Well Adina, I'll never forget the last reunion when we both were in San Diego and decided we would go to a tanning salon before we went. Well, I ended up going twice and realizing that I am sooo white that 10 minutes in one of those things burns my skin and then there was Adina who had a great tan at the reunion. hehe. I too can't wait for the reunion.
Maybe that is a plus that Brent and I are ending up in the Northwest... no one ever gets a tan there so I won't stick out!
I am sitting in our mostly boxed-up apartment watching ice skating on TV and icing my hamstrings from a crazy workout this evening (icing a muscle you know you over-worked reduces how sore you get the next day). I am taking an advanced therapeutic exercise class where we get different guest lectures/ workout sessions and this evening we all went to a PT clinic and did a super hard circuit training type of workout and we all were having hamstring cramps from it.
Anyway, somehow I got cornered into "choreographing" the dance stuff for our wards' road show thing. I tried very hard to get accross the point that I am totally busy trying to do school, work, and pack our apartment (and I have no idea what a road show is) but "NO" was apparently not an option. I know that we are supposed to share our talents but right now I'm really just wishing no one knew my talents so they couldn't exploit them!! I don't know how it will all work out but I guess we'll see.
Ok, I'm tired and frozen so I guess I need to finish this. I miss you all and especially my husband!! Have a good week,
Buffy

Cool and sunny here in Fremont - but some snow in the mountains. We were going to go to Santa Cruz today - the Mystery Spot - but I think we will wait til this summer. Brrrr. I'm off for a run at Lake Elizabeth, then lunch with my sisters, then bowling with everyone - always proves to be fun - or funny, at least.
We wish Dave could be here - Isaac gets teary every time he talks to him on the phone. Last night he got teary and I asked what was wrong. He said, "I keep thinking of Dad all alone in the house."
Anyway - that happens when you have a "perfect" Dad, I guess. :)
Thinking about the reunion a lot - I just can't wait to see everyone! The other night I had a dream that we were there and Tracey arrived with a golden tan. And I thought - "Man, how did she get such an awesome tan in Cleveland?!" Weird, I know.
Well - love you all.

Adina

Yeah, you are right, david is there perfect brother. Let me throw a few more things in there, he is the perfect husband, soccer coach, dentist, friend, and church member, wow, is there anybody else in this family besides him?
Tom
all in jest.

It is Saturday here in Santa Clarita and I am officially a single gal. Brent left here yesterday at 4pm to head up north. I can't say there weren't tears but I'm sure we will be fine with how busy we both will be. Dave was nice enough to fly down to Sacramento last night so Brent would have a driving buddy most of the way. I believe they got stuck for a few hours in northern Cal (around 2:30 AM) where it was snowing and the chains we bought the other day for the car apparently did not work... so they had to park it for a while till it was safe to go. I talked to Brent this morning at 8 and 9 and it sounds like they will be in Vancouver after 1pm. I don't know how they can stand to drive for that long but at least they have each other for company. I don't think I want to do that crazy drive all at once when I go up!
I know that Brooke's family is having a party, but I don't know if Brent or Dave will be coherent enough to go... but happy birthday Ellyn and welcome home to the other Ellyn!! (I don't remember the spelling difference)
Well, I need to get ready for work so that's all for now. Give Brent a hug for me when he gets up there!!!
Buffy

Kim,
Make it a happy birthday. Tracey sent out a card to you so I hope you get it soon. Here it is like 9 degrees so we are pretty cold. Hopefully it is warmer there. We love you.

Ohio Stinchfields

Happy Birthday Kim - card on the way!

Just an FYI - Dave flew down to Sacramento to help Brent drive up to Vancouver last night. I spoke with Dave this morning and they were just entering Oregon. I guess they hit snow near Weed and had to stop because they didn't have chains. They cat-napped in the car and when gas stations opened, they picked up some cables and got on their way again. Anyway - they are still hours away from home. Maybe give them a call occasionally to make sure they are alert - so I'm not the only one calling and bugging them!

