The Trotters

Halloween 2011

2011-11-13T08:29:00.001-08:00

Bob and my mom had a Halloween party at their place. They made barbeque pork, potato salad lots of cookies and brownies it was all really, really good. I wish we would have got pictures of everbody but only ended up with these two. Sorry no pictures of John he refused to dress up this year. We all had a great time though.

My first elk

2011-10-30T08:57:00.000-07:00

I know its not a huge one like you see on tv but its meat in the freezer. I told myself I would take the first legal bull I could since we were on a bull only hunt. I saw a bigger one with 5 cows earlier in the morning but they were too far away and no way to get to them. So I found this huge flat rock on the side of one mountain over looking the valley below and a nice place for elk to cross on the other ridge. I saw another 6 cows that came up behind me there then at 10 o'clock everything was quiet and I was getting sleepy by noon and so I would lay down and just listen and peek my head up every once in awhile but nothing was happening. Then I would get uncomfortable and sit up and eat some jerky for a bit then laydown again and around 2:30 I was sitting up and out through the brush popped out 3 cows and this spike. I knew he was legal size but wanted to make sure nothing bigger was behind him so I waited a few seconds and nothing else was coming plus I only had an open area for a short while since they wer trotting across. So i tried to find him in the scope but couldn't so I looked back up to find him then down in the scope again and the only thing I could think to do is a deer bleet to try and stop him but it didn't work so I fired a shot and he didnt run any faster so I jacked out a shell and popped in another and shot again and he started to stumble but was still up and I didn't want to let my first elk get away wounded likethat so I was shooting again as he started to fall and when he did it was so steep that he rolled down the hill about 30 feet. He don't look that big in the picture but after dragging him down the rest of the hill to skin it out made me realizehow big and heavy they are even going downhill. To give you an idea of how big it was the legs that we quartered out were probably close to 100 pounds a piece.

2011-10-30T08:48:00.000-07:00

Mom and Dads 2011 visit

2011-09-28T14:42:00.000-07:00

Eastern Idaho State Fair Stealing Angels and Ronnie Dunn

2011-09-11T16:24:00.000-07:00

The Stealing Angels is made of of a group of girls that met on a reality showed that never aired. It was based on family of famous people and the producers thought they would maybe fight but they ended up gettin along good and started this group. The tall one is Jennifer Wayne, John Wayne's granddaughter. The other is Caroline Cutberth which is a decedent of Daniel Boone, and the feisty brunette is Tayla Lynn, Loretta Lynn's granddaughter. It was hard to get good pictures of them because they never stood still, but they were alot of fun. Tayla kept looking at Shana and smiling then she told Shana that she looks just like her best friend and thats why I keep looking at you. Ronnie Dunn came on after that and put on a real good performance and told some good stories one is about how people told him he has too much money to sing his new single "cost of livings high and going up". He showed a trailer of where he grew up at and how he scraped by playing the beer joints and he said he can relate to that song. We enjoyed both performances so much that it was one of our favorites that we have been to.

John, Paul and Bob's horse ride at Jackass Meadows

2011-09-04T10:03:00.001-07:00

Josh Turner concert

2011-09-04T09:53:00.000-07:00

Little Buckaroo Rodeo

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Bannock Montana ghost town

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30 is a piece of cake

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Independence Day Bull Bash and Diamond Rio

2011-07-05T18:47:00.000-07:00

Sorry its been so long. I also put the pictures in opposite order because I haven't done this in a while. We went on Sunday to a bullride and a concert. Both were fantastic. The bullride was made up of 16 year olds to around 19 year olds from Montana, Idaho, Canada, and Wyoming. They didnt have it too easy either. One of the 16 year olds from Idaho Falls rode a bull that was in the National Championship in Las Vegas. After that we saw Diamond Rio and got a chance to talk to them after the show and get some pictures. I told them that I saw them in Martin TN, in 2007 and they said oh yeah the Tennessee Soybean Festival. Then a couple of them said what were you doing there and I said living there and then they asked what are you doing here and I said living here and pointed to Shana and said she's from here and they was like yeah a woman can do that to you. We also had Shana's cousin Cylee and her family stay the night Friday night and also Shana's brother and his family came by and we played games and talked. It was alot of fun and wished we could have seen them more.

