Hello everyone,
Leon and I are going today to Salt Lake City to have a one-day training session tomorrow from NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) We will be staying at the Hilton Hotel in downtown SLC! Next week we will start our testing. This is my third year and Leon's fourth. We go to different schools in central Utah and administer tests to 4th, 8th and 12th grade students. Luckily we have a script we have to read so that everyone receives the same information. We don't correct their booklets either; they are sent back to Washington DC for grading. We usually test Monday through Thursday, but occasionally we have to stay over to do a makeup test. Sometimes we have to leave Sunday afternoon in order to arrive at the town to be ready for testing the next morning. We don't know yet just where we will be testing; we should find out tomorrow. It is a nice little working vacation; we earn money and are reimbursed for meals, gas and hotels if we stay overnight. I won't have much time at home these next six to seven weeks so will start writing again in March. Thank you all for the nice things you have said and the encouragement to continue writing.
Love,
Barbara, Mom, Grandma
Monday, January 19, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Alan married, World's Fair visit, 1983
1982 was the year Alan married a lovely girl, Peggy Wonnacott, on June 25 in the Salt Lake Temple. She is a great addition to the family. We had a luncheon at a ward building and it poured rain but it cleared up by the evening when the reception was held in her parents’ back yard.
In 1983, Doug came home from his mission in Guatemala; it was nice to have him home again. He started working at the Mall in the evenings and brought home lots of interesting things that had been thrown out. Sometimes cookies, other times silverware, trays, etc.
Nancy tried out for the musical "King and I" by singing "Tomorrow" from Annie and became one of the royal children. I could hardly recognize her in all her makeup but she looked great.. She really enjoyed that experience.
We now have a big family: Sylvia and Brent have six children, Jenny, David, James, Ryan, Chris and Becky. David has three: Melissa, Alicia and Salem. Tricia and Alan have three also: Tannie, Trent and Russell. What great grandkids they all are.
Pleasant Grove H.S. band and dance team had the opportunity to go to the World’s Fair in New Orleans and I got to go too! The group first flew to Dallas, TX and put on shows at some ward buildings. From then on we used buses. We went to Houston and visited the LB Johnson Space Center and Galveston. The beach wasn’t as pretty as California beaches but it was water! We drove east and visited a great place in Louisiana, "Oak Alley", a beautiful plantation with large old oak trees leading up the house. It also had beautiful gardens. We stayed in New Orleans for several days and visited the French Market. We also took a trip up the Mississippi on a paddle boat, I think it was "The Natchez" and had dinner. That was a fun experience. We also walked around the French Quarter and from a distance, a cemetery where everything is above ground because of the water level. The cemetery was like those in Buenos Aires and other Latin countries; I was familiar with them.
Visiting the World’s Fair was a great experience. The various exhibits from different countries were so interesting. One great one was from Egypt. It had a diorama, or rather a large area laid out showing the Nile River and the Aswan Dam and all the area watered by the river. The Korean exhibit was also a favorite. I received a nice fan from them which I kept for many years. Italy also showed the water system in Rome with sewers and cisterns.
We flew home after a great experience. There had been a little trouble, though, one boy had to be sent home because he wouldn’t keep to the rules.
In 1983, Doug came home from his mission in Guatemala; it was nice to have him home again. He started working at the Mall in the evenings and brought home lots of interesting things that had been thrown out. Sometimes cookies, other times silverware, trays, etc.
Nancy tried out for the musical "King and I" by singing "Tomorrow" from Annie and became one of the royal children. I could hardly recognize her in all her makeup but she looked great.. She really enjoyed that experience.
We now have a big family: Sylvia and Brent have six children, Jenny, David, James, Ryan, Chris and Becky. David has three: Melissa, Alicia and Salem. Tricia and Alan have three also: Tannie, Trent and Russell. What great grandkids they all are.
Pleasant Grove H.S. band and dance team had the opportunity to go to the World’s Fair in New Orleans and I got to go too! The group first flew to Dallas, TX and put on shows at some ward buildings. From then on we used buses. We went to Houston and visited the LB Johnson Space Center and Galveston. The beach wasn’t as pretty as California beaches but it was water! We drove east and visited a great place in Louisiana, "Oak Alley", a beautiful plantation with large old oak trees leading up the house. It also had beautiful gardens. We stayed in New Orleans for several days and visited the French Market. We also took a trip up the Mississippi on a paddle boat, I think it was "The Natchez" and had dinner. That was a fun experience. We also walked around the French Quarter and from a distance, a cemetery where everything is above ground because of the water level. The cemetery was like those in Buenos Aires and other Latin countries; I was familiar with them.
