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/