Board Results

Board scores came in and I passed! I needed a 300 to pass and scored 524, so I was really stoked. Its good to have one less thing to worry about.
Thanks for all your prayers and support.

Sooooo Close!

Well Its the week before finals, and I don't know what I'm going to do to get myself in gear to study for them, but I guess I just have to. From our neck of the woods, things are going well. We just watched Akeela and the Bee, and I highly recommend it to any who have not yet seen it. I also managed to get in contact with one of the people that I helped teach in Spain. It was so good to get in contact with this guy after 10 years. Its amazing the joy that comes from speaking to someone to whom you helped introduce the gospel; it brings life to the scripture in D & C.
Other than that, things are going fine. Jenni and I had to talk in church over the last 2 weeks. I spoke last week and she this week because She was ill as was the wife of the scheduled speaker. She spoke this week and did a great job. Props to Megan for going with modesty. That is really cool.
I found out where I am going for my first internal rotation. I lost the lottery process for where I wanted to go, so I was going to have to travel to Vancouver once a week and Portland twice a week, but thanks to the kindness of a fellow classmate, I was able to switch out of that and now just have to go to Portland twice a week. It should be good,. Its amazing to think that its already time to start 4th year. My how the time has flown.
Anyway, I feel like I'm starting to ramble, so I'm done for now. Miss you all.

A quick update

Just a quick update to let you all know, things are going the same here with us and all is well. Megan recently went to her first Prom, and I think it went well. I was so proud of her and the other girls in our ward. You know how on Sunday after the dance, the girls wear their dresses to church to show them off. Well we had 5 or 6 girls in our ward that went, and ALL of them had on modest dresses! It was so nice to see how much effort had gone into making them look nice while modest at the same time. So, ya I survived her first real dance with a date! I hope the next one doesn't come too soon! ;)

Anyway, I am just working away and counting down the days till summer break is here. Not too long now, but at the same time it seems like forever. I think I look forward to it more than the kids do. (except maybe Ford) Chet too is still working a lot and now tractor season has started. Things have been good so far, but time will tell.

Ford and Megan are both still struggling with school and I am just hoping they will get enough credit to pass all of the classes. Sad that at this point that is what I am hoping for.

Ya know, I know that after school the problems they will face, and bring home for me to help them face, may only get bigger and harder. Still, I am looking forward to the day that I am not sick to my stomach over homework that may or may not be getting done and handed in. If you guys have an extra prayer, you could for sure direct it their way. Thanks.

Love you all and hope things are going well fro you all. Miss you all Love Jana & fam.

P.S. Thanks to Mom for making Megans dress modest!

Spring

Dear Family, I hope your weather has been as pleasant as ours.. Mom, and I are trying to go for as long as we can with out starting the AC.. We are using the fans opening the doors and windows.. by about 1 am, in our bed room it is about 70-68 degrees and most of the time it cools off to 65-67, and that isn't but sleeping weather. Mom, and I have been listening to the Charlie Bone books on cd's Mom is now as hooked as I am .. But the are really fun to listen to..In fact I just ask the library to hold books 6&7, It really dosen't take me to long to get them finished..
I hope everyone is doing well and all the sickness is gone by the wayside and all is well.. Love Dad

Aunt Eelje

Dear Family,
we just got back from aunt Eelje's funeral.. It was one of the best I have been to in a long time..They had three muscial selections.. How Great thou art, OMy Father, and Come Ye Disconsolate.. Then her Bishop made a few remarks after which aunt Faye, did a life schetch with some great memories that was fun and very special.. they ask uncle Paul, to speak... He did a wonderful job.. but he said this was the hardest one he has done yet... It was good to see all the people that we have'nt seen for a long time but is sad the only time we see most of them is at funerals or weddings.. I would like to thank Jan, Megan, Ford and Mindy for coming to the funeral services.. everyone said to tell all of you that couldn,t be there.. you are all missed!! Love Dad..

This summer

Dear Family

We sure hope you are doing well, or getting well quickly. I know Christi and Chris are on the getting well side of things.

I needed to let you all know that we will not be able to make the family get together this June. Circumstances are such that we wont' be able to make it this year. We do want to look ahead to next year and we will plan to come out and hopefully we can all get together. I feel badly because we really were planning on it.

