Dale's dad, Keith D. Hansen passed away on Feb. 24, 2019 and his funeral was held in the North Logan LDS Ward Chapel on March 2, 2019
Most of the family was in attendance at his funeral, with all of his grandsons and all of his granddaughters as pallbearers on the program. All of his children were to participate in the funeral, but Donna Hansen Brady got real sick the day of the viewing and missed that as well as the funeral. I'm sure it was hard for her to miss this, but sometimes life happens.
Dale shared a nice tribute and memories of his dad, as well as his two brothers and three of his four sisters. They also sang the hymn, Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy.
Because Keith had served in the Army he was given a Military tribute and a 24 gun salute at the cemetery.
The Hersh was a classic older model one and all of the first born grandsons carried the casket out to it. It was a cold day, but the snow and rain held off for us, so it made for a nice day.
Keith was laid to rest in the North Logan Memorial Park and Cemetery, and the family and close friends met back at the North Logan church for a nice dinner with visiting and reminiscing. There was a lot of family, friends, past co-workers, and ward members that stopped by to pay tribute to Keith. He lived a wonderful full life.
Nate flew in for the weekend and ended up with a red Camaro for his rental car, so of course we jumped in for a ride after. I was glad he got to come and visit with family that he hasn't seen for awhile and pay his last tributes to his grandpa. Andrew was able to visit grandpa the day before he passed away and then had to head to Georgia for his work tour, so he missed the funeral, but was glad he got to see and talk to grandpa before he passed away.
I went to help out Amie for another week to help her out while she is still in recovery from her surgery. She's getting around more, just needs to be careful still.
Dale and I went to a show at the Eccles--Jake Shimabukuro--a professional ukulele player that had a couple of other guitar players with him as well. It was very entertaining and it was nice to see the new carpet, counter top in the concessions area, and paint job that the Eccles has been doing all done. It looks WAY nice!
The left side is the old look and the right side is the new look. Great improvement don't you think?
I also ushered Ballet Hispanico which was a cultural dance group, but they were very entertaining as well. I enjoy being able to serve and receive the rewards of a great show.
Dale and I had a bit of a scare this month. We were on our way home from Logan after taking a meal into a couple we have grown close to, in our Married Student Stake from the ward we left before Dale became the Bishop. It was dusk and we were driving around 1st West and 4th South and came upon an older Pathfinder SUV that had flames coming out from the engine area and a guy was throwing snow on it. We pulled over and Dale got out and asked if help had been called, It hadn't so he called 911 to get help because the fire kept getting bigger, and would flare up. I was worried that the SUV would blow up!! We were parked kind of close to the SUV so I got out and jumped in the drivers seat and backed our Subaru up so that it was hopefully out of danger. It seemed like it took 15 min. for the police and fire truck to get there and the flames got more intense and more smoke billowed up around the SUV. The guy just kept throwing snow on it. He even got in and pulled out the stuff he had in it to save his tools etc. Then he just ate a sandwich he had had in there and talked to Dale.
I have to say it was pretty exciting, and took awhile to get the fire out, but they did get it out. The poor guy has no vehicle though, but he seemed pretty calm for what had just happened and thanked Dale for his help before we left. That made for an exciting evening for us!!
Dale and I tended Jorie and Luke for Garrett and Zandra while they went to the funeral of a guy who he worked with when he was going to school at USU. After they got back we went out to eat at Tandoori Oven with them and got to visit. It was a win, win deal for all.
The Utah State University Aggies made our valley roar by taking 1st place in the Mountain West Basketball tournament. This is the first year for the new basketball coach, Coach Smith, and they pulled through for him. They'll be going into the NCAA tournament for the Midwest Region in 8th place. We wish them the best.
Dale had his National School Boards Association (NSBA) Conference in Philadelphia, PA with some of the members of the school board, so I tagged along to see the sights and take a mini vacation. What a beautiful area and so much history to see.
