tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374541652024-03-13T06:03:11.557-07:00Shelly's SpaceTHE BEGINNING IS ALWAYS TODAYShelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-1201800832236894502014-10-20T22:40:00.000-07:002014-10-20T22:40:19.633-07:00Our "Baby" Journey Begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We left at noon on the dot.....heading out to Utah to greet our newest grandaughter....</div>
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Makenna Jane...... as she comes into the world on Thursday.</div>
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Inevitably I take lots of scenery pictures along the way, usually of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge....but it was raining cats and dogs through there today, so no pictures. I did shoot these pics in Idaho. Not much to look at usually, but today I found myself grabbing my camera for a few shots.<br />
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These clouds are BEAUTIFUL!! At least it wasn't raining.<br />
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These trees are growing on a tree farm in Oregon...they go for miles and miles. They are fast growing trees that are harvested for wood. The colors are changing........I LOVE it!<br />
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We saw lots and lots of trains today. I was able to get this shot of the engines of a train that went on forever! I think Grandpa Drew was with me today, enjoying them too.<br />
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Before we left I busied myself making 9 halloween pillowcases for some of our grandkids. I had alot of fun picking out the fabric....I hope they like them!<br />
All in all, we traveled 8.5 hours today. We made good time. We're spending the night in Burley Idaho and will travel on to Salt Lake to see friends and family tomorrow before we head down to Jenny and Logans. Stay Tuned.......</div>
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Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-50216427400101019612014-09-28T23:23:00.001-07:002014-10-06T23:29:31.376-07:00RandomOkay...so I have been going crazy trying to post pictures because the pictures would not upload because it was not supported. Make sense?? I think I have it figured out now....so hopefully you will get to see some random pictures of the past 6 months, then I may do more another day.<br />
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Mom's 80th Birthday....seems forever ago! So good to see my siblings:))<br />
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Beach trip to Lincoln City Oregon in May......<br />
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Josh LOVES to dig at the beach..........</div>
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My FAVORITE part of surgery (February)...Getting to order whatever I wanted!!<br />
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Jon's graduation from BYU Idaho in April....in Political Science.<br />
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Jenny and Logan and family came too....it was very fun!!<br />
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We had fun walking the campus....Jenny and Logan reminisced about their years there. It's where they met....they had a date in this very garden. And below .....our Egan grandkids (Chris's kids) came to see us this summer with their mom and step dad. Aren't they beautiful??<br />
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Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-47479554280820670692014-09-28T21:52:00.000-07:002014-09-28T23:01:23.163-07:00It's Been TOOOOO.....Long!!Wow!! It's been a REALLY long time since I posted. Hopefully I will be able to get back into this.<br />
Spring and Summer are gone and now fall is here once again. Life has been busy....I had surgery....went to Jon's graduation from BYUI.....had fun with my family.....attended to sick people.......and now I am back to work, loving on sweet little people....some with severe disabilities. I will attempt to post a few pictures.<br />
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Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-54549039801497933922014-02-08T16:37:00.000-08:002014-02-08T16:52:17.579-08:00Hunkering Down.....The country seems to be in a deep freeze....we are no different. We're on day 3 of the "Winter Blast" as the news channels have dubbed it. This is our house yesterday, when I was willing to go out in it.<br />
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We woke up today to huge snowflakes falling. That was over 6 hours ago and it has only let up a little. Now the wind has picked up and it looks like a mix of snow and freezing rain. Church is cancelled tomorrow. It's been many years since we've had snow in any measurable degree. That's why I don't mind. <br />
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As long as I can stay in and hunker down and forget about putting on my makeup, I'm good. Today we're watching the Olympics and feeling like we're there with all of the snow outside. I even made nacho's for lunch....hmmm...the down side is I eat ALOT when I'm stuck inside. Oh well..... <br />
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What I say to all the grumpy people who are complaining because of the snow.....GET OVER IT!! HAPPY WINTER.....FINALLY!!!Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-59514264513138231372014-01-14T19:37:00.000-08:002014-01-14T19:37:12.925-08:00Christmas 2013SO....I really want to do a post to wrap up things for 2013....like posting the finished shed Josh and Richard worked so hard on....and a few other things. BUT, before I do I want to share our fun family Christmas in Utah/Idaho. We flew into Salt Lake the Saturday before Christmas. I had everything planned down to the minute....and believe me we weren't sure things would go as planned, what with a snow storm that had closed the airport 2 days before we left and another storm expected the day of our flight. We were really blessed things went so WONDERFULLY!!!<br />
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It WAS snowing when we arrived....but we made it to Magna Utah to see Christophers kids. They live with their mom Katherine and stepdad. They were all so sweet. We had fun seeing their rooms...and visiting. I'm holding Helen (Katherines little girl...who we consider our grandaughter too) with MaraLee next to me, then Kadelyn, Richard, Terran and Serenity. <br />
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Serenity got all bundled up to play with a neighbor friend as we left......heading to Rexburg Idaho to see Jon and Brittany.<br />
