Toomey Times
Did you think we dropped off the face of the earth?
We still exist! Moving during Thanksgiving last year really took its toll
on our time, and we did not get the Christmas letter out the door. So we are
sending last
year’s letter with this one.
Harold continues
to serve as the Deacon’s Quorum Advisor and Assistant Scoutmaster. He still
works for Symantec as
a Product Manager for enterprise security products, making time to help friends
and neighbors with their computer problems on the side. Harold loves to teach
Family History classes when the subject is Internet
Genealogy. He enjoys these extra curricular activities. Over the summer
he worked on landscaping the yard and had the basement framed and plumbed. Now comes the wiring and finishing of the basement.
This fall Harold and Holly attended a CERT
(Community Emergency Response Team) class and emergency drill and became certified.
Holly is still working with the
Cub Scouts, but now she is the Bear Den Leader instead of the Webelos Leader.
She keeps busy volunteering with the Home Reading Program at Cedar Ridge Elementary,
playing room mother at Lindon Elementary, chasing Heather around, and encouraging
the boys to do their homework and chores. She has also added morning aerobics
with an exercise buddy, and recently organized a babysitting co-op in the
neighborhood.
Joining
a family of three boys, she is definitely a girl. Her motherly side is always
present. She loves rocking, feeding,
disrobing baby dolls and toilet training them, cooking, and helping with dishes.
Heather’s favorite book is
“EEE AH, EEE AH” (Old McDonald). Her favorite game is “Heather, Mom is Coming!”,
when just after nightly family prayer she pretends to sleep on Daddy, as he
lounges on his recliner, to avoid having to go to bed. But Mom is catching
on. Heather’s favorite show is “Blue’s
Clues.” To her, TV is “Blue’s Clues.” Her favorite phrase is “Ew,
grosse!”
Andrew (6) is in the first
grade at Cedar Ridge Elementary. He loves having cake at lunchtime and Pizza
on Friday! He has many friends like Sam, JJ, Anders, Jake, and Blade.
He continues to surprise
us with his deep testimony. Ward members often compliment him on his mature
testimony which he eagerly bears monthly.
Mom is continually amazed
by Andrew’s extensive vocabulary. His most recent new word usage was “opponent.”
How many six year olds use that word correctly?
When asked what he remembers
most about vacation this year, he replied, “I liked Disney World, but the
resort
and pool in Colorado were better. The resort
at Disney World was like a hotel.”
Andrew loves Soccer, Game
Boy and Nintendo. His favorite color is green and his favorite Christmas song
is “Christmas Bells Are Ringing,”
however his all-around favorite song remains “Nephi’s Courage.”
Jonathan (9) loves to help
with Heather. He often gets her out of bed in the morning and can be found
playing with her especially when he is supposed to be doing his homework or
chores.
He is enjoying fourth grade
at Lindon Elementary and is earning excellent grades this year! He especially
loves art class, computer lab, morning drive-time conversations with Dad,
and an occasional
Daylight donut.
Cub Scouting is still a huge
part of his life. Earlier this year he earned his Bear
badge and several arrow points. He is currently working on his “Faith
in God” award. He has caught the Harry Potter bug. He loves
his Hedwig owl and has seen the movie twice.
The Disney
Animal Kingdom was one of his favorite vacation memories. The highlight
of his year was Bryce
Canyon National Park. He loved camping and playing with cousins there.
David (13) became our first teenager
in October. He is challenged by the
responsibilities of a young adult and not having as much “free-time.”
He attends Mountain Ridge Junior High. His favorite hobby is inventing
new electronic devices.
Earlier this year David was
called to serve as the Deacon’s Quorum President and Sr.
Patrol Leader. He recently advanced
to the Boy Scout rank of Star
and is half-way done with his Life
rank.
David has an uncanny resemblance
to Harry Potter,
the actor. At first he enjoyed the attention. When our family attended the
movie, he was asked to autograph a concessionaire’s napkin as Harry Potter. Now he feels the pains
associated with fame.
Marcia, Harold’s mother, has been a joy to have living in
our home. She officially retired in November and looks forward to doing genealogy
and visiting family. (You can read more in her Christmas letter.)
Mobile: (801) 362-2302 (Harold)
Mobile: (801) 376-1545 (Holly)
Work: (801) 227-3731
Internet: www.toomey.org
Email:
harold@toomey.org (Pers.) david@toomey.org
htoomey@symantec.com jonathan@toomey.org
holly@toomey.org andrew@toomey.org
marcia@toomey.org heather@toomey.org
We think of you often and hope and pray that we may
all remember and feel the peace that Christ brings into our lives, even during
times of war and economic turmoil.
With love from,
Harold, Holly,
David, Jonathan, Andrew
and Heather
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