I think I'll break my long silence...I have a pile of things to do but both Noah and Avery are asleep and I was just reviewing my visiting teaching changes and pondering what I should do next...looked at the blog at the great pictures that Marnie took over the weekend and decided that I would write finally. I think about it...I'm just not good at actually doing it. It is so wonderful to have all the family here but I know we have others that read this who may not know what is happening...so here are some highlights!

1. Had a great trip to Max's wedding and enjoyed Lexi's family and seeing Sean, Ashleigh and Paige. And, of course, any time with my sisters is much enjoyed!!! There is just something about siblings that is special. Especially with Mother and Daddy gone, every time I talk to Martha or Beppie Anne is a highlight!!!

2. Tom and Tracey are off to Utah to visit her family for a week...I'm going to be helping Brooke move into their new house up in Lacey next week...very fun having both of these families so close. It has been party city here as you can see from the pictures. I am really counting my blessings and savoring the time as I'm not sure how long I will be so lucky to have all seven families so close!!!

3. Without adequate training, I did manage to finish the Foot Traffic Flat Half Marathon on Sauvie Island on the 4th with Brent and Buffy. I'm glad Kenn and David accompanied me on their bikes for the last 2 miles as I don't think I would have made my PR if they weren't there. It was HARD!!! I finished in 2 hours, 37 min and 2 seconds..best ever. I'm looking forward to the Ragnar Relay on the 22nd with all family runners. Hopefully, I can hold my own.

4. Relief Society has been busy, with the stuff I should be doing never really done. Kenn is going down to some races with Mike this weekend so I'm using some of the time to catch up on my calling.

5. I have finally emptied all the boxes that I filled as we moved out of the rooms that we remodeled. I love our new study. There is lots of storage...not yet completely filled and it is fun to sit across from Kenn as we work on the computer instead of him downstairs and me upstairs occasionally yelling things at each other. He will still have his workstation downstairs but is using the upstairs more. The sewing exercise room is great. Now that I'm winding down on the organization part for these rooms, maybe I'll get to work on my quilting squares. However, my need for organization has no end.

6. The inspector came for our problems with Trex on our deck...we now wait for 30 days to see what Trex will offer...We are still waiting for our boat repairs. Hopefully, that will get resolved soon so that we can have at least one shakedown outing before heading off to Shasta at the end of the month.

7. The temple is closed for a month for maintenance so I'll be having my Wednesday mornings free for a while. I will miss it though. There are so many friends there and such a great boost for the week.


Well, I'd better go get the mail and focus in on all the little things that now have to be put away to REALLY finish!!!

Mom