Snow Sculpture completed by Kerri and Brad

so Excited to see the pic of the completed snow sculpture. very impressive and it turned out great
this is a quote from their blog about the experience:
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We really wanted to finish it Friday night, but our minds and muscles were slow and tired. Plus, spectators were everywhere, asking questions and taking pictures. We're sort of glad we didn't finish it because we would have missed out on the spectators. It was so fun to see people react to ours. Everyone had something to say about it. A little two year old girl thought it was a bunny (adorable!). One woman said it was the victory sign. (?) Kids were always excited, I think they loved the fact that their parents didn't have to explain what it was to them (some of the sculptures need explaining). Lots of people stopped and took pictures with it, holding up their own peace sign. Neither Brad or I realized how much happiness it would bring other people. We knew we were sucking as much joy out of the experience as possible, but... seeing others smile to see what we had done made us smile"

wish we were there to see it in person--way to go--all of you Forrest, Kaci Kerri and Brad good team work

10 Days off

From time to time I find myself with a block of ten days off from school, I wish I would think ahead and plan a trip or something. for Now I'm just looking to finish a few random projects
*my blog book
*bind quilts (that were tied by women at Hiland cove assisted living )\
*clean
*help anyone who needs my help (just let me know)
*go skiing once
*go Visiting teaching
*Go to the rec center
*go outside for a walk in the snow
*visit a friend
*organize a drawer
*assist dad in finishing our remodel job
*make cookies
*watch the movie "Courageous:" (one I've wanted to see for a long time-) I highly recomment it
So far so good I am getting things done --slow but sure.

we are happy to have snow

wow--fun to wake up to snow this morning --fun to enjoy the bright sparkling refection of the sunlight in the snow--
it brings a joy to my heart to look out at the winter wonderland--even though it was melt and be short lived
also enjoyed looking at brad and kerri's snow pic and seeing the beginnings of the snow sculpture best of luck with that.

Tiles in master bath

the tiles in the master bath are set--dad and bryan worked hard to get them that way and we are surely happy with the outcome--our main push will be to complete the grout process on Mon and put sink/vanity and other things like base boards and such back in as the week progresses --yahoo

a Happy 33 years for us

Dear Family-
Just a reminder that Feb 16 marks the happiest day of mine and dad's mortal life--getting sealed.
glad we found each other and that we feel the same about the gospel teachings, and about the important things in life- We have been richly blessed this past 33 years--how could we have known what joy would await us as we knelt across that alter so many years ago.

more snow shoeing

this pic shaking the snow off is for Kaci -- just for fun we tried..


Bryan and I up the trail.



say cheese



looking at the large trees and mountains makes me realize how we are small and yet still significant ..

more snow fun this time up to Donut falls really pretty day friday --very fun snow shoeing --lots of blue ski fresh air and good exercise.

happy Valentines day

Happy Valentine Day....
Ever wonder how it was that Valentine day came to be...well my aunt Lucy collected info on various holidays and compiled a booklet...and this is what she found to be true...(to recap a few fun facts)_
*Evidently...its a holiday called ST. Valentine's day
*Evidently...No one is quite certain who should receive credit for this special day of friends and well 'lovers' to expre appreciation and send well wishes
*Saint Valentine is a name given to the three different martys whose feast day falls on February 12 one of these was a priest living in th 1700's by the name of Valentine. He was put to death for preaching about Christ.
*Before his death people came appreciate Valentine because he was a preist he could secretly perform marriages for them even though the ruler Claudius and forbid men to marry for a time.
Valentine felt sorry for these unhappy men and their sweethearts, so he performed the marriage
* The reason they were forbid to marry was because This mean old ruler Claudius mentioned above thought the men would more readily join up as soldiers for his army if they were not worried about leaving wives and children behind as they went to battle.
..*another legend tells that St Valentine grew flowers and gave them to children, then while Valentine was imprisoned, these children wrote him little letters of Love. --and these letters were called 'valentines' --as one time Valentine wrote back to the child--and ended with "from your valentine:"
*Valentine was described as a most charitable person, with compassion --feeding the poor
and many other charitable acts.
* the Valentine idea (to write little cards --saying from your valentine) spread all over Europe
Valentine notes became artistic and by 1895--many cartoon or comic valentine came to being
*In modern day many school children celebrate at school, with card exchange and boxed and sometimes parties are held
*Valentine day is only second to Christmas for the holiday for the largest number of cards sent