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The roads were pretty clear...Thank Goodness!! We were so worried we would have to cancel going to see them because of the weather. We had fun playing games after going out to eat our "Christmas" dinner with them at Applebees. Jon and Brit are such fun game players. They had to bring their dining room table out of storage in their bedroom so we could play. Their apartment is small and they put it away so they could put up a tree.<br />
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We had such a nice visit. Richard hadn't seen their apartment yet, so he enjoyed seeing it. We went to church with them the next day and then headed back to Salt Lake.<br />
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The weather was a bit rough driving back, but we made it to LaDena and Rob's house mid afternoon. They moved over the summer so it was fun to see where they were living and get a tour of their new house. <br />
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Here we are with the kids....Nate, Tanner and Natalie. We missed seeing the oldest MaKinzie. She's living on her own now.<br />
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Can I say we trudged through the snow (which we actually did)....to go see Chris and Mary. We just missed Chris...he had to pick someone up from the airport (Army business)....but we did see our daughter in law Mary and 2 of her kids, Whitney and Chandler.... and her new grandbaby Noah. We catch up with Chris later in the trip.<br />
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The ONE part of this trip I really really wanted to do was to go see the lights on Temple Square. By now it was nearly 8pm and we had had a very long day....and we still had a 2 1/2 hour drive to Jennys....but I was DETERMINED!! You can see why! There are hundreds of thousands of lights...and lots and lots of nativities displayed. The snow was turning to a light drizzle but we didn't care. I posted lots of pics on facebook already, but I will post a few here. This is one of my favorites...love the colors in this one.<br />
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There is a huge reflecting pool between the Temple and the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. In the center was displayed this beautiful nativity. Interestingly enough, when we were at the Portland Temple last week they had one very similar displayed in the reflecting pool where we took pics of Jon and Brittanys wedding. Something I didn't know until then.<br />
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Here is an overall view of the reflecting pool. You can see the outline of the nativity in the center. On the other side you can see the lights...and specifically the big lighted tree with the star. Our son in law Rob put's that up each year, along with another one on the other end of the square. It was a beautiful evening, and though we were pretty much exhausted, we LOVED every minute of it. In fact....we were LOVING every minute of our entire trip thus far.<br />
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We made it to Gunnison, obviously....and I had fun doing crafts with Sadie the next day. The best part of my job is that we do lots of crafts. Here Sadie is beading a pipe cleaner to make a candy cane. She made one for Isaac too:)<br />
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It blends in well with her shirt....but if you look hard you can make it out. She was having fun...I think Jenny said we did like 7 crafts. I've saved copies of everything because I'm hoping we will have other little kiddos to do crafts with in the future:)<br />
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Here they are in some little penguin outfits I got them when Jenny and I did our marathon shopping on Black Friday.<br />
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Had to get this in...Richard and Logan pounding their fists on the table chanting....FOOD FOOD!!! I think they came out of the same mold...no joke!<br />
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Jenny's friend Melanie hired Santa to come visit the kids at her house. Isaac did much better with Santa in a private setting. Thanks for letting me share.....except for not having Josh with us, it was a wonderful Christmas. More to follow........Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-27921295151341532902013-11-03T16:25:00.000-08:002013-11-03T16:31:24.421-08:00The Slow Poke ReturnsYes...I'm talking about myself. It's not quite as fun posting nearly a MONTH after the fact, but here I am. Although....I AM having fun remembering the wonderful time we had on our little trip. For some reason life just keeps getting in the way of my being able to post. <br />
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We took all the newlyweds to dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings...aren't they all so cute? Well, all except Jacob...the young man in the blue striped shirt closest to my camera. We came upon Jacob walking down the street as we drove into Rexburg...he's in our ward and just returned from his mission in Brazil. I drove by him AGAIN the next day as he was walking back to his dorm from the temple. We took pity on him...he is all alone...so we called and invited him to come with us.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oySI0pTNikA/UnbYmNobuUI/AAAAAAAAEq0/Xu23QyUeNHo/s1600/100_7212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oySI0pTNikA/UnbYmNobuUI/AAAAAAAAEq0/Xu23QyUeNHo/s400/100_7212.JPG" /></a></div>
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One of the things some of us girls did was we went shopping at a store I had heard about...Real Deals. It turns out it was practically next door to Jon and Brit's apartment. We walked there...it was a beautiful day. Brittany liked this fun wreath so we bought it...it's just plain white, so we found some fall leaves and also christmas berries so she can change it for each holiday.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/---sq1rfbVAg/UnbYwcdd-RI/AAAAAAAAEq8/T6O0B0CcuOQ/s1600/100_7229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/---sq1rfbVAg/UnbYwcdd-RI/AAAAAAAAEq8/T6O0B0CcuOQ/s400/100_7229.JPG" /></a></div>
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Ericka and I stayed up late each nite so we could visit after my day with the newlyweds. I did have a few minutes to stop by the house on Sunday so I could see Brooke and her family who live nearby. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pdatWtJdcB0/UnbY0sVM6iI/AAAAAAAAErE/a1llsl_o1p4/s1600/100_7231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pdatWtJdcB0/UnbY0sVM6iI/AAAAAAAAErE/a1llsl_o1p4/s400/100_7231.JPG" /></a></div>
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Brooke has four kids. They are the ages my kids were when she babysat for us! Where has the time gone?
