Results of Test for Howard Pitts

Hi, Myrna!
I just spoke to my Dad (Robert Pitts) and he said that they won't know much about the 
monitor for your Dad's heart until Monday. Not a lot of info, but it's all 
I have for now. If I hear more, I will let know by either calling or 
emailing, ok?
Love, Kim 

From Garth About Newsletter

Garth Childs (Garth@e.emery.k12.ut.us)Add to contacts 9/14/05
To: mandlht@msn.com

Got your E mail but only the title come through. Is there more to come? Garth

Myrna wrote: I think that I need to just open the files and send them as one long email.  Todd said that a pdf file should work since everyone can read those.

Gallbladder

Melanie: We were having some problems with our computer. I wanted to have photos to you, but we can't get them to save to the computer. Go ahead without them. We will send some to you next month.

I am sure to keep in touch with you. It looks like Siovhan may need gallbladder surgery, and we will probably have it done out there, due to her being in school. I will let you know more as soon as I know more. She is going in for an ultrasound on Thursday at 2:00. She has asked Julie to come and be with her, as Julie has already gone through all of this. After this test, she will likely have the dye test, then they will schedule the surgery.

I will talk with you later.

Melanie

Myrna: Welcome to the family of gallbladder sufferers. She will feel so much better after it is done. My grandmother (Smith) had her gallbladder rupture while she was at school. She nearly died and it took months to get better. I was a freshman in college and I sat by her bed and worried. The drug they gave her for pain made it so that she was delusional. Finally, Uncle Fred came and gave her another priesthood blessing. That really helped. She had had one from our home teachers but Uncle Fred re-sealed the anointing and gave her an additional blessing. Better to get rid of the gallbladder when it first starts to bother you. Especially with today's surgery--three little holes and hardly any recovery time needed.

Bring her here after the surgery and be with her while she recuperates. Julie said the best thing to sleep in was one of our big recliners in the living room. We can make sure she has peace and quiet. We will love to have you both. Grandpa will wait on her hand and foot because he had the old surgery and remembers how bad he felt. Plus the pain killer they gave him made him feel like giving up on life and just quitting the fight and going to sleep. Now they don't use that one anymore for anybody.

Love, Mom

Dad is in the hospital.

Thanks to Uncle Bob, I found out that Dad had been in the hospital. I didn't find out until 6 p.m. For some reason, I think that nobody likes me, Uncle Bob excepted. Anyway, I don't know what is happening with the birthday celebration either.

Excuse me for feeling sorry for myself. My phone number, in case you need to call me ever, is (435) 623-0195.

Love, Myrna

Sarah Bean's aunt

Donnette Smith wrote:

Dear Family,

I went to the Family History Center this week and looked a little bit at the film I had ordered in. Surprise!!!  Ann Wollage Bartington, the aunt Sarah Bean Shearring had lived with,  was an LDS member, too. I had to go to Salt Lake today and spent a few minutes at the Family History Library and found that the records telling of Ann Bartington’s baptism must have been lost. So I haven't found her baptism date but she was a member when she died. Sarah Bean (Shearring) was "Cut off" - which means she was excommunicated - They cut them off the church for trivial things then.. And the Cousin, William Bartington,
Ann Wollage Bartington’s son, was baptized and emmigrated.

SLFHL film 087,037
Record of Baptisms & Ordinations London Conference
The new style register adopted Jan 1853 [Minnie Margetts, the secretary in the Church Offices who indexed these old records, called this Bk 425], from 1843 to 1855, Walworth Branch

Line 17 Ann Bartington, widow, Wilds Rents, Rec'd 23 Apr 1852 from Southwark

Line 81 Sarah Bean, age 12, single, Smith Bldgs, rec'd from Limehouse, 9 Oct 1853 ,cut off 1855

Line 82 William Bartington, age 15, single, Smith Bldgs, born 9 Apr 1838
Lambeth, Surrey,
bapt 10 Oct 1853 at Finsbury
emigrated 23 Jul 1855

