For the past two weeks, my computer and printer have been in the shop! Tough thing for a photographer/grandma/mom/crazy person! So the posts I have been yearning to make have not occured due to the fact that the pictures on safely tucked away in my desktop. ( Anyway, I hope they are still there!!) Also, in service are my Central Vac System, my Camera, my Cell Phone! Just to name a few of the things I use on a slightly regular basis! Apologies to the September Birthdays especially! They are coming!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Maybe the Grey Hair should win!! or a new wig for Syndey Bristow!
As before mentioned, my hair has really taken a beating this summer! With my naturally dry, frizzy, course and generally unruly hair, working out in the yard everyday didn't help the situation. I went to Tara's yesterday to get a color job. She was out of the color we usually use, but she had purchased a new more expensive line with the same color code and name. She put the color on and then left for some errands leaving me with instructions on when to rinse, which I followed. I didn't even ever bother to look in the mirror until after I rinsed! And then a scream came from the bathroom mirror! IT WAS ME when I discovered my hair was the color of the cones on the streets!!! I called Tara and said, "Tara, I think we have a problem!" After two bleach jobs later, I am still pretty orange, but tolerable. What do you think, should I just let the grey hair win? It's definitly taking over!
Monday, September 8, 2008
BYU Seattle Boys Trip!
To support their "Men in Blue" nearly 10,000 BYU fans made the trek to Husky Stadium, Saturday September 6, 2008. Among those present were the most loyal of loyal fans, Ron Beach, Milt Moody, Travis, Treavor and Grandpa! We saw many other loyal fans there including Bubba and his wife Brittany, Todd Stout, and many, many others.
Our trip began Thursday, arriving in Seattle in the late afternoon just in time to do some "birding" near Husky Stadium. Milt is our resident expert and could identify every bird we saw! He is the Webmaster of the Utah Birding Organization! We ate at Ivar's Seafood that night which is a local seafood chain!
Friday was sightseeing day! We drove from our hotel in Belluvue to downtown Seattle where we were entertained for a couple of hours in an hilarious tour through the old part of Seattle referred to as the "underground"! We learned about the early days of Seattle including the seamstress industry and "Seattle Spirit"! You will have to ask one of us what that means later! Next we walked to the waterfront on Puget Sound, had lunch at Anthony's on the Sound then toured Pikes Market Place which is famous for throwing their fish orders from the display case to the cashier. We then went to the Seattle Space Needle which I had visited with my family 46 years earlier during the 1962 World's Fair. What is really funny is that Milt was at the same World's Fair with his family. Maybe we bumped into each other back then? After the Space Needle we drove to the Ballard Locks to observe the large yachts and ships be raised and lowered between Lake Union (fresh water) and the Puget Sound (sea water). Very fascinating! They also had a fish ladder there for the various types of salmon to return to spawn were they were born. To complete a near perfect weather day and touring day we had dinner at "Ray's Boathouse" on the Puget Sound. It is listed as one of the "1000 places to visit before you die"! One comment said to miss Ray's would be like going to Paris and not visiting the Eiffel Tower! The views and food were amazing!
Saturday was of course "game day"! The game was at noon but we were at the stadium a little after 9 AM. The BYU Alumni location had not even finished setting up near the Stadium before we got there. Notice how many tailgaters were already there for their Huskies. That was about one fifth of the total! They really make a day of it.
Before the game, we visited the Legand's Hall, the Boathouse, the BYU tailgate party and walked around the stadium. It really is one of the most beautiful settings in College Football. Almost as beautiful as Provo!
For those of you who watched the game, you know how exciting it was. We had terrible seats about one hundred yards behind the west goal posts but we didn't care. There were a lot of BYU fans there and the Washington fans were for the most part very cordial. They cheered hard for their Huskies but fell one point short on the last play. We listened to the post game comments from their radio station which was quite entertaining. Later we watched SportsCenter and they had several shots and many commentaries about the game and the unsportsmanlike penalty at the end.
Sunday, we attended Church at the Belluvue 6th Ward, drove by the Seattle Temple, went birding again at the Kent Ponds and then drove to the airport where we played a little Truco! An added benefit to the trip was that we followed the Dodger v. Dback series which the Dodgers swept three games to none so now the Dodgers are in first place in the National League West. We also introduced Ron and Milt to Brian Reagan! They thought he was hilarious. Fabulous trip - special thanks to Sara for letting Treavor come and not having a baby, to Kim for holding down the ship while Travis was gone and to Kathryn for her unending support of Grandpa's sports addictions. I am not sure who to thank for letting Ron and Milt come? We love you all!
Friday, August 29, 2008
Saying Goodbye to a good friend, for now.
Last week, one of Dennis' good friends succumbed to a rare form of cancer. Bill Mendenhall fought the good fight for nearly four years. Bill was an incredible man, fiercely loyal, served others his entire life with passion and enthusiasm, made everything fun and loved his family and friends with his whole heart! He will be greatly missed. If you are interest, there is an article about him in the Church News-August 30th edition
Dirty Fingernails!
After literally working 7 days a week this summer trying to keep my yard up, and constantly having dirty fingernails, dry frizzy hair, and an achy-breaky back, a city water pipe broke underneath our driveway. Dennis thought, great, the city will have to replace our already crumbling driveway, but no, they tore up our yard instead, digging about 8 feet down and 8 feet in circumfrence on either side of our driveway! Oh bother!
Getting Ready for Baby Peters!
Last night we, and by we I mean, Kim, Tiffany, Tara, Tristen and myself gave Sara a Baby Shower! I had every intention of getting everyone's photo, but as I am easily side-tracked, I only shot about half of the people who came, sorry Sara! We had a blast, and mother nature cooperated. The weather was perfect! Tristen was in charge of the scrumptous desserts provided by all of us. Tiffany provided fun and unique games for us. With the help of Kim and Tara, (not to mention Grandpa Dennis) we pulled it off! Sara and Treavor are feeling very ready to welcome their baby into the world. We all know they will be the most extraordianary parents!!!
Other than a wasp attacking me, stinging me twice in the eye, just about an hour before the party all went pretty well!
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