Oh what do you do in the summer time...

Well the summer is flying by...(why do the warm days go so quickly and the winter months seem to drag on forever?...I think I need to live somewhere warm!)

Anyway, I've been feeling like I haven't accomplished much of anything lately... with Kelley being gone all day and missing the kids and me not having anyone to take care of, (that's what I do!) I get to feeling kind of down. It's kind of scary when you see how easily Satan can creep in and make you feel discouraged and worthless....got to work on that! I am a good person and I can do good things! There...I just needed a good pep talk. I'm alright now!

When I looked through my pictures from the past few weeks I could see that I do do stuff! Yeah!

Made me a cute blouse to wear to the temple

Finished this dress for Candice that she started about a year ago

Made Olivia some new critters... that's supposed to be a flamingo.... (so ugly it's almost cute!) and the elephant ( I thought I had given her an elephant but then remembered that I had given it to Ryder) anyway, they are on their way to Arizona

Worked in the garden pulling weeds and trimming off dead stuff

Picked a few raspberries...I think they are going to be real good this year...probably the first year they have had enough on to do anything with besides have a few on your cereal in the morning.

I planted these peas really late (strike one) then it suddenly got real hot ( strike two)
now it looks like something is eating them (strike three...your out!) nice try though

mmmmmmmm tofu

Been baking with Candice...taught her how to knead breadHelped her make a skirt..but this time she did it all her self!

Lizzy really wanted to help too! (There will hardly be any fur on that fabric)Taught her how to make pockets and put in a zipperWow! It really zips!

She is going to be a fine seamstress someday!

Just enjoyed spending time with her.

Pulled morning glory out of the roses...it's strangling them and taking over our front yard! AHHHHH! What do you do???
The roses are soooooo beautiful right now though!

Enjoying the pretty lily's in the pond. They always remind me of home...although mine can't begin to compare with the lily's in mum and daddy's pond. Theirs have huge leaves that cover the whole pond and grow giant blooms . The pond always seemed kind of magical to me as a little girl. There were frogs and snails and penny bugs and dragon flys and a gnome statue hiding back behind the flowers that I always imagined coming to life. Loved to sit there on the little bench by the pond and feed the fish and read.I repaired and refinished the wicker patio furniture. These are the before pictures...should have gotten one when it was done...it looks a lot better!

All in all, summer is good. How could I complain with all the good things I have in my life.

So much to be grateful for.
Satan...get lost!

After about two weeks of Kelley going right from work over to the new emissions place in American Fork, and working till about 10:00 every night, well I was pretty excited when he said he was going to take the morning off and head up fishing!

After getting skunked the last time we went, we were going to leave nothing to chance. We got up at 4:00 so we could be on the lake when the sun came up...that's when the fish are supposed to be biting! Neither Kelley or I had slept more than an hour the night before, (Kelley's knee is bothering him and I was just doing my normal routine of waking up every hour having a big icky night sweat. Ha! good times! menopause is kicking my butt! how long does this go on?????)

So when we met Dan in Provo at 5:00, he was just like " So Kelley, you really get up this early every day?...really?" I agree it's pretty kooky, but you do get to see a beautiful sunrise, and we were especially lucky that day to see a partial lunar eclipse...very cool!

We went to all the favorite spots...even over to Soldier Creek and didn't even get a bite.

We went back into this cove where we had tried to go last time but there was another boat that had beat us to the spot. We went right up to the end of the cove where it was only about 7 feet deep. There was a lot of fish there! They were jumping all around the boat! We figured if we couldn't catch something there, well, we just pretty much sucked at fishing. Sooooooo, we pretty much suck at fishing. I'm pretty sure the fish were just laughing at us. We would drop the line right next to them...it was so shallow you see them plain as day. But they just swam right past the line. We tried every kind of bait ever made. Nothing. We were ready to give it up and head for a new spot and I felt a little yank on my pole.