2011-02-12T14:56:00.000-08:00

I went for a drive today (saturday) thinking I would just see some mule deer and when I topped a hill, out in the open stood these big boys. There was also a herd farther off that had the females and some spikes but these guys were all by themselves. These are the biggest ones I've seen except for the winter herd in Jackson Hole that you can take a sliegh ride through. The mule deer are just hanging out in some farmers hay staying warm and eating. What else is there to do when your a deer?

Oct. 1st camping trip

2010-12-06T16:29:00.000-08:00

We have had problems with our camera so here are some older pics.

Scouting for Elk

2010-09-20T17:02:00.000-07:00

Bob and I took a couple of horses and went to scout an area on the Idaho Wyoming border over the weekend. We got there Friday around dark and set up camp. I tried going to sleep around 11 because we were getting up at 6 but I was so excited that I only got 2 or 3 hours of sleep. We had breakfast and saddled up the horses and finally took off around 9:30 because of an issue of where we had parked. In the first 10 minutes of going down a dirt road looking for a pack trail my horse stopped all of a sudden and looked to the right and so did I and I saw a big bull moose in the trees but it only lasted a couple of seconds the after that some mule deer crossed the road. We went through some thick trees on a trail that wasnt too big. It ended up taking us around to the other side of where we left and we went down another dirt road and talked to a man and woman who were bowhunting. The man said that he just got a bull and his wife got a cow. I asked to see the bull and they were very nice and let us and it was a big bull and they kind of told us near where they got it. We left and went the other direction and went a few miles past where mechanical vehicles arent permitted. On the way back we saw another hunter that just got there and as we are riding by we would talk to people but Bob had his Tenn. hat on and the guy asked where he got it and Bob said from some hillbilly from Tenn and I said yeah the hillbilly in front of him. The guy asked what part of Tenn and I said the west part, Paris Tenn and he shouted through the woods as we are riding away from him, I'm from Paris. He said whats your name and I told him but we where out of sight by then. Later I wished we would have went back and talked to him but we and when I say we I mean I was getting tired and saddle sore. All together we went around 20 miles but it was a blast. We are going to go back in a couple weeks and hopefully I can get some better pic of the mountains changing colors, we just didnt stop very much and I didn't want to take pics while riding.

Visit home

2010-09-13T12:27:00.000-07:00

We started out by driving 1500 miles and made really good time until we got to Missouri and ran into all the traffic and got into a traffic jam before we got to St. Louis. It took us 21 hours, we left Thursday morning and drove for 14 hours and then had 7 hours on Friday. One of my best friends Slade and his family came by to visit with us on Saturday and it was nice to get caught up with them because it had been about 9 years since we had seen each other. Then we spent alot of the day playing freeze tag with my nephews and nieces. Sunday we went to the DuQuoin State fair but didnt take the camera but we watched a rodeo and towards the end they put a ribbon on a bull and if you took it off you got a $100. We thought that bull would be older or more tame but when they opened the gate a bull with 2 or 3 ft horns on each side came busting out looking for someone to hit and the first guy he hit got flipped up in the air and did a complete flip then he took off and hit some more people and some jumped over the fence but nobody got the ribbon. It was alot of first for Shana she caught her first bass, bluegill, and catfish. She acutally caught a good sized bass and said that they were fun to catch along with the catfish even though they weren't very big they put up a fight. We also went down toward Shawneetown IL on the Ohio river and went to Cave in Rock where indians use to hideout there until the pirates ran them out and also they filmed a Davy Crockett movie there ( the one with Mike Fink and the river pirates). That was one of my favorites growing up. Then after that we went on a ferry ride across the Ohio river which Shana had never done. Once we were into Kentucky we went to Pattis Settlement and had lunch there. We got some good pics there and did some remote control boating. Then when we were almost home we stopped in Benton IL to show Shana where the last guy was hanged in IL. His name was Charlie Birger and he was a gangster in the local area. If anybody is intersted in knowing more about him they have a book called Bloody Williamson. Then on Thursday we got to go visit grandparents for a little while. Also a friend of mine threw a party for us Monday night but we forgot the camera but they grilled some food and had alot of people over and once everyone left we got to play cards with them which was nice. We didnt get to do everything we wanted to do but I guess that leaves something for next time. Oh and by the way mom I gained 4 pounds and Shana 3 but it was worth it. Thanks for everything.

