Miscellaneous

Each day the blocks for the Christmas Countdown and the Schvaneveldt's Family Cruise Countdown are changed to reflect how many days are left.





"How Firm A Foundation" We picked out our colors, counter tops, cupboards etc. We tried to choose something different than we've had before. Since we had ledgestone last time we chose a cobblestone. Last time we had almond colored garage and entry doors, this time they are dark brown. Because we've had oak and knotty alder cabinets, we decided on walnut. Stucco instead of siding, granite instead of formica, oiled bronze instead of brushed nickel etc. It is so hard to pick colors from little one square inch swatches. We hope we like how they turn out. Eventually we'll probably get used to them if they are not too ugly. If not, we'll have to stick a "For Sale" sign in the yard. I am definitely not a decorator and really have no sense of fashion or design. Sometimes we wish we were all settled in the home in Fairview, Idaho that we liked.









We have been walking (hiking) straight up to the foothills above us. The other day we went to the deer fence. Here are a few pictures I took up there:

Note the Logan Temple in the lower right hand corner.

Looking North- The little mountain peak in the center of the picture is Crow Mountain. Our new home is a little south and east of it...maybe 11 or 12 miles straight northward from the Providence Highlands. I'm going to get our GPS unit out and check out some elevations, longitude, latitude etc.

Gorgeous Day

How about a winter picnic up on the mountain side by the deer fence?

We saw a couple of bald eagles perched in a tree west of Paradise. I was having major camera issues and the sun was on the viewfinder so I didn't know what the picture would capture. These are horrible pictures, but believe me, the birds looked 'regal.'

More Courtney Pics

I snitched some more pictures of our oldest granddaughter, Courtney, from Facebook. Courtney is sixteen, a MCHS cheerleader, an honor roll student, is becoming a very good pianist, has to share her bathroom with grandma and grandpa and recently had a little mishap in her car. Courtney received her Young Womanhood Medallion last week in the same sacrament meeting that was a missionary farewell for one of her boyfriends who will be leaving shortly for Brazil.

Courtney and her best friend, McCall:

Dear Santa

Oklahoma

Over the freeways and through five states
To the grand kid's house we go...

The Hawkins family lives just over 1200 miles away. That translates into two long days of driving. They will be moving even further away over the Christmas Holidays. Jodi and Ty cooked a Thanksgiving Feast that makes any of my very best dinners pale in comparison. They tried many new recipes. We had appetizers, salads, ham and deep fried turkey, multiple vegetable dishes, rolls and many desserts. I didn't have room for half of the entrees but we got to eat leftovers for many days afterward.

These 'cherry pie' cupcake creations were cute & yummy.

Chef Jodi

After Thanksgiving dinner was over Jodi and I took the kids geocaching. Jodi found one, I found one and two others were elusive. The day after Thanksgiving Jodi and I went shopping for Christmas gifts. Every night at bedtime, I told the kids if they were really good and went straight to sleep, I would let them open their gifts early. It worked like a charm, so the day before we headed home we let them open their gifts. Jodi and Ty left really early on the Saturday morning after Thanksgiving for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They returned about midnight the following Saturday night.

Reed was the champion chauffeur. Every school day he left about 8:15 to take Owen (1st Grade) and Miles (Pre-K) to school. He returned home. On Olivia's pre-school days he took her to school at 9 a.m. Back home. Then off to pick up Miles at 11:15. Home again. At 2:30 it was time to pick Olivia up from pre-school. Home again. At 3:30 Reed was back on the road to get Owen. The kids were pretty good. Owen did lots of reading and homework. Miles had a project to wrap an egg so it wouldn't break when dropped from the school's roof. This was really a 'parent' or in this case, a 'grandparent project.' Come on, he's only 4. Then Olivia was supposed to wear a shirt for her favorite sports team on Friday. Give me a break, do 3 year olds really follow a particular team? Abby, at 18 months, was a delight. It is uncanny how much she looks like Kim, Jill and Jodi when they were that age.

We didn't do anything on my birthday. I had been thinking of how my Grandma M died two days before her birthday when she was my age. Then the phone rang and we were told that our hole had been dug. Thankfully it was for our house and not our graves.

