Okay, August has started out pretty busy for us! To get the birthdays out of the way, we have quite a few this month...Scott White and Kim Horn-Allen had their birthdays the same day, then we have Michael Fire and Clarita White with birthdays on the same day, then Gary Gatzke with Emily White following up at the end of the month. We also had an Anniversary in July for Chancy and Michelle Bainum, while this month of August sees Peter and Andrea White having theirs.
Those being over, Drew and I drove back to California the 2nd weekend to attend his 44th high school reunion. We drove out on Thursday and they had a few events scheduled. We bowled on Saturday afternoon with a very nice dinner and visiting that night. Then some of his friends and we met for breakfast Sunday morning. It was my second time meeting his ole high school friends. Sounds like they all enjoyed see who turns up each time they have one of these reunions. If my high school ever holds one since my 20th, I want to take Drew as he's never been to Alaska. But, we've already passed my 35th and no word. I think I'll have to do some checking.
We then drove to Flagstaff the following Saturday to meet Kim and her husband Mark, along with Jarred. Jarred is visiting again this summer for a couple weeks. We took Kellen Gatzke, his half brother with us so they could keep each other company on the drive back. So, last night Kellen stayed overnight here at out house, then this afternoon, both boys worked for a couple hours outdoors on the fence. They said they would love to earn money fixing the fence so that Molly can hopefully soon be able to run around the yarn off leash. Then, they came inside, and were ready to go to the Rec Center. And tonite Jarred is spending it at Kellen's where they plan to watch some sort of wrestling tournament on pay-per-view. I think? Oh well, they are boys, and apparently there are going to be a couple other of Kellen's friends there as well. Hey, I guess it's definitely a guy thing! lol
Well, I'm going to sign off for tonite, and let's hope I can keep this blog more up-to-date than I have so far. Wish me luck.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
I know, it's been a while!!!
Okay, okay, we've been pretty busy these last few months. Back in May, we finished up all our floors, and man, does it look nice! Drew and I are so happy they are done! Well, until we finish up the connectors or whatever you call it. And next we have to do the floors in the kitchen, washroom and the two baths.
Then at the end of May, we traveled up to Lehi, Utah to visit with Wendy's oldest son, Sean and his family. It was both Allyssa's and Sean's birthday that last weekend, so we traveled there for that.
We also had two grandsons graduating high school this year, and they were Keedan Ainsworth right here in Cortez, Colorado and Arron Horn out of Palm Desert, California. Keedan has since left for Texas where he plans to work, find an apartment and work his way into Texas A&M. While Arron finally moved out of his mom's place to live with his dad, as it is closer to his work, and he plans to attend the Harley Davidson Vocational College in the Phoenix area as soon as he can get the paperwork started.
May 23rd was also our 20th Anniversary and it's hard to believe sometimes that we've been married that long! It seems like only yesterday, that is until we take into account how our bodies have failed us! Man, it's the pits getting old! lol Our present to ourselves was to go out to dinner down in Farmington, NM at the Red Lobster...something we've done almost every year since we moved here, and secondly, we treated ourselves to a brand new mattress. We can't remember the last time we bought one! We really needed it!
I'm covering a lot of months since it's been a while since I kept this blog up, so bear with me!
June brought me attending a 3-day quilt retreat here in Cortez, and had a blast! I was able to piece together a Memory Quilt for a favorite cousin of one of our dil's, Emily White, who was going thru some major health problems. Emily sent me about 5 pieces of fabric in her chosen colors to work with, and not being a quilter, she doesn't know that 5 is not enough for a quilter! (grin) I had to go out and buy more and then I added photos to the quilt that she sent. This quilt is meant for her cousin's wife and daughter, so it was made with a lot of love. The other quilters at the retreat helped me with the placement of the blocks and photos. I was so honored to piece and quilt it. Thank you Emily for that opportunity to give a gift of love.
