We traveled to Minnesota last Thursday
to witness and celebrate the marriage ceremony of our son, David Case
to Amy Teerink on Saturday, april 12. It was a very nice trip and a
wonderful wedding. It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm day for the
wedding. We got to meet Amy's parents, her sister, and her brother
and his family as well as many more family and friends. Everyone we
met was very friendly, warm and gracious to us. All of David's
sister's and families were able to attend, except for Julie's husband
Scott who had just started a new job and had to work. My sister
Ginger and her daughter Sue and her daughters, Deana and Kesha also
traveled there to be with David and Amy on their special day. We are
very thankful for all of David and Amy's friends and family that got
to attend the wedding. Several friends from Missouri showed up along
with friends from Colorado, Oklahoma, Indiana, Arkansas, and several
made the long trip from Hawaii to be with them and share in their
day.
Our trip home from the wedding was
another story. It started raining about 15 minutes into our trip home
and rained all the way home. Sometimes only a light misty rain, other
times a hard to see out the windshield rain, but always enough to
keep our squeaky windshield wipers going. It was aggravating at the
least, in the unpopulated areas, and downright dangerous while going
through somewhere like Kansas City. At one time, a car passed us
going way over the speed limit and going way too fast for the driving
conditions. He hit a pool of water, went into a skid and slid around
in two complete circles right in front of us, crossed over three
lanes of traffic and came to rest on the shoulder of the highway. Bob
told me about him sliding in circles because I couldn't see. When he
went around us the whole pool of water splashed onto our windshield,
causing me to drive blindly for around four or five seconds, which
seemed like much longer. I was afraid to apply the brakes too hard
because of all the traffic behind me, but couldn't see what was in
front of me either, so I just stayed in what I hoped was the same
lane and braked as hard as I dared and prayed for the best. My
prayers were answered, nobody else wrecked and the driver of that car
wasn't hurt either. We are very grateful and thankful for God's hand
of protection on us.
Congratulations to Ricky and Jody
Thomas on the birth of their new daughter, Laycee Elaine Elizabeth
Thomas. Laycee was born on Monday, April 14th at 4:20 in
the morning. She weighed 6 lbs. 4 oz. and was 21 inches long. She
missed being born on her late grandfather Jeff Dalton's birthday by
one day. His birthday was on April 13. I saw a picture of her on
facebook and she is a very pretty baby and looks almost identical to
her big sister Baylee's baby picture.
I saw several pictures of Spring Youth
Turkey season turkeys that local kids have taken. I saw that Kambria
Todd, Jake Robertson, Clayton Rains, Calvin Rains, Trinity Hunsaker,
Karissa Chambers, Jacob Cantrell, Gavin Lux and Levi Lux, just to
name a few, got good turkeys.
Birthdays for the coming week include:
April 17: Aaron Blair, Heather Lorenzo, Zayden Swadley; April 19:
Mackenzie Gilbert, Brandi Johnson, Savannah Norwine, Matthew Maggard,
Waylon Stafford; April 20: Tanner Lux; April 21: Kelsie Horner; April
22: Braydon Maggard; April 23: Misty Harmon.
Anniversaries for the coming week
include: April 19: Kyle and Kassidi Laughlin; April 23: Mac and
Hester McBratney.
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