This is what I caught. sad. Oh well, it's more than what my fishing buddies caught! HA!We went over to a different area where we have usually had some success and Kelley caught this beauty! It was a big one too! I was glad he caught one cause we didn't have much time left. Kelley needed to get back to work...was feeling guilty about leaving Rick over there alone. So we figured out where our slip was for this year, parked the boat, and headed for home.

Dropped Kelley off so he could go over and work at the emissions place. Wow it doesn't even look like the same place. They have really done a lot to the building and it looks great! Hope Kelley knows how much I appreciate what he is doing to support our family!

He came home later that night pretty much exhausted....fell asleep in his chair but came to life in time to watch the Taylorsville dayz fireworks. We had a perfect spot to watch... right from the swing on our front porch....kind of nice to avoid the crowds and just sit with my sweetie.
First of all, mother nature's light show...can't see it that well, but this was the lunar eclipse.





They always put on an amazing fireworks display!

Don't try to make up Lizzy, I'm still really mad at you!This morning, I decided I would get my lazy butt up and go for a run down the canal road. A couple of weeks ago, Candice, Kelley and I had gone for a walk around the neighborhood and had taken lizzy with us on a leash and she did really fine. Soooo I thought I would try running with her.

Put her leash on and went out the back gate. She was pretty excited at first...so many things to smell...ducks, dead critters on the road, other dogs poop, and people walking (NO!)...I can't really blame her for wanting to check everything out... I should get her out more often. Once she settled down though, she did really good! She just ran right by my side almost all the way to the end of the road.

Then all of the sudden she just stops. I pull on the leash to get her to go and she backs right out of it! Then she turns around and she is off like a speeding bullet (she can go reeeeeeely fast)...headed for home. I ran after her hollering at her to stop. She would stop, turn around and look at me, then just take off again. What a fun game! Not!

I wouldn't have cared, I knew she would go home...but I just knew she was going to get hit by a car! She's not the brightest dog and chooses to run right down the middle of the road.

Well a little red car came along and when they saw me running after Lizzy, they slowed right down...which was a good thing because Lizzy chose this time to sit down and rest...right in the middle of the road. The lady pulled right up to her and Lizzy just sat there. I was still running down the road screaming at her to get out of the road. After a few seconds, Lizzy mozied off to the side of the road. I still hadn't caught up to her and she started running for home again....right down the middle of the road. This was when I heard a big loud truck coming up behind me....and he was going fast!!! I just knew Lizzy was going to get hit. I was running as fast as I could go and screaming all the way for her to get off the road while this truck zoomed past me. It was like slow motion though. I couldn't see Lizzy anymore because the truck was in front of me..all I saw and heard was the truck screeching on his brakes and sliding side ways. I thought sure she was a goner.

I was still running as fast as I could go screaming at the top of my lungs and I saw Lizzy walk out from in front of the truck. She looks at me like "what?" turns around and heads for home again.

The guy in the truck looked at me like I was a crazy woman...I think at that point, that's what I was!...screaming hysterically and running down the road while I'm carrying the empty leash.

I finally make it to the gate and Lizzy is just sitting there waiting patiently for me. oooooooooo I was fuming...not to mention breathing so hard I thought I would throw up.

Time for a new collar...one of those ones that strangle them.
oh Lizzy, did you get thirsty? I'm so sorry


I hope I haven't over- tired you.

It's kind of like when one of the kids gets lost or does something dumb or dangerous. You're so mad, scared and worried for them...you just want to beat them for putting you through it...but then when you see that they are safe, you are so relieved that all you want to do is hug them!
Glad she's not dead. How could I ever explain that to Olivia?

Why a daughter needs a dad...I've been thinking a lot lately about what an important role a dad plays in his family's lives.

My dad had a great influence on my life...he was such a great example to me of kindness, humility, service, and faith. I knew I could turn to him at any time and he would be there for me. And the way that he treated mom...well I just knew I wanted to marry someone a lot like him, and I think I did!

