Aunt Leola's Funeral

In Loving Memory of

LEOLA WEBSTER PRIGMORE

April 17, 1923 - May 17, 2010

Funeral Services- Saturday, May 22, 2010

Kaysville Tabernacle- 11 a.m.

Interment- Kaysville Cemetery

I have a lot of fond memories of Aunt Leola. She was a very special aunt to me. I had many good times staying at her home. It was nice to see everyone even though it was under such circumstances. I love the old Kaysville Tabernacle with its stained glass windows. It is the meetinghouse where Grandma and Grandpa Prigmore attended church and where they had their funerals as well. I remember going to sacrament meeting there with cousin Kathy to hear Uncle Gene give a high council talk.

Last leaves on the tree:

Uncle Gene

Uncle Wally

Casket with floral spray at cemetery

Some of the beautiful floral offerings

Mary Ann Winegar, Sarah and Ed Kingsley, Eugene Prigmore and John Gailey

Family at the gravesite

Larry, Jill, Annette, Don, Ron, Jean and Lorraine

Bernice and Jerry




Other family headstones in the Kaysville Cemetery:

Aunt Myrtle and Uncle Jim

Grandma and Grandpa Prigmore

Uncle Jesse

Aunt Rose

Activities

We have had three days of nice warm temperatures!

On Saturday we mowed and edged the lawn. Someone dropped by to see our house. She came back a second time with her husband. In the evening we were invited to a cook-out at Julie and Glen's home. The food was excellent! Reed's home teaching partner, Don, was also there. Since the two of them visit Julie and Glen, I think they all decided to count the barbeque as a visit.

Candace, Jory and family went to Bear Lake on Friday to stay with Kristen and Ozzie and kids at their nice place in Garden City. Candace had said they had to leave about 10 a.m. on Sunday so Kristen could make it to church. She said they would stop and see us about 11. We decided to fix a nice roast beef dinner and all the trimmings. We kept waiting and waiting and they didn't come. We called and left messages on both cell phones and they didn't return our calls. (both phones had dead batteries and they had forgotten the charger) The table was set and everything was ready. We didn't know what to do. We figured their plans must have changed. About 12:20 we called Jill and told her we didn't want the food going to waste so she could bring her family to Sunday dinner. As we were finishing up the VanWagenens arrived. So we ended up with 14 instead of 8. There was still some roast, a few rolls and gravy left but we had to hurry and cook more potatoes and corn and re-supply the relish tray. We had plenty of zuchinni bread and chocolate/marshmallow brownies. After eating we watched the videos Jory shot while on vacation in the St. George area/Zions/Snow Canyon etc. Don't try to shoplift at JC Penneys at the SouthTowne Mall because Jory will catch you! He has been working part-time in the security department. He would like a different job, and one that is full-time. We all decided that he should get a job for Delta so we could get a better deal on airline tickets. Jory will be celebrating his birthday next Saturday, the 22nd. Kaden and Brandon left for a while for Kaden's baptismal interview. He passed!

Three random pictures of the Vanwagenen brothers:

(Brooklyn doesn't want anything to do with me)

Landon sitting on Mason's head

Tanner

Curly locks on Mason; he usually sports a shaved head.

On Monday while Reed was applying fertilizer and pre-emergent to the lawn, I planted the begonias which Reed had started in the house. The plants were nice and healthy looking. Each year they have gorgeous blooms. HJ would be proud! Later in the evening we planted petunias around the flowering pear trees in the parking strip. Now it better rain as has been forecast.

After school I took Kaden for an ATV ride up Providence Canyon to the rock quarry and waterfall. It is legal to ride 4-wheelers on city streets in Providence and Millville. Jill said her visiting teachers come in a rhino.

Natalie turns 11 tomorrow but her birthday was celebrated tonight due to scheduling conflicts. The Schvaneveldts invited us to go to Texas Roadhouse with them to eat. Here are a couple of pictures of Natalie taken at the restaurant:

Following dinner we took Natalie to Sam's Club for her to pick out a birthday cake. She didn't want buttercream frosting so that was a limiting factor. The cake was frosted with white non-dairy whipped topping and had pink, lavendar and yellow (pastel) decorations. So why did the lady at the bakery use dark green icing to write 'Happy Birthday Natalie!' on it? The lady warned us that her hand shakes so the writing might not be really neat. I felt like asking for a discount when I saw the finished product. Oh well, it will taste the same.

Springtime in Northern Utah

I think spring has finally arrived. Most of our trees are out in blossom. We don't know how much fruit we will get as the temperature dropped down to 21 degrees when the fruit tree blossoms were budding. We're ready to plant some annual flowers. The tomatoes will soon outgrow their walls of water. The corn is up (although a little spotty). The grass is looking really good. There have been some high winds that have blown up so much dust that when it rained, it rained mud. I can't stand dirty windows so I've had to clean them a few times already this season. We've had a lot of precipitation (snow and rain) during April and May. The following are just a few pictures I snapped showing the changeable spring weather of a Cache Valley spring.

Mother's Day

Look at this cute custom Mother's Day card made by Jill.

