Cleaning up a bit at the cemetery.

Skyler and I stopped by the cemetery to edge around the concrete base at Grandma's headstone and blow it off yesterday after school.  The M18 Milwaukee edger and blower are much easier to transport and handle than my old 2 stroke gas ones were.

I ran the edger and he ran the blower.  It's really greening up and looking good!

Pre-birthday burger.

He requested a hamburger for dinner Saturday night.  "Can I have a double, with cheese?"  1/2 pound burger it is!

I remember being able to eat like that.

 

This is twelve.

Happy Birthday Skyler!!

Taken yesterday.  We're watching the girls' dogs this weekend.

12 years ago an hour after he was born.

Remember last week when that giant rocket lifted off?

The pad definitely remembers!

Should've waited for a flame deflector.

 

Someone at Murray City remembers 1983!

We visited Murray Park yesterday afternoon and it was a real blast from the past for me.  They are preparing for flooding by removing bridges over Little Cottonwood Creek!  I remember my Mom taking us to the park to see the extensive flooding in 1983.  The next month here will be interesting.  Stay tuned for updates.

This all backed up in 1983 due to the low bridge past the removed bridge.

8 bolts and a crane and the bridge is temporarily resting over there.  Let's hope it doesn't float away.

Our annual trip to J&J greenhouses and nursery.

It was a much needed visit not only to get some plants, but to experience blooms and greenery!

Holding his precious!  

He got a new lemon tree and a new lime tree since the last lemon tree got spider mites and died.

Marigolds.

Superbloom!

 

OH MY GOD!!!!

Smart dog!

She got to lick the creamed eggs and ham (thanks Easter dinner) on Saturday morning.  She was chasing the pan all over the floor and finally put her left paw in it to hold it still.

At nearly 15(!) years old, I'm to the point of letting her get away with nearly anything.

Hellooo??

We spotted this peacock resting against a south facing wall at Wheeler Farm yesterday.  I sneaked over and slid my phone out to get his picture.

He wasn't too upset when he spotted my phone.

WOO HOO!!!!

 

EA-18G Growler Cockpit View.

You might want headphones to listen, but this is an incredible video of Navy carrier ops!

"Over there, over there!"

Skyler is learning about WWI in school and Grandpa provided him with WWI records, record player, and helmet to share with his class.  Here he is walking out from school last night!

If only he had a green coat instead of tan!

Goofball!

He got a new Kiwi Co. STEM project in the mail yesterday.  The project was to build an air pump so one could inflate balloons.

He remembered how to build a balloon hat from watching Grandpa years ago.

Union Pacific's Sierra Snow Fighters on The Weather Channel

Continuing the traditon.

I home brined another corned beef for St. Paddy's Day this year.

Treadmill!!

We got all 250 pounds down the stairs and setup last night.  It took all 3 of us on the stairs but the rest was surprisingly easy.

Of course he had to try it out and explore all the buttons and features.

Meal, Ready to Eat.

Or M.R.E.  We celebrated the Oscars last night with champagne, steak bites, polish sausage bites and shrimp cocktail.  Skyler celebrated by trying out an MRE for dinner.  He was fascinated!  

BBQ beef and black beans on two tortillas.  The green lemon lime drink was a favorite.  He said the chocolate chip cookies was rather "wheaty".

New bike!

I happened to see that Amazon was running a sale on a Fat Bike last Friday.  It was less than 1/3 the original price so Mommy said to order it.  The bike arrived Tuesday and I assembled it and swapped out the stock tires.  What a great deal!  

He rode it down to surprise Grandpa last night after school.  

Hopefully this will last him a while before he out grows it.

Back online!

The local idiot bridge crew took out our internet Friday morning.  After several frustrating days, it was back online yesterday afternoon.  Poor Skyler, he was nearly beside himself the entire time!

We made it.

It's March!