Then the 2nd weekend in June, we traveled to California to attend Drew's oldest daughter's graduation from Loma Linda University with a degree in Nursing. Man, that was certainly a ceremony to be proud of. Congradulations Jamie! Way to go!
Also, during the month, we had some birthdays for two granddaughters. Happy Birthday Micaela Bainum and Kara White.
Grandkid birthdays for July were Arron Horn and Caitlin White, while there were also birthdays for Drew's daughter Desiree Fire, and Wendy's mom Gay McClellen and sister, Brenda Ylvisaker had birthdays.
July also brought the end for Wendy of months of harried quilting...as the Dolores Mountain Quilters had their quilt show. Phew! It turned out really nice, and we lucked out with Wendy's youngest son, Scott White and his wife, Clarita, and kids, Sebastian and Camila visiting for a week. Sebastian was also the one to pick the winning ticket for the Raffle Quilt at the show! He was also pictured in the paper when he did so. Man, what a ham!
Now, we come to August, but I think I'll start a new blog, so this one is complete, I think. Hmmm, I think, therefore, I am? Gads, I don't know...
Then at the end of May, we traveled up to Lehi, Utah to visit with Wendy's oldest son, Sean and his family. It was both Allyssa's and Sean's birthday that last weekend, so we traveled there for that.
We also had two grandsons graduating high school this year, and they were Keedan Ainsworth right here in Cortez, Colorado and Arron Horn out of Palm Desert, California. Keedan has since left for Texas where he plans to work, find an apartment and work his way into Texas A&M. While Arron finally moved out of his mom's place to live with his dad, as it is closer to his work, and he plans to attend the Harley Davidson Vocational College in the Phoenix area as soon as he can get the paperwork started.
May 23rd was also our 20th Anniversary and it's hard to believe sometimes that we've been married that long! It seems like only yesterday, that is until we take into account how our bodies have failed us! Man, it's the pits getting old! lol Our present to ourselves was to go out to dinner down in Farmington, NM at the Red Lobster...something we've done almost every year since we moved here, and secondly, we treated ourselves to a brand new mattress. We can't remember the last time we bought one! We really needed it!
I'm covering a lot of months since it's been a while since I kept this blog up, so bear with me!
June brought me attending a 3-day quilt retreat here in Cortez, and had a blast! I was able to piece together a Memory Quilt for a favorite cousin of one of our dil's, Emily White, who was going thru some major health problems. Emily sent me about 5 pieces of fabric in her chosen colors to work with, and not being a quilter, she doesn't know that 5 is not enough for a quilter! (grin) I had to go out and buy more and then I added photos to the quilt that she sent. This quilt is meant for her cousin's wife and daughter, so it was made with a lot of love. The other quilters at the retreat helped me with the placement of the blocks and photos. I was so honored to piece and quilt it. Thank you Emily for that opportunity to give a gift of love.
Then the 2nd weekend in June, we traveled to California to attend Drew's oldest daughter's graduation from Loma Linda University with a degree in Nursing. Man, that was certainly a ceremony to be proud of. Congradulations Jamie! Way to go!
Also, during the month, we had some birthdays for two granddaughters. Happy Birthday Micaela Bainum and Kara White.
Grandkid birthdays for July were Arron Horn and Caitlin White, while there were also birthdays for Drew's daughter Desiree Fire, and Wendy's mom Gay McClellen and sister, Brenda Ylvisaker had birthdays.
July also brought the end for Wendy of months of harried quilting...as the Dolores Mountain Quilters had their quilt show. Phew! It turned out really nice, and we lucked out with Wendy's youngest son, Scott White and his wife, Clarita, and kids, Sebastian and Camila visiting for a week. Sebastian was also the one to pick the winning ticket for the Raffle Quilt at the show! He was also pictured in the paper when he did so. Man, what a ham!
Now, we come to August, but I think I'll start a new blog, so this one is complete, I think. Hmmm, I think, therefore, I am? Gads, I don't know...
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