The Happiest Place On Earth

Here i am with Stephanie, her little neighbor friend and Mr. Incredible himself.  Stephanie tried to get date with Mr. Incredible...but he is married.

Here we are on riverboat with the AD from Weber State and his 2 boys.  (Weber State, Weber State, Great-Great-Great...Go Wildcats!)

Stephanie tried really hard to find a famous person to get my picture taken with...this was the closest that we came (Since sister Amy would not let Stephanie bug Jon Stewart or Abraham Benrubi)

This hand is famous for something...I want to say lotion commericals or something like that.  At least that is what the lady told us.

Here we are with Snow White...what a lovely girl she is.

The Mad Hatter said this was the first time he had his picture taken with an armadillo.  That made me very happy and excited.  The Mad Hatter is funny!

We got to have dinner one at Goofy's Kitchen...wasn't that nice that he let us eat there!

Okinawa, Japan March 2011

We left Thursday Feb 28^th for Okinawa Japan. A very long flight with layovers in San Francisco and Tokyo. From the time we left our home until we arrived at the home of Martin and Marie it was 25 hours.After some much needed sleep the first thing on the agenda was a birthday party for 8 yr old Ruth. What a bunch of screaming kids. Grandma Jennifer decorated the cake-in pink of course. The following day was Sunday and that afternoon we headed to the beach for Ruth’sbaptism. While there we saw a warning sign for poisonous snakes. Army took note. If you are bitten by this snake you must leave the island as a 2^nd bite is fatal.

We met Dan Brock(counselor in Branch Presidency) & his wife Sarah

(Primary Pres) They know Philip Todd and his wife. Of course we have the Brocks sending a big hello with Army in hand.

Army was able to have his picture taken with 2 snakes inside a bottle of sake. It’s for good luck. He was just glad to be at the side of the sake and not in the bottle.

We visited the Shurijo Castle and then stopped for dinner at McDonald’s at the cost of $45.00 with Martin, Marie, Paul and

Jennifer & the 3 kids. Menu does not include as much as here. Big Mac’s were OK. Chicken Nuggets and fries are always the same. Everyone was happy but Paul’s pocketbook.

Army was able to spend an hour at gymnastics class with Ruth.

The staff at the Pineapple park really liked Army and were so excited to have a picture taken with him.

We visited Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. Best Aquarium I have ever been to. Army along with Jennifer are seen inside a shark’s jaw. Must have been a huge shark to eat these two. We then spent the night at Okuma- a recreational

facility for military people and families. Paul and Marie did the buggy bike with Leah on the front seat. There is a golf course, put-put golf, all kinds of water activities. You can also rent cabins, tents, camping equipment etc depending on your needs and wants. We stayed in rooms with beds and showers.

Over all we had a great week celebrating with friends and seeing a part of the world we never thought we would see. Army did not look forward to the long flight home but was thankful (along with Paul and Jennifer) to make it home about 48 hours before the earthquake and not be stuck for who knows how long or where.. It is easy to see how missionaries fall in love with the people they serve. After 10 days we fell in love with Japan.

(Martin Hansen worked here at Missionary Medical. He fell in love with Marin-France while they were both attending LDS Business College. Marie grew up in France. When Jennifer started working at Missionary Medical, Marie was working in England. Martin would ask how to say things in French and Paul would help him. This started a friendship that has lasted. Martin and Marie are both converts, served missions (Martin in Japan & Marie in France, and their families do not show interest in their Mormon religion. They adopted us as their Mormon Grandparents for the kids.)

San Diego, California

Army recently visited San Diego with Dave and his little family. Their trip included Sea World, San Diego Zoo, The Mormon Battalion Museum, and a quick stop at the beach. Please enjoy the following fun facts about San Diego's main tourist attractions.

Mormon Battalion Museum: Their march of 2,000 miles from Council Bluffs, Iowa to California is one of the longest military marches in history.Battalion members took cash in lieu of uniforms, using the money to support their families and their church during a very hard period.

Consequently, they did not wear uniforms. The uniform collection shown here is in a private collection. It shows

the uniforms that the battalion would have worn had they been issued.

Sea World: Opened in 1964 (thats older than everyone here).

The park occupies 189 Acres, which our little family walked every square inches of. The original investment on the property was $1.5 Million by a group of investors out of UCLA looking to open a Resturant with a small marine show. It now is the home to 5,700 fish from 434 species. One funny story was when I was taking the picture below with the seals, one of the Sea World employees came running up to me wondering why I was putting my animal so close to the exhibit. I assured her that the animal was not real by picking him up by the purse straps. She quickly apologized.

San Diego Zoo: The Zoo holds more than 4,000 animals from over 800 species, none of which were Armadillo. The Zoo got its start when animals were abandoned after the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, but didn't officially become a zoo until 1921. A few pictures of Army were taken in the Zoo, but they didn't turn out very good. Sorry, we can just pretend that the picture to the left was taken at the Zoo.

