The Week....from Dad.

Elder Jooooosh Blotter

Well yesterday was the extended Blotter family reunion.  Last year you and I launched the boat, and then we snuck in a wake board run before pulling unknown cousin kids around on the water weenie.  You then followed up the evening by going to the Famous Preston Night Rodeo with the Mann family.  I'm sure you remember that day.  This year was not much different except for Jenessa was the assistant boat launcher.  No rodeo.  Tons of kids I don't know riding the water weenie all day long.  Grandpa stressing out over every little thing.  Pretty much the same stuff.  

Not too much exciting.  I will try to get Jenessa to burn you copies of my Mo Tab collection, which is rather extensive.  I also have the 100 masterpieces of classical music, that would be appropriate for Sacrament Meeting.

How is Elder Neher?  Oh the joys of mission companions.  You can learn a lot from them.  This whole mission thing is in large part a marriage preparation course.  How to get along with someone that you are stuck with 24/7.  I have some mission companions that are great friends and you will too.  Remember Elder Benesch?  We saw him eating lunch at the Beav that one day.  He had the cute daughter with him (Carly) that gave you a rather big smile.  Well, he and I began our friendship as missionary companions, in Posadas Argentina circa 1988.  Maybe in 25 years you will meet up with Elder Neher in a ski lodge, and his teenage daughter will give your teenage son (James Wallentine Blotter Jr) a great big smile.  

Not too much in the world.  The Olympics are in full swing.  Not too many Canadians in the Summer Games eh.  Mostly winter games and hot sports like curling.  I went curling one day when I was in Terrace.  A wacko freaked out in a movie theater in Colorado a week ago during a showing of 'The Dark Knight" and killed 12 people and wounded 58.  Gay marriage is in the news more and more as the world becomes a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah.  Speaking of evil, Obama and the press continue a successful bid to expedite the second coming.  I have been studying macroeconomics and the US is heading into another recession.  Despite this epic failure, he still has a strong chance of winning.  There is a huge drought in the US right now.  

On a lighter note, the olympics are fun, Jed's life is still centered around food, and Amelia can whip up a great shaved ice at 'Pinks".  Mom is my new cycling buddy.  We rode out to the Martin Harris grave on the 24th on the tandem.  

Not too much in the friend circle that I know about to update you on.  Basically, Jade Burt is pretty much the last man standing.  He is a blessed and lucky individual in many ways, but that mission start date is quite unfortunate.  Eric Holt will leave in December, and he is going to BYU, which came as a surprise to me.  We saw Heidi Fillmore and the Halling girl at the Hyde Park 24th celebration.  They seemed good. 

Well, I hope that everything goes well up in the land where the days are long but the  months will fly by.  

Dad.