Summer reading for the genealogists

I love to read abt and research genealogy. A story abt what reading there is out there was published on Genealogy Today . It's always nice to have new titles to read.

Phones and Lists

Abt getting a new phone.... sometimes it's just easier to talk abt when Walt isn't around. hehehe He hates the idea of a cell phone in the first place so to buy a new one isn't important to him. Colleen is ready for a new phone next week. She & I have been studying lots of dif kinds. Want to get the best feeling one and the best one I can hear out of. When the time is right we will be getting a new one. We don't need it to have internet on it but do like the ones that you can get VZNavigator on (something you pay extra for - maps to places). That might be helpful in my job and our travels. Camera phones are nice, but it's easier for me to get pics off my camera to the computer than it would be from the phone to the computer. I keep looking at newer laptops than my antique, but so far nothing is out there that I can afford.
We (all of us) were laid low by the air pressure changing. We actually did little other than nap, eat, watch tv, water the container plants outside and read. We were in bed after the news. B & J had invited us up to their house for a BBQ and close proximity to Sugar House park for fireworks, but the idea of being around a drunk who is self centered was too much for us to deal with. We really didn't want to have to navigate thru hordes of traffic afterwards. So we just enjoyed the neighbors driveway festivities. Besides, at 102F, we don't do well outside.
I love lists... I make lots of them. And actually get lots more done that way. Don't forget to put "check emails" on your list...

Daniel Spins big in PA

My nephew Daniel is now a PRO cycle racer. He's just come off a big win in the Tour de Pennsylvania and is in Michigan this weekend racing on a track. Next weekend he'll be racing in Bend, Oregon. This is a web site for his race next week. http://www.mbsef.org/CascadeCyclingClassic/

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