Issue 17 - August 2, 2010
Hello, Friends!
I hope that you are all enjoying a wonderful, relaxing summer. It
has been a very busy one for our little family this year. Since I last
wrote, we traveled a LOT, have been able to see some amazing sights, and
met with many charming people. They say "a picture is worth a thousand
words" so I thought I'd say a few thousand right here...
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the "Olive Osmond Cabin Dedication" in Samaria, Idaho in May. That
was a wonderful experience to tour the two-bedroom cabin where Jay's
mother was raised, listen to the service, help plant a tree, and get
to meet some of you for the very first time. |
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Inside Mother's cabin is her old stove (left photo). I got VERY excited
when I saw it because my grandmother, Rose Harris, had one that was VERY
similar (right photo). (My grandmother's stove is now owned by my
uncle.) I've seen my grandma's stove EVERY year at my Family Reunions in
Portage, Utah my entire life. I watched my grandma "can" fruit on that
stove when I was a little girl. My cousins and I would warm our feet by
it's heat in the snowy winters. Sometimes I got to "poke" the wood to
keep the fire burning inside. Her old stove is still very sentimental to
me and my family. The really interesting thing is that the two stoves
sit only a few miles apart from each other, in towns on each side of the
Utah-Idaho border. Small world, huh? I remember how excited my
mother-in-law and I both were when we first discovered that she and my
father were raised just a few miles apart, but never knew each other. |
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| Here is a photo of Kandi's Korner
in Provo that I took just before we left for the UK Tour at the end
of June. Since then, I've been away from home for an entire month so
I haven't had any time to do any updating.
Some of you have asked
about my etsy shop online. Thank you for your interest! As you can
see, it's empty at the moment, but I plan to start filling it up
again once I get settled in Branson with Jay and Marcus in August.
I
will be staying with Jay in Missouri through the fall season and the
Christmas shows. Marc will attend school for a semester there. It
will be a fun adventure for us.
I will also be updating my Kandi's
Korner case at the Apple Tree Mall in Branson with more Osmond
memorabilia, so keep an eye out! :-) |
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We had a wonderful time during the UK
Tour. I was impressed by the loyal fans that would often travel from
venue to venue. I truly love England and was thrilled to be able to
visit Wales for the first time.
After the tour, Jay and I, along with our three boys and Jimmy's family,
went on a seven day Mediterranean cruise. It was the first family
vacation that the five of us have had together in 12 years! We've
traveled together, but this was the first trip that didn't involve work.
It was great fun. We got to see parts of Italy, France and Spain.
Our three sons, Marcus, Eric and Jason at the
Windjammer Cafe
(the place on the ship where we usually ate on the
cruise)
Jay wanted me to include this photo
of him leaning over the railing of our cabin.
He doesn't like heights,
but he overcame that fear to pose for this picture. I'm very proud of
him! :-)
A cute photo of Jimmy and Jay at one of our ports
of call
After the cruise, we decided to stay three extra days in Rome. Jimmy and
Michelle had been there before, but Jay and I hadn't, so it was
especially exciting for us. I was truly amazed at how beautiful (and
hot) Italy is.
Jay and I at the famous Trevi
Fountain - an absolutely gorgeous place to be.
Our family at the Colosseum (L-R): me, Jason, Jay,
Marcus and Eric
| A few days after returning home
to Utah, it was time for my annual Harris Family Reunion. Here is
a photo of me with my parents |
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Jason and me at the lake nearby Portage where we like to go boating. I
also am including a shot of the entrance to the "Harris Farm", est. 1869
in Woodruff, Idaho by my greatgreat-great grandfather, Robert Harris,
Jr. For those of you who have been to the "Olive Osmond Cabin" I just
wanted to say that Jay's family is not the ONLY family to have their
name on a big rock. Hee Hee!
 As you can see, it's been a busy and wonderful summer for me. I'm
looking forward to Branson. Maybe I will get to see some of you there!
Kandi
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