tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84597179984085750852024-03-05T15:36:10.474-08:00Sister Ballantyne in SingaporeMichael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-67810294882133693832013-11-05T14:04:00.002-08:002013-11-05T14:04:58.058-08:00September 8, 2013From Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Michael had to order the last of his garments from the distribution center online because his size isn't very common. They came within about 4 days or less, just in time for his birthday! We also got him some nice shaving stuff for his birthday. He has some kind of fungus or something on some of his fingers that we may need to get checked out. They don't seem to get better just very red and scaly. We've tried different oils on him and lotions but nothing seems to help. He got his Hepatitus A shot the other day and the flu shots aren't ready yet so that's all his immunizations for now. He's pretty much ready to go now. I have new days off and new hours so my new days off are Sunday and Monday. My new hours are 9-5 so I can make sure Faline gets off in the morning once Michael isn't here to help. Tomorrow we are going to the Salt Lake Temple (it's the only one open a few hours on Mondays) so he can see a live session.</span><br />
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Today was interesting at church. Five wards went into the meeting and came out six wards. They dissolved one ward and created two new ones. We are in one of the new wards, the River View 7th Ward. Our bishop is from the 4th ward and lives just behind the apartments a few streets over. Bishop McKay sounds like he'll be fun! He reminds me of Darryl Christensen, our recent family member since Grandma's marriage to Al. We will have Stake Conference next week then Sacrament meeting only on the 22nd to hear the new callings. We will have a regular schedule starting the 29th. Our time hasn't changed, just our building so we're still at 1 pm which means I can still go to Music and the Spoken Word any time I decide to (it starts at 9:30am)</div>
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It's really cool going to work when I do because the sun is behind the mountains to the east, where Glenn & Carrie live, but I can see the sunlight just to the west of us on the other mountains. That's what the two pictures are of. The other one is a picture from the family dinner we had after Michael received his endowments on the 24th. As you may see, Steven was there and Jake & Amy, Leonard's bunch. When you get home you can see all these cousins since they live around here. We also saw Linda, one of Marion & Paul's children. Marion is one of Grandpa's sisters who lives in South Jordan. It was nice to chat for a bit. We'll have to see Marion & Paul before Michael leaves, maybe.</div>
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Faline will sometimes read with me but usually finds other things to look at besides the book. She won't write at school hardly at all and when she does it looks like a kindergartener did it. She will write numbers but they aren't much better than the words. The school is going to have her tested to find out exactly the help she would benefit from and then implement a special plan just for her reading and writing. Hopefully she will figure things out so that she enjoys going to school.</div>
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<br />Karlene & I went for a walk this evening and visited with one of our new ward families. We've talked to them before but they weren't in our ward before. Karlene will have a few of her friends she already knows in our ward and her crush is now in our ward - Tyler. We had fun. They have an exchange student from Germany staying with them for the school year. Maybe you can remember a few things you can talk to her about in her native language, although they study English from when they are little so she's very good at that, too.</div>
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Well, I better go. Hope you had/have a good week! Dad's working at the state fair for Sears after working at Extend every day so he's going to be very tired by next Sunday!</div>
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From Dad: Well, it looks like the stake realigned some of the ward boundaries and we're no longer in the 5th ward. We're now in the newly formed 7th ward - that means that when we go to church we drive by two other buildings before we reach our building. So I guess you'll be coming home to the River View 7th ward, however I think Marsing 2nd is still claiming you. Your mom and I are automatically released from our callings, which is kinda funny because I was just set apart to be a teacher in the Elders' Quorum and haven't had a chance to teach yet! Anyway, I hope things go well. Thought you would find this entertaining. </div>
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I left my Traeger when we moved with Mom and Al. I kinda miss it! I would like to get more of them and cook for a lot of people we'll see. I found a way that I can hook the Traeger up to a batter of the car so we could do some fun tailgating and camping!</div>
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Here are some pictures from the family dinner after Michael got his endowments that we had up at Carrie and Glenn's.</div>
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From Michael: It's going to be okay so long as I obey all the traffic laws and then some. </div>
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From Karlene: Michael is not a teenager anymore tpday was his birthday. One of my friends wants me to "spy" on a boy that she likes. The boy is the same as me. Mom thinls he likes me but I don't think so. Alex attacked my hand while I was reading a book. He was on catnip at the time though. I am taking mandrine chinese fpr my second language credit and doing pretty good in it too. The boys name is Tyler and my friend wants me to inform her if he starts flirting with a girl. I dodged her question of if I like him by saying "he is a friend". We got a new ward boundry and we are now in one of the newest wards. I found out that I was supposed to have taken geography last year. I apperently went from social studies strait to honors world civ and so far I have managed to do good in it. </div>
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From Faline: I love you. I got to see some Eureka this week. Nice picture of the passion fruit, it looks like an apple on the outside. The picture of the inside was kinda blurry. I got to see some funny cat videos - they were pretty funny!</div>
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Steven just knocked Ellie down. Maddy and Elise are on the left; Grandma and Grandpa are talking to Carrie.</div>
