This picture turned out pretty good of the three of us (except for someone's thumb)! We gained a wonderful daughter in law!
She is sweet and smart and special! 
Even though the weather wasn't perfect, the wedding was very nice.
We felt bad that some family members who really wanted to attend weren't able to make it for various reasons.
It was so great to see everyone, especially our family members who live so far away. Rohn and Marylyn and Christopher were there from Idaho Falls, which was wonderful and Aaron and Emmylou and Garrett and Gracie from Spokane. Eldon looked so handsome all dressed up as the best man and of course the stars of the show, Grant and Ronda, were wonderful. Their children and grandchildren were there also. We just gained 3 grandchildren and almost 3 great-grandchildren. Wow!
Bill Duncan and his wife Cathy, were there from Tacoma; Bill was Grant's best friend growing up.
Also, Paul Rushton and his wife were there - he is a friend of the family from long ago.
I will post some pictures here sometime today. It is a little time consuming so must wait for that block of time to do it.
Cindy did a good job getting the meal together. We had plenty to eat and then some.
Seven of the 12 siblings were there (Cindy, Grant, Rohn, Eldon, Gordon, Garth, & Aaron); that was wonderful in itself.
Arlin, as always, did a wonderful job performing the ceremony - it was really special.
Congratulations are in order for Aaron and Emmylou - I am so excited!
Well, the wedding is about to take place. We are really excited for Grant and Ronda and especially excited that so many of 'the twelve' will be there. Who knows, maybe all of them. Wouldn't that be wonderful! I'm glad I have a new camera because I plan to take lots of pictures.
Cindy's 50th BD celebration - We had a nice evening - with lots of chocolate cake - Delicious - I saved 15 points for the event. (weightwatchers.com).
I decided to add these pictures for now & a slideshow
later.
Mom and I took moon pictures on our way home from the party. It was so full and beautiful. Click on it for a better view.
Sep 14th- Nice day at Church - Great speakers. We had a nice dinner at home - every meal consists of things from the garden. Then we both had a snooze. I have got to take the time soon to get my pictures and slide shows on this blog organized a little better.
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Sep 13th - Well, I just returned from Josiah's Birthday Party. Julie made the best ice cream cake. Josiah was having a lot of fun with all his family and friends and gifts.
I didn't stay too long. I was a little worried about Ells as he was having a bad evening. I came home and finished the bulletin - barely enough ink to print it. I run out way too often.
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Sep 13th - Today I spent all morning re-arranging our 72 hour kits. I made sure each of our two cars had both a 72 hour pack including 3 days worth of food and an emergency first aid kit.
I also made an emergency kit for Ellsworth's old wood truck just in case he needs it.
Then I decided I better start one for both my mother and the sister I have on my visiting teaching route.
Then Garth called and asked if he and the boys could come over to help us for a while while Julie cleaned the house. Of course, we were more than happy about that. He helped us with the 'Wisteria project' which was to trim it way, way down to a size that we could handle. I couldn't believe he got it all done. Ells took the truck and loaded it up with all the bramble and took it out to the burn pile. The boys loved riding back in it.
We also trimmed down the Star Magnolias and Ells took down the huge shrub in front of the Den windows. That was a big job for him.
Also, Arlin helped me get the hoses reconnected so I could water the garden. I have to use his water as ours will not support the sprinkler for some strange reason. It always did before. We have tried 3 or 4 different ones and different hoses to no avail.
We haven't had to water very much as the rain has been time just right so the garden would get soaked and we could go quite a while before it needed it again.
We canned a couple of boxes of peaches this past week (that is, what I didn't eat-they only have 1 point on weight watchers so I pigged out on them).
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Sept 13th, 2008 - today is Cindy's birthday. Doesn't seem possible it has been 50 years since I brought that sweet little baby home from the hospital. She was two weeks late so I was pretty happy to finally deliver. She was busy all day so other than a phone call to tell her Happy Birthday at 6:45am, I haven't even seen her yet. Will see her tomorrow though.
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I guess I have been tagged and I don't really know what to do but will make a stab at it.
3 joys: Our Family, The Gospel of Jesus Christ and Our Place,
3 fears: As I approach old age (a lot of people think I reached it long ago) I fear not completing my family history, not seeing my family enough, not being completely financially solvent before I pass on to the next world.
3 current obsessions: Our Garden, Finding Financial Assistance for our Students, Completing Christmas Gifts
3 surprising facts: I don't know if there are any surprises left. I will try to think of some.
I had a large blood clot in my leg for the past two months - almost gone now.
I like puzzles but not sudoku or however you spell it.
I joined weightwatchers online also.
Daniel, Rohn, and Grant Arthur; you are tagged by your mother:
Same things as above
My brother, Ralph had a total knee replacement last week. His first knee surgery after his car accident was not successful. He is now at the Good Samaritan Rehab Unit in Puyallup. I do not know when he will be going home.
He has certainly been through the mill and needs our thoughts and prayers for continued recovery.
Uncle Ralph
June 25th - As most of you know, Ralph had a complete hip replacement over a week ago and is mending pretty well we think. The first surgery was not healing right - it was crooked so they decided to finally do this surgery. He should be much better off once it is completely healed.
It was quite an ordeal for him
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As most of you know, my brother Ralph was in a horrible car accident yesterday morning (Sat Apr 19th) Actually it was about 1 o'clock in the morning. He was on his paper route and driving along about 60 miles an hour he said when a car came over the hill and was in his lane. He had no time to do anything; the car just hit him head on.
We are all feeling fortunate that Ralph is still with us. He was hurt quite badly with several broken bones. However, he didn't lose consciousness, which means a lot and he is trying to keep his spirits up which means a lot.
Neil kindly drove mom and I to the hospital in Tacoma yesterday and we stayed there and visited with his family until he was out of surgery and then out of the recovery room. We did get to visit with him for a while in his room. He is in a lot of pain but they have changed his pain medication now and it is helping him.
Here is his address if you would like to send him a card which I know he would enjoy receiving.
Ralph R. Dahlberg Room 516 J Wing
Tacoma General Hospital
315 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
PO BX 5299
Tacoma, WA . 98415
Time Goes by
This past Friday night I rode with Neil and Maddy to the Elma Football Field to watch two of our grandsons play soccer.
Jesse Burbidge (Cindy & Arlin's) played for the Elma soccer team and did a great job. Dalton Newell (Eldon & Candy's) played for Tumwater. He did a great job also but was limited on the time he could play as he was plagued with a nosebleed.
It brought back a lot of memories of past football games. Eldon, Gordon, Garth, Aaron, Josh and Dan all played football for Elma. They loved it with a passion. I loved going to the games and rooting for the boys.
How quickly time passes. It seemed so strange to be there at the football field watching my children's children play. I don't get to go very often but enjoy it when I do.
Jesse is Captain of his team and will graduate from high school this year so he doesn't have too many games left to play.
It was good to sit with the family and enjoy their company.
This picture turned out pretty good of the three of us (except for someone's thumb)! We gained a wonderful daughter in law!