I made some 'tootsie roll' edible play dough. Owen promptly wrote his name. Notice the Burger King hat. We'd take the kids to McDonald's or Burger King for supper and then let them play until they were so worn out they'd drop into bed. The kids were usually asleep by 7:15 p.m. and we wouldn't hear a peep from them for about 12 hours.

Ready to eat a worm



Opening presents

We had planned on staying with cousin, Marcia, in Texas then head across the southern route and eventually home. I had come down with a bad cold and Reed was getting it too so we wanted to be back in our own bed. We left on Monday, December 5th with the anticipation of getting to Farmington, NM. The weather was bad. Snow was blowing sidewards, a bitter wind was howling and roads were covered with ice and snow. We got stopped at a freeway closure for over 3 hours in New Mexico. We did make it as far as Albuquerque that night and drove all the remaining distance home on Tuesday. Temperatures along the way dipped to minus 6 degrees. The treacherous roads made for white-knuckled driving.

Now we are home but don't feel well enough to join in the Christmas festivities. We hate to share our colds with others. The Milligan Christmas Party takes place tonight and tomorrow morning.

Traveling

We're in Provo tonight, Albuquerque tomorrow night and then Oklahoma City until around December 4th or 5th. Who knows where we'll head after that? We're looking forward to a trip to Guatemala in February. Check out the details on www.caravantours.com.

11/11/11, 11:11 am

Decision made!

Our quest to find a home has been like a roller coaster...many ups and downs. It has been like a ride on the merry-go-round...around and around in circles. Well our little train ride ended today when the engine ran out of steam. It was on the corner of Juniper Ridge Drive and Coyote Ridge Drive on the Smithfield bench. So that is where we will build our new home...in the community where great-grandpa Milligan made his home. Just for the record, my choice was to build on Medallion Way in Washington. (St. George) It all boiled down to the issue of not wanting to give up the mountain and green trees for red rock and desert landscape.

Tidbits

I made three pumpkin pies and accidently left the sugar out..OOPS! I don't eat pumpkin pie but don't mind making it for those in the family who like it.

Last night we had a group effort making these truffles or cake balls. They're super easy except for the dipping and they are oh so good.


Dale and Susan invited us over for supper. We had a great visit. They spend more time away than here in their new home. Dale travels for the university to places like Mongolia and Nepal. Susan goes with him on some excursions or else goes back and forth from Arizona to Canada visiting children and grandchildren.

We made a trip to St. George for a few days. We went trick-or-treating at Pauleen and Conway's home. We missed Sharlene but did see Morris. We stopped over to visit with Gary and Suzanne. We passed by McArthurs and saw them out working on their home. We spent time with Paulette looking at housing options down there. A lot of our snowbird friends haven't gone south yet. On the way down there was a steady caravan of trailers and motor homes, most of which had Alberta license plates. The Town Place Suites and Claytons had just planted pansies. The temperatures were perfect. It was good to wear capris and sandals one last time this year. But this is what we came home to:


It is time to put on fleece or flannel sheets but I have no idea what box or bin they are in.

The garden is obviously over this season. There is still one tomato sitting on the kitchen counter. Reed grew some huge yams. I really enjoyed the green beans fresh out of the garden. They were as good as candy.

Kaden is playing basketball for the first time. Games are on Saturdays.

Riley has a paper route. He passed his drivers test this week but has to turn 16 to get his license.

Owen went roller skating for the first time. Every week his school has an assembly and awards and recognitions are given. He has earned several awards, mostly for reading, and Miles has also received an award.

In the past few days I have seen an elk herd, a moose and many deer. I love wildlife sightings!

Jodi and Ty celebrated their 7th anniversary on Oct. 23rd.

Jayse turned 11 on November 3rd. He is growing taller by the day. He says it is about time he got a growth spurt. Ashley has a birthday on November 15th and Mason has one on November 27th. Our youngest grandchild, #19, will be 18 months old this month so will be eligible for the primary nursery. My oh my, these grandkids are growing up!

Hawkins Family

Pumpkin patches... Halloween... Family pictures. I snitched some of my favorite from Jodi's blog. Soon we'll be driving to Oklahoma to spend Thanksgiving with the Hawkins family. Then we'll tend the kiddos while Jodi and Ty are in Mexico.

