10 months old

Happy Halloween 🎃 and happy 10 months old to this lil pumpkin!!!  @ Sandy, Utah

Happy Halloween

We are staying home tonight.  We have enjoyed our beautiful fall day.   The weather warmed up today it felt good to work out in the yard and winterize things. Craig raked leaves and I empty my flower pots. Talked to Trisha today.  She said Boston is in quarantine the next 11 days from school one of his friend tested positive.  Craig and I have been concerned since we find out his friend Mike tested positive.  So far no signs of illness- we are doing good.  Tasha posted some pictures again from 

another Halloween party they went to last night so cute.  

This has been a fun fall for me this year.  Sad we are in quarantine too tonight.  I’m iffy about attending church tomorrow.  See  how we feel in the morning.  It will have been 6 days no signs of the virus.  The big presidential vote is this Tuesday.  We are voting for Trump.  Sure hope he wins!! Time will tell.  It has sure been a crazy heated campaign this year.  Be glad when it all over.  We are going to enjoy the hot tub, watch a movie, eat pop corn.  Craig wants to watch the BYU football game at 8:30.  I don’t want to stay up late.  I have to get up early and ready for church by 8:30am I have a family meeting and sacrament meeting at 9:00am.  I need to get up early to be ready in time.  I have enjoyed studying the Book of Mormon today- I spent about three hours reading the last few chapters of Mormon-  so sad the entire Nephite nation is destroyed by the great last battle.  Over 1 million died.  Brought my eyes to tears as I read the scriptures of this last final battle.  Repenting and coming into Christ is our saving grace.  Pray our nation never becomes this evil to allow the entire destruction.  We do live in turbulent times.  It warms my heart to see so many Americans across our county stand up for what is good and right and for Christian values.  

Halloween

We are not going down to see the kids this Halloween staying at the lake.  With the virus at an all time high it is best we stay home-  I wanted to host another Halloween party at our Draper home after I had decorated so fun- but blessed we were able to get together with our grandkids.  I got to see them all dressed in their costumes this year.  We are concerned after hearing Mike tested positive for the virus. We have played pickleball with our Bear lake friends the past two afternoons. The weather has warmed up enough to play outside.  It has been lots of fun for us.  Wednesday night I was so tired afterwards.  I took a hot bath and fell asleep in my towel at 7:30 pm-  I was out for the night.  I didn’t wake up until morning.  Yesterday we played again with the Bear lake gang.  We had a great time and then we all went out to dinner afterward to Coppers.  It was so fun to visit and socialize with the young group we play with all the age of our kids.  We are the oldest in the group- could be their parents.  It keeps us young playing and being active.   Craig gives them all a run for the ball.  They have a hard time beating him. I’m getting better at least I can compete.  I want to get better.  I slept horrible last night- I had hot flashes all night long-  not sure what caused it to be so bad.  My hamburger I ate at Cooper’s was spicy so maybe that was the problem for me.  I will have to pay attention and see if food is the trigger.  It has been really bad lately- my heater kicks on and I’m sweating and burning up inside.  I have been tired today not much energy.  Just laying low today and haven’t done much.  Craig has a Bishopric meeting at 4pm today.  I’m trying to up date my Blogg and get it ready for printing, I’m two years behind printing my blogs-  I have some winter digital scrapebook projects to work on.  I need to buckle down and get my mothers books done I started several years back.  The software is changing by the end of the year and I will not be able to complete it so I’m going to focus on completing it.  

Trisha and Buck decorated their new home so darling this year for Halloween.  They made these giant spiders and put on the roof-  it turned out so fun.  

Their beautiful new home in Bluffdale.

 

Craig at the entrance of their home. 

Giant spider !  They did such a great job making them.   She also hosted a witches tea for the Burbidge family.  She decorated so fun for it too.  

Loved her Balloons - The Witch is in-

I told her to invite us next year! 

The balloon swag is so awesome she worked hard making it.  I know it takes time. Love the spider baloons.  

Love her Halloween dishes.  I borrowed them last year for our couples game night.

Her new basement Kitchen. 

