Kassie

Summer

Well hello, I have been lazy about writting on my blog since I am on facebook. I enjoy going into facebook to see what everyone has posted there and playing some of the games, I especially like veiwing everyones photos there. I have decided I ought to update my blog so here goes.
First off I am feeling sad that summer has almost come to an end, I do enjoy having warm weather where you can go outside and enjoy it without the worry of getting cold or slipping on or driving on the snow and ice. Spring started us off right with the birth of our second grandchild, Kenneth and Ashly had a sweet little baby girl they named Kassie and she is beautiful. It is fun to have a new baby around. We have had a good summer starting it out with preparing for Shawn and Pamela's wedding. They are a cute couple and we are getting to know Shawn a little better and have found out he has quite a sense of humor that makes it fun to be around him. Their marriage has brought a new granddaughter to us, her name is Madison, we met her at the wedding and she is adorable, she came up to me and whisppered "do you know that when Pam marries my dad she will be my mom" I thought that was very cute. We are glad to have Shawn and Madison as an addition to our family.
This summer we also made a trip to Park City to visit Kay C and Jessica to see where they live, they have a nice apartment and Jessica has decorated it well. While we were there they wanted to take us to see some of the stores that are there, so I told Kay C to drive our car because he knew where we were going, so he takes a shortcut through this parking lot where 3 cops are parked, and we thought he shouldn't go that way but he said it was alright, well he turns onto the road looks in his mirror and says hum I think I am getting pulled over. The cop comes to the window and tells him his windshield is badly cracked and that is why he got pulled over. I guess that is Kay C's luck we had that broken windshield for a few months and it was never a problem, but it turned out we didn't have a current insurance paper in the car so the cop went and checked us out and came back and just gave Kay C a verbal warning, then we were on our way. They have some cool stores in Park City we bought Karter a pair of spongebob crocks, and he was thrilled.
We decided not to go to Elk Horn this summer to camp because we always get rained on so much, but I did take a day and go visit everyone who decided to go and enjoyed seeing and visiting with them. We did go camping, we decided to go to Navajo Lake at the end of July, with Kenneth and Ashly and Pam and Shawn , and spent 3 or 4 days there and Dawnita and Jeff wanted to go camping so we told them to come and join us and it was fun to have them there, but sure enough it rained on us there too. We had one evening when trying to cook dutch oven chicken over the fire and it decided to rain and not just a little It pored putting out our fire out, and getting us all wet even though we were under the awning. The next day turned out to be a nice day and we hiked with Kenneth and Ashly to Cascade Falls, and they are very pretty and it was a good hike, so it didn't rain the whole time we were there but it rained plenty.
Now that summer is coming to an end my sweetheart decides he wants to use the rest of his vacation days he has built up at Ace and tells me we are going on a trip to Alaska, so we are ending the summer with a bang we will be flying to Alaska on Sep. 10 and coming home on the 15. I have never been on plane and I am nervous about getting motion sick but at the same time excited about going. Mindy is really happy we are coming so she can show us around, so it should be a fun time.
Well I am sure there are things I missed writing about but when we get back from Alaska I will blog about our trip, so that is all for now.

Well I have good news so I decided to write about it on my blog. Kenneth and Ashly are back in Richfield the job didn't turn out to be what they wanted in Colorado. Kenneth said the job was fine and kind of fun but the living conditions were bad. He said the percentage of people on the job were Mexican and that was alright but most everyone that worked there were doing drugs. The bathroom facility was bad the sewer was backed up every day he said he even had to brush his teeth with the sinks backed up with crud. If the people serving food ran out before everyone was fed that was too bad you just went without. Kenneth also ended up being there without Ashly because they went into a work camp and so she had to come to back to Richfield so with every thing they decided even though the pay was good it wasn't good enough to live that way and apart. Kenneth and Ashly have been looking for a job ever since and finally he got a job up to Aspen Ranch where Austin works he has been working there for a week which is part of the good news. Since they have been back they have been coming to our ward alot for church and Bishop Julander has been working with them and the best news is that they are going to go to the temple for their endowments and to be sealed on the 8th of Oct. We are very excited for them and were surprised because it came all of a sudden. If you have a recomend and would like to come you are welcome to. The session is at 11:30 you need to be to the Manti temple by 11:00 the sealing is at 1:30 and will be a white sealing and you would need to be there by 1:00.
Now as if this weren't enough good news they came over to our house a couple of nights ago and announced they are expecting and brought ultra sound pictures to show us the baby, they are 3 months along and are due on their anniversay March 29th. We couldn't be happier for them.
Last week was the pits it seemed like every thing was going wrong and so their news has made every thing around here great.
Oh and by the way Pam met a guy by the name of Shawn and is really taken by him, so she has a boyfriend whom she says is the most amazing guy in the world, so she is liking Cedar much better these days. She and Shawn came for a visit last weekend so we got to know hime a little he seemed a little quiet but I am sure it was because he was nervous. He seems very nice and treats Pam really well.
I guess that is about all the news for now, other things have happened that weren't as fun but I don't want to write about them they are past and everything is looking good now.