Visiting the World’s Fair was a great experience. The various exhibits from different countries were so interesting. One great one was from Egypt. It had a diorama, or rather a large area laid out showing the Nile River and the Aswan Dam and all the area watered by the river. The Korean exhibit was also a favorite. I received a nice fan from them which I kept for many years. Italy also showed the water system in Rome with sewers and cisterns.
We flew home after a great experience. There had been a little trouble, though, one boy had to be sent home because he wouldn’t keep to the rules.
Monday, January 5, 2009
1980-82, Rob & Doug's missions, etc.
In 1978, Mom and Dad Honey celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. All the extended family were able to be there except Alan, who was on his mission in Italy. It was an open house outside of their mobile home.
In 1979, David married Tricia Quinn in the Los Angeles Temple. Nancy was one of the flower girls and Doug one of the Best Men. The reception was held in the home of a daughter of LeGrand Richards; a very lovely lady.
In 1980, Dad Honey had fallen and broken his leg. He was in Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and Mom stayed with us. Leon and I had to give her insulin shots in her arm. That was a very hard thing to do for me. The latter part of January, Leon, Rob and Doug drove down to Montezuma Creek to visit Syl and Brent. I took Mom to visit Dad in the hospital and while we were there he had a heart attack and died. Tricia and Alan had come to visit him but arrived too late but they took us home. Leon and boys immediately came back, also Sylvia and family drove up. During this time was one of the worst snow storms we had experienced; schools and work places were closed. Luckily the snow stopped in time for the funeral in Ephraim and the burial in Salt Lake City. After the funeral, Bill and Kathy took Mom home to live with them.
Rob was called to serve in the Chile Osorno Mission and was able to see Alan just as he returned from Italy. We now have more grandchildren, Jenny, David, Tannie, Melissa, Trent James, Alicia and Ryan. What great kids!.
1980 was also the year of my parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary and our family went down to Downey to help celebrate. A lovely program was presented. The trio sang, Carol sang, Leon and David played solos, Gina and I sang "Muñequita Linda", also a family choir. Roy Fitzell, a Hollywood dancer and former Uruguayan missionary danced. and different people told about various times in my parents’ lives. It was a great evening with many family members and former missionaries who had served under my parents.
Doug, after graduating from High School, entered the Marine Reserves and went to San Diego for training. When it was time for his graduation, Leon, Sylvia, Tricia and I drove down to San Diego to witness the ceremony. It was very thrilling to see all the men marching. When Doug got home he turned in his papers and was called to the Guatemala Guatemala City Mission. At that time, missions were only for 18 months and Doug paid his own way; we were very proud of him for that Rob and Doug didn’t see each other for about three years as their missions overlapped. When Rob got home, he had one of his companions live with us for a time: Jim Ostler. When Doug got him, one of his companions also lived with us, Solomon Urriola.
In 1982, Pleasant Grove H.S. put on Sound of Music, with Leon leading the orchestra. The daughter of Duke and Joana Major (he a former Uruguayan missionary and she was a freshman at the Y when I was) was Maria. Joana and I were nuns. It was very fun to be in a musical production and memorize all the music.
We had fun visits to the Barlows in Montezuma Creek. One time they took us to a place near Bluff to some ruins. We had to cross the San Juan River on a swinging bridge (we felt like Indiana Jones crossing over on that swaying bridge) then walk quite a ways then come to 17-Room Ruin. It is very isolated, no one around and we could climb up into all the rooms. We have visited them several times and they are always a fun thing to do.
In 1979, David married Tricia Quinn in the Los Angeles Temple. Nancy was one of the flower girls and Doug one of the Best Men. The reception was held in the home of a daughter of LeGrand Richards; a very lovely lady.
In 1980, Dad Honey had fallen and broken his leg. He was in Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and Mom stayed with us. Leon and I had to give her insulin shots in her arm. That was a very hard thing to do for me. The latter part of January, Leon, Rob and Doug drove down to Montezuma Creek to visit Syl and Brent. I took Mom to visit Dad in the hospital and while we were there he had a heart attack and died. Tricia and Alan had come to visit him but arrived too late but they took us home. Leon and boys immediately came back, also Sylvia and family drove up. During this time was one of the worst snow storms we had experienced; schools and work places were closed. Luckily the snow stopped in time for the funeral in Ephraim and the burial in Salt Lake City. After the funeral, Bill and Kathy took Mom home to live with them.
