Day newsletter for April 2014

May 1, 2014

DAY FAMILY NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2014

Linda and I enjoyed another play at the U of U – Deathtrap. A wonderful play – although one patron went to the news to complain that there was a 3 second gay kiss and it wasn’t appropriate for her 12 yr. old son. The kiss revealed a key plot line, and explained the motive for a murder. We also saw a good movie one Sunday – Divergent.

Steph celebrated one year in her new home in Syracuse. Her 6 yr. old, Taylor, just learned to ride her bike with no training wheels. Steph has had some plumbing issues, and we went up one night to pull up some wet carpet. Things are better now, although they found some mold in a closet, and insurance is taking care of that along with water damage (minus the deductable). Home ownership! She also had her back yard planted with grass where they come in and spray the seed/mulch. Last year it was the sprinklers, this yr. lawn! We attended Jessica’s school play (5th & 6th grades) – The Emperor’s New Clothes. Jessica played one of the jesters, and was the most entertaining, enthusiastic and had the best stage presence of all the jesters. She’s hoping to get a lead part when she’s a 6th grader next year. If you haven’t seen her playing boogie woogie on my Facebook post several weeks ago, she’s pretty good. I taught her the left hand first, and after she had that down, taught her an easy right hand so she could play with both hands. She’s a quick learner and loves music.

Debbie/Stuart and their kids all spent some time in our condo this past month and enjoyed the get-a-way/swimming/etc. It’s nice we have 6 wks assigned per year and can share them with our kids.

Jackie hosted a Norwex (a environmentally safe soap co.) party, and to help her out, Linda agreed to host one also. Linda celebrated her one yr. retirement, and is enjoying being able to do what she wants, when she wants, or do nothing some days. I’ve enjoyed her sharing the cooking this past year, as she always fixes neat/great tasting/different meals than me. I’m pretty much a meat (hamburger, steak, pork or chicken), rice or potatoes, and a vegetable guy. Linda does casseroles, yummy toppings/seasonings/flavors to spice up the meat, vegetables with something in them besides just the vegetables, enchiladas, etc. Linda has been busy making Katie’s Sofie (3 yrs. old) a tutu and a matching one for her little monkey (she has a monkey instead of a doll), crocheting more quilts for different people, babysitting Steph’s kids here and there, as well as Katie’s while she goes to her doctor appointments.

Katie is due today, and I had a premonition that she would go into labor at around 2:30 this afternoon, but she didn’t. She posted a cute video on Facebook with Jack & Sofie telling the baby to come out and poking her stomach.

We celebrated Linda’s birthday at the Spaghetti Factory with the family, then I took her out to dinner another night, and our friends all got together another night at a local restaurant to wish her a happy birthday as well. One of them, Craig Heath and his wife, Melanie, had us all over to their new condo that Melanie inherited from her mother last year. They spent over a year planning a remodel, and then having it remodeled. Beautiful, and some expensive stuff – like remote controlled ceiling fans, all the toilets have automatic heated seats and a warm water bidet. A sauna in one room downstairs and it goes on and on. Nice.

I started my new job, got in a round of golf, finished up dental work – expensive – even with dental insurance. Have started yard work with the warmer weather, and look forward to getting a garden planted in the next few weeks. Bought fence stain to start staining the backyard/front yard side fence.

I continue to enjoy local/national news with all the gay rights issues, health insurance issues, racism issues (we have our own local idiot on this one in the Utah legislature), minimum wages, immigration, clean air issues (especially in good old SLC) and the list goes on and on. There is a lot of talk about a change in the recent Deseret News/SL Tribune arrangement where the Deseret News it taking a lot more of the profits generated by their mutual printing/advertising arrangements. The parent company of the Tribune agreed to it, and many feel it will be only a matter of months before the Tribune goes under, or goes digital only. Imagine, if you will, your brother Tom reading the Desperate News each morning over a cup of coffee, and perusing thru the church news! Its coming I’m afraid. I just can’t do digital news on the computer.

And that’s the news from the Days. Love,

Tom & Linda