I watch our kids and see how much they love and respect their dad. They go to him with all of their problems, fears, challenges and questions. They always want to share with him when they have something good happen, their joys and success's too. They know they can always count on him to make them laugh, to be someone who will listen to them, someone who has a big shoulder to cry on and someone who will give them guidance in their lives. They turn to him for the reassurance that everything will be ok. They know they can always go to him and he will do everything in his power to help them through what ever problem they have. They go to him for those 'pick you up off the ground, back breaking' hugs. There's nothing like a hug from your dad.

Some things they may not know about their dad...

He pretty much lives for these kids... he would give his right arm to help them be happy

He asks me every day when he gets home from work..."What do you hear from the kids?"

All the time he spends making things for each of them..well he loves it...he'd give them moon if he could.

He got really sad when they all left home...unlike a lot of other dads, he would love to have them come back home anytime!

He prays for each of them every night....very specific prayers for each one, but always for their happiness.

A while ago, Dave asked me if I would have K.C. write a message to Kelley that he could read in Sacrament meeting on Father's day.
As you can see, Kelley has had a great impact on his life too...

June 16, 2010
This is kind of a tough one. My father has effected my life in so many ways it is hard to collect any thoughts. My father has taught me from since I can remember how to live correctly. He and my mother taught me the gospel and showed me how to live it. He has taught me to love my neighbor and do all that I can to serve and bless the lives of other people. I have yet to meet someone who does that in the same way that he does. He taught me to work and work until the job is done. He has set a great example for me by the way he treats my mother, never a harsh word or raised voice. My dad is my hero and I just hope to be as great as he is some day. Although I learned a ton from my father when I was with him all the time, I have learned even more about myself and who I am by trying to use the things he taught me while I have been away. I have come to know the truthfulness of the gospel while serving here, I simply know that its true. I no longer believe it is true only because of what my father and mother taught me, although they laid the foundation of my faith, but I have found for myself that this is the church of God because I have lived the principles that are taught and have received a witness from the
Holy Ghost they are true. This is my testimony in the name of Jesus Christ amen.




Not only the best dad, but the best husband and friend a girl could ever ask for.

We had a fun get together for Leslie's birthday this weekend.

Brenda made this cute cake for her!
Mom was a having a lot of pain in her neck this weekend. Heating pad and Tylenol seemed to help a little. She was really weak when I got there on Friday. I helped her up to get to the bathroom and her legs just wouldn't hold her up. We had to sit her down again for a few minutes, then try again. When I read over the notes from the home health ladies, they said she had been having some pretty rough days. They said they found her sitting on the kitchen floor one day, and laying on the floor by her bed another time. So hard to see her like this. I wish so much that she would come live with me. It breaks my heart every time I have to say goodbye to her. "Oh you have to go?" then she just looks really sad.
I was planning to stay till Sunday morning but had a little disaster and had to leave Saturday night.
Jenny and I decided we would each make about 35 popcorn balls each to give out to the fathers on Sunday. I thought I could just make them up to mums on Saturday then zoom home Sunday morning to make it to church after I got mom up and going for the day.
So I go to make the popcorn. I took the first batch out of the microwave and only about a third of the kernels had popped. So I put it in for a little longer time and this time it was burnt. AHHHHHH. I think mom's microwave is the original from about 1980! Anyway I realized that it wasn't going to work and I was going to have to go home to make the popcorn balls. I called the home health care center and asked if they would have someone come in Sunday morning to help mom and they said they would.
All the time I was doing this, mom was sound asleep on the couch. I hated to bother her because she seemed so peaceful, but after about two hours, I knew I better wake her up or she would never sleep at night. So I went and sat by her and gently touched her hand. She didn't wake up so I said 'mom'. She woke up and said she was having a good dream. I asked her about it and she said she was sitting by daddy out in the gazebo in the swing and he was holding her hand. She said she was singing " I found my thrill...on blueberry hill!"
I'm sure sorry I interrupted that dream!
Anyway, I made her some scrambled eggs and toast and we sat and visited for a while, then I helped her get up to bed. She said she would just watch tv till she could fall asleep. I didn't get on my way home till about 8:30, which gets me home about 10:00. I called Kelley on the way and told him what had happened with the popcorn and when I walked in the door, he had made all the popcorn we had. What a sweetie...he's so good to me.
I bought a few marigolds and planted them in the round bed. We are trying to minimize the places that need to be watered but I couldn't leave that place bare.
When we were all there, we walked around the yard to try to figure out what projects needed to be done. Wow, where do you start. Everywhere you look, things are falling apart.
I pulled weeds all afternoon Friday and you could hardly tell I had done anything. The rock garden is over grown with ferns and weeds, but there are a lot of perennials blooming too.