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I got to go to church with the kids since we ended up staying an extra day in Rexburg. It was so fun! Brittany had put in a pork roast the night before and the rest of the newlyweds and moms all came over after church for a yummy potluck dinner. We visited and played games and had delicious apple pie and ice cream for dessert. I must say that the new wives are pretty impressive cooks!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8R4Z8ToBXnA/UnbY_vgGZwI/AAAAAAAAErU/r8IVm_A9J2o/s1600/100_7226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8R4Z8ToBXnA/UnbY_vgGZwI/AAAAAAAAErU/r8IVm_A9J2o/s400/100_7226.JPG" /></a></div>
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Jon and Brit's little apartment was PACKED...and I mean...wall to wall...at one point. Jared Crain stopped by......he spent years over at our house playing with Jon (and Josh) when the boys were little. I mentioned him before. His family is in New Hampshire (I just blogged about his mom a while ago) and he's going to BYU Idaho too. So fun to spend time with him too:)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cBgZAHN6DkI/UnbZIDBg-aI/AAAAAAAAErc/AIXBJKsB7n8/s1600/100_7236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cBgZAHN6DkI/UnbZIDBg-aI/AAAAAAAAErc/AIXBJKsB7n8/s400/100_7236.JPG" /></a></div>
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Everyone had gone on Sunday night and I had missed out on getting a picture with the kids....AGAIN! Then, we realized one of the moms had left her cell phone at the apartment...so when she came back I was FINALLY able to get a picture. I was so happy!! Brittany was as cool as a cucumber in this pic, but the very next morning she had to get up and drive with Jon to Pocatello so she could take her national certification exam for Recreational Therapy Management. She passed with flying colors! Congratulations!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Pq2Eg723ko/UnbZPobgOvI/AAAAAAAAErk/La9poAS57yk/s1600/100_7235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Pq2Eg723ko/UnbZPobgOvI/AAAAAAAAErk/La9poAS57yk/s400/100_7235.JPG" /></a></div>
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Brittany fixed up their table with the scarecrow and pumpkins (I gave those to her in September when they were here) and the sunflowers from the wedding. It looked so cute!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ch3cqALxzZk/UnbZVLvQWuI/AAAAAAAAErs/zlQqErqe8hQ/s1600/100_7244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ch3cqALxzZk/UnbZVLvQWuI/AAAAAAAAErs/zlQqErqe8hQ/s400/100_7244.JPG" /></a></div>
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Ericka took some time off Monday so we could spend some more time together....she took me here to the Rexburg Tabernacle and Teton Flood Museum. Richard told me these tabernacles are quite common. They were built to bring communities together so the saints would have a place to socialize. We even got a private showing of the inside since Ericka knows the woman in the museum. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fnAd8j6ZRok/UnbZk7ip2aI/AAAAAAAAEr8/2jE_-Tl3LWc/s1600/100_7221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fnAd8j6ZRok/UnbZk7ip2aI/AAAAAAAAEr8/2jE_-Tl3LWc/s400/100_7221.JPG" /></a></div>
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Sadly, our time came to a close and we had to go home. It turned out to be a blessing that my car had problems. Melanies Rachel ended up having a scare with her new pregnancy so she ended up staying in Rexburg for the rest of the week. June, Yvette and I headed home after I picked up my car in Idaho Falls. We got a very late start home...but the 12 hour drive went by quickly and all was safe and sound as we arrived home in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. I just have to think of this beautiful House of the Lord and am so grateful to Him for blessing my life so richly with the love of family and friends. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JiZUCyvGp8Q/UnbZn-ZIa2I/AAAAAAAAEsE/tRYqBkkzNnE/s1600/100_7223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JiZUCyvGp8Q/UnbZn-ZIa2I/AAAAAAAAEsE/tRYqBkkzNnE/s400/100_7223.JPG" /></a></div>
Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-7089371422690832242013-10-24T23:11:00.002-07:002013-10-25T00:35:17.689-07:00PIZZA with the Newlyweds......We wouldn't let a small thing like a broken car stop us from having fun...would we?? We arrived in Rexburg just in time to meet all the newlyweds coming home from work/school. We toured most of their apartments, starting with Tyson and Rachels (June's son/Melanies daughter)...then we moved on to Jeff and Rachel's apartment (June's <b>OTHER</b> son and <i>different</i> Rachel...yes...her son's <b>BOTH</b> married Rachel's this summer. Jon and Brit weren't home yet so we went to visit Andrew and Chelsey...Jon's missionary companion and college roomate for 2 years who <b>ALSO </b>got married this summer.<br />
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Andrew and Chelsey...they couldn't eat with us because Andrew was performing in a choir concert that night....wish I could have gone, but we were too busy eating pizza:)<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-neSR9-wjtTw/UmoD-TCXoOI/AAAAAAAAEp0/7Iijk2FDTEU/s1600/100_7203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-neSR9-wjtTw/UmoD-TCXoOI/AAAAAAAAEp0/7Iijk2FDTEU/s400/100_7203.JPG" /></a></div>
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I mainly took this to show the pizza boxes....but also to get a pic of Jeff and Rachel (sitting on floor) Jon and Jeff have been the best of friends since middle school. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G62zVFRxrEU/UmoEHDD8xuI/AAAAAAAAEp8/t4TAwvwiKA8/s1600/100_7204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G62zVFRxrEU/UmoEHDD8xuI/AAAAAAAAEp8/t4TAwvwiKA8/s400/100_7204.JPG" /></a></div>
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The other Rachel (Tysons wife....are you confused yet??) sitting on the floor, Megghan...Rachel and Brits old college roommate who had just driven into town (so we insisted she join us)....AND June. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CelWCVP--dc/UmoEKf61oyI/AAAAAAAAEqE/yUiJTmLYUcY/s1600/100_7206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CelWCVP--dc/UmoEKf61oyI/AAAAAAAAEqE/yUiJTmLYUcY/s400/100_7206.JPG" /></a></div>
