the president speaks

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the new ASB president of the St John Elementary School!

I ran for president and won. My campaign slogan was "Vote for Super Cooper!" I promised to get terriyaki dippers back on the menu, foreign pen pals and help organize a science fair. My opponent was the girl across the street who broke my nose. I wore my suitcoat to give my speech and I looked "hansum." This is going to be my best year ever.

For FHE last Monday Grandma and Grandpa treated us to the Spokane Fair. It brought back great childhood memories. I remember Grandpa Chocolate in his booth selling Little Giant Ladders, getting my first taste of a good and greasy Elephant Ear and the smell of a barn full of chickens. The rides, (just like now) terrified me. It was fun to watch my kids and nieces and nephews getting their first taste of cotton candy and trying to decide which ride to take. The highlight was the tractor pull. Kimball not only won the pull, he won for biggest smile and best crowd pleasing performance. Eliza was thrilled to get her purple cowgirl boots shined up with Grandpa. It's these sweet experiences that make Mom and Dad's mission to Mesa seem bittersweet. I'm so excited for them, but they will be missed.

labor day

Our Aunt Kimberly took Labor day very literally this year. We are so grateful little Kolby Lynn arrived safetly. She is a chubbers with tons of hair and looks just like Kimberly. I sure hope they let me call her Kopal.




On Labor day the King family joined us for a morning of yard work at the home of Tony's 90 year old patient and friend. It was a lot more fun with another family. We shared a quick picnic (rained out) and then went hiking in the St Joe Forest, just our fam. It's my favorite family activity period. I love the way the big kids help the little kids and how everyone is on the same path, just at different paces. Everything fell apart as soon as we got home and spankings were dealt heartily , so at least we'd had a nice day together.

Spanish Preschool has resumed. I am lucky to have a friend like Betina who tolerates doing weekly preschool with me. I mostly like the structure and scheduled time it allows with the kids, and I always learn a few vocabulary words when I prepare the lessons. This week we invited the neighbors puppies for a lesson on perritos. Even I, an official non-dog person, am smitten with their cuteness. The boys have worked hard on us to adopt one, but thakfully Jill's voice echoes in my head, "dogs equal POOP!" and I return to reality.


It has been gorgeously hot this weekend. We slipped out to the lake Friday night and had a great time. Saturday I rode to the lake and even jumped in with my biking clothes on. The older I get the more precious summer seems. It makes me want to cry thinking another one has gone by.





Disease has arrived in St John. Tony has seen a ton of the flu in clinic and 25% of the students in school were out last Friday. We have avoided it for the most part except for Cooper who has a terrible cough. My antidote is to put pureed vegetables (thus more vitamins) in all of our food: beets in the pancakes, squash in the spaghetti, spinach in the smoothies etc. I would sure love to avoid the flu altogether.

thanks grandma

Grandma's extra effort to make sure Max had a present to open every day of his first week of school was very appreciated by several Lundberg children and two Lundberg parents. Max felt extra special with a package on his plate each morning. Grandma managed to pick the coolest toy for sale with a name no adult can pronounce, but every kid has memorized. Thanks Grandma!