Saturday the third of March 75 degress and the beach was fun.
once again no order to the pictures

Good to hear from you Jocey. Sounds like everything is going well
or at least stable. Hope we hear from Marion soon but she is probably spending too much time in the bathroom...... really hope you don't break anything and all goes smoothly this pregnancy!!!! Ed

Ok, just reread my post and had to make a few corrections.

the stake calling was on top of being ward primary president.

I was talking to the bishop's wife, not Heavenly Father's wife!!

I promise my English isn't getting THAT bad yet!

Jocelyn

Yeah I finally got on! For some reason blogger hasn't been letting me log in so I haven't been able to post. Here are some ramblings...
My latest church news... I got a new calling in January. Stake nursery leader. The stake primary president (whom I really like) wanted me to do a training meeting at stake conference in March which has luckily been postponed until October's conference! When I told mom about it, she said, oh, so you're not primary president any more? I said no, it's just another calling in case I didn't have anything else to do right now!!
But last week after ward counsel the bishop asked me to stay for a minute. Most of our ward is pretty young (28-45) with young families. The bishop is in his late 30s. We have about 5-8 strong families that kind of lead/direct/run everything. We are all friendly and there's a strong feeling of unity. I love serving with them. Anyway, Jean-Luc said, pull up a chair and sit down, or you're going to fall over! I know they've been making changes and we've talked but I wasn't quite ready to change callings yet. But Heavenly Father always seems to call you elsewhere just when you were getting your calling under control. So I've been called to be the young women president. It threw me for a loop because just a couple days earlier I had been talking to his wife and telling her that the one place I wouldn't want to be was young womens! But I feel good about it now.
So last week was kind of my last week to run the show. Things went OK. This week I'm really in limbo because I'm still doing primary this next sunday, with a teacher/board meeting to boot, and yet I'll be in yw. Weird to go from being one president to another. But exciting to serve.
I kind of feel like it's one big juggling act. They are changing all 3 auxiliaries (presidencies) this next Sunday. It's like we're all standing in a circle juggling our things and then we all throw our stuff up and take one step to the right and catch our neighbors things. Make any sense? Since there's only about 7 women that could be president, it's like we just take turns. Are any of you having similar experiences? Cindi?!
Other than that, there's not much else. Church takes up most of my brain space after the kids. As for homeschool, I don't know if I ever posted about it (just to bore you!) but I changed curriculums back in november and now follow an 'official' french curriculum. It was mainly to get the Luxembourg inspector lady off my back. And it has been nice not to have that pressure. It has helped Guillaume's French too.
As for the kids, Alienor is doing well in school. She started the flute this year and is actually pretty good. She's musically gifted overall - sings well too. She's dying to start the piano but that's not until next year. Guillaume gets to start an instrument next year and has chosen the clarinette. Margot has already chosen the violin and Perceval the guitar! There's a national music program that's made available in most communes and luckily they meet just up the street from our house.
I'm just thinking I don't have much more to write because my life is kind of boring! We did have a nice visit from Andy and my dad a couple weekends ago. I don't have the pictures downloaded yet to post but will try to do that soon.
Ok, well I need to get to sleep so I'll let you go.
Jocelyn
By the way, I'm looking for meaningful service ideas for youth/wards so if you have any ideas send them my way. Thanks so much.

hers more

more goofy dinner the last one was mainly Malena
lets see whats next

Dinner with Goofy, Pluto, Snow White and Aladin.
pictures not in any order because as you all know
I don't seem to be able to do that

Congrats Delanie! You deserve a good man. I hope that he is treating you and your family well! You are awesome!

Hello Everyone
I am working on getting a date and time for the return of Elder Webb. I will let you know as soon as I know dates and times for sure. We are all so excited to see him again. Can hardly wait!!! I do know that he will be flying in on April 7.
I also have some news........ Last Saturday a very special gentleman proposed to me. We are now engaged!!! Wow, exciting and scary. I am attaching a couple of pictures so that you can all start evaluating. ha ha We have not set a date yet. We want Jason and Heather to meet him, so things will be after Jason gets back.
We met last year at the Single Adult conference in June. We started dating in December. It has been fast, but it has been wonderful! He is a good man and he is on the peaceful path of following Christ. We are excited. I just wanted to let you know, and share the good news. I think he will be a great blessing to our family.

Love you all,

Delanie

Happy birthday David. The big 30!! And for his birthday I got to meet Joan Laporta. I´m sure nobody knows who that is but he´s the President of Futbol Club Barcelona (BARÇA). He´s here in our offices right now. It´s interesting to meet people like this because you look at them and see that they are just normal people...until you listen in on their phone conversation and he´s talking about a project worth 100 million euros...then you realize he´s a normal person who plays with LOTS of money!

