Family Letter!

Dear Family,
Mike came home this past Thursday night and will return on next Wednesday. Mandy came home Friday and will return Thursday of next week. (Friday we went to mom and dad's for dinner with Mike and Kyle and Maria and family). They came home for Mandy's best friend marriage ,Angelie Lindthort, soon to be Staal. We meet his whole family from Holland on Saturday (dinner at the Gibbs and temple Saturday evening). Does anyone speak Dutch? It was fun to meet them (Angelie in-Laws). The wedding will be this Wednesday.
FLASH: Saturday in the afternoon, I cut my finger while cutting some carrots for Mom's roast to be served Sunday for our family gathering. Not the best timing for cutting a finger since we had to go out to Kaiser to see if I needed stiches. Fortunately, the cut was too wide, I took a chunk out abut 1/4 inch wide x 1/2 inch long, so they bandage up the wound and sent me on our way. Darn those carrots! The finger is fine, just have to watch it for infection. I t is all bandage up and will get better day by day.

Well, Sunday was a big day also, since we had Ward Conference and I had to speak as well as the Stake President. This evening we had the big dinner over at the Institute, since the home is getting too small for all to meet in. Jake and Cindy and Family, Mike and Mandy with The Gibbs, and Maria and Kyle were all invited. We tried to get the Standings too, it would have been a great bishopric special (but they did not make it)! I am glad things will settle. At least I won't speak for a week or so. Busy till 4pm with interviews and then right into the dinner so I did not leave the church building from 7am-7pm this day! It was good to see family, but I will sleep tonight!
Love you all!
Dad