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Melanie made me give my camera up so we could get a picture together....I'm sure glad she did. Poor Melanie ended up being very sick most of the entire trip with a bad sinus cold.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a8-vaRdvmHs/UmoEQZmlcqI/AAAAAAAAEqM/coXNfhpgeEk/s1600/100_7207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a8-vaRdvmHs/UmoEQZmlcqI/AAAAAAAAEqM/coXNfhpgeEk/s400/100_7207.JPG" /></a></div>
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See what a beautiful sight I passed each day as I travelled to my friend Ericka's house to stay?? What a special spirit Rexburg has with this majestic building overlooking the entire town. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vyRSjFoxSDg/UmoEVYuSdmI/AAAAAAAAEqU/BJfcQgDFrsk/s1600/100_7208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vyRSjFoxSDg/UmoEVYuSdmI/AAAAAAAAEqU/BJfcQgDFrsk/s400/100_7208.JPG" /></a></div>
More to come....stay tuned:) Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-60751692731969384012013-10-20T18:59:00.000-07:002013-10-20T19:06:26.757-07:00On Our Way......June, Melanie, Yvette and I headed out at 1:00 Thursday afternoon. My car was PACKED to the brim with our luggage and goodies for all our kids. We drove and drove until somewhere in the Blue Mountains of Oregon....I think it was Baker City. We filled up the gas tank and stopped for dinner at Subway...which was attached to the gas station.<br />
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We arrived at Twin Falls Idaho around 11pm....we lost an hour just before we reached the Idaho border. We had a fun nite at June's son Steven's house (Steve and Jenny graduated together)....sleeping in their very spacious basement. I was awakened the next morning by my sweet little Sadie Mae who was calling me from her home in Utah. We had a nice visit with Steve's wife Emily and their little boy Colton...Junes grandson. She was so happy to see him. <br />
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Since all of our kids were either in class or at work and most of them wouldn't be free until late afternoon, we went to lunch with Steve, Emily and Colton....to Cafe Rio. Lunch was yummy! <br />
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Here we are 4 carefree and happy women....excited to be on the road together. After lunch we were on our way again.....<br />
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Idaho is certainly is NOT a picture of loveliness like the Pacific Northwest....but it did have it's own kind of beauty. We were in awe of these wind turbines....which are plentiful in eastern Oregon and Washington as well....but we got so close to them in Idaho. They are HUGE!!! I forgot to mention that somewhere along the Blue Mountains the night before, my check engine light had come on. Lucky for us it was off this next morning and we were going along just peachy. Just before Pocatello, when we stopped at a rest stop, my car was a bit slow to start. Was it my imagination?? <br />
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The gas tank was nearing empty and would not allow us to get all the way to Rexburg, so we were forced to stop for gas in Pocatello. As I went to start the car after filling up, my imagination became reality, when the car would not start. I immediately said "PRAYER!!" Right there I petitioned the Lord for help to get us to Rexburg so we could at least be with our kids and find someone to look at my car. Our prayers were answered....the car started! But as we were driving I had the thought to have one of the mom's with a smart phone to look up the nearest Hyundai dealer in Idaho Falls.....30 miles from Rexburg and our kids. THANK GOODNESS for smart phones....they are very handy to have!! We were able to get right into the dealer, by now it was around 3:00pm. They knew immediately that it was a small part in the starter. Good news...they could fix it since it was still under warranty...bad news, they would overnight the part and we could be on our way Monday afternoon. Meaning, we would all have to take an extra day off work. <br />
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Yvette knows me well....me and my camera. She told me to hold onto my car and act very sad....don't I look pathetic??? This dealership was AMAZING!! <br />
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Not only did they fix my car for FREE...they gave us a loaner car...a very expensive $32,000. loaner car with seat warmers that was fun to drive. They took care of us so fast we were on the road in less than an hour and arrived in Rexburg in time for all the kids to get home from work. So sad....we were going to be forced to spend an extra day with our kids. Stay tuned.....Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-7762975464427474482013-10-13T13:02:00.000-07:002013-10-13T13:09:23.744-07:00Crazy Moms Road Trip Part 1So...A few weeks ago my friend June and I decided to go visit "The Newlyweds" at school. She has 2 sons that got married this year....and they just happen to be with Jon and Brittany at BYU Idaho. We got busy making some fun things for them for fall. This is a story of our trip from the beginning. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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June found this really cute scarecrow on Pinterest...something I have only recently discovered. It's made out of a cereal box. We modified it for us...like wrapping it in brown paper bags instead of spray painting it. We figure since the kids are not settled and will be moving around they could enjoy this, then unwrap it and it it when fall is over, eat the cereal, then throw the rest away.
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June also found this idea on Pinterest...frames with decorative paper and letters cut out with the cricut. we are going to make them the other seasons too....summer, spring and winter. They all have 6 letters so then they can rotate for each season.
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I made up these fun baskets for Jon and Brittany AND Andrew and Chelsey. Andrew and Jon were on their mission together and have become close friends. Andrew and Chelsey also got married this summer. All of our kids are friends and do things together all of the time.
