Day family newsletter - Sept. 2014

Sept. 30, 2014

DAY FAMILY NEWSLETTER – SEPT. 2014

Linda and I tried twice to see the fall colors turning in the canyons. Our first attempt was the first week in the month and we drove the Alpine Loop – you enter from Alpine/Highland and drive some 26 miles on a very small asphalt road clear to Sundance. Too soon for the colors, we found out, but we had a nice lunch in the bar at Sundance, and enjoyed a great group performing out in the ski lift area for an hour or so. This past weekend, we figured the colors had to be ready, and drove up Big Cottonwood canyon; once again no colors – either too late, or they’re not changing this year. But we enjoyed a walk around Silver Lake in Brighton (where there were some yellow leaves), and then a great dinner at Silver Fork Café on the way down.

Tom Smith (from the old Redondo neighborhood) and I met up with our old boss when we mopped floors at Albertsons grocery stores after high school to earn money for college. It was good to see Joe Rawle; he lived just east of the Wilkes in one of the duplexes where Ted Bundy later lived just before he was first arrested for an attempted kidnapping. And we enjoyed swapping stories/memories.

We were invited to a friend’s house (John Jarman of the Cabin Classic group). They spent just over one year remodeling their home on the street furthest north above the avenues. Now we know how the upper 1% lives – WOW. John retired at age 30 when he inherited the first of millions from grandpa, and later from dad.

While Linda attended Kaylee’s 9th birthday (Debbie’s youngest) at a bounce business, I attended the Jansson reunion hosted by the Jansson family. About 25 to 30 came, and it was nice visiting. I talked to Dwayne, who I hadn’t seen in 40 some years. Afterwards, I drove Danny back to Derek’s home in Lehi, where he was staying for that weekend.

The next day, Linda & I attended an organ recital at the Cathedral of the Madeline. We were very impressed, with not only the music of two different organists, but the surroundings and awe of the cathedral. Later that week, we saw another play of the U of U called The (Puttan??) County Annual Spelling Bee. It was very good. The next night, two of Steph’s kids slept over while Steph and Jessica attended a workshop Steph had for work at Weber State College. We then got up for Jack’s (Katie’s oldest – 6 yrs) soccer game Saturday morning. Saw a great movie - The Equalizer one night. Read a good book, No God but God.

Steph had us over to The Training Table, her favorite birthday place, for her birthday on the 28th, even though her birthday is on the 29th. We were reminded that Dad’s birthday was the 28th, and Beth
(Linda’s mom) was on the 30th. And Danny’s phone got fixed the next day. And that’s the news from the Days.

Love, Tom & Linda

Day family newsletter for August 2014

Sept. 1, 2014

DAY FAMILY NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2014

Linda has gone back to work part time (usually only 2 hrs. per day in the afternoon) for her old boss, Scott Buie. She enjoys the extra money and the “part time” work.
We babysat for Katie and Bill overnight one Friday night, and enjoyed having all three sleep over. Jack slept with me in one bedroom, Sophie with Linda in another, and Hazel in a floor crib next to Linda. Katie is basically over her back surgery, started back to work with her computer set up so she can stand if necessary, and is even exercising a little. Hazel is a real sweetheart and growing in leaps and bounds (3 months old).

Stephanie has signed up for classes at Weber State College on line to get her bachelors, and is enjoying her new job with the state. Jessica started 6th grade, is trying out for choir, is in the orchestra, has signed up for ballroom dancing before school, and is going to run for student council. Sarah is in 3rd grade, and Taylor has started 1st grade. Oh, and Jessica went from being 11 years old just about a year ago, to being 16 years old now!

Stephanie and her kids met Linda and me at the zoo yesterday – they have really upgraded and improved the zoo in Salt Lake – very impressive now. They then slept over, and we drove up to Smith-Morehouse reservoir up above Oakley to meet Jackie/Wiggins/Sydney/Weston & Cole/Jessica/Emry/Jax at their campsite. We enjoyed visiting, the scenery driving up and back, and seeing the 5 fish Cole & Emry caught for the morning.

Wiggins and Jackie came over last weekend and pulled out trees/shrubs from part of our front yard that were overgrown. Linda and I put some new small scrubs/flowers in their place, and it looks great. We also had a company come in and replace our rain gutters in front as the old ones were leaking and in need of repair. Now the only thing left is to put new indoor/outdoor carpet on our porch that is currently in sad shape.

Our garden continues to produce, and lots of flowers fill most of the garden now days, as we would never eat everything if the entire garden was planted with vegetables. We enjoy our backyard, as it is green, lots of flowers/shrubs/trees/privacy. We occasionally barbeque and eat on our patio set, as it is shady in the evening and cooler.
We enjoyed dinner at Buffalo Wings with everyone at Cole’s birthday earlier in the month. And friends Brent & Karen Wilkes (from Redondo) were in from Atlanta one weekend and we enjoyed an evening over dinner with them and Bruce Baird and his friend Kathie.

We drove up to see Stephanie one Saturday, go to a movie and lunch, trimmed her front yard, and helped change light bulbs. Her back yard grass is looking good, and her garden far surpasses our garden in not only size, but how much and how soon it produces each year.

I have enjoyed golfing a few times, and have actually scored closer to what I used to golf a few years ago. My handicap is still high, but I was starting to golf in the triple digits most of the time, as depressing as losing a limb I believe. I’m enjoying my new job, and am glad to have it to keep me busy and active as well as bring in a few dollars to boot. Linda and I dog watched again for Jackie/Wiggins while they were camping. Linda has continued to make dish clothes as a diversion from what she normally crochets. We saw a good move, Magic in the Moonlight, we both enjoy romantic comedies – it was a Wood Allen film. We also had our own camping trip planned one weekend up at the Spruces in Big Cottonwood canyon, but because of cooler temps and rain, canceled it and instead went to a movie with the grandkids – some saw Teenage Mutant Turtles, others How I Trained My Dinosaur 2

It was interesting dealing with Danny’s missing diabetic machine from his Mesa trip to the Rheads, and the multitude of people who got involved in getting a replacement, but a replacement did arrive. Thanks to Shelley, who the following weekend, called to clarify what to do with the other two diabetic machines still at Danny’s apartment, and the follow up that didn’t happen when the new one arrived.

Thanks again Shelley.

And that’s the news, the whole news, and the only true news as reported in this newsletter. If you hear any other version, it’s not authorized, and probably comes from the right wing.

Love,
Tom & Linda