Day 1: We picked up two board members, Kathy Christiansen and Teri Rhodes and drove to Salt Lake in a snowstorm. Then we headed through security and took a red-eye flight out of Salt Lake at 1:00am (due to an hour delay for the plane to be de-iced) and arrived in Philadelphia around 8:00am.
We caught a ride to our hotel through Uber and the hotel let us check into our rooms, so we got settled in our rooms, took a quick nap, and then joined up with some of the other board members that had arrived the day before and we went and did a little touring of the area. The first thing we noticed was that the temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was pretty close to our hotel. Right in the downtown area. Angel Moroni gave it away that it was our temple.
We decided to jump on the Hop on Hop off bus to get a tour and feel of the area. We saw some cool architecture and the Philadelphia Museum of Art where the movie Rocky was filmed.
We hopped off the bus and went to the US Mint for a tour and also got off to see the Liberty Bell.
We also saw the Benjamin Franklin Penny Bust that was made with pennies collected from milk money that the children donated towards it. It was pretty neat to hear the story and see the outcome.
Day 2: We headed out to see a bit more history. We saw where Benjamin Franklin was buried (People had thrown coins on his tomb as a way of remembering him), and where Betsy Roos lived and was buried.
We checked out the temple grounds. Where the temple is built on a busy street there isn't much of a courtyard and landscaping so they have a garden on top of the visitors center that looks across at the temple. That area was pretty and peaceful with flowers in bloom and blossoms on the trees.
We also checked out the area around the temple, and also the Catholic Cathedral Bascillica of St. Peter and St. Paul that was close to our hotel. We went to a concert put on by a Charter School choir that night that they had there. What a beautiful building and great music.
Day 3: While the guys were in classes at the conference. We went to church with it being close enough to walk there, just across the street and down a couple of blocks on the street behind the temple. They sure had a lot of visitors that day, the gym was half full as well. We stayed for the Sunday School lesson also. The members were very welcoming and the building is quite new. On our way back to the hotel the wind and a downpour of sheets of rain came up. We ended up looking like drowned rats once we got back to the hotel!! Then we met up with the group for a luncheon, where we again looked like we'd been in the rain, but the food was good.
The guys went back to their conference and I joined up with Tonya Bagley and Chris Jeppsen (wives of board members). We went to The Independence National Historic Parks National Constitution Center and saw a cool show in the round that showed how the constitution came about and had displays of the history of politics. It also had a really neat area that had bronze statues of all of the men that signed the Constitution in a room that made them appear that they were in a meeting. All the figures were life size and looked like the person. I realized George Washington was quite tall and John Adams was pretty short. We also learned about and saw the dueling guns that were used in the Hamilton-Burr duel that ended up killing Hamilton. Quite interesting.
From there we headed to the Franklin Institute. It was more like exploring the fun side of science. We learned about how our body works, learned about astrology in the Planetarium, and also went on a virtual reality space ship ride to name a few things. It was a pretty cool place. The mission of The Franklin Institute is to inspire a passion for learning about science and technology and that it did. We could of spent more time there, but had to get back for dinner with the group.
Day 4: (Which really was the first day of April) I joined up with Tonya and Chris again and we set out to see more sights. We had purchased a Philadelphia Sightseeing Pass and we were bound to make the most of it in the time we were there. We saw more sights, cool buildings, and checked out the Rodin Museum which houses one of the world's largest collections of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Pretty Coll, huh?
We also went to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University with dinosaurs, live butterflies, live animals, and more. It was more for kids, but we thoroughly loved it. I guess we're kids at heart.
Probably the highlight of the day was going to see the Eastern State Penitentiary, the world's first true penitentiary, a building designed to inspire penitence--or true regret--in the hearts of prisoners. This was home to many of America's most notorious lawbreakers, including bank robber "Slick Willie" Sutton and "Scarface" Al Capone. The prison stands today in ruin, but still holds errie beauty. It was pretty interesting and taught a great lesson on why we want to live a good, honest life.
We headed back to the hotel with sore feet and tired legs from all of the walking we did today, but it was well worth it. Philadelphia has a lot to offer.