New Job

I decided to write about what I posted on facebook because of comments i received. Kenneth and Ashly were promised things for their job at Fish Lake that they never received like being put on salary so they would have enough money to live on during the winter, it never happened. They were also promised a food allowance during the winter because their are not any cooks there at that time and that didn't happen. They have been given an awful cabin to live in that always smells like propane leaking unless they leave the heat on all the time. The people running the lodge and lakeside have also put a new demand on them to remain at Fish Lake after they have finished their days work. They want Kenneth and Ashly to be there 24 hours a day seven days a week so they can reach them at any time by radio, but they will not pay them for any extra time and Kenneth says he will not be their slave. Ashly's brother-in-law works in Colorado doing seismographic work (i don't know how to spell it,but spellcheck did) anyway they have been working with him and last night at 8:30 they found out they got the job. They informed Fish Lake and came to Richfield packed their things came to our house for lunch to tell us goodbye and headed for Colorado because they have to be there tomorrow for orientation. It came on them fast, I just hope it turns out to be all they want and works out well for them, but I hated to have them leave because we got to see them quite often so I am going to have Kenneth and Ashly withdrawals.

Flaming Gorge

Kay C called me one day back in May and asked me if we were going to have a family camping trip this year, so he got me to thinking it would be really nice if we all could get together for a camping trip. I went to Coy and told him he needed to commit to a time when he could get away from work and farming and so he did. Thus it began, trying to figure out a place that everyone could enjoy something. I was having a hard time coming up with a place and than Kenneth suggested Flaming Gorge. I got a hold of all the kids and the planning began. We have enjoyed going to Elk Horn a couple of times but the last time it rained so much and being in tents well it was miserable so we decided against that. We reserved camping sites at the firefighters campground in Flaming Gorge and so that is where we went. We knew all of us would be in tents and so we hoped for good weather and we were lucky as we didn't get rained on at all and everyone came home with sunburns because it was hotter than we thought it would be in the mountains, but that was good for playing in the water. We bought a raft and the girls took Karter and went on the lake in the raft while the guys went fishing. Kenneth's Father-in-law was kind engouh to let Kenneth borrow his fishing boat for our trip so Kenneth took who ever wanted to out fishing. Coy was very excited to catch a mac. but didn't have any luck however they did catch some trout so all was not lost.
We were happy to have all of our family come and we look forward to doing another camping trip in the future.
We hope everyone is having a good summer and we are sad to think it is about over it seems like it just got started.
When we returned home we found out about Gary and are sad to hear of his condition. We are confident that with all our prayers for him that the surgery he needs will go well.
We hope this finds everyone else doing well.

Well I thought I would write about how my Memorial week has gone so far. We have been having a problem with Mindy's dog Jersey digging under the fence no matter how many times I rewire to keep her in. She is being a real pain and our little Moose just loves her so he has started following her well about 2 weeks ago Jersey did it again and Moose got out with her well Jersey comes back but not Moose. We found him the next day at the pound and were able to get him back for 35 dollars and a cussing out by the sheriff at the pound. Now we have decided Jersey has to live on a chain until we can find her a new home. On this last Thursday we go outside to check on things we have planted and there is Moose on the wrong side of the fence, you guessed it even though Jersey is chained up she is still digging at the fence. Coy and I are trying to coax Moose back to our fence so we can bring him back through the hole, Coy gets to the hole first and on my way Alaska our wolf dog decides he wants attention running in my path knocking my feet out from under me and so I meet the ground flat on my back. Coy gets Moose than asks me what the heck I am doing on the ground Ha Ha. any way he helps me up a little sore but all is good. Well the next day we go with Val's family to the carnival to watch Karter go on rides and wouldn't you know I am lucky enough to find the only hole on the park to walk into and I meet the ground again twisting the same foot Alaska twisted for me the day before Coy saying why didn't you watch where you are going Ha Ha and he and Austin help me up all is good I am just a bit more sore than before and my foot is tender but all is good. Well now it is Monday and my dryer is dead it has been squeaking for a while but it doesn't do that any more it does nothing, but all is good the fence still works and better to have the dryer gone than the washer right. Well this is my holiday weekend the good news is the week has to get better, and I did enjoy watching Karter at the carnival he loved the slide.
If anyone is looking for a dog I have a purebred Beagle they can have for free.
Coy and I did go out and put flowers on his parents and on mothers grave yesterday I know Terry put some out and so did someone else and Mother's grave looks very nice for today.
Well that is about it I hope everyone is having a good Memorial day.

Well I have had a couple of busy days this week. Coy helped me load up the truck with a bed and the old computer and than I headed to Cedar City on Thur. to help Pam and Mindy move. I met up with Pam and we got her stuff moved inbetween she would have to take a couple of breaks to go do some finals for college. We were unpacking her stuff and realized she didn't have a dresser so on friday we went looking for a dresser and found a set at a Catholic thrift store so we have her all set up. Mindy and Mark brought a load of her stuff on Thur. and went back to st. George to get another load they brought on Fri. Mindy still had more so they went back to St. George again and she will be all moved in on either today or Monday. I am glad to get them settled.
I have also been tending Karter this weekend until 11pm, so I have been busier than I usually am and today I am just tired. Coy needs some help with moving some pipe for irrigation so we are staying home from church to get him ready for water.
I have been doing the farm game on facebook and it is fun and addicting as alot of you already know from doing it yourselves. Well I guess that is all for now.