Happy Birthday to a Great Mom

Just wanted to wish you happy birthday publically and express my love and gratitude for all you have taught me and the fun life I had growing up on the farm. I am so grateful that your health is good at age 87 and we are so glad you can still make it on your own and enjoy many friends in that wonderful place, Provo, Utah.

I've Been Tagged

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1. Got caught in the Atlanta, Georgia airport when the whole airport was evacuated for a false alarm after 9/11. It was so fun and nothing exciting like that happens here.
2. Sent 4 boys and 1 girl on a mission and attended 3 temple marriages for our kids.
3. Organized a high school reunion and quite a few family reunions.
4. Found dates and places for most families in the Doak book so the families could have work done in the temple and sealed together.
5. Remodeled or finished 4 houses, contracted one to be built and had an old dream house moved and moved into most of them.

5 things I wish I could do today!

1. See all the family.
2. Bring many people to my knowledge of Christ and the many miraculous happenings in my life that are way too numerous to mention a hundredth part.
3. Get a confirmation about what is right for us to do and all the family in the coming year.
4. Spend more time with my wonderful mother.
5. Let everyone know of their great worth and how much they are loved by a loving Father in Heaven.

5 foods I wouldn't live without.

1. Desserts
2. Cucumbers and other vegetables
3. Raw milk
4. Nuts
5. Plucots (my newest favorite fruit) Plums and apricots crossed.

5 things I'd do if I were a milionaire.
1. Finish my dream of energy efficient, affordable, attractive classic homes
2. Have a guest park where guests could view gardens, orchards, and farm animals. Musicals and entertainment would be mostly done by desendants of AA Doak and Emma Elizabeth Howard. Lodging and meals could be available for those wanting to remember the OLD West.
A shop where gifts, fresh vegetables in season, homemade old fashioned candies and cookies could be sold as well handmade articles made from natural fabrics woul be on the premise. Trail riding and perhaps wagon riding would be available.
3. Make sure all our relatives have what they need.
4.Visit lots of family history sights and probably Ireland.
5.Get a horse trailer and get all the horses well trained for riding.

5 places I have lived.

1. Idaho
2. Alaska
3. Washington
4. Kentucky
5. Wyoming

5 people I tag I didn't know who would want to do this but if you read this and will take time to do it you are tagged from me. I wanted to tag Jenny but don't know if you want to do this. If you are too busy and have been tagged it's fine not to do it. Do I ever understand.

1. Elise Lindsey
2. Trudy Meacham
3. Natalie Meacham
4. Kylee Bills
5. Ben Lindsey

The heart surgery went so well and we are grateful for the prayers of the family. The many grandchildren joined in fasting and prayer.
Here is Bella and Athena visiting the hospital. Thanks Larisa and Kirsten and families for your love and attention and all the rest of the family. Interestingly enough Bella had heart surgery early this year and knew all about what to expect. She was with us in the hospital during the surgery. David's valve was replaced by a bovine valve or cow's valve. David has been helping around the house and is now officially retired. We are celebrating his retirement when Craig gets off his mission in December by taking a trip to Florida and meeting him there.

David's heart Surgery

What a total surprise when David went to the doctor because of shortness of breath to find he need a heart valve replacement. He is planning on retirement the first of September so this is a good timing if he needs it. It will be difficult to take it easy after so many years of being so devoted to his job and finding such fulfillment. It is time for a new chapter in our lives. We will appreciate any fasting and prayers for his surgery on Monday the 18th of August in the Reno St. Mary's hospital.

Our Summer

The summer has whizzed by. We bought an older camper so we could get out and do something and then decided that it is so peaceful here we just enjoy staying home and then we don't have to pay the gas. Is anyone else so thrifty they make wierd decisions like that. I painted the outdated flower wallpaper and then decided we would just put it up for sale again.. We did three things for fun and that was go to Silver City and take a trail ride. It was something I'd always wanted to do after hearing my dad speak of his adventure. He loved to go to different places of nature to enjoy his sabbath. It was always the mountains around us. Needless to say, we still spend our sabbaths in a regular house of worship. We went last weekend to the Starlight Mountain Theater in Garden Valley . We saw the musical Crazy for You. It is an adaption of the 1939 musical Girl Crazy starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. We thoroughly enjoyed it and I got on my dreaming binge again. How fun it would be in a few years to have those very talented decendants of Alexander and Emma Howard Doak put on a musical. We certainly have enough actresses and actors musicians and singers and dancers in the family to make a really great production for others to enjoy. Ben our son used to build sets while in college for his job. It was just a crazy dream and that is what I have most fun doing. Dreaming! For our anniversary I arranged for a river horse ride near the neighboring town of Parma. Since we both fell off horses that were not too well trained last fall I thought it a good idea to try it again on well seasoned horses. As you can tell we had fun by just staying home for the vacation.

Lindsey Reunion Lodge

Good times abound at our 2007 reunion

Cooper and Hyrum send their love
Sitting Bull our bombproof horse
Good times for everyone
Two charming Cowgirls Sally & Bella