This is the front of the card:

This is the back side:

I've never had a professional pedicure before. This should be fun.

And this is what came with it! Yum-yum!

Reed gave me these favorites (Victoria Rum). I am not good at sharing. In fact, I won't even tell you if I have any chocolates left. So much for self-control!

This is what the ward gave for Mother's Day:

Jill, Brandon and family invited us to a very nice ham dinner with all the trimmings. It was really tasty. We had a good time visiting. A big 'thank you' to my family for the gifts and phone calls.

Burkhardts

Today we went to American Fork to visit the Burkhardts, deliver birthday gifts and check out the progress on their yard. Aubrey will turn one year old on Sunday the 16th and Robin's birthday is on Tuesday the 18th. Andrew starts chemo again on Monday and will continue for about three months. We hope he won't feel too yucky. Kindergarten (Ashlyn) and Pre-school (Katelyn) end next week. The yard is coming along if only the weather would cooperate. The trees and stumps are removed, the yard is graded, the rock wall is in and the fence posts are being placed. They still have a patio to pour and a sprinkling system to install.


This shows the raised NE corner of the property. They are leasing it from the HOA. It will be used as a garden.

Here's the rock wall & fence posts along the north property line.

NW corner of property. They finally got the trampoline up. The Mt. Timp Temple spire is slightly visible if you know where to look for it.

What a difference a year makes! Aubrey was such a difficult baby. All she did was scream, puke and refuse to sleep. Thankfully, she is now a content baby. She eats well and keeps it down. Aubrey sleeps 12 hours straight at night and has two naps during the day! She must be making up for all the sleep she missed earlier. She doesn't walk yet but runs 'lickity-split' in her walker. She crawls and is very active. She gets into everything. Aubrey has her one year check-up on Tuesday. We're guessing she weighs about 27 pounds! Aubrey's molars are coming through, her hair is growing and is getting lighter.

This is what Aubrey looked like shortly after birth. She was quite black, yet her oxygen levels were normal. They claimed her color was due to bruising. It didn't take long for her to 'pink' up.

One the way home we stopped at the Family History Library in Salt Lake. We talked to Gary and wished him a happy birthday on Monday. We also had a nice visit about family history with Bart and Ruby. We went to Marilyn and Gary's apartment and enjoyed the talking with them, Jennifer and Sadie.

Our Latest News

We put our home up for sale on KSL.com on a Friday. The following Monday night, we placed 'For Sale' signs out in front. I created a blog giving all the details. The address is: http://www.mynibleyhome.blogspot.com/. We can't tolerate the long, cold and snowy Cache Valley winters. If we sold this home we'd purchase a small one in Franklin or Cache County for the summer and travel to warmer climates during the winter. We found a few possibilities. With the current economy and housing market, we're not holding our breath. We don't have to sell, so we aren't willing to 'give it away.' It would take just the right person to be interested in what we have to offer. The day after we put the signs out we got a call from a member of the temple presidency to see if we'd come back and serve as officiators. He told us to think it over and get with him later. The next day Reed received a phone call and was asked to serve as 1st counselor in the bishopric of the 8th Ward of the USU 1st Stake. He accepted. That puts a kink in our winter plans for three years! As long as we'll be around we decided to serve at the temple too. When we were in the temple president's office and were discussing the shifts that had the most urgent need, Reed casually mentioned that a shift in the middle of the day would work best with his responsibilities at USU. With that disclosure, we were told that bishops and bishop's counselors cannot work at the temple while serving in a bishopric. I was actually disappointed. (We could still move with either church job as long as we stay in the valley. This house would certainly lend itself to large gatherings better than a tiny home would) We'll be really involved and busy in the student ward...not just the regular block of meetings but a million activities, FHE at our home each Monday, Ward Prayer every Sunday night etc. Reed will have all the other regular bishopric meetings and responsibilities as well. A wife of one of the counselors said it seems like all they do is feed the students. We will meet in the 'golden toaster' building. Four wards meet in the building from 9 to 12 and four more have meetings from 1-4 p.m. Our ward is a singles ward, mostly freshman, who live in some of the dorms. 2/3's of the ward members are girls. Each school year a completely different group of students are in the ward. This is finals week and the ward will not re-convene until August.


We purchased airline tickets to go back to Palmyra and serve as volunteers at The Sacred Grove and Smith Farm during the Hill Cumorah Pageant in July.


We've been reading lots of books. We've been working a little on family history. There is so much to do but we aren't having much luck. I posted two more histories on http://www.myransomfamily.blogspot.com/. They are on Reed's line and are of Ira Ames and Ira Ames Jr. I haven't had time to proofread and edit them yet. We have a rich pioneer history. I think the histories are fascinating. Along that line, I am the new Secretary/Treasurer for the Sunflower Camp of the Cache Far South Company of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.


I've been sewing doll hospital gowns for a humanitarian project for Primary Children's Hospital. Here are what they look like:



We've been happy to have some visitors: Roger and Deon, Marsha and Ralph, Julie, Michael and Lauren.


