A VERY DEAR FRIEND

IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE MARGIE, BUT WISH IT COULD HAVE BEEN UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.  MARGIE LIVES IN CANADA WITH HER HUSBAND DAVE.  THEY CAME TO SALT LAKE BECAUSE THEIR SWEET DAUGHTER MEGAN PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER AFTER A LONG BUT VERY BRAVE BATTLE.  SHE LEFT A HUSBAND AND A 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.  THE MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS LAST SUNDAY AT THE RED BUTTE GARDENS.

MARGIE AND I WERE MISSIONARY COMPANIONS IN THE CUMORAH MISSION, WHICH WAS THEN UPPER STATE  NEW YORK, THE MISSION HAS SINCE SPLIT INTO SEVERAL OTHERS.   IT WAS WITH MARGIE THAT THE FRIDAY FAMILY, THE ZOLWEG FAMILY, AND BROTHER KORAL WERE BAPTIZED.  WE WERE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH THE GOSPEL TO SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

END OF APRIL AT THE WOODCHUCK HOME

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

APRIL 26th & 27th

FILLING IN THE CRACKS ON THE KITCHEN'S SUB FLOOR

WE ALREADY PRIMED THE WALLS SO WE PUT TAPE AND PAPER AROUND THE KITCHEN WINDOWS GETTING READY TO SPAY PAINT THE COLOR ONTO THE WALLS

SPRAYED, THEN ROLLED TO MAKE IT NICE AND SMOOTH

THE CUPBOARDS WILL LOOK GREAT WITH THIS COLOR

ON SATURDAY, SHANNON CAME OVER TO HELP FINISH PAINTING
THE KITCHEN AND STRIDER WANTED TO HELP OUT

I TOOK STRIDER HOME SATURDAY AFTERNOON SO THAT SHANNON AND HER DAD COULD START TILING THE KITCHEN FLOOR

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY DRESDEN

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOGAN

 

 AWESOME GIFTS FROM THE RUDEL FAMILY AND THE STRONG FAMILY

MONEY!

 

VISITING THE STRONG FAMILY IN LINDON

 We stopped by to visit Mike, Niki and the kids last Sunday

They fixed us dinner and then we played a couple of games

It was good to see them!

THE LARGE KITCHEN WINDOW GOES IN

SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH - Conference Weekend

(six years ago today we moved from the Woodchuck home to our home on Indian Ridge)

BRANDT IS HELPING HIS DAD INSTALL THE WINDOW

(wow! check out our canoe, lets see, we haven't used it since ?@!?.  Maybe we will get that chance at our family outing in Palisade this summer)

 GREAT NEW WINDOW FOR THE KITCHEN

WHILE THE WINDOW WAS BEING INSTALLED WE GOT AN EMERGENCY CALL FROM GRANDMA ELLEN AT THE GUNNISON HOSPITAL, GRANDMA NEEDED US.  ALL IS WELL WITH GRANDMA STRONG, JUST A LITTLE SCARE.

WE STAYED IN EPHRAIM SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.  SHANNON CAME DOWN WITH HER BOYS.  JOHN STAYED AN EXTRA DAY AND WILL GO BACK WHEN GRANDMA CAN GO HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. 

 ON SUNDAY WE GAVE THE BOYS A BREAK FROM THE HOSPITAL AND

HAD LUNCH AT THE GUNNISON PARK.

APRIL 5TH -THE KITCHEN

WALLS ARE GOING UP

 WE HAD SOME NICE WEATHER FOR A FEW DAYS, MID MARCH THEN IT TURNED COLD JUST IN TIME FOR OUR FURNACE TO GO ON THE FRITZ........WE SPENT SOME COLD DAYS DOING ELECTRICAL WORK IN THE KITCHEN.......WE AT LEAST HAD A HEATER WE COULD TURN ON TO WARM US UP ONCE IN A WHILE.

MARCH 30TH (DAY BEFORE EASTER)

WARMER WEATHER AND THE ELECTRICAL WORK IS COMPLETED, ON TO THE WALLS IN THE KITCHEN.  SO EXCITING!