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L to R: Lori, Amy, Steven, Jake, Maddy (in background) and Ellie</div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-22484923465629586452013-11-05T11:46:00.000-08:002013-11-05T11:46:02.409-08:00September 2, 2013To Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Things have gotten better here and at the same time some things can be more trying but Heavenly Father helps out when we need it. I bet Faline is a genius but doesn't show it because she is board. Transfers are coming up next week and the way things have gone anything goes. Here are some pictures of passion fruit and my companion with burnt popcorn.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Dad: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">That's ok there isn't much happening here at the moment either we got some new Chiness elders and next week we find out about transfers. Not sure what will happen but that's ok too.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Karlene: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Just remember to fallow what it says in the "For Strength of Youth" book.</span><img goomoji="329" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/329" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Cats are silly. Not much has happened here.</span><br />
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Michael & I went to Berlington Coat Factory to get an overcoat and ended up getting a jacket for winter and a long-sleeved v-neck sweater he can wear with or without his suits. Dee Dee paid for $50 of it for his birthday. He got 20% off the overcoat because it was missing 2 buttons - there was 1 replacement in the little ziplock bag in the pocket but I can't take them from anyplace else so we'll have to go to Joanne's or Michael's to find buttons. Michael has asked to help with the baptisms Wednesday morning with the Young Men so he'll perform some of the baptisms and ordinations/confirmations. I think he needs a haircut and a shave. I'll make sure he gets one before he leaves.<br /></div>
I met with Faline's teacher. The school is going to test her IQ and other things to figure out how to best help her with her reading and writing. I explained what I observed and what I thought the teacher could expect. Faline is starting to sing - I played a MoTab recording when she was doing her homework. They sang "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus" and, for the first time, she actually sang with them and knew the words. She has mostly refused to sing with the Primary children - she thinks they don't know how to sing (spoiled by Walkers, I'm sure). She also said that she wants to make friends with some of the girls in her class. Before she didn't really care about being friends with children her own age. Good signs!<br /></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">From Karlene: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Yeah I guess I did grow about half an inch. We are getting new ward boundries next Sunday. I'll have to get reaquanted with the new ward if we get moved. Alex is afraid of bunnies. I have started taking him on walks and we faced the "furocious" bunny. He puffed out so big that his tail made him look like a small raccoon with orange fur. I met a boy in school who I kindof like a little. He lives close enough to walk to his house and I just don't think that it is fair that he has long legs, but I can outrun him for a while. He only catches up to me when I want him to. It happens quite alot.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">From Faline: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It was fun at Glenn & Carrie's. It's alright (Utah). The rambutan looks nice! Karlene got to play Jack-X with a few of her friends and Michael. I got to watch. I've been watching funny cats on youtube. Some of them are hilarious!</span></div>
Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-36675139688933992812013-11-05T11:34:00.003-08:002013-11-05T11:34:52.592-08:00August 26, 2013To Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Elder Wiberg was riding his bike at night and I'm assuming on his way home because it wasn't far from their apartment, and got hit by a car on Friday. At that point we found out that he had a broken femur, forearm, and shoulder. Saturday they had him in surgery for 9 hours to fix his bones but also to help reduce the swelling in his brain. Sunday he was in and out of stability then late Sunday night the Lord gave him his transfer. Needless to say the mission is feeling rather blue today but the work will go on. Elder Hierschi was his companion at the time of the accident and saw everything so I'm sure that right now he is being rather hard on himself.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Dad: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thinks are ok here. We finally got the Book of Mormon in Malay. We had zone conference so that was good. Would you all pray for the Wiberg family and Elder Hierschi, one of the missionaries got reassigned to the Spirit World. Today is sad but it will get better, I'll be ok. I'm sorry to be a bit of a downer. I'm so happy for Michael, when he gets home I can go to the temple with him, mom, and you.</span><br />
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To Karlene: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I'm sure more than that has changed. I will do the best I can to recognize you but you may need to help me when I get home</span><img goomoji="329" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/329" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. So you finally got taller, is it? I can't wait to see the picture but it wont have the whole family.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Faline: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Here is some pictures of rambutan. Glad you are liking school. Keep it up and you'll do well and maybe you can be as smart as me</span><img goomoji="329" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/329" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Did you have fun at Glenn and Carrie's? How do you like Utah? We got the Book of Mormon in Malay on tuesday</span><img goomoji="333" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/333" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Till next time.</span></div>
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Rambutan, Malay for 'hairy'. The 'hair' is soft so it won't hurt. The fruit inside is supposed to be sweet, with a single seed that is bitter to the taste - so best to not eat the seed. It's compared to lychee (litchee) and is related to that fruit.</div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-47169567697814194532013-11-05T11:22:00.000-08:002013-11-05T11:23:43.372-08:00August 25, 2013From Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A lot has happened this week. Dad started his new job with Extend Health, Grandma & Al came down and spent a few days with us, Michael got his endowments and gave his farewell talk, I sang with Karlene and Sister Johnson in our ward and we got reacquainted with some of the long-lost cousins. </span><br />
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Grandma and Al stayed in our bedroom and Dad & I slept on couches the 1st night and then I slept in Faline's bed the 2nd night. We got to soak in the hot tub Friday night and just really enjoyed having them around. I will be glad to sleep in my own bed tonight, though.</div>
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Michael got his endowments yesterday. It was a fun day! We had Jake & Amy Simpson and Mike & Genevieve Simpson, Leonard's children, there and would have had Leonard & Swanny but they went to the session an hr later. Glenn & Carrie and Matt & Lori came, too! We all went up to Carrie's house for dinner and visiting afterward. It was really fun to get to know those guys!</div>
