Wrapping Up the Summer Term

 This coming week is the last week of Institute before finals and the summer break.  BYU Hawaii does not teach any classes in July or August.  We are going ahead and holding Institute however.  We will take a couple of weeks off for finals and for Janice to have her surgery.  We have one last lesson this month on Wednesday.  

We are trying to organize a end of term party during the week of finals.  We hope to have BBQ sandwiches and play some games.  

We got to attend the temple on Friday and do some initiatory work.  It was a great way to start the day.  We usually start our day with a swim in the ocean at the beach just down from our house.  It makes the rest of our day so much more pleasant when we do that.

Janice got a cortisone shot in one of her knees a couple of weeks ago and it has made a huge difference.  Until then, some days she would almost be crying from the pain.  It has been a relief to not have it bother her so much.  She could not get a shot in the knee that is going to be replaced in a couple of weeks but it has really seemed to help.  It is a blessing to get her up to the surgery.  

We just got updated lists of potential students who could come to Institute.  We have sent out mass emails to everyone on the list and have already gotten pretty good responses.  The nice thing is that none of the students here will have classes so they can also attend Institute to help feed their souls. 

We continue to miss our family but are thankful that they keep in touch with us by phone and video.  We received wonderful news that three of our granddaughters, Eliza, Kaitlin, and Samantha get to come visit us in August before school starts.  We are excited to have them take some time to be with us. 

We thank God every day for the chance to be here.  We love the people here and associating with the young people here is energizing.  We frequently stay after 10:00 PM on Institute nights visiting with them.  It is rewarding to be the grandparents on the scene here when they need someone to talk to.  They are a good bunch!

Our little garden

We love to drive a few miles up to the point and watch the sun set!