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Danny, Jacob, Davy and Joey Jensen Alan & Val Stein, Linda & David

I guess the best part of the whole trip for us was spending a whole week with Liz and Ryan and their 4 adorable boys. It seems like always before we have rushed here and there. Well we did do a lot while there, mostly canning meat with Liz, helping mother of Pearl clean out her storage and shop for food storage. Provo always has the greatest bargains. We loved getting tons of Guittard Chocolate chips for $1 a bag. There were green mint, white chocolate, semisweet, extra dark, and butterschotch. In case this makes you hungry just plan a trip to see us in Nevada and we will bake them up. It was the grand opening at Fresh Market stores and David suggested we sign up for the 2 minute free shopping spree. I kind of hummed and haad and said well the winner will probably go to someone more needy than us. Well I woke up that morning thinking of all the Western Family brands I would throw in the shopping cart in 2 minutes and said to David lets go. We needed to pick up a few things for the baby Jacob blessing dinner the next day anyway. Well we got in the store a few minutes before the name drawing and I briefed David on what we should buy if his name was drawn. We were just waiting for them to announce the winner of the drawing and David Patten calls and tells us the news of the new baby Miss May who had been born that day. I was very happy with the news. Then came the drawing for the free shopping spree. It was not us but we heard some hoops and hollers and a few teenage kids came running up the front of the store with their mom and they didn't look like they were that wealthy. I was so happy for them winning the prize and thankful for our gift from God also-the lovely little horse. We look forward to seeing it. On the trip Elise chided me about being more excited over them than my own grandbabies. Well I guess I am a horse lover and love to look at all the pretty horses but am certainly not more happy over them.

Our Eastern Trip

The purpose of the trip was to meet our relatives. We enjoyed our
trip to Pennsylvania, passing through Gettysburg with a brief stop. The first night we had dinner with the cousins on the Meacham side. Valerie and Alan Stein met us for supper in New Hope. They live in Ringoes NJ and it was amazing that after I contacted her about family history we were visiting with the "rose" people across from the Boise temple and found out that Val's mom was in the man's class in Reno, Nevada and her dad was his scout leader. He is still a scouter at heart even though he is in his 80s.

The next day we met with Lois and Grant Faunce and had a great time visiting with them. They live in Warminster, Penn. We loved seeing her quilts she had made and the beautiful plants he cares for. He gave me a start of a Pilea. We next visited Betty Ruth Doak Lindsey who is Lois sister. We found out she sang in Operas herself. Well at least one. Amaul and the Night Visitor which was a short Christmas opera. She was the mother.

The next day after enjoying the Amish country (sorry the pictures don't do justice) we went t0 West Virginia. I loved seeing the children working and playing. We decided to do laundry in West Union where Doaks lived. I asked a lady in a parking lot where the laundromat was. After laundry we went to the Newspaper office where a Diane Doak worked according to the men at the Senior Center. At the Newspaper office I was surprised to find out that Diane was the same nice lady who had told us how to get to the Laundra mat. There is a lady I had talked to a few years ago by phone since she had done a bunch of genealogy. I had emailed her saying we were coming on Sunday but we had to change plans and would be there earlier. I hadn't heard from her and was concerned that I wouldn't be able to talk to her. As we were rounding the corner on the way to Arnold's Creek Cemetary I told david to pull over at this flower stand. I asked the lady there if she knew this Frances Hurst
and she said that she was right there. She made benches that glide and so we were able to sit right there and visit. She had even brought the Tyler County history book that she had written many stories in. We agreed that God had led me there. That night we stayed at Wyndam motel in Ohio and Elise was happy that Goodwill was just next to the Motel. I called some Doaks we had met when David was a baby and they had planned an outing for their Mom to Bob Evans and most of the family was there so we met them there and had a nice visit.. The son Fred had visited us in Alaska and he remembered the names of all the children and wanted to learn about them. He said Elizabeth was the most capable 11 year old he had seen. I think she was 9. We were so surprised he could remember after all these years. He had taken little David to see the Muskoxs as he was a teacher and much interested in Biology. It has been an amazing time.