Corene's Birthday party

2010-09-13T11:53:00.000-07:00

Extreme Home Makeover in Pocatello

2010-09-12T13:32:00.000-07:00

I took Shana down to Pocatello on a Saturday and Sunday to watch the progress on the familys new house. The story on the family is that it is a mom with 9 kids and has had breast cancer twice. Also her husband left her either 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after she found out about the cancer and their house had a fire. One of her sons in high school dropped out to work for the family but the local college gave all the kids free schooling. The house is 6,000 sq ft and has an apartment for the older kids upstairs. It is suppose to air around the end of October or beginning of November. We had alot of fun watching the progress and going to the fundraiser.

Fort Hall Indian Festival

2010-08-17T18:34:00.000-07:00

We decided to go on Thursday to watch the Indian relay races and it was kind of funny cause when we pulled in of course there was Indians everywhere and Shana said, are we suppose to be here? I told her it is open to everyone but we were the only non-Indian people insight so we felt a little out of place but it was a good time except now we know for next year that there will be a line of people standing against the rail so people in the first few rows can't see unless you stand which is what we did. There was one horse that ran into another and knocked a guy down and he was shaken up but alright later. The last picture is where a guy from Fort Hall jumped off his horse and jumped on another and he was taking off. We didn't get to stay for the miniature bull ride or any dancing but maybe next year we can.

2010-08-04T18:25:00.000-07:00

Softball season over

2010-08-04T18:06:00.000-07:00

We lost out 2 post season games so when we lost last night that was the end of our season. Everybody had alot of fun and didn't take anything to serious like some of the other teams that have been playing for years together. I needed this to try and get motivated to get in shape so I am going to try and do 50 sit-ups a night. I know that's not very much, don't judge me.

2010-08-04T17:53:00.000-07:00

Visit with Mike and Cylee

2010-08-04T17:46:00.000-07:00

I think these two could pass for sisters. Don't you? For those of you who don't know this is Shana's cousin Cylee Pressley who lives in Salt Lake with her husband and my partner in crime Mike and 3 kids. They had alot of fun and Mike and I had fun just listening to them talk about the old days. After Mike and I went golfing and we ate luch and relaxed from the heat, we later went bowling were Shana made a bet that the loser would buy dessert and of course we lost. So after bowling we went out to eat at Texas Roadhouse and had alot of good times.

2010-08-04T17:42:00.000-07:00

Rocky Jr.

2010-08-04T17:36:00.000-07:00

Here is Shana with all the kids. She was surprised that the boys cuddled up with her on the couch while they were watching a movie while Mike and I were golfing ( or attempting to golf). We had a great time and are actually going back again this weekend to go camping. We're excited.

Happy 29th Birthday!

2010-07-21T17:27:00.000-07:00

We had a little get together for Shanas birthday on Saturday afternoon. Ford and Carol along with Bob, Kathleen, Paul and Corene came over and we had pizza, cake, and ice cream. It was nice to visit with everybody and see Shana so happy.

2010-07-21T17:25:00.002-07:00

Here is Shana and Kathleen with a card Kathleen made for her.

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2010-07-21T17:18:00.000-07:00

I got Shana these Black pines for her 29th birthday so we planted over last weekend. I know they're kinda small now but you can get 3 small ones for the price of 1 medium sized one and since we are buying this place we're going to be here a while and have time to watch them grow. We have alot of different ideas of what we want to do with the front yard and the back yard but its nice to see some of it getting started. It was alot of fun planting them except for the deer flies that kept swarming us.

2010-07-21T17:15:00.000-07:00

Yes another hike

2010-06-06T20:24:00.000-07:00

This is our destination those pile of rocks at the top, I did have to zoom in with the camera which doesn't make it look that far or that high but it was just ask our legs. This is out at Mink Creek outside of Pocatello. We had lunch with Ford and Carol this afternoon so we didn't get there till around 3:30 or so. We had many stops along the way to have a snack or mainly so I could take a breath. I have to admit Shana kicked my butt on this one I would say whatever I could to slow her down. There were alot of parts that were pretty steep and she looked like a mule deer bouncing up to the top. We have a goal to go hiking every weekend but who knows what will actually happen. Its nice though going somewhere you've never been and exploring because you never know what your going to come across. We said we are going to start writing a hiking journel and write about the things we see but who knows when we'll start that either. Ok thats all for now I'm tired.