Rob was called to serve in the Chile Osorno Mission and was able to see Alan just as he returned from Italy. We now have more grandchildren, Jenny, David, Tannie, Melissa, Trent James, Alicia and Ryan. What great kids!.
1980 was also the year of my parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary and our family went down to Downey to help celebrate. A lovely program was presented. The trio sang, Carol sang, Leon and David played solos, Gina and I sang "Muñequita Linda", also a family choir. Roy Fitzell, a Hollywood dancer and former Uruguayan missionary danced. and different people told about various times in my parents’ lives. It was a great evening with many family members and former missionaries who had served under my parents.
Doug, after graduating from High School, entered the Marine Reserves and went to San Diego for training. When it was time for his graduation, Leon, Sylvia, Tricia and I drove down to San Diego to witness the ceremony. It was very thrilling to see all the men marching. When Doug got home he turned in his papers and was called to the Guatemala Guatemala City Mission. At that time, missions were only for 18 months and Doug paid his own way; we were very proud of him for that Rob and Doug didn’t see each other for about three years as their missions overlapped. When Rob got home, he had one of his companions live with us for a time: Jim Ostler. When Doug got him, one of his companions also lived with us, Solomon Urriola.
In 1982, Pleasant Grove H.S. put on Sound of Music, with Leon leading the orchestra. The daughter of Duke and Joana Major (he a former Uruguayan missionary and she was a freshman at the Y when I was) was Maria. Joana and I were nuns. It was very fun to be in a musical production and memorize all the music.
We had fun visits to the Barlows in Montezuma Creek. One time they took us to a place near Bluff to some ruins. We had to cross the San Juan River on a swinging bridge (we felt like Indiana Jones crossing over on that swaying bridge) then walk quite a ways then come to 17-Room Ruin. It is very isolated, no one around and we could climb up into all the rooms. We have visited them several times and they are always a fun thing to do.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Working at Utah Technical College, etc, Tannie's birth
Leon, taught for one year at Brighton High (the band teacher had taken a sabbatical leave and Leon taught in his place). The school put on "Oklahoma" and the kids gave him a plaque in the shape of the state. At one of the basketball games I played the drums in the pep band. It was a very small band! After that year, he applied at the Alpine School District and became the band teacher at Pleasant Grove High School.
Tann Michelle Romriell was born July 17, 1978 so Leon drove me down to help out. They were living in a very nice house in Chino, CA I got to give her her first bath. It was a great experience.
I needed to find a job and after putting in my application in several places, I began working at the Utah Technical College, UTC. I worked in the office of Continuing Education and Roger Plothow was the director. Barbara Smith, a niece though inactive, of Pres. David O. McKay, was the assistant director. At first I worked for Gordon Evans, in charge of Fire Science, and Walter Barrus, the OSHA representative. I always said I got the job because our son David had filled a mission in Hong Kong, Roger’s son was then serving in Hong Kong, and Gordon’s son had just received his call to Hong Kong! Cecilia Patterson was the main secretary. It was a great place to work; everyone got along fine.
When each semester began, I would drive to Ogden and/or Salt Lake Community College and register fire science students. I would drive by myself, take the money and get everyone registered, then return home and then, the next day, turn in everything. A few times, Leon went with me, but mostly I went by myself. I would get a car from the school car pool to drive. I would often get a car and drive Roger to the SL airport when he had to go out of town.
Roger was a great person to work for. I was a little older than he and could remember things from the past and so he would enjoy talking about WW II, movies, and other incidents. He believed in rewarding his employees by sending them to various workshops around the country. He sent me to Glenwood Springs, CO (Leon was able to go with me as we drove there); to Cincinnati, OH, Boston, MA and twice to Washington D.C. I always took copious notes but he never wanted to read them so they were just filed.
The trip to Boston was great. The family paid for Leon to go with me and we had a wonderful time. We were able to walk the Freedom Trail, see Paul Revere’s home, visit the sailing ship "Old Ironsides" and take a tour to Plymouth where we visited the "Mayflower" replica. We enjoyed riding the subway, which rattled and shook, but got us wherever we wanted to go. We also visited Harvard University. All in all, a great trip. I did attend the workshops!