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Today, we had Michael's farewell. The power went off about 40 mins before everything started, while the choir was practicing, and stayed off for about 20 mins. We weren't sure if we would have power for the meeting but it came on about 10 mins or so before sacrament meeting started. Almost everyone came who was with us yesterday. Leonard and Justin came really early but they made it. Swanny had to fly out for work like she does every week. The only ones missing were Mike & Genevieve. Michael gave a really good talk on testimony. Karlene & I sang with one of the sisters in our ward (because you're not supposed to have only family of the departing missionary as part of the meeting). Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Grandma told me that she thinks I'll make it into the Tabernacle Choir FOR SURE! We'll see. I haven't heard anything yet.<br />
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From Dad: Yeah, they were just knocking door to door, just getting to know who was in the area. When they came back by again, for dinner and to teach the family home evening lesson, it was a different set of missionaries! I thought that was kinda funny. Mostly, though, this is Michael's week. We went to the Draper Temple where Michael got his endowments. I'll let him talk about that. There were several family members there, including Grandma and Al. Then, at church today they announced that they are realigning the boundaries of 5 or 6 of the wards in our stake. I was set apart as one of the Elders' Quorum Teachers. That will be interesting! I probably have more to learn from them than I can teach them. When I was set apart there was only 1 member of the Elders' Quorum presidency to do the job so they had Michael stand in - that was pretty cool! Other than that, things are going pretty good.</div>
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From Michael: I am now endowed, and after words we went to Glenn and Carry. Then I gave my fairwell on sunday.</div>
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From Karlene: No I'm sure you will recognize me. I am kindof hard to miss. I will just have shorter hair and longer legs. I think mom will send you a picture of the family including g-ma and Al. Michael had his farewell today and there was a baby blessing. Every time mom saw me I was eating some sort of cookie or candy.</div>
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From Faline: School's not so bad. The teacher, Mrs. Watson, is better than all the other teachers I've had. Mom & Dad went to the temple with Michael and I got to play with my cousins, at Carrie & Glenn's. That's it.</div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-66247914655358846632013-11-05T11:16:00.002-08:002013-11-05T11:16:31.427-08:00August 19, 2013To Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sounds like thing are looking up for you. This week is Zone Confrance and we are hoping for some news on the book of mormon in Malay.</span><img goomoji="35C" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/35C" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Things are for the most part same as always for right now but we're expecting some baptisms soon</span><img goomoji="330" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/330" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Sorry I don't really say a lot but most of the time I don't know what to say. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Faline: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Glad you liked it. Next I'll send a picture of rambutan. You may not be too excited about school but you should work to do well in school so later you can do other things. Till next time.</span>Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-72542537741279699432013-11-05T11:13:00.002-08:002013-11-05T11:13:41.823-08:00August 18, 2013From Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Lots to report. Dad passed his test and starts his new job tomorrow, at the same building I work in. Dad also worked the Sears booth some of the time during the Davis County Fair (north of Salt Lake). Tracy is going to apply to do what Dad is doing, only in Boise. Haven't heard anything about my Tabernacle Choir application/audition. The theory test is supposed to be in Sept, with the live auditions in Oct. Dee Dee and Resa are hoping to move down here before winter so we're looking for apts for them. I missed my sales goal for the last pay period. Hopefully I'll get closer if not meet it this pay period. I'll be working an extra hour most days because Dad will work until 5 and it won't do any good to sit around for an hour waiting for him. Karlene and Faline start school tomorrow. It's going to be rough for Faline since she still doesn't want to read or write. The school should figure out how to help her within the first 8 wks of school. I'll help when I can. Michael will be getting his endowments on Saturday and then his farewell next Sunday. Grandma and Al are coming down and Cameron Gibby, Nolan's grandson, says he's coming. Dee Dee & Resa aren't as far as I know.</span><br />
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From Dad: Well, it's been a pretty eventful week. It started out last Friday when I went to take my insurance exam for the state of Utah and the power was out. Then I rescheduled it for Wednesday morning and found out they only had me scheduled to take my fingerprints. They don't do fingerprints until after the test has been taken and passed so I had to reschedule it for the next day, at 6pm. I took the test, passed it handily, and then Friday I was given the opportunity to start working for Extend Health on Monday, tomorrow. I spent Wed-Sat at a booth at the Davis County Fair for Sears and we did really well! Then I got to church this afternoon and they asked if I'd be one of the Elder's Quorum Teachers, so they're going to set me apart next Sunday. Also, the missionaries came by Saturday, during the day, not knowing we were members. I let them in and talked to them a little bit. They're going to have dinner with us Monday and then do the family home evening lesson for us. It will be interesting to see how that goes. That's my interesting week.</div>
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From Michael: Today we went to the park and had a pick-neck. We played games and had fun. At least I did. So what's up.</div>
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From Karlene: I agree, with the talent also comes the knowledge to use it. I drew a picture of what I thought one of the characters in a book looks like. Mom said it looked like Cher. I looked up how she looks and the only resemblence the two have are the arc ofthe eyebrows. I went to girls camp and when I got back Faline had somehow deregistered your kindle. It 's a good thing that mom knows you so well. She got it back to normal within a minute. Mom and I get to sing at Michael 's farewell. He leaves the day before Cumorah 's b-day. I survived the fourth year hike with nothing more then sore muscles from lugging Michael's hiking back pack up a mountain with food, tent, sleeping bag, water, and cloths.</div>
