The Davises of Newbury Park, The Barkers of Salt Lake City, The Kenningtons of Ontario, Oregon,
The Robinsons of Roseville, The Pimentels of Bakersfield, The Feddocks of San Carlos,
and the Kurts of Canyon Country, CA

home pageResearch

The Davis Family Letter

Dearest Family,

We have been through a wonderful whirlwind of travel and visiting! 

Blair and I spent a week in Florida, where we saw little 10-week-old Ansel Grey Davis blessed by his father, Tim.  Ansel wore the beautiful little blessing outfit Mom made, of course.  We spent a lot of time simply holding and admiring that sweet little boy, who smiled often.  Tim and Jayma's home is very nice, especially with all the new light fixtures and wall finishes they added to it.  They made sure we had a good time by taking us lots of places.  We saw a number of Tim's gorgeous murals in furniture stores, and we dined at a couple of their favorite restaurants in town.  They also had a friend take the four of us on a thrilling boat ride where we saw mangrove islands, dolphins, egrets and pelicans, and upscale homes with their own private docks.  We celebrated Tim's 4th-of-July birthday by watching an excellent fireworks show over a nearby lake as we enjoyed Jayma's picnic dinner.  On the last day, Tim took us to Corkscrew Swamp, a place that sounds dreadful but is actually a beautiful preserve dedicated to protecting the amazing flora and fauna of that part of the state.  Except for the impossibly-humid heat, the visit was perfect. 

Once we arrived home, Kathy's family came to stay with us for a week.  Naturally, we had lots of fun playing with little two-year-old Jane, who loves to ride on my lap on my scooter and also splash around in our spa.  She talks very well.  We went to the library to see the big new aquarium and check out books and a puppet.  I managed to knit Jane a little cotton hat and matching sleeveless dress while she was here.  We went to Dianne's on Sunday for dinner, and she brought her boys one weekday to paddle around in the spa with Jane.  What a cute sight that was!

Kathy's family joined us for the first quarterly Davis-Kurt-Pimentel dinner. We went to a wonderful Korean barbecue that the Kurts introduced us to.  We live close enough to see the Kurts and Pimentels regularly, but until we planned it, it wasn't happening.  Now it is.

The day Kathy's family left, Laurel's arrived for an almost twenty-four-hour stay.  I could keep this kind of thing up forever!  We absolutely loved having them here.  They were good sports to sleep on the couches and floor, since we have our three youngest kids home right now.  Just before they arrived, they went with Breanne on a tour at CSU Channel Islands, a university situated in the former mental hospital in Camarillo.  The tour fulfilled a school class assignment.  While here, Breanne had a chance to join Stephanie and Natalie at a get-together at Dean Brown's, where the cousins like to watch a dance show together every week.  Little Michael loved swimming in the spa, riding on my lap on my scooter, and playing in our small basketball court.  We had a great time talking with Laurel and Michael and eating ice cream!

Blair and I will drive up to see some of the far northern part of California at the end of July, including a visit with the Robinsons.  The Feddocks sent us a DVD of their trip north to help us plan it.  When we return, it will be August, the month that school starts again.  Oh, no!  I'll try to forget that fact!

Christine and Val are awaiting the all-clear to move to Barcelona.  Things are proceeding slowly, but they have their house up for sale and hope to move at the end of the summer.   

We look forward to all our children gathering here for a wonderful family reunion.  It's planned for Christmas time, but may have to be held in the summer, depending on everyone's schedules.  Whenever it is, we'll love every minute of being together. 

Mark seems to be VERY interested in Janean, a beautiful girl he met through mutual friends.  We are watching with great interest.  She's from Ventura, about 30 minutes north, and since he works up there making and staining cabinets, he often brings her down for dinner and to entertain him while he works on his portfolio.  He's organizing and expanding his portfolio for his job search in industrial design, now that he's graduated.

