2011 NEW YEAR—NEW BLOG

Today is April 20, we have been here in Cowboy Town since April 16. I wasn’t going to do a blog this

year, but because my son Ron said he enjoyed it and I printed out last years and put them in my journal,

it seemed like a good idea. Cowboy Town is right by the rodeo grounds in Heber and also by the Heber

Creeper Terminal. There are more missionaries than last year. ( 108 last year and 126 this year.)

It has rained every day we’ve been here. There is more snow up on the mountain than last year. Earl

has been plowing and plowing trailer spots so people can move up there. A lot of the prayers have

been asking to temper the elements, so we can open up the mountain to people booked to come May

16. We have had a day of talks from our leader. Elder Donald Butler, an Area Authority Seventy, the

Manager (or Mission Pres) the YW Leaders of the Mountain. Today started training sessions. Things we

heard last year, but oh well!

April 23—Saturday

I am sitting in the truck at Camp Eliza R. Snow. This is where we will camp hosts with Elder and Sister

Gifford from Rexburg. I can get cell phone service right here at our camp, but not internet. Having cell

service will be a treat. It is snowing/raining right now and the men are trying to dig the snow away

from around the sewer and water and electrical hook-ups. The spots have been plowed for our trailers,

but everywhere else there is at least 4-5 ft of snow. This is the same camp we have reserved for our

Marshall Reunion August 5-6, 2011. Cool Coincidence!!!!!!

July 28, 2010

July 28, 2010

The days are flying buy. We hit the half way mark on July 15. We are having many wonderful experiences as we work and eat with the girls and leaders. And find connections with families on the weekend. One boy went to school with Brock, my nephew. Several girls from So Jordon 5^th ward know Mason, my grandson, because they go to Bingham, too. Some from the Butler Stake know Rob and Tara and McCLearys. I’ve found out Elder Garlick is my cousin. My Dad has Garlicks’ in his family. Some know people in Richmond.

The last few weeks I’ve had a harder time. I don’t have time to regroup between groups. The girls leave on Friday mornings and the families come Friday at 2pm. We check them in and we check them out and we restock the bathrooms for each new group. Robert hauls a lot of garbage, I give lectures on Bertha Stone Reeder. We have orientation every Monday morning, which we take turns presenting with the Henrie’s, the other camp host couple. I have many pictures and I wish I could include them all. Here are just a few.

5 July 2010

Whew!! What a wild week this has been! I’ll work backwards from yesterday. The 4^th of July Sunday was 46 degrees when we went to church at the Hinckley Pavilion (outside). Until four weeks ago we were driving down to Heber to a meeting house. I went prepared this time because two weeks ago I froze with just a blanket. Snow boots, hoodie and coat, and a quilt. It wasn’t so bad that way. The breeze blows through all the pavilions. It’s the best place to be on a hot day, of which we have had only a few. Robert froze. Only wore his suit………..

We had a girl collapse on the hike to the Lake last Monday. She and a leader headed back to Camp Esther. It was a steep climb and very narrow. She collapsed again. The Security Team got there quickly and transported her on a stretcher up to Camp Esther where the ambulance met them. That was about 4pm and she died around 7pm at the Heber Valley Hospital. We are still waiting for the results of the autopsy. Brother Wright said at church yesterday that there were extenuating circumstances. We tried to keep it from the rest of the girls. We have about 2700 a week. To my knowledge we did, and the week went smoothly for them…..

Congratulations to Marci and Paul!! They just found out they are getting a boy in November.

Last week, when I was talking to Shaynna, she put Brenner on the phone, he’s two years old (by the way he loves grandpa’s tractor) He said, “Hi Gram-tractor!!!” We tried to visit for a few minutes, and then he said,” Bye, bye ,bye Gram-tractor”. What a cutie!

I miss my family, but I love serving a mission! We are almost to the half-way mark. ( Three months left)

Life In Pictures

For some reason I can't get the pictures to work!

Here’s our life in pictures. Animals everywhere.. This is their home and they just meander around. A coyote did kill a doe and her newborn fawn the other day. The semi is bringing food for a stake!!! We are well and loving our mission.

Spring

Well, spring lasted about 3 days!!! It is still raining since the middle of the week. One camp host explained it like this, “The pot guts are lining up two by two, ready to get on the Ark!”

Legacy Lake and Challenge Courses have been canceled. The camp is full of families and other organizations, but they mostly stay in the cabins!! What else can you do???? No hiking for sure. Oh, but one woman was jogging!!!

We had a fun week with Altamont Stake being in Camp Sariah, right next to us. We got to visit with a lot of leaders (don’t know the girls, we’ve been gone too long. Bishop Curtis Miles and his counselor, Kelly Bird came to the trailer and we caught up on a lot of news. Carla Todd ( married to Bruce) called from Camp Rebecca, she’s in the Roosevelt West Stake, and I went over to visit.

I’ve been so busy haven’t had time to go down to Admin to post these. But will do it today!

Busy

We are really into Girls Camp. Monday mornings the buses come and drop them off and Friday mornings they pick them up( if it’s a Stake) The first Monday , 6 nice buses pulled in and deposited 320 girls. What a site, when you’re new and don’t know what you are doing!! If it’s wards they come in cars and we have cars everywhere and have to orient them all on parking and everything else. Then Friday’s at 2pm, families start coming. After we check them in, they usually want to go to the Challenge course or Legacy Lake and we make those arrangements. They can stay until 5pm on Saturdays. Saturday nights we collapse!.

We get along really well with our Camp Host companions, Elder and Sister Henrie, from N. Logan. They help us and we help them.

On our P-day this week, we went home to Richmond. It’s been 7 weeks. The house seemed so big! All four of the kids and families that live in the Valley came Monday night. It was sooooo good to see them. I was really missing EVERY one of them. Jaynee, Kevin and family had a REALLY nice surprise for us. They had worked in the rain weeding and mowing the yard for 3 hours before we got home. The yard looked wonderful and they looked like drowned rats! Thanks again Day family!!!

Marci and Paul plan on living in our house while their new one is getting built in Hyrum. They’ll be moving in sometime between June16-20. Good luck, guys. And good luck to Shaynna and Nathan, that things will quit breaking down!!..........I’m back! Just had a knock on the door. One ward was cleaning the bathrooms and they needed more garbage bags. Good luck to Ron and Deo, that things can go more smoothly in their move to a new house!

Til next time!!!!

Memorial Day

On Sunday afternoon of Memorial weekend, Jaynee , Kevin, Maddie, Marshall, Dawson and Dallas spent the afternoon. It just happened to be a nice one. Sure enjoyed them.