Come Say Goodbye to Julianne

Julianne is only 2 weeks away from saying her farewells to the United States for 18 months. She will speak in sacrament meeting this Sunday, Sept. 28th; it will be 10:50 for 2nd ward and 12:50 for singles ward. Mom said she'll feed people afterward if they come.

We'll have a going away party from 5-7 that evening (earlier or later if you wish). Jared is making bread and we'll have sandwich stuff and fixings. She's excited and nervous about going and has almost everything ready. If you're available come join us in wishing her a fond farewell!

And one flew over the cuckoo’s nest

Everyone does a doubletake when they drive by and see the flock of six geese in the east yard. They are sooo real looking and sooo fun! Those who have not seen them yet need to come over. If some of the kids are not afraid of them, we will take some pics.

Kile and Damaris have a blog!

For those of you who haven't seen it on my blog list yet, Kile and Damaris now have a blog! So head over and go often! I'm sure there will be lots of wedding updates and other fun stuff! Click here to check it out!

Julianne headed for Japan - soon

We had a nice outing on Saturday, September 6, shopping for a coat for Julianne’s mission to Japan. She looks very classic and should be a real hit with her fair skin, blonde hair and oriental look.

On the Way to Captain D’s

Photo #3 is a picture of a picture.)
On Thursday afternoon (September 4) Connie (Hoffman) was on her way to pick up dinner at Captain D’s when she was in a head-on collision at Forest Hill Drive and I-20. (This was definitely not her fault since the car that hit her was on the wrong side of the road!) She was the fourth vehicle in a five-car incident and although her 2005 Town & Country van was totaled, she escaped with just bruises and no broken bones. She was taken to the John Peter Smith Trauma Center at the suggestion of paramedics and after several CAT scans, she was released about 10:30 p.m. When she got home, she passed out and gave Mitch and James a big scare. Paramedics were again summoned and after getting her conscious, she again faded away and they rushed her back to JPS after midnight. They decided it was the pain medicine they gave her so she came home the next day and is felling better except for the horrible air bag bruises. Her legs were especially bruised when the cover blew off the air bag striking her legs. (See picture.) In a strange twist of fate, I snapped a picture of Connie’s damaged car at the scene, not realizing it was hers. Another strange twist is that the firefighter/paramedics who tended to her twice were part of the same crew that put out the fire at Gary and Romanda’s. This was another Maserang Miracle!