conference weekend

I enjoyed conference weekend I enjoyed hearing the boys from our stake sing Sat night I enjoyed being around my family  I enjoyed ALL of the talks 

happy birthday me.

*I love being 55 years old..life has only gotten better and better with each birthday--I wrote in my jounal, that I was so grateful to have been born to such wonderful parents.  they are the most faithful people I have ever known in my mortal life.
  I am thankful for my brothers and sisters --I am thankful for my own family--Bryan and all our kids and grandkids
   Like  a famous baseball player once said.  I am the luckiest person alive --I have to  copy his sentiment (actually what Lou said was I am the luckiest man alive) but I had to tweak it a smidge.

I love having been born in the fall season--my favorite..

Happy Birthday Dear Abbie

This little girl had a birthday  this one sitting here...Father in Heaven bless her throughout the coming year.
*You are such a good big sister and example in your family.  You do what you can to help your mom
*You are exact in your school work, and dance moves, tumbling moves, hand writing, flute playing
* You try new things  you are willing to join track teams, try out for dance parts and try things at school.
* you are great at laughing and seeing the sunny side of life, and doing funny skits like making animal costumes with Adrianna and you being the front of the animal and she being the back half
*you make us (grandpa and I happy ) when you call and say you are coming over to hang out at our house.
* you helped us bottle peaches this past summer and made it a fun game to get done before a certain time.  You work hard and efficient and are willing to work to earn money for things you  would like.
* you are great at entertaining and help the younger cousins make up skits for Sunday afternoon, family time on the family dinners and on Christmas eve.  and when you are home hanging around.
* you are nice to other people and girls at school who need a friend, and a friend to your own brother and sisters
* you are sweet and kind and follow the promptings of the Holy Ghost and dress modestly and use a nice tone of voice and have the countenance of a follow of Christ.
* you are an all around wonderful person and we are so VERY glad that you were born to your family so we could enjoy your sweetness in the mortal life
Hope that you have the happiest birthday ever and know that we love you
Grandma Lynda and Grandpa Call

happy Birthday Forrest

this little boy had a birthday --this one sitting here--father in Heaven bless him throughout the coming year.
boy are we glad we got you--what a good boy you are
*10 you say the cutest stories
9 you have a sweet face and  HAPPY disposition
*8 you are nice to Papa call and grandma Lynda
7 you take us on walks and to pick berries when we come to your house
6 you ride your bike like a champ
5 you hold your little brother and adore him
4 you smile  cute--and YOU pull funny faces when you are telling stories and do sound affects
3 you get a rag and help clean the church on Sat (you helped grandma clean the chalk boards)
2 you are so good at swinging and jumping on the trampoline
1 you are an all around wonderful boy that makes us smile when we are around you

Happy birthday --to you hope it is wonderful

happy Birthday Bryan

happy Birthday Bryan 
sure glad we got you
*10 you are a hard worker
*9  you care about fulfilling your callings (currently) Elder's quorum secretary (right-0)?
* 8 your witt and humor keeps the gathering light and fun
*7 you are a good uncle and make camping trips and gatherings fun for the kids--you talk to all the kids and hold the babies and make them all laugh
*6 you are good at golf , basketball skiing snow boarding  and numerous other things but never brag  on your wins
*5  you are one in a million as a father and husband --from what Brianne tells us  you help with reading of homework, down to attending soccer games, settling disagreements, getting kids to bed and working as a team with her to make homemade freezer jam, freezing other peaches for winter ....
and the list goes on
* 4 you are good at finding balance in your life with family, church, other friends and the demands of work
*3 you keep your yard and house looking nice  always finding ways  to improve it for the comfort of your family--doing a lot of the work yourself
* 2 you take time to do things right...you are organized in your personal life and are emaculate in projects proof reading everything to invitations to helping  us with our most recent blurb book /(geneology book) 
1 you are an all around wonderful person , son, brother, friend and dad and husband, worker, and newphew and we love you for the spirit that you have added to our family now and from the time you were born
hope this birthday is happy..love mom and dad

..hope this a wonderful fall season for you we have been busy just doing some stuff like finishing picking things in the garden -drying some pears that a neighbor gave us.  freezing some jam (peach) and preparing some tomatoes for the winter..outside of that we were thinking we should take up some kind of hobbie (we're so bored right-o)?  ha ha 

   Bryan gave a wonderful talk in the preistood session of our stake conference I know because I went and sat in the mother's /baby cry room where it is piped in from the chapel  and then our regional conference was broadcast on a screen on the sunday session--we learned a lot.  that conference marks the 8 1/2 years that bryan has served with Stephen hunter (Pres)  and it has been  great  and great to be in association with he Stephen  and the other councilor Joel Mchenry.

     this week marks  a start of our walking consisitantly  (except sunday) for a month (since we go back from Alaska for dad but only a month of consisitancy for me)

.  we are keeping better track of our exercise program and we go together each morning at 5:50  a,m  so wish us luck as the winter months approach..  with wind and snow--smiley face

  thinking of you all love Lynda

loving the fall season

lots of things to enjoy about Fall season
season of fruits and beautiful vegetables--being around people we love--phone calls from those of you who aren't close enough to visit--a few last minute hikes--school begins--soccer games  -- family dinner to start off the month  and the list goes on--last but not least--canning -freezing-drying produce for winter.and helping with homemaking night (Relief society meeting) backyard picnic...see pics

doesn't look that good here but it was good with veggies and ham and steamed some folks put it in a milk can and cook it which is what I hope to do next time