A Time for Joy..., A Time for Tears

Today was graduation day for Philip, Rachel, and Ben.
Time flies so fast. Philip and Amy are heading for graduate school (undecided yet, too many opportunities and a big decision ahead) Ben got his Masters of Accounting and Rachel her B.A. in Linguistics and are headed to Washington.... He has a job promised in the Fall and they will take the time to get settled and relax. They have promised me a blog so we can keep in touch with them. So coming soon "THE BEN AND RACHEL BLOG !!
JOY is that I am so proud of them !
TEARS is that I will miss them very much !

I hope to get some pictures from Brad and Tracy soon so I will post them as soon as they get settled..
CONGRATULATIONS YOU GRADUATES !!!

Yikes !

I can't believe this is April 15th..... These poor daffidols have been snowed on 4 times now and still manage to raise their heads the next day.....Maybe I don't understand this global warming thing ???

HAPPY EASTER 2009

What a great day to give thanks to our Savior for his atonement in our behalf... The greatest gift also prompts us to give gifts to those we love...Even though the days have gone by when the Easter Bunny was coming to my house... I had a surprise gift from Denise and Emma and Josh (Of course the rest of the family too)..but I know who had the most fun planning and "doing".
Such a cute Easter Basket !! Thanks Again

I got a nice surprise today from Maren. She is getting to be such a big girl.
She can even write !! Her pictures remind me of her Grandpa Greg always symmetrical and creative.... Thanks Maren I'm glad you had a Happy 5th Birthday.

Spring in Utah

Last week my daffodils were in bloom (still are) and I decided it was time to do a little spring planting...so I planted a little color with a few primrose.. I should have taken a picture because this is how they looked this morning.
I guess it's true that the only thing that really bloom's in Utah are construction cones.

Finally cooking bacon again..... Rachel Ray said you can cook bacon in the oven on the broiler pan.
I love it that way....No grease it's all underneath and pours off easily.... Had to cook it at 350 and it took about 18-20 minutes, but no smoke and the pan is fairly easy to clean up...
Here's a picture, but a couple of pieces are missing (Of course)

My Blast from the Past.

Aunt Irena sent me some pictures from the 1980's thought you might like to see them.
One of the few with my brothers and sisters together... And of course some cuties Mike, David, Marissa, and even Glenna's grandson Kris.
For those of you old enough.... notice the pictures of Mike and Marissa taken in Grandma Mendenhall's gold chair and a peek at her fireplace..