OTHERS December 2010

The Fresno B's

Hey Family!!

So... november was interesting-ish. Marching season is over except for the christmas day parade, concert season is started, and my trumpet is freezing whenever i play it. i'm glad more trees are finally getting the memo about it being December and that their leaves are supposed to be falling off. we went to utah over thanksgiving, and had a good time at a family dinner but i missed turkey bowl. *sad face* ...and the cinimon rolls... my grandma on my mom's side was sealed on black friday to her brother-in-law (dont worry, her sister died about 7-10 years ago) so now all of my mom's cousins from that line are now her siblings... i feel sorry for the family history people working on that part of the family... :) our stake choir festival is on the 12th at 6:00 or 6:30 at the fresno stake center on cedar between bullard and barstow. feel free to come and bring a friend. :) i can't wait to see all of you peoples at the Boggs Christmas Breakfast. i hope yo are preparing lots of good food :) i have been hungry all the time lately. i blame it on the way im growing in hight... anyway, the food is alwys good :) See you all soon!

Happy Holidays! I hope you all get your christmas wishes as i wish to get mine.

From fresno,

~David Boggs


Snow Flurry
Elodey (19 months) is the sweetest child ever! She is mostly calm and content and happy with whatever is going on. She is at that age where she gets into everything. She likes to get the cereal out of the cupboard and sit behind the couch and eat it. Then she dumps it out on the floor. After we clean that up she likes to get the pans out of the cupboard and leave them everywhere in the kitchen. Then she enjoys getting games out of the game closet and playing with them ALL at the same time! She also gets a kick out of pulling all the pillows of the couches, taking the CD's out of our 50 disk CD player, writing all over her hands with markers (better than the walls), and trowing all the clothes out of the laundry baskets onto the floor. Since all the Christmas stuff is up now her new favorite is to un-decorate the tree. But she is just so cuddly and cute. Right now she is sitting next to me on the couch, sucking her thumb, and watching what everyone is doing. I think I have to watch out for her.

Charly (3) is LOVING preschool. She is learning to read. She can read a few words, just by sight, like "I", "am", "not", "this", "is", "the", etc. She is the most girly girl ever! When I was pregnant with her I was insistent on NOT having EVERYTHING be pink. She is totally opposite. She LOVES pink, princesses and puppies. She always has to wear something pink. She is always wearing a pink flower in her hair, and if she can, she wears a dress. She loves to play with her sister and is a great helper by re-decorating the tree.

Quinten (5) also loves preschool. He is reading now and thinks it's the most awesome thing. He loves his sisters and just think they are wonderful. He does get jealous that they get to do things like share a room and have a bunk bed. He keeps telling me that I need to have another baby and it needs to be a boy so he can have someone to share a room with. He is taking a kind of music class that he is really enjoying. They learn things like what a major scale looks like, how to hear the different instruments in music, and different cords all by playing and singing. It's really fun. He is really a good helper and will usually jump up and do anything I ask him to. I love his positive attitude.

I am loving taking care of my kidos. My days consist of cleaning up Elodey's messes, taking kids to and from preschool, and the usual cooking and house chores. Now that Christmas is getting close I have several other projects that I would like to complete such as sewing festive pillow covers for the couch pillows, finishing the Christmas Tree Skirt I started making last year, and making and afghan for a special someone for Christmas. And then there is the usually holiday baking and gifts for teachers and neighbors. Any ideas? I am a nursery leader in my ward. We have just started taking the kids to Primary so they can get used to sitting there when the new year rolls around.

Mike is working for Sara Lee. He is a bread vendor. So he gets up early in the morning to deliver all the bread to the stores and restaurants. He really likes his job. He is also the Sunday School president in our ward. He is currently focused on getting the teachers and the classes figured out for next year. He has also started a teacher development class that ALL the teachers in the ward take turns going to. He turned 29 this year and is doing all he can to enjoy "the last year of his youth".

OTHERS November 2010

The Fresno B's
I think that the judges at band competitions are paid. Edison has gotten last in everything except the Selma parade in which we got first in our division. Its kinda frustrating especially when the difference in scores is about twenty points 55.95 to 75.75...

I made chocolate chip cookies for the first time on Halloween and i think they actually turned out OK. i made them for my teachers and the first three I gave them to said they would make good bribes. (I have also given them donuts...) School is going OK. It is still as boring as ever. The pumpkin/jack-o-lantern I mentioned last month was a pain in the rear end to make but I finally finished it.

Hope everyone has been doing OK and happy November!!

