Happy August! July was an eventful one, but it went by way too fast. Along with the 4th and 24th, we celebrated our anniversary this month (the 34th) and Anya's birthday. (the 62nd) Grandma and Grandpa have been staying in good shape chasing after Nicki and Tyson's Henry and Owen. We enjoy them very much, but boy are they active. (and very creative) We never know what interesting entertainment they'll come up with next. See pictures Nicki included. We also love seeing our wonderful Gus, Malia, Tessa, and Alder and Kate. Oh, and of course their lovely parents. Here's a thought. One day I (Grandma) thought about how excited I used to be as a little girl when Christmas approached, or waking up on summer mornings anticipating a day in the park. I thought, what happened to that really excited happiness I once felt---those exhuberant, I can hardly breath, feelings? Then I realized I still have those giddy happy feelings when we're surrounded by our children and their children. That's happiness!
Let's see, what else has happened? Oh some not as fun things. The stock market too a nose dive for one thing right after we invested more money in it. Then we had a couple of vacancies which means lots of time-consuming little repairs for Grandpa, the fix-it guy. We finally got smart and now have a list of things we expect tenants to do if they want their full deposit back. That's cut cleaning time tremendously. Yahoo! Christy came and helped us get rid of some wallpaper residue this week with her equipment. Thanks, Chris.
Nicki and Christy have also been helping us get rid of stuff and clean out here at home. It takes someone else to help you get rid of stuff because everything looks valuable when you find those things you didn't know you still had in the first place. Looks like we'll be having a garage sale soon because we have lots of stuff which has now been transferred to the garage. It makes you realize how blessed you are when you have so much extra that you can't fit it all in your house anymore.
Grandma Anya still hasn't heard from Deseret Book to find out how her book is doing, but should any day. She has been waking up at three or four every day and working on another book. We'll see what happens. Nicki just read through the rough draft and gave some input, but really liked it. And that's what we did this July! See you next month.
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Thanks for the update!
Anya, I would love to hear about the new book. I wish I could write as consistently as you. A writer writes, but for some reason I can't get past "The night was sultry."
(a little Throw Momma From the Train reference)
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