Stephanie, who has also graduated, has been hired as a ceramics teacher by another high school in my district.  We're so proud of her!  She'll live at home until she can afford to move into her own place and also buy a new car. 

Steph and Nan performed in a recent YSA ward roadshow as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, respectively.  Naturally, they were terrific!

Love Forever,
The Davises

The Barker Family Letter

Dear family,

I'm glad it is time for letters again. It is always fun to hear how everyone is. We are all doing well, but, it has been soooo hot! We hope you are all doing well.

It is hard to think that it is half way to Christmas. That means I have to think. We have lots going on somewhere in our family. David just past his 3-year mark for being Bishop, on July 4th. It is easy to remember which day. David always has a big celebration. (It is Tim's Birthday too.) He has much success with the people in his ward. Many are more self reliant than they were when he first came in. The Stake Pres doesn't seem to be in a any hurry to change the Bishopric. He does have a new counselor. It is our old bishop who is the assistant SL Police chief. He fits right in. It is fun. His wife is a good friend.

I am still plugging away at work. Jenny, Greg, Jason and Sydnee are OK too. Jenny works late night hours and somehow stays awake. Greg is Greg and love to go camping. Jason will start 2nd grade soon. He is on Year-Around school and loves to read. Sydnee is 3 ½ and in charge. She loves ponies and was able to go on a pony ride (6 times) at Wheeler Farm children's day. She is very blond with big brown eyes. Andy has been transferred to Cheyenne, Wyo. He and Chrystie will leave Florida in August and ravel to F. E. Warren Air Force Base. They are excited to come west and(I think) away from Hurricane Central. They will be about 6 hours from here. Did I tell you already? They need to come and get Isabel registered for Kindergarten. I think they might live on base this time. His job bill be a lot different from what he did in Florida. He will NOT be in the court room as much as he was, but will be helping the ones who are. Make sense? Not to me either. Isabel has seen snow when she was real little but the others haven's seen it yet. Kevin 2 ½ will love it. Maggie is 10 months. Chrystie is good about moving and loves the Military.

JD, Tiffany and Madi love Springfield, MO. The have a beautiful home and lots of animals around. Squirrels, frogs, turtles, fire-fies etc. It is far from the airport though. Andy and Chrystie will meet them in Kansas City for dinner on their way through Missouri to Cheyenne. Two days later Tiffy and Madi will come out here for Tiffy's brother's wedding and will stay at our house for several days. They get here on Madi's (6th) Birthday. She missed the cutoff by 7 days. We will have fun together and celebrate her birthday with all our family before we have to share them with Tiffy's family. Madi's new baby brother is due the end of September. JD love his job.

Mike, Becky, Jamen, Wiley and Noah are having a great time. The boys are busy boys. Little Noah(2 1/2 months) has dimples and squishy cheeks. They are Busy and doing well. Wiley and Kate are both working at Wiley's Playground Company until school starts. Kate will Student-teach for a semester then they will move for Law School. He is taking the L-SAT class right now and will take the L-SAT in September. We will keep you posted. They will go somewhere far away. Brigham, Kristi and Audri are looking forward to Kindergarten too. ( We will have 3 girls in Kindergarten this year). They are doing well. We were lucky enough to see Mom and LaMar for lunch. That's always fun. We are happy all went well with LaMar's surgery.

We Love You ALL!! Take Care. Keep Cool.

Love, David and Karen XXOO

The Kennington Family Letter

Dear Family,

It's hot hot HOT here too, but we're keeping cool by sitting in the shade eating Astro-Pops, Clint's currently favorite food. He finished combining the barley and is now stacking barley straw bales. A month or so ago one of the neighbors asked if he would come and take care of another neighbor's dead sheep, which had been dead about four days, so he went over with the front end loader and buried it so all the neighbors could go outside of their house without fainting from the smell. It's all in a day's work for Clint.

We are enjoying having Conrad and Sarah live close by so we can see Athena from time to time. They came for July 4th, along with Tyson (our nephew who farms with us) and Breanna and their fat baby Landon, along with Hugh and Clint's sister Wendy who is taking care of Hugh for the summer.

