Come little leaves said the wind one day, come over the meadow with me to play.
Put on your dresses of yellow and gold. Summer is gone and the winter grows bold.

Goodbye Sweet Summer

Flying kites was the best at Bear Lake. Thanks Hilary for suggesting it. This was such fun.

Already looking forward to August 2011 and Old Historic School House. Start looking for your T shirts now to tie dye and tie dye kits.

Home Sweet Home. At least if you are a cliff dweller. This was an amazing site. Guess you could sweep your kitchen dirt right over the side of the cliff.

Is this just the coolest? It is a mural on the Walmart (of course) in Cottonwood Arizona. You have to be a teenager of the 50's and 60's to really appreciate this. Why were we in a Walmart in Arizona--long story.

And the days dwindle down

It is in the air. That feeling of soon to be autumn. Watching the kids walking to school, new backpacks, new school clothers, yellow school buses: all of that moves us into the new season of our life and our families. Gardens now heavy with produce remind us how blessed we are and how our own lives are heavy with produce. It's all good.

Well, that didn't last long.

So...The fella replacing Dad has quit and Dad is back to work full time again, until he can be replaced again. There is just no replacing that man is there? We will still take the days we had planned for Bear Lake and for Arizona. They have placed adds in their trade papers, and will be looking very hard, so hopefully this won't last too long--We won't let it last too long.

It is strange--so many people are out there looking for jobs, and we can't get rid of ours.

xxxxx

perfect

My friend Julie and I share fries once a week with our burgers--for my retirement card she found a one that says Your fries are my fries--- with a picture of a bag of fries on it------how perfect is that?? Friends are the best.

letters from grandma

Just finished a new batch of letters to grandchildren. Look for them in the mail this week.
I am so.o.o.o.o.o ready for the next phase of my life here. I cleaned out my office way too soon, have nothing to do now.

A week from tomorrow

It has been an enlightening ride--these past 17 years at prison. Finally, got my face on TV at the end of it all. Really am excited for this next chapter to start. I must admit that the gene pool here in prison could use a little chlorine. I did help get the "jumper" graduated. She even got out of mental health into regular population in time to put on the cap and gown. We couldn't give her any science credit for her attempted sucide--thought maybe we could do something about gravity, inertia, etc, but since she failed and lived she had to do a multitude of hours worth of packet work for it, and did pass the test with a 92 percent. Actually, we are very jealous as the "voices" speak only to her.