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From Faline: I got to play at a huge park! There were lots of slides, some swings and they even have an exercise place. We got to have a picnic there, too. They also have an electronic game thing there that has a bunch of different games we played with. It was fun! There was a water fountain, a rock climb and lots of tunnels and such. School starts tomorrow ... I'm not excited. I guess that's it. Nice picture of the Durian!</div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-52940710298591528482013-11-04T13:00:00.000-08:002013-11-04T13:00:34.388-08:00August 12, 2013To Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Technology is funny that way. Here are some pictures of food in Singapore. The one that looks like a flag is a brownie for national day, the red this is octopus ( it looks grosser than it tastes), and mui rice (really, really good). I haven't gotten a cook book yet but I will I just not sure which one or how many because there are sooooooooo many different nationalities in my mission. The Lord helps as we need it. I love my mission, the people, the language, and all that but I hate that I'm getting so tired but it is worth it. You should look up the Beyond 5 concert in Singapore and Kuching and Kuala Lampur.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Faline: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">All the durian you could want. Do you want me to bring home durian candy? You seem to be having fun, you ready for school? Till next time.</span><br />
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The Draper Temple is closed for a couple of weeks so our ward temple night was at the Jordan River Temple last night. They had a new movie that was longer. I think they made it that way so that it was not so robotic, for lack of a better word. This one shows the confusion and thought that might have gone thru Eve's mind when she was deciding whether to break the covenant about eating the forbidden fruit which makes it more human. When you get home we'll have to visit the temple.<br /></div>
Dad tried to take his test for his insurance license but had technical difficulties so has it rescheduled for Wednesday. Once he gets that passed he will start working for Extend Health and be able to carpool with me, as long as I don't get the position as Temporary HR Staff. If I do get that then I will be driving almost 4 times as far to get to work but it won't be commission - just straight hourly pay. It would last until March unless they decided to make me permanent. Dad will be making $15/hr plus commission at Extend Health which would be awesome! This is also supposed to be temporary, thru open enrollment for Medicare advantage plans. When that's done he thinks he would like to find something similar so he doesn't have to rely on sales to get paid like he did before in his own business.<br /></div>
The full-time missionaries spoke in church today. One of them had been a member of a gang in California after he moved there from Australia. He was born in New Zealand. His story was very interesting and somewhat tragic. Sometimes it takes something dramatic happening to make people realize that life is too short not to take things a little seriously and work on things that make us happy and help others to enjoy that same happiness. He goes home about the same time you do. I'll bet you won't be ready to do that when the time comes. You'll want to stay out there.<br /></div>
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From Karlene: Mabey it might depend on how tired I am. When I am tired I tend to have more energy. Alex is now a little bigger then a lab puppy. I heard that you got to go back to Singapore. Congrats! I got better at drawing. I don't draw anime anymore my drawings look real to a point.</div>
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From Faline: I got to play Spyro and got to see the chronicla (?). I am in this place where lots of evil creatures, monkeys and gorillas, are. I saw Michael play on the PS3 a little bit on the wall in his room. That's it for this week. Did you get that picture of the durian fruit yet?</div>
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I got my CD made Monday night. Matt did a great job helping me! But then I couldn't find my folder which had the application and bishop recommendation in it so I asked the bishop to do another one and redid the application. I got application packet sent off Thursday so now it's a waiting game until I hear something. It took almost 2 hrs for less than 5 mins of recording.</div>
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I don't understand why people, lately, have been in awe of me. It's kind of strange that they think I can do so much so well. Although, I know I can do stuff well but no one usually notices that much - or it hasn't been this obvious. I had two sisters say something like that to me today at church.</div>
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Dad doesn't have much to say so I'll just add it to this letter. He's got a job once he gets his life and health insurance license, which he's studying for now. Extend Health sells Medicare Advantage plans, something Dad's done in the past. He'll be making $15/hr plus commission. When he gets started with them (by the way, they pay for his licensing) and I raise my sales we should be able to finally pay for you mission monthly and also be in a good position to pay on Michael's as well. He has some money that will go towards his mission but I want to pay for it monthly and then see if he can have some for when he comes home. Dad also suggests that you buy at least one cook book there ... in English, of course. Hopefully you can find all the ingredients for the recipes here, in the states.</div>
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One of the missionaries who just left is back home for a couple of months. He was diagnosed as having anxiety while in the MTC and will be going thru counseling for a couple of months. He's very outgoing and fun so it was just as much a surprise to him as anyone else. Michael's still set for farewell on August 25th and Karlene & I will be singing along with Leslie Johnson, so it won't just be family performing. They kinda frown on it being a family affair now.</div>
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Our call center raised the most food for the area food bank of the 4 or 5 we have - 144 lbs per agent - so we had a big celebration and lunch on Friday. I took a picture of everyone as they were dishing up. Mary is the most left, Adrienne is the one with the long, dark hair and Sarah is the one on the right, she's my Sales Coach (team leader). I also have a picture of a butterfly right outside the window where I work.<br />
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From Faline: Not much happened this week. Mom showed me a picture of Durian sliced up but I want to see it before it's sliced. I got to see some of our cousins this week. I am playing the PS2 today but it's getting close to bedtime so I'll have to stop. That's about it.</div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-45166055143629985642013-11-04T08:56:00.002-08:002013-11-04T08:56:37.037-08:00July 29, 2013To Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Not much is different here but today is transfers so I'll find out if I'll stay or I'll go today and later I'll email you with the news. I hope all goes well with dad getting a new job and your addition goes well. My computer is terrible so no pictures today.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br />