Casey and Katie are coming this week so we can leave for Japan! We will be gone eight days. We are collecting gifts to give our hosts. One of the items on the list was a large bottle of aspirin, since aspirin costs 30 times what it does here. Also large towels since they only have little ones there. Casey said to bring insect repellant, sunscreen, and handkerchiefs, since we will be doing a lot of walking, and it is humid there. We have two way radios in case we get separated from Casey. They are 14 mile radios. I don't want to get in a bullet train going the wrong direction! But Casey says he will get no more than 14 feet away. Even though I am trying to learn the phrases he wrote down for us. Katie has pretty good morning sickness, but I hear that the worse the morning sickness, the less probability of getting breast cancer later in life. Altho I know it's hard to be thankful to be throwing up all the time. Her baby is due at the end of December, which will be great because her finals will be over and her family will be in town from Germany (her dad is an OB-GYN.)

Jeff and Brielle will be coming to Ontario during the BYU-I break. So Clint and I have more trips planned to take advantage of it! Jeff already has work lined up where he interned last summer, and Brielle wants to learn how to quilt.

I entered 10 photos in the Malheur and Owyhee Watershed Photography Contest. They wanted 12 photos for a calendar but only one got the prize of a $100 savings bonds. One of my photos, of the Malheur Butte taken from up by our pump pond, won first prize!

I have been working a lot in my garden. It's been great fun-- putting in brick borders, planting more perennials and Japanese maples, staking up the sunflowers and the curly willows, and watering the potted plants. I will have to send some pictures. I bought two dogwood saplings because I've loved dogwoods since Dogwood Canyon. They seem to be growing great in spite of the heat. Vanessa and Mark came for a few day's visit and Carter, Amber and Spencer helped me put in some stepping stones in my woodland garden. It is very shady and we have a hammock set up between the pine trees.

We have been happy to see Clint's other family members taking turns caring for Hugh. He is lonely without Carol in spite of lots of visitors, and seems to be losing interest in some things, and his short term memory is failing, too. We wonder what will come next. It is a difficult time of life especially for a widower.

Love forever,
The Kenningtons

The Robinson Family Letter

Dear Family,

It was so good to see all of the sisters and most of the brotherhood last month. We miss Grandma Heder already. Mom did so well with her talk. And it was especially nice to get to know Kevin a bit better.

I have not been bored at all since I quit working the beginning of May! The next day we left for Japan and so we spent our 30th anniversary sitting on a plane. While Craig and the other people from the city were in their meetings I actually ventured out on my own. I did have a few adventures, but I got back ok in the end! I got on the wrong train and the station I got off at had no English signs. I asked a boy about 10 or 11 years old how much a ticket to Shinagawa station was and he told me in very good English. As I turned around the 12 inches to feed money into the machine, his three friends asked him what I wanted and what he said. They were speaking in English so I could hear every word. The boy seemed quite proud that he had helped me. I was glad I could help him impress his friends by being a dork. We were invited to a very nice dinner at the NEC guest house. Eight courses! The conversation was fun. It was a short trip, but delightful.

We visited Craig and Rachel over Memorial Day. That was nice. We went to Branson one day. On the way we drove by a place in Missouri that had a “Fat Hog For Sale” sign out in front. That cracked us up. We went to church with Craig and Rachel. They have a nice ward. Someone actually told Craig Jr that he knew we were his parents and not Rachel’s because he has my nose and some similarities to Craig. Heh. The Redd nose lives on.

Taking care of Clementine while Heather and Brian celebrated their 10th anniversary was a lot of fun. It was quite hot so we put an inflatable pool on the back patio. Clementine loved splashing in it. We learned to use it after it was in shade as the water got hot sitting in the sun. Grandchildren are so fun!

