Picture sent to us from Aunt Carol M.....Taken with Congressman George Hansen in Washington D.C.  Back in the early '80s.  Pictured are Congressman Hansen, Pam, Dad, JoLene, Aunt Marie

Tracy M, 2nd cousin ?, 

and Joey M.

Mission Call ~ Brian & Pat Waters Family

Congrats to Aaron on his mission call to Puerto Rico!  He enters the MTC in Provo, July 14th. He will speak Spanish.  He's really excited.  He has his passport and is continuing on with all his other preparations.

Sister Waters, Katie...is in Madrid Spain MTC.  She has been able to meet her mission pres and is able to attend the temple there and do some missionary proselyting.  She will be in the MTC there for another few weeks.  She is learning Spanish...she had a head start with Spanish before she left on her mission, the same with Aaron.  And Spanish is a good second language to know!

From Dennis & JoLene in Cedar

We made it through Prom weekend!  They both had a good time with their dates!

And Ashley was in the Royalty! ;)

News from Kirk and Pam's Family....

Shane is engaged!  To Katie Crowther.  They plan an August 13th wedding....congrats to you both!


Also...Elicia has been accepted for job training with a company based in Phoenix, AZ.  It is with the

ANASAZI Foundation Wilderness therapy program Recognized internationally for its caring and effective approach, ANASAZI Foundation is a non-profit intervention resource that helps to restore and strengthen parent-child relationships.  What a neat opportunity this is for Elicia.

AND more exciting news.... Bryan and Shantay are moving to Idaho!  Bryan was offered a job in Pocatello!  Congratulations!

From Robert and KayLynn's Family...

Jillayne is engaged!  To a neat guy from Ohio!  His name is Kurt Gee, the youngest of 8 in his family.  They plan an August 19th wedding in the Salt Lake Temple with a reception in Salt Lake that evening.  Congratulations!   Jillayne continues her work as a receptionist for BYU's music dept and is accepted in the Dietician Program.... Congratulations!

Shauna and Chris' kids are so impressed with General Conference so much that they want mom to bring it up on the computer so they can listen again and again.... with their arms folded.

Craig and Julia are expecting their second child in June.  It's a boy!  Little Josh, who's two, says a few words....one of which is calling his mama  "teacher".  Julia and Craig have a calling in the Nursery and also Julia teaches part time at a pre-school, so therefore..."teacher/mom"....cute.

Dee and Carrie continue on with life down in the warm weather of Arizona.

And we (Robert and KayLynn) are doing great.  :)

Clint, Katie, Miles and Cosmo

                  Katie, Clint and Miles after his baby blessing and our little cougar Cosmo!

We are currently living in Hershey, Pennsylvania while Clint finishes up school, so we will be here for at least another year. Katie taught at the elementary school until the day she had Miles. She continues to tutor some her special needs students at home. We love Hershey and are renting a house in the country. It is a fun to have a back yard and garden but additional work. Cosmo is a big help with the yard (other than fertilizing the grass) and likes to shake the weeds after coming out of the ground. He also likes to... go fetch his ball, go find mommy, go for a car ride, and go on a walk. Miles is growing fast and has started to smile and interact with us. 

Blessings on You from Grandpa and Grandma Polatis (the oldest lovebirds)

Joe, Grandpa, dad:
An update....Dr. Nimer added a new pill to my medicine list to keep me from rusting from the inside out.  I hope the pace maker is stainless steel.  My heart is out of rythym again.  I am returning to the doctor on tax day to see how much my heart has to be taxed.  ha ha.    I say it's a good thing Obamacare isn't paying for it because it cost 30 thousand dollars so far.  The next thing you will hear will be that they pulled the plug on Grandpa.  Haha  I started my new year of "Joe's Lawncare" adding fertilizer and water, mowing the grass and raking leaves.

Colleen, grandma, mom: 
William Tindall, whom Elder Christopherson talked about in the Gen Conf Sat pm session, is our relative.   He is on my side.  You can learn more about Tindall in the Bible.  Go to the Bible dictionary under "Bible".  They changed their last name to Tinsdall when they came to America.



After my mother died...my grandmother named me after my mother...."Juanita"  I always went by my second name, "Colleen".  Then 3 months ago I received a letter from the bank telling me I needed to use my first name.  First when I went to the bank, they changed my name to Juanita C. on two savings accounts and my checking account.  Three days later they changed all accounts to Juanita Colleen.  I had a checking account under "Colleen" since I was twenty years old.  It was not fun going back and forth so I rebelled. It was even in the hands of the big bosses deciding what name I should go by.  I lost a lot of sleep.  Three days later they changed my checking account back to "Colleen".  That's it...no Juanita C. or anything...just "Colleen".  This reminded me of my Grandmother (Katie Caroline) saying, "It will all come out in the wash" and this experience did, too.


Your grandmother Polatis (Effie Polatis) would always sing this song, "Dearest Children, God is near you watching o'er you day and night"  and when she would come to visit she would leave you saying "Blessings on You".

From "Annie" DeAnn in HIghland

Wow my first time to adding a blog. Lots is happening at our place. Now that the Bee Barn is done and I am almost through with school, Mark was sustained as first counselor in the Bishopric last Sunday. Here is a picture of Bee Barn for those of you who haven't seen it yet.

mmmm...good cookin' recipe from JoLene

Here's a recipe that we just learned about...it is delectable!  If you like pasta...
prep time: 1 hour  makes: two 9X13 pans
PENNE RUSTICA (Macaroni Grill's)
1 lb. grilled chicken
1/2 package bacon (cooked)
2 boxes penne pasta (cooked and drained)
2 large red bell peppers (diced)
1 cup grated pamesan cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1/2 tsp paprika

Marinate chicken in olive oil and garlic salt overnight, then grill on barbecue for best flavor.  Cut into bite size pieces. Cook bacon, boil pasta, set aside.

Gratinata Sauce:
  1 TB butter
  1 TB olive oil
  2 tsp chopped garlic
SAUTE the above ingredients
ADD: 1/3 cup apple juice
   2 TB red wine vinegar
   1 cup chicken broth
   1 tsp dijon or dry mustard
   1 tsp salt
   1 tsp chopped rosemary (fresh is better)
   1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
    8 cups heavy cream (or part fat free 1/2 and 1/2)
SIMMER 10 minutes, stirring often.

COMBINE:
Sauce, cooked pasta, diced chicken, cooked bacon, bell peppers, and 3/4 of the cheeses.  Spread in pans.  top with the remaining cheese and paprika.
BAKE:  @ 475 for 10 minutes.  Then reduce heat to 400 and continue baking for approximately 15 minutes...until cheeses are hot and bubbly.

Will make two 9X13 pans.  Freeze one for another meal.  Cover tightly with foil and use within 1 month for best results.