~David Boggs

Hello Family,
As some of you know there has been a mix up in the Boggs Family genealogy and the Scott family Genealogy. I have been working with the missionaries in the genealogy dept. in Salt Lake for the past two weeks. I or we think the problem has been taken care of. If there is a name in the Boggs ancestry that you know does not belong there, please call or e-mail me.

The case number is 1840763, the missionaries number at Family Search Support is toll free 811-406-1830. The Family Search Support is open 24 hr. a day. Nancy and I are doing just fine. Hunting and fishing is real good. In fact the past two times some one went fishing around here just two fish would be over a hundred pounds. If you all could send Thomas this way I think I could show him how to catch fish.

John Scott

Jordan & Steffy
Well, after 5 years of dating Jordan and I finally got married!!! It was such a great day and it was nice to see everyone there just for us. I think we had between 350 and 400 people there so that made us happy.

Since then everybody asked how married life is and all we can say is that there really is no difference from before except that we live together and that isn't even bad yet lol. Also they ask if we went on a honeymoon but we haven't gone yet, we just couldn't take that much time off from work. So we will be going to DISNEY WORLD! from Dec. 5th-12th

As for what were doing now, we moved into the house that we are renting, Jordan loves having a yard to take care of. He still works at Savemart and has been in the Deli for about a year now. it is kind of slow now but the busy season is almost here! And me, well I still work at Cool Hand Lukes Steakhouse I got promoted to Expo (I take food out to the tables) back in July I don't work as many days but I make more money because I make tips now. :-) I also just started a second job at Lithia motors (where my dad works) I help with filing and cashiering. It is just for some extra money for xmas and to save for the future. And if that isn't enough I am in school also, this semester I took it really easy by only taking 7 units but I will have my associates degree at the end of this semester as long as I pass Philosophy :-/. And next semester I am taking 17 units so I can be at Fresno State by next fall. (I know I'm crazy).

Jordan has been so amazing through all of this. He knows that i love to work and just want to help make a better life for us. He has been doing a lot of house work for me while I am gone at work. He even makes me breakfast almost every morning. He knows how tired I get from working and going to school but I won't stop. He is so great I just hope that in the future when he is going after his dream I can repay him.

Well that is what is going on with us for now. We will try to keep you updated more often if we have the time.

Stephanie Kirby



WARD WIDE WEB
Here is our month in pictures & one video:

Trevor turned 11 and had a Nerf Battle Royale Birthday Party!

Logan ran in the Cross Country District Championship race and placed 9th out of 120 runners!

Lizzie competed in an Art Contest and placed 2nd!

Jackson got his first set of stitches ever! 2 inner and 8 outer = 10 stitches!

Jennifer had a birthday and turned the ripe ol' age of 32!

Jeremy carved his annual "FLAMING PUMPKIN!!" that made a great spectacle on Halloween night!

OTHERS October 2010

Motschiedler Madness

We've had a very exciting few months. Our biggest news is that we're having a baby boy due on Valentine's Day. At the last ultrasound he measured at being due on February 9th but they don't change my due date at this point, which means either he's going to come earlier than planned or he's going to be a big guy. I started to feel his little kicks and punches last week and now they're almost nonstop. Ken gets to feel them occasionally too. Its finally fun to be pregnant. I had a hard time enjoying this pregnancy at first!! We're busy decorating the baby's room. As I type this we have painters in finishing up the mess we started.

Ken also received some great news this week. He was offered a job with a local company called Quiring General. They are a construction company building things such as hospitals and office buildings, big stuff. He'll be their Contracts Administrator. One of his previous coworkers and good friends has worked there for about 2 years as their Controller and he only has good things to say about it. We're happy that he was able to join their team and just in time for his birthday. (It was his birthday wish to quit his current place of employment.)

All in all things are really great right now. We're happy, healthy and excited for everything to come.

Love,

Allyson, Ken & Baby

Fresno Boggs News (that I know of)

Since I'm probably going to be the only one writing anything, I guess I'll keep it short. I am attending CART and loving it. I'm in the Multimedia Lab and as a group we are currently working on advertising a "new" product , Ciao String Cheese. Its kinda interesting making up info on a fake product and learning how to use different computer programs to edit and make pictures. Other than that, I'm writing up the paper to get an eagle project approved so i can finally get my eagle. (I'm somewhat of a slacker, i could have had it by the time I was 13, but i got lazy). Everyone else seems to be doing alright and tired. the school year is always the busiest. Any who, Happy Halloween!!!!

