September Sensation

 

Happy Birthday Mom and Dad!!

This is the year Dad would of turned 90 on Sept. 1st and Mom would of turned 91 on Sept. 15th, if they were still with us.

Thank you for your unselfish love, hard work, patience, and endurance. You taught us the importance of family and were an example on how we should treat others. Thanks for some wonderful, memorable, memories. Love you!!!

 

 



For Labor Day, Dale and I went out for breakfast and then went on a hike up Logan Canyon, on the Mill Hollow Trail. The leaves were starting to turn into the yellows, reds, and oranges of fall. It was a nice day and beautiful. Later that night, Dale sang with the American Festival Chorus in a memorial program.

 

Garrett had his 23rd birthday. We celebrated with a dinner of his favorite foods (steak, mashed potatoes, cauliflower & broccoli salad) and then we all endured a game of RISK. Guess who won? The birthday boy of course! It's been fun having them around.

 

  

I started up my DIBELS testing. It's been good to get me back on a schedule again. School is in full swing for Nate, Garrett, Zandra, and Danica. Dale's got the districts finances in balance so all's well. In fact well enough that Dale and I were able to get away for a few days to go to Iowa and catch a couple of Danica's games. She looks great and was glad to see us.

 

 

She showed off her home away from home to Dale and I and we watched her in action on the field. We cheered, they won!!! Dale even got to watch the USU vs Utah football game on TV in our hotel room. He was pretty excited about that and to make it even better, USU won!

 

We took Danica shopping and got in some sight seeing. We checked out some of the church history sites in Council Bluffs and Omaha. We also checked out the Winter Quarters Temple in Omaha, Nebraska. Beautiful!!!!

 

 

We got in another game, but they lost. This was their first loss!! We took Danica to lunch for one last outing with her and then we caught our plane for home. It was a quick trip, but it was great to see Danica doing well and looking good. Looking forward to seeing her again if they go to Nationals in November.

 

 

Matt and Amie are coaching Jaxson and Kennlyn's soccer teams. Jaxson plays on one in Burley and then plays on one with Kennlyn in Oakley. From what we hear Jaxson's got the idea of the game, but Kennlyn's still got a bit to learn. We're looking forward to going to see a game next month.

 

 

Dale got busy and we re-did the rocks around the driveway. We got the old rock and dirt out and put down new ground cover and river rock in. It looks real nice. Nothing beats working the rock pile, right?

 

Dale had another concert with the American Festival Chorus (AFC). It was more formal so he was dressed up in a tux.  Must say he was looking mighty fine!! The program was a variety of songs

honoring Great Britian and Queen Elizabeth. Very entertaining.

 

For Dale and Garrett's birthdays I'd given them a Zip-line ride in Provo Canyon so we cashed in on that and headed South with Garrett and Zandra. The zip-line had 7 different stations, was above the trees or among the trees and was fun, exhilirating, and beautiful. The leaves were in full bloom so the mountain was a blaze of color. We stopped and ate Thai food in Provo and stopped at Cabela's so Dale could cash in on his Cabela points. It was a fun outing.

 

 

The news from our fellow out-of-staters----life is busy, life is good.  Nate's preparing for a 50 mile run next month in his off time. Andrew's still waiting to hear if he's got a new job for next season, his season winds down next month. In between, they are both working hard and playing hard.

 

 

 

I've ushered for Les Miserables a couple of times and was able to serve in the Youth Center at the temple to fill in my spare time. We've also gotten together for dinner with some long-time friends, the Griffiths and Folletts. While I was serving at the Youth Center, Dale, Garrett and Zandra went on the Teddy Bear Benefit Ride. I'd say they were the Rednecks of the group, because they were the only ones not wearing black, but they had fun.

 

 

We hadn't done our annual Neighborhood Get-together in the summer, so we fit one in before it got too cold in the evenings. We got a fire going in the firepit to roast hot dogs and marshmellows, had BBQ, as well as potluck fixings. We live in a pretty good area, you know. Nothing's better than good food and good company. It all makes for a great September Sensation.