HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACIE!!

Happy Birthday Tracie!! We are so happy that you are part of our family. We are excited that we will soon be together for a great visit. We miss you and wish that we could be with you on your special day. But remember that we love you! I will always think of you when it is time for the Relief Society meeting. I will never forget driving ALL OVER St. Louis looking for a Stake Center. Where was GPS when we needed it? I think we did find it eventually. Love you!!

T stands for the TRAVELIN' woman. This girl loves to travel.

R is for READ READ READ!

A is ACTIVITIES (well, games, actually)

C is for Care Bears. You LOVE Care Bears!

I is for INTERESTED in HISTORY.

E is for ENERGY to organize and plan. Always the one to help us do lots of fun things.

We love you!!

Couldn't resist.....

So proud of this one that I just couldn't resist. I haven't quilted it yet, but it is READY!

Friends at Last!

It took a while, but they are at last friends. So fun to watch! Only a few seconds!

Maddie, meet Dexter

Gramma & Papa,

Thank you for letting us "puppy-sit" for the weekend. Not only did everyone in the neighborhood fall in love with your brand new 8 week old golden retriever puppy, Maddie, but everyone in our house did, too. Especially Dexter, our 4 month old kitten. They got along quite well. And here’s proof:

It was hard to say good-bye once the weekend was over, and yet, so nice to be able to get a full night's rest. But we love her and she's welcome to come over anytime... once she's potty trained. :)

Love,

Kate & Johnny

9/11

I had thought I would do this the other day, and then I let it go. Tonight I was inspired by cousin Patty's post, and I just couldn't let the day go unremembered.

I was getting ready to go to school. We were watching the events on TV. I was still teaching 6th grade at the time. The kids were pretty shaken up. We always did "current events" in the morning. I will never forget that the news up until that day was all about the sharks in Florida. It seemed that every day there was a new attack. After 9/11, we didn't hear about the sharks any more.

We visited DC that October. We had planned the trip before the attacks. It was devastating to see the Pentagon. It was amazing to see all of the flags everywhere, including the one on the Pentagon. All of the houses were covered with them, wherever we went. I will always be grateful for the spirit of patriotism and unity that we felt in those days. I was grateful to read the stories of heroism that had taken place. The story of the flight that crashed in Pennsylvania is still inspiring. We will always remember, always.