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I took Michael, Karlene & Faline shopping for clothes last Thursday. Michael was able to find suits in the men's department that fit! He has most of his stuff for his mission. He just got a packet from his mission president that explained that his mission is a biking mission. I don't think the bike he has would be good for the mission but maybe he can find one once he gets out to VA. Karlene and Faline start school on Aug 19th. I didn't get much but I think they will have enough clothes to look stylish.</div>
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Work is going ok. Dad got a nibble from Extend Health which is the main company in the building I work in. That company takes up a bunch of space on the two floors. Progrexion only has a small corner of the 2nd floor since we only have 40 or less people working there. We don't know specifics yet but it's insurance so they would pay for him to get his life and health insurance licenses back. This would only be temporary, thru the end of the year but maybe it could become year-round or he may work with another group that does insurance with seniors, kinda like he did before only with a better plan.</div>
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I took Karlene & Faline out to watch the fireworks on the 24th. There is a vacant field across from the apartments where we sat on the curb and watched the fireworks from all around us. We were able to see at least 8 different displays! We had fun!</div>
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From Dad: Well, it looks like I'll be getting my life and health insurance licenses back only for Utah. I started working out this past week trying to get in better shape and slim down. Sometimes Mom comes with me. I lift weights while she works on the elyptical. </div>
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From Michael: What is PMG? Better yet why did you worn me about that? I have nothing else to say, so what's up?</div>
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From Karlene: I got mom to take us shopping for school clothes and found some skinny jeans that I can fit over my calves. They are size 12 and really comfortable. On Tuesday I get to go to girls camp and finally complete my fourth year hike. I found out that I am ADHD and bad weigh deadlines. The first part I guess you already knew but I confirmed it today. I was very hyper until Sunday school came around and I had to fight just to answer two questions. On the way home dad asked a question and I was jumping off the car's seat. Mom kind of kept my hyperness going and when I got to the apartment I recited the young women's theme as fast as I can. Alex still likes to play with lasers and torment your cat. I start school on the 19th of August.</div>
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From Faline: By the way, on the Spyro, you know those buttons, well you need to do a technique with the spiders that you're supposed to do on the buttons. You're supposed to squish the button once you get to the spiders. We went swimming again this week. We even got Michael to go this time. It's raining today and was overcast most of the day so not so hot. We need the 2nd memory card for the PS2 but can't find it. I got to do Christmas stuff this Sunday. We got presents from our teacher. I got to see some new stuff but so far there's only one that people keep stopping me on this one movie, I can't remember the name of it. </div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-33306992577142342692013-11-04T08:37:00.004-08:002013-11-04T08:42:50.892-08:00July 22, 2013To Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">P-day hasn't changed. Last P-day we went and got a lot of stuff for the apartment we moved in to about 3 months ago. It was the only chance we had and when we were done we only had time to get ready for our appointment so we e-mailed Tuesday after district meeting. I didn't mean to worry you, sorry. So far the worst thing that has happened was me getting over stuffed at members houses and having several dinner appointments on 1 night. When I fell off my bike I got some scrapes and bruises but that's it. Sister Mains takes good care of us and if anything happens to us she has us email our family ASAP. You know how I said I have to worry about getting over stuffed, well, yesterday I had 3 dinner appointments with enough food to feed all the missionaries in Kuching. I'm fine I promise. Next week we find out about transfers and we are having a zone activity so I might be emailing a little latter. With all these farwells you'll start having homecomings all the time too.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Mom: It's good and right in the middle of our area. I used the money in my account for a hard drive so in case my camera gets stolen I have my pictures still with me and I also got a case for it and a media player so I can look at the stuff on my hard drive and some suvinears the mission takes care of what we need but we needed to go and purchase them. I will be getting some other suvines latter.</span><img goomoji="331" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/331" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Have you heard of a group called Beyond 5? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It is a christen band that will be preforming August 12 here in Kuching and the missionaries are encouraged to invite members and investigators to there concert. Most of them are mormon save 1 and the only reason I've heard of them is because they're coming and because 1 of the members of the band is the grandson of a senior couple serving in Miri.</span><br />
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Last week I almost contacted your mission president. I was concerned when we didn't get your emails by Monday. I wasn't sure whether to be worried or not. I'm glad you finally sent messages Tues.</div>
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By the way, the peppers mentioned in Dad's letter were about the most deformed I've seen, so they wouldn't have been capable of stuffing! I think you would have liked it. I'm getting closer to finishing the Book of Mormon. I'm finally in Mormon. I have an app on my phone that keeps track of how much is completed in my reading. It's fun to be able to mark off chapters and see that I've almost completed 90% of the book.</div>
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Michael's farewell talk will be August 25th. We'll see if we get to sing on that Sunday or not. I like doing the song with Karlene but the recommendation is to not have only family members doing anything else on the farewell program. If I have a ward member sing with me or us then we might be able to pull it off. Grandma and Al are supposed to be coming down probably on Friday so they can be in the temple with Michael on the 24th and then see his farewell talk the next day. It will be fun to be able to go to the temple with Michael and Dad.</div>
