A Busy Week For Me

Sometimes there are days when I wish I could clone myself.  So many things to do, places to and things to do, not to mention go to work...
This week is the week before Easter and I got stuck with a 6 day work week and that didn't help things at all because I always am the one who has the Easter Dinner and activities, etc.  So... what happened this week?

Well, at Relief Society, Jamie taught her coupon class.  Let's face it...I do real well with the few coupons I have, if I remember to use them or that I even have them...so that is it for me.  I just would not have the time to do this.  Too hard for me.

Then another baseball game at the Alpine ball park.  Very cold...brrrrr!

Now, I am tired and ready to sleep.  Tomorrow I work, have to miss Logan's soccer game. :( and then it's Easter.  When will I find time to fix dinner, and prepare for the Egg hunt?  And the weather is supposed to be bad, how sad.  But it will be fun and of course, we all know the real meaning of Easter and wish you all a wonderful Easter Sunday!

Change of Seasons

 Ouch! Hit by a wild ball!

Evidence Seen and Unseen!

The scene you are witnessing is me taking a picture of my glass front door.  If you look carefully there is a "hand" which appears in the middle of the picture.  I had seen it for a while.  I don't know when it first appeared or HOW??? As Ty was over today and the heavy door was open, I could clearly see "the hand" and thought, who did that.  I said to Ty, "go put your hand over that".  He did, it fit like a glove.  I said to him, "Aha! That's who left that mark!"  He said, "I don't remember ever doing that!"  But the DNA was there and he couldn't deny it!

That Time of Year Again!

I have learned a lesson or two about getting garden plants.  First, that getting starts sometimes is MUCH better for us than just seeds.  Why, because in Highland, it's cold longer in the spring.  Sometimes we just get those babies popping up through the ground when the killer frost comes, and we start all over again.  With plants I seem to have better luck on that department.  Secondly, sometimes my seeds don't ever sprout.  I don't know why.  Once, twice, maybe a few more times I planted some seeds and Spence thought they were weeds sprouting and he cleaned them all up nicely...which is what he recently did with some iris starts I planted.  He thought it was a big weed or something.  I just can't win!

Today Tyson went with me and wanted to grow some plants.  So we went and he got strawberries and a lily plant.  We got on our gloves, dug and planted them nicely in pots.  Watered and then took them home.  He was so cute as we were talking and said that he was so happy that I was helping him learn a little about gardening.  He says he loves it.  He wants a corner of his family garden just for his own little crops.  He was proud as he could be as he took his plants home.  He is a keeper!

An Old Game Comes Out to Play!

Sometimes its fun to put the nintendos away and do some old-fashioned stuff!  The kids liked it, had fun and did something they hadn't seemed to have done before.  My problem?  I couldn't quite remember all the rules.  But it was easy to make 'em up as you go!

A Bumper Crop of Popcorn!

Yes, Logan has a plan for this year's garden!  Popcorn!  After popping the popcorn and finding some "old maids" he wanted to save them for the garden.  So, out in the hot August sun, watch out this summer!  There will be lots of poppin' going on out there!

Merry Christmas to All and to All a GOOD MORNING!

This was the view out my window at about 7:00 am.  Actually it seems more like Christmas than when it was Christmas!  Spring break has officially started for Alpine school district and this is the weather for the coming week....Oh well!

Texas in Town!

It all started about 20 years ago when a woman from Texas came up to me at the Family History Library Reference counter.  Her name was Doris Kosub and she had lots of names that I recognized on her pedigree chart.  Names that were from my area of Schlesien.  It was so cool!  We have stayed in touch over the years and this week a good sized group of Texans are in the Library doing their research.  Today we had lunch together in the Garden Room at the JSMB.

Logan and the Tale of 5 Strawberries

Logan wanted some strawberries.  So I washed a bunch.  He ate 1/2 of each strawberry.  Hmmm. I guess the top half was the yuchy part.  Today he got his cast off and his pins out.  Ouch, that part would make  a grown man cry.  I feel so bad when my grandkids hurt...

Brecklyn's Dance Competition 26 Mar. 2011

Here is our Diamond Dancer.  Their team won the Diamond award for "You are my Sunshine" and the Ruby for "It's so Quiet."  No cameras were allowed, so we got only an after the fact shot.  But a remembrance, none the less.  Considering it was the best I have seen her dance, it made me sad not to have it recorded.  I think the idea was to buy the recorded CD that they sell there.  So will hope that the next performance won't have this same rule.  She did amazingly well.  And I was so happy to see her do such a fantastic job.  She has developed into quite a clone of her mom!  I liked to perform too, but in a dramatic scenario!  I have to admit, though, that in my day and age, I don't think that many people really went out for dance.  I remember though, that as I started BYU, that in drama, there, dance was beginning to be an important part of the drama scene, also.  In high school in Cali at that time, not so much.  Don't remember ever hearing much about dance companies, etc.  Although cheer leading was the thing to do, if you could do it.  And very few got the opportunity.  There was drill team but it didn't interest me too much.  I am glad that Brecklyn is able to shine in her lovely talent.  She is a beautiful little girl that I hope to be able to see doing lots of wonderful things yet to come!  Love you, my only granddaughter!!

Paddy's Big Day

At work on Thursday we celebrated Paddy's Day.  We had Irish soda bread.  It was GOOD!  I want the recipe!  And as you can see we had brownies and chocolates and other bread.  I'm not Irish, but I celebrated anyway...why not?   We should all enjoy life more!

This Was the Place

So for the RS birthday we went to This is the Place Monument.  Here is my new VT, Marilyn standing next to her new friend, Herman.  Herman is a little shy but I guess I would be too if I had no clothes....

Here is the cookie break.  Lots and lots of cookies --all you could eat.

We were in the quilting building.  I don't think I took any pics of the quilts.  How forgetful!

Trick or Trick in March???

After I got home today, the doorbell rang.  In walked Logan, not a word did he say.  Ran to my little candy jar, removed the contents he wanted and away he ran, without one word....So was that a trick or a treat???

Spring Sprung!

The first request for date shakes came today.  I grew up in Southern Cal, in the Palm Springs area where I learned about date shakes.  I loved them.  And so always buy the date sugar/or crystals from there and make date shakes, here at home.  So time to dust off the Blend-tec and fill the orders of the day!

After the shakes, Tyson wants to have grandpa throw him some pitches.

Unfortunately, grandpa pulls a leg muscle....Ouch...

Roadshow 2011

Do you remember being young and in Roadshow?  I sure do!  I loved it!  We had a roadshow every year back then, along with a dance festival and of course camp and youth conference.  Youth conference was always at Big Bear where the Church owned a large camp site with lodge.  Very nice place!  Roadshow was a stake thing and held in the Stake Center in Palm Springs.  They all had to be only 15 minutes long and the whole stake performed on that one night.  We always had a competition at those events.  Now, I think there is no longer a competition aspect. 

Anyway, this year Jamie was the Roadshow director. The youth wrote and choreographed the script.  She was just the planner and organizer.  Here are some roadshow views.

Here is our beloved director!  Kudos to you!

Our Roadshow

The Nacho Ward

The sleeping ward, to which Logan said, "Yes, dreams really do come true!"

Our little audience member with his own  "cast".

Are these bee costumes from Alice in Wonderland????