bill and rosi

May 28, 2012

Hello Family,

I've been in Logan and Paradise this weekend for Memorial Day.  I'm drawn to that area anyway but always enjoy being there especially on Memorial Day.

The Sorensens and I visited the Logan, Hyrum and Paradise cemeteries on a stormy, rainy Sunday afternoon.  It was wet and cold for most of the weekend, but Monday the sun came out and it was lovely.  I spent Saturday night with the Sorensens and Sunday night at the Clifford log house with Luke's family, Kathy, Linc's family and Dix and Linc.  Way fun...lots of great food.

Speaking of the food, Dad and I spent about 3 hours on Saturday morning making potato salad.   10 lbs of spuds, 18 boiled eggs, lots of celery, onion, mayo and mustard.  It turned out great!   Dad peeled 33 potatoes.  It wore him out, but it is fun for us to work together and I know he enjoyed it.

On Saturday, I arrived in Logan in time for Deb's birthday party.  It was very fun.  There were 5 of us at the party and after eating some specialty foods ...  including a neopolitan cake...  the hostess pulled out separate containers for all of us to soak our feet in.  It seemed so odd, but actually felt very good soaking our feet in HOT water and then giving ourselves  pedicures.  They had at least 50 different nail polish colors and pedicure tools.    

Recipe for the week:

Added at the bottom of this letter is Grandma Mathews' Applesauce Cake recipe.  It was interesting that Carol would send it our way just when I was planning to put it together for all of you as our weekly recipe.  It is Big Bill's very favorite cake.  Sadly, I can never make it as good as he remember's his Moms.

I just opened a package from Roderick.   Pictures!!   Yea, I love pictures.  You are one handsome Dude, Rick!!!   We are looking forward to attending your graduation on June 18th.  Other important June dates include:  Bryce's birthday on June 1, Dad's 70 BD on June 17, (also Father's Day) and Bec & Adams's Anniversary June 28th.   (Four years for the Frus'!!!)

Last Tuesday was my final Choir Concert for the year.  It was great, "magic"...  in places.  I battled all year to bring our A Cappella and Chamber Choir up to par, and on Tuesday they did it.  Good timing, I must admit.  We made a fundraising evening out of it.  We held a bake sale that day beginning at 3 pm.  Tables were set up in the trees on the East side of our school.  Students stood in choir robes along Center Street waving signs and luring patrons in to purchase baked items.  Wow, there were fabulous goodies...   I purchased a delicious cinnamon roll, pumpkin chocolate chip cake,  breads and candied apple.  The excitement was palpable and carried on  into the lobby for entertainment prior to our concert and a silent auction...  and then on into our concert which began at 7 pm.  (We made over $2,000 on the bake sale.)

Word for the week:   

     "palpable":  capable of being touched or felt, tangible.

Love you all.  Hope you have a wonderful week.  

Love Mom