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From Faline: I guess Mom said that we already have pictures of that fruit, although it would be nice to see what it looks like before the outside gets off. It has spikes and smells terrible, you said. There's been lots of missionary farewells in our ward. I'm playing Spyro right now. How are you doing, Summer?</div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-22900862290742887482013-11-04T08:30:00.002-08:002013-11-04T08:31:55.484-08:00July 16, 2013To Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In Utah the hole state seems to shut down on the 24th. In the MTC we were annoid with it because we didn't get any mail and couldn't go to the MTC store to look around. Sounds like your almost there with the aplication for the choir. This past week one of the sisters got really sick and had to go to the doctor, she's feeling much better now and doesn't want to take it easy.</span><br />
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I got to write my own script that would match my personality better but get the same information (at work) and I'm starting to get more sales and convert more people that I call back. There was an interesting posting for a part-time job for the church. It's an MTC Investigator Actor - pretending to be an investigator who will meet with missionaries on a weekly basis to help them get used to that part of their missions. It would be fun if I didn't already have something else to do.</div>
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Michael's farewell is August 25th and he goes thru the temple on the 24th. Grandma & Al are planning to be here. If I prepare a song with another member of our ward who isn't in our family I can sing on the same day. I'm working on the same song I did just before we left Marsing, "Fill the Well Within" by Sally DeFord. Karlene was going to sing with me but said it would be okay to have someone else sing with me - she said there's always the family reunion!</div>
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I don't know of anything else that is going on but next week will be our first 24th of July in the state of Utah - it's a state holiday as well as a church remembrance and is almost as big as the 4th of July, I think. We'll find out! Karlene should be going to girls' camp at the end of the month. She doesn't think she wants to but I say otherwise. I think she'll really enjoy it, more than she thinks she will, and may learn a thing or two. At the very least she'll make a few friends ... I hope.</div>
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From Dad: Congratulations on your 3rd baptism! When you go check out the crocodiles just make sure you're not the pinata. I don't know if they told you but Grandma Doris had eye surgery last Friday. I think she's been watching too many pirate movies - she wants a patch. It's getting pretty hot over her. Your mom keeps wanting to turn up the temperature in the house, I keep turning it down. By the way, we just had our 29th anniversary on the 12th...so does that make us old? Anyway that's all for this time.</div>
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From Karlene: It likes to rain here or just this week. I fell asleep and woke up all wet with the area dry and it was raining outside. It kept up for... I don't know how long, but I was still tired. Alex has been eating from my hand since he got his adult food and Crookshanks likes it, but it makes him sick. Alex still does summer-salts trying to catch a laser that a lady from our new ward gave to Alex. Utah is ok,but I miss Idaho.<img goomoji="docomo_ne_jp.326" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/docomo_ne_jp/326" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" />. </div>
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From Faline: Really? That's Dad's talk. I'm catching up to Karlene, although she's still growing but I'm growing faster than she is right now. We went swimming Thursday, on one of our rainy days. I started reading to Mom last week. So what have you been doing? By the way, you know the type of fruit or vegetable that you had to cut open with a long knife? I want a picture of one of those. That's mainly it.</div>
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I'm not the stellar one at work anymore but we're all doing well from my training class. The calls are getting more comfortable so my sales should improve soon. My Sales Coach (like a team leader) has been out most of the time because she fell and dislocated her shoulder and cracked the bone in her upper arm the long way. Last week she had surgery on it. It's still pretty fun and satisfying to talk to people I can help get out of their financial situation.</div>
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I finally got a visiting teaching route so I'll have to call my partner and arrange a time to go. I have Thursdays off from work so I'll be able to go to the get-togethers the Relief Society sisters have at a different park each week. The new presidency arranged it so we can get to know one another and give us a chance to get out of the house and to let the children play and visit, too. Karlene & I are going to sing "Fill the Well Within" by Sallie Deford next week. It's the same song I did as a solo the last Sunday we were in the Marsing 2nd Ward. I started my application for the Tabernacle Choir. Wednesday Dad & I go see the bishop so he can interview us and write his recommendation, just like any mission papers. I'll have to ask Nathan or Brian Walker if they can help me out with my recording I need to send in with my application.</div>
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From Dad: We're back to our regular routine. Steven & Logan came and visited us on the 6th. We have new plates for the pickup and will get new plates for the van Monday. Not much new other than that.</div>
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From Michael: the reunion was really muddy. I had to change my clothes because I was covered from head to toe almost. After the reunion I stayed up with Logan and Steven in Sweet. While in Sweet Logan and myself befriended some of youth in the ward there and they invited us to activities. In all I had a lot of fun over the last few weeks. And now some pictures from mom.</div>
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From Karlene: the reunion was fun and I got a sling shot from the auction. When we got to the reunion everyone was asleep. We went to grandma's house for church and went home. There is going to be a baptism on Saturday where we are too. Logan and Steven came over yesterday to drop Michael off,have dinner, and watch the lightning storm. Unfortunately I was in the one on Friday and that one lasted longer. The rain tickled me as it hit, but I like a good rain. I was almost the only one outside in the rain. I forgot to tell you that I'm going to sing with Mom next Sunday. She wanted to send maximum pictures so here are some more!</div>
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From Faline: I liked the pond when it wasn't so deep (at Dry Buck). Then I could actually go swimming in there. Steven and Logan came by yesterday to bring Michael back home. I got to see Whitney again, although I really wish that pond was smaller so I could enjoy it. I really hope that we can go back to Idaho again. I got to play in the creek and be on some tires, too.</div>
