Hello everyone,
I just got back from taking Polly home to Round Mountain...Andy got us a tour of the Gold mine. It was really cool! They are doing really well. Polly seems to be feeling OK and her kids were really cute. It was fun to see everyone Saturday for the reunion. Time together is getting harder and harder to come by. I appreciate the willingness of all to be there and support each other. Our prayers are with all and we are mindful of each other in our personal struggles. Shari is spending time at Angela's helping her with Sam and Dan is at Scout Camp this week. I hope Lestie and Tim made it home safely as well as everyone else. Ben I love your rendition of the reunion!

Thanks for the message mom. It was a good reunion, and we won the beautiful, hand-made quilt. I never win anything, so I was really surprized. The quilt is worth far more than we all ended up paying for it, and we will treasure it greatly. Thanks to all those who made it. Mom, send me Joey's account number via e-mail, or call me with it. I wrote Joey a very lengthy e-mail empathizing with him on his current struggles. I hope he receives it well, I also printed it out to send him a hard copy. We had fun at Lagoon and had a great spot for just hanging out and talking. Jarom, with his imposing stature, chased the Indians away from camp; Alan and Corbin on scout duties from the tree house. In-your-face smoking was kept to a tolerable minimum, and our own public nudity was tasteful and integral to the plot. We had more than enough food on hand, and plenty of drinks. Thanks again to Valisa for the food, and Tyler for the drinks. Tyler, Jarom, and I got away for a nice bike ride up the canyon later in the day from his house. Tyler let me use his full-suspension mountain bike half-way down the hill, where I realized I need my own full-suspension mountain bike as soon as possible, and Tyler suddenly appreciated his fine ride after having to try to control mine over the many rocks and bumps. I will now auction the quilt I won to the highest bidder in order to purchase such a bike. The starting bid will be $2000, do I hear two? We made it home to find everything in the disorder we left it in (unfortunately no one broke in to clean the mess we left when packing for such an outing).

All in all, it was wonderful to see everyone. The kids had a total blast playing together and I hope they grow up continuing to be as close as they seem to be now. Any or all of them are welcome at my house any time you want to put them on the plane and send them here. We're planning on sending Jordan and Alan to grandma's house next Spring (or sooner) when she hosts the cousin's camp for 5 and older at her house (no this is not a sick joke, she really offered--just tell us when, mom).

Chris, I managed to finish all my work by Tuesday at 8 pm by working many more hours than I'm used to, and getting some very lucky breaks in the process, thus hastening the need for a vacation.

That is all.

Hey Jake! So what is the scoop then, why did mom think that? When are you coming back?

Just for the record, i haven't been mugged. I am having fun here in Chicago though. I have visited three diferent temples here the Chicago, Navou, and Saint Louis. I love Chicago it truly is a pretty city. The members are wonderful. well gotta run.