“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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| Man, it was an exciting intense game.......... Probably haven't been that nervous at a football game since Landon played his senior year in the playoffs against Wasatch, and we lost :( This was a MUCH better outcome. Tagg played great ! Click here to watch his highlights. Tagg, what an ANIMAL !! |
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| My good friend Sherilee invited me for a 2 night, 3 day getaway. First off we did an endowment session at the new Orem Temple. |
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| Then we headed to her family cabin near Sundance. |
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| We spent two days working on our computers, including updating 2 months worth of my blogs, and getting a few picture books caught up, and Sherilee was able to almost complete a kid's picture book created from a family ancestor story, using AI to generate the pictures. It was amazing, and it has really got me excited to complete my kid's book, "Will Dickson and the Third Nephite" that I've been putting off for 10+ years, due to the overwhelming thought of getting the "pictures" right. |
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| We also took a hike along the roads near the cabin, and saw a bunch of turkeys. We explored a broken down cabin that was falling into the creek, and surveyed the progress on a cabin that was being built. Last year, a smaller cabin was being demolished, and now a newer, bigger cabin is being built in it's place. They have the excavation done, and the cement foundation. We also walked down the road and looked at another cabin that was getting an addition, and some VRBO cabins. It is such a nice cozy area, just above Sundance resort. We had a wonderful time. After our get a way, Sherilee dropped me off at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman so I could catch Tagg's football game. Semi-finals against Manti. |
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| Crazy kids :) |
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| Someone got sick of their LONG HAIR |
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| 12 inches chopped off - wow ! |
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| Oh how he loves Bluey |
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| I was able to go down for 3 days over Halloween |
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| We had such a fun time together. |
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| Bren and Manda with Cash |
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| Our Halloween crew Click here to see video of our fun time Click here to see video Cash's love for Halloween |
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| As part of the home football games, Zac is in charge of getting the football helmet blown up. Here, Thatcher is helping him. |
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| All done ! |
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| It was the Tenzin's birthday on the 18th. He would have been 8 years old. |
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| 11 days wasn't long enough :( |
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| Some of the work that Treyson has done. He's gone to Wyoming a few times for jobs. |
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| Tagg went to the Girl's Choice Halloween dance Here is a video of one of Tagg's football games. He made some great tackles !! Here is a video of the highlights of Thatcher's football games this year. |
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| Bexlee has been playing basketball. It has been fun to watch her. Click here to watch a video |
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| Payson won a championship baseball game with his team, the Vipers. We were able to go down to South Weber and watch the game. He is catcher, and is so so good, just like his daddy. Click here to watch the highlights. |
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| The girlies came up and we had a sleepover, painted pumpkins, swung on the swing, you name it, we had alot of laughs and fun times. Even sister, Bentley spent a few hours with us. It was a real treat :) |
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| Cheese !! Click here for a video of our fun times. |
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| Landon and Payson went to Seattle for a boys trip, to watch Space Station Gaming. They had a great time. Click here for video highlights. |
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| Cutest Police woman ever ! |
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| Greatest Construction worker ever !! |
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| Sweetest Princess ever !! |
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| Dumb and Dumber !! Awesome !!! |
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| Carrots are done ! |
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| Zac got his Washer/Dryer back in service. Everything is painted, and they will just wait on the dog wash at this time. |
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| Cut down a few trees at the Property |
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| My Uncle Paul Porter died (he's my dad's sister's husband). We went to the funeral in Bountiful. Erika came with Eli (her first grandbaby) |
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| One day Roger caught me sleeping in the car...... That mowing really takes it out of me. |
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| Speaking of mowing, here are Zac and CJ helping with blowing after mowing Elk Haven. They have been a real big help in the afternoons. |
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| Winterizing the Property for winter. |
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| I got a new (used) day bed to put in the basement. Now we can sleep 5 adults down there, along with a crib for the baby. |
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| We had to get a new fridge :( I had pulled the old one (LG brand) to clean behind it, and I somehow jostled the compressor (which is known for having issues) and it quit. It would have been over $1000 to fix it, and that's not including the compressors which was covered under warranty. So we opted to get a new one. $2500 :( |
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| Things are going great ! |
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| We were able to get the last loads of grass and leaves on the garden, and hopefully this will help with the dirt. It was so dry this year. |
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| After seeing Landon's sleep apnea mouth piece (when he stayed with us for the big hike in the Grand Canyon), I made an appointment, and I've got one too ! So far it seems to be working very well. I'm sleeping better! Yahoo !! |
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| It holds my bottom jaw from dropping back during sleep, and blocking my airway. |
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| For Labor Day we had a quick impromptu cook out. We've only had 3-4 cookouts at the Property this year :( |
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| This is when Traci cut Roger's hair for the wedding. I wish he would get it done monthly, but he refuses. |
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| Mom's sunflowers grew well this year also. Sunflowers are such happy flowers. |
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| Good onion crop this year. Drying them out in the shop. |
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| My favorite pan (from my Grandma Dickson) broke again. I got this in 1995 after Grandma died, and the original handle lasted until 2008, then I had Craig Nelson replace it for me. It's lasted till now, and I've taken it back to Craig. Hopefully I'll get it back soon. |
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| Relaxing on Mom's porch |
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| Doing the corn. Such a slick way to do corn ! Here's how it is done - see video |
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| Football game - like my hat ? Roger doesn't haha |
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| So glad the garden is mostly 99% done. |
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| Relief Society activity at Lynette Durrant's. We made flower arrangements. I made one for Angie and Jessie for their birthdays. Can you spot me in the back? Emily Pulver, Vinda Preslar, Me, Sara Rice, Lisa Streadbeck, Riley Streadbeck, Annette Streadbeck, Amy Fairchild, and Lynette Durrant (Denise Hansen is taking the picture) |
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| Tiana (my niece) has been traveling ALL over Europe. She sends me post cards, and I LOVE THEM !! |
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| We did tomato juice and salsa this year. Always glad to get that done. |
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| Still mowing hard. I like the exercise I get, but will be glad when it's over. |
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| LuAnn went to Branson MO with friends. |
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| Our old 2004 Saturn bit the dust - we gave it to Kars for Kids. |