I love the way the beauty bush hangs over the driveway. And it smells so good!

Time to start irrigating again...actually all this rain has really saved us a lot of work. We were supposed to start in May. We got the schedule all worked out for the summer. I'm going to miss K.C.'s help this year.

So many limbs and pine needles along the ditch...it's going to be a mess when we irrigate. Boy we sure didn't realize all the work daddy did to keep the yard looking so beautiful. It's a full time job!

The raspberries didn't get trimmed this last year so they all over the place, and full of weeds. They were covered with blossoms and bees though, so I think we'll get a lot of fruit!

These arborvitae trees are just a big mess. Haven't been trimmed in years and are just plain ugly. They gotta go! This is one project we decided needs to happen this year.

Roof on gazebo needs some work...along with the roof on the old house, dream house, and moms house needs to have the rest of the shingles put on there. Then there's the greenhouse...the whole roof is caving in! It's hard to know what to do...should we fix it where we don't keep any flowers in there anymore?

The pond is so full of algae and this plant that the fish cant even breath. They come up to the top of the water and it looks like they are trying to get some air! It really needs to be emptied and cleaned out and patched. The drain is also clogged so the pump cant' circulate the water...that's probably why the fish cant breath! Also a 'must do' for this year.

Teina, Brenda, and Leslie and I sat and tried to talk about the future of mom's place...we all feel the same way about it...don't want to see it sold or tore down....but then what will happen? None of us can afford to buy the other's out of their share and who could live there? The house needs to be either totally remodeled or just torn down. The yard is a huge job...I mean you've got to love yard work to take that on....Teina and I both do, but how could we work it out?

We know we are going to have to make some big decisions soon...one's that we don't want to face. I love my sisters so much and pray that these decisions will not cause any bad feelings between us. I can't see it being a problem... but I'm still dreading the whole situation.
Gave me a lot to think about on my drive home.

Liv, DMV and Kelley's pants..that's right girls, we're talking about your dad's pants

Name something that makes you happy, something that makes you aggravated, and something that makes you just say "why?" First of all, my adorable grand daughter. I just want to eat her.

I've been missing her an extra lot lately, but it makes me happy when she calls and tells me what she has been doing and says...

" I sure do love you Grandma!

I sure do love you too!

So yesterday, I woke up determined that I would go get my driver's licence renewed. I have had it on my "to do" list for about 3 months. (Ever since I went to get on the airplane to go visit Camille and the guy looks at my licence and says "Oh this licence is expired...in January! I was afraid that would be the final straw with that trip and they wouldn't let me get on the plane, but he said they will let you through up to one year after your licence expires)

Anyway, I just kept putting it off because everyone said I would probably have to take
the test again since I had let it expire. Plus all the hullabaloo about having to have all these forms of identification because of the illegal immigrants, and the three hour waits because of all the new restrictions...well it just didn't sound too fun. So I procrastinate.
I could come with a pretty good reason most every day to NOT get it done.

I'm too busy...