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Just had to post this....such a cute brownie mix I found...love the box! We are having a very fun trip....it has been full of unexpected surprises and lots of fun. I would post more now...but we are having a yummy dinner with all the newlyweds in a few minutes so I have to go. Stay tuned.....Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-50603689451113457022013-10-02T23:04:00.000-07:002013-10-02T23:04:00.108-07:00Fun at Applebees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Had a fun day today as I went to lunch with good friends. My friend Stephanie moved to New Hampshire nearly 13 years ago. We get to see each other now and then, a few times even running into her in Rexburg at BYU Idaho during mothers week...... something they no longer have (boo hoo.) Even though she and her husband never planned to be back east so long, seems like it was meant to be. Now her oldest daughter Shelby lives here, so lucky for all of us Stephanie gets to come back to see her. Jon and Stephanies son Jared were inseperable as little boys...Jared stopped by to see us a few month ago. </div>
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<br />Shelby just had an ADORABLE baby girl.....only 1 week ago! With this being her fourth baby she is getting around really quickly (AFTER a C Section no less). Stephanies daughter Mallory who was friends with Jenny drove in from Rexburg with her husband (she teaches school in Rexburg)...stopped by to say "hi"...and mainly to see and hold her newest little niece. The baby is being blessed tomorrow at her other grandparents home since this is conference weekend....and because the other grandparents are headed to Nauvoo Illinois to pick up their daughter who has been on a mission for the church there.
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Joachim had come to America from Germany when he was about 14. His sister had married a returned missionary that had served in Germany. His sister and her new husband came to America then later sent for Joachim and his mother. The boys became fast friends in their senior year. Through the years they went to Clark College together, served missions about the same time, double dated, worked on church projects together. Joachim was always finding jobs to be done. They helped to build the first stake center in Vancouver (there are now 4)...and after the Mt. St. Helens erruption they spent the whole night cleaning the church parking lot from all the ash that fell. When Joachim ran for Clark County Accessor (he lost) Richard worked on his campaign (is that why he lost??) Joachim recently won a landslide election (of one) as mayor of the tiny town of Orting Washington. He is married to Jeannie, and he has 3 boys. <br />
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Neither Jeannie nor I had any desire to go be around a bunch of old people....ha ha!! I did tell him though, that if he had any ideas about meeting up with any women he just needed to remember that they are all approaching 70....and that he had a young chick of a wife at home!! He wasn't really all that thrilled to go, but I told him to make the best of it....after all it was costing $50!!<br />
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Just like with our kids on the first day of school, I had "the boys" pose on the porch for pictures. If it were not for the fact that my house is literally torn apart and in chaos for our flooring installation tomorrow, I would post a picture of Richard in his cap and gown. I'll try to remember to do it later after things settle down around here.<br />
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I was mildly surprised to hear that Richard had a great time. They even asked him to say the opening prayer (something people from that generation did) because the minister who was scheduled to do it wasn't able to make it...and they heard he was a Mormon:) I'm so glad he had a good time with his very dear friend. Last Story: Our kids all graduated from Evergreen as well. It was always a proud night for Richard at the homecoming games. They would place markers on the ground for the different decades so that the alumni could stand in their decade. Richard would proudly stand in the 60's decade...there were very few of them. Last year he wanted to go stand in his rightful place, but we didn't even know when homecoming was. Maybe next year dear...... Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-33835183813568809762013-09-10T00:14:00.001-07:002013-09-10T00:24:13.785-07:00Can it Get Any Crazier Around Here????<b>Honestly</b>....As if we are not busy enough around here. Not only are we in the midst of taking care of Grandma and Aunt Ellouise....shopping for cars...3 weddings...Richards 50th class Reunion (will post about that soon)....chilling with our newlyweds (very fun I might add)...I have gone back to work (not to mention Richard has never STOPPED working)....we need a few more projects. <b>REALLY??</b> Josh has been HOUNDING his Dad about building a new shed for years! So began the building of the shed after we got home from Utah 4 weeks ago. Notice that there is also new fencing in the front and side....<b>YEP</b>...Richard and Josh did that too.....earlier this summer. AND....see our beautiful new gutters that we had put on this summer too? I was not crazy about the shed being on this side of the house...and Sis, if you are wondering....yes, it is to code....I kind of like it here now. This side of the house has been a disaster for years...full of weeds we could never keep up with ever since Richard added onto the house 8 years ago. <br />
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Today they got the roof on. Still needs shingles and as you can see a few other things. <b>BUT WAIT</b>....There may be no time for that. We have new flooring for all 3 bathrooms being installed on Saturday....<b>THIS SATURDAY</b>....which means we need to buy <b>THREE</b> new toilets <b>AND</b> we need to paint the downstairs bathroom, which has not been painted for like 15 years. Tonight we were out toilet shopping and getting paint swatches. <b>Aren't you all so lucky I have so much to blog about???</b> <b>OH</b>....and next Monday...new carpet for all <b>THREE</b> bedrooms. I'm really not trying to kill off my husband...<b>HONEST</b>!!!! Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-81075756834035258322013-09-08T22:29:00.001-07:002013-09-08T22:29:36.300-07:00"The Purchase"Josh has been working at the Portland International Airport since May. He has been saving his money to get a car. After going around and around on what he wanted he decided to look at Toyota 4 Runners. He and Richard looked at a few before they decided on this one. They ran the Car Fax and had it inspected and then made an offer. After several days of going back and forth on price it finally happened.<br />
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It took him a few minutes to really look at all the gadgets...... <br />
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There were a few things that the inspection found...he needed new front brakes. On Saturday after the newlyweds left he went to the Auto Zone and bought the front brakes that needed to be done... <br />
