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05/20/12 Gpa L & Suzanne visit

5/20/12

Hey AJ!
It was so good to see you last week!  You look amazing and healthy and happy.  Always good to see!!!  I'm glad we aren't cry baby family...Cristy said Luke got on and started bawling like a baby and they just cried for over an hour.  Ugh.  I don't like crying!!!!  I miss you, but I don't want to cry about it!
I guess there is an eclipse tonight and the best place in the whole word to watch it...kanaraville Utah.  So we are having an eclipse party at the folks' place.  All the rest of the family is coming I guess.  Should be fun.
It's been an extremely busy week -- dad in SLC since Wed evening.  My dad and Suzanne came to visit M-F.  YW, YM.  Piano recital.  Powder puff derby (pinewood derby for girlscouts).  Katie got to go to jumping jacks for student council.  She also scored 100% on end of level testing.  The highest score in her whole grade, no one matched it.  She was pretty excited.  She is right now reading the Harry Potter books.  I think she just finished #4.  Seems to me this is about the same time of your life that you did that.  'Course there is now and book 5 and 6 out for her to tackle.  I don't remember those being out when you were a kid.  She has taken the AR tests and scored 100 % on those too.  She is pretty and smart.
Friday night there was a movie and dinner in the park.  We went to the elementary school and got hot dogs and doritos, water and cookies.  Afterward they gave everyone a bag of popcorn and put on some silly disney movie.  (I thought it was kind of lame but the girls enjoyed it).  Treasure buddies.  It was like Indiana Jones with dogs...???!!!  Whatever.  I sat on the grass shaking and shivering 'till I couldn't take it anymore and then went back to the car.  Turns out I could see/hear it just fine from there so I got a drive in movie for the end!
Dad and Suzanne took us out to Chuck - A - Rama Thursday night for my birthday.  It was pretty yummy.  The kids all ate plenty and enjoyed it.  (He actually took Katie and Holly there Wed night during YW/YM too, so they got to be little piggies 2 days in a row!)
Wed night we had a combined dinner.  The menu had strange things on it that you couldn't really decipher.  End up getting meals with strange cup and silverware combinations.  Funny.  Afterward there was a little talk about how life is sometimes like this meal.  You get what you don't want or in difficult to manage ways....and how do you react to it?  Do you complain?  Do you laugh?  Do you accomodate and deal with it?  Do you get mad and walk away?  It was a good lesson and a fun activity.
This week should be out of this world busy again.  Judge was out of town last week so that means extra busy Tuesday.  Wednesday we are having a camp meeting with parents.  Boys are playing for graduation this week and not doing much else.  Holly's luau is Wednesday. Dallas surgery Thursday.
On and on we go!
Well I hope you have had a great week.  Can't wait to hear about transfers and what fun things you are doing!

Take care and love you lots!!! xoxo

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