Willis Family

This week we spent lots of time at ball games.  The family still hasn't won a game.  On June 22nd they played "The Playboys", a bunch of tobacco chewing boys who are Josh's age.  He plays on their team.  I hope Josh isn't chewing with the rest of the boys.  I think this is such a repulsive habit.  But I'm not naive.  Any way the tobacco chewers beat us 17-16.  This past weekend was our Rogers Family Reunion, held June 17 & 18.  We took this tent trailer out here of Don Johnston's and it was big enough for all of us to sleep in.  Josh sprained his ankle the night before so he didn't stay over night with the rest of us.  He came home with Cathy, Alex and Tara.  Anyway we went up to Louis Peterson's private camp ground.  It is up by Pinedale really a nice place.  Sherree's family was in charge of the Reunion so they made all the arrangements.  After supper of fried chicken, biscuits, potato and Jello salad, punch (everything tasted so good).  We had a program honoring my father (Paul Moroni Rogers).  Sheree read a skit we had given years ago in the big Rogers Family Reunion.  When Roger, Shanna, Loyelin, Ross and Paul were just small and they took part in that program.  Roger, Benda, Rion and Kim all paid honor to daddy by telling of their memories of daddy.  Finally we all went to bed where some slept and some of us didn't, but we awoke ready for a fun filled day and thats what we had.  For breakfast we had scrambled eggs and bacon, biscuits and gravy and orange juice.  After breakfast we had a horse shoe tournament, however we never did finish it  Loye and I were partners and we beat Eric and Yvonne and Rion and Bonnie but Shum and Kathy came along and beat us.  Sherree's family had planned an anything goes game that everyone really enjoyed.  After that we ate lunch of barbecue or ham sandwiches, chips, punch and watermelon.  We finally all went home dirty and tired, but feeling close to each other and good inside knowing we had so many good people who cared about us.  When we got home I had to go right in and bathe so I could go help Louise Kay Hatch and Katie prepare a dinner for a stake High Priest Party.  We fixed steak with mushroom gravy baked potatoes, green salad, rolls and fruit salad.  It was real nice.  Other helped us.  Got up Sunday morning and taught Jason's class at primary.  Bishop Palmer came in and gave them a little talk about morality.  Sister Kathy Tenney wants me to teach this class for the next 3 Sundays.  Guess I can handle this.