Christmas Time!

I did my annual front porch decorating for Christmas.  I had a lot of fun making my little gingerbread house!

Happy Birthday Meg

 26 Years Old

New Tradition

I'm not sure it will happened again next year but I suggested that we might want to make a change in one of our Thanksgiving traditions this year.  On Wednesday night everyone was invited over to my house for a Wendy's salad and then we all headed over to the Whitney's for a Hot Chocolate Bar and Thanksgiving Pies party.  It would have been perfect if I hadn't messed up Ellis's pie crust recipe or set the oven on fire when the some of the crust melted and fell to the  bottom of the oven.  Then that evening if you had a chisel to cut the crust it wouldn't have been as big of a deal.  The idea was to have  the pie the night before Thanksgiving dinner so we would actually be hungry enough to eat the pie.  People ate the pies mostly out of sympathy for me but they certainly weren't  "to die for" good.  The hot chocolate was excellent though!

Uncle Bill has a Meme

 Members of Uncle Bill's congregation made a meme for him.  Katie said he was actually excited to have this first one.  I wasn't so sure that being called a goat was good but she explained the it stands for

GREATEST OF ALL TIMES

Brigham's New Ride

Brigham bought a truck.  He has lots of plans for getting the most out of his purchase! 

The Elephant Child

Graham entertained the audience with his performance in the Third Grade Play.  

California Camping

Caleb and I went camping last weekend at Colenel Allensworth State Historic Park. Caleb cooked our dinner on the campfire. The next day we explored the historic buildings from the only Black community in California dating to the 1910s. I also saw some good birds. After that we drove to the Pixley Wildlife Refuge and saw more birds including some noisy cranes. On our way home we stopped for Mexican food and I got Goat Birria and Caleb had a chorizo burrito.

Whitneys

Aunt Amy did a photo shoot of Jane for her 17th birthday pictures.  It's a little late but Jane looks much the same!  When she finished that she took a picture of all of the kids who are still at home.

Ellis & Lexy

I received this picture from Lexy today.  She and Ellis were invited to a Coraline party recently to celebrate Halloween.  One of the activities was for them to make a doll of themselves.  What do you think?

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 Society 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!