Genna is enjoying her summer break from school and is working more hours with the extra time. She and Jeff’s sister are taking a cake decorating class together. Their bassett hound is getting bigger and bigger. He is going to be a very big boy. He is already 65 pounds and will keep growing.

Our biggest event was our Baltic cruise vacation. We had a ball. We flew into Copenhagen and then cruised to Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Estonia and Norway. We were supposed to go to Gdansk, Poland, as well, but the weather was not right for docking. Waaa. I was saving up to buy amber there and had a little list from Craig Jr of things he wanted, like Polish ketchup and Polish candy bars. Too bad for everyone. All of the ports were wonderful. We had 2 days in St. Petersburg and arranged over the internet with 4 other couples on the same cruise to arrange for a private tour complete with guide and driver. It was an exhausting couple of days, but we crammed a lot in and couldn’t believe all the cool things we saw. Cruising is a nice way to go.

I am now looking at volunteer opportunities in the community. I have an interview with the Roseville Hospital Auxiliary coming up. I’d like to do office work with a flexible schedule. 

Craig has been released as one of the lovely assistants in the High Priest group and now teaching Gospel Doctrine is his only calling. He enjoys it very much. 

We love you!

The Robinsons

The Pimentel Family Letter

Dear Family,

 

Our most exciting news, by far, is that Bret is engaged to Leslie Green!  She is a first year Ph.D student in Consumer Finance at Universtiy of Georgia.  Bret met her at the singles branch and she is from Logan, Utah.  They are getting married on August 9 in the Logan temple.  This is all new for me!  I did call her Mom yesterday and we had a nice conversation.  I have spoken briefly to Leslie, and got some email from her.  Ron met her when he was in GA on business, but I haven't, and don't know how easy it will be to meet her before the week of the wedding.  Ron thinks she is a good match for Bret.  I do trust Bret to find a good wife for himself!

 

We went up to the Bay Area for conference weekend to visit Andrea.  It was a wonderful trip!  We also got to see assorted Pimentel relatives and on Saturday after the 2nd session of conference we drove down to Laurel's house and met Linda there.  We had dinner and the men went to Priesthood meeting while we chat, chat, chatted away.  Always fun to meet up with some sisters! 

 

We are headed up to BYU graduation at the end of the month.  Roger will do an internship at one of the edgiest, hippest ad agencies in the country in Boulder, CO.  It doesn't start until the first week of June so he will go to San Francisco for a month and see if he can find some free lance work while living at Andrea's place.  She moved from Alameda to San Francisco in January and now has room for guests.  He will probably job hunt in San Francisco when the internship is over, but will also check out ad agencies in New York and Miami.  We'll have to wait and see where he ends up!  (I am hoping for San Francisco--way closer!!

 

Ron is into a new quarter at school now.  The dental practice where I am working is growing and Dr. White is now at the Bakersfield office 3 days a week rather than 2 (he has another practice in Mojave).  May marks our three year anniversary in the singles branch.  Our RS pres just got married last week so we are on RS Pres #6! 

 

Love you all!  -Sarah

 

The Feddock Family Letter

Dear Family,

How wonderful it is that we are still doing letters!

We've been having a busy, traveling summer. Let's see, at the end of May we went to our annual Pack reunion (Carol's siblings) but this time it was in Utah. We borrowed a great cabin near Springville in Cobble Creek. In June we attended Grandma Heder's funeral. It was so wonderful to see so many of you!! In early July we attended a niece's wedding in San Diego. We had the pleasure of staying over night at the Davises. We had a little more time to visit this time than we usually do! As we drove through Woodland Hills we stopped to see the Cumorah Crest house. It looked nice. I took a picture for you.

In mid-July, over a weekend, the five Feddock siblings and fams congregated at Carol and Mike's for their 50th wedding anniversary. It was great fun. Most of us lived there for the weekend. This was the occasion we were going to go on an Alaskan cruise but we had it at home instead.