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Richard worked right along with him, but he did it all himself. Congratulations to Josh on his "Purchase" We are so glad that he has his very own wheels now:))) Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-48405253214022920312013-09-07T00:52:00.000-07:002013-09-07T00:58:33.583-07:00"ME" Time With My Boys........<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-37231422906988684052013-09-06T00:40:00.001-07:002013-09-06T00:40:47.075-07:00The Newlyweds are Here!!!Jon and Brittany are here on a VERY short trip. Today Jon had a nifty heart monitor put on....it's not like any I have seen before. (Maybe he will let me take a picture of it tomorrow.) <br />
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Tonight the three of us played a NEW game called WIZARD. It was really fun. As we played,the rains came down here in Vancouver. I rather enjoyed it. Supposed to be up into the 90's again soon though. Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-22577992863565563112013-09-01T00:04:00.003-07:002013-09-01T00:17:03.648-07:00A Little Girl Time........Okay....so I took a break from blogging....but this was just too fun not to post. Today my cousin Neal's son Harrison got married to a sweet girl named Brittany (we are loving all these Brittany's that are coming into our family) They married at The Pomeroy Living History Farm in Yacolt Washington....about 30 miles from here. It was a beautiful day. We were surrounded by beautiful trees (sorry sis)<br />
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I asked my family to pose for a picture....sorry uncle Merill that you got cut off. Pictured is Grandma Rose, Uncle Merill and Aunt Adele, Kathy (Jim's wife,) cousin Jane, and cousin Jim. Sadly I must say this is about all the pictures I took. Remember....sometimes I like to live in the moment and just forget pictures. Not even one of the bride and groom....shame on me!<br />
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We will need to do this again...it was fun doing fun and different:)
<b>Congratulations Harrison and Brittany!!! </b>Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-25214319507817647942013-08-15T00:57:00.002-07:002013-08-15T01:20:51.660-07:00The Brigham Young Winter Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to the winter home of Brigham Young, one of the most famous pioneers of America. He spent the last winters of his life in St. George enjoying the warm weather and directing the building of the St. George Temple and Tabernacle. Brigham Young caused the front portion of this home to be built in 1873. Made of adobe brick and pine wood, it contains many mid-nineteenth century antiques, some of which were actually used by Brigham Young*s family. The large mulberry tree supplied the leaves for feeding silk worms, the cocoons of which provided the thread for silk fabrics produced by pioneer women here in St. George. <br />
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The contributions of Brigham Young to Utah and the West are
immeasurable. Born of humble parents in a log cabin in Vermont, June 1, 1801,
Brigham Young became a man of extraordinary intelligence, loyalty, faith, and
courage. In 1847 he was called to be the second prophet and president of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Seeking religious freedom, which
had been denied his people in Ohio, Missouri and Illinois, President Young led
thousands of pioneers across the United States in one of the most amazing
journeys in American history and directed the establishment of more than 300
communities in the West. He actively participated in community building,
becoming the Governor of the State of Deseret, later named the State of Utah.
Before his death on August 29, 1877, he had helped develop roads, canals,
telegraphs, railways, schools, theaters, factories, banks, whole industries, and
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<strong><em> Original china on table...note the "Y" on it. They burned pine cones in oven instead of wood</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em> was one of his. Note the picture of George Washington hanging on the wall between windows.....many which he displayed. His father served with George in the Revolutionary War and Brigham grew up hearing stories about him. </em></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Historians frequently refer to Brigham Young as
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was the doctrines of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, taught by the Prophet
Joseph Smith, that President Brigham Young explicitly followed and reinforced by means of his extraordinary accomplishments</span>.</span></span><br />
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Representative of the principal reason for the settlement of Utah's "Dixie", the garden still produces both cotton and grapes.</div>
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<em><strong>Hope you enjoyed the little story.....even though we are home now I still have a few posts........</strong></em></div>
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Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-32573676471028896092013-08-11T23:42:00.004-07:002013-08-14T22:45:07.415-07:00St. George Tabernacle Tidbits......<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Well</span></strong>, to start with I have a correction to make. In telling about Brigham Young sending 30 families to southern Utah...it was actually 309 families <span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>(I checked my notes a little closer). </strong> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday</span><br />
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The Saints were sent to St. George to grow cotton....it was called The Dixie Cotton Mission because the dry hot climate was similar to other cotton growing areas it was ideal to grow there....the cotton could be made into fabric for clothing and other necessities, which the saints really needed. After the saints had been there for 7 months the people were struggling. Brigham Young advised them to build a tabernacle and a courthouse. All tithing from the church south of Cedar City was turned in for the building of the tabernacle. It gave the people a purpose and they began to thrive. Here are some pictures of the inside with some narration. It took 13 years to build.....from 1863-1871 and is said to have cost $110,000 to build. There are 4 faces on the clock tower. The tabernacle became the center of activity, as it seated 2000. <br />
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which are in the top corners of each side. The woodwork was all made of pine, but master woodworkers that had migrated from europe painted all the wood to look like oak and mahogany. Richard commented to me that he could just see <strong><em>Uncle Art and Uncle Rober</em></strong>t looking it over and commenting on the fine craftsmanship</div>
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You can see the columns underneath the upper section. After the light fixtures were put in, they realized that they blocked the view of those seated from being able to see the front of the tabernacle. Much discussion went into what do do to solve the matter. Brigham Young called for 200 men to raise the entire upper sections so that 2 feet could be shaved off each column, which supported them. That was quite a feat!!</div>
