AS I LEAVE THIS MONTH......

TODAY I AM THANKFUL FOR SO MANY THINGS LIKE MY TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD AND THE UNITED STATES......

"OF ALL THE BOOKS IN THE WORLD......THE BEST STORIES ARE FOUND BETWEEN THE PAGES OF A "PASSPORT!"

EVERYONE SHOULD BELIEVE IN SOMETHING......I BELIEVE WE SHOULD TAKE LOTS OF VACATIONS.....LONG ONES, SHORT ONES, FAR AWAY OR IN THE BACK YARD WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS......THE FOURTH OF JULY AND 24TH ARE THIS MONTH .....SO HEAD FOR THE HILLS!

MY QUESTION IS;.....WHERE IS FAR AWAY.....AND HOW DO I GET THERE????

THE END OF JUNE.....

WHERE DID THE LAST MONTH GO????? I GUESS A LITTLE OF THIS AND A LITTLE OF THAT!!!  IT HAS A BEEN A WEEK SINCE I BLOGGED......AM I THAT BUSY???

IF MY WEEKEND GOES AS PLANNED.....IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY ACTUAL PLANS!

SHERRIE CAME IN YESTERDAY AND PICKED UP KEN FOR THE WEEKEND....HE WILL RIDE HOME TOMORROW WITH THE HORTINS......SHE DID FIND A CUTE DRESS FOR THE WEDDING THE END OF THE MONTH AND PICKED UP THE WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS....SOOOO MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WENT TO BRIDGE WEDNESDAY AND TO LUNCH WITH PAM THURSDAY.....COFFEE WITH PATTY LAST MONDAY,......MAYBE I COULD USE A COUPLE MORE DAYS IN EACH WEEK.  WE ARE HAVING A HOT SUMMER AND I AM LOVING IT.....AND THE END OF THE MONTH MEANS TIME TO MAKE OUT THE BILLS...

MAKING MEMORIES.....

Rob and his grandson Aaron......A lucky little boy to have a patient Grandpa to teach him not only fishing but many things in his life to come.....How I wish my grandchildren would have had this experience!!!!  Their grandfather could not even remember their names?  Thanks Rob.....

THIS TIME LAST WEEK.....

THIS TIME LAST WEEK AARON AND GRANDPA ROB WERE FISHING......AND I GUESS THIS TIME ....THIS WEEK....AARON AND GRANDPA ROB ARE TRYING OUT THE FISHING POLE AGAIN AS AARON IS IN ISLAND PARK AGAIN THIS WEEKEND WITH GRANDPARENTS......BUT MY WEEK CHANGED.....
                Yesterday Ken and I went to see Jurassic Park movie #5!!!!  He bought a Jurassic T-SHIRT and we went to the Dairy Queen where he ordered a Jurassic Clomp????  What a guy!  Today we slept in and then went up and washed his truck and filled it with gas and headed to Walmart.....his favorite store......HE DROVE!  Tomorrow a quiet Sunday with only church........probably a nap and dinner......Just finished Exodus 10 in the New Testament talking about Sunday and the day of rest!

GETTING BACK ON TRACK......

When I get out of my old routine......it takes a bit to get going  again???

Finally getting unpacked from my five days in Island Park....doing laundry and putting everything away......watering dry plants, cleaning fish bowl etc.

Got home from Idaho about five....Sherrie and Ken arrived from Vernal about seven with dinner and we were all tired and off to bed early.  Sher on her way to Lake Powell to meet the church group    who were using her house boat all week......they didn't put it in the lake Monday so we got her for two nights......She left early Tuesday.....Laundry, window washers came late....to bed before it got dark!!!!

Early Wednesday went to breakfast with neighbors to celebrate Hon's birthday......she lives in the other half of my twin/home.....I just got home and was counting the minutes until I could go back to bed and my very good friend Patty called and said...."I am sitting out in the yard while they put a new floor in the house.....can I come for coffee....soooo at two I laid down an hour.....still tired.   TODAY..... got my nails done and went grocery shopping....TOMORROW....who know?

OH  WOW......I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I FOR GOT TO GO TO THE GYM TODAY.....

THAT MAKES IT FIVE YEARS IN A ROW??????