Penn State Tour

Recently our very own Penn State Steph went back to Pennsylvania for Homecoming at her Alma Mater, Penn State. Army was privileged enough to get his picture taken with the Nittany Lion Mascot (who doesn't have a name), and attend Penn States homecoming in the biggest football stadium in the nation. Beaver Stadium, named after a former Pennsylvania Governor James A. Beaver, holds 107,282 and is Pennsylvania's third largest city, just beating out Allentown by 32 people. The largest crowd on hand at Beaver Stadium has been 110,753. That is larger than a capacity crowd at both BYU and Utah combined (109,062).

Prince Edward Island & Nova Scotia

Friday Oct 15 - We headed out from Salt Lake City and flew east over the USA and just happened to find ourselves over the town where Jennifer was born – Battle Creek, Michigan. Jennifer has not been there since she was a little girl so it was exciting to see. We arrived in Quebec, Canada and met up with the group. The Hills were on a different flight. A day of travel is very exhausting, anyone know why? I don’t but it is. We had dinner that evening at St Hubert BBQ – a flash from the past for Paul. They did give us eating utensils but back in his younger days you had to eat BBQ with your fingers if you ate at St Huberts.

Sat Oct 16 - I loved Quebec. We walked through the “Old City”. I found myself being a leaf peeper. Can you find me looking for you? I loved the architecture found in the old part of the city and the government buildings. Many of the

roofs are made of copper and so are green. I really liked the angel mime holding his globe.

Sun Oct 17 - We had a day at sea with a cruise through the Saguenay Fjord. This fjord is the only area you can see Beluga whales other than Antarctica. We didn’t see any.

Tues Oct 19 - Our first stop was at the SMALL sleepy fishing village of Sept-Ils (set eel) meaning seven islands. It is the largest town on the North shore of the St Lawrence River and founded in 1531. The main industry is fishing and lumberjacks. It was not a very interesting stop and was very cold and windy but I did have my picture taken with the group out in front of a “Dive” that sells crab cakes. I don”t think the big lobster pot we are standing in front of is really used to cook lobsters. I did try finding some new friends by looking in the lobster traps.

I am so excited about the day. We get to eat lobster for lunch and go the “Green Gables”. The ship docked in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Paul had a hard time letting me eat some of his lobster but I got a good close look. Green Gables was a place that felt like you just wanted to stroll down “lovers lane” or walk through the “haunted forest” of just sit and watch the people. We were told that Ann is very popular around the world, especially in Japan where her stories are required reading and many Japanese people come here to get married or vacation. It was just a pleasant, enjoyable place to be.

Wed Oct 20

Another day at sea

Thurs Oct 21

Our port today is Halifax, Nova Scotia. We took a very delightful tour to Luenberg on the south shore. This small fishing and boat building town was a must for Paul. Back in the 1930’s his father happened to be on the Blue Nose I during a race. He worked for the

CBC in Canada and they were testing to seeing how well they could broadcast out at sea for radio. The Blue Nose I was used for fishing and in off season was used for racing. It never lost a race and is so important to the Canadians it is on their dime. We hoped to see the Blue Nose II but it is not sea worthy and so they are in the process of building the Blue Nose III. We did enjoy the fall colors and the rugged coast line. We got some good pictures here. As the message on the back of the bus says, Yes, we are having a good time. Can you tell”

Fri Oct 22

Here we are in Portland, Maine. The best fall colors for the entire trip were found here. The ship docked right in town. Had a great bus tour and stopped at a light house. What fun. We were happy to have a couple hours in town

to shop, take pictures and just enjoy the place before having to be back on board and off to Boston and home.

We have no idea how many miles we traveled this trip.

Army & Jennifer

Army's Abduction Mystery Solved

After weighing the evidence involved in the case, and making determinations to the best of our ability. We as protectors of Army's well being, do hereby charge the 'dillonapping of Army to Eileen Ramjoue and Chante Fielden. Fielden, 20 something, is the daughter of Ramjoue, 49ish of Riverton. Together they plotted to commit this crime on June 16, 2010. Here is how they did it, and how they were caught.

It was determined that when Missionary Medical employees were together in Division Meeting, Fielden would enter Missionary Medical with the excuse of bringing her Mother her lunch. While she found herself among empty cubicles she bound and blindfolded Army, put him in her shoulder bag, left a ransom note, and went back down to Accounting as if nothing happened. We know this because Fielden was the only Non-Missionary Medical employee to enter the department while we were in Division Meeting (Thanks Boyd). Strike 1!

