Hi from Vernal!

Hello everyone!

Just a little update from the Barnes/Hanberg house. We have been doing a lot of fishing in the last month. Not a lot of catching, but a lot of fishing. My mom was up for the weekend in early September and we went to Oaks Park (where this picture of her and Luke was taken.) We only caught one fish, and it was cold! But we had a nice time. Pen had to come up so that her and my dad could go pick out all the tile and carpet and colors for their new house!

Then, we met Molly and Paxton and the kids @ Moon Lake, outside Altamont, and fished for the day. We caught 7 fish that day! And the kids had such a nice time running around and playing. It was fairly cold that day, and at one point we all had to sit in the truck because it was raining so hard, but we still had such a good time.

Russell started a new job as a water hauler on 09/29/08. He really likes it. It will be a better job, and he will make more money. Duane is still at Cutters Wireline, and will probably be moving up to CEO any day now! (So nice having him live with us, we may not let him move into his own house at the end of next month!) And we can't even wait for the end of the school year when my mom will move up here and we will get to see her everyday. I am still at the clinic, working for my same doctor. Luke still goes to Russell's moms' house while I work and loves it! He is getting so big and smart. He is talking a lot, and has just started having little conversations! He is really excited about Halloween; well, mostly he just really likes pumpkins. We got his Halloween costume (a beagle) and he packs it around with him all over the house.

Hope everyone is doing well, we sure like to read all of the updates on the blog.

Love all of you,

Meg, Russell, Luke and Big D (Duane)