Time Flies When You are Busy!!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
As my new favorite cousin says, “I look forward to reading your posts in your Blog.” She also reminds me that this is like a journal, however I never seem to get around to writing every day or even every week. Crud, the summer has been so busy with garden, yard, international students, host families and our family events and activities. Let me get a couple pics out of the way. These two were taken in our back yard this week.
Now, I don’t like the dumb deer in our back yard eating flowers, hollyhocks and the bloom off my squash plants; however these three fawns with their Mom was cute. Bobbie took a series of shots rather than throwing something at them like a I would have done. The other pic is of a hummingbird at the feeder on our patio deck. Both are really good shots.
Friday we had Ryan and Samantha with their two girls come spend the afternoon and evening at our home. They leave a week from today flying to Amsterdam. Ryan is our oldest grandson and will be stationed at a nearby NATO base for the Air Force. They are likely to be there 4 years. Madelyn is 3 and Riley is just 7 months. The girls will both be speaking Dutch by the time they return. We hope to go visit them at least once during the four years. Here are a couple of pics.
Samantha’s eyes are closed in the pic with us, however we only took one and didn’t notice it until I blew up the pic on the computer after they left. We have several other pics with them, although Camryn was in those shots. We took lots of pics outside in our back yard. It was a fun time. We decided to eat in so I went to get some things that were close but different like; Sub sandwich, terakyi on a stick, egg rolls, pizza and some egg foo yong. With the rice and cold slaw, there was enough variety that nobody said, “Oh, I don’t like that.” The little ones were very good along with Camryn and Abbie, our springer spaniel. They all loved romping on the grass and the weather was perfect. We will miss them!
We took this pic because Camryn is growing so fast, Ryan & Samantha wanted to see how tall she is now and how much she will have grown by the time they return in 4 years!
Sat. we went for our weekly visit to the Farmer’s Market to see Camryn ole vendor friends. She gives them such big hugs and smiles, they can’t help but like her. We bought two kinds of squash and cucumbers for us and a single lady in our Ward. Camryn and her family are going to Aspen Grove Family Camp in Utah next Friday. This was going to be the last time she will see them for three weeks. The Camp is run by BYU and is a great place to spend a week on summer vacation. We have been there once and it was a great time. Much better than the YMCA Camp in Winter Park, Co.
Sat. afternoon we picked up Tahlia, Camryn best friend, and went to see the new movie, Ramona and Beezus. It didn’t get very good reviews by the pundits; however it was a very good kids and family movie. Rate “G”, which meant no bad words, sex or offensive material. The two girls liked it as did Bobbie and me. With our typical busy Sat., we stayed home last night rather than attend any July 24th celebrations. Each Ward in town had some kind of a function. Bobbie was ready to hit the hay at 9 p.m.
Today is our prison visit — three weeks in a row– as the Proctor’s are still out of town. That means up earlier, at least for Bobbie, and will be attending the Mtn Shadows Ward. More later!
Wed., July 28, 2010
This is absurd!! I am going to quit waiting and post this.
Oh, we had 11 inmates at the prison on Sunday. The most ever. One guy came who we hadn’t seen before, but left at the first movement. He was raised in the Church and his grandfather has been a Bishop 3 times – so he said. We could tell he was angry and had a big chip on his shoulder. I doubt we will see him again, but he at least came once. Good meeting! We showed a video of the trek across the plains from Nauvoo to the Salt Lake Valley. July 24th is the day the LDS Church celebrates that great event which occurred July 24, 1847. Brigham Young raised up out of his wagon where he lay very sick and said “This is the right place.” The Salt Lake Valley has been a place of peace and growth for Mormons who are now scattered throughout the free world.
This is the house I was born and raised. Let me assure you it never looked like this when I lived there with 6 brother & sisters. The current owners did miracles with it. The other pic is more like our house used to be, but this is our old barn, which has now blown down. They have never replaced it. I have a picture frame my sister made out of the lumber from the old barn.
One shot is a typical summer sunset in Colo. Springs. The other is Bobbie and me with my Aunt Nelda and Uncle Cleo when they were both about 90. Both are now deceased and buried in the Soldier, Kansas cemetery.
This is a great shot of Bobbie and our daughter, Tami, shortly after Tami got her R.N. degree. Tami is working nights at this time at Memorial Hospital in Colo. Springs.
I love both of the pics. This is five girls, which includes Camryn, out on the street riding bikes and playing just outside out back yard. The other shot of Camryn indicates “What was I thinking” as we teased her about something. This was before she got her braces.