Day family newsletter - January 2011

February 1, 2011
NEWS FROM THE DAYS:
Linda got an elliptical so she could start exercising – better for the knees. I’ve started using it once in a while instead of doing the treadmill or walking outside. And I’ve added some dumbbell weights that I got for Christmas as well.
Linda and Stephanie put on a great baby shower for Katie – there were a good 20 people there and Katie just loved all the attention, good food and nice gifts for little Sophie. She is due this Thursday, so we’re looking forward to our 8th grandchild.
Linda and I saw a couple of movies this past month – The Tourist and No Strings Attached. The first one was good – the second a little too edgy for us. We also enjoyed see another play, Black Comedy at the U of U Pioneer Theatre. A cute comedy about an engaged couple trying to impress her dad when there’s a blackout, and most of the play is in the dark – but of course, the lighting is reversed – so that it is dark on stage for about 5 minutes when there is light, and when the lights go out in the play, the lights go on for the play – comprenda? Anyway, it’s not a comedy about Barack Obama.
We took our cat, Pumpkin, over to the Vet to have his, well, to take care of him, or should we just say nuertered - yes that's the nice way to say it. Have his claws taken out - well that is outright cruel - but have his you know what taken out, and hey, that's perfectly OK. Anyway, he survived - what choice did he have? And got some more shots, an implant put in so he could be scanned for ID, and is recovering from everything alright.
Jackie and Wiggins have moved into a motor home in a motor home park out in Draper for the next several months saving money so they can purchase a home and be out of any other debt. They had a terrible start when the water pipes froze, and they had no water, and the furnace quit working (which is probably why the pipes froze). Anyway, after a couple of stressful days, all was fixed, winterized and life kind of back to normal. All their stuff is in storage, some in our basement, and hopefully they will survive living in a motor home for 5 or 6 months! Jackie celebrated a birthday and we all met at The Spaghetti Factory and had a nice dinner/party.
I drove down to Danny’s to sign another year lease and be there for the hookup of cable in his exercise room so he could watch TV while on the treadmill.
We hosted a dinner at our house for Christopher who was in town on a 2 week leave from North Carolina. Everyone chipped in with different dishes/goodies, and we also had fondue with shrimp, steak and a cheese fondue with veggies and bread. It was nice to have Christopher here in person instead of on Skype. I helped Debbie one night with a jump for her dead battery, and another night helped Steph look for her missing cat that jumped off her condo deck and didn’t return. Linda has gone to the doctor office visits with Katie the last couple of weeks and loves watching little Jack and helping out. Jackie came over one night to do laundry, and we enjoyed having her over to just talk and have dinner while Wiggins was at work. A pretty tame month overall. I finished reading Decision Points (George W), and am about halfway thru reading Anna Karenina, by Tolstoy (the book I inherited from D & A’s condo).
And that’s the news from the Days in Zion. Love, Tom & Linda