Memorial Day at the Property

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Memorial Day - graveside

My beautiful iris were in bloom this Memorial Day, so we put them on all of the graves 

Mom is going to get Dad's headstone ordered soon, so it will be there for next year. 

 

How about we recreate this pose?  

Oh how they have grown !! 

Finishing up May

My dad's sister, Barbara Whittier died, and we spent the rainy Saturday on Memorial Day weekend at her viewing, funeral, graveside, and luncheon.  
She was a good aunt to me.  I always knew she loved me.  I'm so happy she can be back with Uncle Short, and Grandma and Grandpa Dickson again.  She was 97 years old. 

Here are my cousins (Aunt Barbara's kids) with their spouses standing behind them.  
Left to right:  Bret and Margo, Jack and Robyn, Dianne (Jerry has passed away), Dee and Mary Lou, and Dick and Becky.

Bret and Margo live in Cedar City, where he runs/owns the cattle stockyards.  He has been a Stake President (maybe he still is?)  Jack and Robyn are serving a mission in Toronto, Canada, they have lived mostly in Colorado and Nebraska, but will be coming back to make their home in Morgan after their mission.  Diane lives in Hooper, Dee and Mary Lou live in Virginia, he is a veterinarian, and Dick and Becky live in Cache Valley.  Dick works as a sealer in the Logan temple, and Becky is retired from teaching.  

Mom and I have been going to the temple early Tuesday mornings, every other week.  

My Eternal Gravestone venture hasn't proved to be as appealing as I thought it would.  Becky Tonks Rasmussen's family sure loved the one I did for Val.  I think I could get the word out, and actually SHOW it to people, it would prove to be profitable.............but I'm not much of a "marketer".  
The yellow balloons wouldn't stay blown up, they either popped or deflated.  I posted a couple of times on Morgan Mom's but it didn't seem to generate any questions or interest.  

Becky and I got Mom and Lillus together for a nice visit.  Also there were Becky, Adele, and Eric.  We sat in mom's home and chatted for about 30-45 minutes on Sunday.  It was great to see them all again, and get caught up.  

Roger and I rode up to the Porterville Cemetery - beautiful view. 
We also rode up to East Canyon Dam, which is spilling. 

Tagg has started Football Camp already, and the Maroon and White scrimmage is next week ! 

It was a lazy day in AZ for family there.  They watched Ghost Busters (the original) - Josiah had never seen it.  Swam, ate, and relaxed.

We cooked a hamburger at the property with Mom and Dad, and Zac and CJ and Tagg.  Thatcher was off with friends, Treyson was working (he came at the end).

I understand that Payson had a baseball tournament in Salem.  

 

May happenings - Roger and Gwen

We got the garden started about 1 month late

American Gothic - Morgan style
If you know - you know.............I bet no one does. 

The waters keep adding to East Canyon Dam, and it finally did overflow.

Alot of debris in the Creek - but no bad flooding.
It was a Miracle and a Blessing for sure.

We decided to take the tree down.

And get the light post fixed (2 years after Jim's bulls knocked it over)

All gone

Water in the hole in MAY!?!?!  
Ground water table is UP UP UP 

We edged all of the family headstones at the cemetery

Got Grandpa Ben's windmill in place

And decorated for Memorial Day

It was a great MAY !!

 

May happenings with the Rich crew in Morgan

We lit the burn pile

Cleaned the ditch at Round Valley

With the help of the County, got a HUGE log out of the creek

 

Thatcher had a mishap - ran into a basketball standard playing night games with friends

Had to have stitches

Thatcher at a 7 or 7 football competition

Baseball for Thatcher

Cleaning up the RZR - getting ready to sell it. 

Weight Room for Tagg and Thatcher

Memorial Day 

Catching up - Memorial Day

Here is our crew that met on Memorial Day at the Property.
It was chilly !  

 

June Happenings

From Memorial Day - going on 6 years.....where does the time go? 

The garden - it's so sad this year compared to last year.
I'll have to post pics of the different tomorrow. 

Every morning Roger cleans out the dam

We really need to redo the walls  of the pit.  It's going to cost some money, and alot of hard work.  Don't know if it will ever get done. 

Working on building the booth for CJ's Swiss Days adventure at the end of August.

With Lynette - sure wish she lived closer (her family too !)

Tagg and Grandpa D

Everyone standing a little taller - don't know if Treyson will ever be beat.