1. Mrs. Flynn – Such a great kindergartner teacher! Sawyer still gets post cards from her five years later!
2. Mrs. Wheeler – She taught and worked with Sawyer so that he could speak and be understood. We needed to be in Proctorville and have her intervention and then friendship
3. Proctorville schools – The boys excelled there because of the terrific teachers and administrators, and the kids all became such good friends with the boys
4. Coaches for baseball, basketball, soccer – So many men volunteered their time away from their families to work with my boys, and made sports such a fun and positive experience!
5. Dragon spirit – It was great to have one mascot for the entire area. Everyone cheers everyone on!
6. Generous residents and friends – Their willingness to share with us their clothes, shoes, futons, chairs, time, love, roller blades, bikes, etc.!
7. It’s not HOT! There are four seasons, and beautiful green trees and grass
8. Neighbors and friends – We had the best ever, and our hearts are broken having to leave
9. Leaving Marshall – The “We Are Marshall” spirit is indomitable, and the community bound together by their unique circumstances.
10. Breyer – This is where she was born!
Dear Tanner and Hunter,
Here we are again, another Sunday letter! It’s a great tradition! We’re hoping your travels to Fort Collins today worked out well. I know your Uncle Zach is excited you’re coming. And just think, tomorrow you’ll be in the Rocky Mountains. BYU has such a great location! Utah is just beautiful. Tanner, you’ll have to fill us in on all of Hunter’s awe-struck moments.
I’ve been thinking of some of the events of the past few weeks. Moving from Ohio, with a vacation in New England in the middle, to Texas in and of itself will be exciting, but throw in some of the events of the past few weeks and it’s nothing but momentous.
Top Ten Not So Favorite Moving Moments:
1. Returning to Ohio and finding out the mechanic decided not to work on your VW
2. Adding another $500 to the rental truck agreement to tow the VW on a dolly
3. Finding out that towing a car maximizes the moving truck speed, on an uphill grade, to 39 MPH
4. Taking three days instead of two to get to Texas
5. Not having time to see family along the way
6. Arriving in Texas to find out your house is not in move-in condition, including the surprise in the toilet
7. Finding someone to take the mountain of trash you spent two days collecting
8. Breaking the tow dolly getting it off the truck
9. Finding out your VW you spent money on to fix and tow, cannot be fixed
10. Finding out the refrigerator fits in the fridge spot, but not around the counters or through the doors to get to the fridge spot
Top Ten Favorite Moving Moments:
1. Having help that ensured everything fit in one moving truck
2. Not knowing that Hunter was going to drive the van the entire three days
3. Finding out the dolly repairman wants to buy your broken car for $100
4. Finding out the VW repairman wants to buy your broken car for $300
5. Being invited to a great BBQ when there was no food in the house
6. Having family come and help you put all the beds together
7. Having family and new church friends lift your fridge over the counter to fit into the fridge spot
8. Finding the trash man will take your mountain of trash for a small courtesy tip and a little bit of help
9. Paying less than half of the negotiated lease because the house was not in move-in condition
10. Finding out that your husband did a really good job picking out a house, and then watching the kids go through their new house for the first time
We could not have done anything as well or if not at all without the help we received from both of you. We’re grateful you’re both such hard workers, through less than desirable circumstances, who didn’t stop until they were told to stop.
We’re grateful you could attend the BBQ with us, and missed you today in church. We actually couldn’t find the church initially, and arrived a little late. There were about 160 people in attendance. The Bishop told us that two wards had recently been combined, as attendance was dropping, but recently there have been a LOT of move-ins. Just this month alone, three professors have been hired by Tarleton. Usually new move-ins are there to work at the nuclear power plant. Your father has really enjoyed the Bishop. Their surfing, California, Long Beach/Downey connections are fun. They both played football as well, and love scouting. We met with him for thirty minutes or so today. Your siblings did well in their classes. Porter is enjoying the 2:1 ratio of girls to boys. Cooper is one of two teachers, Porter is one of two priests, and Sawyer will make a trio of deacons. There is work to be done! There are 42 eligible for seminary, and only 20 registered.
We wish you well in moving into your new apartment. May your living conditions be wonderful, your roommates even better, and your adventures together spectacular. We look forward to receiving a few notes and pictures along the way, and will let you know when our phone is connected. Until then, be careful, choose wisely, and remember who you are.
