Exiting News!

We received our next Air Force assignment: Misawa, Japan, starting in the mid July. This great picture of the base welcome sign came from www.misawalife.com.
In regards to the recent earthquake, from what we can tell, Misawa was spared from major destruction, but the have lost power.
To get ourselves ready, Ryan and I started a Japanese language course. Our library offers an online course through www.mango.com. We can now say good morning/afternoon/evening, thank you, good bye, are you sightseeing, it is cold/hot, it is fine weather, and be safe. We are well on our way to proficiency.

Happy Birthday Michelle and the Relief Society!

Imagine you got a present that was squishy on the outside and hollow in the middle. You might think that your husband had bought you an innertube for your bike or maybe a padded seat for taking care of business. But you would be wrong. It would actually be a massage face pillow and you would be so happy!Here is the birthday cake that I made for the Relief Society birthday (it is actually March 17th 1842) but our congregation celebrated early. I called this cake "Wishing for Spring" since I couldn't decide if they looked more like cherry or crabapple blossoms. Thank heavens for the Wright Family Cookbook and Grandma's great recipes.

Old things turn new

I wish that I had a picture of Ryan wearing his favorite shirt, but here is is converted into a dress for Helen. Ryan was struggling with sending this shirt to Goodwill because it had been through so many good times with him. He was willing to give it to Helen though. That's how much he loves her. Who could blame him?