Jim & Stacy 2009

Dear Family,
Another year, another Newsletter!!! I know we say it every year…but WOW! Time does fly! I wish we had some fun and exciting news to share, but no…just the same old, same old at the Cassell House. Which is probably a good thing!
Although, it did seem to be the year for injuries! Jim dislocated his left pinky in a freak accident while watching Logan fish up in Island Park last August, (get him to tell you the story, it’s very entertaining…you know Jim!), anyway he ended up having to have surgery on it because it didn’t heal correctly. Then Katie tore her ACL in drill practice right before school started, so she had surgery and has been rehabbing it all these months! Hopefully she’ll be ready for drill this spring. Then it was Logan’s turn…he broke a bone in his hand while playing basketball! He jammed his middle finger so hard it broke a connecting bone! He didn’t have to have surgery, but wore a cast for awhile. Stacy and Rilee are keeping their fingers crossed that the injuries stop with those three.
As mentioned previously, we went to Island Park in August. It was an AWESOME trip, despite Jim’s accident. There was great fishing, incredible 4 wheeling, some horseback riding, a float down Henry’s Fork, some exciting jet skiing, and terrific boating and wake boarding! We don’t usually do the boat stuff up there, but we thought we’d give it a try this time and had a blast. It’s beautiful country and we enjoy going up there and spending time as a family and this year we had Nadean, Carol and Blair and Stacy’s parents join us! We all had a great time together!
Some other highlight’s of our year were… almost moving and then NOT! (Long story…again get Jim to tell you!), Jim’s office building being completed and his company moving in! (It is beautiful! We love it!), and Grandpa Bill coming to visit in September! We all love it when he comes. He keeps us laughing and entertains us with his singing!
The kids keep getting older… Logan will graduate in May! Mom can hardly believe it! And then in the winter he will be going on a mission!!! What??? As crazy as that is, it is an exciting time and we are looking forward to Logan’s new adventures that await him! Katie is a junior this year, so she has one more year after this. Yeah! This has been a very fun year for her, with her friends, dating (Dad has not been fond of that one!), and gaining a little freedom with driving! Rilee is in 6th grade and will go to the big scary middle school next year, (she is excited but both mom and dad can hardly take it!) she has a lot of friends who she thinks she needs to be with 24/7 and is also still very involved with her dance company and competitions! She just participated in the mini drill camp at Alta High and got to perform at half-time at the basketball game!
Jim has stayed busy with his company. He has to do a little traveling and works very long hours but his work is paying off with growth in the company and they are doing fairly well in this tough economy. He doesn’t get much free time to do a lot of fishing but vows he is gonna make time this spring and summer! Stacy stays busy keeping up with the kid’s schedules. She is having a hard time believing they are all getting so old! That must mean she is old too! All in all, we are well and feel very blessed! Family is so important and isn’t something to take for granted.
We are looking forward to the BIG reunion this year up Grey’s River! We promise to work hard and make it great! Can’t wait to see you all and hope you all will be there!
Love, Jim, Stacy, Logan, Katie and Rilee