“If we keep no diary [journal], the path crumbles away behind us as our feet leave it; and days gone by are but little more than a blank, broken by a few distorted shadows. Life is all confined within the limits of to-day….”
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| Can't believe I didn't actually get a pic of the BURN - but these three are watching it :) |
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| The we decided to do a mini burn, so we could roast some marshmallows |
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| Tried to get some junk metal out of the creek, without much success |
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| The Welch Ditch Dam isn't in yet (or wasn't when this pic was taken at the end of April) |
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| Thatcher was on the swing, and hit the tree and bloodied his lip :( |
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| Thatcher came over one night to hang out - can't remember where everyone else was at his home......... but nights like these are few and far between, and we were sure glad to have him come and be with us. |
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| This is my new table/bench I got from the DI. It works on SO many levels !! We've been looking for a bench/stool, so when Roger needs to sit down and take off his MUCK boots, he can. This was JUST the right height, AND has a bottom shelf that holds a basket (full of shoes), AND can fit right underneath the regular table with just a quick easy push. I painted it up, EASY PEASY, and put soft sliding felt on the bottom of the legs, and it is PERFECT !! |
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| Election is over, and my job is secure for another 4 years !! Happy Day. I have said to Roger, and thanked God SO MANY TIMES for this blessing, and I KNOW and RECOGNIZE this blessing in our life !! As a side note, I've always been the one who is the BOTTOM vote getter, and this time I wasn't so that was very gratifying also. |
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| I guess CJ decided she didn't want these triplets, so we are tying to sell them now. Hopefully we can, though it's not the best time (now). I've put them on KSL and let Steve Bell know. One girl, two boys....... Tiny fainters, so fun. |
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| Tagg was a big help - grinding off the old screws from the TREX decking we put on the front porch of the pump house shed. Thanks Tagg !! |
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| They didn't take out the Welch Ditch Dam this year......... we don't know why. |
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| This is always a worry !! I try not to stress about this........... but it's a worry. I feel strongly that we should all wear masks in public. I can't understand the logic of those who don't want to follow this. |
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| Josiah and Cam - Sure miss seeing and talking to this sweet girl. Our trip to AZ was cancelled because of COVID. It will probably be Spring before we can get down there :( |
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| This meme made me LAUGH OUT LOUD !!! |
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| Treyson and Thatcher are getting ready to wrestle...........and of course COVID has affected this. Cancelled for 2 weeks at least........ DANG COVID :( |
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| I ordered some new shoes from Amazon ! $19.99, came in 2 days, soft leather (or maybe fake leather?) and so comfortable ! Thanks Stacy for the link ! |
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| Love it when my grandkids text ME and ask for something....... Treyson wanted this recipe the other night, and easy peasy, I pulled out my cookbook, and took a picture with my phone, and texted right back !! |
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| Good idea Cam !! |
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| Manda's new kitchen - the remodel has had it's hiccups......... but she is being patient (in between meltdowns - haha) Love the Quartz !! |
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| Beautiful sink !! |
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| Thanksgiving is coming soon ! Where are you going? We are planning on going to Zac and CJ's and are looking forward to it. Hopefully we can keep COVID at bay !! |
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| Kind of hard to tell in this picture, (scroll back up to see the other one) but Roger and Zac decided to take matters into hand, and removed the Welch Ditch Dam themselves. Cold hard work. Next time we will move sooner. |
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| Cleaning out the Welch Ditch Dam in a daily occurrence. |
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| Playing in the barn......... so glad our grandkids have this opportunity. This was one of the great things I remember about my childhood, and the barns at my grandparents. |
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| LET THERE BE LIGHT !!! - New lights in the garage, Yahoo !! |
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| We got the grain drill SOLD to a man who came all the way from Mt. Pleasant. Thanks to Zac we got it loaded with no problems. That old tractor picked it up like a champ :) |
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| It was fun to watch Landon teach Payson how to climb up on the tractor. More fun memories (Landon remembering.........and Payson experiencing for the first time). |
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| We are hopeful that the hard frost we received on June 9th will be THE LAST ONE for the season. It is sure a pain to cover everything up, and take it off, and fold it up and put it away. Such is the life of a gardener I guess. |
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| Another Honey DO - DONE !! Roger made these awesome stairs out of the $15 worth of Trex I got off of Morgan Classifieds. As usual, I'm sorry I didn't get a BEFORE picture of the old rickety cinderblocks that we have been teetering on for the past 6-7 years. |
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| And last but not least, Thatcher was able to help out The Yard Master for a day, while Tagg was off for major dental work on his front teeth that he broke in December 2016 when he fell off the 12' wall at Scouts. Thatch blew off all the sidewalks at River Cove, and was a great help. |
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| Every year after the ditch company puts in the dam for the Welch Ditch, we need to work to keep it cleared. |
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| Grandpa is NOT the official knot tie-er. Just ask Thatch :) |
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| A little tricky here ! |
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| Bexlee - she's 2 months now, and smiling, and wide awake, and aware. She takes after Payson I think, and looks a lot like Landon's baby pics. |
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| Fun on the trampoline is in FULL SWING NOW. |
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| At the dance review, she was a perfect angel. |
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| Rog had his knee scoped. All went well. |
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| Thatcher, trying to teach Lewis to play on the teeter totter. |
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| Brightyn at Preschool. She had her graduation the other day. |
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| Thatcher and CJ on a fieldtrip to the Hogle Zoo. |
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| I guess all this week, he has a field trip every day, and then, just like that, Kindergarten is OVER ! |
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| Beautiful morning in Richville a few days ago. |
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| Zac's shop is coming along. He tries to squeeze time out to work on it (when he's not helping us). |
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| Grandpa D and Brightyn |
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| Bandit LOVES to chew and ruin anything he can get his teeth into. Nice job on the edging............#$*(%&@ |
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| We lit the burn pile last Saturday |
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| The creek was in spectacular form......... |
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| The new Welch Ditch Division Headgate is working wonderfully. |
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| Love the Property |
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| Putting together the "stairs" for......... |
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| New Trampoline |
