Trip cancelled due to the FLU!

I have been dreading this next week because Warner was supposed to leave on Friday for 8 days for a trade show in Texas---I HATE sleeping alone in the house by myself. I have to watch TV until the wee hours of the morning, I get all jittery and sad etc. So he came home tonight and said the whole Trade show had been canceled because of the Swine Flu!! I am truly sorry for those who have the Swine Flu, but I am very happy that I don't have to spend the next 8 nights alone! Also, Warner had signed "us" up to clean the Church this Saturday, we tried to get someone to trade with us but that didn't work out, so I was going to have to do it (Carol very kindly offered to help me, but now she is off the hook.) AND, Warner had been so busy getting ready for this show that he could not work on Stephanie's Wedding photos- So now he will be able to and I can post some! So good news all around(except of course those people with the flu).
Speaking of the flu, I taught Welding today--yes I know it is random for me to be teaching welding the whole place smells awful and the torches really scare me. I told Sister Opager( about 90 years old) about it and she said " Well, they must not have had ANYBODY who knew ANYTHING about it to have to ask you." (scraping the bottom of the barrel is what she really meant) Anyway there was an adult aid there who had FULL BLOWN FLU symptoms--chills and fever and coughing etc.He said he was on his second day of it--he came to school yesterday too!!! WHAT WAS HE THINKING!! coming to a school and spreading his germs around. I got out my Purel and would not go in the part of the room where he was.
Well, that is all I have to say about that. Wedding Pics will be next, I promise.

Scooter's last weekend at Home

After listening to General Conference we let Andrew decide what to do for fun. He picked:
Bouncing Stephanie as high as he could on the trampoline....

Winning at Croquet and then taking a picture of us all..(sorry Warner this was the best one..hehehe....

and finally playing two on two basketball which ended with Mom getting two jammed fingers! That hurt like the dickens!

But it was worth it, we had a wonderful day together and some fun memories!

Happy Birthday Stephanie!

It is hard to believe that Stephanie is 22 years old!But she is and there is nothing we can do about it except bake a cake and have a party so Joe came over for pizza, cake and games! In this picture he is "helping" her blow out all those candles. It was a fun night. We are enjoying our last few weeks of having her and Andrew at home. Our lives are about to change. Abruptly. Oh well, here comes the next part of our lives--bring it on!!!

Andrew's Eagle

Andrew and six other boys in his troop recieved their Eagle award on Sunday. The Register Guard did a nice story about them and also posted this video. Andrew actually earned his Eagle two years ago, but waited for his friends to recieve them all together. It was such a nice ceremony, it was held at the beautiful new Scout Service Center and there was standing room only! Way to go Andrew--we are so proud of you!

Click this link to check out the video:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1407952690/bclid1387524738/bctid2389440001

A week in Utah

I was so excited to fly to Utah to spend a week with Nathan and family. I got to play with the kids, do some cooking to put in their freezer, go to Lily's Ballet class, go to Nathan's school production,go to the BYU Art Museum and see a big painting of Nathan etc. But my main job for the whole week was to hold Baby Oliver--he is so beautiful--as you can plainly see, and I never tired of holding him and admiring him. We also got to spend time with Kristen and Ben, Dylan and Kaci. We even got a glimpse or two and Andrew and his friends who were in Utah for conference and to see some concerts. On Sunday,October 12 was Oliver's blessing day. Nathan gave him such a powerful and tender blessing. I am so glad I was privileged to be there.
When I flew home on Monday, I got in line to chick in and the person right in front of me was Carol(she had been in Rexburg for Mothers' Week)I was just a coincidence that we were right in line together.
It was such a great week--I am so blessed!

Alaska Cruise

Here are a few photos of our cruise to Alaska. We were on the ship for 8 days--it went so fast we couldn't believe it. Rett and Kathy Hubbard went with us and we had a blast! Alaska was amazing and we were treated like royalty aboard the"Golden Princess" It was all such a treat for us and an experience we will never forget!!

"Must Love Dogs"

Here we are relaxing by the Beautiful snake river


In July I spent a week with 3 of my Sisters at a Hot Springs resort along the beautiful Snake River in Idaho. This is an annual event and there are usually seven of us, but Carolyn is on a Mission and KarLee and Kathy had other commitments. We love to spend this time together catching up, playing games, reading, soaking in the natural mineral water (to sooth all our aches and pains) and enjoying the beautiful surroundings. This year I particularly enjoyed the song birds early in the morning and also towards dusk. In the past we have stayed in dome shaped yurts or cabins or motor homes, this year we used Jason's Motor home. It is about 23 years old,Jason affectionately calls it "The Rolling Turd". It has a few funky problems, but it was just right for the three of us (Patsy drove back to Wendell each night so Mack would not be alone).


Sooo-here is the point of this blog: I do not hate dogs, I am however annoyed when people bring their dogs to public places and expect everybody to be as thrilled with their dog as they are! I especially hate it when each perso believes that THEIR dog is the exception to the rule.ie: Last year we went to a spa that had a BIG sign we had to walk past, brushing our shoulders against it, actually that said "No dogs allowed" I said"Marilyn, it says no dog allowed ( I think they meant it too because there were 3 gigantic alligators on the property!!) So Marilyn ( with the dog tucked under her arm) says"Her is not a dog, Her is my baby" and then just walked on past the sign and the alligators and everything!As it turned out this year I was the only one who did not bring a dog! I was completely out numbered! So as the week went on and I tried to bite my tongue when they were telling cute dog stories and look away when they had use plastic bags to pick up dog doodie off the lawn. The clincher was the day we stopped at a grocery store to get supplies (for our traditional BLT Sandwiches) and after I checked out I looked back and all three of them were pawing through a table of dog accessories. There were squeekie toys, leashes, pink sparkly collars, and even doggy clothing. They were going wild--they each got about ten things for their respective dog! I couldn't believe it!So as the week went on, I really tried to see what it was about these little dogs that brought my sisters so much pleasure. I also remembered the little dogs we had when I was growing up ( Suzie and Christie) . Those dogs were great company to me -- I was much MUCH younger than my sisters and spent alot of time alone. Those little dogs had to put up with being dressed up and made to do tricks and be in "Shows" that I made my family come and watch etc.So I came to peace with vacationing with my three sisters and their three dogs. I also reserve the right to get myself a little dog someday. But not,of course, until I am much MUCH older!