We made it safely here to Fremont - must have just missed the snow that Dave and Brent hit. Off to see Curious George today with the clan. It is cool here, but nice and sunny.

Love you all.

Adina

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIM.

Don"t try any funny moves with your snowboard.

Could cost you the gold! Snowboarders, Whew! Destroyers of the course.

Alpine is where it is at!

L, Dad :)

Happy Birthday Tom and Buffy and Peter and ME! We are busy right now with school and work right now! Thank you mom and dad for the shirts and the shoes! They are great!

We are going snowboarding on Saturday with a bunch of my friends for my birthday since it is 30 dollar lift tickets for a full day and treven's rental from the school is only 25 bucks for everything! And you can put it on your campus account to pay later! Sweet! Anyway, I am excited to go! Especially since it hadn't snowed for 2 weeks and it has been snowing this whole week. Fresh snow!

I just got my second 100 percent on my Spanish test. I am scared for the final though because it is worth 1000 points that is ten of our tests. Anyway, I have two other test this weekend so I am definitely study my butt off! Anne, Love the ultrasound! It is awesome to see! Treven and I will be coming out soon since you are only 4 hours away or less.

So BYU Idaho is proposing the idea of making our semesters only 14 weeks and making the summer not just 8 week block classes & making it an actual semester. (offer more classes) If they do it then we will have all of August off which is great! But it will go into effect starting Winter of 2007. Our new President wants to "Rethink Education" (Our motto for BYU Idaho) so he is letting the faculty decide on the above ideas. I think it is a great idea though because once they make the summer an actual semester then we can get more classes done. The other idea is changing the general ed requirements so that the GEs actually apply to our life in someway and will help us out. It all sounds good so we will see!

Have to go study and do some english! Have a great day and weekend everybody! Love you all.

Kimberly

Those will be the words ringing in my ears all day Friday. The kids and I take off to drive my mom back to Fremont and to visit for a few days with the rest of the family. Looks like the weather will hold out for us - no precipitation on the horizon - but just in case, I did familiarize myself with chains for the van today...amidst some cursing, of course. Thank you, K&B, for letting me use those (although I'm really hoping I don't have to).
Tom - Happy Birthday. I think I have the day marked wrong on the calendar - we did send out a card, but it will be late. Dave said he gave you a call...so I think that makes up for it.
Enjoying all the news on the blog, as always. But - I need my "driving all day tomorrow sleep", so good night.

Adina

Happy birthday, Tom. Hopefully you got your card in time.

Really liked seeing the ultrasound. I wish I had those when I had you guys. How exciting at this early stage to see the baby moving around!

Treven, I forgot to comment on your biology test. Congratulations! Getting good grades is self perpetuating...it feels so good you want to do it more!

Better go down and get dinner. I am going to Kathryn Bonewell's shower tonight...she is Kim's friend from high school and is marrying one of the other guys who was always around.

Love to all,

Mom

Happy Birthday to:

Ellyn
Tom
Kim
Buffy and
of course PETER!

I just wanted to make sure you all know we are thinking of you amidst our busy schedules. We love you all and hope to see some soon!

Love, Anne (and Peter)

Here is Baby! It was too stubborn today at the 4 month appointment to let us see if we could find out the sex of it. It is obviously carrying Peter's genes. Anyways, this is the updated ultrasound, it is curled up on its side with its head resting on its hand. Seriously once I figured out what the picture was actually showing, I was cracking up. Hope you like this picture! Love, Anne 

The big 2-8, huh? Man, you are sure gettin' up there! Have fun!!

--
Marnie

Hey Tom,

Hope you have a great day. Happy birthday!!! Stay warm!!!

Brent

Ok, first on the Blog with birthday wishes. Hope you're enjoying today and not too bogged down in work to not enjoy a good evening with your family. Have fun with the snow. Mike showed me his 360 performance on the Bennett's TV and I was impressed.

