Sunday, June 08, 2008
Rollene Storms –
Rollan’s daughter
June 8, 2008
Summer greetings to all. We live in Cape Girardeau, Missouri – but right now it feels more like Texas. We had a very cool spring and then a rapid transition to summer heat. (And in response to Judy’s letter – yes, her part of the United States is unbelievably beautiful – we were rather awed by the mountains, greenery, and Judy & Hayden’s hospitality!)
This is a year of change in our family. Kegan graduated last month from Western Illinois University with a degree in Zoology. He is now in Kendalia, Texas (just north of San Antonio) doing a six month internship at Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (http://www.wildlife-rescue.org/). He’s hoping to work with the primates – his main interest.
Karsten has moved in with us. He worked at Brooklyn Teen Challenge for a couple years after he graduated from WIU. Now he’s planning to go for a masters in Counseling, and decided he needed to take counseling undergraduate courses. So he’s working on a second bachelors at Southeast Missouri University here in Cape Girardeau.
Charis has been in Mongolia for six years and has not been back in the States for two years. So she is flying back, arriving in St. Louis June 29, and plans to stay in the States for a year. She’s not sure of her plans for the year. Right now she’s just focusing on wrapping up the school year and trying to get everything ready to leave in Mongolia.
I will look forward to reading notes from the rest of the Shields’ clan.
Love to all, Rollene
June 8, 2008
Summer greetings to all. We live in Cape Girardeau, Missouri – but right now it feels more like Texas. We had a very cool spring and then a rapid transition to summer heat. (And in response to Judy’s letter – yes, her part of the United States is unbelievably beautiful – we were rather awed by the mountains, greenery, and Judy & Hayden’s hospitality!)
This is a year of change in our family. Kegan graduated last month from Western Illinois University with a degree in Zoology. He is now in Kendalia, Texas (just north of San Antonio) doing a six month internship at Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (http://www.wildlife-rescue.org/). He’s hoping to work with the primates – his main interest.
Karsten has moved in with us. He worked at Brooklyn Teen Challenge for a couple years after he graduated from WIU. Now he’s planning to go for a masters in Counseling, and decided he needed to take counseling undergraduate courses. So he’s working on a second bachelors at Southeast Missouri University here in Cape Girardeau.
Charis has been in Mongolia for six years and has not been back in the States for two years. So she is flying back, arriving in St. Louis June 29, and plans to stay in the States for a year. She’s not sure of her plans for the year. Right now she’s just focusing on wrapping up the school year and trying to get everything ready to leave in Mongolia.
I will look forward to reading notes from the rest of the Shields’ clan.
Love to all, Rollene
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Hi, This is Linda Shields
Rollan/Lyndall's wife
Hope everyone is doing good. We had the pleasure of going to Peaster to see Rachel, Allene's daughter, (Alvin's daughter) graduate. I think I heard there are 63 graduates. Rachel graduated 3rd in her class. She is really a special person. I'm glad I've gotten to know her and her brother Rochelle.
After the ceremonies, we all met back at Allene and Donne's home. We had such a nice visit. Not to mention the hot dogs and brownies, that disappears very fast. I was smart, I got my brownie at the same time I got me hot dog. This trick I learned from Red and Ron from all the reunions they have been to.
Last weekend was very busy also. On Saurday, Brandi and Frank, Lexi, and Andrew came. Then Tony and Lili showed up. It was nice having both families here at the same time. We can't believe that is has been 15 months since Andrew was born. He is walking every where. Lexi has decided she likes Highland dancing, so we get a "recitial" every time we see her. Grandkids are great. Lexi stayed here when her parents left. Sunday night we went to Daryle's for a cook out. Rollene's youngest son Kegan came to Texas to do an internship at a wildlfe reserve and he stopped off to visit. So it was late getting home. Lexi loves reading and I play PDA games right before we go to sleep. So we have fun doing that together before lights out. Monday we met Rita and she took Lexi from us and they went on overnight road trip. That wasn't planned so Lexi never really knows what is going to happen when she comes.
Basically we are doing ok. We're having kind of a hard time. This is kind of the middle point from last year for Juanita and my grandpa. Every one knows how all the firsts are.
I really hope more and more join this and we can keep up with each other much faster. Red made hard copies of what had been wrote and sent them to Inez and she love getting news from the family faster.
Love to everyone.
Rollan/Lyndall's wife
Hope everyone is doing good. We had the pleasure of going to Peaster to see Rachel, Allene's daughter, (Alvin's daughter) graduate. I think I heard there are 63 graduates. Rachel graduated 3rd in her class. She is really a special person. I'm glad I've gotten to know her and her brother Rochelle.
After the ceremonies, we all met back at Allene and Donne's home. We had such a nice visit. Not to mention the hot dogs and brownies, that disappears very fast. I was smart, I got my brownie at the same time I got me hot dog. This trick I learned from Red and Ron from all the reunions they have been to.
Last weekend was very busy also. On Saurday, Brandi and Frank, Lexi, and Andrew came. Then Tony and Lili showed up. It was nice having both families here at the same time. We can't believe that is has been 15 months since Andrew was born. He is walking every where. Lexi has decided she likes Highland dancing, so we get a "recitial" every time we see her. Grandkids are great. Lexi stayed here when her parents left. Sunday night we went to Daryle's for a cook out. Rollene's youngest son Kegan came to Texas to do an internship at a wildlfe reserve and he stopped off to visit. So it was late getting home. Lexi loves reading and I play PDA games right before we go to sleep. So we have fun doing that together before lights out. Monday we met Rita and she took Lexi from us and they went on overnight road trip. That wasn't planned so Lexi never really knows what is going to happen when she comes.
Basically we are doing ok. We're having kind of a hard time. This is kind of the middle point from last year for Juanita and my grandpa. Every one knows how all the firsts are.
I really hope more and more join this and we can keep up with each other much faster. Red made hard copies of what had been wrote and sent them to Inez and she love getting news from the family faster.
Love to everyone.
