Family's Reunite

On Jun 28th our friends Lynn & Judy were in town for a family reunion on Lynn's side held in a park on the highest point on the Bountiful Bench. It was the first time that all of Lynn's kids and grandkids were together in YEARS. It was nice to see Lynn reunite with his cousins (here he is with one of them - Gary Glissmeyer), his aunt and their families. The weather was perfect, the food yummy and the conversations interesting. Since we've been a part of their family since before Kandy was born, it just felt natural to go to the reunion with them. One of the momentos the family put together was a book on the Grandparents (Arthur and Lucinda Richards) and had it displayed there as well as many others. The books were published thru Heritagemakers. What a great idea for everyone.
Lynn drove down from Walla Walla, WA in their new 2007 Chevy 1500 PU. He met Judy at our house. She flew in from Alabama where she had been visiting her son Aaron & his wife Heather and their children Elijah and Savanah.
Kandy came over for a visit to see her parents before heading to the family reunion. It was good to see dear friends again. I miss them.

A quickie

This past Wednesday a coworker and I were sent to Winnemucca, NV to do some work. We had been scheduled to redo 2 sections in the Khoury's Market there, spend the night at the Red Lion Inn then come home on Thursday morning. The jobs went smoother than expected and after a moment of pissyness (food deprivation) we were giving permission to drive the 5 1/2 hrs back that same day. Can you imagine? 11 hrs driving/riding and only 3 hrs on the job. That is what I call a quickie in NV.

Plant by Plant

As ususal I go overboard when I go plant shopping for the yard. I have big ambitions to plant the whole yard full of flowers. Yeah, right! But my attention span is short sometimes and I can only manage planting a few at a time. Well, I bought the load of flowers a couple of weeks ago and finally got them all planted today. Some have gone in the ground and some are in pots. I love the look of newly planted flowers. Good thing too as I am going out of town again with my job for 3 days. Next weekend our friends Lynn & Judy are coming into town and I would be just too busy again to plant anymore. The weather being too hot already isn't good for planting flowers -they get so stressed out in the heat. But planting early in the am benefits me and them as it is cooler.

156th on the list

Today I went to the library to pick up the latest Debbie Macomber novel, but ended up being 156th on the waiting list for the book "Twenty Wishes". Oh well, I got several other mystery books while waiting.

A summer slacker

I am such a slacker in writing compared to some of my friends. If only posts could be as easy as thinking them. Soon though. I'll be back on track. Thanks for keeping up with me.

S'mores

I had a s'more today right out of the microwave! It was an indulgence I wanted today.

Love of Spring

Things to love abt Spring:

One day it's hot, one day it's cold
One day it's raining, one day it bold
One day the flowers are blooming
One day the grass needs grooming
One day there is silence in the yard
One day there is a symphony by song birds

Tour de Winghaven Winner

My nephew Daniel is the winner of the Tour de Winghaven. He's been doing very well in his bike racing and I am very proud of him.

Workin the dirt

Today I planted 4 flats of annuals and 1 flat of perennials. I love feeling the dirt on my hands as I work it. They get so dried out thou. I don't like wearing gloves as I can't feel the dirt that way. The newest addition to the flower collection are geraniums. I've never tried any so thought I'd give it a go this year.

Starbucks goes to Church

Some people really enjoy a mug of drink every now and then. Some have to have theirs always at HAND. This is taking it a bit far but I got a chuckle out of it anyway. Starbucks is now going to church!