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The ceilings had cotton flowers and grapes carved into them. Grapes were also planted along with the cotton and grew quite well in the area. The cotton flowers also have vents in them which allowed for the soot of the lamps to be drawn up into the attic....which was much easier to clean.</div>
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There are 2244 panes of glass in the tabernacle.....80% of which are still the original panes. Because the glass came from back east it was decided that it would best be shipped around to California to reduce breakage. They did not realize however that when they went to pick up the glass that there was an $800. surcharge they would have to pay first. There was no money for this. After much prayer, those working on the building went door to door collecting monies to pay the surcharge. They collected $200. Not sure what they would do Brigham had faith they would come up with it. At the last minute, a man named Peter Nelson had exactly $600. that he wanted to donate to the building fund. That was <em><strong>alot of money in those days. </strong></em></div>
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A nice family took a picture of us together. We learned that Brigham Young had sent 30 families to settle this area and in 1871 construction began on the temple. It was finished in 1877. This is the first temple in Utah, though the Salt Lake temple was in the process of being built at the time.</div>
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While in Utah we have wanted to go to this restaurant....<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Cafe Rio</span></strong>. Many of you know that I have cooked cafe rio (pork) at home for many years using a not so secret recipe I got from a friend. People have told me my pork tastes just like the real thing....so we went to check it out. It is a VERY fast paced and interesting place to eat..... they serve the food on these disposable cake tins. It is just soooo crowded and noisy. We ate here on Thursday night, and then today we went with our longtime friends Marshall and Helen Ann. They have lived here about 14 years.</div>
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It was Amazing again tonight....this is the set...I don't look that happy....but really I am. It was quite hot tonight, so during the intermission while Richard was getting us some water, I went up to get cooled off...there is water coming out of these misters at the top of the theater (we had seats right up front again tonight). While standing there I struck up a conversation with some random people...they asked where I was from. I told them. They said they had family in Washington and mentioned the names...the Englands who had apple orchards. My ears perked right up and told them I KNOW them...the conversation kept getting better. Turns out the 2 women were Egans too! They looked familiar from seeing them at family reunions. Such a small world. When Richard came back with the waters we snapped a picture. What were the chances??<br />
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Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-49585018898396185132013-08-09T01:56:00.001-07:002013-08-09T01:57:31.058-07:00Lets just call this an Adventure.......<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>I </strong></span><span style="font-size: small;">had a<strong><em> much</em></strong> better sleep last night. Woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready to go! We spent the morning getting ready for the next part of our journey.....</span><br />
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Then there was a group hug when Daddy came home for lunch (he works just around the corner...the flagpole blowing in the wind that I took yesterday was the family business) Then we said our goodbye's.....and traveled to what seems like another planet......</div>
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Aren't these mountains beautiful??? We headed south to St. George Utah, and the scenery along the way was breathtaking....We reached the summit at 7180 feet....can't tell you the summit of <strong><em>which</em></strong> mountain range, but we went through the gaument of colors.....brown, white, red rocks........mountains with trees.....you name it we saw it.</div>
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We stopped at <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Cove Fort</span></strong> one of our church's historic sights. We stopped here many years ago with the kids, but we thought it would be fun to see it again. In 1867 President Brigham Young sent Ira Nathaniel Hinckley to build this fort instead of a town, because of the scarcity of water to be a way station for pioneers traveling along the "Mormon Corridor." For more than 20 years the Fort served an important function, but as times changed so did the need for the fort. The land was leased out and eventually sold. Nearly one hundred years later in 1988 the Hinckley family purchased the Fort and gave it as a gift to the church as a historic sight.</div>
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An interesting little fact...the mattresses were made of this blue striped material and filled with ticking and needed to be fluffed up from time to time....they would use the rolling pin on the top of headboard to roll out the lumps. Nothing was wasted, so when the fabric became too thin for a bed, boys pants were made out of it....and when the pants wore out, the fabric was torn into strips and made into rugs.</div>
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</span><br />Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-61349025435931716852013-08-07T22:48:00.001-07:002013-08-07T22:56:22.076-07:00Anniversary Adventure Part 4<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I </span></strong> had a bit of trouble sleeping last night....don't ask why. Just happens every now and then. I finally got to sleep around 5:30 am.....so needless to say I didn't get up too early. Richard got up and went to the Manti Temple...I just slept. I got up around 10am....still not enough sleep, but better than NOTHING!<br />
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<strong><em>It was a hot and muggy afternoon</em></strong>...too hot for these old Washingtonians. We were hoping for some kind of breeze to cool us down....but we prevailed....I went up and down the slide with Isaac until I felt comfortable letting him go alone.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Remember</span></strong> I told you there was no breeze? We felt a slight wind and Grandpa and I were thrilled to feel it to help us cool off. But a certain little girl felt one tiny bit of wind and threw her hand up to her face and promptly told me she wanted to go home. Her mommy had told me that she doesn't like the wind in the least bit....I see what she means.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Stay Tuned</span></strong>....tomorrow is our trip to St. George....we will be there until <strong><em>Saturday</em></strong>. We are going to see <strong><em>Mary Poppins</em></strong> and <strong><em>Throughly Modern Millie</em></strong> at <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Tuacahn....</strong></span>an amazing outdoor theater set in the wonders of<strong><em> the beautiful red rock</em></strong> of <strong>UTAH!!</strong></div>