Sunday, we just returned from a 10-day R&R trip to Seattle. Michael's sister, Karen, and family moved there at Christmas time. Apparently we were there for their one week of good weather this year! I think Michael inherited Dad's knack for getting good weather wherever he goes. We mostly just hung out, watched movies, ate lots of ice cream and did a few touristy things. Taking the ferry is nice.

It's been a year since I've been called to be stake Relief Society pres and things are going well. My three other presidency ladies are SO fabulous. They really keep me afloat. We've been asked to teach the "Strengthening the Family" course in the Spanish ward. It's a new manual put out by Family Services. It looks really good. I just wish we weren't doing this in Spanish. I'm way too rusty. I can give my part but I can't understand what they are saying back to me! My secretary is a native speaker and that is so helpful. This will be humbling and good practice for me.

I also gave the lesson in one of the Palo Alto Relief Societies recently. Twice a year the stake leaders (high council, stake pres'y, etc.) teach in RS and P'hood during the last hour. I guess I'm the only female that gets to do that. Anyway, I felt really good about it. Heavenly Father really comes through for me at the last minute. I'm learning to prepare, and go forward with faith, even when I feel I'm just not ready!

Breanne just finished summer school. She had a math class and a fitness class at our community college! She has been accepted into the Middle College program at our community college. It's also referred to as Concurrent Enrollment. It's when high schoolers can do their junior and/or senior year of high school right ON the college campus, taking college classes at the same time. So, she will have three college classes each morning and three high school classes each afternoon. And best of all it's free! She has a friend who did this, finishing high school with an Associate's Degree. Not bad, eh? Breanne will begin her senior year of high school next week on the college campus. We found out about this because the charter school she attended for the last three years is closing. As I understand it, Christine Kurt will be doing the exact same thing this year.

Breanne is 10 night-driving hours away from her license. She has completed her 40 day driving hours. The sooner she can get her license, the better, with her new school being further away.

Little Miguel can hardly wait for 1st grade to start in three weeks. It's simply too long to wait! He will have the same teacher as last year. He'll be in the same K/1 class, but he'll be one of the older kids now. Actually with his birthday being in December he will probably be the oldest child in the class. His teacher, Mrs. B., was Breanne's 1st grade teacher. So cute!

Mikey just got a new bike. His first one with gears. He is really good on it which is not surprising. He is coordinated and almost fearless. I'm glad he has a little fear. We haven't been to the emergency room with him yet which must be shocking for Jennifer who has been many times with her boys. We actually ALMOST took him to the emergency room recently. He was going to go with his Dad and the rest of the Elder's Quorum to see the movie "Transformers." He was so excited that afternoon that he was bouncing all over the family room. One time he lost his balance while flying off the couch and he ran, forehead first, into a square, metal, drawer handle. He began bleeding, bleeding, bleeding. He didn't cry until he saw the blood. He will not be a doctor when he grows up. He was thoughtful enough to not drip on the carpet or his clothes as we quickly whisked him to the bathroom sink. Wondering how we were going to stop the bleeding as I tried reaching back into my Girls Camp experience for procedures, Breanne had her wits about her. She reminded us about cayenne powder. Yes, my friends, cayenne has many amazing qualities. One of them is it stops bleeding in it's tracks. Michael and I both carry a vial of cayenne pepper powder on our keychains in case we come across someone having a heart attack. Pour it in a bit of water, get them to drink it, it opens up the circulatory system, and voila. Anyway, we've also read it stops bleeding. In fact, we used it on Breanne's leg once. So, we opened up the capsule, we tipped Mikey's head back, covered his eyes and sprinkled it on the cut. It stopped at once. It didn't have a burning sensation like you'd think. The worst part for the little guy was missing the movie, but they went a few days later. When you look at the photo of Mikey on Susan's scooter, you'll see the bandaid on his head.

