Old Papers

Today I went through some product papers that were Alex's. It was really hard going through them and looking at all the information on all the tools he has and loved so much. I also found a lot of his old work papers.

I hope my son can get some enjoyment from Alex's tools. Alex needs somebody to get use out of them and enjoy them as much as he did. April is just a sad month and I can't believe he's gone but his spirit lives on in his children. Maybe it will be easier to go in the shop now that there are not so many tools to remind us that he isn't here. But in my heart I know he still hangs around that wood shop and I hope he is still building things where he is now.

This Weather Sucks!!!

This weather sucks!!  And my family has so much going on in their lives that sometimes I think they forget about me. (Just Kidding)  It would be nice if they could take a few minutes out of their busy day and just give me a call for no reason at all.  They need to remember that they will be old someday.

Some of my kids do chat with me often. You cannot know much that makes my day. 

Easter 2010

We have a new grill. We wanted to do a BBQ for Easter and all the family was going to come. Well, it turned out to be a very wintry Easter. Woke up to snow. So Randy and I and John and Kathy went to Iggy's with Tammy and Charlie and Savannah. Savannah made us take photos of her and Randy making funny faces. When we got home, she and Randy hid eggs around house. We had a good time even though the weather was crappy. It would have been hard for MattieJo to be there anyway, She had her tonsils out last week.

We need to get together for a BBQ soon. It is upsetting when we have most of the family planned for something and then if fall through.  Maybe for Mother's Day and to celebrate the new babies we can get together.

A Friend's Wedding

My very good friend Roseanna got married on Sat. March 20. Her sister passed away of cancer in October. Her sister's husband was left a widower and Roseanna was a widow. So they married. I am happy for her. Also, I got to see my good friend Luelma Bradford. I worked with both Lu and Roseanna at the college.

I wish Roseanna and Floyd my very best wishes.

BBQ Birthdays: Happy Birthday to the Boys

Randy and I enjoyed spending time with Monica and Jay for the boys birthdays. Randy's was March 13 and Jay's was the 14th.

We went to Famous Dave's and really had a feast. Randy and I had to bring some of it home. But Jay managed to eat it all. We took a walk around the Layton Hills Mall and embarrassed Jay a little by taking him to Victoria's Secret. I hope he doesn't hold it against us. LOL!!!

We had a very good time and look forward to camping with them at Crystal Hot Springs.

News of Randy and Me

Randy at Antelope Island

The Great Salt Lake

Me at Antelope Island

We celebrated Valentine's Day by spending a weekend in SLC at Little America. We also took a trip to Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake. Nothing much to see there except a few buffalo. It smells really bad there. I know they do have great sunsets there but we weren't there at the right time for that. Tina and Kipp took us to brunch and we enjoyed the time we spent with them.

We are tired of winter and can't wait until the weather warms up and we can go camping again. Also, Randy's cat, Blue Boy, is very sick. We don't know how old he is and he may be dying of old age. He has been losing weight and right now he prefers to be alone. We are taking him to the Vet today.

That's about all the news wer have for now. Hope everybody is doing good.

Savannah's Birthday

Can you believe it? Savannah is already 6 years old! We celebrated her birthday with cake and ice cream at my house on Saturday. She is such a cute girl! She enjoyed her presents and also enjoyed miniature golf at Trafalga. MattieJo and Riley, cousin and friend attended as well.

Happy Birthday Savannah. You have such a cute smile.

Girls Night Out

I, with three of my girls, enjoyed a wonderful night out on Friday. Tina and Tammy treated me and Monica to a birthday treat. We ate at Benihana's and on to the Capitol Theater to see CARMEN, (opera.) A wonderful night of catching up, food and music. Thanks to Tina and Tammy for the wonderful gift!

