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.
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!