I have a runny nose...you know, don't want to spread germs

It's raining...I used that one several times

I should clean my blinds instead

I need to color my roots before I get my picture taken

Lizzy will be scared if I leave her when the wind is blowing

The car is dirty...better clean it before I go in case I have to do driving test

Don't want to get picture taken with scab on my nose from racquetball injury

The excuses were getting lamer by the day so I decided I had better just do it.

I decided I would get over there bright and early so I wouldn't have to wait in any of those long lines. Ha! I got there about 8:30, and the line was already back to the door. So I waited in that line for about 30 minutes. When it's finally my turn, I proudly bust out my Birth Certificate and my passport. wrongo. "You have got to have your social security card Mame"

So I go back home and start looking for something with my social security number on it. My card was in my purse when it was stolen in the church parking lot a few years ago, so I was looking for a W2 or something from the state of Utah that had my social security number and my name on it. I had to go back to 2004 to find a W2 from when I had worked. Wow... kind of make me feel like a non person...all of our important papers are under Kelley's name.

So I grabbed that and went back over to the DMV. Now the line was ridiculously long. But I wasn't going to give up. I waited about an hour to get up to the same lady that had told me my papers were no good...about this time, this guy starts announcing that they are working with about half staff so when you do get a number, which was what this lady was going to do, then there was at least a three hour wait. Seriously?

So the lady says, "You know if I was you, Ii would go out to our office in Draper. There is never any waiting there". ooooooo what to do? after waiting this long should I trust her? But I couldn't bear the thoughts of a three hour wait, so I drove out to draper. This was also an adventure.

The execution of Ronny Lee Gardner was going to take place last night, so there was a media frenzy out there by the prison...which happens to be right by the DMV.

I finally got in there, there was a line there too! Noooooo!

But this line was really moving! They had about 6 counters open, so after you got your picture taken, the wait was only about 30 minutes.

I go up there and give her all my important papers and explain about my social security card. She said the W2 was fine, but then when she looked at it she said "This is from 2004!" ' Ya that's the last time I was working...that's all I got!' She stood there drumming her fingers for at least a minute. then she said "Will you go get a new social security card right away? If this gets audited, you will have to have one!" I said "Yes I will!" and she put it through. Oh man, no wonder I dread going here. Then she said...oh by the way, you just barely missed having to take the test...July 4 will be six months past due and that is the limit! (I will not procrastinate. I will not procrastinate. I will not procrastinate!)

Now on a happier note, Kelley finally went and got him some new work pants! I know this doesn't sound like a big deal...your pants wear out, you go get some new ones. Right?

Kelley has a different philosophy. When your pants have big holes in the front and the crotch is split open, well that's when they are getting comfortable.

I say "Kelley, I am going to get you some new pants!" Oh no, maybe you could just put a patch on the one's I have, then they will be fine!" So I patch.

I really hate (sorry Olivia) patching Kelley's pants. My sewing machine is getting tired and really struggles to get through that heavy fabric. And then there is the issue of getting to where the patch needs to be sewn on. When the hole is down the leg, it is really hard to scrunch all that heavy fabric up and then lay the patch out flat and sew it on. I have tried the iron on patches...they go on slick as a whistle, but after about a day of Kelley's work, they come loose and fall off.
So I just do the best I can with a big piece of heavy denim. They are pretty sad looking though. I think Kelley's friends at work started making fun of him and were putting together a collection to get him some new pants.

Kelley is not a proud man though and could care less what he wears to work...just as long as it covers his undies. ( sometimes that doesn't happen either...he has come home from work with his crotch split completely open!) Oh dear

Well his patches wear through before too long and the fabric has worn so thin there is nothing to sew anything to, so that's the limit. PLEASE GET SOME NEW PANTS!!!! ( I would just go get him some myself, but he has to pick them out himself to get the one's he likes...they have to have the right tool holder do-hickies in just the right places)

These are "nice" work pants...only one patch!

Anyway, I was sure glad when I saw him walk through the door with a big bag from sportsmans wearhouse! My sewing machine and I thank you.