As for Michael-the-bigger, he had a hard time going back to work yesterday after such a nice long vacation. He likes to help fix things at people's homes when we visit, so he did a couple of small projects at his sister's home while we were there. He remembers his Dad doing that while growing up. I don't know how Michael can drive for so many hours. Going to Seattle was a 15-hour trip each way. I only drove about one hour on each leg. When he called about putting Breanne on our car insurance for when she gets her license we were surprised to find that the cheapest car for her to drive, insurance-wise, is the Firebird! I was sure it would be our '72 Buick station wagon. But a muscle car?!! It's a '73, but still. She can't wait.

We did have a little excitement on our trip to Seattle. About three hours from home, in the middle of nowhere, of course, we're on the highway, Michael is driving, the car turns off. It just stops working. Little tender mercies kept happening and it all turned out just fine, thankfully. We were able to coast downhill to the next exit. Michael found the rotor inside the distributor cap had sheared itself off. The kids suggested we pray, which we did. Little Mike gave a nice prayer. The CHP saw us and stopped. One car took M to the next town to the auto parts store. The other car took the kids and me one mile to the truck weigh station which is also a Highway Patrol office. It was safer there and air conditioned. Michael got his part, the officer drove him back to our car, he waited for Michael to install it and made sure it would start. M came to pick us up at the weigh station and we were on our way. While there the nice officer brought out lots of CHP loot for the kids. Flashlights, tape measures, CD wallet, coin purses, a car trash bag, coffee mugs, and for me a new windshield sunshade. They must have seen me walking around with one on my head to provide shade. We had a gratitude prayer when we got back into the fixed car. We were worried we'd have to be towed home, or throw the car away, not go on our trip, but it all worked out. Yippy! That is one handy husband I have.

I'll be looking for a part-time job when school starts and I plan to take some online courses to further my graphic design skills. Mostly I'll be taking web development classes. I know how to design for print, but not for web. I'm excited!

That's it from the Feds.

Love, Laurel, Michael, Breanne and Mike



The Kurt Family Letter

 

Dear family,

Since we last wrote we’ve had lots going on…

Christine has had lots of ups and downs.  Her ups were Convention trips – She was the President of her Anime club at HS, and she organized her group for several trips to conventions all around Southern California.  Jen accompanied her on one trip to Long Beach, as a driver and a participant.  Very fun!  He most recent convention was for fun, for her (she didn’t have to play Mom), as she attended The ComicCon with out-of-town friends – that one was in San Diego.  Her downs included a bout with Bells Palsy – apparently a cold virus attacked her facial muscles and she was drooping on one side of her face – she looked like she has a stroke.  Her friends purposed tried to make her smile or laugh, because the difference was most entertaining… she took it all in stride, and it didn’t seem to slow her down at all.  It came on suddenly and took about 2.5 weeks to clear up with antibiotics and prescribed facial exercises.  Another down was her Drivers Test… they don’t have the written any more, here, they just to the driving part… well, let’s just say that it didn’t work out so well… she has to wait two weeks to try again… here’s hoping!  There was a Stake Road Show – and she had a lot of fun!!

            She is excited to attend a Middle College High School this, her Junior, year… which is a HS attached to a College (College of the Canyons, in our case), is on the College campus, and gives the kids free reign of the college courses, without college tuition, but we need to buy the books.  She is, and we are, absolutely thrilled!  We don’t have to pay for some of her college, she can take her Anime/animation courses, and, if she works it right, she will graduate HS with an AA degree, at the same time…

            Nick is starting HS this year.  This is an up and a down.  Tougher classes, but a new start.  This summer, he has been undergoing biofeedback treatments.  He is learning to use his brain in a slightly different way.  He is brilliant, but has little interest in the regular, structured school; so much so, that his grades were frightening.  He tended to read in class, but could answer the teachers’ questions without missing a beat.  The test scores were below his capabilities, but he could verbally give every correct answer.  He is Gifted, but doesn’t have the grades to be in the Gifted classes…. The biofeedback is supposed to help him retrain his own brain to do things a little differently. We are seeing improvements.  His Summer School grades were much better this time around!  We are hoping that his grades will improve enough to attend the College / HS, like his older sister (in 2 years), as he is very interested in the culinary classes they have there.  He is a master griller and very fine cook!