I´m sure this information will be boring for most of you, but it´s made my day a little less boring. love you all.

OH! mom and dad, just wanted to let you know that David was so excited about his birhtday present and went right out and bought, what else, an indoor soccer ball!

Happy Birthday Nathan
we are very proud of you!!
Love Mom and Dad

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATHAN!

38 years old!

Have a wonderful wonderful happy day. Love you.

Christmas is fun in February too. Right Jeff?!!?

Four weeks, three days...that´s my count down for Girls Camp. The stake gave me an overwhelming 6 weeks to prepare for camp. Of course they have NO idea what a real camp should be like. So, I´m trying to pull off a well organized camp this year... we´ll see how it goes!

Besides camp....nope, right now there´s nothing more to life than camp. OH wait! This saturday I´m throwing a surprise birthday party for David. He turns 30 tomorrow! Just so you know you´re ALL invited!

A big thanks to MOM for her wonderful wisdom about camp! She´s heping me a lot. However, for next year I expect her to come out and really help me! Then these Spanairds will really know what camp is all about!

Love you all. Miss you all. Wish I could live next door to you all. Hugs and kisses for EVERYONE!

Cindi,as promised pulled through ( a little late, but as promised :)

Cindi sent me a Real Madrid FC Scarf. It now borders the other half of my window...opposite of rival FC Barcelona. The scarf Cindi got me looks very similiar to this one that I found on the web.


Along with the scarf was a brilliant and very sturdy Real Madrid FC Key Chain. It was not a cheap item. Cindi pulled up strong. I am very grateful. I know she was cringing when she purchased the gear...but at least she was in Madrid when she purchased the and did not get beat up as the Ignorant American buying madrid gear in Barca!


I hope all is well with all of you around the world. I messaged Andy while he was in Germany...sounds like he was having a good time checking vw shops and such.

To catch you up with me...

...I'm not far from 30, and chillin with soccer. I have been learning tons about recruiting and have focused more on the specifics. Also I have been truly working on the development of myself as a coach as well as the coaches in our club. I have learned that being an adult is no fun at all. However, the highlight of the last few weeks...I acquired a little 10 year old girls team. Oh how fun and rewarding these girls are. They are fun and bring back what it is all about! Thes girls have revived me and remind me all the time why i love soccer so much.

Teaching the basics, I mean the real basics, have really helped my coaching eye. I have not said "lock your ankle" in years...well at least not like this. It is fun, they are fun and a very happy upbeat group.

Recruiting is nearly complete. Especially on the girls side. We are slowly removing all of the boys that we do not want back...or should I say, they are removing themsleves...bad grades, getting in trouble, etc. We have a no tolerance policy this semester and it is clearing a lot of bad eggs.

Anyway, no girl to talk about as "soccer is wife."

Love and miss you all!

HELLO PEOPLE!!!How´s everyone doing???? Obviously busy because nobody has time to write on the blog!! Love you all.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBY !!!

We hope you have a FABULOUS day.

We´ll be thinking about you. Love you LOTS!

cindi and david

Yeah, I spent my valentines day with my one true love...Soccer. I trained 85 kids Valentines night. She was wonderful. She even paid for dinner! Oh how sweet Valentines day is. Hope eveyones last minute shopping for their spouses went well.

You are all my valentines, love you all!

So, did anyone actually do or get anything for Valentine´s day?

Or any pictures of the kids with their valentines they got at school?

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

We love each of you very much and hope you have a wonderful day!!

FYI----so you can all plan on being here.
MAY 24th -May 27th
I have reserved a 10,000 sq ft cabin in Fairview Utah for the 40th anniversary of Ed and Marrie Ginn's wedding day.
It has 8 bedrooms and lots of stuff to do. We will be attending the Manti temple as a family and there will be a celebration on Sat.

Please mark it on your calendar we would love to have everyone there. This might be the first and last time we have a chance to all be together so make it a priority if you can.

I will be sending out invites in march but here is a sample of the fun.

Thursday morning meet at the cabin(I will send maps)
Thursday afternoon - Manti Temple
Friday relax- 4 wheelers -hiking- arcade in the bonus room- mtn fun
Saturday Celebration Lunch -- Horseback riding ( a celebration thought from ALL the Kids and then any thoughts or stories from anyone else)
Sunday clean up and leave

MAY 24th -May 27th
Please email me with any questions or suggestions- bobbyginn@yahoo.com

Stacia is now in Dance class! Landon loves his little sister.

Stacia's 5th Birthday Party

Stacias Birthday party and a picture of Landon dressed as white trash(he dressed himself)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACIA!!!

