I wanted to tell all of you about my newest adventure so am sending this to each of you

Eva wrote: I wanted to tell all of you about my newest adventure so am sending this to each of you who I have email addresses.

When I was on my mission, one of the couples was from Liberty, Missouri ( Harvey and Laura Evans). I have stayed in touch with many of the missionaries including these  two.  Unfortunately, Harvey passed away suddenly  not quite two years ago.

Sometime ago, the Church awarded a contract to my son, David, an architect to design a new Stake Center  building. It is built on the same property as the new  Kansas Area Temple that was announced a couple years ago in General Conference.

Until I received a letter from Laura several months ago that their  Temple in Liberty was coming right along,  I had no idea that was where it was. A couple weeks ago, she called me on a Thursday morning and said she had talked to their Stake President and he said the dedication of their new Stake Center would be on the 6th of November and that I needed to come and be there for it.

I talked to David and he and Eulale (his wife) will be going one the 3rd for meetings
he has on Friday and Saturday. I also called Richard and he got me a first class ticket so I could be more comfortable and a wheel chair so I won't have to walk far. He has lots  of flying miles which he used for me. I am really excited to be there and to also see the Temple exterior at least.  

Laura called me back and asked me to stay a few more days, but I could not change my ticket so she said I have to come back again so she can take me to all of the things and places there are to see back there.
 
Well, that is a synopsis of my plans. I am excited but a bit anxious; I have not been on a flying trip for a very long time.  It should be a great experience.
 
I hope all is all with you and yours. God bless you all.

Love, you,
     Grandma and Eva

Myrna wrote: Three cheers for you!!!!! I am so happy for you and I know that you will have a wonderful time. It will be great to be at a stake center dedication for a building that David designed. Congratulations to him, as well. And how wonderful it is of Richard to make certain that you get to travel in comfort (and style). You certainly deserve all of the great treatment. Have fun. We will be thinking about you and your great adventure.

Golden Wedding Anniversary Flowers Are Lasting Well

Myrna wrote: Melanie, the flowers you arranged, and paid for, are still blooming, fresh-looking and beautiful. The water today is looking a bit murky so, in the a.m., I will change it again. Other than that, they are still gorgeous. Thank you!!!! The roses are about had, however. I treated them the same as the sunflowers but they must not be as sturdy because the blooms are starting to look dry.

CD Vs Other Methods of Transferring Thousands of Photos

CDs are the preferred method of transferring photos from my hands to yours, at least, of the majority of you. Most of you have no trouble accepting emailed photos but you do get tired of having to deal with email when you have had a long day working. I guess you can look at CDs on the computer when you feel like it.

The concern with the site is that you all have to have a password and that never works with our family. I don't know why, it just doesn't. Tell me how many of you visited MyFamily.com? How many of you visit "I Heard It Trough the Trauntvein" our family blog site? Once again, I am betting, it is because you can't remember your password. You need to make it something simple, that you can remember.

You are all worried about the expense of burning CDs. That is the least of my concerns. I certainly can afford $20 once a month for a container of 20 CDs. My concern was the time and Dad's complaints about how much time I spent doing it. Getting a CD ready to print takes some time and then 5-7 minutes per CD (about an hour) to burn them takes a bit more. I usually start them burning and then work on other projects in the office because, just as sure as I leave, the stupid CD will decide that it is unprintable and I have to eject it, throw it away, and insert a new CD. That never happens if I stick around. (And don't tell me it is because of the brand of CDs I use. I have tried several brands.) Dad said he will be content with the time issue because it is evident that you all want the CDs.

Burning CDs is like doing dishes. You think you are done and things are looking nice and then you have to start over again. In the kitchen, someone gets a drink and there is a glass to wash and at CD burning time, someone sends a great photo. Oh well. At least I am not dealing with bees like Dad and Jim.

However, Kirsten, I liked the site that you started and, if we want to post a few photos there from our ancient pasts and see how well the family uses it, it might be worth a gamble. AnnMarie doesn't want any of her kids' names attached to any of the photos. Neither does Julie. It is great being loved in small town America. That means that everyone will need a password.