My New Diamond Ring Set

Randy's Gift to Me Christmas 2009

The Holidays with Family

Pugsly, Tammy and Charlie's Pug

Randy with Jaden


Jaden and Kelly

Randy enjoying his crab at Tammy's house

Randy and Me at Ruby River with Tina and Kipp

Kipp and Tina at Ruby River

Me with Marty and Cherise before Christmas at the Pizza Pie Cafe

Before Christmas we visited with Marty and then Tina and Kipp took us to Ruby River. Tina gave me a key chain that I can put digital photos on and she gave Randy a $50 gift card to Chevron. Marty and Cherise gave me a Precious Moments Strawberry Shortcake doll. They know I collect Precious Moment dolls. Tammy gave me and Randy a calendar with family photos on it and that just precious. Matt gave us a Olive Garden gift card. Kathy and John gave us calender. Jennifer and Rob gave us a Felix the Cat clock, shirts, candy and bath stuff. And Randy gave me a new wedding ring set and a mixer.

For New Year's Day, we enjoyed a wonderful meal prepared by Charlie and Tammy. We enjoyed rib eye steaks and crab. Matt and Kelly were there too. So were all the dogs. We had a wonderful time. I got really good news too: Matt and Kelly are expecting a baby boy.

We wish you all a very Happy New Year!

Christmas, Seattle and Family News

The ocean at Ocean Shores from the balcony of the hotel

Our visit with Chris

Our Christmas Eve goodies

The star on the building in downtown Seattle

The caroler's in Downtown Settle Christmas Eve

The hustle and bustle of downtown Seattle on Christmas Eve

The carousel in downtown Seattle on Christmas Eve

On the way to Seattle by the Columbia River (in the distance is MT Hood)

Jennifer's fireplace all lit up on Christmas Eve

Randy with Odin one of Jennifer's foster kitties

We had a wonderful holiday season although an expensive one. We decided to go to Seattle for Christmas and we took the Suburban because it has 4-wheel drive and thought we might need it because of the snow, and we did have snow but not until the way back. That is where our main expense was. The Suburban is a very hungry vehicle and should only be used to take us camping in a not so far away place. But we were glad to have it because it did help with the snow and roads on the way home. But from now on, we will just take our little Elantra and probably won't be able to do Christmas far away from now on. The ride to Seattle was wonderful and clear and we could see MT Hood on the way to Portland.

We did have very good weather on the way there and all the time while we were in Seattle. We enjoyed visiting with Jennifer and Rob and the kids. They were perfect hosts. Jennifer had two foster cats that we really enjoyed. We enjoyed going downtown Seattle for Christmas Eve and people watching. There were many people downtown and there was a Christmas carousel and all kinds of street music and it really put us in the holiday spirit. We also saw Avitar in 3D on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve we enjoyed goodies and the Jennifer's traditional Christmas Eve show of A CHRISTMAS STORY. One Christmas day, we enjoyed a pork shoulder that Jennifer made. While visiting, she also made an Irish stew.

Jennifer also took us to a holiday program in Seattle where we got to celebrate the nativity with a Catholic nun and the program was quite fun since the took people from the audience and made them dress in the nativity clothes and play the nativity characters.

Rob and Sid took off for NYC on Christmas night and so the spent the rest of the time with Jennifer and Zoe and also visited my brother Chris in Kent WA. He has lots of stories to tell us because he travels all over the world for his job. Chris and Elaine gave us a gift certificate for honey baked ham.

One the way home, we stayed on the ocean at Ocean Shores in WA at the Shilo Inn. We were very close to the ocean and could see the waves and the sunset. Our suite was wonderful with three TV's and a balcony. However, the bed was very hard.

On the way home, we hit a bad storm coming from Portland Oregon and it was really bad and wad to stop early and the next day the roads were very slick and lots of cars had slid off. We were lucky with the 4-wheel drive. We made it home safely one day later than planned.

We had many more experiences but it would take many pages and time to tell them all. We wish to thank everyone who helped make our season so wonderful and now it's back to the same old thing but we are glad for our home and the blessings we enjoy and look forward to the New Year and to warmer weather for camping.