Oh, yeah! We have a blog...

There is so much to catch up on, I don't know where to start. If things are out of order, I do apologize. And if I have forgotten something, I apologize even more.

Let's see, there's the furnace guys... We made an appointment, and my Dad came over, we waited a few hours, realized they wouldn't have time to finish the job in one day, so my Dad sent them away. Next appointment, we waited even longer. Noticing they were late, we called, and they were "40 minutes away." An hour later, they were 20 minutes away. 40 minutes later, they were 5 minutes away. 20 minutes later, they were still 5 minutes away. Another 20 minutes later, they were another 5 minutes away. a half hour later, they arrived. That's right, they were 3 hours late. And guess what... It took all day, and they still had to come back... twice. Of all four times they came to our house, they were not on time once. But we have a new furnace and central air.

We also got a new garage door. They came on time and were fast.

Plucky (our car) died and was resurrected. To all owners of a Kia Rio, read your owners manual (if you got one, we didn't) and replace the timing belt after 60,000 miles! The cost for a belt is better than the cost of a used engine. But our used engine has fewer miles, so Plucky seems younger. But the check engine light doesn't constantly flicker to say "hello" in the rain, on hills, tight turns, or anytime anymore, so we feel the car has lost some personality. Oh well. The sacrifices you make for a reliable automobile. We love our car!

On Memorial Day, we visited the cemeteries again. But this time, we did it with some of my family. It was a very good experience.

My Grandmother (my last grandparent) passed away. It was a difficult passing, for a number of reasons. I'll be honest, growing up, she was not my favorite grandparent. But she is the one I had the most memories with, and she really wasn't as bad as I thought when I was as a child. When I was little, I saw her as mean and strict. As a young adult on, I saw her as a lady who was very proper. As my family talked about at her funeral, we learned a lot about propriety, etiquette, and manners from her. I also think it was her love for Christmas that was such a huge influence on me. I will miss you Grandma.

Jenn did a portrait of my Grandma Ashworth and her second husband (who she is sealed to). She had a major mishap with her airbrush midway though, but she still finished in less than a week, and I think it's one of her best pieces. And Jenn feels very much like she was guided along the way. Something I can imagine my Grandmother doing.



She compiled these two pictures into one.

Ella, our 7th niece (first from Jenn's side, 14th "nibling" overall) was born. And the whole Kenworthy clan came out for her blessing. I was able to be in the circle at the blessing, because I received the Melchizedek Priesthood a few days prior.

Between birthdays, blessings, ordinations, and holidays, we've had barbecue after barbecue and party after party. Lots of fun, but almost too much excitement for us to handle! :)

So that was our spring and summer.