Utah and Memorial Day

We had a nice, but short, visit to Utah over Memorial Day. It was great to see a lot of the extended family. On Saturday we had a cleanup project on the Henefer property, a lunch at Henefer park, and a long-overdue family meeting regarding the use of the property. Time well spent and I think everyone went away feeling good about the situation. And we got to play with FIRE. (May 19-26)

Bucket List Update

Two more bite the dust. While on our March adventure in New Zealand and Australia, I was able to view Saturn through a nice telescope while having a dinner outdoors in the dark at Ayer's Rock. It was very cool and looked similar to the picture below, although smaller and a little whiter. You could see some of the moons though - little white and dark spots as pictured. The raft trip was on the Rangitata River in New Zealand. It turned out to be a bit more intense than I had anticipated, but we survived. I can also say now I have gone over some Class V rapids - make that waterfalls. When I was trying on my helmet, the guide kept moving up sizes, until he got to the biggest - and they only had one! It fit, but it was pink. He thought that was pretty funny.

Noah Comes to Visit

We had a nice visit from the Noah whirlwind over the last few days. We had a great time - what a good helper he is becoming. As fast as I would move something, he would move it back. You know, he really reminds me of someone else I knew when he was younger. By the way, the fourth picture in the series is Noah inspecting the car wash change machine for abandoned coins. (May 9-12)

Lots of House Projects

It is going to be a long and interesting summer. We have several major projects scheduled, including painting the house. Here we are removing a large section of sod that always seems to be way too wet. We are going to add some landscaping here. Will keep you posted on our progress.

Apple Blossom Weekend

We had a terrific weekend with family. Cher and kids came over from Seattle and we had a little birthday party for yours truly (56!) at Ohme Gardens. Mark, Laurel and Emmett were also there and, despite the cold weather, the grand kids seemed to enjoy themselves. Do I look old in that picture or what? I am now also the proud owner of a John Deere "Gator" electric car. Although I don't come close to fitting in the seat, the grand kids will have fun tooling around the yard. On Saturday morning, we attended the Apple Blossom parade. I think they set a record for pooper scooper vehicles. (May 2-3)