Surprise for Keith

I was poking around the inter net looking for a teacher at Roosevelt Elementary when I saw a section called "Roosevelt's 100 Years!" Look at what I found! A picture of the old school where Keith's Dad taught sixth grade.Whoops, I stand corrected. This picture below is the school building where he taught. There is even a third building on the same lot with the same name. The district is good at building a new school with the same name on a different part of the lot. And a picture Keith's Dad, Earl Widdison, in a faculty picture 1962-1963. Hey, I was in fifth grade then. If you can't tell he is the tall ,white haired teacher on the back row. Interestingly enough the man who measured our garage door specifically came back after he left, to ask us if we knew an Earl Widdison. He was disappointed as a kid because he wanted to be in Mr. Widdison's class at Roosevelt Elementary. Dad Widdison loved teaching and from many reports, like the one I shared, he was an excellent teacher. It was fun to discover Dad on the inter net

Some Unexpected Nice Things

I was watching the Freedom Festival Sunday evening while Keith was Home Teaching. As usual I was doing something while the boob tube was on. Out of the corner of my eye, I thought I recongnized Keith's sister Susan. The Marine anthem was playing and I thought I saw her standing. I watched the whole program, but they didn't show her again. When Keith came home I told him about it. After work on Monday he found the site on the computer and I paused the video and snapped a picture. Then I enlarged it. Susan is this you? I think it is, hey, I know it is. You little movie star. Way to go, you good looking Marine.

Before our festivities on the 4th I went over to Landon's to sneak a peak at Steven and Melissa's little one. He is adorable. They are back in Arizona by this time. It was good to see them.

Happy 4th of July

Okay, so it is a little late to be saying Happy 4th, but we were having fun. Emma, Jon and the kids came over for BBQ and fireworks. The kids had a lot of fun: all of the kids, the old ones, the medium aged ones, and the young ones. Dirk, Laura, and Ari let us use their pool, thank you!

When it started getting dark we watched fireworks.

I am very grateful for the men and women, past and present, who serve to protect our freedoms!

This and That

Today I cleaned the tile up on the sunrise porch. I love the new wicker furniture. The love seat is on the south side, and the two chairs on the north side. The door is west and the picture of the view is taken from one of the chairs facing southeast.

We also had the hot water heater, boiler, and swimming pool heater delivered. The swimming pool won't be ready for a long time, but we are making progress.

In late June we had an impromptu Peterson Family Reunion in June. Left to right Bonnie, Jeannie (sisters, Aunt Margret Harvey's daughters), Aunt Donna Peterson, Keith, and Julie (Aunt Donna's daughter). Aunt Opal Hoffman was there with her children; Jim, Bob, two grandchildren, and a son-in-law, John. Susan Tweed , and Uncle Larry were also there. It was good to see each other and visit. It looks like we have snow in our yard!

Actually Keith and I call these cats, because one day some other summer, it looked like there was a dead cat in the road. I asked Keith about it and it was a branch of cotton seeds from the tree in front of our house. Silly, huh?

Happy Birthday to Sarah

Happy Birthday Sarah, with an "h"! Her birthday is Wednesday. Sarah is our first daughter-in-law. I remember the first time we met. We went to see "God's Army", and David brought Sarah as his date. David was acting like his usual goofy self, and Sarah laughed. That was a good sign.

Sarah loves Australia, and figured out a way to do schooling abroad. So part of her high school years were spent in Australia. She served her mission there too. That is pretty awesome.

She is talented and creative. She does scrap booking, makes great cards, does a super blog, and makes beautiful cakes. She even made fortune cookies that were adorable.

Sarah is beautiful when she smiles and laughs. She loves to have fun with her boys. Her giggle is contagious. Most important of all she is David's wife, and the mother of three precious grandsons. (I "borrowed" this family picture from Sarah's blog). She has a busy job!

Here's hoping that you have a wonderful day, and that you will be spoiled!

Happy Father's Day

Father's Day is the day we get to honor the men in our lives who have made a great influence on us. I miss my own father, as do many others. Above all things he was a real "daddy", a great scholar of the scriptures, and loved us; my mother, sister, brothers, and me. He sacrificed for his family. We are his priceless possessions.It is also a time to pause and reflect about Keith. He is my sweetheart and a wonderful dad. He works hard to provide for us. One of the most touching things about Keith is that his prayers always include our children, their spouses, and our grandchildren. He includes specific items unique to each one he prays for. He enjoys preparing for family get-togethers, and always looks for ways to make it more comfortable for all. He always looks forward to playing with the grandkids.

It is great to see the wonderful blogs that the girls have done to honor their husbands for Father's Day! Sarah posted pictures of David with a great tie that Zach, Cannon, and Elliot made for him. We all know it is the mother's work and planning that pulls such a thing together. Laura posted pictures of Arie with Dirk. Emma posted pictures of Jon with the Cirrus and Crimsel. Keith and I hosted the Father's Day/June Birthday BBQ at our home again this year. He received flamingos and lined the walk path with them. It made it festive. Seems that all had a great time.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

Soooo, Keith and I have been looking at garage doors for what seems like forever. We finally narrowed it down to a carriage style door. We decided on white. Anywho, that's what I thought we agreed upon. So we are at the garage door warehouse seeking prices and my husband says maybe green would be nice. We've been playing around with photos and paint trying to decide white or green, green or white. Our fingers and brains went a little nutso and one thing lead to another. We spruced the whole place up. It will be difficult to drive up to the place tomorrow and see it in its unfinished state. PLEASE, vote on the color door you think looks best. Also, would you please let us know what you think of the piece of gingerbread at the top of the gable up above Crimsel?