Vacation Here I Come..!!!!

A much deserved holiday....going to the

Zion Ponderosa Ranch

outside Zion National Park.

Hiking

Horseback riding

Water Sports

:)

Be back to Celebrate Independance Day

How Does Your Garden Grow???

This is probably my most favorite time of the year in my garden.

Here is a glimpse of what I see every day as I

water

weed

watch

nature bloom.

Pumpkin seedlings ready to plant

Pumpkin plant maturing

"Ye Old Vegetable Garden"

Backyard Jungle

I'll have bushels of apples

Alien.......oh my, that is a....

Mammoth Mushroom!

Shady Garden

A Father's day to Remember

When the swede gets an idea for an activity, there's

not much chance of changing his mind....

he couldn't be sold

on doing something else....

He wanted to go skiing on the last day

of the season up at

The "die hards" squeezed in a few runs on closing day of the ski season.

We were out of the house by 7:00 am and arrived at 7:55 am.

Took the second tram up to the top.

(self shot photo on the lift)

It was very crusty in the early A.M. and warmed

up to a nice slush by mid morning.

(Ahhh.... don't think I'll be going again on

the last spring day of the ski season).

When we returned home, the girls and I presented

the swede with dinner and presents.

A Great Father's Day to Remember.

Mix salad of Fabric

Can you guess

what this is?

Yes, fabric and templates!

Now, what am I going to do with this salad of fabric?

(hint....applique).

I am finishing up a year long quilt.

Can't wait until it's done...you are going to love it!

Flash Back Fun

What do you do on a Saturday night

when it has rained all day?

The Swede and I were

invited to go to

Springville Art City Days.

We were starved when we got there...I knew that

I was not going to eat a gourmet or natural food dinner..

so we checked every booth out and I give this one the "Best Presentation".

I really thought the log cabin look was appropriate for BBQ food.

We were told by the "locals" that the scone booth

was a must.. and we could not go without trying one.

It was fattening good!

We proceed to the out door theater and got fourth row seats

for the concert(more on that.. down below)

and the award ceremony of which my most favorite

cousin Leslie, received the "Resident Artist" award.

She was honored for her 20 yrs of talent, directing plays and children choirs.

The Headliner for the evening concert was:

Orleans

You really had to have been around in

the mid 1970's to know thier music..

**"Dance With Me"**

*"Still the One"*

It was fun and Leslie and I acted like

we were 19 yrs old, singing, clapping

and yelling!

The concert ended around 9:45 pm

so we decided to walk the Miday,

Leslie said that this same carnival company is the

same one the we used to go to when visiting

our grandparents in Spanish Fork when we were young.

This booth was so unique, guess what they sold?

Here we are, ready to have a sweet snack at Teresa's

We ended the night watching the 20 min firework show.

I love small town Fun!

More People to Help

While listening to my local NPR station: KUER, Salt Lake City.

I heard this interesting and intriguing segment on a foundation

within the city that seems like a concept

that just might work for the homeless.

Click here to learn more.

The “chronically homeless” are not the panhandlers we see on the streets. They are Utahan’s who, often because of permanent disability, have been homeless for more than a year, or who have fallen into homelessness at least four times within three years.

Most chronically homeless end up living in emergency shelters, jails and treatment facilities – at great cost to the taxpayer.

• Children make up the fastest growing segment in Utah emergency shelters.
• Homelessness among Utah families has jumped 20 percent during the recession.
• 5 % of the homeless in Utah are original Utah residents.
• 15% of homeless individuals in Utah live in rural areas.
• About one-third of the chronically homeless in Utah are veterans.
• About one-third of the chronically homeless in Utah are veterans.
• The chronically homeless account for just 10 percent of Utah’s total homeless population, but use more than half of all resources. Housing First solves this dilemma.
• 
  
• I ended up reading several articles
  on this man.
  John W. Gallivan
  He is the person who started this Foundation called:
  Crusade for the Homeless
  
  
  Read more about him here
  

For Finn

This kid is going places....his team won their region and they

are off to the Texas State Playoffs

At 8 yrs old, Finn loves baseball

He is the 1st baseman (by the looks of his pants legs

in this picture he has been sliding on his knees).

Look at his conentration....

Fly Ball...

Presenting......

The Fairfield Astros

(Finn is in the second row, 6th from the left and

my son-in-law is the man on the far right....

he is the pitcher for the team)

GO FINN !!

GOOD LUCK!

That is what I have started as of TODAY!

(Hope you enjoy your's....)

My Life at DeVry University

I haven't posted anything really about my work environment.

For the most part I work with some fun and opinionated people.

No one is really out there, (come on this is Utah...) but there are some

"DeVry Dudes" that give me grief.

The grief I 'm talking about is about....

THE LAKERS!!

Without naming every male co-worker....they all have P_ _ _ _ envy!

Kobe, Fisher, Gasol, and that reeaallly cutie,

Sasha Vujacic

:)

I can't decide if I like him better in

"Praying Purple"?

or in bright White?

or maybe the Golden boy look?

I think he became the bad boy of the Lakers especially

after his knock out with Goran Dragic

Check it out here..