I learn the strangest things from my daughter. One Day recently she came home and said "Mom, we have got a problem - I walk right." Oh. Apparently they were practicing walking for the Homecoming pageant and she floated best, so every one was told to watch her and walk like that! Then she proceeded to tell me that girls are really wierd. "They just randomly talk to other girls if there is time to kill. Why do they do this?" Today she came home and said she learned in class why it was so hard for her to adjust when we moved to this predominately white area. The one black senior in the class talked about how she feels in a white school. Then my girl raised her hand and talked about being the token white kid in a "minority" school. How they didn't all accept you and you had to move on and find your own friends. When she came here it was no big deal to the local kids, they just all sort of accepted her, and that sort of overwhelmed her.. Blew her away. Sort of explained things to other girls in the ward who had been wondering about my daughter and why she is so weird. (Her word)

1st summer Zoo Adventure

During the time that more than half of my family were away from home, Rachael wanted to check things off her bucket list! The Zoo was on that Bucket list ! So we took those that were here and we went! Holly had to wait very patiently to get a chance to sit on this giant Carved elephant trunk!

Rachael posing by the porcupines. I don't recall ever seeing live porcupines before

My girls trying to tame a Rhino! Unfortunately that Rhino was just too slippery for them to stay on it very well..

We got to ride a carousel with endangered animals. Here is Lilly on the elephant she chose.

Many Many years ago, I came to this zoo with 2 nieces and my college roomates. We have a cute photo of the "Mouse" drinking from this lion fountain!

MY adventurous girls

Summer Adventure to the dinosaurs...

I know it has been a challenge for me to write on my blog, but to give me credit, I have been busy. I Happen to have 5 daughters who were home and a son. Life story aside, we actually had a couple of fun casual adventures. This year we had a membership to Thanksgiving Point. We have enjoyed the gardens, and the animal petting area, and the Dinosaur Museum. (Note: if you go to the animal part, you want to take Quarters so the kids can get food to feed the animals. It is quite the experience to have a horse lick it off your palm!) The Dinosaur museum has a "floating exhibit" for their first room. This time it was on "Listening". The second area after the exhibit is a very dark tunnel with stars... It reminds me of the Star tours ride at Disneyland. This time my girls went in together and an screamed and hollered to make it a Scary tunnel. I caught them with the Night setting on the camera....

Lillian and Cora were trying to walk as quietly as possible across a gravel pit

Here is Holly playing in the sand and water table near the end of the museum. Some nice boy gave her a dinosaur to use, but she was too busy with her sand and water to care...(she is practically laying on it. Poor Dinosaur.)

This is another chot from the dark tunnel, I apparently caught Myra laughing in the dark!

Rachael really was trying to listen to something in the exhibit

Rachael and Myra resting by the exhibit poster - gotta love sister hugs. I admit, I love my girls.

They came back!

They went up to the Science Center to play and some how found butterflys!

I knew this 12 year old was calm but I had no Idea she could be still enough to have a butterfly land on her!

My two and a darling cousin, Oh how I missed my girls! I am so glad to see their cute little faces! They came back!!! The man and 2 of my girls returned from a 10 day long trip to Seattle. They were visiting with family and exploring many fun things about the Pacific Northwest. They had a good time with many of their cousins on the Man's side of the family. But Oh how I missed them!!!!

Life ?

Why do we have those times in life when we totally question the value of our existence? Those times when you read strange books and they speak to you. Or those really wierd movies which seem to make sense when you are slightly off your normal routine. What is it about brain chemistry that makes those times so significant? I found a fun Quote line in my book today. It was based on Hymn Title lines. "As sisters in Zion, we who are called to serve are all enlisted to go marching, marching forward because the world has need of willing men to all press on scattering sunshine. We wonder if we have done any good in the world today, because we have been given much and want to do what is right, keep the commandments, press forward with the Saints, and put our shoulders to the wheel going where He wants us to go. However, as the morning breaks high on the mountain top, truth reflects upon our senses, and while we still believe that sweet is the work, we also realize that we have work enough to do ere the sun goes down. And thus we ask Thee ere we part, where can we turn for peace? Kerry Blair I found it amusing, I liked the way she linked it all together....

Summer Heat

So it happens to be Summer time! My friend Jennifer mentioned that I have been slacking off - Actually she asked me if I was aware it has been 2 months since I last wrote... Nope, I sort of got busier than I usually am. Goodness it is hard to adjust to constant changes. I don't know how you all do it! Blogger changed, My kids are changing. My cars are needy. My man is fishing. That is a lot to deal with! So My oldest son is being a super trooper - He is serving as a missionary in Joshua Texas. (I think) He sometimes rides a bike and sometimes drives a car. He doesn't mention the temperature at all. I think the his NOT whining about the temperature is pretty awesome. I on the other hand have been warm and grouchy and whiny. It has been about a 100 degrees here, with stinky fires, and my vehicles presently have no A/C. The twenty year old lincoln we aren't sure when we will deal with it's issue, but the Van is sitting in the shop hoping it's vent can spew forth cold air again instead of just hot! We were driving up to Layton for a doctor's visit when it gradually stopped blowing cold air, and then worked it's way up to HOT air. It is a long drive. We had to have Slurpees - to help keep us from getting all of our moisture sucked out of us on the way home. Then a couple of days later we had to go back to the Doctor's office and he noticed Rachael was hot and sweaty when he was treating her. EWWWH a girls worst nightmare, to be slimy and hot when someone has to touch you. She has had more fun with sweat this week. She had three days of Ballroom practice. Pretty awesome work out but Sweaty! She realized they were all dripping sweat, so it wasn't just her. One boy she was dancing with had to wipe his face off before they could do a dance step that brought them really close together. On the day she had to introduce herself to others she was wearing gloves due to allergy treatment. She let them all know she was wearing the rubber gloves for allergy treatment, not because they have Cooties!

I realize we don't have humidity, and I am grateful for that right now, but some times I really do feel as if I'm in a desert. I am pretty sure the dryness just sucks the life out of you at times. So for today, Have a nice cool day, if not? Go get a Slurpee! Or a Lemonade!

Cinderella goes to prom

The Junior is wearing a Cinderella Blue dress. Her date is wearing a nice tux with cinderlla blue accents.

One of these days she willhave to pin the flower on the boy herself...

She said she wanted a messy bun. Myra said to make it look wormy.