Random on a Sunday

My view - I love it.....Not the snow, but my new backroom office. 

I guess old Punxsutawney Phil was right :) 

Tiana headed back to New York last week.  It was bittersweet.  She came up with Erika and Aaron to say goodbye to mom and dad. 

This is how Rog and I celebrated Valentines Day :)

I'm always saving quotes I love - here are some of them.  

This one made me laugh out loud !
Let's just say that Roger puts up with me..........

All of a sudden, out of the blue, Roger requested this for supper.....
I've only made these probably 4 times in the last 40 years, and only for a random Christmas party.

Rog is helping CJ with her Ivory & Birch business - he likes keeping busy. 

I sent this to my grandkids

 

Birthday Boys

Thatcher turned 9 years old on the 13th.  He got a BB gun for his birthday.  

Tagg turned 13 on the 8th.  We celebrated his B-day last Superbowl Sunday.
We met together on Saturday morning.
Zac, Grandpa D, Rex, Grandma D, Grandma Ben, Thatcher, CJ, Treyson (with Talon), and Tagg

These boys are sure growing up !

 

Super Bowl Fun

The pool table has been a fun activity.  Grandpa has probably played more games of pool in the last month than he has in his entire life.  The boys love to BEAT him (when they can).

We mostly just lounged around and relaxed.

Then it was back to pool

 

Tiny Dancer

Bright had a dance competition at the old Perry Egyptian Theater.  She gets to get ALL DOLLED UP for it.  It was fun to go and support her, and watch the cute, fun dance routines.  She did such a great job, and had alot of fun. 

 

Odds and Ends - January

Tagg and Treyson and Zac are doing chores for the Nolds.  Whoever can do it, goes, and sometimes Roger D. helps out.  Here they go, up the hill to get the horses hay.  

Roger is find this Winter pretty boring.  No snow, no pushing.......  It would be nice if he could find something to occupy his time.  The days are long.  He doesn't sit down like this until evening.  He must have had a hard day the day I took this picture, he's sound asleep. 

Bright sent me this SELFIE from her IPOD.  It's fun to text back and forth with the "littles"

Tiana had a birthday.  Here she is with Lizzy and Ashley.  She's still in Utah, not sure when she'll be headed back to New York.  She's still teaching virtually. 

This is so me !  Roger's cousin Val always posts such funny things on FB.  I always get a chuckle :)

Landon is stepping it up at Crossfit.  I think he told me he's lost 30 pounds in the last 6 months.  

Here is my new office.  It's in the back room, that we haven't used before.  Janell helped me get it all fixed up.  She's a decorator - I'm not.  We were able to hire a new employee, so we made room out in the main office, and I moved to the back room.  It's been nicer than I thought it would.  I'm enjoying the ability to get things without interruptions.  

Bright dressed up for 100 days of school...........and a 100 year old woman (haha).  This is something all first graders do.  I should see if I can find pictures of all my grandkids over the years. :)

Can't remember if I showed this before, but Treyson has a new look in his room.  Zac and Roger put up the slat boards, and also crown molding.  Then light (that turn colors) behind the crown molding.  He's got all of his guitars hung up (you can't see most of them in this picture).  Also, to the left is the MURPHY bed that Zac built from a kit.  He's getting pretty handy at that.  This is his second one.  It's nice to be able to close it up during the day for more room.  

Here's a left over picture from Christmas.  Grandma Shirlee got "jammies" for Santa and all his reindeer.  

Also, she made these awesome levi quilts for the boys.  

Landon also participated in a fundraiser for a fellow crossfitter with cancer.  Everyone put dollars in each of the coaches bottles, and at the end of the fundraiser, they met on a Saturday and each coach had to do as many burpees, and there were dollars in their jar.............Landon must have been pretty popular, because he had over 1000 dollars in his jar - the most of any coach. YIKES !!!  

Also, another surprise as the Rich Ranch in West Haven.  Apparently the two bunnies were NOT the same sex..........and so it was a surprise when they discovered baby bunnies !!! 

These are some of Tagg's creations in ART - he is quite the artist. 

Now I think I'm all caught up.......at least for now.  By the time you see this, I'll probably have MORE to report.  

Fun day in the SUN with SNOW !!!

The snow was SO great for making snowmen two weeks ago.  It was so nice and sunny.  Zac and his boys went to work !   Notice the celery for nose, carrots for mouth, cauliflower for buttons, and broccoli for the eyes !  I believe that' s a dog dish for the hat :)  

Hockey sticks for arms, and it was just great !  

I called Landon, and asked if they had any snow down in West Haven, and they didn't have a stitch, so up they came and we had a ball at our house.  

The balls were so big and heavy, it took Roger, Landon and Kacey (hiding in back) to get it put together.  

It was leaning back a little bit, and I was nervous (of course) that it would fall on the kids.  We barely got it done before the shade from the shop across the street interfered.  

Bright worked on the snow igloo, and we helped her finish it up.  

Notice what is in Bexlee's hand?  She had to check out the chickens :)   It lasted until they got in the car to go home, and then SPLOOSH.........good thing Grandma had her put it in a plastic bag !! 

It was so so warm, that the igloo and Snowman's head, were totally gone by the next Thursday morning !  

We went in the house afterwards, and relaxed, had some pizza, and talked while the kids played.  

Bright showed off her backbend walkover skills 

It was a great time with family :)