I'll follow Diane's lead and post the family letter on the blog. We celebrated Rick's birthday by taking some buddies to Point Dume in Malibu for some rock climbing.


You would probably recognize this spot as it is used in most beach scenes for movies, tv shows and commercials. We picked a perfect day - 78 degrees and no wind.


This shows Rick just about at the top. Thanks to Cory who was the belay man for at least 2 hours straight.











Next comes Michael in the road show. He was undoubtedly the best nerd in the stake. I think he secretly enjoyed wearing the big rimmed glasses and short cut pants.

Otherwise life is moving along. Brandon is enjoying his time at BYU and finds time for weekend trips to explore caves and hike in the snow. He wants to stay there for the spring term so he won't come home until June. Having too much fun, I guess.

There is never a dull moment at work. You'd think after retiring the Countrywide name we could take a break from the press, but they have just moved on to bad mouthing Bank of America now. One moment congress is beating up their CEOs for flying in corporate jets and sponsoring junkets, and the next moment they are getting on the same jets and going to their junkets. I guess you must leave all shame at the doorstep to be qualified for political office.

Rick turned 14 and will be ordained a Teacher next week. He is eager to join his friends in his new responsibilities.

All of us are looking forward to warmer weather and longer days. This makes time for more biking, hiking, running - or even enjoying some down time in the backyard.

I hope everyone is doing well. Let's hear from the others too.

Kent