Grandma Grandpa Date Or, Out in the Country

Today was Swiss Days at Midway...Spence and I like to go there because its a lot of fun there and so out we went. 

The drive to Midway is really pretty and there are mountains, and farms and reservoirs and such to see.  It is really nice to be out on the land.

When you arrive at Midway for Swiss Days, you can expect a really large crowd of people.  No place to park, but they have a shuttle from the outskirts of town and take you for no charge to the town.  As we got there, the bus drops us off in front of the house where Spence had a part in a commercial inside an historic old Midway home.  Here above is the sign with details.  The older lady that owns the home is really nice and Spence likes to say hi to her.  But today there was clearly no one there.  He was a little disapointed, I think.  But there was still lots of things yet to see.

Here we are getting our 2012 calendars from Greg Olsen, who happily poses for our camera.  He actually remembered us from previous visits. 

Here is Ron Stutz, our friend, selling his wares at a booth, of which there are MANY by the way.  He makes Indian looking art on stone and wood.  Very nice.

Spence likes the artist Jon McNaughton and buys a print.  It is a "controversial" type print.  I bought a cute one, myself.  A Halloween picture.  Really like it.

We arrived just before 10:00 when the parade started.  It was a good time as the lines at the shuttle weren't too long and we got right on.  When we returned afterwards, the shuttle line was really, really long.  We will leave an hour earlier next year if we go again.  We think 2 hours is a long enough stay and then we will get home before the crowds arrive.

The ride home is nice.  It's a really beautiful day today.

And tomorrow is Sunday, then Labor Day and then another day back to work.  Vacations are so short...

The Mothership

Here she is...The Mothership.  She seats 8 and does everything.  I kinda like her, alot.  But she barely fits into the garage.  You will notice I left her "out" so Spencer can park her.  I am REALLY good at taking out mirrors.  And that is with a much smaller car. 

He's Immune

Yesterday I stayed home to pick, clean and process a million (at least) black currants. I had already done a batch on Saturday which took from about 7:30 am to 9:00 pm to be done with...what a back-breaking job it is to clean those little guys. Anyway, because I never trust my canning, I froze the juice. It is so good. I kept some out for me. So, then I knew that I needed to get the rest in soon and so yesterday, I took my early morning walk, came home and started in on the next batch. I picked till 10:30 in the morning. I thought I would never get done. But I did. Then I picked the other stuff that was ready in the garden. Two big bowls of tomatoes, a bunch of zucchini and other odds and ends.

About 2 or 2:30 I got a call from Tyson, he had fallen out of a tree and hurt his arm, could I pick him up? His mom was at the dentist with Logan and Grayson. OK, I had to pick up Brecklyn at 3:30 from school and take her to dance at a place that I didn't yet know how to get to. So I go and get Ty, and we put some ice on the swollen wrist and waited for Jamie's instructions. She called and said she would be there about another hour or so. She had made an appt. with the doctor for an X-ray at 5:45. OK, I go to school and get Brecklyn then and take her to dance. The GPS tells me the directions and we appear to be going in the right direction and then the voice on the GPS of the "Mothership" (my new van, she needed a name, ya know) tells us we have arrived at our destination. We were on a road in Pleasant Grove, somewhere, but there were no buildings in site. Was this truly our destination? We were in a field of tall grasses and such. Wow, the Vibe studio had a building before! So Brecklyn is getting a little nervous. I wasn't, just very confused. So I reset the GPS for the same place and the friendly voice of the Mothership gives us more directions. Soon we were there. I was really glad that she didn't have to dance in the tall grass. The grasshoppers might have scared her just a bit, hopping around out there.

So, then I knew Jamie had to take Ty to the doctor soon and so I thought I would run my Costco errands and then pick up Brecklyn after that. But Jamie called and said the baby was asleep and would I watch him and Logan and she would pick up Brecklyn and take Tyson right after to the doctor with Brecklyn in tow. So I hurry and checkout (what a bill I had, bought a food saver...) and hurried to Jamie's house. She took off and I now had two boys to tend.

Logan asked where Tyson went and I said to see if his arm was broken. Logan said, "No grandma, Tyson can't break his arm, he's already done that before. (In other words, now he would have immunity against future breaks, I assume) Then he started to do cartwheels and other interesting things in the living room for which I asked him to please stop doing that. Logan said, "No grandma, I am doing 'nastics." Hmmm, sure that makes it alright!

Then Grayson woke up and we played basketball outside. Logan said Grayson loves basketball. I figure it was more Logan that loves basketball than Grayson at this point. But OK, we play.

Then we find out Tyson just has a sprain, for which we are grateful, surely, although they don't feel that great either, but 2 breaks in 10 months for him is a bit much. This climbing stuff at school is getting a bit dangerous. I think Tyson might just flunk recess if this continues. And so my black currants didn't get done yesterday because I didn't get home till 7:30 and by then I was tired. But there was always today...and now they are done. My feet hurt, I'm tired and hey, I don't have anymore currants to deal with tomorrow! Yeah, so that's all for today.

Sunrise in the Rockies

The last couple of days, I have taken my walk in the mornings, rather than in the evenings because I have some time off.  As I go I see the sun start to come up in the east just over in the AF canyon area.  It is really pretty to see, although hard to get a photo of without going blind.

Once it peaks out over the ridge of the mountains, it is just a matter of minutes and it is fully out and completely visible.  The earth must move really quickly.  It is amazing when you think about it.