The New Fireplace!

The Fireplace!

It should be finished tomorrow. It is going to be beautiful.

Getting Closer!

These are the base cabinets, the top cupboards will go in after we measure for the countertops.

Remodeling Update!

Tomorrow we will be grouting the tile. On Friday we will be painting the kitchen and then on Saturday we will start putting in the cabinets.

First Day of School!

They're all ready to go.

Banner waiting at her personal bus stop. Larry(the bus driver) actually drove right past her this morning and had to slam on his brakes when he saw her. He yelled out the window " oh crap, I forgot Banner"

Another Recital Piece!

This is Banner, Kelsie and Lexie over on the other piano playing a cute trio.

Summer Recital or The Reason We Aren't in SL.

Banner's solo.

Tennyson and Adrie get ready for their duet.

Relieved smiles after it's over.

Here is a music quiz. What is she playing and who composed it?

Cedar City & Flash Flood!

Sundown at Cedar Breaks.

It was a beautiful evening.

Jim and Banner enjoying the "heated pool" at Econolodge.

Tennyson enjoying "Breaking Dawn" at Econolodge.

Jim impatiently waiting for "Shrew" to start.
Three of the silliest girls.
I call this "watching the Greenshow".
Delicious strawberry tart.

The excitement is mounting.
Rubbing Falstaff's belly for good luck. We didn't have a statue of Buddha.
Pictures by the fountain.They love Shakespeare.
Banner and the fountain.



There was a flash flood at the ranch on Thursday. This is what it looked like when we got home on Saturday.



Banner playing in the mud.

Luckily the Lodges were not in the flood zone.

Champions, Fair Parade, Demolition!

The Orangeville girls softball team took 1st place in the county tournament.
For their first place finish they received these cute pink hoodies.

The color guard. Jaron and Tiffany are in front of us.

Most Patriotic?
Our friendly Verizon dealer.
An Emery County tractor.

Peach Days Royalty. Notice Elise DeBry in the blue dress. She is a friend of Tennyson and Zack.
I like this woman's pose.
Cleveland Royalty. I think theirs was the best royalty float.
I don't know what the float committee for Miss Emery County was thinking.
SRJH Cheerleaders in action.

Emery County Progress float.
Best Theme? What was the theme?
This old firetruck was purchased by Castle Dale City in the early sixties when Aldo was the Mayor and Dad was a councilman. Dad and Aldo had to drive it home from Sandy in the middle of the winter. Notice it has no top. I'm sure it was a cold ride. I sat by Uncle Ray at the parade and he told me about the firetruck.

The Emery County High School marching band.

How did this coal truck get in the parade?
Emery Telcom made this cute float. It had a jungle theme.
This is the back of the float. It had a real waterfall.
Montell and the Pageant folks.
The Dusty Riders.

Garrett Debry helping us demolish our kitchen.


If all goes as planned, by the first part of September I will have a beautiful new kitchen and family room.