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I love reading everyone else's blogs. Jeff, I don't even know if you realize how funny you are when you write. I picture you writing and think of how it must be in South Carolina and I am glad you are with your family there, but sad that you are so far from family here. I do want to clarify that I have invited all of you to Yellowstone, but it is never a good time for anyone because of the time we have the condo...it is always in May. Wish it were later in the summer, but this is the month and week that Rick has reserved it for many years thus we cannot change it. That is how those time shares work...they lock you in and you cannot change it. We love the park in May as there are not many tourists yet so it works for us old foggies, but not good for kids in school. We had a wonderful time and I think Mark, Angela and girls enjoyed all the different animals as well. We didn't see any big horn sheep this trip so we were disappointed about that though. But my favorite is the moose and we saw more than ever. Kam did baptisms for some of our family this week for her YOuth Conference..I went to the temple as well. It is so much more exciting to do work for family members. I am really excited to have several of us go this summer together and do Grandpa Hall,Wayne, Denny, great grandpa Hall, Great grandma Hall, Danny, etc. We will surely feel good when that is done. I am trying hard to find the birthdate of Baby girl Hall, your dad's sister who was born and died the same day in 1950. I wrote to Melva to ask her to look at the cemetery marker, but the letter came back to me. I have looked in the cemetery listing but it only gives me the year. I have looked at the OHio Indexing for 1950 and it only gives me the year as well. We cannot do her sealing without more information. darn it!!!! Can you believe McKenna goes through the temple on Friday? Wow, so exciting for Sherri and Brett and all of us. Ashley is driving from Idaho to be with her sister. What a family we belong to. Rick is out cutting down palm tree branches. We took a walk early this am. We went to the movie "Ephraim's Rescue" last night. I think it was every bit as good as "17 Miracles". Same producer. I would recommend it to you. It reminds me of all those who sacrificed so much that we might be blessed today and just how blessed we are to have righteous Priesthood holders right in our family. That is the best thing. I lived many years waiting for my sons to have the Priesthood. It makes a difference. I am grateful that I know I can call on the powers of the Priesthood and we can receive blessings from the Lord. Maybe that is why I am happier Jeff. I love the gospel, I love my family, and I love life. Wow, what more can a woman want? 7 months and counting until retirement and a mission for Rick and I...we are getting excited. Love, MOM