The Washington D.C. trips were also wonderful. Another girl from the office, was my roommate. She went on just one of the trips. She was fearful of being out at night, so we would go buy hamburgers and bring them back to the hotel room for supper. For one of the luncheons, I sat by our College President and visited with him. The other girl thought it bold of me, but I figured, what the heck, he is just a man after all!
In Washington I was able to see the Declaration of Independence, visit the White House, the Capital, tour Mount Vernon, Arlington Cemetery, see the statue of the raising of the Flag, Ford’s Theater, and all the Smithsonian Museums, between my two visits. One time, while visiting the National Gallery of Art, Roger wanted to go with me. I would go into one room, look at the painting and he would sit on a bench, then we’d go into another room and the same thing would happen. I really enjoyed myself. Roger also really liked his food and chose great restaurants. In Washington was where I first tasted Key Lime Pie, GREAT!
Tann Michelle Romriell was born July 17, 1978 so Leon drove me down to help out. They were living in a very nice house in Chino, CA I got to give her her first bath. It was a great experience.
I needed to find a job and after putting in my application in several places, I began working at the Utah Technical College, UTC. I worked in the office of Continuing Education and Roger Plothow was the director. Barbara Smith, a niece though inactive, of Pres. David O. McKay, was the assistant director. At first I worked for Gordon Evans, in charge of Fire Science, and Walter Barrus, the OSHA representative. I always said I got the job because our son David had filled a mission in Hong Kong, Roger’s son was then serving in Hong Kong, and Gordon’s son had just received his call to Hong Kong! Cecilia Patterson was the main secretary. It was a great place to work; everyone got along fine.
When each semester began, I would drive to Ogden and/or Salt Lake Community College and register fire science students. I would drive by myself, take the money and get everyone registered, then return home and then, the next day, turn in everything. A few times, Leon went with me, but mostly I went by myself. I would get a car from the school car pool to drive. I would often get a car and drive Roger to the SL airport when he had to go out of town.
Roger was a great person to work for. I was a little older than he and could remember things from the past and so he would enjoy talking about WW II, movies, and other incidents. He believed in rewarding his employees by sending them to various workshops around the country. He sent me to Glenwood Springs, CO (Leon was able to go with me as we drove there); to Cincinnati, OH, Boston, MA and twice to Washington D.C. I always took copious notes but he never wanted to read them so they were just filed.
The trip to Boston was great. The family paid for Leon to go with me and we had a wonderful time. We were able to walk the Freedom Trail, see Paul Revere’s home, visit the sailing ship "Old Ironsides" and take a tour to Plymouth where we visited the "Mayflower" replica. We enjoyed riding the subway, which rattled and shook, but got us wherever we wanted to go. We also visited Harvard University. All in all, a great trip. I did attend the workshops!
The Washington D.C. trips were also wonderful. Another girl from the office, was my roommate. She went on just one of the trips. She was fearful of being out at night, so we would go buy hamburgers and bring them back to the hotel room for supper. For one of the luncheons, I sat by our College President and visited with him. The other girl thought it bold of me, but I figured, what the heck, he is just a man after all!