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB......JUNE 21.....THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR.....ALL OF 61!
I have known Robby for a  very long time as his folks and our family were friends......his father and Pam's father graduated from East High together......many years ago!.....I love him for being a good husband to my daughter.....a good daddy to his three children and now  doing a great job as a grandpa to Aron.  He always comes through when I need something and is my "go to" in SLC........WHEN  he isn't fishing somewhere in Island Park, Idaho?????  Thanks Rob and love ya......

JUNE THE BIRTHDAY MONTH...

A HAPPY 36TH BIRTHDAY TO MY OLDEST GRANDCHILD TIFFANY HORTIN.....ON THE 19TH......I got to spend a few days last week with her......her hubby and cute son Aaron....then this week she was off to Boulder Colorado on business and spend her birthday at a concert at the famous RED ROCKS......Tiff and Scott are great parents......they are into running, bicycling and staying healthy.....and Aaron loves the out doors.   Hope it was a fun birthday Tiff.
       

PERFECT SUNDAY......

The perfect Sunday is.....Church....A nap......Dinner in back yard with family.....

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Hanging out in Pannier's back yard after dinner with  Will, Liz, Tiff and Aaron, Pam and Rob.....Scott on his way home from Vegas golf weekend.......Why do fire pits and water falls add so much to a back yard?

THE DRESS......

This is Ashlyn in wedding dress.......Size 4......Enjoy!

BUSY WITH WEDDING PLANS

ALEX AND ASHLYN.....

The announcement pictures are out......taken at Flaming Gorge......She is a darling girl and we are all excited about the wedding the end of July.  They will be married in Sherrie's back yard so she is busy planting and watering etc......and getting decorations for the luncheon afterwards......next question....what to wear?  I had two diamonds in a wide band.....Karrie took one to have made into a wedding ring and Sherrie gave her's to Alex to have made into an engagement ring for Ashlyn......I think my old wedding band went to a good cause.

GREAT PAST FIVE DAYS.....

What is greater than seeing wild animals in their own habitat???

A fun trip to the Barn in Island Park, Idaho......with the the Panniers and the Hortins.  The weather was not the best, but that did not stop our fun.....A day in Yellowstone Park always a favorite and were very lucky to see Elk, Bear, Wolf. Buffalo.....no Moose this time.   Went into Mammoth Springs which was an area I had not been to.....nice lunch, shopping and the Museum......This was Friday.....then Saturday was Rob's big fish celebration in a huge tent and auction and silent auction and a great steak and chicken dinner with all the trimmings.....seemed the millionairs just swarmed the place.......a new experience for me.....

We also celebrated Rob's 61st and Tiffany's 36th birthdays.......and FATHER'S DAY!  ......So fun when with family......got home and soon Sherrie and Ken arrived and Sherrie stayed all night after our dinner together......She is off to Lake Powell today with the church group on her house boat...Darren and Alex are on a 16 day trip down the Grand Canyon......

Got a hale storm this morning that were the size of marbles...didn't last long and sun shinning now but pretty wild for a few minutes....June going by too fast.

ALL ABOUT TIME......

 

Well you cannot stop time......it just keeps passing by.....This is my great-grandson.....Aaron.  I just spent the past five days with him and his family at Island Park...... he is 3 1/2 and in constant motion.......and very smart.....he never  walks, just runs......I baby sat a couple of nightes while parents and grandparents did their thing.....It made me really realize why God sends babies to young people!!!!  Love this little guy.....

I HAVE BEEN THINKING......

JUST LOVED THIS PICTURE..............

YES, IT IS A WEEKEND.....AND THEY ARE ALWAYS HARD FOR ME?

I ACCEPT THAT!

God wants you to enjoy your life.....not just endure it!  You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies......Every day is an important day.......and every second is a growth opportunity to deepen your character, to demonstrate love, or to depend on God......The way you see your life shapes your life.......sometime in your life you will find it is a.....circus, a minefield, a roller coaster, a puzzle, a 

symphony, a journey and a dance.....The deeds of this life are the destiny of the next...

Death is not your termination, but your transition into eternity....so there are eternal consequences to everything you do on earth.....wow....what a thought!....

Someone said...."life on earth is just the dress rehearsal before the real production"

You will spend far more time on the other side of death....in eternity.....than you will here.

I take these thoughts with me into tomorrow's Sabbath....and each day afterwards.......

SLEEP-OVER.......

