its too quiet and lonely around the house

Hi family --here is a picture of the mazda getting loaded to head to Virginia --way to go brad making the long drive --with no causalties. we put a little sign on the wind sheild the night before he left that said --"Virginia or bust" --I put on my "courageous smile" and waved good bye to him--as he pulled out at 5am last wed. morning. then I and dad came back in the house and I cried like I always do when ever you all leave--to go away. can you believe we forgot to have funeral potatoes--the night before?
hum...maybe after his first visit home we can do it--
Kerri and Kaci (as you know) flew out Fri. --no more picking raspberries in the morning--eating pancakes, sliding down the air mattress downstairs, or sitting out by the fire pit roasting mallows
at least with the brad call family for awhile--we miss those day to day interactions. so Glad for the time we could spend with you this past summer..and with ALL of you this past summer--
come around all you want. We've been having bad luck on the fast Sunday dinner connection but lets try it one more time for the fast Sunday in Sept. if that doesnt' work because of meetings or such maybe we can look at switching to another Sunday --let's just see how it goes --
Since it is fast Sunday today--May I add my testimony of the atonement of our Savior Jesus Chirst. It made me feel so touched to study in the Book of Mormon this past year, how the Saviors sacricife & act of Love--makes all the difference to us in our Eternities. I have a testimony that we are sent to earth as a family unit for a purpose--may strive to live in a such a way that the Holy Ghost can always keep our testimonies in the fore front of our minds. I Love my Heavenly Father and bear testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel teaching. and I say these things to you in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.