Corona Viurs Alert

 The Utah state health department sent out a health alert.  The highest cases today reported and 23 deaths in the past three days.  It is mandatory mask and all to be careful.  We are going to have to stay home this Halloween.  Glad we were able to host our party last weekend.  Just pray none of  us get sick from all being together last weekend.   Craig’s best friend Mike Farley was just diagnosed with the virus.  Craig had lunch with him and Richard on Monday and Mike tested positive by Wednesday.  So we are having to watch how we feel and lay low for the next few days.  Crazy season in our lives. We are so blessed to be healthy and have escaped contact with the virus so far.  We are seeing more and more that are contracting the virus in our circle of friends.  Blessed no one in our family at this time.  

Pickleball

The weather has warmed up here at the lake- 50 degrees which felt really nice after the 15 degree high on Monday and Tuesday.  We had a really cold front come thru with our first snow of the year - Craig and I had fun playing pickleball yesterday afternoon for 2 and half hours. I was beat afterwards.  We went over to the church to measure out the pickleball lines at the church, so the youth can play inside this winter.  Craig ordered Velcro strips to place on the carpet for making the lines.  It will be fun to play indoors this winter.   I came home took a hot bath.  It was out 7:30pm - I laid down to rest and I was out I slept all night.  Guess I was just tired out.  Today is another lovely day.  We are planning on playing again outside while the weather is good.  It is the Thursday night special at Cafe Sabor so we will be eating there tonight.  Always fun to eat out and visit with the Locals.  I’m doing some laundry, changing our sheets and making more apple juice today.  I have lots of apples.  My ministering sisters are stopping by today at 2pm so will be nice to visit with them.  Craig said his best friend Mike Farley and his son are stopping by today on their way back from Star Valley.  The day is filling up.  Craig has been on the phone this morning helping his mother with her Medicare health supplement insurance changes for the year.  His is good to his mother and talks to her weekly.   My mother is a challenge for me.  I was upset last week that she keeps giving what little money she has left to Tommy..  I noticed on her banking account she had written out several

Checks adding up to over $2000.-  found out she has give them to Chance to help pay for the cottage in Canton repairing the windows and door.   I don’t know why she feels like she has to keep paying for everything on the Canton home.  When Tommy owns the home not her.  When she dies the home will go to him not mother’s estate.  She has given all She has left to Tommy now.  I told her I feel Like the step-daughter.  It makes me so mad that Tommy keeps taking her money.  It is the principle of it all. She is not being fair when she has 3 other children and we get the short end of the stick.  Tommy is her favorite.  I know he is there to help her and I’m grateful for that.  Just wish he would not take what little she has anymore.  I just have to let go.  He will have to pay for her funeral is all I can say. 

Halloween Season

Natasha just posted the most darling pictures of her kids all dressed up in their Halloween costumes for school today.  Love these grandkids- they bring such joy to our lives.  

Our crazy Lincoln 10 yrs old 

Our little Witch Annie Gunns 

Winn our football player - he is a good player on his team-  

Fun pictureof all three of them 

And baby Cora Rose our little pumpkin this year -she is crawling- 

Lunch with Theresa

We have had such a great visit. 

I meet up with her while I was in town.  Wanted to take her to  lunch for her birthday -which was in August and we are just meeting up.  Theresa and Rick were just called to serve as a mission president in September.  I had her tell me all about how it happen.  We had such a great visits. We chatted for over three hours. So good to see my best friend.  I love her so very much and so excited for her new adventure in life.  They will do such an amazing job serving.  They don’t know where they are going yet- so that is the surprise coming!  I pray that Craig and I can work toward serving a mission soon too!  I’m ready for a new adventure in our lives.  This has been in my bucket list to serve a senior mission.  With the virus going around felt things have been on hold for serving a mission.  Theresa said brother Bednar told them they are in great need for Senior missionaries.  With the missions being double up on in the states they are in need of more senior missionaries.  Craig has served three years now in the Garden City Bisopric and we have sent our our first grandson to serve in Alaska- so now it is our turn to get ready.  Getting Craig to move forward-  he is hesitant- I know he loves serving in the Bishopric.  He turned 65 in August.  Our time clock is running out.  We need to move forward soon.  I would love to start the process of our mission application and see where the Lord sends us.  I’m so ready for a new challenge.  Pray for the encouragement we need to go forward with our life plans.   