Reed has been eating radishes from the garden. The tomatoes are growing inside the walls of water. Our corn isn't up yet. We start begonias inside and they need to be transplanted outside but it is just too cold! It is pretty pathetic when you have to wear a coat to mow the lawn between rain and snow storms in May. We have to take advantage of the good days that have been few and far between.


We are headed to Oklahoma City on the 26th. We are crossing our fingers that Jodi's baby girl doesn't come before the scheduled delivery on May 28th.


That's all for now!

Fishing at the Dam

Today we took the boat to Hyrum Dam for the first time this season. It was a beautiful, warm day. We got a little sunburned. The water was only 52 degrees and it froze my legs when I waded to load the boat! We saw an owl, two bald eagles, two large hawks, two kingfishers, some swallows, lots of assorted waterfowl and too many seagulls to count. Fishing was slow but we didn't come home empty-handed. It was a wonderful spring day on the water except that I lost my 'lucky' lure.

Bits and Pieces

HAILEY made the newspaper for being on the Honor Roll.

REED has a whole bunch of radishes up.

BURKHARDTS are digging out a backyard, removing trees.

ANDREW got his wound vac off...abdomen is almost closed.

Cousin MARCIA flew in from Dallas and stayed a night with us.

We got all 2100 square feet of our garages cleaned and hosed.

Hyrum Dam is full and the dock is finally in!

NATALIE received a citizenship award.

JILL has been called as Stake YW Secretary.

At 6 feet tall, RILEY weighs in at 128 pounds.

Our muddy rain splattered windows are clean. Yippee!

We are hosting a social after Ward Temple Night on Thursday.

We have airline tickets to Oklahoma City at the end of May.

I plan on winning a contest for $20,000 in travel money.

Oh no! We found out about another cookie outlet store.

My baby is turning 30 on the 22nd...that makes me feel old.

Greatest news of all...ANDREW had a PET scan and it was clear!

ANDREW'S blood tests were also the best yet. He will have a 'maintenance dose' of oral chemo starting when his wound completely closes. Things are looking great for him. We couldn't be happier!

Visit from the Burkhardts

Robin drove up with the girls on Thursday, the 8th, for a spring break visit. Andrew was able to join them the following night. We watched Aubrey while Robin, Ashlyn and Katelyn went to a movie with Kim and her kids. We tried to fly a kite but couldn't get it up. Robin and I took the girls to the Willow Park Zoo. Reed and I tended the girls while Robin and Andrew had a date at 'The Cracker Barrel' in Paradise. On Saturday night after Jill, Brandon & family got back from St. George, the Burkhardts went to visit them. Ashlyn and Katelyn enjoy all the dress-ups I have. I had some fancy fabric and made a glitzy dress-up skirt for them. Burkhardt's original plan was to attend 'Baby Animal Days' at the American West Heritage Center. It was too busy and crowded so that idea was abandoned. A guy who attended the Naval Academy at Annapolis with Andrew (fellow church member), who also ended up living in Bremerton when Robin and Andrew did, and who left the military at the same time as Andrew, was passing through before his relocation from Houston to Canada. He phoned Andrew and was able to come over for a visit. The Burkhardts went home Sunday morning in time to get ready for their afternoon church.

WILLOW PARK ZOO

Aubrey gets to be our youngest grandchild for a full 12 months. She has a bunch of teeth. Her hair is getting lighter. I put her hair in an elastic but her 'pony-tail' is only the size of a toothpick! Aubrey is so much happier than she was as a little baby but she is getting really frustrated at not being able to crawl. She is a big kid...I'd say about 26 pounds. Aubrey is 10 1/2 months old in these pictures.

April Fools, Easter, Spring Break Etc.

March came in like a lamb and out like a lion. We woke up to 9" of snow on April 1st. We didn't like Mother Nature's April Fool's Day joke. Because of the cold and wet weather, we've spent only one day working in the yard. Reed did get the fruit trees and blackberry bushes pruned but there is so much to do. Reed also potted the begonia bulbs to get them growing. We didn't have a problem with voles this year but did have some snow mold. The ice on Hyrum Dam finally left this week. We'll have to wait for the docks to be installed before we take the boat over.

BRANDON had a birthday on April 2nd. KATELYN will turn 4 on April 7th. She is having a Princess Birthday Party. Starting last week, ANDREW has been going to work for a few hours each afternoon. COURTNEY and HAILEY both had their names in the newspaper for being on the honor roll. RILEY is now 5 feet, 11 3/4 inches tall! Give him another month and he will hit the 6 foot mark. COURTNEY and ASHLEY have done well in dance competitions. It is spring break for our grandkids this week. SCHVANEVELDTS and VANWAGENENS will each be spending a week in St. George. The HAWKINS family just moved from Tulsa to Oklahoma City.

Easter was quiet around here. We didn't have a family Easter Egg Hunt this year nor did we purchase any Easter candy. I was going to stick some colored plastic eggs out in the snow and take a picture. The nice thing about being by ourselves was that we were actually able to sit down and watch General Conference without being interrupted. For one session we went on a ride to Mink Creek and back while we listened to conference. More snow is forecast for tomorrow with a high temperature in the mid-30's. We made some tasty homemade cinnamon rolls today and had the Johnsons over to share them with us. Some day, spring will come.