In April, our Stake put on a Road Show… during practice, the night before, Nick was chasing after some of the other boys, and he tripped, landing on his knee.  He was taken the to ER, and after 14 stitches, he was sent home.  The next night, he performed his roll perfectly!  He was such a trooper!  There is still limited sensation in the area, but it slowly gets better.  The Road Show was very much fun!  We regaled the kids with stories about the traveling versions of the Road Show and all the mishaps and fun… they all had a good time in the show.

Jake is starting 6th grade – he will be the biggest fish in the pond now.  He is super smart, too.  As school ended last year, he was in his school play – as a French General – plumed hat and all.  He did quite well!  The play was all about American History… and he was part of the Revolutionary war.

He continues to amaze us with his Lego contraptions and has decided to become a Structural Engineer, so he can build REALLY big and REALLY cool stuff.

As one of Jens Webelos, he participated in the Space Derby – akin to the Pinewood Derby.  The boys built rockets that hang below a level wire, pushed forward by rubber band-clad propellers.  Power tools are always of interest… and he has been busy playing with the Dremel tool in the garage, building things out of scrap wood.

Katie is our resident Princess.  She has a whiney streak a mile wide and sweet smile to erase it all in an instant.  Must be a “youngest child” thing!  She is cuddly and helpful, beautiful and soon-to-be toothless.  She is losing teeth and doesn’t like it, as she can’t eat the things she likes, and it hurts.  This is the last year that she and Jake will ride the school bus together, as he will move on to Junior High next year.  We went school shopping recently… most of her stuff is pink; the girly-girl of the house. She recently celebrated her 7th birthday, and is already planning her 8th… we only have beyond-family parties for 8th and 16th birthdays… so she doesn’t want to be caught unprepared.

Peter and Nick arrived home from Scout Camp just last Saturday.  They were VERY dirty, and VERY glad to be home.  They had a good time… Nick brought home 2 Merit Badges… a big thing!  That same night was the Woodland Hills Building Reunion.  We all trouped down and met with many we hadn’t seen in a long time… Todd and Tim Turley, Scott Muir, Gene Jorgenson, Al Miller, Brigitte Miller, Stratford's, Thompson's, Devours…. Susan and Blair were there, too, so we hung with them… I’m sure they can name more familiar names than we.

Peter's latest accomplishment, besides surviving Camp as Scoutmaster, is earning his Tazer Instructor License.  He is soon to possess his own Tazer; Jen is very glad, as he has been doing a lot of surveillance in some unsavory parts of town, lately.   He has been doing some fishing with the kids.  Peter over-saw the repairs of the Master Bath / Shower.  It had been out of order since Christmas and the contractors finally finished in mid-July.  It was a long a painful process, but it’s done!  He works quite a bit of overtime, and uses the time he earned to hang with the kids and take them places during the summer, as well as taking them to appointments.  He is a wonderful Dad!

Jen has been kept very busy going to school, being a Scout leader, and Mom.  This compressed summer semester was a brutal Intermediate Algebra class – 30+ hrs of homework a week – and we’re ALL glad that it’s over!  Next semester won’t be so bad.  The time between semesters is reserved for mending home repairs and general catch-up.  Jen built her own rocket for the Derby… there is a photo around here somewhere.  She’s planned a Scout train trip to Chinatown in Downtown LA, and a few weeks later, plans to take a Scout camping trip. 

After Grammas funeral, the Davis and Pimentels got together for dinner… what fun!

Peters siblings are coming for a weeks visit in September – it will be good to all be together again – a full and happy house.  We expect to go fishing at least once more before the season ends in October. 

More photos coming!

We love you and miss you!  Love, Pete, Jen, Christine, Nick, Jake and Katie

 

Archives: 
Sept. 2006 Letters
January 2007 Letters
March 2007 Letters
May 2007 Letters