Jacob turned 34 in March

We ate at a fancy Asian restaurant.

Taika turned five on April Fools Day.

 

Jenny’s Happenings in Japan

Jenny had to get up early to watch Julie graduate from college.

 She decided to sign up for a class in quilting on the military base in Misawa Japan. And she bought a new sewing machine!!

I think she is hooked!!

Julie Graduated in Music at UVU

GW Has Been Busy

We started another BIG project almost two months ago.

 I have wanted the back room and bathroom to be finished for years. GW has moved most of his stuff to the garage. We are going camping this weekend with Tracy and Kent Taylor and then when we get back GW will finish painting! So excited!!

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Life is Good!

 I can’t believe the last day of school was today. I have been waiting for this day for a looong time. Since I’ll be turning 66 this summer I’ve decided to cut back on hours working at Amelia Earhart Elementary as a Title 1 Aide. 

I still want to cross guard before and after school for Provo City Police department. The cool air wakes me up in the morning and it’s fun to greet the students.  Hopefully I can just work during lunch time at the School.  Life has come full circle for me since I only worked during lunch time at Sunset View Elementary 16 years ago. Maybe I can also do volunteer work for an hour every Tuesday and Thursday’s  to help with math and writing in Julie Holman’s  class. I know what to expect and I think we work really well together.  I have worked with Julie for the past three years and have really enjoyed being her  Kindergarten Aide. We have had some pretty good laughs together being entertained by five and six year-olds. 

Update on the news 2024

 The wars in Ukraine and Israel are still going on. It seems crazy but evil continues to spread throughout the world.. After more than a thousand days of war, there are signs Ukraine is running short of man power and Israel continues to fight Hamas since October 7, 2023. 

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving prime minister threatened to turn all the places where Hamas is organized  and hiding into cities  of ruins. He has urged Gaza residents to leave.

President Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States in November 2024, defeating incumbent vice president Kamala Harris, and making him the second president in U S history after Grover Cleveland in 1892 to be elected to a nonconsecutive second term. 

Trumps victory was credited to a surge in inflation, a migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, and a global anti-incumbent backlash. The Associated Press and BBC news described it as an extraordinary comeback. 

I hope President Trump can help Ukraine and Israel and all countries where families are truly suffering due to war and poverty. 

We also as a country need to come together and make the United States of America a better place!

GW turned 70

July 1991

GW with Jenny & Jacob and my dad in a Bountiful nursing home.

Jessie Whitney Carlson

San Diego Zoo

Helping Spencer Ockey our neighbor.

Kanab, Utah Spring of 2000

Jacob’s birthday party.

Exploring around Kanab.

Sheffield family, little Eric Chatwin, Steven Carlson and mom & Brandt Child. Jacob’s baptism.

Dad and Spencer Ockey

Julie loved to suck on bones from steak and pork chops.

Disney Land.  Julie stayed with Grandma in Kanab.

Jacob receiving his Associate Degree from UVU.

Eagle Scout

Soda Springs Idaho

Grandpa Carlson’s birthday.

Jenny just arrived back home from Florida mission.

Priest Lake, Idaho

GW second counselor in Lakeside 6th ward bishopric.

Jessie leaving for San Diego mission.

Bishopric at girl’s camp.

Jacob’s wedding March 2017

Spending time with Jessie after mission in California.

Jenny’s wedding June 2018.

Julie’s graduation from Provo High School.

Touring Oregon after Julie’s mission.

Julie’s wedding June 2022.

Jessie’s graduation UVU 2023

GW painting the house. 

Another photo from Jacob’s wedding 2017

Oregon Coast

SLC airport with Jules.

Fun trip to southern Utah with the Hinckley family.