Monday, May 25, 2009

Happy Memorial Day!

Remembering, with supreme and reverent gratitude, those whose lives have been changed by their service to country -- and the families of those who never returned. May God bless and assist those (and their families) who are honorably serving now.
We had an enjoyable weekend...

Weston graduated from high school on Thursday - well done son! A wet and rainy ceremony - but what does that matter when you're finally done with school !?! ...at least for the moment. He's looking for career suggestions. He has the Stake Youth Pioneer Trek in Prescott, later this week. ...and then we have the annual Orme Brother's hike up in Utah this year next month.

Trevor surprised us all by secretly flying in from Columbus, OH for Weston's graduation. And coincidentally (or not so,) Trevor's girlfriend (Jasmine) came to town with her roommate for the holiday weekend. Jason (nephew) and his lovely wife were also in town. So we called Jenny (niece) and got together for an afternoon. Sorry no photos -- we were too busy visiting and grilling Jasmine.
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Bridget had a great year at school – tennis team, track (won City) and friends-o-plenty. She is 'coming into her own' as they say, and looking forward to high school next year. She will be running in the Wasatch Back (180 mile, 24-hour relay race from Logan to Park City) June 18 & 19 with Lana’s sister, Lori, and a team of runners from her office. 8-person teams, each person runs 4 legs of 4~8 miles each, taking naps in the team van between turns. I hear that it’s a blast (if you’re a runner of course.) Then she is going to EFY (in Flagstaff) with friends the following week.
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Lana completed her Certified Nursing Assistant class, but has discovered that she can't bring herself to enjoy changing adult diapers, giving sponge baths to perfect strangers and some of the other tasks that are typical CNA duties. She has also postponed her phlebotomy course, hoping that she will be offered a full time teaching position for the upcoming school year.

Oh, and the chihuahuas returned home to Florida (thank goodness!)