Sunday, August 23, 2009

Payson Salmon Dinner with the Monroe's

The best salmon ever!! A new tradition!!

Steele and Neil waiting in line for the wonderful food!!
Bridget, Becky & Amy waiting in line.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Salt Lake City

I had my Jaw Dr. appt in downtown Salt Lake City. I took the kids with me and they waited for me while I had my appointment. I can open my jaw full motion and even straight on. I still have grinding in my jaw and he wants me to make sure I take my glucosomine. He will take a ct scan then to see how things are healing.

After the appointment we went a block away and went to Crown Burgers for lunch. He heard on the news that they are the known through out the country. They were good. Almost as good as In-Out. I even heard that In-Out is being built by the Mall in Orem. Yeah!!

Then we went to the This Is the Place Park and spent two and half hours in the heat walking around. The kids loved it. You will have to see Bridget's blog for all the pictures. They had a great time. We could have spent more time there but had to beat the traffic home so Nicole could go to work which we did.

I can't believe it is August already and my girls will be off to college soon. I have so enjoyed having all 3 of them this summer. We have done a lot of fun things. One comforting thought is that Bridget will be 15 minutes away.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Nicole -- After Picture


Nicole's after picture. Looks great!!!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Nicole's Nose


Nicole had her deviated septum fixed this summer while she wasn't working and going to school. She has never been able to breath out of the right side of her nose. She can now blow her nose!!!

I will get an after picture taken as soon as I can get her to pose for me. She didn't have any problems recuperating after the surgery.

Grandma Lois took this picture with her cell phone. Grandma took her and stayed with her during the operation and when I got off of work I went over and picked her up. Thanks Grandma for doing this for her!!

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Pictures of our Sunflowers that grew volunteer. They are huge. Our garden has done really well this year.
Steele coming home after a week with Grandma and Grandpa Kreis. He grew while he was gone. He looks like he's wearing a muscle shirt. He was embarrassed that I took a picture of him. He must be getting into those TEEN years where parents embarrass them easily. He had a great time as always with his Grandparents.

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House. I took Grandma, Carolyn & Lloyd Thursten and Bridget, Steele and Nicole on a Monday afternoon. We a very nice time. Don was working as usual.

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Bridget as usual not wanting her picture taken.
Beautiful rainbow. I've been so impressed this summer with the clouds and how beautiful they are. I need to take some pictures of them.
I bottled LOTS and LOTS of pie cherries. Mom, Nicole and I drove to Payson to McMullen Orchards and bought two buckets of pie cherries already pitted and washed ready to put in the jars and process. Thanks Linda for the information on the cherries. It sure beats picking, pitting and washing them ourselves. They make the best cherry pie. Bridget even had to make a pie. Her first ever.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Summer 2009

We've been having a great summer!!

Last week Steele went to Boy Scout Camp at Maple Dell by Payson. He was so exhausted when he came home he didn't tell us much. He took a long nap in the afternoon and then later told us about it. He said the last two days were the longest days of his life. He did have fun and got 4 merit badges. Don went up one day to spend the day with them. I called to see how everything was and Steele complained that Don was on the phone the whole time. Then later that night they were playing frisbee football in a field and Don lost his cell phone. I thought that was pretty funny. Luckily we have some old phones around so he's able to use that instead.

Bridget goes to Grandma and Grandpa's this week end for week. She's excited. Nicole got her job back at Apex but is only working 20 hours a week. Steele is volunteering at the Scera for the summer and works Monday mornings for the summer movie program for kids. He's enjoying it and I was impressed he wanted to do this all on his own. Steele is also taking violin lessons and piano lessons.

I took the girls to downtown SLC with me last week for my Jaw Dr. appt. and then we walked around Temple Square. Monday we went to see UP along with Grandma. We've been having a fun summer.

Our garden is doing well. Bridget loves to weed for me and mow the lawn and water the flowers. Steele loves to irrigate the vegetable garden. Nicole is my personal barbecue chef.

We must have a goblin in the house. We are missing a library dvd, Steele's shoulder rest for the violin and sandwich bags. It's amazing how things can just disappear. We've searched everywhere and nothing.

Bridget helped me clean out all my outdated clothes that I've had for years. It does feel good!! I cleaned out the pantry and sewing room. I'm on a roll.

Nicole and I are doing a quilt this summer. She's doing a great job.

We picked bing cheeries and bottled those with Linda. Last night we picked some pie cheeries and we pitted and bottled those. I did't get much but I guess enough.

Rachel came last night to spend the week end with us. Saturday for the 4th we are meeting at Lynnette's pavillion and having a picnic and games and then watch the Stadium of Fire fireworks. I'm making 100 hamburger buns.

Life is good!!