Do we have a rain cloud over our heads?

For the month of March, we are staying in Santee Lakes, California, just outside of San Diego.  We arrived on Wednesday, February 26, and it was beautiful then the clouds rolled in on Thursday and today, Friday, we are in a continuing rain and wind storm.  It is supposed to last until Sunday.  It never rains in California; they have been in a perpetual drought for years.  I guess it is the rain cloud that follows us.  The last time we took a long trip was to Montana where we witnessed the flash flood in Bannock that destroyed that ghost town.  Let's hope we don't need the free sandbags they are offering to all the communities.

Before we left, we finished teaching a Stake Family History Class - well one on Tuesday mornings and one on Tuesday evenings.  It was great fun.  Theron had a great idea to start with them and scan their photos and provide proof of who they were and then work to parents and grandparents.  If the family gets online at www.familysearch.org and logs in, they can see what I have uploaded.  We have lots of pictures and I'm adding new stories that I have had for years.  For those who don't have an LDS account, just click to get one on the familysearch site.

Theron also designed and taught a youth leadership training to our ward youth advisers and now they want him to provide or help with Stake training.  Here we go again, plowing a field.  We have been thinking about another mission; maybe it's getting close to that time.  (Neala you can't say we aren't giving you warning.)  We know it won't be until after November because this is when we are traveling to Peru and traveling a few days with Carol and John Padilla.

Cleaning out!

As everyone knows, mom and dad Spendlove will be moving from their home of 30+ years to a new one in North Morgan.  They will be tearing down the old one.  We have been up looking for treasures among the trash.  Denzil is taking all the metal, Rodney can now claim is pennies, Dawain found some baseball cards, Linda and I really didn't want anything and Lisa (who wouldn't come down to help) wanted all the games.  It looks like the actual move will be around the first of April.  Changes are hard and I hope they will be able to adjust well.  It will be a good change for them to live in a real, normal house.

During February, each family had some fun times.  Adrian's family went skiing and they got a little school in here and there.  One day, I took Cameron to get his new suit, which is our birthday present for his 12th birthday coming up.  As we talked, he said, "Grandma now don't be sad, but I'm going to do baptisms in the Temple just as soon as I turn 12."  Meaning, if you're not around, I'm not waiting for you.  I had the biggest smile for days!!! Way to go Cameron.

Curt and Melanee were able to take a little trip to St. George and go snowboarding a couple of times.  They don't send any pictures so we can't show everyone how happy they are.

Marc's family is growing.  They had the birthdays and Mason is participating in indoor soccer.  Ali is going to play soccer this summer and Mason is going to play t-ball.  Brittney is exercising Tyce and he is getting fast at his army crawl.  An inside comment to Marc - hope you get your tri-copter fixed and the ceiling!

These are sandcastles built on the beach in Coronado

I'm collecting stories about Great Grandpa Neal Schaefermeyer.  Send them to me so we can honor him on the next blog.  Love to all from "rainy" California.