Love,
Mom
Here we are again, another Sunday letter! It’s a great tradition! We’re hoping your travels to Fort Collins today worked out well. I know your Uncle Zach is excited you’re coming. And just think, tomorrow you’ll be in the Rocky Mountains. BYU has such a great location! Utah is just beautiful. Tanner, you’ll have to fill us in on all of Hunter’s awe-struck moments.
I’ve been thinking of some of the events of the past few weeks. Moving from Ohio, with a vacation in New England in the middle, to Texas in and of itself will be exciting, but throw in some of the events of the past few weeks and it’s nothing but momentous.
Top Ten Not So Favorite Moving Moments:
1. Returning to Ohio and finding out the mechanic decided not to work on your VW
2. Adding another $500 to the rental truck agreement to tow the VW on a dolly
3. Finding out that towing a car maximizes the moving truck speed, on an uphill grade, to 39 MPH
4. Taking three days instead of two to get to Texas
5. Not having time to see family along the way
6. Arriving in Texas to find out your house is not in move-in condition, including the surprise in the toilet
7. Finding someone to take the mountain of trash you spent two days collecting
8. Breaking the tow dolly getting it off the truck
9. Finding out your VW you spent money on to fix and tow, cannot be fixed
10. Finding out the refrigerator fits in the fridge spot, but not around the counters or through the doors to get to the fridge spot
Top Ten Favorite Moving Moments:
1. Having help that ensured everything fit in one moving truck
2. Not knowing that Hunter was going to drive the van the entire three days
3. Finding out the dolly repairman wants to buy your broken car for $100
4. Finding out the VW repairman wants to buy your broken car for $300
5. Being invited to a great BBQ when there was no food in the house
6. Having family come and help you put all the beds together
7. Having family and new church friends lift your fridge over the counter to fit into the fridge spot
8. Finding the trash man will take your mountain of trash for a small courtesy tip and a little bit of help
9. Paying less than half of the negotiated lease because the house was not in move-in condition
10. Finding out that your husband did a really good job picking out a house, and then watching the kids go through their new house for the first time
We could not have done anything as well or if not at all without the help we received from both of you. We’re grateful you’re both such hard workers, through less than desirable circumstances, who didn’t stop until they were told to stop.
We’re grateful you could attend the BBQ with us, and missed you today in church. We actually couldn’t find the church initially, and arrived a little late. There were about 160 people in attendance. The Bishop told us that two wards had recently been combined, as attendance was dropping, but recently there have been a LOT of move-ins. Just this month alone, three professors have been hired by Tarleton. Usually new move-ins are there to work at the nuclear power plant. Your father has really enjoyed the Bishop. Their surfing, California, Long Beach/Downey connections are fun. They both played football as well, and love scouting. We met with him for thirty minutes or so today. Your siblings did well in their classes. Porter is enjoying the 2:1 ratio of girls to boys. Cooper is one of two teachers, Porter is one of two priests, and Sawyer will make a trio of deacons. There is work to be done! There are 42 eligible for seminary, and only 20 registered.
We wish you well in moving into your new apartment. May your living conditions be wonderful, your roommates even better, and your adventures together spectacular. We look forward to receiving a few notes and pictures along the way, and will let you know when our phone is connected. Until then, be careful, choose wisely, and remember who you are.
Love,
Mom
P.S. Don't forget your job appointment Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., room 2103, north entrance MC
P.P.S. Hunter, you left your three colored suit coats, do you want to pick them up in November?
4 comments:
The towed car would have put me over the edge.
Do we have an address in Provo yet? We have a box to send to the new students! As I think of it, do we have an address in Texas so we know where to wander for great turkey in a few months.
Oh good grief!! Towing the VW only to find out it is not fixable would have done me in!! So glad you got your fridge into the fridge spot. Hopefully you are getting settled in now!!
I got to hug the stuffing out of your cute young men last night, and enjoyed having them stay with us, and visit with us again this morning. They were off to Lindon this morning to retrieve Tanner's stuff and get checked in to their apartment. I hope to see them often!! They went to FHE last night, and got a jump start on getting to know some of the ward. College is such a fun, fun time!
We had a blast at Uncle Zach's. A big thank you to the family for their lovely hospitality. We had such a fun 2 days in the car with your boys. Maverick and Goose were born.
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