Dear Family,
This has been a very busy summer with lots of trips and reunions and family get-togethers. I have enjoyed it very much. School has started and it is time to get back to routine.
The newsletter is high on the priority list this week. There are just a few things I would like to mention:
1) Family Firesides: Last Saturday was very special. We had a pot luck dinner and then Ameri gave the program on her China experience and showed pictures on the big screen. We saw a part of China we had never seen before, it was very interesting and entertaining.
Next month will be General Conference. We will all meet together to discuss what we have learned at conference. It is becoming a tradition and is one of the best. I hope you can all come.
2) Tinney Flat: This year was our last with the Fullmer’s and Dudley’s because our families are getting too big. We wanted it to be really special so we planned a Monday night Fireside. Margaret was the emcee. We sang the camp song we all wrote years ago to the tune of “Oh, What Songs of the Heart” . Bob gave the prayer and then we had a musical number from each family. They were outstanding!:
Meldrum’s: Scotty and Paula sang “America the Beautiful” beautifully.
Dudley’s: Katie and friends
Fullmer’s: Paige and Taylor
Then we had a panel with Lois, Merle, Clark, and I answering questions from the audience. I think everyone enjoyed it.
We had a very good week and are looking forward to next year at a different campground.
My life continues to be busy with the temple every week with Paula and with DUP and Clubs. I am going out to lunch today with my friends.
I have been working on a pieced quilt and that helped me keep busy while I was down with a sprained ankle for a couple of months.
Next Saturday, September 12, we are going on a cemetery tour so the younger generation will know where the bodies are buried. We’ll go out for lunch and have a good time together. As many of you who can or would like to meet at my house at 8:30 am and we’ll take as many cars as necessary.
Oh, I had a fun trip to Idaho and Wyoming with Bob and Merle, and Dean and Lois. We went to Bear World, Rexburg Temple, and the Bar J Wranglers at Jackson Hole. We really had a good time!
Love, Mom