In Washington I was able to see the Declaration of Independence, visit the White House, the Capital, tour Mount Vernon, Arlington Cemetery, see the statue of the raising of the Flag, Ford’s Theater, and all the Smithsonian Museums, between my two visits. One time, while visiting the National Gallery of Art, Roger wanted to go with me. I would go into one room, look at the painting and he would sit on a bench, then we’d go into another room and the same thing would happen. I really enjoyed myself. Roger also really liked his food and chose great restaurants. In Washington was where I first tasted Key Lime Pie, GREAT!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Move to Orem 1977
Leon was getting tired of teaching and wanted a change. We had always wanted to go back to Utah and on one of our trips he found a photography studio for sale. Brent went in on it with us. Leon's last day of school was June 15th, graduation. Alan, who was the band drum major, graduated that day. He, Rob and Doug played in the band. We loaded up on a large semi-trailer that belonged to a member of the ward. He drove the semi, Alan drove the little Toyota, Rob drove the station wagon with Doug, and Leon and I with Mark and Nancy were in our camper.We had bought a large five- or six bedroom home in Orem, Utah 767 E 400 S. It had a fenced back yard with two very large old apricot trees and concord grape vines. We eventually had 4 bedrooms downstairs with a 3/4 bath and two bedrooms upstairs with a full bath and 1/2 bath. We had converted one of the bedrooms into a dining room. For the first years we had to endure ORANGE carpet in the living room together with our ORANGE couch and overstuffed chair. I hated the colors! After quite a few years we took up the carpeting and found lovely hardwood floors which Leon refinished. We also painted and put up wallpaper. Brent doing the wallpaper and it became a lovely home. We bought new living room furniture that added to the pleasant feeling in the living room.The photography studio was called Mountainwest Photography, located on University Ave in Provo. Brent and Leon took the pictures and I was the receptionist. They learned to take good pictures but were not pushy salesmen! Alan also took pictures before he left for his mission in Padova, Italy. This experience enabled him to become a professional photographer, a very good one. The busines really couldn't support two families and both Brent and Leon decided they would rather be teachers. Brent went to Montezuma Creek and Leon, after taking some classes towards a doctoral degree, taught at Brighton High in Sale Lake County. Alan and I ran the studio, then when he left Rob began taking pictures, a senior in high school. Eventually we just gave the studio back to the previous owner.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Another Barlow baby; Tricia's wedding
Another snippet about the Vietnamese. Leon would take them to the parking lot of the high school and try to teach them to drive. They said they were ready before he though they were but took them to take their driving test anyway. The man who conducted the tests told Leon to take them home and not to bring them back! I guess they eventually did get their licenses. They bought Tricia’s car and promptly wrecked it!
We exchanged Christmas cards with Xuan for several years and then they stopped coming. It was and interesting experience.
Leon’s parents filled a temple mission at the Manti Temple and when released, they moved to Ephraim. They lived in "The General" and two-bedroom trailer with a pop-out side in the living room. Dad Honey built a utility porch on the side and Joan bought an old home next to them. We enjoyed driving down and visiting with all of them. Joan and her family had a lot of funny songs they taught us.
Sylvia and Brent had another baby, David Michael, born in Cortez, CO. He was early and his lungs were not fully developed and he had to be flown to a hospital in Albuquerque. Leon and I came, borrowing Grandpa Honey’s little trailer on the way. I stayed with little Jenny and Brent and Leon took Sylvia and Tricia down to Albuquerque to be near David. I again celebrated Sylvia and Brent’s anniversary, their 2nd! I made Jenny her first birthday cake. Mom and Dad Honey were able to come to Montezuma Creek for David’s blessing.
The next big event in our lives was Tricia’s wedding. She met Alan Romriell at Young Adults and he was (and is) a great guy. They were married in the Los Angeles Temple and Leon’s folks, my folks, David, Fred & Carol, Brent & Sylvia and Alan’s family were present. Again I made the wedding dress. Tricia chose a Vogue pattern, a little tricky, and I first made a dressy dress then the wedding dress. She has worn her wedding dress as a temple dress all these years. Sylvia was matron of honor, some cousins, and Alan’s sisters were bridesmaids. Nancy and Alan little sister Janna were flower girls. Grandma Williams also wrote a wedding song which was sung at the reception. It was a lovely day. We now had two great sons-in-laws.
We exchanged Christmas cards with Xuan for several years and then they stopped coming. It was and interesting experience.
Leon’s parents filled a temple mission at the Manti Temple and when released, they moved to Ephraim. They lived in "The General" and two-bedroom trailer with a pop-out side in the living room. Dad Honey built a utility porch on the side and Joan bought an old home next to them. We enjoyed driving down and visiting with all of them. Joan and her family had a lot of funny songs they taught us.
Sylvia and Brent had another baby, David Michael, born in Cortez, CO. He was early and his lungs were not fully developed and he had to be flown to a hospital in Albuquerque. Leon and I came, borrowing Grandpa Honey’s little trailer on the way. I stayed with little Jenny and Brent and Leon took Sylvia and Tricia down to Albuquerque to be near David. I again celebrated Sylvia and Brent’s anniversary, their 2nd! I made Jenny her first birthday cake. Mom and Dad Honey were able to come to Montezuma Creek for David’s blessing.
