FAREWELL 2014

2014 WAS MY FIRST ENTIRE YEAR BEING RETIRED.

IT WAS FABULOUS!!!

I DID SOOOO MANY FUN THINGS!

NO MAJOR TRIPS, FOOT STILL RECOVERING.

IT WAS GREAT TO KEEP UP ON MY BLOG WITH 
PERSONAL AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES.

HERE ARE 2 OR 3 HIGHLIGHTS FROM EACH MONTH IN 2014.

JANUARY

SPENT A LITTLE TIME WITH MY BOYS

"TEACHER WALL" COMPLETE

FEBRUARY

BLESSING DAY FOR 

BROOKLYN & ALLY

I'M ON THE BOARD OF

FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE

"HEROES LUNCH" AT LITTLE AMERICA
WITH THE GOVERNOR.

ESSAY WINNERS RECEIVING AWARD

FROM GOVERNOR HERBERT
(LLOYD NEWELL AT PODIUM AS OUR MC.  HE IS 
THE NARRATOR FOR THE TAB CHOIR'S 
"MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD.")

MMMMMM...LUNCH WITH GW

MARCH

BLESSING DAY FOR RENAE'S FIRST GRANDCHILD, ETHAN.

RENAE'S SON, JARED & RENAE'S GREAT NIECE, WHITLEY.

ROAD TRIP TO ST. GEORGE

MY DIXIE JR. COLLEGE

IS NOW

DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY

MY DIXIE ROOMMATE, KAREN, AT HER SON'S WEDDING.

KRYSTAL, HEATHER, DALE, KENZIE, JONNY, KAREN, TARA, ERIC.

KIMMY IS SERVING IN THE CALIFORNIA ARCADIA MISSION.

APRIL

EASTER

WITH COACH JERRY SLOAN

KATIE GRADUATED FROM WEBER STATE

ALSO, GRADUATED FROM LPN TO RN
ONE SEMESTER LEFT UNTIL SHE HAS HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE.

(I WISH COURTNEY HAD GRADUATED TO HOLDING MY IPAD STRAIGHT!)

MAY

AFTER BEING RETIRED FOR ONE YEAR, TIME TO CELEBRATE

CONDITA MADE THIS GORGEOUS QUILT!

A.MAZ.ING!!!

IT IS A "STAR" QUILT IN THE JAZZ COLORS.

THE BORDER IS NBA AND JAZZ

 THE WRITING SAYS, 

ANN MITCHELL  

DEDICATED TEACHER

1980-2013
(IT'S DRAPED OVER THE END OF MY BED.)

OPEN HOUSE AT ALPINE WITH FELLOW RETIREES,

DON BECKSTRAND & DIANE WALTER

AEA RETIREMENT DINNER

I WAS A REP 1984-1986

1989-2013

27 YEARS!!!

WITH MOM, REID, AND LAUREL

RENAE WAS ALSO AT THE DINNER

JUNE

DAY AT SOLITUDE SKI RESORT

 SAD DAY WHEN MY FOOT DOCTOR, GARY RIDGE, RETIRED. 
(HE TOOK CARE OF ME FOR 15 YEARS, EVERY 9 WEEKS.
DIAGNOSED MY DIABETES AND NEUROPATHY, 
SURGERY ON TORN TENDONS, 
GRAFTED 3 TOES AFTER ROSE PARADE TRIP THAT WERE 
BLISTERED DOWN TO THE TISSUES,
SHOTS IN TOES,
DIAGNOSED AND TOOK CARE OF CHARCOT FOOT...INCLUDING HELPING
ME TO RETIRE.)

C.J. WAS DRAFTED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NBA

TO THE LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

JULY

FOURTH OF JULY

WICKED
WITH LAUREL, LORI, AND COURTNEY

AUGUST

OGDEN TEMPLE OPEN HOUSE WITH MOM,
ASHLEY AND HER KIDS, SHAYLA

BACK TO SCHOOL
COURTNEY
8TH GRADE . . . VISTA HEIGHTS MIDDLE, SARATOGA SPRINGS

COLE
5TH GRADE . . . GOSHEN ELEMENTARY, GOSHEN

HALEY
1ST GRADE . . . GOSHEN ELEMENTARY, GOSHEN

CAMRY
3RD GRADE . . . SAGE HILLS ELEMENTARY, SARATOGA SPRINGS

JAYCIE
4TH GRADE . . . SAGE HILLS ELEMENTARY, SARATOGA SPRINGS

PRESTON
1ST GRADE . . . SAGE HILLS ELEMENTARY, SARATOGA SPRINGS

SHAYLA
2ND GRADE . . . RILEY ELEMENTARY, SALT LAKE CITY

CAMILLE
READING RECOVERY AIDE . . . RILEY ELEMENTARY, SALT LAKE CITY

CARTER
PRESCHOOL . . . SARATOGA SHORES ELEMENTARY, SARATOGA SPRINGS

ADDIE
PRESCHOOL . . . SARATOGA SHORES ELEMENTARY, SARATOGA SPRINGS

LILY
3 YEAR OLD PRESCHOOL . . . GENOLA

1ST DAY OF SCHOOL LUNCH WITH ALPINE ELEMENTARY 
RETIRED TEACHERS

SEPTEMBER

9-11 BYU FOOTBALL

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALPINE ELEMENTARY
AT IT'S CURRENT LOCATION
400 EAST 300 NORTH
ALPINE
ALL THE PRINCIPALS (EXCEPT ROGER OLSEN.  CARL MELLOR PASSED
AWAY 2 MONTHS LATER)

ALPINE ELEMENTARY . . . MY HOME FOR 33 YEARS!

OCTOBER

CJ (RED SHOES) PLAYING AGAINST JAZZ

 SHAYLA "TRICK OR TREATING" TO THE GOVERNOR.
HE GIVES OUT BOOKS.
(YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL INVITATION)

HALLOWEEN

NOVEMBER

NO "FAIR WEATHER" GAMES IN NOVEMBER!
  -14 CHILL FACTOR AT ONE
SNOW AND MORE SNOW AT THE OTHER NOVEMBER GAME.

CLIPPERS GAME WITH FAM
CJ HAD TICKETS FOR REID, LAUREL, KATIE, AND LORI
I USED $350 CREDIT FOR CAMILLE, MARK, SHAYLA, HEIDI, MIKE, AND OAKLEY
ASHLEY & JON'S CHRISTMAS GAME

DECEMBER

FIRST PRESIDENCY DEVOTIONAL WITH
LYNN & CAROLYN, BRAD & CATHY, JANE

"SAVIOR OF THE WORLD"
DINNER, FIRES, SHOPPING, THANKSGIVING POINT LIGHTS
WITH LAUREL, COURTNEY, JAYCIE, & CAMRY

SANTA CAME TO VISIT!

AND . . . I SURVIVED THE ENTIRE YEAR IN THE
AMERICAN FORK STAKE RELIEF SOCIETY PRESIDENCY.
BESIDES THE REGULAR STUFF, I ATTENDED 12 
WARD/BRANCH CONFERENCES, AND SPOKE WITH
THE HIGH COUNCILMAN IN SEVERAL WARDS.
ALSO, WHEN I SPOKE AT STONEHENGE REHAB CENTER,
FORMER GENERAL RELIEF SOCIETY PRESIDENT, JULIE BECK,
WAS THERE VISITING HER MOTHER.