What is going on in our lives.

Bob and I had a beautiful drive to Utah via Bryce Canyon. Driving back was also a very beautiful drive. I do have pics but have not downloaded them to my computer. I think Bob has put some on his facebook account.

My sister went into the hospital with blood clots in her lungs so that stopped her from getting her planned knee surgery. That,of course, was a big disappointment for her.

It was good seeing our daughters while in Utah. Gwyndolynn slipped on an uneven sidewalk and broke a bone on her foot which will require 6-8 weeks of wearing a "boot". She is busy studying law at the U. of U. Laura is really getting in the swing of things in her job.

Lydia is still"growing". Baby is due in Dec. Rebecca is busy, busy, busy with work and teaching. Life does go on. We do enjoy our lives. We are so blessed.

My immediate passion is working on family history work. I am trying to compile records of living cousins and their children on the Peine line. If you know of anything to share, please do.

My other goal is to get my food storage together. I must get serious about this NOW.

Health care is a big issue going on in the United States today. It is time that we all tried to give our bodies the right food, the right amount of sleep, less stress and more exercises (I don't like to exercise but my body likes it!)

While traveling we listed to some books on tapes. One was The Wisdom of crowds: why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies and nations. We found this very informative.

The second book, we haven't finished it yet, is Intelligence matters :the CIA, the FBI, Saudi Arabia, and the failure of America's war on Terror. Wow! I almost wish we were not listening to it. It is so SAD that these agencies mess things up so terribly. The intelligence committee just does not want to cooperate and share information that would help America be prepared. Sadly, the government officials do not want to accept the facts- they have their own agenda.

As I (Rose) have been reading in the Book of Mormon I can see sooooo many similarities between their day and ours. I am so glad that we have this scripture. I know it is true and it is for our day to help us make better choices if we just would.