Heather got another job at a place that she feels very encouraged about.  The atmosphere seems very warm and pleasant, the flow is much slower with the doctor taking lots of time with each patient and he encourages the girls to take their time with them too and give them what they need.  She will start on Tuesday.  She spent a few hours there when she went for the interview and liked everything she saw and apparently they liked what they saw in her too.  She won't get the hours she wants just yet, till the one employee leaves whose place she will be taking, but then she is assured that she will have what she needs.  We are very happy for her and hope it will work out well.

Right now she is at a fireside for single adults.  There is a nice sister in our ward that is supporting her in her activity there.  We are happy she has decided to attend.

Dad is still working at the taxes.  This is the busiest time of the year and he is having a good experience doing that.  He comes home happy and feeling fulfilled.  He has also figured out how to download library books to his tablet and is happily reading a lot of the time.  He likes John J Nance, Robin Cook, and some others like that.

He decided to buy the airplane video so he can practice controlling his radio controlled plane before actually taking it out.  He wants to get accustomed to the controls before risking the plane again.  We are happy for him to do it because it looks like fun and we all can do it without damaging anything.  With our tax refund we bought a laptop that is game worthy and we will get it this week, maybe.  Then we will hook it up to the tv and have a good time!

I am still bowling on Thursdays and getting better acquainted with my cousins and the nice ladies that we play with.  Heather has been attending with me till she got her job and the ladies have enjoyed her.  She made brownies for them last week and they loved them.  I really like these people.  And this last week Mary Jean, another cousin, came to hang out and visit while we played and then we went to lunch together.

These are cousins at our lunch.  David, Cynthia, Gloria, Karen, Mary Jean, me and Heather.  David, Cynthia and Karen are Gloria and Juan's children and Mary Jean is Gene and Mary Helen's youngest.  Juan and Gene are Claude and Amy's two sons.  It makes me happy to reconnect to family.  After lunch we followed Cynthia home and she showed us her home on Lake Conroe.  It was a lovely home that made us think of Kristin and Sean when they come home from their mission.  They are talking about downsizing, but they will still want a beautiful place that is near fun things.

And in the center here is Gloria's first daughter, Linda.  I remember these women as little girls that would attend church with Aunt Amy and me when I would go visit and attend with her.  They were tiny and beautiful and sweet.  This was taken at Cynthia's son's wedding.

We are looking forward to seeing you Utah family soon in March for Mari's wedding and then the first part of June for the farewells.  Brian says they are hoping to do their baby's blessing close to that time too, so we hope to stay a little while then for it all.  We are happy and fulfilled with opportunities to do good things.  We love being here and wish you all were here with us.  But we will take who we can get when we can get you.   We love you all so much and hope that all is going well for you. Please plan to come see us!