What are you now, 16....or is that just how old you act?!!?

We love you and hope you have a happy happy day!!

I am having a hard time getting the pictures I
want so here are the random ones that will post.

Birthday stuff

Here we go with pictures of Baptism and Birthdays.
I can't promise anything about the order but the basic
facts are that Akexa is the one getting baptized. Alexa and
Brinley are having birthdays Alexa is 8 Brinley is 6 and the
little one is Natalie about 2 an a half? So enjoy.

Hi all
Just got back safely from Colo. Had a very nice time.
Lots of chocolate cake and ice cream a very nice baptism
on Saturday. Will be posting some pictures as soon as I have a chance to
download them from the camera.
Love to all
Ed and Marie

Brinley Boo...

Happy Birthday!


Another name for the Nortons...

...Real

as in Real madrid, real Salt lake...it is supposed to mean Royal, or Royalty.

Real Norton...Love it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

BRINLEY!!!

6 years old!!

We are thinking about you on your big day.

We love you lots and lots.

IT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT?

Isn't it strange how a 20 dollar bill
seems like such a large
amount when
you donate it to church, but
such a small amount
when you go shopping?

Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when
you're at church, and how
short they seem when you're
watching a good movie?

Isn't it strange that you can't
find ! a word to say when
y ou're praying,
but you have no trouble
thinking what to talk about
with a friend?

Isn't it strange how difficult
and boring it is to read
one chapter
of the Bible, but how easy
it is to read 100 pages of
a popular novel or ZANE GREY book?

Isn't it strange how everyone
wa! nts front-row-tickets
to concerts or
games, but they do whatever
i! s possi ble to sit at the last
row in Church?

Isn't it strange how we need to
know about an event for
Church 2-3
weeks before the day so we can
include it in our agenda, but we can
adjust it for other events in
the last minute?

Isn't it strange how difficult it
is to learn a fact about God to share it
with others, but how easy
it is to learn, understand,
extend and repeat gossip?

Isn't it strange how we
believe everything
that magazines and newspapers
say, but we question the words in the
Bible?

Isn't it strange how everyone
wants a place in
heaven, but they don't want
to believe, do, or say anything
to get there?

Isn't it strange how we send
jokes in e-mails
and they are forwarded
right away,
but when we are going to send
messages about God, we think
about it twice before we share
it with others?

IT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

ALEXA!!!

8 years old!!!!

David and I hope you have a wonderful day.

We love you very much.

Joc,

Welcome to EUROPE! At least I figure it´s a europe thing because our scedule is the same as yours. We have Gen. Conf. then 2 weeks after Stk. Conf.!!

love you all,
cindi

Hi Jocy,

Our Stake Conf is the
second week in January and the second week in June.
Ward conf are usually in the spring Feb and March
and May if they must. Our Stake tries to do 2 or 3 a week sp they can get them finished before General Conf. Only one ward Conf per year.
Hope this helps.

Love Ed

PS love your pictures and post about Vienna Cindi

I have a question for everyone... what time of year are your ward and stake conferences? Ours are always right around general conference and it drives me crazy to have almost 3 weeks in a row of conferences. I chock it up to poor french planning but Patrice seems to think it's the general rule. Can you let me know if I have a right to be annoyed. We really lose people in the fall because after being on vacation 1-2 months in the summer, there's only 2 weeks and then we have general conference (school starts 15 sept), another week, stake conference, etc. Most members don't go to Nancy to stake conference, and most don't come to the chapel to watch general conference. So the less actives go inactive! How does it work in your wards?

I'm getting excited to see the Nortons!

Jocelyn

Me again. No that´s not a big red snake around my neck! That´s my nice long warm scarf! It saved me from getting cold, but the most important thing is that is saved my EARS from getting cold! There was a girl leaving the hotel where I was staying and by her papers etc. I could tell she was going to the same meetings as I was, so we walked together. She was nice enough to take this picture. She´s from Slovakia, and as you can tell (from the clear picture) she´s used to the cold!!

This is where I work in Barcelona.

Me, on a street, in the morning. Can you see the snow falling?

Statue of Gutenburg in the middle of Gutenberg Plaza.
GUTENBERG, up close and blurry.

Streets in the center of Vienna.

Sorry the pictures are so bad. Between the wind blowing and my whole body trembling from the cold, all the pictures came out blurry. Oh well, use your imagination!!

St. Stephan´s Cathedral in the middle of Vienna.

A hot dog and bratwurst stand on the street! I thought it was cute!

An old beautiful building you can´t see because I didn´t have my flash on or whatever. I was so cold I just shot at whatever and didn´t care much for how it turned out!