Had ALex and Ashlyn here for a sleep-over this week-end!  Love having the grandkids come They had to go and have dinner with Grandma Kay as she feels neglected.....they told a little fib about staying all night with Ashlyn's aunt so she would not feel bad they were heading for my house..... for the night!!!! She wanted them there for the night.....which they refuse to do......  AND covered for Ken when he said he had to go to the auction with Alex so he didn't have to go to a movie with her today.....We hit two WalMarts and the Lego store to find the kit  he was looking for......and got in a hair cut....Sherrie just called and said for Ken to ride home with the kids for church tomorrow and the rest of the weekend.....guess I get to sleep in tomorrow????? Sherrie had Girl's Camp and the Treck this week and is worn out.......

Got in on the latest wedding plans and lots of warm hugs.......I believe Alex said.....89 days till the wedding....whose counting?.

KUMBAYA.....OR NOT!

SO TRUE!!!!

At 86 "fun" is my middle name......

I try to find something to laugh at or about every day.....that is why I pick the friends I have.....

Went to lunch with Pam today and tonight I have Alex and Ashlyn to stay over......I am a lucky grandma.....Ken is here again as Sherrie and Darren are on a church treck........We made our usual weekend trip to WalMart this afternoon.......

There are always a few things in life you do not understand.......like when half your family hates TRUMP and the other half loves HILARY......and in your own house your are not allowed to mention their  names or a fight starts.....I  like Trump and think he is doing things head over heals than what"old Hilary" would be doing.......do these people not realize I had my heart aches and hated Obama.....twice..... I felt he was the Anti-Christ.....sent here to destroy the constitution........but did I act like they are acting......I said...."suck it up cupcake"....your turn will come.....AND IT HAS!!!!!

For instance.....my two oldest granddaughter's loved Hilary.....and in my cousin,Lucille's house when her oldest son visits.....they are all cautioned....."don't mention TRUMP"......I say "Bull Shit"....it is my house!!!!!

AND IT IS MY BLOG......AND I AM STICKING TO IT....

MORE GWF.......BIRTHDAY.

I WISH I COULD ADD MORE THAN ONE PHOTO PER BLOG.......WILL I EVER LEARN?

SCOTTIE, KEN, KARRIE, RICHARD, DON

RICHE'S GIRL FRIEND, RICHIE, PAM AND TONY......AND YOU SEE THAT EMPTY CHAIR ACROSS FROM DON?????  THAT WAS MINE! HA HA

\I AM PUTTING THESE PICTURES IN MY BLOG.....FOR THE FAMILY THAT NEVER KNEW THEIR GRANDFATHER OR GREAT-GRANDFATHER SOME DAY......

I DON'T REGRET MY CHOICE....62 YEARS AGO.......BUT SO GLAD I AM WHERE I AM IN MY LIFE TODAY.....SINGLE!!!

GREAT WHITE FATHER.......

THANKS TO PAM.....A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF DON'S 89TH BIRTHDAY!

I THINK HE IS LOOKING GOOD......BUT REGRETING A FEW THINGS IN HIS LIFE......MY 30 YEARS WITH HIM PRODUCED OUR THREE BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS.......

JUST REALIZED......

I never wanted to be your whole life....just your favorite part!!!!!

Is that too much for a mother to ask for?

I carried you......born you.....and spent my life raising you......to be the wonderful person you are today!

WHY.......do I not matter in your life today......I think every parent asks themselves this....sometime in their life?

True we do not always agree on everything...but that is OK....because we are different...but the same in our thinking.....

You can never describe a parent's love...before you become a parent.......YOU are on this earth because two people loved each other.....HONOR THIS!!!!

AND SO.......

As long as you feel paIn your still alive        As long as you make mistakes your still

 human and as long as you keep trying.....THERE IS STILL HOPE!!!!

89 IS PRETTY OLD????

This is my part of the world........

Today is my "x's" 89th birthday.....I remember growing up when someone was referred to as being "as old as the hills"..........I think Don would be one of those people now.  He invited all the kids to help him celebrate it at the Macaroni Grill......Pam just picked Kenney to  go.....he will represent their family as Sherrie and Darren are on the church treck....Bray in Texas and Alex coming in tomorrow.....so not tonight......guess Kar and Rich going....But Rob is in Idaho and Pam said her kids were not going.....I CAN WISH HIM HAPPY BIRTHDAY......with no emotions and happy to be home tonight.....in peace and quietness......

