Sanders Family News and Happings

Well, I didn't really post those pictures. McKennah was helping me but ended up doing the whole thing. I can't believe how good she is on the computer and how really bad I am. She says I need to get a Mac. That would be much easier for me she says. Last night we went to a great play at Hale Center Thretre. It's called the "Curious Savage". I am going to try and get some tickets for it while Diane is here. You would all love it. Today we went down to Cindy and Tim Slone's farewell. They will be mission Presidents in Equador. They are going to be great. Their son Chad who just graduated from high school gets to go on his mission early so it was his farewell too. He is going to Spain. Their whole family will be going down to Equador together and be there for a couple of months. Chad will leave for Spain from there and the two oldest Jason and Jessica will come home to go to school. The two youngest girls Stephanie and Natallie will be with them in Equador. They are 13 and 10. LeeLee is moving into their house with her youngest daughter. Her son Jesse is having his farewell next week and going to Brazil. We are hoping to say goodbye to all of them at the family party the day after fathers day. We saw Jason Sanders down there and he has one more year at Utah State and is working in Sandy this summer selling food storage. Mika and Sara Pullins are moving to Michigan this week where he will be doing his residency in orthepedics. Brad Sanders is getting married August 8th and we met his finance' Emily. Now you have an update on some of your cousins etc. Looking forward to having Diane out for a few days and then meeting ya'll in Alabam! Love, Mom

Here are some pictures of us in Hawaii for Christmas. I hope you enjoy them. I'll try and post more.

Update...

Well, I guess this isn't huge news, but seeing as how no one has posted anything since the whole David Archuleta craze, I figured we could use some change.

I had my first job interview today to teach this next school year and it went Gr-r-r-r-r-EAT! It was for an inner city school. It wasn't my first choice of schools, and I don't even know if I'll except if they offer it to me. I was just nice to get an interview and will be even nicer if they offer me the job so I know I'm not completely unwanted. :)

I'll keep y'all updated with any news. Love y'all and can't wait to see you in a month and a week!

Out Of The Random

Go David Archuleta!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am going to his party on Friday the 9th.  I hope he sings!!!!

Script for the New Play: Where Are My Pills!! Created by: McKennah Cannon

Chilito-Honey!, have you taken your pills???

Grandma Afro- No!!! I need guava juice to chug it down. We don't have any in my stock!! Go get me some!!! (mumbles) I hate pills....

Chilito- I just bought you a....

Grandma Afro- ...Don't start it!!! You married me you promised me all of my unusual desires.

Chilito- Well, I guess I'll be right back...

Grandma Afro- Good, get on with it!!!

Chilito just left to go grab Grandma Afro a case of Guava Juice.

Grandma Afro- (grabs phone and dials Chilito) Hey Chilito, while your out and about grab the new BACONATOR at Carl's Junior.

Chilito- Okay, see you in a little while.

Grandma Afro- (gets pills and throws them out the window and flips on the tv) CRUNCH... CRACKLE... CRUNCH.... CRUNCH.... YUM-O THESE CHIPS ARE SCRUMPTIOS!!!

Chilito- (opens door) Honey, I'm home!!! Here's your BACONATOR and case of Guava Juice, so now take your pills.

Grandma Afro- Go look for them!! Your interupting my favortie soap opera!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chilito looks for them for more than an hour and still can't find them

Chilito- I can't seem to find them, do you know where they are?

Grandma Afro- Nope.

Chilito- Well, we better go to bed it's getting kinda late.

Grandma Afro- Okay.

Chilito walks Grandma Afro to bed. They are now laying in bed.

Chilito- We'll look for your pills in the morning.

Grandma Afro- ZZZZZ.....

Person Unknown- CRUNCH! CRUNCH! MUNCH!

Chilito- What's that!!

Chilito walks to living area where he see's the man an apartment below him munching on their chips.

Chilito- What are you doing here!!!

Man- Oh, I was just came here to return these (hands Chilito the bottle of pills). Grandma Afro threw them out the window and so I went to see if it my be something good, like last month when she through the $1000 check out the window. But I don't need these.

Chilito- (starts walking back to bed) Thanks!!! (pauses) Hey get out of my house!!!!)

Man- (starts running out)

Grandma Afro- (still sleeping) YOU MEAN MY HOUSE CHILITO!!


THE END

It was not at gunpoint!

If any of y'all are interested, we have a ton of pictures from the Special Olympics. One of my girls got a hold of my camera and filled up our entire memory card. I deleted lots of pictures and we still have several. Check em out if you wanna. http://picasaweb.google.com/Marettap/SpecialOlympics

Another letter at gunpoint

Since Maretta is watching her new favorite show Step it up and Dance with Jesse Spano, I guess that gives me a little time to write a letter. Sorry I don’t have any major injuries to write about.

First of all my shoulder is feeling completely better. It took about 6 weeks, but now the only thing is my left AC joint sticks up more than my right. I had to wear the sling for the first two weeks which was really annoying. It also added a level of difficulty to the physical exam practical we had to do. One part of the exam requires me to place a finger on the patients back and tap it with my other hand to listen for fluid or a tumor in the lungs. I tried to lift my arm up, but couldn’t do it and just described what I would normally do. I’m sure the evaluator looking through the two-way mirror got a good laugh.

Things have slowed down a little bit for me school wise and I’ve had more free time. With that free time I’ve decided to work off the freshman fifteen that I’ve gained since school began. My friend Preston and I have started to go to the gym every morning. Hopefully I can keep it up.

Right now instead of classes I have been working with a local physician. He has a family practice that I go to on Monday and Wednesday nights. My first night there he sat me down and asked me what year I was and then said, “Ok, I’m gonna throw you into the frying pan then. Go get a history on the patient in room 1.” It’s been great so far. He’s really laid back and is teaching me a lot. Last night he gave me a prescription pad and wants me to start writing scripts for the patients. He’ll check them after I present the patient to him and either sign them or tell me what he would have done. So now I have this list of 35 drugs that I need to memorize what they do and when to prescribe them. This is so much better than going to group or lecture. On Tuesday and Thursday I have been interpreting Spanish for the ambulatory clinic at a local children’s hospital. It’s been a lot of fun, but most of the doctors and residents speak a little bit of Spanish to get by and I’m not as busy there as I would like to be.

Last Saturday we took the young men and women to help out with the Special Olympics. We were in charge of the standing long jump event. There were a lot of competitors and it was a challenge to keep all the groups together, but it all worked out and the kids all had a great time helping out. Meanwhile one of the boys (Amir) from young mens was actually competing at another Special Olympics venue somewhere in the city. He was proudly sporting all the medals he won at church the next day. He always keeps me entertained during priesthood meetings when he yells out “KFC” or “Chicken” or “Burger King” at the top of his lungs whenever anybody mentions something related to food. Basheer and Baseer (or if you’re like their grandma and can’t pronounce those names you can call them by the names she made up for them, Tamir and Tamik) are twins that are in deacons. I pick them and their older brother Daryl up for mutual every Wednesday night from their grandpa’s house in West Philly. We recently had a basketball tournament with the stake and lost all of our games. They had a blast though and everybody scored, so I called it a success. I’ve enjoyed working with the youth so far and I hope they keep me in there for a while. I know I’ve already gone to more mutual activities here than I ever did growing up.

On the 17^th Maretta and I are participating in the Great Urban Race that Eddie (Maretta’s brother) told us about. It’s basically a huge scavenger hunt around the entire city. I don’t think we’re going to do so well, but it should be fun either way. At least it will give us a chance to get out and see the city some more. Well that should do it for now. We miss you all.

Love Danny