Soooooooo, it's been a loooooong time since I last blogged. Since my last post, I have had both knees replaced, Ali and Andrew got married in the Mesa Temple, Denny has passed two PET scans with clear results (WOOT!) and I have had two cataract procedures. My new glasses should be here within a week, and I can hardly wait!!!! The world has been out of focus for a very long time now. Dr. Martin said I will have 20/20 vision with my new prescription!
But the BEST thing to have happened to me personally is that I am now walking like a NORMAL person for the first time in years! I didn't love Physical Therapy, but it really, really helped! No more waddling back and forth like a duck. Yahoo!
Grandson Nick has been on his Mission in Pennsylvania now for over a year. He is doing an excellent job! He is a Trainer,and really loves it. His enthusiasm just pours out of his letters. He and his companion have several people to teach, with two baptisms scheduled for this weekend. His letters record what he calls "miracles"; and, indeed, they are. Nick is a "Fix It" Elder. His Mission President sent him to Pottstown, PN several months ago to clean up a big mess left by former Elders. They were breaking all the rules, turned the church members against them, and had to be replaced. Nick was sent in . . . and has really turned that town around! His personality is so vibrant and his work ethic is so good that the members have become the missionaries' greatest fans. After learning that Nick and his companion were truly good Elders, the members began to trust them. And NOW, the Ward members are constantly giving them referrals, bringing people to church, inviting the Elders to teach their friends in their homes, etc. Elder Nick says that they don't have to worry about the people they baptize, because the Ward members are already fellowshipping them! Amazing! What a turn-around!
Ali and her sweetheart Andrew were married on Dec. 16, 2010. He is attending ASU and working part-time at Best Buy. Ali works part-time as a school aide. They have been hoping for a baby since the day they got married, but nothing yet. They are very cute together! They have a new, tiny apartment about 10-15 minutes away from here.
Trevor is up to his eyeballs in theater. The boy LOVES to act. He is in 4-6 productions a year, I would say. He has been nominated for a Zoni (Arizona's "Tony's"), which is a great accomplishment. He is a very articulate actor- you can understand everything he says. That's just not true of most of the other youth actors. He just turned 16, has been ordained a Priest, and has been on his first date! Oh my!
Kristin is the General Manager of "Actor's Youth Theater". She does not do any of the creative stuff- she runs the business end to allow the creative folks to work their magic. AYT's biggest production was "Les Miserables" this past summer. It was terrific! In fact, the show won 10 Zonis, including one for Christopher for Set Design. ;-] Cool! She works many hours a week for AYT, and loves every minute of it. All of the kids there love her, as do the parents and the other people on the Board of Directors. They all admit that AYT would come to a grinding halt if Kristin had to quit. She really keeps things going.
Christopher works for General Dynamics. I'm really not sure what he does, but I know it has something to do with media. He travels the country making videos of things. I don't think he can tell us much. He is a marvelous husband and father, and we love him. He is also involved with AYT- with set design, recording the various shows, etc.
That's a review of things going on in our family. Later- MORE! ;-]
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