Brent and Cathy Almond

 It is hard to believe that you are turning 70😂😂.  Growing up together that seemed like an eternity away.  Most of my memories revolved around your growing up on the farm and me trying to hitch a ride with your mom so as not to be discovered.  I really enjoyed being there even though it usually involved some sort of work feeding calves, moving hay, etc.  One of my favorite things was to go out to your house on Friday nights so we (Tammy, Margene me and you) could trick/ convince your mom and dad to let us watch Nightmare Theatre.  Their bedroom shared the wall with the tv so we had to sit close so we could hear without waking them.  Most of the time it worked.  I knew I would have a good time whenever we were together.  You had a motorcycle 

( I think Marvin won it at a raffle?) and snow mobiles. One valuable lesson we learned was that angry bees  can fly faster than moron kids who pelted their nest in the bunk house with rocks on a dead sprint for the safety of the back porch.

Our annual trek up the hill behind your home on Easter is a fond memory.  The four of us would pack a lunch and head out.  About half way up we would stop eat our lunch and decide the top was too far.  I don't know if we ever reached the summit.  Being able to drive brought a whole new dimension to our lives.  I don't know who had the fastest time from your house to the highway but it was always a rush with chickens, cows, tractors and who knows what else was around the next blind corner😬😬😬

I always enjoyed our trips to Salt Lake when Tammy and Margene lived there.  Catching the Greyhound bus was a real adventure heading for the big city.  I don't think our parents would have approved of some of the concerts we attended but we were with family.  Mike had his own car by then so we would pile into his 65. Mustang and head to state street or other destinations. 

High school was a great time for me for the most part.  Even though we were a couple of years apart we had some common friends.  Spending time at A&W is as a fond memory.  Our long hair was a shared burden by my and your dads.  I just found out that you actually got expelled from school for it??  There are probably so many other memories I could share but one last one is how proud/envious I was when you decided to serve a mission.  You don't know how much I admire you for that decision.    I hope your memories of our lives together growing up are as good as mine.  Maybe you could write a life history?   

Happy birthday Dennis!

Love, Brent and Cathy