We had sweet little Emery over the last weekend and she brought such joy to us- as always. She even let me read her 3 books! She is having trouble with her naps though, and when that happens, she gets pretty tired by the end of the day. She is ready for a little R.E.M. action. There is video- check it.
"Sandman to Emery, Sandman to Emery.... come in Emery" What a precious little thing!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Happy New Year! 1/1/11
That's kind of cool- 1/1/11. Guess that won't happen again for a few more years.
We spent New Year's Eve at Brenda's brother's place- almost fell into a coma, it was so exiting. No, we really had a good time- we even stayed awake! Usually we're just sitting @ home, staring at each other 'til we slowly sink into the abyss... New Years Day, the Krebs (from Maple-town) invited us to go snowmobiling with them.
I don't know how many ways we tried to talk ourselves (and them) out of it because it has been so cold. Well, we didn't know what cold was until we got there (Fairview, UT).
We hadn't been out in that kind of cold for a long time, and a lot of the kid's cold-vear (very nice), had not grown along with them- we had to borrow a bit. So, B and I, Sydney (and a friend), and Carson made the trek down. The low traveling at one point got to -13 degrees.
The high of the day I believe was 1 degree- heat wave! Luckily, the Krebs had a trailer that was enclosed and they had a propane heater inside, so we could at least thaw, drink some cocoa, and escape from the wind.
Carson and Garrett dug out a snow cave which was cool, B and I got stuck a few times on the sleds 'til someone came to help dig us out. It helped remind me why I don't have these fun recreational vehicles :)
We did have fun though. After the sledding, we stopped at the Krebs' place and ate items from the 'Eve's celebrations and played some games until it was time to go. A very enjoyable time.
Another blessing that I am thankful for.... great friends that have such wonderful toys and that invite us to enjoy them with them.
Happy New Year y'all! Let's all hope that this new year will be a happy, successful, and positive one for all.
We spent New Year's Eve at Brenda's brother's place- almost fell into a coma, it was so exiting. No, we really had a good time- we even stayed awake! Usually we're just sitting @ home, staring at each other 'til we slowly sink into the abyss... New Years Day, the Krebs (from Maple-town) invited us to go snowmobiling with them.
I don't know how many ways we tried to talk ourselves (and them) out of it because it has been so cold. Well, we didn't know what cold was until we got there (Fairview, UT).
We hadn't been out in that kind of cold for a long time, and a lot of the kid's cold-vear (very nice), had not grown along with them- we had to borrow a bit. So, B and I, Sydney (and a friend), and Carson made the trek down. The low traveling at one point got to -13 degrees.
The high of the day I believe was 1 degree- heat wave! Luckily, the Krebs had a trailer that was enclosed and they had a propane heater inside, so we could at least thaw, drink some cocoa, and escape from the wind.
Carson and Garrett dug out a snow cave which was cool, B and I got stuck a few times on the sleds 'til someone came to help dig us out. It helped remind me why I don't have these fun recreational vehicles :)
We did have fun though. After the sledding, we stopped at the Krebs' place and ate items from the 'Eve's celebrations and played some games until it was time to go. A very enjoyable time.
Another blessing that I am thankful for.... great friends that have such wonderful toys and that invite us to enjoy them with them.
Happy New Year y'all! Let's all hope that this new year will be a happy, successful, and positive one for all.
30 on the 30th
My oh my how time flies...
The 30th of December, Brendr and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. Seems like only yesterday (or the day before) when this whole fantabulous journey began. I am surprised she has stuck with me this long, though. Any woman with lesser stuff would have bailed years ago. I did hope that at this time of my life I would have been able to take her to some nice, warm, exotic place (not St. George), but alas, it is not to be... I have to keep saying that, maybe, someday... so instead, I took her to cold downtown SLC. It was nice to at least get away to there. We enjoyed deep-fried pickles at The Garden, on top of the JS building. We saw the remake of True Grit, which we enjoyed, and did a quick dash through the Christmas lights at Temple Square- it was so cold that the statues were even wearing coats! As a good friend of mine always says It [was] colder than a well digger's butt.
Well Brendr, I hope that at the end our next 30 years, I will be able to take you to some place a little more to your liking... hopefully that won't be just helping you to the doctor's office or to the bathroom, either. Of course that DEPENDS on our health at that time, no? But as a famous couple once said to one another- "You're not the man I knew [30] years ago." "It's not the years honey, it's the mileage." So, here's to you Sugarbumps- Happy 30th.
The 30th of December, Brendr and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. Seems like only yesterday (or the day before) when this whole fantabulous journey began. I am surprised she has stuck with me this long, though. Any woman with lesser stuff would have bailed years ago. I did hope that at this time of my life I would have been able to take her to some nice, warm, exotic place (not St. George), but alas, it is not to be... I have to keep saying that, maybe, someday... so instead, I took her to cold downtown SLC. It was nice to at least get away to there. We enjoyed deep-fried pickles at The Garden, on top of the JS building. We saw the remake of True Grit, which we enjoyed, and did a quick dash through the Christmas lights at Temple Square- it was so cold that the statues were even wearing coats! As a good friend of mine always says It [was] colder than a well digger's butt.
Well Brendr, I hope that at the end our next 30 years, I will be able to take you to some place a little more to your liking... hopefully that won't be just helping you to the doctor's office or to the bathroom, either. Of course that DEPENDS on our health at that time, no? But as a famous couple once said to one another- "You're not the man I knew [30] years ago." "It's not the years honey, it's the mileage." So, here's to you Sugarbumps- Happy 30th.
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