Love October

Sharlena made me the cutest witch hat to hang on the door I love it.  I hung it on the door at Bear lake for a couple of weeks to enjoy and then took it to our Draper home to decorate for our family Halloween party.  I hung it over the fireplace with my Halloween decor.  It is so fun this time of year.   

Kelly my niece posted this beautiful picture of this castle in Germany - the autumn leaves are amazing in color.  Which I love this time of year with the fall colors.  Craig and I were actually able to see this castle when we visited Germany in about 1984 -  one of our convention trips.  It was such a fun trip. This castle was one of my favorites to see, it is so beautiful sitting on top of this mountain peak.  It was a steep hike up to it amazes how they built such a amazing castle not easy to get to.  One of the worlds wonders.  This is the famous Disney world castle that they copied the image from. Love this picture I took at Bear lake just as the sun was setting the sky was reflecting in the lake -a mirror glow reflecting the sky to the water.  

This picture doesn’t do justice but I tired to capture the lovely moment.  

The month is almost over- the 31st is this Saturday.  The weather has turned really cold the past three days- but is starting to warm up some today the high of 50 degrees.  Sad to see the leaves all dropped. They are almost all gone here at the lake.  Now the cold weather- waiting for snow to come.  I have enjoyed our month of October.  

Our Family Halloween Party

We had a great Cousin Family Halloween Party with all our grandkids.  It all turned out so fun.  I worked hard decorating our lower garage space in our new draper home in a Halloween glow in the dark theme.  I made mummy hot dogs, Chili, pumpkin cup cakes, chip and dip and soda to dink with smoky fog from dry ice.  We played bobbing for apples, glow stick relay, pass the apple relay, twister and  ball toss in the caldron.   It was fun to see all our Grandkids dress in their costumes.  

Our Ashtyn as a Unicorn 

Annie & Ashtyn playing ball toss 

Our cutie witches - Annie & Grammy 

Our witches love.   

I made 34 cups they turned out so fun the bright green and orange.  

Landon 

Thomas Family 

Cora Rose our little pumpkin 

Saydee Bug 17 years old our boxing kangaroo 

Aubrey and Austin 

Karlee dresses as her Mom in High 

School with her letters jacket and favorite blanket - we all got a great laugh.  

 

Jacob 

lincon an 80’s teenager - 

Our Natasha’s 33rd Birthday

Friday October 23 is our baby girls 33rd Birthday.  Where have the years gone.  She is an amazing young women.  She does such a good job caring for her 4 children and running her online clothing business which is a great success.  She told me they hit their 5 million in sales this year which is no small amount.  It is a huge accomplishment for her and her working team.  We meet her for lunch at the Cheese cake factory with Sharlena, Trisha and Craig.   I gave her a digital scrapbook I made for her of her 1st year. It turned out so awesome.  It was fun to visit with our girls and eat yummy food.  We all love the Chicken Medrea!  

My Hair is so blonde now.  It looks strange to me.  Getting use to it.  

Happy Birthday our Natasha Dear 

Such a beautiful young women.  

Our First Snow

I woke up this morning and looked out the Window to see our first snow of the year at our Draper home- winter is coming.  I stayed in Draper to get ready for our family Halloween party today.  Craig left yesterday  afternoon to attend Church and then heading back up this afternoon.  I’m so excited for our party.  I have worked hard decorating and getting things ready I have the cooking to do today.  And hang all the glow stick.  They are arriving at 4pm.  Let the fun begin.  

