GOODBYES

Without a doubt we have the best friends and children in the universe.  We are overwhelmed by the kind words and warm embraces we have received these past couple of weeks at a fabulous open house evening at the Jacobsons, again after a sacrament meeting nonfarewell and at fun goodbye dinners, lunches and golf outings.  You wonderful people are who we want to be with in heaven and we are so glad we got to be friends here on earth. We are beginning to learn by experience that the capacity to love has no bounds.

Settiing apart with Presidents Buie, Jenson and Bailey with Benjamin

BLESSINGS ALREADY!

Our beautiful black-haired baby granddaughter, Madeline Jane Jackson, was born to Emily and Jesse last Thursday, August 2, 2012.  She is small but has a great set of lungs, a healthy appetite and is another incredible blessing to our family.  Spencer heads off to medical school in Rochester NY tomorrow, pulling a Uhaul trailer across the country.  Soon to be the newest member of our family, Xan Baker will go with Spence to keep him awake and check out the living situation  then fly back Sunday.  We have our tickets to return to Salt Lake for their Thanksgiving wedding.  We’ve had a few weeks of MTC language training via Skype with some darling returned missionary sisters and are now brushing up on computer skills, writing sacrament meeting talks and finishing up final purchases – will be interesting to see if we can fit our stuff  into a couple of suitcases and a carry-on.  MTC here we come.