Looking forward to Thanksgiving

I know it is crazy - but I am looking forward to Thanksgiving. It is the family aspect that makes me feel happy. After years of not being around any of our family at the holiday time, now we get to experience how the rest of the world lives.
On Thursday - Thanksgiving day - Julie and Dave are coming here for dinner with Tyler and Sarah. Also coming are Katie and Nate - Julie and Dave's oldest and her new husband. This year we understand the others, Justin and Lindsey and Rachel and Jeff are eating and spending the day with the "other" family/parents. Sharing is hard but good too.
On Friday - the day after Thanksgiving - Scott and his family are coming for the day and to eat baby back ribs.
So I cook turkey and the accompaning dishes on Thursday and Friday cook ribs. Not bad - both of them are fairly easy to do. It is all the extras that make it seem overwhelming and Katie and Julie will help with those. Katie is bringing her yummy orange rolls and brownies for dessert for those who do not want pie. Julie will bring a jello salad and what ever we can think of - maybe some appetizers or sparkling cider. She is working and it will be easier for her this. way. And I do cook really good ribs - it I do say so myself! We can eat leftovers - if there are any and if not the sweet potato fries and beans.
Tomorrow we are putting up the Christmas lights! I know it is early but so much easier to do when it is not so cold or snowy.
Here come the holidays -- Yipee -- more fun this year - I was so tired last year after the move.
I guess we could sing a verse of "Here comes Santa Claus"

Pink Eye Ugh!

Have you ever had "pink eye"? I guess I did as a child but did not remember how much it hurt - stung - itched and just plain uncomfortable. Thank goodness we went to the doctor on the second day and got some anitbiotic eye drops. Now I have never been good at eyedrops but I have learned how and they are working! I am so grateful for modern medicine.

November adventures

Well another surpise - November is one week over already! We are doing well, but time seems to be getting away from us - big time!

At the end of October, I had something - do not know what to call it - a bad cold - or the dreaded H1N1 virus. But after a period of coughing I am feeling much better.

I got some good pictures of the full moon coming up last week and I will post one so you can see it coming up over our mountains.


We drove up to Idaho on Friday and spent the night with our friends John and Lu Bagley and they took us up to a "cabin" which turned out to be more of a luxury home almost to West Yellowstone. Then on Saturday we came back to Rexburg and took 5 of the young people who are from our branch who are attending BYu Idaho, for a nice lunch. We had a good time visiting with them and seeing how they have grown into wonderful young adults.

While we were with the Bagley's they took us to see Mesa Falls and it snowed for awhile - it is pretty coming down. I will also post a picture of us at the falls.

Look for more news later in the month.