Boo,

David Boggs

OTHERS September 2010

Waddell's

We're moving again! No it's not a joke... Eric is coming home September 12th and we're supposed to be in Charlotesville, VA by October 12th. It's tiresome, but doable. He'll be doing another deployment soon with this new company (not the military), so Caralee and the kids will be back in Clovis in just a few months to endure that with the company they know and love here. After the deployment (6 months long), we'll all permanently move back to VA for a year at least. Are we adventurous or just plain nuts?? Ask me after the 6 month deployment please...

Lucas is potty trained (mostly). Doing better each week and can literally recognize all the letters in the alphabet and tell you their corresponding sounds too! We're not proud at all, can you tell?? :)

Violet is finally 13 pounds (I think) and is almost 7 months old. She's just as sweet as can be and is enjoying sitting up by herself and trying to crawl now. She's just squishy and cute!

Daily Duran

In August we had a great time doing all the fun summer things. We went to the Beach house in Oxnard with the Berrys . We really enjoyed going to the Watkins to see Johnny give his farewell talk before his mission in the Twin Cities. There were a couple of trips to Wild Waters Park on the days that weren’t too hot. Bella likes to play in the pools at Wild Waters and watch all the other kids and people act crazy. Both Amy and Thomas got new callings at church as well. Amy was called to be the new Primary President. That’s a pretty big calling and they knew she was pregnant. Thomas was called to be the secretary in the Elder’s Quorum. We loved having Amy’s parents stay with us for a week, but would have preferred it if they had been able to spend more time with us rather than at the hospital. We are very glad that Amy’s dad was able to get good care here and quickly resolve his health complications. At the end of August on the very last day we went in to have an ultra sound done on the growing baby. We found out we are having another girl. We are all excited and now debating over names.

OTHERS August 2010

Marshall Noose,

What a great month it was. First the fireworks! I've never seen Suzanne so mad at me. But she got over it.

We had a great time camping at Pismo. What a surprise to find Shelley, Austin, Marissa, and Elise there. Boy can my family keep a secret. And, it was the first time in 36 years of camping that we actually got kicked out of camp. Whodathunkit?

Our week camping at home was great fun. No major melt downs, same great food. And our own beds. best week ever.

The next weekend Suzanne put on a whizbang 24th of July program for rhe stake. The best ever.

Me? I'm still at work in Rockville. Heat humidity thunder lightning power outages etc etc.

John marshall

OTHERS July 2010

Marshall Noose
Happy July!! I am still working in Rockville Md. I'll probably be there for two or three more months. I'm converting all the pension data from Oracle to PeopleSoft.

Suzanne is busy getting ready for 4th of July breakfast at rhe church complete with parade, music, color guard, fireworks and dunk tank. She is also incharge if the stake 24th of July celebration. It will be a good old Fashion review. Another big budget church event.

Hope all are healthy and enjoying summer. See you at Pismo.

John Marshall


WARD WIDE WEB
June was full of end of the school year events, activities, and awards ceremonies. It seems like school finished ages ago even though it's only been a few short weeks. We are now in full swing of summer. We kicked off the summer with a trip down to San Luis Obispo to visit Jeremy's sister, a week of cub scout day camp, and then our annual trip to Shaver Lake for a week of Family Camp. We are busy swimming, watching free movies, going to the library, staying up late, playing video games, having sleepovers, and of course daily chores. Check out our family blog at wearethewards.blogspot.com to view pictures of all of our most recent adventures.

OTHERS June 2010

McKanda Mail

We've been enjoying a very soggy spring. Do you capitalize spring? I guess not when it's been super rainy. So a few weeks ago Amanda and I went to Disneyland for a few days. Amanda's sister Leanne came in from Maui with 2-year old son Isaac who is super adorable and has the energy of an olympic athlete. He was like the energizer bunny– just going and going and going. We decided that 2 years old may be a bit young for Disneyland as Isaac was as interested in the trash cans as he was the rides. We had tons of fun. So much in fact, that half way through the week, I got sick. But it was still fun. Ryan's family was there the Friday before we were, so we decided to test the Penny myth.

The Penny myth states that Disneyland is so well-maintained and thoroughly cleaned each night that if you hide a penny anywhere in the park, it will not be there the next day. So the Friday before Amanda and I got to the park, Ryan hid a small plastic fireman by Thunder Mountain Railroad. And guess what– when we got there 3 days later, it was still there! Myth busted. Well, for the most part– not sure if a plastic fireman counts as a penny. The best part about this story is that I re-hid the fireman. So the next people to go to Disneyland needs to let us know, so we can tell you where to find the penny– er, fireman.

