Harvey turned 5 on April 24. We weren't there to celebrate with him, but I was able to get his gift when Caitlyn and I were there earlier this month. He also had his birthday date with his siblings back in November when Roy and I visited. We're a little behind on the birthday dates because we had so many in late March and April. We're still looking forward to going out with Todd, Finn, Ila, and Hyeji; and Ruby's birthday is tomorrow. Happy Birthday to all of you (We should take the adults on dates, too, but we don't).
Maverick got braces this week.
We had the opportunity to take Cub for a few hours on Monday morning to give Adrienne a lift. Roy had him the first few hours (I had a PT appt.), then I took over. He is busy! On Sunday he gave Adrienne quite the run for her money when he dumped a whole carton of milk on the floor--then his macaroni and cheese lunch, and the final straw--he climbed onto the counter and slammed a glass container full of kale to the floor where it shattered. He wasn't quite so much trouble for us.
Cub
Dallin in his dad's garage (next door) working on his motorcycle. He's very mechanically minded. He also replaced a water heater in their condo this week.
It was our anniversary on Friday. The plan was for us to go to Monticello for a sideXside ride with Roy's club. We were going to socialize with the club members in the evenings, and ride on Friday and Saturday but my body wasn't on board. I had been having a lot of neck pain throughout the week (arthritis) and had been seeing the physical therapist. I asked him about riding for hours with my neck issues and he laughed. He said that if the trail was just a dirt road, I should be fine. The trail was a little more complicated than that, so Roy and I decided I should probably stay home. He offered to cancel, but...we are going to Israel on Thursday, so I figured we could celebrate later. I'm having Roy write about his weekend.
Roy:
A couple, Will and Peggy Redd were the ride leaders, Fred and Betsey Panucci were the Tail Gunners. We rode in two different areas between Monticello, Utah and Moab, Utah. Very scenic, lots of arches, rock formations, slick rock, sand trails, small ledges to climb down and over. I really missed having mom on the ride with me. It really isn't her thing but I love when she can see the beautiful scenery that God has created. It was probably for the best though because we are going to Israel this week and she was suffering more than I have seen her suffer in a long time. She seems to be doing some better today (Sunday - 27th). This was one of my favorite type of rides--somewhat challenging but not too much, especially for the Honda Talon; and I have improved my SxS skills over the past couple of years. We had 3 or 4 spots where the leaders got out of their machines and pointed the best routes for the particular obsticles. One of them was straddling some slick rock on a ridge with drop offs on either side that was probably only a couple of feet wider than the Talon and went down for 50 - 60 feet, fun! I didn't get down to Monticello until about 9:00 pm on Thursday, we met as a group Friday morning at 8:00 am, trailered about 45 minutes to our orientation and starting site, then drove about 39.9 miles on Friday. Beautiful country. Friday night we met as a group at a BBQ place in town. It was actually really good. Saturday morning we met at the same time and trailered about 40 minutes to our staging site. The ride was a little shorter but super fun. Lot's of different types of trails, slick rock, sand, rocky ledges and fantastic views. I got back to the Hotel by 4ish and decided to head home even though I had paid for another night. I wanted to get back to my cuddle bun (Catharine) and sleep in my own bed.
I have made lots of new friends in this club. They are are good people, friendly, helpful, etc.
Tracy and Denise Jones and ?
Linda Schoss, Janet and Niel Hutzley
Dave Schoss, Ronnie and Connie Alder
Connie Alder and ?
Mirror Arch
The Honda Talon
The Monticello Temple. I had to drive by and take a photo even though I didn't have time to attend. A beautiful small temple.
Our house looked amazing after returning from our short trip to the Gorge the last weekend of November. Caitlyn had come and put up all our Christmas decorations. One year I threatened that I was getting too old to put the tree up and she has done our decorations ever since. Crista spent the night Sunday night (Nov. 30th) in order to be able to get to Primary Children's Hospital by 5:45 AM. Zack had his appointment to get the prosethis out of the top of his mouth in anticipation for his pallet surgery in January. His mouth needs time to heal before they can operate. Zack at the hospital, waiting for the doctor. (Surgery is scheduled for January) Happy Birthday Camden! We finally caught up with Camden and took him out for his birthday. He was 5 on November 11. We took him to Chick fil A and got him some nuggets. He said dinosaur nuggets are better than Chick fil A nuggets. I have to disagree. A few days after our date, Jennie ga...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We have so much to be grateful for. Our Savior and His gospel; our wonderful family and the abundance of darling grandkids; A beautiful area to live in; and reasonably good health. This year was the year of the in-laws for the holiday. Elise went with the Jacksons to Universal in Florida. Adrienne went with the Greens to Disneyland. Nick and Sara planned on cooking for Sara's family, but Sara and Ori have Covid, so they are home trying to recuperate. Crista is in Mapleton with the Vances, and Dan and Jennie and their families are having dinner with us. At least we weren't completely abandoned. Dojin looked at me shortly after arriving and said, "Are we all that's coming?" It's just not the same without all the cousins. Foster, Dojin, and Yuli watching TV Jieun and Elijah Hyeji The Vances were in Mapleton, but Matt sent me this picture showing their Home Depot craft activity Nan was over on Mon...
The weather this week had me thinking of the Christmas song, In the Bleak Midwinter. The lyrics don't fit, but the name of the song certainly does. We have lots of things to brighten our winter, though, such as birthdays. We celebrated birthdays for Ori and Yuna this week. Ori's was Jan. 3, and Yuna's is Feb. 10. They always choose to go together on their date with Grandma and Grandpa. We had a great time; they chose Everbowl for their lunch. Even though it's more like dessert, it was tasty. They took a while choosing gifts and ended up going home with a little money leftover. It's interesting to see the different personalities of the grandchildren when they have a little money to spend. Some want to spend every dime, and others seem afraid of spending it all. Maverick had the amount he could spend down to the penny (not counting tax, of course) and made sure he spent it all. Unfortunately, we forgot pictures. Maver...
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