HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SISTER!
Are we still allowing those??
Well, have a happy day anyway. I often think of you and how much
you taught me growing up. Thanks for being a great "big" sister.
I hope things are going well for you. Congradulations to Amy and
hubby - He looks like he will fit right into the Fontano Clan. (I can
find the picture but not the invitation!) Kath, you and Jim should be
proud of your kids - all married in the temple, all knowing what i smost
important and going forward in the gospel. I am sure yesterday was a
beautiful day for you.
what is going on with the rest of your bunch? I thought you were
beating me in the grandkid count - but now we are at 18 and 1 great due
in December. Davydd and Candace are expecting in August (18) and Tosha
(oldest granddaughter) is expecting in December. (I love these kids,
just wish that they would get the marriage taken care of first!) Kami
& Seth are not able to get pregnant and it is very depressing for
her.
Of course having Taryn in my life is a blessing I am grateful for
every day. I keep praying that her mother will catch on to the gospel.
She goes to church with us all the time, but really doesn't allow
herself to be a part of it. It is an unusual situation, but as long as
we live together, she will go, but she won't pray with us or study
scriptures or discuss the gospel at all. She just got a job, so that wil
help me out with the financial struggle - I hope. With the way things
are set up, you never know if getting work will help or set you up to
lose benefits like WIC and medicaid for the baby. We are hoping that
this will allow her to keep medical coverage for Taryn and WIC but allow
her to pay off school debts and get a car.
I am teaching RS again. It is about all I can handle with work
which is taking about 60 to 75 hours per week. Of course, since we are
in a branch - that means that I teach almost every week and lead the
music. All I didn't do in RS today was say the opening prayer and
conduct and this was my week off! But we have a great group of sisters
and I love it.
Mike has been called as 2nd counselor in the branch presidency. It
is his first leadership calling since we've been married and he is
terrified. I think it will be great for him, but quite new and
different. He is most comfortable teaching. He is looking for work
still. This economy and not having training in a business setting and
being too old to do physical labor is really hard.
Ah well, life is still good and happy.
God bless you and all yours. and have a Happy Birthday. Make Jim take you somewhere else to eat besides your own place!!
Love you.
Kelly
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Well
I already ate lunch at the LBH and I know he will take me to the Garden
House for Prime Rib which is my favorite! So no worries for Birthday
dinner.
All
the kids were here and in the temple for Amy's wedding so that is the
best birthday present ever! Yes they are all active and have strong
testimonies - don't know what we did right but they have all chosen
well. We are at grandchild #19 as Pete and Tara had their baby boy ,
Oliver Charles, last week (3 weeks early) and that was great because
Pete and his little Abbie were able to come to the wedding. I feel very
blessed!
Jim
and his family will be coming to Nauvoo in a couple of weeks... do you
live near enough for him to come and see you or you to meet him? I
don't know what day for sure but this is his email:
jimfontano@yahoo.com and if you will contact him perhaps he can make
arrangements. He definitely wants to see you if it is possible.
Big
Jim's sister Judy passed away with a brain tumor last week - she found
out on Mother's day and so she went quickly. It was a bitter sweet day
of course - seeing relatives but also saying goodbye to a very good
woman.
We
are busy at the shop - I bet we are actually doing similar things only
you know what you are doing and I just guess most of the time. I love
the arranging and coordinating - it is something that I have loved since
we were little and Mom and Lucy were both so into antiques. I feel
blessed to have this opportunity but I do know that my age plays a part
in what I can do or not do. I met a lady today who is celebrating her
55th anniversary this week and she looked fantastic and the thought
crossed my mind that I hope I am strong like her when I make it to her
age... if I do. This business will either keep me young or kill me so
we'll see!
You
mentioned teaching and everything else in RS - you go girl! They have
put me in YW again as a MM counselor to a 25 year old amazing girl. All
the other workers are also in their 20s and I am sure they just as soon
leave me alone but I am doing okay with the girls (they think of me as
their grandma) and so I guess some of my experience helps out. We have
girls camp this week and I have gotten out of going all week - just Weds
and Thurs. I am afraid of the 7000' altitude and what it might do to
my heart so I have just bowed out of sleeping over. I have never been
to a better camp in my moving around than Liahona - I think we were so
lucky to go up there...who knew I would still be going to girls camp at the age of 62!
Jim
and I are doing okay. Keeping busy at the shop. Today he made
chocolate and carrot cake big cupcakes as well as Chocolate satin pie.
He loves to do all that but whines about it at the same time. He
struggles with his back and hips and all of that but is an asset to the
business because he is such a people person and drums us up business
etc. We will miss Amy being there (she is moving to Orem) but on the
other hand there has been a lot of family involved in making decisions
and having differences of opinion so perhaps one less "family" member
int he management might not be too bad.
Well, thanks for my email, it made my day.
I love and appreciate you. Some day I hope we can spend some time
together. It would be a delight. Congrats on all your grandchildren -
especially having a little one living with you is a blessing (although
Donovan - Laura's youngest is now 20 mos. and is already in his terrible
twos) He spilled bleach on my carpet and lost my remote on his last
visit. Whew, glad she is able to take him home!
Love you so much, Kathy
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