Another book - Walworth
Line 57 Ann Bartington, widow, Smith Buildings, bapt by Kemp, confirmed by Penrose, recd 6 Dec 1857 from Lambeth, dead

Another book
Ann Bartington, died 23 Sept 1866

William Bartington emigrated to the US. I found him on the Mormon Immigration Index CD crossing the ocean in 1855. But I haven’t been able to find him in any US records. He wasn’t on the records of those LDS companies who crossed the plains. And he wasn’t anywhere in the US in the 1860 Census. There were several diaries on the CD of people who were on that ship and while they mentioned several babies dying on the trip, they didn’t say anything about adults dying.

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Mormon Immigration Index CD
BARTINGTON, William <[born] 1838> [ship] Cynosure [sailed]1855
Gender: M Age: 17 Origin: London Occ: Labouer
Note: BMR, p.213

Ship: Cynosure
Date of Departure: 29 Jul 1855 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
LDS Immigrants: 159 Church Leader: George Seager
Date of Arrival: 5 Sep 1855 Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Source(s): BMR, Book #1040, pp. 204-214 (FHL #025,690); Customs (FHL
#175,512)
Notes: "DEPARTURE. -- The ship Cynosure, Captain Pray, sailed on Sunday the 29th ultimo for New York, with 159 souls of the Saints on board, under the presidency of Elder George Seager, with Elder William Rogers and William J. Silver as counsellors. It is impossible for us to determine at present when our next vessel will sail, but it will be as soon as a ship's complement of passengers can be made up. In the mean time we would say to those who have determined to emigrate the first opportunity, do not delay sending in your deposits."
<MS, 17:32 (Aug. 11, 1855), p.505>
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Well - It is strange that all these years we have thought that Sarah Bean had no contact with the church after she went to live with her aunt. Now we find that the aunt was LDS all the time!!! The aunt, Ann Wollage Bartington died 5 years after Sarah was married.

Big mysteries - but fun to research.

Donnette

Pitts Party

Myrna wrote: As for the party, Todd says that Saturday afternoon would be great. He was planning on going down to visit Grandpa (Dad) anyway and will be thrilled to celebrate the day with the family. Is a picnic still a good idea or should be just have a dinner at the house? Did you decide you would rather eat out? What could I bring? Love, Myrna

Kim Pitts wrote: Let me know what you all decide, and I will help you with food....no 
problem!
It will be nice to visit with all the family!
Love, Kim

Todd Says Saturday Will Work

Myrna wrote to kimiann@preciscom.net:

As for the party, Todd says that Saturday afternoon would be great. He was planning on going down to visit Grandpa (Dad) anyway and will be thrilled to celebrate the day with the family. Is a picnic still a good idea or should be just have a dinner at the house? Did you decide you would rather eat out? What could I bring? Love, Myrna

Tyler's Baptism

Tyler is learning a song on his own for his baptism that is coming up. Just a reminder for everyone that Tyler’s baptism will be on September 24th at the Nephi chapel. We are able to change the time back to 10 am with a lunch following that at the chapel. Amy will be contacting everyone for his or her participation in the activity and to see if you are able to make it. Grandpa Trauntvein is going to do the baptism and Grandpa Gordon is going to do the confirmation. Love, Todd

Todd,

When were you suggesting the picnic? On Sunday or on Dad's birthday on Tuesday? I don't think we can do the Saturday, judging from what Todd has outlined.

Love, M

O! Hi! O!

Ohio News

Well, another month gone.  Doing this e-mail makes me realize how short the months really are.  Here is the news:

During the past month (August), I had some hotel points to use up, so on a whim, I took the family to DC.  Turns out, we picked the wrong time to be there.  It hit 108° F in the shade with 99% humidity.  If any of you have ever seen that, you know that it is just miserable to be outside.  So, needless to say we spent a lot of time in the Smithsonian buildings.

