Top of the Week!

Hello Renaissance Woman!

I hope you're doing okay this week.  Not a ton has happened this week other than work, school, and the regular routine.

I've had some really great conversations with Caleb this past week.  He wants to grow up and be independent.  Part of that is that he wants to buy a new car.  He's been after a Toyota Tacoma and although I think they are pretty cool vehicles, the roof is too short on the model that has a sun roof and the model that doesn't have the sun roof doesn't have some of the other stuff he wants.  So, I've been less than encouraging and this past week he took me to test drive a new Jeep Wrangler. Now... that is a cool vehicle.  Stay tuned.

I don't know how well you know Marissa Barlow but she appears to be Jacob's latest fling.  We like her quite a bit actually.  He's decided to pull back and not make her as much a part of our lives as Aubry was.  It pains me but I suppose it's his life.  Stay tuned on that one...

We have some work to do with Sariah.  She is combative and strong willed.  Mom falls into her trap and argues with her whenever Sariah decides an argument is what she wants.  Her latest thing is she wants to play soccer.  Bleh...  Stay tuned.

Did I mention that we had Danilo take a discussion from the sisters?  He has been very appreciative and yesterday he invited me and Jacob to his Grandma's 75th birthday.  We were among a very few gringos in attendance.  He has a really neat family.  I sometimes think that the Mexican culture is very close to the Mormon vulture when it is done well.

Last night we had FHE with the Cache Valley Gibbons families.  You come from great stock.  I love the Winkels and of course I love the Gibbons.  What a lucky, plucky girl you are.

I'm off to work shortly.  Just remember that this email is sent from the Isle of Yew.

Have a great week.

Dad.