The Circus

Milo the Corgi

2018-06-20T14:17:00.004-07:00

I changed my email/google account, and in so doing have seemed to have lost all of my pictures from this blog.

All of them.

Years of picture memories, all of my children's childhood pictures... just gone.

I'm so sad.

I can't even begin to comprehend this.

Not much I can do except strap on my big girl boots and carry on. I still have a lot to catch up (thank goodness I got behind, it's all safe in my email archives), but a lesson learned to start printing the blog on a yearly basis so we will always have a hard copy of our pictures.

So to carry on.

Here's a cute puppy picture of Milo.

In fact, this can be a post about that Milo boy.

He's a pretty timid dog. He doesn't like the vacuum, or anything that makes noise, really. He'll slip out that dog door and sit on the back deck as soon as he gets any inclination that something uncomfortable (like vacuuming, or The Man with an empty wrapping paper roll) is about to go down. He has a bit of a hip problem that really becomes aggravated when he's too fat, which is often, so The Man built a ramp on top of the deck stairs so he can get up and down. We try and take care of him so he doesn't get overweight, but the boy likes to eat.

I can relate.

Milo prefers the next door neighbors to us.

They feed him. Left over meat pieces and rib bones and such. Our neighbor is a chef.

Milo think he's king of the world.

We call our neighbors "The Russians" because they're from Russia and their last name has to many consonants and not enough vowels for me to be able to remember it.

Milo is a sweetheart, even if he's a traitor. He's picked up some phrases in Russian, but most particularly, he's picked up on the word "treat" in Russian. Don't ask me what it is, The Russians don't offer me treats in Russian, just Milo. He'll sit in the front yard at the fence line and wait for The Russians to come outside. As soon as he sees them, all loyalty for us is out the window.

That's fine, Milo.

We see how you are.

Floating the Provo River

2018-02-01T14:02:00.000-08:00

The Man thought it would be a grand adventure to take The Circus floating down the Provo River on Pioneer Day.

Turns out is was indeed a grand adventure.

F-f-f-f-f-freezing cold water and floats with mega holes is always a winning combination.

Days of '47 Rodeo

2018-02-01T13:57:00.000-08:00

Me, Deputy Mayor Karen Hale

I Love My Job

2018-02-01T13:49:00.000-08:00

Draper Temple

2018-02-01T13:37:00.003-08:00

7-11

2018-02-01T13:36:00.002-08:00

It's 7-11 day, free slurpees with the T-bug!

Summer Evening in the Canyon

2018-02-01T13:34:00.000-08:00

Night Riding

2018-02-01T13:32:00.003-08:00

Sometimes when it's really hot you call up your riding buddies and take a night right up in the mountains.

We at lunch in Kamas and took a ride around the Mirror Lake area.

Lipstick, Yo

2018-02-01T13:27:00.000-08:00

Sometimes your cousin, Heather, doesn't like the fact that you stick with "safe" lipstick colors and makes you wear something a little more bright.

Summer 2017

2018-02-01T13:21:00.001-08:00

Rocky Mouth Waterfall

2018-02-01T13:17:00.004-08:00

Youth Conference 2017

2018-02-01T13:06:00.000-08:00

For Youth Conference we rented a cabin near Manti and attended the Manti Pageant, and spent a day at Palisades Reservoir. We stayed up way too late playing games, did a faith walk, and generally laughed and joked around and had a great time.

I think ward youth conferences are my favorite.

Oh, and what else are you going to do at 1:00am?

Also, we kind of made a big deal out of dancing and being goof balls on the side show while waiting for the Manti Pageant to begin, and of course, our group got called up onto the stage.

A few times.

Kee's first selfie:

A Sunday Picture

2018-02-01T10:54:00.003-08:00

Independence Day 2017

2018-02-01T10:42:00.004-08:00

Red, white and blue fingernail prep:

Cas and Levi

Brynn, Brooklyn/Aftyn DeHaan, Max Parker, Simone Parker, Evynn DeHann, Tayler

Grandpa Dick's Birthday

2018-02-01T10:26:00.001-08:00

Hell's Revenge On Three Wheels

2018-02-01T10:20:00.000-08:00

I mean, what else are you going to do when you break a leg on the last stretch of Hell's Revenge?

Byron, just out for Sunday stroll...

Another Moab Post

2018-02-01T10:08:00.000-08:00

MFCU: Rusty's Retirement Lunch

2018-02-01T09:11:00.002-08:00

Kerry Gallegos, Sam Battaglia, ?, Rusty Isacson, Linda Snow, Me, Robert Steed, Darrin Williams, Brendan Call, Coy Acocks

Rusty retired from MFCU, which, of course, meant Chinese Buffet.

I seriously don't know what it is about these guys and chinese buffet food, but there it is, and there it always will be.

Rusty is on to a grand adventure of opening his own batteries+ store.

And I missed these guys terribly. How grateful I am they still let me join them for lunch occasionally.

Girl's Camp: Light it Up

2018-02-01T09:07:00.002-08:00

2017 I was called to be Stake Girl's Cam Director.

Our them was Light it Up, to enhance the general young women's theme of "Ask of God." We wanted to emphasize that while we should always be seeking, and always be asking, there is a right way to do it. A right place.

I love the young women of my ward and have been blessed to be serving them for seven years now. I've been involved with stake camps for just as long and the young women of my stake are incredible.

How grateful I am that we were able to do this. It was humbling to watch as answers were answered. Real questions were asked. And real answers were received and testimony born and strengthened.

Grateful.

Camp Kick-off YCL skit (they nailed it!):

Going on the 4th year hike, our awesome YCL girls:

Brynn, Yuritzi Huerta, Erin Jacoway

4th year hikers:

And a lot of shenanigans.

We had a lot of rain this year.

A lot of rain.

A Sunday Picture

2018-02-01T09:05:00.003-08:00

Bee's Game

2018-02-01T09:04:00.003-08:00

In the summer (2017) West's work received tickets for a suite at the Bee's game.

Generally West and I are sport's supporters when we can sit in a suite and, you know, it's all about the food.

Though really, I don't mind watching a sports game live, here and there, if it's one I care to follow.

Like baseball or basketball.

But definitely not football.

We headed down to the concourse for some ice cream.

Turns out the ice cream dude thought I was cuter than West.

He got jipped.

Just Cali

2018-02-01T09:01:00.003-08:00

Craft Room Progress

2018-02-01T09:00:00.001-08:00

Now that we've moved the girls into the larger basement area, this left their room that looked like this:

To now look like this. It was an awful catch all, junk room.

I decided I was going to clean it up and claim it as my craft room.

It's not finished yet, but the progress is coming along nicely. Especially now that I have Fear Factory masks I can bring home and paint. I have a space for that!

The Man Bought a Boat

2018-02-01T08:55:00.001-08:00

Jayme

Cali

Ben McAdams

West

A Sunday Picture

2018-02-01T08:52:00.000-08:00