Garth, read this before you go to the Evergreen Springville Cemetery!

Myrna wrote: The little evergreen trees planted on each side of the Smith central gravestone (which I, personally, planted about 1990) were, sadly, dying. I was at the cemetery this p.m. (Tuesday) and talked to the caretaker about them. He said he would just pull them out for me, no charge, with his heavy equipment. He was going to do so either late this afternoon or early in the a.m. I will check on Thursday. Now I need to find something to replace them. They were not doing well because they were planted too close to the large "Smith" stone and it was too hot for the evergreen branches. They were getting dead spots or holes in them, as a result. So it is good-bye to those and, hopefully, hello to something else.

Garth, you could call either Eric or AnnMarie to help you find the Smith plot. AnnMarie's cell is 1-801-735-7438 or her home phone is 1-801-377-2409. Eric's cell is 1-801-722-9950 or his home number is 1-801-754-4263. Of course, you can always call us. You know our home phone is 1-435-623-0195. Our cell phone number is 1-435-660-9306. (We leave for the temple at noon.) Remember to look for the monument shaped like a tree trunk. Our Smith plot is just to the right of that, if you are facing it. The Childs graves are just across from the little shed. I think that they are related to your grandpa--their names are Eloise and Parker but they are husband and wife. They were born in the 1890s and died in the 1930s.

I will be having a small surgery on my ring finger late on Thursday afternoon. I have some weird growth on my knuckle. It is not bone and is not soft. When the doctor pushed on it, it moved slightly. It appears to be some sort of cartilage-type thing. I had x-rays this afternoon and the doctor called and made an appointment for me to have it removed on Thursday. It will be after Megan's graduation and celebration. I am just looking forward to working at the temple on Friday with my finger in some sort of brace (not!). UGH! The only problem is that I, somehow or other, have to get the ring off my finger before the surgery. It hurts to try and pull it off over the sore spot. I know, I agreed to come to this earth and I know there was the mention of mortal pain in the explanation. I still think I was busy putting up chairs and missed that part.