May 2012

May 2012

To begin, I would like to list the events of this month and then make comments. Agendas for stake meetings, finish fence, garden, graduation, and weather (yuck!) are the main events of this month for the Blaine and Dawn Russell family.

Each Sunday I meet with the stake presidency at 7:00AM. Then throughout the week I schedule meeting with the presidency. The calling requires me to fabricate agendas for all the meetings that take place each month with the stake. I also assist in the stake office with the stake clerk. Pres. Stewart calls me frequently to arrange for items to be put on the agendas. Missionaries coming and going, temple recommends, high council, stake council and presidency meetings are the bulk of what needs to be put on agendas.

The chain link fence is finished and looks good. We will never need to repair it in our life time. Also, the grass is growing in our newly improved parking space. Also, the garden is beginning to grow next door. With the recent rain we should see real growth, IF the temperature stays above freezing.

Dawn and I flew to Sacramento on the 18^th of May to attend Ben Russell’s graduation. He finished the X-ray Tech program at Yuba College. Convulsing from heart surgery, he was able to complete the course work. He has clinical work to finish all the requirements to take the state board exams. We spent two days with his family before flying to meet my mother, Julia in Las Vegas.

Dawn, Julia and I stayed at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino to attend Aubry’s graduation from Touro University medical school. We meet up with the Taows (Christine, David, Sven, Sara and Steven Hodgesen) and attended the graduation. A good time had by all.

The weather in Las Vegas was wonderful. The temperatures were in the 90s and beautiful blue skies. The difficulty came when we returned to Idaho. The wind blew fiercely and the temperature dropped significantly. We spent time inside and secluded from the storms. Today the rains came and soaked the garden. One good thing, we will not have to water for a few days.

Dawn and I are looking forward to travel in June. We are planning to visit Mike and Louise Hodgesen on our way to Brian and Katties in Washington. We are planning to take their kids to Disneyland at the end of the month. 

Looking forward to golfing this summer!