The Jumpers are back in town..
The peaks of our mountains are said to be some of the best for jumping off of; for paragliding, of course!
When the weather warms up, we see many para~ gliders dotting the blue sky.
Landing zone.
Prepping zone, as well.
To learn more about our local popular jump sites, visit here:Central Utah Air Sports Association
Certainly looks like a blast, but I'll be keeping my feet on the ground, and eyes to the skies and enjoying the jumpers from terra firma, with a set of binoculars.
Now that we are official members of the 'Bragging Grandparents Club', I just want to mention that our little Liam will be a big brother to a sweet baby sister in June!
Our darling daughter~in~love had a bit of a scare last week, so she's been instructed to take it easy and absolutely NO lifting.
She's following doctors orders and is feeling well now and each day is a small victory!
Things I've been working on ...
*Yard work...in all of its glorious forms!
*Major re~arranging of furniture. Living here for 9 months now, I'm getting familiar with our home and what looks and feels best.
I tend to start one project, then it becomes 2 and 3 and 30!!!
Do any of you remember our hen, 'Poor Grace'?
For that matter, do any of you remember me??!!
Good gravy, it's been about forever since I last blogged.
There is 'settling in', and there's 'settling in'!
Well, truth be told, we're still settling in... *smile*.
Poor Grace was Plucky!
She had that ole' wacky beak, and yet she persevered.
She never gave up, and whats more, she became the most favorite hen of the entire flock... both people and the other hens loved her.
I've been considering ole' Poor Grace and her plucky character.
I need to cultivate a plucky attitude myself, and have resolved to do just that.... beginning right now!
Each one of us can determine to have courage in the face of the difficulties that we are going through.
Looking forward to many more hikes in our canyon.
I just had begun to explore our new canyon and new town, then winter was upon us.
Oh what joy it will bring to enjoy the creek, the mountains, and the beauty all around.
Our canyon is just a teeny bit up the road from our new home.
Our new town also has hot springs, and hot pools! They are lovely and the view from the hot pools simply cannot be beat... why, you can see our entire town, and surrounding area from the pools!
Simply the best thing has happened to us... we are expecting our second Grand.
It's a girl this time, and we could not be more excited to meet her.
She is scheduled to have her debut the first part of June.
Our sweet Liam will be a big brother, and some day he will teach his little sister how to catch a fish!
I'm missing our Grand!!
I miss going to church, and especially going to the temple.
I miss all the 'normal' things.
We all miss 'normal' don't we!
Here's to my new plucky attitude :
* getting a garden in this summer...yay!
We moved in last summer too late in the season to grow a garden.
*My sweet husband getting off the doctors list... I hope in May!
(He ended up with a twelve inch blood clot in his leg, just before Thanksgiving, but thankfully he is doing great. Taking his blood thinners and getting back to regular activities.)
*Taking lots of pictures, and showing you all around our new home and town!
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Putting a smile on my face, and happy in my heart, and finding a way to serve others.
Because I sure can get bummed out, if I let myself!
Attitude of gratitude:
~ Grateful for this day.
~Grateful for little seeds that are sprouting and hold so much promise for a great garden this year!
~Thankful for my 'consolation' gift from our daughter. The concert that we wanted to go to in Santa Fe was cancelled, and so she bought me the cutest t~shirt and CD from the "The Mavericks" .
It's been a busy few weeks.
We took a trip to see our one, and only Grand, and his parents too, of course...*smile*.
Our eldest son and his family live in Monterey California.
We took a couple weeks vacation and drove out to see their family and spend Thanksgiving with them.
We went to Carmel-by-the-sea.
It's a charming and beautiful city.
White sandy beaches, charming architecture, winding roads, and beautiful sunsets.
Our son is attending the Presidio in Monterey, learning his fifth language: Mandarin.
He took us on a tour of the Presidio. Pretty impressive.
Three sections of the Berlin Wall are displayed. A historical reminder of hope.
Big Sur Coast.
Amazing beaches, rock formation, sand, and awesome surf.
Point Sur Lightstation.
Fort Ord Dunes State Park
One of the prettiest places to watch the sunsets.
(My sweet family enjoying the last of the daylight, and watching the sunset.)
Our eldest son, and our Grand.
Our Grand is such a beach baby. He is just 16 months old and most of his life has been living where he can enjoy the sand and surf and beaches. He spent 5 months enjoying the beaches in Brazil.
Lucky boy!
We feel so thankful that we were able to spend time with our sweet family and enjoy beautiful weather.
We soaked up the sun, knowing that soon enough we would be returning to Utah, and snowy mountains.
On our way back home, we stayed in St. George for a few days.
We are preparing for retirement and doing some preliminary home searching.
Yes. We want to move to St. George when we retire.
A beautiful sunrise greeted us as we began our time in St. George.
Home again, home again, jiggity~ jig.
Now the Christmas tree is up. Lights in the windows, simmering potpourri and candles make our home smell amazing.
The snowblower has been working overtime, as we've had snowstorm after snowstorm.
The fire crackles away, and I'm playing Christmas music forcing myself to get into the spirit of Christmas.
This year has sped by so quickly, and we have been so busy, that it isn't feeling as though it's time for Christmas, so I'm immersing myself in all things Christmas...to convince myself that it is indeed December and time to celebrate the holidays.
~Dinner tonight will be crockpot broccoli~cheese soup, with rosemary~garlic focaccia.
~I'll work on decluttering some more. I've been working on decluttering for weeks now and taking things to the D.I.
~I'll clean and polish the wood floor in the kitchen today.
~Routine cleaning, and puttering around the house.
~Attitude of Gratitude:
~So thankful for safe travels. For time to 'mug' on our Grand.
For conversations and making warm memories with our son and his family.
~Grateful for our Saviors birth.
~Thankful for opportunities to serve.