So we were sitting there in class on Sunday and Carol pokes her head in the door and says "Did you guys remember you are in charge of doing the gift for the fathers on father's day?" nope.
So later that day, Jenny called me and asked me if I would try to come up with an idea for it.
I asked Kelley what he thought the men would like and he said "Popcorn Balls!" So I asked Jenny what she thought about that and she liked the idea too so we decided we could both make three batches and that would do it.
Then she asked me if I would find a poem or something to put with them. I was talking to Camille on the phone and she came up with lots of great ideas...not anything you could actually say in sacrament meeting, but very funny!!! Kellen was piping in with his own ideas...also very funny but not quite something I could use.
So yesterday morning, I got a text from Candice...she apparently had been told that I was trying to come up with something to put on the tag for the popcorn balls. She had a few ideas...also unacceptable but pretty funny. I was like "Seriously...I need some help here!" So a few minutes later she sends me some really cute ideas...
"It may sound "corny" but it's true, the worlds a brighter place because of you!" or
"It may sound corny but it's true, my life is amazing because of you! Thanks Dad! I ended up using this version..."It may sound corny but it's true...The world's a sweeter place because there is you!" She really is a talented writer..very creative and funny. I hope some day she will share her talent with the world..
Well so now I had that, but needed something more to put with it so I sat down and wrote a few basic ideas of what I wanted to say, then tried to make it into a poem. I remember helping the kids write poems and stories for school assignments...oh man we were funny! We would sit and laugh for hours. I really enjoyed doing it. Anywho, this is what I came up with...

What is Father's day?

Remembering our dads

All the good things they do

The love, light and guidance

They've given to you.

Wishes of happiness

Surrounded with love

From family and friends

And our Father above.

Respect, love, and honor,

So much we could say...

Our hearts full of gratitude

We give you today.

Happy Father's Day!

So Tuesday night we all met at the church and put the cards together. The girls were great and did a good job with them...have I mentioned lately that I think our Young Women are wonderful? well they are. I am time after time just really impressed by their integrity. Just being around them and listening to them talk and hearing their comments in yw class about the temptations and challenges they face every day, and then how they deal with it...well it's pretty amazing! They have a lot of bad stuff to deal with every day and it would be so easy to take the wrong path...but these girls are making good choices...Hooray! Anyway, I love them and thoroughly enjoy spending time with them.

True Beauty

A few thoughts from the past few days...

Our Sunday school lesson this week was from 1 Samuel. I love the story of how David was chosen to be the king. He had not even been considered by his family or friends to be a candidate...being the youngest in the family, and just a shepherd boy, and apparently quite scrawny and was "without a beautiful countenance and goodly to look to."

But the Lord told Samuel to look not on his countenance, or the height of his stature, because the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, (now one of my all time favorite scriptures...) But the Lord looketh on the heart.

We used this scripture with our theme of girls camp last year. The group of girls that were going were pretty pretty unique. Several had some serious self esteem problems. Some were coming from some pretty difficult situations at home...I mean seriously hard things...my heart just ached for them as I watched them struggling with feelings of little self worth.

Anyway, our camp theme was "Be your own kind of beautiful" and we talked about each girls inner beauty and reminded them that that was what really mattered after all, because when our lives are over and we are standing before the Savior, he is not going to care about what our outer appearance looked like...only what our hearts look like. Were we kind, loving, compassionate, and giving to our fellow men? That is what our test here on earth is all about.

Last night I was watching tv and came across a new reality show called "True Beauty" I don't usually like or watch these reality shows ...they are usually just really bad!!!, but I was intrigued by the whole concept of this one.