Jennah may be coming out this Fall to get some fruit from her parents, if they have enough to spare. If that does happen, she does want to try to see as many people as possible while she's got the chance. So, we'll let you know as that gets closer.

Brielle is nine now, and sometimes thinks she's nineteen. No surprise there. She is going to have a party this Saturday, the last one for her.

We love you all.

Dave

Aunt Eelje

I just received a phone call from Aunt Faye, letting me know that aunt Eelje, passed away 4/15/09 at aprox. 1240 AM. I didn't know she was in the hospital..I know she has had trouble with her heart and lungs.. I guess her body just wore out with everything it has gone through.. I don't have any other information to share with you at this time.. I can tell you all that it's a different emotion when you lose a brother or sister; at least for me..

hi daddy!

so sorry i missed your birthday -- our little clan has basically hunkered down in bed for the last several days. being sick is really stinky. we are doing our best to speak as little as possible, to prevent coughing. we will be fine eventually. we'll let you know when that is.
hope your day was fabulous! love to everyone from the quarantined ones. hope you are all much better than we are!

just for clarification

I just wanted to clarify my golf tournament was only on Saturday. We didn't to very good but it was still fun. So I did not golf on Sunday.

APRIL 9TH!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hope it is joy-filled and memorable. you are wonderful and very very loved. your day is truly worth celebrating.
just don't get too close or we might accidentally cough on you. we're all sick here at our house. recovery from the yuckies always seems to come too slowly. spring is a big tease this year. maybe she is afraid of commitment? today has been gorgeously rainy and cold. hope it clears up by Sunday for our annual egg hunt. wish we could all be together for Easter hope your worlds are good! love you all!!! :)

Hi Dear Family,
I so enjoy reading about you and your families.. Mom and I are getting better each day. I hope by May, when Mom plans to visit Stephen and his family she will be over everything.. Our weather has been warm, cold or cool one day it will be just right for all of us.. Mom and I share birthdays this week; we don't feel any older in our minds but our bodies are moving alot slower..
I love you all very much and hope that everyone is do great and over any illness they may have suffered.. You get a chance to come and visit we would love to have the time with you..
Love Dad

Hello everyone

Well, isn't life moving foward inexorably. We are all well here. Children are growing so fast everyday. Eryn is the busiest two year old we've had. She's all about being busy about as much as possible. "Where is Eryn" is a common, though unwelcome question. Last Sunday, we got so engaged getting everyone ready for church (it starts at 9:00), that we lost focus of where she'd gotten off to. I found her in the kitchen with the sugar out and a bag of cereal. The Cereal bag had a couple of cups worth of sugar inside with the cereal. There was also a healthy pile of sugar that she had spilled while pouring scattered all around the kitchen floor. She looked at me with a bit of chagrin, pointed, and said "Look." Incidentally, that's what she usually says when she's managed a bit of something or other, "Look", as if to ask if we can't see how original and wonderful her latest escapade is. This is not to say she doesn't know when she's in trouble, or thinks she might be. None of the other kids have jumped nearly as high with the simple mention of their name when they're starting into mischeif. Her other favorite word is, "Yep." Eryn are you getting into trouble? Response: "Yep", and off she goes to execute her plan.

Caleb was especially adorable during one bit of conference today. He came up to me, grabbed my face in his hands, looked me in the eye, and said, "Dad, you're my friend" and followed that up with a kiss. There's not much to top that for me. He even continued on to Jesse and did the same thing. He repeated that a couple of times through the day, it was great.

That's it for now. More later. We love you all and miss you lots.

Dave

Attacked by what???!!!!

I just was attacked by a hummingbird! We were on a bike ride, and the thing ran into my visor! Jenni started screaming because it latched onto my shirt after it hit and was hanging on for dear life. It was so cool though, because I got to hold it in my hand and touch it (I had gloves on) and show the kids. It was beautiful! I put it up in a tree and went to go get a camera, and as soon as I got close to where it was it flew off, so at least it was alright. So, in the style of Aesop, the fable of this is: Always look out for hummingbirds when biking.

Wonderful slide show of the Savior

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/video/video.php?v=527194436251&ref=mf
This is on John Bytheway's facebook page; the link should take you right to it.

Optic Cup

This weekend is my first ever golf tourney! Its just a piddly little contest hosted by the sports vision club, but it should be fun. We're going out today to play a warmup nine holes and tomorrow will be 18. Should be tons of fun.