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Venola came to visit us for a few days. I wasn't intelligent enough to take a picture so you'll just have to imagine. She arrived on Monday night and she had fun reading with Noah. Tuesday we mostly just caught up chatting while I knitted. Murray and his mom went for a walk taking Noah over to the church for YM (however, YM had been moved to Wed. but we didn't know). Venola is doing amazingly well considering she just had her knee replacement in May. Of course, she would like it to get better faster, as we all would in her situation, but she has a good attitude about it and is making steady progress. She hardly used her walker at all, but it is good to have ready to make sure she doesn't fall. Wednesday, Murray came home from his University Conference Meetings to take his mom to lunch. I was proud of Murray for declining an assignment from the dean so he could spend this time with Venola. I think it meant a lot to her. She is lots of fun to have around. Hope

Jon & Mindy Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . Jon & Mindy Scott are back in town for school at BYU. They spent the Summer in Fallon, NV with Mindy's parents where Jon had an internship with the government. He devloped a plan that they will implement for animal control. Apparently people have interesting pets there, including lions and tigers. Jon & Mindy came over for dinner last Sunday and we had a great time eating and enjoying each others company. I'm looking forward to seeing more of them this year. Last year was a blur and unfortunately we didn't see as much of them or Ryan and Kellie and now Ryan and Kellie have moved to Spokane and I've missed my opportunity with them. Hopefully I can be a better Aunt Susie to Jon and Mindy.

Time to Go Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . The time finally arrived for Elder Roger Astle to leave for the MTC. It's hard to tell who looks happier-the missionary or his family.

Anxiously Waiting Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . Roger has been ready to go since they arrived in Utah. Unfortunately, the MTC wouldn't take him early so he had to wait.

Noah Turns 16 Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . It is a good thing that Noah doesn't turn 16 everyday. I don't think we would live much longer. My sister, Sandy, and her children went with us to Lagoon Amusement Park to celebrate. They are visiting from Citrus Heights, CA to bring her son Roger to the MTC. Elder Astle enters the MTC on Wed. the 23rd to serve in the Pittsburgh, PA Mission. So we went to Lagoon at 11:30am-6:00pm. We went on a LOT of rides. Noah's favorite is the Spider, a roller coaster where the cars spin. It is pretty fun. Noah also got a present he loves-a portable DVD player. He watched Mary Poppins to and from the park. We stopped at Wal-mart on the way home and grabbed a cake. When we finally got home the Eldards came over and brought Noah some Mickey Mouse ice cream pops and Fat Boy strawberry cheesecake ice cream bars. The Eldards sure spoil us! We had a great time but like I said at the beginning it's a good thing we d

Swimming at Grandma Jackie's Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . We had a wonderful trip to Sacramento. We arrived on July 30th in Emma's new Elantra. She wanted to show Grandpa her new car and she drove the whole way. Emma's friend, roommate, and traveling companion, Melissa Keil, came with us. This picture is of Emma and Melissa in the pool. That is where they lived. It is a good thing too. The first swim of the vacation was marred by an emergency. The girls took Noah swimming and I was planning to shower when Melissa came in and said Emma needed me. Noah had a seizure and was just swimming in a tight circle. Emma grabbed him and the three of us got his #160 of dead weight out of the pool. As he was coming out of the seizure he took Emma's hand and said, "thank you." She was very touched. Noah slept the rest of the day, which is par for the course. He is trying a new medication. Hopefully it will better control his seizures. Three

Owlz Fan Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . We went to an Owlz game with John and Marj for the 24th of July. They are so great to treat us to these games. Noah ended up with lots of souvenirs. American flags were given to all the spectators, and John bought Noah his own official Owlz baseball to go with the Owlz souvenir bat he gave Noah last year along with lots of treats and snacks. But the craziest souvenir of all was a total surprise. While the staff were throwing balls to the crowd one came our way. John jumped up to try to grab one for Noah (who was seated directly in front of John) the ball hit his hand and dropped right into Noah's lap. I've never seen Noah look so surprised (and pleased.)