Bettie's Memorial Service Con't

Everything set up DQ style!


DQ Workers table

Bettie's brother Dale, his wife, nephew Kenny

and Sean, Lance, Lauren, Lynsi, Dorline & Seya

Chris, Dad, Glen, Tim & Bettie's family

Ted & Ellen Smith, Ken & LaFawn, Maylene

Pearce, Marshall Pratt, the Mel West fam

In Loving Memory of Bettie Clark

The only "non-halloween" picture I have of
Bettie. She was very adamant about not having
pictures taken - it was so hard to get one!


Bettie taking care of her flowers - she took alot
of pride in our beautiful flower bed.


Bettie as "sponge bob"

We laughed and laughed over this - she didn't

mind posing for these pictures!

Last night I lost a wonderful friend and former

employee to a battle with cancer. Bettie J. Clark

passed away on April 4, 2009 in Snowflake at

Webb's care center. I hired Bettie in the winter of

2001 just out of the blue. I normally never hire

people I don't know, but for some reason I felt

impressed by Bettie. Boy was I on target! She

literally became a member of our family. She

was a faithful employee, never missing work and

always working her hardest, as honest as the day

was long and always looking out for my best

interest as "the boss." She quickly fell in love with

all of the teenagers and especially my five sons.

Tim never actually worked with Bettie, but all

four of the rest of them did. She loved Tim even

though she didn't really know him, but she made

it clear how much she loved the other boys.

Bryan nicknamed her "B to the Eddy" and she

loved that! All of the boys worked with her in the

kitchen cooking and she and Sean would yell

"Let's get ready to rumble" everyday before the

lunch rush. She worked with Kenny both before

and after his mission. She loved "her little Skippy"

as she called him because he was only 12 years

old when she started working at DQ. She was always

a champion of the teenagers and if I would ever

get on them, she would come to their defense

saying "they are just kids." If she liked you, she would

do all of your side work for you during the day

(Sean and Skippy capitalized ALOT on this benefit).

She loved to "hide" the towels. We tend to use too

many towels each day and it would just gripe her to

no end - when they would come in each Monday she

would grab some and take them upstairs to hide them

heaven only knows where! I don't think she could

find them again if she wanted to, in fact I found some

just the other day! We laughed and laughed!

She worked until June 30th of last year and then she

simply could go no longer. All of the pleading in the

world wouldn't get her to the doctor until late Sept when

she finally ended up in the ER - from there she went

directly to the Hospice center where she was given 10 days

to live. You have to know Bettie, she is pretty stubborn! She

went on to live over 6 months longer than they anticipated.

She was a fighter. We loved Bettie and she will be sorely

missed. Knowing her made my life so much richer and I

will remember her always!

Repainting the flames

When we remodeled our house nearly 5 years ago,

Sean and Skippy wanted to paint their room

a bit extreme! We let them with the understanding

that they would come back and repaint it later.

Sean made good on the promise this weekend and

the room is "normal" again. We are planning on

turning this into our "aviation" room. We are in

the process of adding to our collection!

Bucky's first visit to the Park

We took Bentley for his first visit to the park while

I was in Provo. It was a gorgeous day and

he loved tasting the grass, swinging, teeter-tottering

and just general park fun! We were lucky because

on Monday we woke up to about 3 inches of

snow! Look how pretty the grass is already!

Bucky loved the swing!

Wheeeee!

Leslie's Recital

Leslie & her accompanists

Pianist - Chris & Violinist sister Natalie

On March 27, I was lucky to be able to fly to Utah

to see my daughter in law in her senior recital at

BYU. She is a vocal performance major and the

recital was her crowning achievement. She was simply

stunning! So much talent and she sang in four

languages! I can barely speak one (not so good at that most

of the time!) I am so glad I got to attend. I flew into

Salt Lake and rented a Toyota Yaris (aka - "go cart") if

you have never seen one of these check it out - it was

really pretty fun to drive, but not for the long distance!

I stayed with Leslie & Kenny and they were wonderful

hosts - thanks guys!

Sean & Lori are Engaged!

Sean is officially engaged! Lori accepted

his proposal and the date is set for

May 23 in the Snowflake Temple.

Congrats to Sean and Lori! Another

beautiful daughter for us!

Dad's New Ride!

2008 Toyota Tundra

We finally decided that after 15 years, Dad deserved

a new truck! We bought a "gently used" one that

Hatch had been using as a demo in the dealership.

It is a super nice ride and has the biggest back seat

I have ever seen in a truck! We have calculated that

using our current truck purchasing habits we will

be nearly 67 years old the next time we get one!

Making Snickerdoodles for Elder Skippy!

Grandbabies Visit!

Tim & Cara's kids came for a visit on Saturday. Papa and
Grammi had a grand time with them. Here
MaKenna is testing out the flavor of a rock.
I got the next pictures backwards - we went to the
nursery at church (my current calling) to clean
and organize the toys in the closet - we took the
helpers and they loved it! The before and after
pictures are below. We started the day out with
lunch at our favorite Dairy Queen!

Sean & MacKay's Excellent Adventures!

I forgot to post that a couple of weeks ago one
of Sean's favorite mission buddies from Utah
came to visit. They spent one night in Show Low
and rode a bit around here on Dad's bike and
Sean's (Skip's???) and then in the valley they
rode to Canyon Lake on the Suzuki and Shadow.
They had a great time! These are for you
Elder Skip!

Elder Skippy Pictures

Here is a little update on Elder Skippy. I
actually have no idea what is going on in these
pictures (they came via Misty - thanks Misty!)
But I know he is doing great! He loves his
comp and the area - he is currently serving
in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Gotta love the Nascar!

Grandkids!

Serious girl!


Kaitlyn Belle aka "Sissy"

Konnorson

C-Bone

Fun in Mesa!

Last week I had a meeting in the valley for DQ, so
Chris and I drove down on Monday and took all
the kids out to eat. B had the idea to get Panda
Express to go, then drive a block to the local
Mickey D's and order the kids food there and eat
while they played on the toy set! Worked great!
Here we all are including Cara's brother Glen,
wife Dana and two boys.


My little Mackey girl! (Check those cute teeth!)

Loads of fun!

Sean & Lori loved playing the games too!

On The Right Track

This is just a little shout out to my fav missionary!

This is Elder Skippy & Comp (Probably Elder

Wortley) in the field. He is doing a great job and

we are so proud of him!

First Ride of the Season

We took our first motorcycle ride of the season yesterday.

It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. We rode

from Tokay junction to Whiteriver and then to Pinetop. It

was really warm the whole time until about 10 miles out

of Pinetop and then BRRRRR! We ate a late lunch in Pinetop

and then went to the movie - it was about 6pm when we

headed home and then it was really cold! We are looking

forward to a great summer on the bike!

DQ Meeting

I had two days of DQ meetings a couple of weeks ago and

Chris wasn't able to attend. I hung out with Joan Belshe

from the Eagar DQ. We had a great time! Here

we are at the Arizona Opry - a dinner show in Apache

Junction that they bussed us to - it was great

entertainment. We got some good information from

other operators and are ready for the busy season at

our stores!