Our house is moving along great with the exception of the builder installing the wrong color cabinets in the kitchen and bathrooms. We were already right against the tax deadline with our closing date projected to be on 6/23– and this error may push us to 6/28, which really makes us nervous. We'll keep our fingers crossed. It is the builders fault, and they know it. We're just hoping it doesn't turn into a battle in the end for the $8K we could have gotten from the government. Other than that major setback, the house is going just fine– and we'd love to have everyone out sometime in the Summer or Fall to see our new digs! Dad is coming the weekend after July 4th to help with some honey-dos that are stacking up. Stuff like hanging the garage door opener, and doing the kitchen hardware etc. I'll be glad for the guidance as I've never been a home-owner before and could use plenty of instruction.

As far as work, Amanda has about 6 more weeks of being Maria Eitel's personal assistant. Maria Eitel is the President of the Nike Foundation, and she's extremely busy– and, consequently, Amanda is too. She (Amanda) will be glad when this assignment is over; having been working 50+ hour weeks and getting emails and text messages in the middle of the night. Ever seen The Devil Wears Prada? Something like that in terms of workload– not so much in terms of attitude. After that, Amanda plans to whip our new house into shape, work on some Photography, and perhaps take a few classes at PSU.

I'm busy at Clink– we got a new domain (clink.com) which is great. No more explaining "theclink.tv" to people. We're just finishing up some Soccer stuff for the world cup that was supposed to be projected onto the side of a building in Seoul Korea, but that may not happen anymore. We'll be starting another Nike gig in a week (of course), and I'm going after the Nike Foundation with a fun idea. I'll be making custom flip–books with both Clink's, and Nike Foundation's branding on it. I'm hoping to start a new relationship with them. Plus the flip-book idea will be a fun marketing tool for some other potential clients as well. I'll let you all know how it goes, and if it would be worth ordering some for your companies :) .

That's all for now!

The Garzette

Javier has been busy with his 2 (or is it 3?) jobs. He’s enjoying doing programming for the Oregon Child Development Coalition (the agency that runs the Headstart pre-school program). It’s a little stressful at times because he’s still trying to figure things out. He’s taking a class at PCC which is helping. He’s also still doing real estate. He just got called to be the assistant ward clerk.

Austin is getting ready for middle school. He’s going to be a big 6^th grader! He informed me the other day that math, reading, and science are boring because they’re too easy. He had his first court of honor as an 11 year old scout and earned his tenderfoot. He also broke out in hives for the first time after having a bad cough and being given Cherutussin. He ran in the school’s jog-a-thon and went 2.5 miles!

Marissa is ready for school to be out – counting down the days before she can sleep in. She’s taking a sewing class from a lady in McKay’s ward and has made a pillowcase, a pillow, and a quilt. She does a very good job! She ran 1.75 miles in the jog-a-thon. She’s also busy with girl scouts, activity days, a cartoon drawing class and she performed a piano duet with me in the school variety show.

Elise is a very busy 3 year old. She wants me to play with her all the time. We play tea party, monsters, and any other games that she comes up with. She loves music and likes to listen to the same thing over and over whenever we’re in the car (her current favorite is “The 12 Dogs of Christmas” – just as fun as it sounds!).

I also ran in the jog-a-thon. I ran with Marissa and then with Austin for a total of 3.5 miles (I couldn’t keep up with Austin). I just taught the last art lit class of the year – I volunteer in each of my kids’ classes doing this. I teach the Mia Maids and have 6 piano students. I’m also helping Javier with his real estate business, inputting listings and running errands.

We spent Memorial weekend in Lincoln City at the coast. The weather was nice so we spent one day at the beach then went swimming in the hotel pool.

The next day we went to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville. It would have been really fun and interesting, but the kids were very tired from not sleeping in the hotel the night before so we played at the playground and rode the little airplane ride 3 times and got a few pictures of all the really neat airplanes before Elise finally crashed from exhaustion. Then we went home. Oh, the fun family memories!

OTHERS May 2010

Dear others.

The John Marshalls are doing fine. John is working in Rockville Md and Suzanne is not. Life is good.

John marshall

Sent from my iPhone



WARD WIDE WEB
Jeremy took the boys for the night to the annual Fathers and Sons camp-out/over-nighter. They had a great trip - all 12 hours they were there. They headed up the hill for a slice of pizza before making their way over to the campground. Jeremy set up a tent, sleeping bags, pillows, etc., projector, dvd player, big screen, grill, and whatever else only to take it all down again in the morning. The boys had a great time just being with dad, hanging out, and sleeping in a tent together. Is he the best dad or what?

Jennifer is still just busy with life. No big news. Nothing new happening here. Piano lessons, housework, (no homework this week - one blessing of STAR testing), cooking dinner, blogging, and date nights are the norm around here.