The next big event in our lives was Tricia’s wedding. She met Alan Romriell at Young Adults and he was (and is) a great guy. They were married in the Los Angeles Temple and Leon’s folks, my folks, David, Fred & Carol, Brent & Sylvia and Alan’s family were present. Again I made the wedding dress. Tricia chose a Vogue pattern, a little tricky, and I first made a dressy dress then the wedding dress. She has worn her wedding dress as a temple dress all these years. Sylvia was matron of honor, some cousins, and Alan’s sisters were bridesmaids. Nancy and Alan little sister Janna were flower girls. Grandma Williams also wrote a wedding song which was sung at the reception. It was a lovely day. We now had two great sons-in-laws.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sylvia's baby, Vietnamese
That summer, 1975, Sylvia and Brent were moving to Montezuma Creek, on the Indian Reservation in Southern Utah and we were going to help. At first, we had a large trailer hooked up to our station wagon with all their furniture but the load was too heavy for our car. A truck was rented and Leon, Nancy age 5, and I started out on the trip. Sylvia and Brent went in their own car. I couldn’t believe how often we stopped for gas for that truck. We had to fill up in Victorville, which was just barely starting out on the trip. I think the truck got about three miles to the gallon and we stopped at every little town on our way. The kids had either rented or bought a trailer in Montezuma Creek and everything was unloaded Brent worked as a teacher’s aid at the elementary school.
I can’t remember whether it was on the way to Montezuma Creek or on the way home, but we stopped for the night at a motel. We made a little bed on the floor for Nancy to sleep on, made of blankets. Returning from the Barlows, a sheep ran into the road and we hit it. Nancy felt so badly about that, it really upset her.
In September, when Sylvia’s baby was expected, Leon, Alan and I drove back to Montezuma Creek to help out. Jennifer Lynn, our first grandchild, was born in Monticello on September 5th. How exciting, such a sweet little baby. Leon returned to Garden Grove to continue teaching. On September 6th, Brent and I celebrated their first wedding anniversary by eating out at a restaurant after visiting Sylvia in the hospital. After about a week, Leon drove back up to bring us home..
Sometime during 1975, many Vietnamese came into the U.S. Members of the church were asked to help out so we opened our home to two boys, Nien and Xuan Van Vu. Nien was the oldest about 27, and had been a teacher, Xuan was about 18. Leon had partitioned part of the garage so that we had two little bedrooms in it. Doug and Mark had bunk beds in the first room and the other boys in the back. Shortly afterwards, their brother Gon joined us. It was quite an experience! They took turns in all our activities and prayers. For family night they played the guitar and sang songs but never changed chords. It sounded very different to our ears and we never could figure out if they just didn’t know how to play or if that was really how it was supposed to sound. When I brought out the clothes basket with the socks in it to fold, Nien would say "the sock game." Sylvia, Brent and Jenny came for Christmas and when Nien prayed, he would say "and bless bebbee." meaning Jenny.
I can’t remember whether it was on the way to Montezuma Creek or on the way home, but we stopped for the night at a motel. We made a little bed on the floor for Nancy to sleep on, made of blankets. Returning from the Barlows, a sheep ran into the road and we hit it. Nancy felt so badly about that, it really upset her.
In September, when Sylvia’s baby was expected, Leon, Alan and I drove back to Montezuma Creek to help out. Jennifer Lynn, our first grandchild, was born in Monticello on September 5th. How exciting, such a sweet little baby. Leon returned to Garden Grove to continue teaching. On September 6th, Brent and I celebrated their first wedding anniversary by eating out at a restaurant after visiting Sylvia in the hospital. After about a week, Leon drove back up to bring us home..
Sometime during 1975, many Vietnamese came into the U.S. Members of the church were asked to help out so we opened our home to two boys, Nien and Xuan Van Vu. Nien was the oldest about 27, and had been a teacher, Xuan was about 18. Leon had partitioned part of the garage so that we had two little bedrooms in it. Doug and Mark had bunk beds in the first room and the other boys in the back. Shortly afterwards, their brother Gon joined us. It was quite an experience! They took turns in all our activities and prayers. For family night they played the guitar and sang songs but never changed chords. It sounded very different to our ears and we never could figure out if they just didn’t know how to play or if that was really how it was supposed to sound. When I brought out the clothes basket with the socks in it to fold, Nien would say "the sock game." Sylvia, Brent and Jenny came for Christmas and when Nien prayed, he would say "and bless bebbee." meaning Jenny.
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