HAPPY 89TH DON!

MEMORIAL DAY......

AS I CONTEMPLATE.......

I GUESS I WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE PETERSONS......AND WISH I HAD GONE BACK TO MY MAIDEN NAME OF "YEOMANS" WHICH IS DIFFRERRENT AND SPECIAL!....I AM A  99.9 PERSON BRITISH.....ACCORDING TO MY DNA.......AND I AM MUCH BETTER THAN I THOUGH I WAS.....YES, AT ONE TIME I THOUGHT BEING A PETERSON WAS WHERE I BELONGED...NOT SO.......MAYBE MY CHILDREN HAVE TO STAY THERE....BUT I DO NOT!!!!

I AM BETTY MARIE YEOMANS....AND SO PROUD OF IT.....WHY I DIDN'T STAY AND FIGHT FOR THAT IS PROBABLY I STILL HAD TWO KIDS THAT HAD THAT NAME.....THANK YOU MOM AND DAD FOR THAT NAME I WILL HONOR  IT ALWAYS........I HOPE I AM REEMEMERED IN LIFE AS A GOOD, FUN LOVING AND HONORED FRIEND.......TO EVRYONE ONE.......

ALL I WANT TO DO .....IS SLEEP!

WHY?????

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE SUCH A GOOD IDEA?

BECAUSE I AM TRYING SO HARD TO BE SUCH A GOOD MISSIONARY COMPANION TO KEN.........

AS KEN'S MISSION IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE...(TWO AND A HALF MONTHS LEFT).....I REALIZE WHAT  A WONDERFUFL EXPERIENCE IT HAS BEEN FOR ME.......I KINDA SERVED A MISSION WITHOUT KNOWING IT,,,,,,YES, WE BLESS THE FOOD, EACH DAY, LISTEN TO OUR SCRIPTURES.......TRY TO KEEP THE SABATH DAY HOLY BY NOT EATING OUT....GOING TO A MOVIE OR STORE ON SUNDAY.......WHICH ARE THINGS I GREW UP NOT THINKING WE SHOULD DO IF WE WANTED........I WILL MISS KEN ALOT...BUT I WANT HIM TO GROW AND DO THE THINGS HE WANTS AND IS CAPEABLE TO DO.....HE LIKES MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS....BUT NEEDS TO FORM A LIFE OF HIS OWN........GRANDMA AND PARENTS WILL NOT ALWAYS BE AROUND TO HELP HIM.....HE IS SUCH A GREAT PERSON AND I AM SURE GOD HAS BIG PLANS FOR HIM.......LOVE YA KEN......

WHY AM I SO BUSY?

I THOUGHT WHEN YOU GOT OLD.....YOU SAT IN YOUR ROCKING CHAIR AND DREAMED OF THE DAYS GONE BY......WHY THEN LAST WEEK DID I DO SOMETHING EVERY  SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK?

MONDAY......COFFEE AT PATTY'S .....TUESDAY A FUN MOVIE.....(FIVE DOLLAR DAY)......WEDNESDAY.....PICKING OUT ASHLYN,S WEDDING DRESS....(kinda)......THURSDAY COFFEE WITH CLEON......AN OLD FRIEND WHO HAS AN APRIL BIRTHDAY.....DECIDED SINCE WE ARE IN OUR 80'S MAYBE WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER EVERY 6 MONTHS......MIGHT NOT BE AR0UND IN A YEAR????HA HA.....

FRIDAY WAITED ALL DAY FOR THEM TO TELL US KEN WAS NOT GOING HOME THIS WEEKEND.....OH WELL.....MY GAIN! AND HERE WE ARE SATURADAY AGAIN.......KEN AND I WENT TO WALMART.....OUT OF  POP AND CREAMY'S......AND PATTY DROPPED BY FOR COFFEE.....YEA AN EXCITING LIFE!!!!  MY FAVORITE NEIGHBOR BROUGHT ME A PIECE OF HER BIRTHDAY CAKE......I GAVE HER FLOWERS AND A CARD YESTERDAY FOR HER BIRTHDAY.......AND WE HAD HER FRIENDS SPRAY FOR BUGS YESTERDAY!!!!