Trevor (in case you haven't heard) WON 1st PLACE AT Destination Imagination STATE FINALS!! His team is now on their way to Tennessee to compete in the Global Finals. We are currently fundraising like crazy to pay for this trip. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation please visit our family blog and click the PayPal button on the top right of your screen. Or, you can donate items to our Yard Sale this Saturday, May 8th, at the kids' school. Stop by and buy some treasures for your home and support Trevor's D.I. team!

Logan is busy playing baseball. He has 2 games (3 hours each) + one practice every week (2 hours) = 8 hours of baseball a week! That's a LOT of ball time! He's still working on his catching and throwing. He is doing really well with his batting - first in the line-up - that's my boy! The best part of the season so far was when the coach realized that Logan was related to Grandpa Louie. Coach then relayed a story from his teenage years: he was out T.P.ing with some fellow deacons and got caught and "arrested" by Officer Duran!

Lizzie lost one of her two front teeth! She was so excited to leave her tooth for the tooth fairy, but she was busy that night. All her cousins assured Lizzie that in fact, the tooth fairy can be VERY busy at times and not to worry - she'd be there the next night for sure. (Thank heavens for cousins!) And yes, the tooth fairy did show the next night. All is well in our 6 year old girl's life.

Jackson is finally pooping on the toilet!! Yes, he is 4 years old now. And yes, he has finally mastered the art of going #2. We all feared the poopy chonis would be with us the rest of his life, but no worries - he's good to GO! (all puns intended here... get it? - good to "GO", *wink wink*)

Waddell's

We're all in good health, minus some colds and lots of reflux still, but we can handle all that. Still in Colorado, still looking for another job and still trying to survive crazy weather out here...

What i really want to say is HELP! I found out that a great Dr friend of mine has a son with cancer that needs some blood donated in his name to the California Blood bank and I knew that my family could help me out in my absence... The child's name is Max Hinton and you can just go down and say that it's for him before you donate and they'll set it aside for his use. He's 6 years old and will need lots of transfusions due to cancer near his kidney and spine. Prognosis looks iffy at this point, but they can use all the blood you can spare. Being out of town, i feel helpless, so if you can and want to please go and donate. Thanks so much, I appreciate you all.

OTHERS April 2010

Waddells

Eric is busy interviewing up a storm. Yes, he is looking for another job while he still has his here in Denver. He's interviewing for a job in Germany, Hawaii and we believe one in Barstow... We'll see how it all goes from here; exciting!

Caralee is busy cleaning up pee and spit up all day long. Lucas is potty training and Violet is a great spitter. We may rename her "Camel" as she spits just like one.

Lucas is very funny lately. He is potty training and loves to go on mommy dates. He also says sometimes that Caralee's food is "UGH DISGUSTING" and then keeps eating it... It's the reaction that he loves. He also likes to strip down to nothing in the middle of the night and pee on his bed. Very funny (sarcasm)...

Violet is getting fat somehow. We wonder how because she spits up almost every ounce that she gets, but she's growing out of her diapers and is getting the cutest rolls! She's now 7 weeks old and can claim only a 4 hour stretch of sleep a night at a time. We're hoping for more by two months! She's so sweet and it's nice to have a sweet baby in comparison to a "funny" two year old. :)

OTHERS March 2010

Waddell's

Okay, Violet Marilyn Waddell finally graced us with her presence on February 13th weighing in at 5lbs 8oz, 19 inches long; one week early. She is a tiny, sweet thing and we are all excited to have her in our family (Lucas is trying to be happy about her). Labor went well for Caralee and she and baby are doing much better now that a couple weeks have past. If you want all the nitty-gritty details, contact Caralee and ask. We're still in Denver and Eric is actively searching for another job as his is a little boring to him now. Lucas is trying to love his sister, but sometimes finds it hard. He's getting big now and has a rather large vocabulary that he uses to tell us to come play with him and "leave the baby" wherever she is. Silly brother!

VALLEY SCOTTS
Spring is in the air as well as the flu. We have just spent the past few weeks watching the flu pick off each member of the family one by one. We are back on our feet again and grateful to be well.

Mike and Jenn are doing the normal parent routine: Family stuff, school stuff, church stuff, ect.ect.ect... It is so much fun watching the kids get older and move into new adventures and new activities.

Cambria is now a big 12 yr. old. She has enjoyed moving into the Young Womens program, going to her first New Beginnings and is anxiously waiting for Girls Camp. She also spent a week at the Headlands Institute in San Francisco with her 6th grade class. She will be bring alot of fun facts to Pismo this year. At school she is getting ready for the Fresno County History Day competition. She will be performing a play that she wrote on Benjamin Franklin. It will be perfomed on March 20th at Fresno Pacific College. We are all excited for her.

