It's been such a long time since I've posted on my blog. I'm sure some of you had wondered if I was still here. Well, I am! In my older years, I've found myself taking fewer photographs, but do want to remember these months. I love my family and friends and enjoy all the activities that come from these associations, even if I forget to document it along the way.
January was the month that my grandson, Joseph began seriously dating a lovely girl, Sage Patchel. It was so fun to get to know her and soon her family. Sage had graduated from the University of Utah and was working on a Master's in English at BYU. It was fun for me because Joseph came down on several weekends to see Sage. He's living in Portland and attending OHSU Medical School.
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| Joseph and Sage |
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| Julie with Sage, her sisters and her mom, Davis |
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| Julie, ? and Sage |
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| Julie, Sage and some of her family |
February seems to be the time to get away from coldness to the warmer climes of Florida. We (my sister Kathi and her husband, John and me) made the trip and enjoyed a wonderful visit with Julie (my sister) and Jeff Parker. Trips to the beach and walks in the neighborhood, a lot of bridge, eating out and eating in, celebrating Julie's birthday kept us well entertained.
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| Patti, Kathi, Julie at the beach near Del Ray, Florida |
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| Jeff with Julie celebrating her birthday on Feb 3 |
Once again back home, I find myself still taking pictures of Mount Timpanogos. It's such a glorious thing to see on our daily walks, and then there are always times with friends and family.
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| Mount Timpanogos in February |
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| Lovely Valentine Wishes |
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| Vickie and Joyce, a couple of friends |
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| A view of Timpanogos driving down Center Street in Orem |
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Sage, Karlie, Ivan, Ashley, Me, Teigen, Burke over for Sunday
dinner. I enjoy being with the "grands" |
In March, I went down to Arizona to help with family during their Spring Break. Rob took Tamsen to Costa Rico to celebrate their 25th Anniversary and Sue and Family were helping out by taking care of the Peterson kids. It was a lot of fun and we took a few days to go to California and the Newport Coast.
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| Me and August after his soccer game |
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| Kiefer, Truman and August at the Beach |
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| Tosh, Colten, Ivy, Vicky (exchange student from Spain, Liv and Julie |
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| Sue, August, Truman and Me trying our hands at tennis |
After the interlude in California and Arizona, I was soon back home. Around St. Patrick's Day, I went to see an Irish Band for whom a friend (Sharon-top left) plays the fiddle. Nothing like bagpipes and Irish dancing to get you in a festive mood.
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| Irish Band (top, back, left is Sharon |
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Washington Federal Mission Reunion with
President and Sister Eaton at the Payson Temple |
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| Saratoga Springs Temple with Shirley and Marian |
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| Observing the eclipse from the Provo Library Ballroom |
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| Draper Temple with Susan and Maxine |
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| View of West Mountains from Edwards lot |
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Adams family plus Inga-Lil at Nina and Peter's performance
for BYU Ballroom Gala |
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| Family and Fans after Nina and Peter's performance |
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| Taylorsville Temple Open House |
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| Flower gardens at Taylorsville Tample |
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Me and Lukas after his performance in Seussical, the Musical
at Centennial Middle School |
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| Morning walkers, Susan, Shirley, me, Verla and Maxine |
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Me, Joanne, Carl and George Mitton. 96, at his
book intro in Provo...just a bunch of former Salemites. |
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| Me and Burke doing some yard work |
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| Burke and Danny, "Cousins" |
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| Mother's Day 2024 |
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| Ashley and Emily, "Cousins" |
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Mona, Pam, Yvonne, Linda, Marian, Me, Pat, Gloria, Rhoda,
Gilda and Joyce, "friends at lunch at Neighborhood Thai" |
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Ashley completing her first marathon
We're cheering from the sidelines! Way to go! |
And that's a wrap on the last several months! Live is good and more adventures are coming right up!
Enjoy your summers everyone!
