kristy surfaced a few times which has been comforting. So overall, I’m leading an usually satisfying dull life, and I look forward to the coming months of much the same.
Love, Dad
May was a good month , and if there were sufficient space in this newswire and family interest I would tell you all the exciting things that Joshua and Zachari and I didn’t do.
But what really stands out now as something to savor is there is just one week of school left, and for the past few weeks homework assignments have been decreasing noticeable. I’m sure their teachers do this so the children don’t get the “bends” from a too rapid reduction in required work effort. But I have no fear, the boys are adjusting well. Their homework mentor, Mrs. Elliott, has been very helpful during the school year but except for possibly an occasional “baby sitting,” I don’t expect to be using her during the summer vacation. The expression “baby sitting” is now never used in their presence, as to them it is akin to profanity.
Joshua is scheduled for the same school next year, as well as the same teacher, Zack’s future is at present uncertain.
With the onset of summer vacation I hope to find some reason to get after Aaron. The past few months he seems to have been unusually normal, and Kristy surfaced a few times which has been comforting. So overall, I’m leading an usually satisfying dull life, and I look forward to the coming months of much the same.
Love, Dad
June 2008- Cannon Adam & Erica & Family
This month, Erica finished another semester of school. Maja will be turning 6 on the 30th and Annika is still a wiley sneaker who is always up to no good. She locked her self in
the bathroom today and seemed to enjoy us not being able to get to her. I work at night. Only scumbags and hoodlums drive on the freeway at night so it makes every stop interesting. Not much else has been going on on this side of the front.
That is all we have to report.
the bathroom today and seemed to enjoy us not being able to get to her. I work at night. Only scumbags and hoodlums drive on the freeway at night so it makes every stop interesting. Not much else has been going on on this side of the front.
That is all we have to report.
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