This, That, and the Other...

On the First Friday in May, Joy Carpenter graduated from the U of U with a double major. This was a super celebration. Marjie's Mom and Dad came as well as several cousins and other various acquaintances. Keith had to work so I took Crimsel and Cirrus with me. Here they are with Marjie's new dog "King". She officially has a male in her house. That would be a Marjie quote.

For Mother's Day we gave Emma and Laura some flowers for their yards.

Keith is still filling in the hole or trench.

I have worked on it, but he does most of the labor.

Here is my Mom on Mother's Day.

Every Mother's Day Daddy made sure Mom had an orchid.

Sometimes we would go to the store with him to buy it.

I can still see the place in ZCMI by the elevators.

They had elevator operators in those days.

Ahh, memories....

Here is Bree standing by her little push toy.

She is growing fast.

On Friday, May 15th we had the Dutch Ladies Evening. Everyone brings a potluck, we eat, and then have a sort of program. This time we gathered to have a demonstration of some Dutch dancing. This is the first one that I was formally invited to. I met a lady that grew up with my Mom and Dad in Rotterdam. It was an enjoyable evening. It was nice to have Emma there.

I watched Crimsel, Xanthisa, and Cirrus Saturday

while Emma and Jon went to a seminar.
We made bread, did laundry, put away some dishes,

made more dirty ones, and played outside.

After the seminar Jon and Emma took me out to the property. There is the trench, all filled in. I guess Keith had most of it filled in when the neighbor came over with a bobcat to help finish it. Keith was grateful for the help. After a while you feel every shovelful for a few days.

Our Friends

Our former Bishop Kurt Nelson is remarrying.

He is marrying our friend from the old 22nd Ward, Debbie Thiessen.

Our children went to school with their children.

If you click on their picture it will take you to their website.

It has great pictures of their families.

We are happy for them.

HIP-HIP-HOORAY

WE PASSED OUR 4 WAY!!!!

Just as the cold, wet, winter began the inspector said

we needed to have our electrical service

ready for hook up, in order to pass.

After waiting through the winter,

the weather finally turned nice this spring,

and we were able to start.

There were a couple of big rocks that took a while to dig up,

and almost tipped the tractor over!

Keith, worked from the west, and then from the east.

Eventually he straddled the trench.

Great!

He couldn't get out on the west end, 'cause

Comcast has their great box there.

The east end has the camper in the way.

There were some anxious moments for me

as he maneuvered the tractor this way and that,

and ended up on the south side.

HELLO...

now you know where my recent gray hair has come from.

NEXT

We arranged for Bill to come and bring a load of sand.

Every kid likes to see a dump truck in action.

This is for my grand kids, especially my boys!

Then we wheel barrowed, shoveled and raked sand.

A few days later we layed the pipe in

and wheel barrowed more sand.

(I was pretty tired and sore).

TaDah!

The finished pipe to pull the electrical service through.

Now we get to fill in the trench,

but first we need to put more sand in...

The World's Best Lookin Grandkids!!!

Easter

This Easter Message is for my Sweetheart.

He is always looking for ways to make

the spiritual side of holidays more meaningful.

We have shared our testimonies and

he knows the impact this particular piece has for me.

I need to give credit to my Mom for sharing the Easter Story

with us before we went to church on Easter Sunday, and

my Dad for sharing his great passion

for the Savior through words and music.

Happy Easter Eve

Okay, so now it is Easter.

I started this yesterday, but alas it is no longer Easter Eve.

Yesterday we had an Easter Egg Hunt

at Aunt Mary Jane's with the Allart side of the family.

The kids had fun.

Later that night we went to the Thai New Year celebration.

Judy and Jensen bought the girls dresses and wanted them there.

It was fun to watch the girls dance when others were performing on stage.

Notice how Crimsel comes to the table, and is oblivious to Cirrus dancing.

Sooo, what do you know about Easter?

Click on the Easter Trivia picture and find out.

We hope you have a nice Easter.

Ahh... A Day in the Life of a Sixth Grade Teacher

Well, it has been one of those days. Something was stolen, retrieved, given to the rightful owner, and both students eventually talked to. Hope I made a difference. Then, at the end of math class, at the end of the day, kids are going back to home room, computers being shut down, planners being written in, room being pick up, teacher signing the planners, when one of my big boys comes up to my desk lugging a chair with him. "Teacher do you have a pair of scissors?" "Why do you need scissors?" I ask, staring at the chair his sweatshirt is tied to. "I don't know how my sweatshirt got tied to this chair, and I can't get it loose." After a few quick photos I had him kneel on the floor to take the tension out of the string and worked the knot loose. Gee Whiz, sixth grade can be interesting. "Thanks, teacher!"

Now a different student comes wandering to my desk. "Do you know where my yellow chair is? I can't find it!"