Lydia is on the move again. She has been getting ready for this years track season. She also spends alot of time talking to friends on the phone, listening to music and just having fun.

Brinson has been working on building a robot. He would like this robot to clean his room, but he still is having some trouble getting it to do what he would like it to do. He is also doing well in school and is looking forward to a field trip to Monterey Bay Aquarium.

D.J. is having a great time in pre-school. He can write his name and count to 100. He is also learing to write all of his A,B,C's. In his spare time he is Nacho Libre, the famous wrestler. He runs around the house in his underwear wearing a bright blue cape. He tries to take down anyone and anything that gets in his way.

Devon is happy to be two. He quite often will come up to you, hold up two fingers and say, "I'm two." When you ask him how he is doing he will say, "I'm Devon." Life is one adventure after another for him. He loves to go through the kids rooms and take apart anything he can. He also likes to go through the fridge, Jen's drawer looking for gum and Mike's drawer looking for his wallet. He also likes to ride the dog around the backyard when she will let him.

So life seems to be normal and still a lot of fun.

We look forward to reading about your fun lives as well!

Marshall Noose: by Suzanne

February was a nice month. It wasn't too crazy busy like some months. Over President's Day weekend we drove to Oregon and visited the Oregonians. We had a wonderful visit - saw McKay's new studio that he is developing, went to the Portland Art museum, celebrated Austin and Marissa's birthdays, toured McKay and Amanda's new house that is being built, and generally stayed up too late every night and ate way too much. The perfect weekend!

The next weekend we got to spend with our other grandchildren. The R. Marshall kids stayed with us while Ryan and Kelli went out of town. It was great! Again, we stayed up too late and ate way too much. We have wonderful grandchildren. It is a delight to be with all of them.

Our exciting news is that after over 1 1/2 years "on the bench" (with pay), John has an assignment in Maryland that is starting next week. With the economy downturn, being "on the bench" without an assignment was a scary place to be. It was nice to have him home all that time, but needless to say we are relieved that he was called back to work.

Nancy and I are turning 60 this month and John and I will be celebrating our 38th Wedding Anniversary. Nancy, how did this happen? What happened to the last 20 years? I don't know about you, but I think I am going to have to do something radical to my hair to satisfy my mid-life, old-life? crises. I'm thinking red with blond streaks....

SNOW FLURRY

Hello all you Others. We in Payson, Utah are doing fine. We can hardly believe we are looking forward to a Temple less than 3 blocks from our house. We are trying to be patient, I can't believe how I wish it could hurry up and be built. . .We are all busy, we all have work and school and probably like the majority of people, could use a little more work and more time. Here is a little bit from Tiana: Hello my dear family and friends! Anyway, things have been going pretty well for us here. We are working hard. It is fun.  We got a few new investigators this week- mostly ones that were passed on to us. But that was alright. It is always nice to have lots of investigators. Especially when they can’t meet with you that often. One of the investigators, her name is Olga. She and her son were investigators of the Elders here, and then her son got baptized. The Elders continued teaching her for a while, but they just passed her off to us this week. I am really excited to work with her- I have gotten to know her in the time I’ve been here- she comes to church and English club and all the firesides etc. She is a really awesome lady and her son is making a great member. I hope that we can help her overcome her fears and setback so that she can get baptized soon. She almost got baptized once but… I think there was some fear and doubt etc. She is really good though- reads the BOM regularly etc. As for the weather… sometimes it gets warmer (technically) but as the temperature increases so does the wind.  Haha. Good thing I have chosen to love winter. Last Wednesday we had culture night, and we went to an opera. It was interesting. The opera was not my favorite- but it was fun to be there. Oh guess what! The Opera was in French! Or maybe Italian. And then at the top of the stage they had this little screen where they had it translated into Russian. So it basically required three languages in order to understand that! (the English to make sense of it all in my head). Pretty interesting. Love you all tons! -Sister Tiana Boggs It is great to have families isn't it? We are grateful for good examples, and good friends and loved ones---often coming from FAMILY. Thank you all for your kindness and good examples. We miss you. --those crazy Utah relations (Payson, Ut not Ogden)

WARD WIDE WEB
JEREMY is busy busy busy with work. He put on a great teacher inservice day this month, went to about 50 principal meetings, and did a presentation at Fresno State for soon-to-be teachers. He also gets to share the gospel with the newest member of our ward. She comes over once a week for a discussion - it has been so wonderful to have this experience for our family.