The second clue to their guiltiness came a day later. After meeting the ransom (around 8:30 am), and sending an email to the dillonappers demanding that they comply to the term of their deal, Brennen and Leslee both admitted to seeing Ramjoue leave the division with an empty bag. Ramjoue entered the nearby stairwell, and met Fielden who had Army still in her posession. They made the switch, and Ramjoue returned with Army stuffed inside a bag, she entered the Kitchen, placed Army inside the fridge and returned to her desk (around 9:00 am). At 9:00 am an email was received telling us that Army had been returned and was very cold. Army was retrieved at 9:02 am June 17th. Again we contacted DMBA security who confirmed that only two people entered the Division during that time; Ramjoue who was carrying a bag, and another who should be left nameless (to protect their innocence). Strike 2!

As you all know 2 strikes are not enough. Prosecutors wanted 3 strikes before

charging the two with 'dillonapping. Finding this clue took a little CSI work from Missionary Medical Associates. We had a few people try and find some of the people in the pictures to get a discription of the criminals. The final break in the case came when Brennen, our lead detective, found that in the picture of the construction worker, you could see a reflection of two people in her sunglasses. We sent this picture to our crime lab, and Brian Wiser (our photo laboratory technician) enhanced the photo, and it is rather clear that you can see two personages. On the left you can see a young woman with a white shirt, shoulder bag, and a short hair style (fitting Fielden's description and dress that day according to Carrie McIlrath, work associate). The second personage is found in the lens on the right. Standing with the same posture, and sporting the same hairdo as one Eileen Ramjoue. Strike 3!

It is uncertain why the two decided to attempt such a horrible crime, but it has been suggested that it may be because of long hours trapped in a cubicle without any natural sunlight. It was also suggested that it may be from not hearing Phil's Elvis impression.

So now comes time for sentencing. What punishment should we, as work associates, acess upon these disgruntled 'Dillonappers?

We will be revealing to Ramjoue, today during her lunch time, that we know. We will do this by placing a large picture of the Construction woman on her desk. Please Go to her desk and write your request upon the picture so that she may know how to regain our trust. Please do not write near the head so that she can see her own reflection in the glasses.

Justice will be served today!

Army's Recent 'dillonapping

On the Morning of June 16th, 2010 it was discovered that our Army had been taken away from his friends of Missionary Medical. He had been taken, and a ransom note had been delivered while the rest of us were in Division Meeting.

Our first instinct was to search for the 'dillonappers.

Many people immediately suspected that this was the doing of DMBA's Membership team, but we had no proof other

than suspicion, nevertheless they become Suspect #1.

We contacted Boyd, DMBA's security officer. Boyd gave us information about who had swiped their badge and entered

Missionary Medical during the 8-9 o'clock hour. The only non-Missionary Medical employee to enter was Chante Fielden, possibly acting on behalf of the Accounting Department, who had previously expressed interest in taking him for an outing of their own. The Accounting Department and Chante Fielden was Suspect #2.

Speculation arose as to why we were asked to deliver treats to our own division, could this have been an inside job? Someone who walks amongst us has just become Suspect #3.

Throughout the day pictures were delivered via email showing Army, obviously in a state of humiliation and being treated in a manner that is very crude and hard to look at. As a word of

caution, if there are kids present you may want to ask them to leave the room.

The first picture was taken in what appears to be a 6th floor bathroom, and shows Army bound and tied. It is assumed

that this could have been taken right after abduction.

Army then went on what appears to be some sort of "Humiliation Parade" where the captures were trying to break him emotionally. Army, being the warrior that he is held strong and seemed to be bigger than the situation.

As the day progressed the captures tried to thicken the

humiliation in an effort to try and break his spirits. Yet Army continued to hold strong, as you can

tell by his face in the picture with two Sister Missionaries he is frightened, but is calm and waiting for the right time to make his move.

A second ransom note was slid under the door half way

through the day. When inspecting the hallways directly

thereafter there was no sign of any Non-Missionary Medical associates in the hallways. We did find Stephanie Lincoln coming back from lunch (further strengthening her status as a more specified Suspect #3).

When the work day was over many of us went outside to see if we could catch a glimpse of the 'dillonappers going home in a car, or waiting for a bus, but nothing was reported.

The next day many of us brought the ransom as requested. Heck what do we care, either way we still get treats, and Army comes back. After all the goods were laid out on the Treat counter, an email was sent asking for them to return Army.

As promised Army was returned between 8:30 - 9:00 am. The captures in another cruel evil act placed him in the fridge which not only is cold but there was little room to move around, and at one point Army stepped in something very gooey and sticky.

We asked Boyd to search the videos and see who entered Missionary Medical during that time frame, and there were only Missionary Medical employees that entered. Therefore we know that if this is an outside job, they also have an insider. Thus strengthening Associates of Missionary Medical with strong ties to those outside of Missionary Medical.

The Mystery has yet to be solved, and we are looking hard to find the perpetrator. If anyone has information regard the abduction, we would be very interested in hearing it.

We are happy to have Army back in Missionary Medical!