We did make it to see the changing of the guard at Arlington, to see Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington memorials/monument and the DC Temple.  We saw the White House from the front.  I asked a policeman out front how a person could get a tour of the White House.  He said, “You have to be sponsored by your Senator; however, if you hurry to the back right now, they are giving garden tours today.” 

So, we dashed to the back (as fast as you can dash in the heat with kids and a five-month pregnant wife).  Much to our pleasure, we were given tickets (the ranger had some spares still) and put right in line.  We spent the next 45 minutes touring the White House gardens and got to stand on the back steps of the White House.

We drove the Cumberland gap to get to Washington–it was outright beautiful.  The “divide” stood at 2800 ft.  A little shy of the norm for a Utahn, but it sure was green with wall-to-wall trees and the temperature was quite different from the DC temps.

Now, the kids are back in school and here are the particular updates.

Michael

Michael was chosen as the teacher’s assistant for Art.  His teacher called Amy today and thanked her for having such a thoughtful kid.  She said, he is the best TA she ever had and that he even anticipates what she wants (kinda Walter “Radar” O’Reilly’ish).  The Secretaries in the main office have said that if he gets tired of being the TA for the Art teacher, then they want him to come and work in the office with them.

Michael is taking choir (a break from the normal for Mr. Science) and he really enjoys it.  As always, he is doing well in his classes and all his teachers thank us for having such a good kid.  We finally got to the library and checked out some books.  Michael averages six “chapter” books, every four weeks and he still finds time to cram in his Eye Witness science books.

Tyler

Tyler is in 2nd grade and is quite the reader.  He reads this and that and everything between.  He is learning a song on his own for his baptism that is coming up.  Just a reminder for everyone that Tyler’s baptism will be on September 24th at the Nephi chapel.  We are able to change the time back to 10am with a lunch following that at the chapel.  Amy will be contacting everyone for their participation in the activity and to see if you are able to make it.  Grandpa Trauntvein is going to do the baptism and Grandpa Gordon is going to do the confirmation.

Tyler spoke in Sacrament meeting last week.  He wrote the talk himself and delivered the talk.  He did quite well.  Tyler is also checking out his 10 book limit at the library each time the family goes and he really enjoys story time at night and them reading in bed for 30 minutes before going to sleep.

Emily

Emily is in First grade.  She loves school.  She and Tyler get to ride the bus, by choice.  Amy asked her if she wants her to take her to school (6 blocks from our house), or not and Emily said she wants to go on the bus.  So, each morning, they stand out there for the bus to come.  It takes them directly to school–a 5 minute ride.  The ride home takes about 45 minutes.  Both she and Tyler like the ride home, because they do their homework on the bus.  When they get home, they get right to the business of playing.

Emily wanted to learn to ride a two-wheeler like her best friend Alex.  So, I ran up and down the sidewalk with her a number of times.  Each time I let go of the bike, she laid it over in the grass.  I came home from work two weeks ago–Emily was riding her bike on her own.  She just decided enough was enough, went out, hopped on the bike and took off. 

Emily likes first grade.  She has two good friends in her class and she plays with them and Tyler during lunch and recess.

Amy

What is there to say.  She is the ruler of her castle, the crowning victor, the magistrate of the feudal lands Trauntvein!  Oh, and she has been feeling better with the pregnancy as well.  As a matter of fact, she painted Emily’s bedroom to match the coloring in the one she had just finished in Utah.  It turned out really nice, she is getting to be quite the artisan with a three inch brush and a nice lamb’s wool roller.  Of course, I helped her.  I installed the chair rail. :)

Amy gets to have a little time to herself these days between the hours of 9:00 am and 2:30 pm while the kids are at school.  That will end.  We can’t have that.  Who ever thought of a Mom who had time to think, clean and enjoy some quiet?  I didn’t think so.  She is adjusting well to Ohio.  She doesn’t get lost anymore, but she does go through a lot more gas here than she did in American Fork.  WalMart and Target here are 15 miles from home.  In AF, they were a mere mile at the most.

