The Homestead

We went up to the family homestead to see some of the fall colors before the rain/snow took it all away. I recommend looking at these photos with a glass of apple juice and a glazed donut, or what I like to call a "Fall" treat. Enjoy!

Luxurious Bathroom

A few months ago, we finally got one of our bathrooms updated. Enjoy some pictures of before and after. We hired my brother and his wife to do the work, and we love it!

Early on just studs and wires

Our luxury Spa

Modern Medicine

I'm so glad that I live in a day with such great medicine, even if it does make me a little loopy. Yesterday I had some teeth yanked or extracted. I requested some of what I like to call "I don't care" medicine. That stuff works really good for me and here is the proof. After the teeth were gone and I was in recovery, the nurse said to me,

"Do you remember me asking you how much you weigh?"

I replied " No, do you need to know right now?" "Sure."

I told her my weight, and she started to laugh and said "that's not what you told us in the Operating Room."

She then told me that I told her I weighed the equivalent of a college football quaterback. She then said they asked me if I was sure, and I said "Yep, I'm sure."

I guess that gave them a pretty good chuckle, it did me too when she told me. Good times!

This little piggy.....

Leave it to my super creative sister to take a pile of dirt and turn it into something really cool.

She and her husband went to the U.K. this spring and saw a fun little pig like this and decided it would make a fun addition to the campgrounds. That is one fun pig.

Cute kids

We were up at the campgrounds for a family reunion when my cute nieces were playing in the pond. They were having a great time playing with their noodle horses. It makes me want to sing.....call upon the Sea Ponies when you're in distress, helpful as can be ponies, simple signal S.O.S.....(you're welcome for getting that song (circa 1985 "My Little Pony") stuck in your head)

They kept saying "giddyup" as they moved around the pond. Too cute.

Lost and Found

So this past week some hooligans stole our garbage can (we'd put it on the street for collection so it was full of grass clippings and rotten pears and apples). We called the City to report it and they told us too bad so sad that will be $78 if you can't find it. So we've been walking around the neighborhood looking at peoples garbage cans (I can only imagine what our neighborhood was thinking). We had no luck so today I was teaching in Relief Society at church and I thought I'll just mention it and see if anyone has seen a garbage can someplace weird. And sure enough someone had seen it and it was at their house because they didn't know where it had come from. So the nice neighbor had us come over and get our can. She said somebody had tied it to their car and dragged it down the street, spilt its contents on the side of the road and left. Hooligans! We're just so glad to have it back, and glad about our great neighborhood that watches out for each other. We were walking up the street with our garbage can and one of our neighbors opened their front door and yelled "Hooray you found it".
Yep, it's good to have it back.

Cedar City and 'the' Bed and Breakfast

A few weeks ago we went to the Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City. We saw the Secret Garden. The play wasn't really like the book, (a little odd in places), but it was still fun. The pre-show or the greenshow they have outside was a blast though. I definetly want to go back but next time I'm going to see Shakespeare in the cool outside "globe" theatre.

We also stayed at this quirky (that might be giving it too much credit) Bed and Breakfast. It was clean, I'll say that much, but it was odd. Take a look at these pictures and see what you think

This was our room, or shed which even you want to call it. It has the unfinished... I mean rustic look about it doesn't it.

The stocks at a B&B? They just scream "come stay awhile and relax."

This is M__ pointing at some more decor around the yard with his "I'm not walking through another spider web" stick

It wasn't that bad of a place, it was just weird.

It was clean, but odd.

The breakfast was okay, but not great.

Just a weird little quirky place

Things that aren't so quirky

1-Cedar City has a fun antiques shop on the corner of 200 N and Main.

Great selection and good prices.

2-The drug store on Main has a soda fountain with lots of tasty things.

Try the ironport, you'll like it