Working Girl!

Abby has always been a hard worker and has taught swimming classes for a number of years.  While at high school she was in a program to learn to be an MA--medical assistant.  After much work she has now been hired as a MA at the Lehi Primary Children's Hospital ENT office.  Way to go Abby!  

Evangeline's New Job

            After settling in Naples Florida, Evangeline has found a wonderful                           opportunity to work at the Naples Zoo.  The people who visit the                                                                                     Zoo are going to love her!

Happy Birthday Evangeline!

 26 Years Old

Thank You!

 Here are a few of the pictures of your ancestors who served during World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War

Louis Clifford Duncan           
Army WWII

William Elvis Lambert
Army WWII

Micheal Edward Hickey
Navy--WWII

Marion Franklin Lambert
Army--WW I

David Edward Lambert (L) and William Franklin Lambert (R)
Marine Corp--Vietnam War--Air Force

William James Hickey
Navy--WW II

Halloween 2024

Our family is down to just a few costume wearers now.  I thought you'd enjoy seeing the ones who still get to dress up!

Thanksgiving Welcome

 

California Halloween Dinner

On Saturday night we had a Halloween dinner made by Uncle Andy.  It was pretty spectacular!

Pork Pot Pie

Grilled Potato Faces

Caramel Apples

Breadstick Intestines

Eyeball Jello

Fresno East Stake Women's Relief Society Conference

The  theme this year was "Finding Joy in the Journey."  It was excellent!   And even better I was able to attend three breakout classes with Ava.  After the classes we all came together in the cultural hall where almost 200 women were gathered for a beautiful luncheon.  It was so nice to see asisters talking, laughing, and enjoying themselves.  I believe they left that program with a renewed commitment to find joy in their individual journeys.  

Missionary Conference

I had a wonderful experience while in California.  Actually the whole time I spent with our California Duncan's was wonderful!  As part of Aunt Angela's assignment as Stake Relief Scoeity President she was asked to provide lunch for the missionaries assigned to serve in the California Fresno Mission.  There were over 90 missionaries who came to their zone conference.  As usual Aunt Angels outdid herself!  

Something happened that was especially wonderful for me.  A missionary who is serving from Gilbert was at the program.  It was significant because the night before I left for California I had a dream.  In it I ran out of Aunt Amy's house and called out to her friend Tracy Scown as she was getting in her car, "I'll get a picture of your daughter and send it to you!"  On Thursday when the missionaries and their leaders came in for lunch I looked around to see if it was possible that she would be there.  She is assigned as a Spanish speaking missionary and it was unlikely.  I saw a sister missionary standing with other missionaries and I thought it might be her but I had only seen her a few times.  After everyone was seated I walked over to the table where she was sitting and when I got close enough to read her badge it said Hermana Scown.  I was so excited and I said, "Sister Scown?"  She looked up and jumped up.  I couldn't believe it--she remembered me.  We hugged and talked a few minutes and of course, I got a picture and sent it to Aunt Amy to send it to Sadie's mom.  I love tender mercies!

#17

We have another football player in the family.  Peter is playing football at his high school.  If he lived closer we would have a tailgate party for him!

Happy Birthday Will!

 17 Years Old

Done!

After three performances, the curtain went down on Jane's play.  She worked hard and did a great job in her dual part as first a newscaster and then a zombie!

Happy Birthday Miriam!

 23 Years Old

Aunt Becky

Aunt Becky sent me pictures of her latest project.  She got the chair for free and then was able to make it look like new again.  When I saw the damage on the arm I wondered if someone like Grandpa sat there and scraped the chair down to the wood.  Grandpa sat on our couch and literally rubbed a hole in the material with repeatedly scratching the cushion with his fingernail.

Homecoming 2024

 After the invite and acceptance the rest involved shopping for a dress and shoes.  Flowers for the boutoniere and finding the right hair style.  

Dress Rehearsal

Jane has been attending play rehearsals for a while and on Friday night they had their dress rehearsal for "Night of the Living Dead."  She has had a lot of fun being a part of the cast and the final performances will happen on Friday and Saturday.  Here are some pictures of Jane with makeup and without most of the makeup.  Next play is going to be Sense and Sensibility so the makeup won't be quite so alarming!

The California Duncans

This was from Uncle Andy about what is happening in Clovis.   Ava and I made some cards using a linocut process and this photo is the cards we made. One of the act9vitoes I did with Cakeb was about the constitution so I made him a powdered wig to wear.  I saw a slug when I was walking at lunch one day.  Caleb and I went camping at a place called Redinger Lake which was created by damming the San Joaquin River. We explored near the lake a while and saw some cool birds. Nearby was a marker for the geographic center of California so we went and saw that. Finally we went to a trail and hiked to the San Joaquin River.  Today was our ward party so we went to that. Ava made a poster for the Gooofy Golf event and she did some face painting. Ava went as Strawberry Shortcake and Caleb went as a SWAT officer.