Easter and other things…
by Luke on Apr.17, 2007, under Uncategorized
I know it has already been a week since Easter, but I haven’t had time to write an update over the last week. Andrea and I went down to Kennewick for the weekend to be with my family for Easter. Nathan was able to come over from Mt. Vernon and be there as well, so we were only missing Seth who was enjoying sub-freezing temperatures in Wisconsin instead.
On Saturday I worked with my Dad on removing old Arbor Vitae stumps in the yard. Nathan, Zach, & I spent quite a bit of time chopping up the rotting stumps, attempting to outdo each other. Andrea, Abbie, my Dad, & I went to the last bit of a Kennewick High boys soccer game which brought back some memories for me. On Sunday we went to church and came back to enjoy a great Easter brunch my Mom made. Andrea & I, left shortly after and came back to Montana that evening.
Andrea was sick most of last week, but is feeling much better now. I have been very busy taking the wilderness EMT bridge upgrade with Wilderness Medical Associates. We finished the class on Sunday and I am know a WEMT-Basic. I have been a WFR for 5 years now and an EMT for 3 years. I am dissapointed that they make you take the WEMT upgrade when you have WFR and EMT already because they don’t present any further skills or knowledge than you already have. Apart from a 10 minute lecture on IV’s in the backcountry, everything was review. It did count towards my continuing education hours though which was nice. (will post some pictures of the class soon.)
This week we are going through some meetings as a senior staff at camp to better understand how the individual parts make up the whole now that we have been in our positions for a year and a half. Andrea and I are excited about what the future holds but have lots of questions as well about how things will look as we move forward. This week will hopefully help to clarify some of that. We pray and trust that this day finds you all well, living and absorbing all that life has to offer.
April 19th, 2007 on 1:55 pm
We enjoyed having you and Andrea home for Easter. Thanks for your help with the bush stumps. Great pictures! Love ya both, Mom
May 22nd, 2007 on 11:03 am
Nathan looks like a little girl in his tree chopping picture. HAHA!
July 12th, 2007 on 10:36 pm
Hello. I was just doing some searches for ‘Nathan Underhill’ a cousin of mine that I have not seen in years and came across your name. I think all of us Underhill’s are related. I was born and grew up in Hammond, Indiana. Lived most my life in Kentucky. I now live in Tennessee. My family, grandparents, great grandparents, mainly came from a place called Golden Pond, Kentucky…also known as ‘between the rivers…now a state park known as TVA. My uncle did some research once on the Underhill name. It was very interesting and he said we Underhills come from England as its an English name. Most of us Underhills tend to have a big nose. Not real big but big enough. lol From your photos, I think you folks look like you have that Underhill nose too.
July 13th, 2007 on 9:35 am
Valerie, thanks for commenting. I do believe our roots are from England area (Scotland is what I am remembering actually). All of our family is located in Washington State besides myself and my wife who are here in Montana. We don’t know very many Underhills over here so it is great to hear from someone who shares our last name. As far as I know my grandparents/great grandparents are from Seattle, Washington.