Utah Observations!

I love Utah - sometimes it is so cold here Gene and I try to wait out the other to go get the car started. First thing we do is turn on the seat warmers and then the heater goes on full bore!!!

Interesting living in Utah - They don't worry about the snow, they quite often welcome it. Driving in it scares me to death - the first time out after we moved here we got stuck in our drive way in the snow. The neighbors took pity on us and dug us out. The reason we had to go out was we hadn't gone to the grocery store and had no food, except food storage, in the house. Now when the news or paper or anyone says we are going to have snow, I head to the grocery store and stock up. We also bought a snow shovel.

Last week we had an "inversion". In So Cal we had "bad air quality" or sometimes down right out and out SMOG. They don't have smog in Utah - they have an inversion. That is why they like snow so much. I was watching the news the other night and the weatherman was downright cheerful because he was predicting snow, and it was going to get rid of the "inversion".

However, we love it here - our little home is warm and cozy (we bought some flannel sheets and put an electric blanket on the bed.) I've learned to stock up on necessities as soon as someone mentions snow, and I have several stitching projects in the works including one with my sister.

We are pretty much "put together" the book shelves are up and full, I love books as well. The quilt frame is up with a beautiful quilt almost finished, we put the TV in the den and when it gets too loud I just close the door - tight!!!

And, it's always fun to have company - there are clean sheets on the Guest bedroom/library and we would love to have your feet under our table. Did I mention I really stock up on groceries when it threatens snow!!!

lBack to Christmas

Christmas Eve we went to Jim & Stephanie's for dinner and the kids open 1 present on Christmas Eve and Grandma traditionally give them new P.J.-s so the plan was to open their "Jammies" then get to bed early so Santa can arrive than they can get up early for all that excitement. Sorry, I didn't take the camera because they were so excited about their new "Jammies"!!

Christmas Day we went to Farmington to Troy & Nicole's home, as you can see Jemma loves her Christmas Balls, and big sister appears pretty happy as well!!

The day after Christmas we had a house full!! Loralie and Melanie came from Vegas - Mikel, Emily and boys (who live in St. Louis, MO) came from Layton, they had been staying with Emily's parents. And we had Christmas again. Marcus and Mitch came from Salt Lake, also Kathryn and Jerad and of course little Jamison!! Jim and Stephanie and their group. It was a fun time to get reacquainted with our family.

The Richter group, as you can see they throw their mother around a little. We enjoyed them all.

We love living in Utah closer to our family!!!