JENNIFER is rolling with the routine of life. She gets the kids out the door to school, does housework, runs errands, chauffeuring, teaches piano lessons, goes to mutual, does homework with the kids, cooks dinner and all that great stuff.

TREVOR had the biggest news in the family this month. HE WON THE SCIENCE FAIR competition at his school! He is still so elated and feeling good about his win. You can visit our family blog HERE to read more about it.

LOGAN also got some big awards this month. He earned "Student of the Quarter" for his class and was recognized as part of the school's Chess Club. He also started practicing baseball for the first time ever. His team is the Dodgers and will play their first game next week.

LIZZIE is 6 and fabulous. Lizzie loves to do homework and read - she even got to read a level 5 book to the principal! She is still enjoying the mix CD from her birthday party. Lizzie loves to crank up the music, sing, and dance with whoever is over to play.

JACKSON has become a sassy boy over these past few weeks. His spit and vinegar has been dialed up a few notches and is enduring more time-outs because of it. His latest shenanigans include throwing your words back into your face. ex:
Mom: Jackson, if you don't stop ________ then you're going to get a time out!
Jackson: No, YOU get time out!

OTHERS February 2010

Great Scott! The Utah Scotts

What a January we have had here in Utah! Not only did we get to meet the newest McCrary (He is SO cute and SO tiny!) but Nancy came up and visited as well. It was nice to see her, and hear how things are going for them in Texas!

Toni had a death in her family just after Christmas. The bittersweet side to that, was that her sister who also lives in Texas came to visit for almost a week. It was lovely to have her back this January. Toni's loving her job (and glad to have it in this economy!) and for her anniversary present got a Wii, and some fitness games. She's working on this being a healthier year for the whole family.

Ben is settling into his new job as assistant manager at Lumber Liquidators. His boss is super nice, and its something he really enjoys doing. For Ben's anniversary present he got his very first tattoo (and is very excited about that!) and he took Toni to a fun fondue restaurant in Salt Lake City. It was a lovely, romantic evening, and we can't believe it's been 4 years already!

Rebekah is so close to finally being potty trained. We figured out what was slowing her down: a fear of the big potty seat! So a solid weekend of making friends with the big potty seat, and saying "I won't fall in!" over and over, we think she's got it! Hopefully the next newsletter will be a celebration of no more diapers! Bekah is also excited to be in the "big kid" class at her school. She's now upstairs in the preschool and loving it! Circle time, themed parties and counting are some of her favorite things now. Her imagination is just soaring and now she constantly has an imaginary "Grammy" or "Grandpa" in tow.

Hope everyone is as psyched for February as we are!



McKanda Mail

Hello All. This year is off and running for Amanda and me! We're both working long weeks and boarding up the windows on the weekends. Amanda was just promoted at the Nike Foundation's Girl Hub. She's helping adolescent girls in 3rd world countries and making a difference in the world. Last week her passport came in the mail, and next month she may be in London! Wow, really?! Crazy.

I am viciously pushing my new studio forward (www.theclink.tv) and landed some big clients like Adidas and Wacom– which is pretty exciting. I'll be moving into the new space sometime this month after a few more trips to the Apple store, Ikea, and maybe West Elm (Manda get's the credit for the last one... she's got mad interior chops). The studio is in Oregon City and should be pretty fun. Whenever you are in the Portland area, stop by for a visit!

We're busy with church as Priest Quorum and Beehive advisors; I just spoke in Sacrament meeting yesterday; Amanda just threw a life-sized game of Candyland for Mutual; Went to a Trailblazers game and watched them get slaughtered by Utah; Helped some friends move; stopped off for some Yo-Cream (highly recommended); Considered taking down the Christmas decor; Played some racquetball; Cooked an Acorn Squash (with minimal success); Consolidated my student loans... That's about it.



Here is a picture of our little guy! Thought you all might want to see what he looks like. A friend of mine took these photos and made up the announcements.

Carolyn



Rabilin & Family
Hello-I guess it is past time for a Loveland-Boggs family newsletter. We are doing well, a few colds maybe but no extraordinary aches or pains.We are all in school, and have a least part time jobs. We have food to eat and a place to live and guess what??? The newest announced Temple is 3 blocks from my house. We are all so very excited. Mathias thinks we should open a "Cold stone Ice Cream Franchise, so that people will have someplace to get their ice cream (a tradition when you go to Provo Temple is to visit BYU Creamery for ice cream) -- anyone want to help us? Or else he said I have to keep the freezer stocked. School is quite challenging for me, and yet it is good :) We wish we could hop over and see all you wonderful people in Fresno Area and other areas too.

