Day family newsletter - September 2012

October 1, 2012 SEPTEMBER NEWS FROM THE DAYS: The biggest news for our household was Stephanie and the kids moving back into our home at the middle of the month. She has since cleaned her condo, and will put it up for sale in the near future. Her hopes are to sell it and find something affordable with more bedrooms and a small yard for the kids. She also brought her cat, and it’s still a tossup as to whether our cat will give in and accept the change. Between Shelley and me, we got Danny to the airport and back home again after his vacation to James and Abby’s home in Colorado. Thanks to them for having Danny and entertaining him. He sure enjoyed the time at their home and the surrounding area. Kaylee (Debbie’s youngest) had her 7th birthday party the same time the Janssen reunion was held, so Linda went to the birthday bash, and I attended the reunion. In as much as I already gave you all an account of the reunion, I won’t go into details here again. However, at least two different cousins came up to tell me they had Obama pictures/campaign literature in their home, as I think I mentioned Obama care when I talked about working at the DMV to get health insurance because I am uninsurable and can’t get it on my own. When we returned from our New York trip, we found the refrigerator on the blink. Amazing how we are so dependent on modern appliances to get by. Linda and Stephanie attended a night out at Kingsbury Hall seeing The Price is Right. Not the actual TV taping, but still quite entertaining. Linda and I saw a good musical play, In the Heights, at the U of U. About immigrants from Puerto Rico and The Dominican Republic trying to survive in the Washington Terrace Manhattan district. Stephanie celebrated her birthday at The Training Table, her favorite hamburger place, and we enjoyed getting together as a family to wish her a happy birthday. I went golfing a few times. Debbie announced she is going back to American Express in a different position than before, and is taking on-line classes thru Weber State to finish her Associates and then get a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. Jackie and Wiggins missed Stephanie’s birthday, as they were in Wiggin’s home town, Blanding, for the Elk hunt and visiting family. They are all moved into their new home and are enjoying not living in a motor home. And their new home is plenty big enough to have us all over for Thanksgiving! Katie recently did a triathlon where you run, swim and bike. She enjoyed participating. Christopher (Debbie’s son) is enjoying college life at SLCC after serving four years in the Army. Kaylee’s front teeth are finally coming in – and she is growing in leaps and bounds. Jessica (Steph’s 9 yr. old) is enjoying violin lessons and has another recital come up. Sarah and Taylor (6 and 4 yrs.) are inseparable and keep each other entertained. Little Jack (Katie’s 3 yr. old) is really growing up, and Sofie is already 1 ½ yrs. old and a little cutie. Bill’s been off with a neighbor at his cabin somewhere east of Cedar City for a golf/fishing/guy outing the past several days. I look forward to the presidential debates, and will be glad when the election is over and Obama (probably) gets another four years. As I heard Bill Clinton recently said during an interview, regardless of who wins, congress will go back to working together in 2013, and some legislation will get passed. He said that if Obama wins, the republicans will no longer seek as their primary goal making Obama a one term president, as that possibility goes away. As for me, the problem with this country is not who is president; it’s the congress who has an approval rating of about 10% because of their antics. I plan on voting against every incumbent congressman on the national level. I’ve been reading Howard’s End, and rereading a book about Buddhism. I also read a good book called The Glass Castle. It was good to see Alisyn and Joseph (after their two years in Germany) at the Janssen reunion. Our garden keeps producing, and we have enjoyed its fruits over the past few months. And that’s the news from the Days. Love, Tom & Linda