The big picture at the top was taken at my brother-in-law's funeral. Tommy Mulleneaux was a good man. He will be missed. We drove down from Utah for his funeral in February and then drove back again a month later for my brother-in-law Bruce Skinner's funeral. We came for a visit to Thatcher in June and decided that Joanna needed to return to Thatcher and live with her Aunt Stella. I would stay in Utah and move all our stuff to Thatcher. The night Joanna was prepared to leave Utah, her mother, Lucille Morris, died. Joanna stayed on in Thatcher living with Aunt Stella and I made three trips moving our stuff from Utah. We had to sell our beautiful townhouse in South Jordan. Since we moved back to Thatcher, Andrea and Preston have added a grandson, Drevin, and Holly and Travis have added a grandson, Oliver. We encourage Aunt Stella to do as much for herself as she wants and is capable of. We have made her as comfortable as we can. It is a special blessing to us to be able to share this part of her life. Joanna's office/sewing room is awesome and she has made many beautiful projects.

2010 CE

Joanna's mother passed the end of July. We had already decided that we would have to return to Thatcher to care for Joanna's aunt Stella. Joanna stayed on in Thatcher and I made three trips from South Jordan to Thatcher moving stuff. A yard sale was partially successful but it still took two trucks and a large trailer to move. The Utah house closed in November so we don't have that to worry about any longer. Since October we have been trimming mesquite on the west and north side of the property. I finally got a fence up around Stella's back yard. Joanna has been canning and preserving food when she's not working for the Dr.'s Nussbaum. We began volunteering every Thursday at the Thatcher Friend 2 Friend Food Bank. We were also called to serve at the Family History Center in Safford.