Owen - 6

Miles - 4

Olivia - 3

Abby - 1

Abby will soon be in the nursery!

Prigmore Reunion 2012

On July 21, 2012 the descendants of Charles Henry and Bertha Windross Prigmore will meet in Farmington for a long overdue reunion. Cousin Jerry picked the date to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Grandpa and Grandma's baptisms.

This google map is an aerial view of the area in Farmington where the events will hopefully take place. Maybe it could be clicked on to enlarge. Just north of the creek is a paved walking trail and just north of the trail is a chainlink fence that is the south boundary of the camping area at Lagoon. We can take a walking tour to see the points of interest that are explained in excerpts of Grandpa's journal below.

The Amasa Clark home in Farmington

Historic Site plaque

Here is the reunion committee, L to R: Mary Ann Winegar, me, Bernice and Jerry Prigmore. We're three cousins from different branches of the family tree and we've enlisted the assistance of our spouses. We've sent emails back and forth but finally met on October 26th to do planning and division of specific responsibilities. My main focus is publicity, obtaining the email or physical addresses of all descendants and making a booklet of all family members. I have printed quite an extensive descendancy chart for Charles and Bertha from my PAF program but it is not really complete or accurate outside of Edna's family. Kathy Kingsley will work on games or activities for the little ones. We need help on lots of things. If anyone has expertise in making CDs, DVDs or Power Points and could create a nice presentation using old photos etc. we would like your assistance. If a family member would like to offer services as a photographer, please come forward. We have no budget so serving in any of these capacities is without monetary compensation.


Here are some excerpts from Grandpa Prigmore's journal:

(Baptism)
"On Sunday afternoon of July 14, 1912, we were baptized in the creek just south of Lagoon. This creek ran through Bishop Amasa Clark’s field. The water had to be dammed up by a James J. Steed. As we came up out of the water, I was confirmed by an Edward B. Clark, and grandma was confirmed by an Edward A. Cottrell. We were then members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and were very happy about it knowing we had taken the right step."

(Grandpa's first job in Utah)
"I was met at the Kaysville station by my Uncle James Smith. As we rode up the main streets of Kaysville in Uncle’s buggy a man was sweeping outside his store. The man, I learned, was Brother James Sheffield. Uncle called to him, ”A good morning Brother Sheffield, meet my nephew just arrived from England.” The moment I saw him I knew he was a good, genuine man. His friendly handshake and his bright, kind, friendly smile made me feel I was among friends, and he proved a friend and a helpful brother to me up to his death.

We went on up the street arriving at Uncle’s home. There we met Aunt Polly (uncle’s wife). It was here I ate my first meal in Utah. After breakfast I went to bed, being very tired. I slept until late afternoon, and before I knew it, it was supper time. I don’t remember what else we had for supper, but standing out in my mind is a large dish of strawberries fresh from Uncle’s garden. Well, we chatted about my trip until bedtime.

I did not lose any time, as the following morning, June 1, 1910, I helped uncle with the hauling of his hay crop. This lasted three days. The next day being Saturday, Uncle said, “Let’s rest this morning,” and in the afternoon we went to Lagoon to a Sunday School outing of the Stake (old Davis Stake). As I looked around the beautiful grounds I told Uncle I would like to work there as it was my line of work with flowers, lawn etc.

Well, Uncle hunted up the head gardener, a Mr. Boylin, and as he was short of help I got a job right away. I started work the next Monday morning which made me very happy. Mr. Boylin also came from England, and he and his wife and family were very nice to me. I worked at Lagoon about 5 years steady."





The next three pictures are taken of the little creek just south of Lagoon where the baptism took place. I really wish we could obtain permission from necessary church authorities, property owners etc. to go to the creek behind the Amasa Clark home where the baptisms occurred, dam up the water a little and have baptismal services for my granddaughter Brynlee who turns 8 in June. She would not only be baptized on the 100th anniversary of her great-great grandparents but it would occur the same location. Wishful thinking. The water looked mighty cold on the autumn day we were there but would be cool and inviting in the middle of July.

I haven't been really diligent in updating my family history blogs, but you can check the Prigmore blog at: http://www.myprigmorefamily.blogspot.com/