I am sending along Tiana's last letter--and reminded of how grateful we are for all the people who have helped support missionaries--unsung heroes, we will not mention any names here. I am very challenged by my computer class--blogs, wiki and etc. Wow. Wish I had time to play on the computer and really learn some of these things. . .Mathias is recovering very well--from a broken collar bone, (playing football with his friends of course). He is having a very hard time staying away from sports and we hope he does not hurt/break it again. Well, other than being grateful for Family I have nothing else to say....except watch out, Mathias is going for his drivers license tomorrow. Stay off the roads and sidewalks!




Feb 03, 2010 12:37 AM

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Hey everybody!

Hows it going? I hope everything is well. I feel like I start my e-mails almost exactly

the same ever week- sorry about that. Kinda lame. Well anyway, maybe if I think all

this week I can come up with some more creative beginning for next week... :)

Well, first off... Tranfers. Dun dun dun. This tranfer I think every sister

companionship in the mission had a change! Kinda crazy. Well, I am staying here in

Novosibirsk- on my nice little (huge) right bank. My companion is also staying in Novo.

But she is going to be serving on Left Bank. (I think this is the first time any sister

in this mission has gotten a transfer but stayed in the same city!) Anyway, she will be

taking Sister Gneiting's place. By the way- I can't believe that they are separating me

and Sister Gneiting! She was my companion in the MTC and we have been

"together" since July! :( Sad day. She will be serving in Irkutsk. My new

companion is Sister Mitchell III (the third sister mitchell to serve here)!! She is two

transfers older than me- goes on our visa trips with us- and is an American. She is also

from Utah- some little farm out in the middle of nowhere. Apparently she doesn't even

live in a town or anything. :) Kinda fun. She got here this morning and we picked her

up from the train station. I am excited to serve with her- although she said her Russian

got worse last transfer because even though she was serving with a Russian they always

spoke english together (kinda like me and my comp maybe). Anyway, it will be

interesting. I have to show her around here... and I just hope she can read Russian maps

better than I can. If not... it'll be a little bit of an adventure. But anyway... I am

excited.

Sometimes I still can't believe I am on a mission (in Russia of all places).

Missionaries are these people that everyone looks up to... and I guess I never really

thought I'd be one. It is interesting.

This past week or two I keep having these experiences that make me go- "man I am

sick of this language barrier! I think I would be a much more effective missionary if I

could understand what this person was saying... or if I could explain the answer to their

question..." etc etc etc. But don't worry- it has been more of a drive to do better

at learning the language than a "i give up I'm never gonna get this." It helps

me want to do better and study better and learn more. I mean, I can understand a lot of

what is going on, but... not enough! I know I have to have patience and keep working at

it- so I will. By the way, did I mention it is hard to make small talk? It is... And I

was thinking about it today... it is hard to know what to study to make small talk. If

you are talking about what they do at work... or what they like to do for fun or

something.. that is a HUGE variety of words! Kinda tricky to know which ones to choose

in advance. Just something I notice. Anyway... Those are some of my random thoughts for

the day.

One of our investigators, Nastia, came back from her "vacation"! It was really

exciting to see her and be able to meet with her again. She is such a sweet girl and we

took her to family night at a member's home. This family, by the way- is awesome! The

mom is pregnant with her fifth child (which is unheard of around here). They are so

strong and just an awesome family. So they are great to take investigators to. It was

good. We did the spiritual though- one that Erin told me about strenthening families- it

is from the war chapters- Alma 50:1-6. They were pretty impresssed- so thanks Erin! :)

Well, have a great week everyone! Thats all for now. Over and out!

-Sister Boggs

WARD WIDE WEB
2010 has begun at the Ward house! We kicked it off with a bang - our annual tradition of the Polar Bear Plunge. (Notice there are no dads there in that line-up. Ahem.)

Trevor and Logan competed in this year's Pinewood Derby and each were so proud of their car designs. Trevor's was the Blue & Gold Truck (Cub Scout colors) and Logan's was a yellow school bus!

Lizzie turned 6 years old! And celebrated with a wing dinger of a birthday party. 25 little kids running crazy through the house for 2 1/2 hours was SO MUCH FUN!

Jackson got a chance to work on his putting skills at the miniature golf place. This boy loves his sports - golf, bowling, driving the car down the street...

Jeremy and Jennifer are back into the full swing of life - routine days full of work, and kids. We do enjoy about 40 minutes of TV together a couple nights a week (yay for PSYCH, White Collar, LOST, and Chuck!) and go out on Saturday nights for some dinner.

OTHERS January 2010

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