Todd

Not much to say about that one.  Working and working.  When it isn’t work, it is church.  When it isn’t church, it is work.  Not much has changed there.

As mentioned above, the family spoke in Sacrament Meeting on 08/25.  Each person picked their topic and wrote their own talk–Dad typed them up, but the kids wrote them.  Each of them did a wonderful job and so did Amy.  The 2nd Counselor in the Stake Presidency was there that day and he sent the children a thank you note for their talks and wrote specifically to each of them.  That was a first for me.

I missed being on the Labor Day campout this year.  You all know that I never missed one and I was there for all nights of the campout.  Some of you think, I did it out of mere desire to support my parents in an activity.  I want you all to know that I did it out of love for each of you.  I love having the family together.  You all know I am a watcher of people.  I liked sitting there and watching you all chat with each other and catch up on the goings-on with each other.  That is the reason I invited you all to my home a few times a year.  Heck!  If were going to spend the eternities together, we better make darn sure we are friends right now.  I love you.  I miss you.  And I know you miss me driving you crazy with my matter-of-fact attitude and my polar-positions on ALL issues <insert big, cheesy grin here>, but know that I love you.  I always have and I miss having you around.

I was happy to hear that so many were able to make it to the campout this year and that Eric was finally able to get some time off.  Too bad about the rain, but that too is a blessing.

Here is a suggestion that you all ought to take advantage of over the next couple of years while the ability exists.  Do the “Trauntvein Roadshow”.  Take off from Utah, and go to Kirsten’s.  Stay a couple of days with her.  Drive from there to Ohio and stay with us for a couple more.  Then drive to Melanie and stay with her for a couple more.  Fly home from Boston.  Meals are free, lodging is free.  You would have to pay for a rental, gas and a flight.  Not too shabby.

Well, I love you all.  I look forward to reading what you write.  Love, Todd.

Plans

Hi Myrna, So thankful you and Leonard were able to meet with Dad and Bob for lunch before his dreaded appointment. Sounds like he has some type of infection, somewhat a more common diagnosis as he ages. Know he gets upset about his immune system the last several months. Anyway, thanks for all you are doing, wish I were closer to help more with Dad. We will be down for Dad on his birthday Saturday and then Wally has an appointment for his regular biopsy and etc. on Monday at LDS Hospital. Think our Brenda will come along with us. How about a more intimate gathering for us all and we can better visit our loved ones and either take Dad out to brunch, lunch or a picnic with all of us and then go back to the house for ice-cream and cake? I got him a fly fishing T-shirt and a message in a bottle card I designed. This will be good to do on his BD and also it won't interfer with the baptism. We will try to come for that, but will now have to work around Brenda and her work schedule, Thanks so much. I love you both, Char

The birthday celebration plans sound great!

Is anything planned for Dad's birthday? What can I do? By the way, Todd is baptizing Tyler on Sept. 24, so could we do it on a different day than that? We are having lunch at our house after the baptism. You are all invited, if you would like to come.
I went in with Dad and Bob to talk to the doctor. He has pnuemonia, the variety we used to call "walking pnuemonia." The doctor said in some people with pneumonia, coughing is not a major symptom because the infection is located in areas of the lung away from the larger airways. Elderly people, children and babies who develop pneumonia may have few symptoms. He also has something is the matter with Dad's thyroid gland, he has nodules. The doctor also wants him to see an endocrinologist because he suspects he has a nontoxic nodular goiter. I was glad I went in with them because they, Bob and Dad, didn't hear the doctor's instructions very well. I had the doctor repeat things by asking questions. Then he started talking louder.

I think you are a GREAT daughter. You call, you listen and you care. That is wonderful.

I love you, Myrna