Day 5: Most of the group left to head home, but our flight, along with Board members, Kathy Christiansen and Teri Rhodes' flight departed later in the day, so we all took advantage of the day and I went with them to see Independence Hall, and the National Constitution Center.
It just awed me to think that I was standing in the place where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution was penned and signed so many years ago, and to think of all the thought and effort that went into making our country the great place it is to live today.
We said good-bye to the home of where our government started and started off April with a bang, which will come on the next post.
Nate tried to fulfill one of his dreams by climbing Dragontail Peak in Washington, but the conditions weren't conducive of summiting. He only got half-way up the mountain before realizing he needed to head back down. I'm sure glad he knows when the conditions aren't worth risking the full climb.
He also got in some other climbing in Banks Lake South, WA and sent this picture with this comment: "The approach to a climb is a time to mentally prepare, focus, freak-out a little, assess risk, and let all the other worries of life fade away". #vanlife#climbing#mentalpreparation
Amie's two youngest, Langston and Mazin, mastered the Magic Carpet and the bunny hill at Beaver Mt. for the Beavs $8 ski day to celebrate their 80th Anniversary. Amie just had to get out of the house and took the kids up skiing. She's still not back to 100% since her surgery, but knows what she can and can't do. Sounds like she can be a pretty good ski coach from the sidelines.
Mazin learned a lesson the hard way by putting a bean up his nose. Amie came real close to taking him to Instacare, but then did a little trick she learned from her neighbor and blew in his mouth while plugging the open side of his nose and out it popped!! I hope he doesn't try that again.
When it comes to having four kids and dentist appointments Amie got the idea right by going to a dentist that had three examination tables. She got them all at the same time and cut her wait time in half. Smart thinking Amie!
The Mallory's also hosted our second Come Follow Me Dinner/Discussion with the family and Danica and Jason gave a great lesson on helping others ease their burdens. It was a hit with the kids when they had to try and carry Jaxson. Thanks all, I hope we can keep these going.
Kennlyn and Jaxson both finished up their basketball season. Both teams won some and lost some, but they each progressed in their game.
Jaxson turned a teenager this month!! Hard to believe he's that old. They hosted family over for cake and ice cream and Jason and Danica surprised him with tickets to a Jazz Basketball game. Amie was in on the surprise so she got to go to the game as well. Dale and I took him out to dinner at The Copper Mill Restaurant for a seafood dinner. (His choice for his birthday date). Happy #13 Birthday Jaxson!!
We had a few sunny days so Andrew's wife, Lindsay made the most of it and got the kids outside to enjoy some fresh air. They get along pretty well.
Nora has been having her ears tested and it's looking like she's a candidate to have a Cochlear Implant to help her hearing. That's a pretty major surgery, but in the end if she can hear and learn to talk it will be a win. She's such a little trooper.
Garrett found out that his 20/20 eyesight isn't as sharp as it used to be and got some glasses. He still looks pretty handsome I'd say.
He and Zandra got in some skiing with all of the snow that's still in the mountains. Garrett went to Snowbasin with Jason and then they both went with Andrew, Danica and Jason. Gotta make those fresh powder runs when you can.
Danica and Jason left the snow for warmer temperatures by going to Disneyland with Jason's family (his dad had given all the kids tickets to Disneyland for Christmas, so they cashed them in). Disneyland, where dreams come true! They had a great time. I'd say they were obsessed with Mickey Mouse a little bit.
They came home to more fresh snow to make the most of, and that they did. They invited Dad, Andrew, and Garrett to go skiing with them. All had a great time in the powder.
They went to more Jazz games as well. I'd say they are die-hard Jazz fans.
Danica has started up a new little side job doing Graphic Design on her own called Sunflowers and Designs by Danica that's starting to pick up. I hope it works out for her. She definitely has the talent.
The calendar showed that Spring was supposedly suppose to start this month, but we've still had quite a bit of snow and rain and wind and cold temperatures enough that I wonder if we'll just skip spring and go straight to summer in June! O Mercy!!
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