All regions of the state are above average for their annual precipitation. Reed has spent many hours using the snowblower and his 4-wheeler with snow blade. The temperatures rise and the snow melts. We get dumped on again...and so the cycle goes. Bus driving and bishopric duties keep him too tied down. I spend two days a week at the temple, do projects and try to keep the house clean so it can be shown at a moment's notice. We read a lot. We were without TV for two months and didn't miss much besides the weather reports.
Our 'For Sale' sign has been behind a snowbank much of the winter and we are hidden in a cul-de-sac. Nevertheless, people are looking. There are possibilities, but we're not holding our breath.
Because our internet was so slow we changed to cable fiber optic service. The speed should be way faster but it hasn't made a lot of difference. We spent hours freeing up space, moving pictures to CDs etc. without much improvement. It must be our computer. We've also been cleaning out our paper files and overworking our shredder.
Reed is getting over a cold. I've been having bad nosebleeds. The source is anterior so nothing can be done. I have to refrain from blowing my nose. There has been a lot of sickness around this winter.
Another of our neighbors in Millville died from cancer. Dale kept his horses in the pasture behind our home. He was our bishop at one time and was a patriarch in a USU stake at the time of his death. His daughters and ours were friends. It was good to see his wife, six kids and foster daughter. Dale joins
dozens of other cancer victims from our old ward. Two of the persons who were fishing with us in Alaska a few years ago have now succumbed to cancer. Funeral services for one of them is tomorrow. Attendance in our DUP Camp is down due to health issues of some of the members.
My favorite friend, co-worker, mentor and team leader from my years at Icon Customer Service has been arrested on charges of embezzlement at a different job. Heartbreaking!
While cleaning closets I came across stacks of old jeans. I completed the denim quilt top I started long ago and will give Jodi the rest of the levis so she can make one too. I have navy blue corduroy backing. Now I need to get it tied. I have a problem completing my projects...like some maternity clothes I cut out and never finished sewing during the duration of five pregnancies. I finally cut the fabric up and used it for something else. I have another finished quilt top waiting for the back. I made it from our old 1970's, indestructible polyester pants. It is U-G-L-Y but will work on the beach or for picnics if I'm not too embarrassed to use it.
We enjoyed hand-delivering valentines to all our Utah grandkids. It had been a couple of months since we had seen some of them. Everyone seems to be doing well. Courtney (15) and Hailey (14) are always in the paper for being on the honor roll. Owen (5) might skip a grade. Hailey did a great job on Reed's biography. Mason (12) cut his hair after a year of growing it out. He looks like he could go water skiing on his size 13 shoes. Landon will be 8 next Sunday and will be baptized April 9th. Bryan's grandfather passed away. Bryan stays in Sandy at his grandma's when he works. He puts in 3 - 12 hour days one week and 4 - 12 hour days the next. He is at home during the remaining days. Riley (15) towers over us. Brynlee (6) is sporting a 'jack-o-lantern' smile. Andrew looks great and remains cancer-free. He has monthly blood tests and a scan every 3 months. Ashlyn (7) was still 6 when she wrote a song for Veteran's Day called "Thank You, Military." The lyrics weren't much of a comfort to those serving our country. They said something like, "Don't worry if you die because your wife can get married again." I haven't heard the tune, but it sounds like it could be a country/western song. Kaden (8) entered a coloring contest and won 4 tickets to Disney on Ice. When I sit to write, my mind goes blank. I don't intentionally leave anyone out.
When we visited the Burkhardts, Katelyn and a friend were making mud pies in a flower bed in the front yard. It was nice weather that day. She had applied some kid's makeup on her face, hence the pink cheeks.
These two pictures are a year old but are so typical of the winter scenes played out in our neighborhood and elsewhere. That's Tanner and Mason above, and Jory and Tanner below.
The baby chicks have arrived at Intermountain Farmers Association, our trees are full of robins and we are awaiting our tax refunds...can spring be far behind? I hope not.
While cleaning closets I came across stacks of old jeans. I completed the denim quilt top I started long ago and will give Jodi the rest of the levis so she can make one too. I have navy blue corduroy backing. Now I need to get it tied. I have a problem completing my projects...like some maternity clothes I cut out and never finished sewing during the duration of five pregnancies. I finally cut the fabric up and used it for something else. I have another finished quilt top waiting for the back. I made it from our old 1970's, indestructible polyester pants. It is U-G-L-Y but will work on the beach or for picnics if I'm not too embarrassed to use it.
When we visited the Burkhardts, Katelyn and a friend were making mud pies in a flower bed in the front yard. It was nice weather that day. She had applied some kid's makeup on her face, hence the pink cheeks.
These two pictures are a year old but are so typical of the winter scenes played out in our neighborhood and elsewhere. That's Tanner and Mason above, and Jory and Tanner below.