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Michael and Logan Ballantyne trying the rattlesnake</div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-26474725101205862882013-08-13T20:00:00.002-07:002013-08-13T20:00:41.642-07:00July 1, 2013To Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I got a letter from the Laurals and an email from the YW president. This week is the 1st week in a long time that I have seen anything from them family since Edward and Leah last wrote. Sounds like since I'm gone no one came to the reunion. Still sounds like fun. Lately we have been rained on everyday and Thursday power went out in all of Sarawak from 5:45 to 8:30pm</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Today I went to Bako again and it was just as good as the 1st time, I didn't take as many pictures and I'll send some next week because I forgot my cord again.</span><img goomoji="326" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/326" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Dad: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sounds really neat and I can't wait to see the pictures. I'll be sending pictures next week also. On Thursday I had my 1st lesson by candle light because all the power went out in Sarawak, so that is from Miri to Kuching on the island of Borneo. This saturday we'll be having a baptism so that will be my 3rd.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Karlene: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sounds like most of the beds I've slept in for the past year. Zits suck. Too bad you don't have a picture. This Saturday I'll have my 3rd baptism and it will be great because there will also be 2 other baptisms the same day. One will be in the morning and one will be at the same time as mine. Tell me about the reunion I know you're at next time ok.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Faline: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Today I went to Bako again and we have to be careful because there are different kinds of snakes and crocodiles in the water. Till next time.</span>Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-51532686020521595572013-08-13T19:57:00.002-07:002013-08-13T19:57:42.451-07:00June 29, 2013From Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Since I'm using Steven's computer I'm not sending you pictures but I'll send some next week. It's been fun seeing people at the reunion but there are several people not here. Louis just got remarried last weekend and decided it would be too overwhelming to bring her to such a big event. There aren't very many people here so I don't think it would be so bad for her. Edward and Leah didn't come this time because Edward has a new job and they already came up here in February for their daughter's wedding. Flent & Amy didn't come because Flent had some kind of important meeting back home. Logan and Steven are here so that's fun! Logan has been spending time with his big brother in Utah and they are staying up in Idaho until the 5th. A lot of Ed's family is here but not Judd, who has a new girlfriend after his divorce, after his illness he wasn't able to get the time off from work, and Jake & Jeremy (the EMT) had to work. Nolan, Lureta and Bill and their families aren't here either for various reasons.</span><br />
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At work, I'm doing well! I have the most sales for my class, after a week on the phones. I really enjoy it and know it's helping the people I sign up for our services. Dad doesn't love his job but it makes the money for now. He'd like to be more busy so he's continuing his job hunt. Michael isn't looking very hard but should work over the summer. He'll need to get the battery checked on the van so he doesn't have to keep getting a jump.</div>
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I'm going to keep this short so I can visit some more. We stay until Sunday afternoon. Dee Dee wants us to come by as does Cumorah tomorrow. Cumorah didn't sound too positive about being able to come to the reunion because of work.</div>
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From Dad: Well, we're all up at the family reunion. We went on a hike and tried to walk up to Eagle's Nest, took a wrong turn and went to the wrong peak. Bill & Erin went up there on the 4-wheeler last night and had a tough time finding it and then a hard time finding their way back. They got back after dark. We lucked out ... we're all sleeping in beds in the loft. They are building the new barn up here. It's pretty nice, they have these big posts in the middle that are about 12" X 12" holding the roof up. You have to be careful not to lean against them because they are pitchy (sap is coming out, called curing). They made most of the lumber themselves out of some of the trees from around here. It will take about 6 mos to cure the posts. They need a little more ventilation in the roof because it gets hot even though it's open.</div>
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From Michael: And oranges, and I've never been to Asia. We're headed to the reunion, it's going to be fun.</div>
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From Karlene: Well youth conference was fun and boreing at the same time. I didn't like the doorms or the dead sounds. The huge and frogs all were quiet from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AMI also got a farmer's tan. I look funkey, my nose is bright red andI look like prince tsuko from avatar the last air bender. My back started peeling and I asked mom to help in the spots that I can't reach, she found a few sits near my burn. After shewas done with the sits around the burn I fouund one in the middle of the burn and with a little pain poled it. Well the doorms were small and the beds were stiff. The campppus was also too complicated.</div>
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From Faline: We got 10 chickens from Bill that we gave to him to raise. (From Dad) I got to see Whitney again. I got to play in the canoe with a little garder snake. I don't know really what else to say.</div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-82208550543071828962013-08-13T19:52:00.001-07:002013-08-13T19:52:11.840-07:00June 24, 2013To Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I think I'm getting better, I'm not sure. Here are some pictures of some of the families in the branch and a picture of a butterfly the size of Faline's face almost. There will be Youth Conference here in November and all of the youth of Sarawak is getting ready for it. Sister Nielson has a new companion and she is from Indonaisa, her name is Sister Simon. With her in the house maybe all of our language will improve while we help her with her english. Be sure to take lots of pictures at the reunion and send them to me. Next week we might be having a baptism. </span><div>