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Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-49424030125071955522013-08-06T22:58:00.000-07:002013-08-06T23:10:29.118-07:00Anniversary Adventure....Part 3<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Monday</span></strong> was a relaxing....taking pictures of some cute kids...eating and visiting kind of day.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Today </strong><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>......</strong>we started out bright and early at the Gunnison Conoco station where this cute truck was just waiting for me to take a picture!! We were on our way to Salt Lake to Liberty Park and the Aviary to see some </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>BIRDS!!</strong></span></div>
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Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-68853572369309862072013-08-04T21:38:00.000-07:002013-08-04T21:44:19.000-07:00Anniversary Adventure.....Part 2After resting up for the night....we woke up bright and early to eat breakfast at the hotel and readied ourselves for church with the "Newlyweds." Since I had not taken a picture of this awesome pool I took one before we checked out. The big tall thing has a bear on top with a tree....water cascades off the platform down into the pool....it was really cool. It wasn't on this morning though....too early.<br />
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We met Jon and Brit at church...funny that we met several people who had a connection to Washington....or to our ward....or to our family. The Stake President was visiting and Jon found out his sister is in our ward....she is a dear lady and she and her husband have been so good to our boys. After church a mom about Jennys age came up and asked if I had a daughter named Jennifer....Jensen....with a husband named Logan? She knew Jenny at BYUI and was in a FHE group with Logan. She follows Jenny's blog...what a small world!! After church we headed to their apartment...it was a LONG way to get there.......<br />
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It was about a 4 1/2 hour drive to central Utah and sweet as ever Sadie ran out and greeted us, jumping into my arms...and Isaac was fast behind giving Grandpa loves. We were so busy living in the moment no thought of pictures entered my mind. We enjoyed another yummy meal....this time prepared by Jenny....Chicken enchaladas...we played with the kids (mostly I was busy hugging them...they were SO snuggly with me.) I had Jenny and her Dad pose just before we got ready for bed, just so you would see we really arrived!!</div>
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<br />Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-85878811615394700232013-08-04T00:57:00.000-07:002013-08-04T21:47:50.564-07:00 Anniversary Adventure Day 1 This year we celebrated our 30 year anniversary. It is the first long trip we have taken without our kids....though we are going to visit some of them. We took off bright and early...we got a great picture of the 3 Washington mountains.....Rainer, St. Helens and Adams from somewhere around 10,000 feet. If you blow it up you can see them better.<br />
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Shelly's Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987957998956285880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454165.post-90822772790924543712013-07-28T21:29:00.000-07:002013-07-28T21:29:26.641-07:00Meet My Mom....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know....I know....Just please don't drop over when you see I am writing a new post!! I have been taking pictures for months thinking I want to blog this or that... and never do it....but last week I came across these cute little cards (while purging my filing cabinets) that Jenny and Jon made me....4 years apart:) <br />
Now, I have always thought I had room for improvement in my duties as a mom, but after reading this I see just what kind of mother my children saw. Not sure if I dare fess up, but I will lay it all out right here and now. <br />
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Jon's card is on the left..It reads:<br />
My mom is the <strong><em>perfect </em></strong>mom in the world. She's as pretty as a <strong><em>rose.</em></strong> She weighs <strong><em>90 pounds</em></strong>. She is <strong><em>80 feet</em></strong> tall. <br />
Jenny's card on the right:<br />
My mom is the <strong><em>nicest mom</em></strong> in the world. She's as pretty as a <strong><em>butterfly.</em></strong> She weighs <strong><em>131 pounds.</em></strong> She is <strong><em>5 feet 5 in tall.</em></strong><br />
<strong>Okay....so we're off to a great start...these kids really think alot of me!! I must be a great mom!!</strong><br />
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Jon: My mom looks funny when she <strong><em>wakes up....</em></strong><br />
Jenny: My mom looks funny when she<strong><em> is mad....</em></strong><br />
<strong><em>Okay...so I KNOW I look funny when I wake up....AND.....to this day the kids say I have "the look" when I'm mad about something...</em></strong><br />
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Jon: I know my mom is angry when she <em><strong>yells at me. Spanks me. Grounds me from T.V.</strong></em><br />
Jenny: I know my mom is angry when she <strong><em>Yells at me aad when she Spaks me.</em></strong><br />
<strong><em>Now you know where I'm going with this....this is what 2 of my children wrote about me, 4 years apart from each other...I totally know I can raise my voice in frustration....sometimes....and I probably spanked them.... once in a while, more like swatting their behinds...but really!! It can only get better after these scathing words....</em></strong><br />
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Jon: I wish my mom would <strong><em>raise my allowance</em></strong><br />
Jenny: I wish my mom would<em><strong> ticle</strong></em> (tickle)<em><strong> me</strong></em><br />
<strong><em>Now, this makes sense because Jon is the money guy of our family and Jenny loves to laugh....</em></strong><br />
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Jon: I wouldn't trade my mom for <strong><em>a thousand dollars</em></strong><br />
Jenny: I wouldn't trade my mom for <strong><em>a kitten</em></strong><br />
<strong><em>See....there Jon goes with the money again...does that mean he would probably trade me for one thousand AND one dollars? And ....I'm glad to know that I rate just above an animal in Jenny's eyes!</em></strong><br />
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Jon: <strong><em>I Love you Mom, Love Jonathan</em></strong></div>
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Jenny:<strong><em> Happy Mothers Day mom, have a Sweet Day</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>May 9th, 1993</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>I love you</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: red;">Love Jenny</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: black;">Okay....so maybe I wasn't <span style="color: black;">ALL</span> that bad! If not for those two little things....</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: black;"> yelling and spanking....</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>I might not be such a bad mom after all.....</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">It's all just their perception anyways....hee hee</span></em></strong></div>
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