MY LETTER

Dear Adeline and Brian,
It seems to take such an effort to write a letter these days. We have had a fair amount of rain so on the nice days i am out looking after the garden. Lately I have been dead heading the rhododendrons which bloomed so magnificently this spring, There is always a lot of work to be done to keep my roses amid other flowers blooming so well. We have a beautiful yellow rose as well as a white one and people comment on them as they walk by.

We live in a small area where the houses are close and fortunately we have excellent neighbors. Larry has been building another porch that is under the shade of a big tree. We have a porch at the front of the house which he also built where he often has his morning coffee.

We live in walking distance to all the stores so that is good except when I get heavy parcels the way home seems longer and my arms ache. I am fortunate I am doing so well. I am having a complete check-up which is good every once in a while. Larry still goes to the skin doctor for his skin cancer I forget what you call it. I think he is getting one cut out on his back. He had one cut off his knuckle He sees the eye doctor regularly and also the doctor for his prostrate just to keep sure it is okay,

Kenny in Australia has two young children with his new young wife and they are adorable. The chikdren Matthew and Jasmine and also Melina, who we love a lot! They have their own house and are very busy with the children. The older three come down from Queensland to visit them and the little ones adore them. Melina also has an older boy Jesse and all the family gets along well. Ken tries to fly home to see us as often as he can and may come in July.

Rick is busy with his masters in Native Constitutional law. A lot of studying and working at his office job too. Leah [Rick's daughter] was rear ended again at a stop light; a car two back crashed into the one behind her and then into hers. She has reinjuryed her back so please keep her in your prayers. Chris [Rick] is working at the same job and has his ups and downs but we are proud of what he is managing to do.
Lucas is now in grade 1. This is his youngest boy. He lives in Trinidad.

Sandra and Randy are busy with home improvement and hosting Sunday dinners and having family visit from Edmonton. On July 3 they fly to Mexico for the wedding of Mandy, Randy's daughter from his first marriage. We feel badly that the first marriages of our children did not work out and the pain they had to go through; but now happily they have found good people. Sandra creates the most beautiful gardens and i am trying to learn from her.
They are both loving parents very proud of their children. Tasha, Sandra's oldest now has a son named Justice and we hope to see them over the summer.

Carol and Panteli are in China at a University teaching. They are at a dormitory and Carol has some extremely bad bites [bed bugs?]bites and they may have to return early.To-morrow we drive to Chilliwack to see Morgan [3] [our great-grand daughter] in her ballet recital. Two weeks ago we saw Ben [our great grandson] play lacross. Theresa is a busy mon who is now also doing professional phhtograpy and she has a great talent for manking pictures come aloive. Now that Ben {6}s in school we do not see them so often.

Oliver {Carol's son] is trying to get on the coast guard. Kim[ Carol's daughter]is working in the Grand Cayman Island. She is coming in July for a visit.

Mary {Sandra's daughter has married and ,moved to Queens ton where she is going to college to be a pre-school teacher. Her boys work in Edmonton and may be married any day or month now.

God has been good to us and we are very thankful for our health, our family, our church and our friends. Of course we have the normal aches and pains of old age but consider ourselves very fortunate. Everyday we look for blessings.

"There is no need to worry, but if there is anything you need, pray for it, asking God for it with prayer and thanksgiving, and that peace of God, which is so much greater than we can understand, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:6&7

This is just a little news of our busy happy family. They are all so different but then so are Larry and myself. I am very happy writing my blog and seeing friends and puttering around in my garden.