Well, as you can see it has been a long time since I wrote anything on this blog and yes, I am ashamed of myself for not putting new stuff in. You must remember that I am not a good computer addict and forget to write stuff because I am elsewhere occupied in something not very important. But to catch up, I will note some of the things we have been doing lately. We haven't done much, but we did go to Wisconsin in December for Richard's wedding and we really enjoyed that. Kassie and Jessie and Emmett went, too, and it was a lot of fun and a really nice wedding. It was our first time to meet the bride and she is lovely and a very nice person. We also are expecting two new great grandbabies in May. Kassie's is for sure a girl but Alicia's we don't know yet as she likes to wait and be surprised. We are really excited. I have decided to retire from the Strawberry Days Committee after all these years as I can't hear what people say very well, even with my hearing aids, and it is difficult to write minutes if you can't hear what they say. We had a very nice Christmas and Addie came over and helped us a lot with things during the holidays. However, most of the work for the Christmas decorating was done by Taylor and Steffi who did a wonderful job of fixing things up. Due to the havoc that Emmett can cause very quickly, we held our family Christmas party in our basement family room and it worked out very well. We had a good crowd, good food, good laughs and lots of fun. To explain further, every Christmas we put a really nice miniature Christmas village on the coffee table. It is arranged beautifully and looks like a real miniature neighborhood decked all out for Christmas. Emmett could have it all moved around, etc., if he could get to it so we felt it would be safer for the miniature neighborhood if we held the party where he could not get to it. The plan worked fine. Since I wrote in this blog last, we went to Wisconsin last summer and had a very nice time for Amanda's graduation. We went to Oregon and Washington to visit my mother's cousin who is 95 and lives in Seattle. We got lots of good genealogy and we gave her some of ours and it turned out very nice. We also stopped in Portland, OR to see my aunt and some cousins up there and that was fun. We have also been to Oceanside, CA. for a few days of rest and relaxation. We had a lot of fun. BYU changed football and basketball schedules this year by going independent in football and joining a California centered league for basketball. We still go to all the home games in those two sports. It is about time for another trip but it is too cold to go back east and Jerry is helping struggling math students by helping out at the high school on weekdays. I try to get Jerry to take me for rides up the canyons or out across the lake as I get restless and need to get out and about and that is fun. Oh, by the way, I had an aortic valve replacement last July and all is going well. Now, if I could lose a little weight I would be in good shape. Other than getting old, we are doing pretty well and having fun. I will try to write more often. I like to read the messages you all send out, so please keep up the good work. Hope you all have a great day. Love, Marcella