DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WERE HERE IN CALDWELL NOW,AND IN THE COUNTRY ,JUST WHERE WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE.GETTING READY TO PLANT A FAIRLY GOOD SIZED GARDEN,MY NEIGHBOR AND I ARE GONNA GET IT TOGETHER SOON.HOPEFULLY OUR RAIN PERIOD IS ABOUT OVER,SO WE CAN START PLANTING..ALL OF OUR PONDS AND CANALS,ARE RAISING SO HIGH ,THEY HAVE BEEN GOING OVER AND CAUSING QWUITE A BIT OF DISASTER..HOPEING SOON FOR A DROP.IN OVER FILL. THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH .JAMES AND MEGEN HAVING FOOT SURGERY ,OPPOSITE EACH OTHER ,MEGEN'S WAS A HEAL RECONSTRUCTION,AND JAMES HAD SOME WORK DONE ON HIS BIG TOE AND A BUNION REMOVED...BOTH ARE COMING ALONG FINE..AS FOR US WE ARE GOOD ALSO,ROGER HAS HAD A FEW HEALTH ISSUES ADDRESSED,BUT NO WORRIES AT THIS TIME..AND I'M GOOD ,DOING ALOT BETTER THESE DAYS..HAD MY MOM COME VISIT FOR A FEW DAYS LAST CHRISTMAS ,HAD A VERY NICE VISIT,AND THEN WE TOOK HER TO BEND OR.TO MEET PAT,AND SHE VISITED WITH HER FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. SHE WENT BACK HOME IN TIME FOR MY NEPHEWS SPENCER HARDYS FAREWELL IN MARCH .HE IS GOING TO RUSSIA. IT WILL BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR HIM,REALLY COOL I HEAR,BUT SHOULD BE A WONDERFUL CHALLENGE.WE HAVEN'T AS A FAMILY GONE VERY FAR THIS YEAR SO FAR ,BUT ARE GETTING EXCITED FOR ALL THE FAMILY REUNIONS COMING UP SOON..AND WE ARE HOPEING TO MAKE OUR ANNUAL TRIP THROUGH UTAH ,ARIZONA AND ON DOWN TO NEW MEXICO TO VISIT WITH MY DEAREST FRIENDS ,THE BARNES..AND FISH FAMILIES..MISS THEM ,WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRIP,LATER IN THE YEAR.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GO OUT TO ALL BIRTHDAYS COMING,AND PAST ,WE LOVE YOU ALL AND WISH YOU THE BEST..