Take care, love, Dad

I want to wish everyone...if I missed anyone yesterday...a happy valentines day. I hope it was a good day for all. Poor Dad had a really hard day so he was very tired when he got home. ALL of his patients showed up which is rare and his favorite dental assistant was out for the day. In spite of that, we travelled the length..and width of Clark County to deliver the treats for the young ones...which was definitely worth it.

Happy birthday to Ellyn...although we will be celebrating it on Saturday with the Bennetts. LeAnn went over to Finland to pick up Ellynn from her mission and will be arriving home tomorrow. So Brooke is having an Ellyn-Ellynn party on Saturday night. Brent will be here and David....unfortunately Adina and kids will be down in California taking Debbie back home. David has been doing some of her dental work and she has been enjoying the family for the week.

Lisa and Meredith are coming on Friday until Sunday to surprise Grandma. She will be really surprised....and happy although I wonder whether it will just magnify the confusion on where she is. But it is definitely worth it. I have arranged for her to take them down to see her new apartment. I am counting the days and trying not to even respond when she makes bizarre statements. Not sure whether it is the right thing to do but Dad wants to make sure and not upset the apple cart when things seem to be going smoothly. She does really like the place...and I think will like it even more when she gets moved in. The transition may be hard since she is now of the mind that everything in this house is hers but we'll be getting her apartment fixed up without her help so it will be all set up when she comes in on the 27th. (12 more days...who's counting?)

Anyhow, I need to get busy on my day...

Love you all,

Mom

Also Happy Birthday to Ellyn from both Kim and I. Kim got me Jack Johnson and friends CD for curious george. GREAT CD and great for kids too! Anyway, we aren't doing anything big since Kim's birthday is on Saturday and we are going snowboarding. Pretty exciting because it finally snowed again after a week of nothing so it should be good snow. Also because it is my first time snowboarding. We will see how I do!
Kim's first official day (after training) was last night and she said it was great. This job seems to be a great thing. I am going to try and get a job there as well because they do allow spouses working together just different teams. Bath and Body Works just isn't giving me enough hours and the only hours I do get are on Sundays. So I am looking for another. Let's see what else? I got a 100 percent on my first Biology test so that looks good to me! Kim is helping me study though!
Kim had her 2 wk after surgery appt today. The doctor everything is looking great. It is still hurting her but the numbness in her tongue finally went away. Well everything is good! Again I recommend the new Jack Johnson Curious George CD!
We love you all and miss you lots!

Treven

Happy Valentine's Day to all. Hope you all got your last minute treats/cards for those you love. And, just one thing...Paige Leary should seriously be writing books. That is no joke. Maybe one about "real" motherhood? I don't know, just hilarious...
Dave

Hey Folks,

Well I officially have about three days left here in LA. We took the cats to the vet today to get them their shots and check up, along with sedatives for the trip up in a couple of weeks. They did a good job but were a little stressed out. So we are starting to get the place packed up and ready to go for the move. I am leaving on Friday to drive up to Portland. Dave has been kind enough to fly into Sacramento to meet me and drive the rest of the way up with me. We should arrive in Portland late morning on Saturday. I am spending an extra special Valentines day with Buffy and kind of celebrating her birthday early since I will not be here for that on the 26th. Happy Birthday Ellyn and we hope you are having fun with your dad. I can and can't wait to get up there. It will be great to be with family but I need my sweetheart with me. I know the time will fly for both of us with work and school keeping us busy. Anyhow have a happy Valentines day and Buffy and I love you all. Also I am listening to the Da Vinci Code on CD in the car while I commute. Great book!!!

Brent

As I sit at my desk surrounded my Valentine's paraphenalia, including a stuffed lion that purrs with a mane shaped like a heart, I felt that I should wish my family a good and happy valentine's day! So to you all, I love you very much and I wish that I could see you all more frequently but I am very glad that I have this blog so that I can feel a part of everyone's lives. So have a great day and give all the little ones a kiss for me!

And Happy Birthday Ellyn! You should be getting something soon. I sent it to Mom&Dad's house because I didn't have your address, Brooke. So they should be getting it to you!

Love,
Marnie