Blog Archive

Saturday, December 31, 2011

POTD - Best Friends

Jammies and a Jazz game.


Friday, December 30, 2011

POTD

This is where 99% of my time and money are spent.


Thursday, December 29, 2011

Photo of the Day

This is next to one of our favorite places to eat. It is just a small, neighborhood barber shop. We always say how much we love it every time we pass it.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Winter is For the Birds!

I bought a couple of bird feeders late last Summer and had them hanging in my garden area. I couldn't ever see them eating, so Ron moved them to where we can see them from the kitchen window. So far, I haven't seen them eating, but assumed they were since I have to refill the seed in the feeders.

But...today while the dogs were inside, L and I looked out and saw them eating themselves silly! It was fun to watch them. They can get a little bossy and pushy!




Eat up little birds...there's more where that came from!

Check Me Out...

My friend Sandy decided to learn how to knit, so I decided to give it a try myself. I have finished a cowl and am starting a second one. Thank you Sandy and You Tube! Without you, I'd never figure it out!



The Days of December

December has come and (almost) gone! We have had a busy month and I didn't want it to get past without posting about some of our events.

L had a Christmas concert. He is part of the Boys' Eighth Grade Choir. Here is a little taste of the concert in case you missed it! :) L is on the top row, third from your left. (click the little arrows down in the bottom right corner to make it bigger.) Excuse the camera work. I forgot to take my camera and/or video camera so this is from my little Nikon I keep in my purse.


L also celebrated a birthday! He is now 14 and 6'3"! He just bought new basketball shoes yesterday in a size 13!!

To celebrate, we went to the movie and saw Mission Impossible 3. We ate L's favorite food at California Pizza Kitchen.


Of course, you can't have a birthday without a party. We had a lot of friends and family join us for White Chocolate Blackberry Cupcakes and an ice cream bar with homemade hot fudge and homemade caramel. Mmmm...








And of course, you can't forget Christmas! We are so happy to be able to have a nice Christmas each year, and this one wasn't any different.




We spent Christmas Eve with Ron's family and then did our traditional drive through the Layton City lights. We spent Christmas Day at my parents enjoying each others' company and great food. M waits all year for funeral potatoes and Grandma didn't disappoint! Thanks everyone for a great day!


Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas

From our family to yours.

Sunday, December 04, 2011

Clean Up Day!

Today was the calm before the (next) storm! We received a call early this morning asking for our help in clearing all of the debris left from last week's storm. The reason for the urgency was that there is another storm expected to blow through tonight!

This street sign is impaled in the tree and then driven down into the ground about five feet!








Dump sites were set up around town.





At one point, our neighbor, Betty, counted 390+ trucks and trailers in line for the Bountiful dump. They were lined up from the dump clear to the other side of the freeway on 500 South!


Once the dump sites filled up they started piling it up along the sound wall on the frontage road through Centerville.





What an exciting day (I think). It is 8:30 and we are all exhausted and ready for bed. Cross your fingers that we don't blow away in the night!

Hurricane Utah 2011

Last week, we were hit with a huge wind storm. It extended from North Salt Lake through Ogden. Wind gusts were clocked at 103 mph. We were super lucky at our house - the biggest damage was to our fence (chain link - go figure) and a bent dome on my patio heater!


Here are some pictures of some of the damage around us:

This is Joe and Claire's backyard. The wind took one of their big pines and ruined their deck.




The neighborhood:




Huge trees downed at the Bountiful Cemetary.



Trucks lined up to exit the freeway in Centerville. The freeway going northbound was closed for a while.


These trucks didn't fare too well:


This one thought he could bypass the freeway and ended up in the same situation along the frontage road.


We ended up being without power for 36 hours. That is an ETERNITY! Thank goodness we have our gas fireplace to keep us warm at night and Christmas Story Monopoly to entertain us by flashlight!




Clean up pictures to follow... Stay safe! It is supposed to blow hard again tonight! This time, with snow included!

Friday, November 11, 2011

Happy Veteran's Day!

Thanks to those who sacrifice to keep us safe!





Sunday, October 16, 2011

My Dog Is Smarter Than Your Dog...

L was working on his homework last week. Molli decided she needed to give him a little moral support... Don't tell his teacher that she helped him!

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Pump N Run

L is in full force basketball mode. He tried out for an AAU team in Salt Lake. We were so excited when his new coach called to tell him he had made the team. It has only been two weeks of practice, but L feels like he has learned so much!




Tonight was his first game. Great game with a great outcome! 46-31 victory for PNR. L didn't have any points, but was awesome on defense with two huge rejections!


Jr. High tryouts are on Monday and he is also playing on a Bountiful team so our life is pretty much all about basketball right now. Good thing we love it!


You've come a long way L!