Day Family News - July 2012

Aug. 1, 2012 NEWS FROM THE DAYS Linda and I were invited by the son of Linda’s boss to attend a July 4th pancake breakfast at Edgehill Ward. We decided to go, and enjoyed a trip back in time. Saw Morris and Thea Nielson, the only people we recognized from the old ward. Bart Smith was there, and is the bishop of the ward for the second time. Bart and I used to play basketball with Hans, the guy that ran the gym in the old days. Bart is the son of Doug and Barbara Smith, and now lives in his parent’s home on Blaine Avenue. I toured the old men’s locker rooms, and we ate in the new pavilion which takes up the infield of the old baseball diamond in the gulley. The old ward is split in different ways and the Edgehill 1st and 2nd ward are now combined. Later in the day, we met most of the kids at West Jordan’s July 4th celebration – Jackie and Wiggins were required to be there during the day shift as part of the police security duties. Saw a great fireworks display close up, and enjoyed escorting grandchildren on the rides at the fair. Medical news – I continue to be rebuilt, and was fit for my new dental implant first, and then had it installed a few weeks later. I emailed you the site where you can view my implant and poem. Also got my eye’s checked and got two new pair of glasses – the first in some 15 years I believe. One of the pair is transitional to act as sunglasses when doing outdoor activities (swimming in St. George, golfing, yard work, walking, etc). In the event Romney wins the election, these glasses may help with dimming the blinding bright light I see in the tunnel during this near death experience. Debbie, Chris and Kaylee drove down and met Linda and I along with Steph and her kids to enjoy a quick 4 day trip to St. George one weekend. The highlight of the trip was The Aladdin at Tuachan – probably the best production we have ever seen at Tuachan. Some of us saw Spiderman, and all of us enjoyed swimming every day. The off and on again weather missed us, but St. George had some minor flooding from one storm on a Sunday. I attended the annual Cabin Classic golf trip with the guys. Linda and I attended a pre-tour meeting for our New York tour in August, got all the info/airplane tickets/etc. and are excited to go. We’ll see The Lion King, Wicked, Mary Poppins and Book of Mormon, The Musical while there. We spent our local State holiday, July 24th, swimming at the local spa, attending the little community parade in Cottonwood Heights, and then barbequing hamburgers in our back yard. Linda and I sat out on our street to watch the local fireworks about one mile west – we can see them thru the opening in the tunnel of trees lining our street. We spent several evenings with kids & grandkids throughout the month. Sofie and Jack slept over one night while Katie and Bill partied. We’ve started harvesting some food from The Garden of Eat’n, and tasted our first strawberries. And that’s the news, the whole news, and nothing but the true news from the Days. Tom & Linda TOOTH IMPLANT I sat in the chair, The nerves got a block, Put a vice grip on my jaw, My knees started to knock. He proceeded to drill, Like a carpenter would, Set the bit to go deep, Precisely till good. X-rays confirmed, The well was just right, Now the screw was started, Not too loose or too tight. Used a ratchet wrench, To tighten that screw, Heard the wrench clicking, Wondered if I was through. Then he screwed on a top, Called it a manhole cover, Rinsed me out pretty good, It was then I discovered. That this wasn’t so bad, I’d had nightmares over it, Not to worry I found, Over and done in 40 minutes! The pain pills I received, Were not even necessary, The entire procedure was Like a visit from the tooth fairy. Painless, pleasant, Easy, and even sunny, And under my pillow, A new tooth instead of money. Tom Day

Day family news - June 2012

July 1, 2012 NEWS FROM THE DAYS – JUNE 2012 Earlier in the month we met the kids at The Spruces up Big Cottonwood canyon for a Friday night thru Sunday campout. Linda and I tented it, as did everyone else except Debbie who brought up her motor home. Stephanie had donated an extra tent she had for us, and we got good experience putting it up and trying out our new air mattress and low temp sleeping bags. This equipment is what Linda and I will use in the event of the “big one”, and if we survive, will use it for shelter in our backyard. The only thing we lack now is an emergency food supply. The “big one”, by the way, is not if Romney wins, but for an earthquake. We spent one evening babysitting little Jack and Sofie at Katie and Bill’s home while they celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary. We saw the movie Brave with Stephanie and her kids one weekend. Linda went to Kaylee’s dance program out in Herriman – I had to work that Friday. We got news from Cole and Jessica Rikli that they are going to have another baby (our 2nd great grandchild) in about 7 months! We attended Larene Ellis’s funeral in Kaysville a week ago. Several of our cousins were there, and it was a very nice service. Robert Ellis and Carl Swenson? (Virginia’s husband) sang a duet that was absolutely fabulous and moving. They were both in the Tabernacle Choir, and after the service, I booked them for my funeral to sing Over the Rainbow, on the blues side. That is, assuming I die before them, and they are still able to stand and sing. I’ve been golfing a few times, and I generally walk the course pushing my clubs in my golf cart. It’s good exercise. Herriman, where Debbie lives, had another fire this past week, and three or four homes were lost and hundreds evacuated. Luckily, Debbie’s home is not right up against the foothills, and was spared. The weather this year is totally dry in Utah; I think a punishment for all the support for Romney. On the brighter side, I awoke this past Thursday morning, turned on the news, and broke out into song – Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day…………the supreme court had upheld the Affordable Care Act as constitutional. And the previous week they reaffirmed that the States need to defer to the federal government on immigration enforcement. Too bad the Court didn’t overturn the super PAC problems with the rich and corporations being allowed to buy elections. But hey, we have to live by the law I guess. I had such a good experience a few months ago when my dentist started my tooth implant, that I wrote a poem about it and sent it to him with my payment. When I went in for a checkup last week, they said they liked my poem so well that they want to use it along with pictures of my before and after tooth implant in the web site they are designing. I have attached the poem to this newsletter. And that’s the news, the whole news, and nothing but the true news from the Days. Tom and Linda