Our first snow 

Thursday / Getting Ready For Our Halloween Party

We drove down last night to our Draper home.  Craig hooked up our big trailer to take out to Shannon’s today.  She wanted to borrow it for a month so she can sort her basement and get rid of all her junk. She needed the trailer to have some where to put it all and then haul it off.  We will be taking it out today.  I have the back of our truck loaded up with my Halloween decor stuff.  I’m so excited for our family Halloween party this Sunday afternoon I’m hosting.  I have lots to do to get ready for it all.  I started working on it a couple weeks ago.   I’m making a glow in the dark room in our unfinished area under the garage.  It is a big area the kids can run around and have fun.  I bought some fun things last time I was in town at the $ store and went to Zuckers party store.  I spent over an hour looking around in there for things to decorated with. It is the fun - Wow -store to go to. 

I bought some witches pots to play games with and serve punch in.  I want to add dry ice which makes it all smoky.  I already hung spider webs on the cement walls, hung several wall murals added black lights with glow in the dark paint.  I bought lots of glow sticks to put on the games. And for the them to wear in the dark room.  I bought Halloween style games - Twister- adding glow sticks and the witches ball toss for prizes.  I’m making mummy hot dogs they are so cute.  I found some fun eating ideas on Pinterest.  I will take pictures when I get it all done.  Trisha hosted a Witxhes Tea party for the Burbidge Family last week.  She decorated so fun!   Wish I could have attended.  She sent me pictures of her decorations so fun ! I love her balloon  wall.  Something I was thinking of doing.  

Wednesday Morning Pickleball

We got up this morning and played pickleball at the Garden City courts. This is going to be our last warm day for the season -the weather is dropping 20 degrees tomorrow the high 29 tomorrow is the forecast- the Bishop just called and invited Craig to lunch with the missionaries.  I’m having a protein shake.  Trying to lose some weight but not doing so good.  I’m staying at 168 lbs.  I have got to buckle down and get a least 10 pounds off.   We have things to winterize with the cold weather coming in tomorrow.  We plan to head down to our Draper home later today or tomorrow.  I’m excited for our family Halloween party I have planned for this Sunday- I’m working on a fun glow in the dark room.  I need to finish gathering things up I want to take down.  I have lots to do today.  

Update on the Virus

It is not going away - Scott and Jan are doing ok from the virus-  Scott is still having trouble breathing. Last week we stopped by their home so Craig could mow his lawn.  Scott is not able to do much without being on his oxygen.  We are hearing of more and more people we know contracting the virus- the young kid are fine it is the older population that is struggling- SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 1,081 on Tuesday, with five more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.

The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 1,251, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 14.8%.

The new numbers indicate a 1.1% increase in positive cases since Monday. Of the 986,424 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 9.9% have tested positive for the disease. The state reported an increase of 5,765 tests conducted as of Tuesday.

There are currently 291 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Utah, including 104 in intensive care unit beds across the state. About 69% of ICUs are occupied statewide as of Tuesday, while about 46% of non-ICU beds are filled, state data shows.

The five deaths reported Tuesday include:

• A San Juan County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was not hospitalized when he died
• A Utah County woman who was over the age of 85 and was a resident of a long-term care facility
• A Salt Lake County man who was over the age of 85 and was not hospitalized when he died
• A Salt Lake County woman who was over the age of 85 and was hospitalized when she died
• A Cache County man who was between the ages of 45 and 64 and was hospitalized when he died

Tuesday's totals give Utah 96,643 total confirmed cases, with 4,753 total hospitalizations and 551 total deaths from the disease. A total of 71,693 Utah COVID-19 cases are now considered recovered.

Under the state's new transmission index system, state health officials are set to review each Utah county's transmission level Wednesday, and any changes will be posted on the state's coronavirus dashboard on Thursday, according to the health department.

Per the new guidelines, counties can't move down to a lower transmission level until they've spent at least two weeks at their current level. That means that Cache, Garfield, Juab, Salt Lake, Utah and Wasatch counties will remain at the "high" transmission level for at least another week since they were rated at that level last week when the state announced the new system.

Other counties may move up to a higher transmission level this week, but none will move to a lower, less-restrictive level.

Apple Cider Time

That time we couldn’t get Anni to put down the Sparkling Cider. 

beautiful pictures of Ani and Natasha modeling her new holiday fashion dress.  Love this dress for the Christmas holiday parties.  we all love yummy apple cider.  I have been making lots of apple juice this year.