Memorial Day Weekend Update

Whew!! It's been quite some time since I've updated our blog. There will be pictures coming soon, so keep the faith. Until then, let me bring you up to date on some of what has been going on.

In the past three weeks or so we have attended Michael's graduation from the University of Louisville, had a great Mother's Day and Mother's Day Dinner, attended the NRA Annual Meetings and Convention in Louisville where we got to meet and greet Glenn Beck, Wayne LaPierre and Lt. Col (ret) Oliver North. Also attending were Sen. John McCain, Gov Mitt Romney, and rocker/hunting activist extraordinaire Ted Nugent, Utah Jazz great Karl Malone, Tom Selleck and a host of others. We missed most of them. There were some fantastic exhibits, booths and products at the convention. It was pretty cool and we both had a great time. I am a LIFE member of the NRA and we signed up Lynne while we were at the convention. Oh yeah, I have done a TON of fishing in the past three or four days!!

We learned yesterday that all three of our sister missionaries are being transferred out of Elizabethtown. Major bummer (to quote Sister Nakajima). Elder Morgan is also transferring out. He will become a Zone Leader in Lexington. Elder Haldeman remains and will get a new companion. We will also receive another set of elders to replace the sisters. The volume of work that the sisters have accomplished here is incredible. We are excited to meet the new elders who will be in our ward but we are very sad to be losing our dear, wonderful sister missionaries. Lynne and I will be driving the sisters into the Mission Home on Tuesday morning and then returning with the new elders. In the next day or so we will have more photos of all of the missionaries.

Additionally, Tyler and Kim are sending me some photos of them and their chillunz (our grandchildren) so we can get them on this here blog thingamajiggie too. Also, a reminder that you can click on their Blog-link to check out their latest comings and goings.

In the meantime, Lynne wants to take me to Mammoth Cave (which is just down the road aways) before I go back to work on Wednesday. She wanted to surprise me with another trip to Atlanta to catch another Braves game for my birthday but I found out about it...BUSTED! Mammoth Cave is closer anyway.

Actually, I really appreciated the thought of her going to all of the effort to surprise me with a trip to watch the greatest team in the history of the National League, but we would have been really rushed to get down there, see the game, shop around and get back in time for work. We've already been down there a few times for games. Hey, as much as you might enjoy watching the Braves on TV (come on, you can admit you're a closet fan) there is nothing like being there in person and sitting right behind the Braves' dugout. The smell of the freshly mown grass in the outfield and the musky, earthy aroma of the still-damp infield wafting over, around and through Turner Field . . .underscored by the subtle yet unmistakable fragrance of buttered popcorn laced with the essence of Nathan's Famous Hotdogs infuse and conspire to create one of the most intoxicating bouquets known to man. Aaaaahhhhhhh.... I may have just talked myself into yet another trip to Atlanta. (Was that growl from your stomach or mine?) Maybe we'll just need to run down there another time or two this season. Good idea Lynne.

She is a pretty awesome lady and I am proud and honored to be her husband. She is always doing stuff like that for me and for others. She never asks for anything for herself. Pretty darn special, I say.

We'll be talking to you again soon.