After Ten Years, a reunion at Christmas

A little bit of heaven fell from out the sky one day,

And it nestled on a farm in a spot not far away.
They covered it with sparkling snow to make it all so grand,

And when they had it finished, sure t'was reuniting the Newman clan.

Words adapted from an Irish folk tune.

A Visit to T & Co.

Off to visit the west coast

The reason for the visit

Grandma and Nana seeming like Roosevelt and Churchill

The little sweetie with the fluttery eyelashes

Getting to be a big girl

Holiday Weekend

A delicious Thanksgiving dinner with a deep fried turkey.

Friday at B&B's watching them enjoy one of the simple pleasures in life, operating their new paper shredder!
Saturday fifty-five members of the branch came down on the bus from home to tour Temple Square. We met them there since there was no room for us on the bus.


Toured the temple grounds, church history museum, and conference center



Had dinner in the basement of the Joseph Smith building.

B&B&J brought the food for us. We were very grateful for their help!

After dinner it was dark and we enjoyed the lights.

It was a heavenly day!

Wilderness Day Hike

Tracy and I(Mom) went for a walk and discovered we weren't the first to pass this way!

What could it all mean?!

Making Progress

We have all the big branches hauled away. Now for the pile of logs.

Quiz of the Day

What is wrong with this picture?

To the Rescue!

Thanks guys!

Thank You Veterans

I went to a concert by the Magic Valley Symphony tonight and was so moved by the music and the presence of veterans in the audience who were invited to stand up so we could recognize them with applause. The conductor invited us to read this piece about the Star Spangled Banner, our national anthem, which he said is the best one in the world. Before we sang it four soldiers marched in and presented the flag. It was emotional to see these soldiers in real war time.

Click on this link for the story of our national anthem by author Isaac Asimov:

Branches and Logs

If anyone needs something to do on the weekends, feel free to come and help haul branches and stack logs.

These are the logs from one of the 25 trees.

This is a view of a few of the branches to haul away.

I will probably still be working on this at Christmas time.

One, two, three, FOUR....

He's the boy that we adore!

Elm (weeds) trees gone

Good-bye Summer!

Good-bye summer.

It's good that you have gone.

Not that I don't love you, I do;

With your vibrant colors and busy days.

But fall has come to give its rest,

Muted, pleasant.

And I am happy for that

And that I will see you again next year.

Traveling the nation checking out playgrounds

FROM SUNNY CA

TO MIDWEST COLLEGE TOWN

THEN AMERICA'S HEARTLAND

AND A WOODED RIPARIAN AREA.