Glama and The Boys Millcreek Adventure

Well the weather man says this coming Wednesday our wonderful summer weather will abruptly come to an end. So to take advantage of our almost 90 degree weather, The Boys and I decided to hit McD0nalds and have a picnic up Millcreek Canyon. The original plan was to have Bampa come with us and we would have a hot dog roast....too much work for the three of us, so
Micky D's worked fine.

I was amazed how little the colors had changed in the picnic grounds. After our delightful lunch, we "scouted" out all the way up the river and then back down again way past our picnic area. It was unusually quiet for Millcreek. The area belonged to us and one lone fisherman. Ashie took the lead on our adventure and showed us the way to go. Hayhay was happy to lag behind picking up rocks as he went.

This is the first trip into our "Fall Science Discovery Project". We will head up the canyon again in a couple of weeks to see how the leaves in the canyon have changed. I am not too sure if the boys will be too interested, but we will go again to talk about the different colors, the leaves that have fallen and how the weather feels. We should be able to tromp in the fallen leaves as we venture up along the side of the river again.

We live so close to the mountains, why don't we go up more often?

Off To a New Adventure

I wrote this Sunday and published it...it keeps disappearing from Phrogbottoms...Now I know why I do not blog...It is tooooo complicated. This is the 4th time I have tried to post this blog. Wish me luck....Here it goes again!

This morning Bampa and I took Grandma Jo, Nerseyfers and the K-Man to the airport to fly off to Nersey's latest and greatest adventure. Buckley was sent ahead to ride down with Cookie Monster. Nersey speculated having Buckley on the road would assure she did not change her mind at the last minute. He was bit of a hostage. Grandma Jo was there to make sure Nersey and the K-Man got onto the plane. Actually, Nersey was lucky enough to have Grandma Jo to help with the K-Man during the flight. Grandma Jo knows all the ins and outs of flying and provided valuable information for the trek.


We are going to miss you Nersey, your fun quick wit, your leaving cupboard doors open, your imagination to make any event fun, your special cupcakes and your sweet, smiling, good natured son. Yes, I am going to miss Buckley too. It is a good thing he had the one redeemable quality of being so lovable and patient with children. I will miss you making dinner on Tuesday night. It was made me feel like a Princess to come home and not have to make dinner that night. Thank you to all of the Cookie Monster's family for sharing more than the last year with us. We have been blessed to have you in our home. We love you and will miss you all, more than you will know.


Now you are off to a new adventure! It will be grand. Grandma Jo will take good care of you, just as you will take good care of her while Burton is off in Afghanistan. I'll add San Antonio to my Southwest "Ding" list and maybe it won't be long before you can show Bampa and me the River Walk.

AAhhhh....Lake Powell

I love going to Lake Powell.

Uncle D and Aunt C always make the best host and hostess'. The weather was perfect; the cuisine was amazing, the company the best! Here are some highlights:

Re-connecting with my mermaid soul....someday I will actually learn to swim, I discovered my Mojo....I was born to ride wave runners!

Best food in town....cooked by the best chef...steak, salmon and Uncle D. burgers....yum!

The "Boys"...... out for fun!

Uncle D. brought us back a surprise gift from his early morning walk. He was carefully folded up in Uncle D's shirt for safe delivery to the boat. Tadpole would think this little critter was pretty cool.... (Do you remember the summer evening Steve, Mindurs & Cyncha found a tarantula in the drive way...then sprayed painted it orange? A terrible waste of a very good specimen. The little guy would have made a great addition to our "freezer" collection.)

Uncle D carefully placed this little guy on a rock after he brought him back to the boat...I think he just died shortly before Uncle D found him. He was still pliable for the viewing. We skipped the funeral.

Thanks for a great trip. We had a great time!

This is Glama's Kind of Kid

This morning I was laying on the floor doing sit-ups when Tadpole appeared over me pinching something in his fingers saying, "Look Mom! Bug" ...only not quite so clearly because he had to say it a few times and dangle said bug inches over my face before I was dead sure that he not only meant to say "BUG" but actually was HOLDING A WIGGLY BUG! ICK! He knew he was on to a good thing when I freaked out and ran away while insisting he go throw it outside. Nothing quite as funny as chasing mom with a bug. I wish I could have played it a little more cool. You'd think after growing up in a house with Glama's frozen bug collection in the freezer I wouldn't even be phased. Next time you come Glama, you and Tadpole can go bug hunting. Have fun. Superkid Abz and I will sit that activity out!

The Keddington Burrito

So, I've been married to Shane for what? almost 11 years and what just sufaced into my life? The Keddington burrito. It will change your life I promise. The pic posted is not the Keddington burrito but close enough to spice up my post.

So where did this come from? Well evedently Shane had this wonderful treat for dinner every weekend at his fathers house growing up. A couple of weeks ago he introduced it to me. Perhaps I had just barely became worthy of its delights or something. Im not good with recipes and Shane doesnt really have one so Im just going to post the ingredients and you do what you will with it.

Browned hamburger with onions

kidney and pinto beans

chile powder

Whatever other seasoning you want

Let this all simmer together for a bit.

Sauce (the best part) 1 can of green chiles and 1 packet of chicken gravy

Add to warm tortilla - cheese optional

Its pretty great. Misstletoe gave it a go and it was practically a hit in her home.

I wonder what else Shane is keeping from me!

Easter Pictures

Nick enjoying Some stolen kicks!

Asher on the hunt

Coach enjoying the moment

Kenneth enjoying the spoils

Nick scooping out the loot.

Next year maybe we can scoop out ALL of our out of state cousins. You were ALL missed!

Cousin Adrienne Passes

Aunt Diane called Mom to tell us that Cousin Adrienne Smith Lloyd passed away this morning in Boise Idaho. You all know that Adrienne is the youngest daughter of Aunt Shirley and Uncle Joe. She contracted a serious form of hepititus as a young woman. She has endured years of kidney and liver transplants, eperimentation, dialysis and a lot of suffering.

She has a son and he has a baby daughter that Adrienne adored. Her life has been very challenging but she has been a fighter to live as normally as her condition would allow. Calvin was with her at 7:00 last night she passed after he left about 9:00.

Years ago Mom and I were in a restaurant when Adrienne and her friends came in from a game. They were all Olympus High School Pep Club uniforms and we watched them have a great time. Her life is a testiment to living to a standard, facing challenges and never giving into doubt and negative thinking or actions.

Services will be in Salt Lake City on Thursday.

Bampa