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To Michael: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It is nice and hot here but you'll get all 4 seasons. I have rambutan, durian, and snake fruit, you'll have apples. But I've never been to the East Coast. You'll have fun there.</span></div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-68955005304292774712013-08-13T19:33:00.001-07:002013-08-13T19:53:11.344-07:00June 23, 2013From Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Well, I completed my training and started officially on the floor. I made 3 sales today including a double, which for some is quite a fete. I'm hoping I can exceed the sales I've seen most of the new people put up so that I can earn my commission instead of my hourly pay. I work with some very good people. I really enjoy helping people start to get back into good credit and improve their lives. I'm working my days off this week so I can go the the Simpson Family Reunion next weekend. We're going to leave right after work on Thursday. I already told Grandma that we wanted the loft in the cabin reserved for our family.</span><br />
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Karlene went to Youth Conference this week. I can't tell if she really enjoyed it or not. She met a guy from Georgia who was visiting and made friends with him. They did a 'ropes' course which was like mountain climbing and rock climbing. They had to work with others to accomplish some of the tasks and had belayers, just like when Flent brought the repelling equipment to the family reunion a couple years ago. I'm looking forward to seeing the new barn. They took down the other one, I think. It will also be fun to see the family again.</div>
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Here's a picture of Alex in my lap. I don't think he's growing but I can't tell. He's a pretty solid cat!<br />
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From Dad: I guess I have a new calling. I'm the new Ward Assistant Building Coordinator. I think there are 3 assistants and no one in charge. It has to do with cleaning the building, which I did in Marsing. You may have seen it already, I don't know, but I'm not sure when they will broadcast it in Malaysia, it was a program out of Provo about missionary work, a World Leadership Broadcast. Now, if the church members can keep the excitement going that will be great! Nothing else really new. Michael and I went to the Stake Center to see the broadcast.</div>
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From Karlene: I went to Utah State University for the weekend and decided that if I go to colledge it wouldn't be there. I got a wacky sunburn on the first day. My burn was only on half my face so I laugh about it and call myself two face. When I got home it looked like I just got burned around my eye. But I still have that two face burn. I hope you are having fun.</div>
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From Faline: I got to go swimming this week. Mom took me. I also helped clean the stake center, our chapel, yesterday. There were a bunch of shows that were fun to watch this week. Yes, she was a pretty girl - she didn't talk to me but she only talked to the teacher. How are you doing? Have you met any interesting people?</div>
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Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-90447362080970184272013-08-13T17:37:00.001-07:002013-08-13T17:38:01.799-07:00June 17, 2013To Mom: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I'm sooooooooooooooooo excited to hear about Michael's call. This last week I road through water up to right beneath the spokes on my bike and my back pack is still drying, so typical for my mission. That will be sooo cool if you get in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Today we get transfer news. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Dad: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I help with cleaning our chapel too because it is Stompin's turn to clean. This week I got soked to the bone and will find out about transfers.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Michael: September 18th </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">is one year from when I got to Singapore. I don't envy your mission especialy since I would freeze.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">From Karlene: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">kind of. He sounds like a adult. He also is squeaker then one would expect tom something his size. So far I only have 3 people who I would call friend the rest are still aquantences. Alex has also been a topic of discussion. This week should be fun. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Karlene: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">You'll have to tell me about it. For being in a new place and just getting there 3 is a good start. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To Faline: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I know that you love Magic School Bus so that must be a blast. I bet you were a good friend to them.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">No change for me in the transfers.</span>Michael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098818955159085048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459717998408575085.post-18162278979226167432013-08-13T17:32:00.002-07:002013-08-13T17:32:42.849-07:00June 16, 2013<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mom: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Howdy!</span><br />
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Michael's call finally came. I'll let him tell you where. I passed off the first perfect call for my training class, yay! I get to work next Sunday so I can have the weekend off for the family reunion the following weekend. Hopefully your card gets to you soon, I mailed it about 2 wks ago with some Solace from doTERRA. It has directions on how to use it on the label.</div>
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I'm going to sing next month and they asked us to talk next week but we can't since I'm working so it will have to wait until August, with so many missionary farewells coming up. July 1st is the day Tabernacle Choir applications open so I'll be working on that soon.</div>
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Michael's new email address will be <a href="mailto:michael.ballantyne@myldsmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">michael.ballantyne@myldsmail.<wbr></wbr>com</a>, if you couldn't have guessed. <img goomoji="gtalk.333" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/gtalk/333" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" /></div>
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Dad: Not much has happened this week. I've been asked to help clean the church again. Michael got his mission call, we'll let you hear it from him. </div>
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Michael: I got my call to the Chesapeake, Virginia mission. I leave September 18 of this year. The call came on Thursday. That is really all that is exciting this week.</div>
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Karlene: <span style="color: #500050;">So are you liking the school you will be going to next year? Does your cat sound like a kitten? I hope you're making lots of friends. Mom said that you had some friends over this last week.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #500050;">Faline: </span>Well, there's a new and visiting family in my class in Primary today. I've been watching educational movies, Magic School Bus. I got to drink my new shake from Melaleuca with regular hot chocolate - it was good! </div>
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