Snow Day

We woke up about 5:00 am this morning and heard someone scraping the driveway. Rolled over and went back to sleep - too cold - to snowy!!

The snow let up this afternoon so I stuck my head out the front door, looking for the coyotes - I think they better come into the garage until spring!!

The bird bath didn't fair much better - as you can see the patio and walk is shoveled, just as they finished, it began to snow again. The HOA people sat in a truck for about 1/2 hour as it began to snow again, then they got our grabbed snow shovels and I guess they are attempting to shovel again.

My sweetheart braved the storm to collect the mail, I would have just left it there for another day. It stopped again for about 10 minutes, but it is snowing again!!

We love our cozy little home - good thing, because I'm not sure we can get out of it. We just hunker down with books - stitching - Gene is still fiddling in the garage and I just beat him in a rousing game of canasta. Hoping to get out tomorrow to look for book shelves. and celebrate the new year with RosaLee and David!!!

For Loralie

So she knows we are really here and almost settled in. Dad is still "straightening" out the garage, and I am still emptying boxes. See you Sunday after Christmas, and so you know the key is in the usual place.

Continuing the move

On Friday Morning, early, we are not sleeping much at this time. We went back to the "empty" house and vacuumed the down stairs, loaded up the car, and headed out of town.

We stayed Friday Night with Loralie in Vegas, went to their Ward Christmas Party, then on Saturday morning we continued on to Herriman and stayed with Jim and Steph's family on Saturday and Sunday - Thanks so much to Mandy who always gives up her bed for us. We enjoyed visiting with that cute family!!

On Monday the truck arrived via So. Cal., to Reno, to West Jordan. We began unloading about 10:00am! My job was to stand in the middle of the living room and direct traffic. My sister RosaLee came to help me unpack, so we got rid of some boxes. I basically put things where I thought I would look for them next. That doesn't always work, but at this posting we have found most things, except we are missing a phone - I hope it turns up!!!

RosaLee also came on Tuesday to help unload boxes, so we have the China out of boxes and most of my porcelain pieces. On Tuesday evening we went to the Club house for a pot luck dinner. We met many of the residents that live in this community. (there are a lot of old people living here). On Wednesday morning we woke up to 3-4 inches of snow. Boy I really wished I had got for groceries the day before.

We had to go out to breakfast, then immediately to the grocery store. The HOA cleared the drive ways and side walks, but the plow had not yet cleared the streets, so in the process of getting out, you guessed it, we got stuck. (Our next purchase is a snow shovel). Our neighbors behind us, Frank and Robin Bird, that's right Bird. Heard or witnessed (they are deaf) our dilemma and came out and dug us out. So we were able to get food, I hope I don't do that again.

Thursday we continued to unpack boxes, we both caught the flue so it is really slow going, I think though we are "on the mend". Today we hung some pictures and things look much better.

IT'S FUN TO HAVE SONS!!

One of the boys have calles almost every day and they have both come over to help us move furniture, and rearrange the garage to make it easier to get the car in.

On Friday morning I got to play with Jemma for a few hours, I'm looking forward to doing that more often. She was a little disappointed that Grandpa couldn't play with her (he was still sick). She would throw the ball and wonder why he wouldn't throw it back.

Sunday we finally wanted some real food, (our main staple has been soup) so I got to move around the Kitchen and try to find stuff.

I miss my little kitchen, but am figuring out how a bigger kitchen works. I tend to cluster things around the stove, but have to take twice as many steps to the refrigerator, (that might be good for me). I don't know if you can see the difference here, but there is a longer cabinet in this house.

However, it will be convent if there are more than one cook. Or, a "family canning day". In many things we are adjusting.

I'm looking forward to seeing many of my dear family the day after Christmas, and hope you have a wonderful Christmas, as I continue to adjust to a new home and new community.

I almost forgot to mention that Aunt Lee and I have gone shopping together and stopped for lunch. It's so fun to be close to my sister - and she is loving it, we talk almost every day and she has been a great help.

The Move

We packed for "weeks" at lest it seemed so. We had boxes all over the house and as you can see all over the garage!! (Gene did the garage).

Yes! we brought all this wheat, we do have a wheat grinder, if anyone wants some wheat - you may come and grind it or you may come and get what you want for whatever you want.

The movers arrived about 10:00AM on Thursday morning the 9th of December and proceded to load us up. It took them 7 hours to do it, however, we have been in that house for 28 years. Good think I got rid of a "ton" of stuff before we even put it on the market!!!

I might miss the yard once in a while, but we will not miss the yard work. Mowing and weeding etc., has become a real chore lately.

I defenently will not miss the stairs.

We are enjoying our new home in West Jordan, in another post I'll let you know how that move went.

Last Day

We have had a whorl wind of parties and farewells, lunch and dinner with friends and tonight was the last one!!!
"If you want to know how much you are valued in your Ward, Stake or neighborhood, just move."
We have enjoyed this time in our lives and are now ready to move on to, perhaps a quieter time. Of course my Sweetheart will get out in the thick of things. He will probably announce to the Bishop "Her we are, put us to work". I might like a little rest. We'll see how this all pans out.
Moving truck comes tomorrow, 9 Dec. 2010 - we will hopefully be in Las Vegas to go to Loralie's Ward Party on Friday and to Herriman on Saturday. We will probably go to church with Jim and family then the movers will move all our "stuff" into our new place on Monday 13 Dec 2010. Perfect Timing. So this is my last post from California - see you all in Utah!!

Packing, Packing, Packing!!!

Thank You George and Darlene, they came last Saturday and pulled everything out of the top of the garage!!

The decor in the house is "early Box" or maybe it's just "BOX" - there are boxes everywhere and it's only going to get worse from here!!




Soooo Here's the plan we take tomorrow off (Sunday) - we both have a dentist appointment on Monday, then Tuesday and Wednesday are the very last "packing" days. Thursday AM - the Big Truck comes to take away all our "stuff" - if it isn't packed by then - it just stays!!!!

The truck will deliver all our "stuff" in Utah on Monday or Tuesday so then we can began the process in reverse.

Diana and Willie are on their way to "help" - I thought I was finished for the day but Diana said she found 10 more boxes - oh well - "no rest for the wicked" - and the good don't need none - so upward and onward.
Love to all and I'll see you in Utah