They have told all these people that they are choosing someone to be the next big star and put them in different situations to see how they will handle it. The people don't know that the judges are really watching them from behind the scenes and are looking at how they treat each other and how they act when they think no one is watching. Then at the end they have to pick one person to go home. The people think they are being judged by how good they looked and how well they were able to present their selves in front of people. So the judges review the behind the scenes shots and find several cheating, lying, snotty, rude, drunk, disgusting...then they pick the worst one to send home. This was the part that hit home for me. They call this one girl in and tell her that she has been caught cheating...(using her cell phone...a absolute no no because then they can find out what the show is really about) and is being sent home.
Then they show up on this big screen all of the other naughty things she had done and talk about each one of them. The girl was literally brought to tears with shame.
It made me think of my own judgement day and what that will be like. God knows everything I think, say and do. He knows all my feelings and fears, joys, and heart aches. There is not anything I can hide from him. I will have to stand before him while he looks back over the scenes of my life.
That's a pretty scary thought! I have made so many mistakes! That's why I am so grateful for the plan of redemption and the blessing of repentance in my life! How hopeless everything would seem without this knowledge! I have faith that even though I have so very many faults and weaknesses and have messed up so many times, I will not have to hang my head and turn away from Him in shame; that through this wonderful, loving plan and the atonement, I will be able to stand before the Savior and have Him lovingly judge my life and my heart and hopefully be able to welcome me into his arms.

Candice and I were planning on garage sale hopping this morning, but woke up with (and went to bed with) rain, rain and more rain. But that did not discourage us...we decided to go to the farmers market at Pioneer park instead.

Now Candice is a regular visitor to the festivities ...I had been there one time before...just stopped off and picked up some corn. I didn't walk around and get the full experience. Today we had plenty of time to take it all in. These are a few of the highlights...
This was a cool shop with lots of plants to put in your pond. The lady there knew all about what plants would do best in shade, sun, or small or big ponds. She had just sold the last of this cute little plant I wanted..I'll have to go back!

Tie-dyed, drum playing hippie
The sights, sounds, and smells there were...interesting?
There was one area that we would have for sure got high in if we had stayed there very long.

Aaron met us after a while and walked around with us.

Aaron got some fabulous Caribbean cheese Tequenos that he shared with me.
Dunked in tarter sauce...sooo good!

He was there pretty much to eat. This was after crepes and lemonade, and some pesto bread thing with vegetables on top. (I had a bite of that too and it was surprisingly delicious) He can seriously put the food away.

Probably the best people watching ever. It's kind of like stepping into the twilight zone. I wanted to take a picture of a guy sitting on the lawn (lots of black leather, tattoos and what looked like some real painful piercings) but from the look he gave us as we walked by, I think he may have shot me if I got my camera out, so just use your imagination, then times it by 10.

This was just one of the interesting hair colors we saw today...the others were not wearing wigs.

Candice knew the guy in the green shirt. They were a pretty good band, Sang in harmony and got crazy on the accordian.

This girl was doing some freaky tricks with the hula-hoop.

I don't know.

Cool wind chimes

Lots of dogs

This was where Aaron got the pesto, vegie bread thing. I thought it was sweet of him to pick this to please Candice. I asked him if he ate like this much. He said "no...I like meat!"

Santa Clause-baker guy in crazy pants. He was making balloon animals for the kids.

More dogs, with owners picking up their poop

I must be really out of it, I didn't know short shorts with knee high rubber boots were in style, but I saw several girls dressed like this today! It wasn't very warm either!

This guy reeeeeealy wanted to give us a ride...we were only parked about a block away though. He didn't care..."I'll drive you 20 feet if you'll let me!" He wasn't going to let up so we were sure glad when the light changed and we could move!

We had a fun time. I love the fact that Candice can find the good with any group of people...she's non-judgemental and accepting of all.

She's got about the biggest heart of anybody I know

Glad to be her mom

This is where Kelley spent his day...Camp Timberlane...don't even get me started about Camp Timberlane....those stories are for another day.

He was given the assignment to replace some windows in the buildings down there. Left about 4:30 am with Rick, Brian and Nick. Rainy, cold day.

Four good men.