For the 2nd time this week I have come across something in the newspaper very closely related to our family.  On Sunday I was reading the letters to the editor of the Deseret Morning News and I found Shelli's letter.  She had been concerned about state funding for the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind.  In fact, she said that she was angry about possible budget cuts that would seriously affect its operation.  When we called her up to tell her we had read her letter she was surprised because not only had she not seen it, she had no real idea that it would ever be published.  This morning Sheila was approached by a gentleman who works on her shift at the Draper Temple who knew about Colton because he had a grand daughter who was born prematurely too, and they had talked about their grand children.   He had read the letter in the paper and figured out that it was written by our 'Shelli' because his grand daughter is 'Shelbie'.  Anyway, he told Sheila that he had read the letter and thought it to have been well written.  Then this morning while I was reading my paper before I got down to work in the office I came across the section announcing this years Sterling Scholars.  And lo and behold there was Nicholas as big as--well about an inch square.  Sheila said that he looked a little 'sour' when I showed his picture to her when she got back home after her temple shift.  But regardless we took pleasure in seeing him being recognized in that way.  Also, today we were able to hear Linzi tell us about her date.  She was still feeling quite bubbly over her good time last Saturday.  Zach looked quite sickly but that was only because he was sick.

I am happy to announce that Sheila has finally made some progress over her cough, maybe she will keep it up and finally get all better.  That certainly is my wish for her.