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Memorial Day Weekend

2010-06-01T16:34:00.000-07:00

We had a pretty good weekend. We started out by going out to the movies from some passes my boss gave us. We ended up watching Bounty Hunter and it was pretty funny but it was good just to get out to the movies. We haven't been in over a year. Then Sunday we decided in the afternoon to go for a hike but we didn't know where to go so we ended up driving to the Targee National Forest and found a place to hike. We hiked back about a mile and a half which was uphill most of the way and we stopped and had a little snack and some water then headed back and was able to talk to mom and dad from up on the mountain with our Syringa phone which is 1 of the reasons we switched over to them from Verizon that and it was about half the price for the phones we have. Then we stopped at a little gas station in Swan Valley that is famous for their ice cream. Then yesterday (Monday) I woke up with a stiff neck so I wasn't able to do much so we just hung out at the house and took it easy.

2010-06-01T16:33:00.001-07:00

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We decided to play a little game with you guys. We thought it would be fun for us to hide and see if you guys can find us. You might have to click on it to make it bigger but try it first regular size. Where's Johnny?

2010-06-01T16:25:00.000-07:00

Now can you find Shana???

Old Audi No More

2010-05-27T05:55:00.000-07:00

We are finally going to be able to get rid of the Audi which broke down on me the last day I needed it. We had found out Tuesday afternoon we were getting this car but not able to pick it up till Wednesday so all the Audi needed to do was get me home from work but it had something else in mind that day, it thought it would torture me one last time. The heater connecter valve ( I think thats what its called) cracked and sprayed coolant everywhere but luckily I was next to Auto Zone and we tried replacing a new hose to see if that could get me home but it didn't work so we had to order a part and leave the Audi there and wait till today (Thursday) to go back and fix it in the parking lot. So we ended up getting and Oldsmobile Aurora which will be much nicer than the Audi. Thats all we have for now, been dealing with this issue for a couple of weeks.

May 6th 2010 really???

2010-05-06T17:41:00.000-07:00

Today is May 6th and this is what it looked like when I was heading off to work. Don't know that I've ever had to wear a sweater in May before.

2010-05-06T17:37:00.000-07:00

Here is Shanas new haircut. She actually got it cut about 3 or 4 weeks ago. I think she looks good with short hair or long hair but this is the shortest that she has ever had it.

2010-05-06T17:29:00.000-07:00

Blah

2010-04-11T18:38:00.000-07:00

Shana has been sick since Thursday. We don't know what happened she would feel like vomiting whenever she would try to stand up. Then she started feeling better on Saturday then even better today. We haven't really done much this weekend. We've been taking care of Bob and Kathleens horses, dogs, and cats since Friday. Friday was one of the more hectic days I've had in a while and I know its not much compared to you people with kids but Shana was sick so I had to feed our dogs then go meet my boss to pick up some paperwork in Blackfoot then over to Bob and Kats. When I got there I realized that I forgot the house keys so i could feed the cats and let them out, so I had to go back home pick up the keys then go back there and take care of all the animals. Good thing my job lets me make my own schedule because the time I did all of that it was about 10a.m.. So then I had to work without a lunch till about 6:30 and I was in Pocatello. So I had to go back to Bob and Kats and put the cats up and feed all the animals again, then Shana needed some medicine and some other stuff so I had to go to Walmart and finally when I got home had to feed our dogs again. I was pooped. So this weekend we just took care of the animals, watched movies and vegged out and it was nice.

Friday night sleep over

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Its funny being a aunt and uncle is kind of like being a grandparent, you get to spoil the kids then send them home. So when the kids knew they were going to stay the night they said they wanted to build a tent which is usually a blanket over the foot stool and the couch but we thought they would enjoy sleeping in an actual tent in out bedroom. It also served as the jail for our many cops and robbers games and where we 2 of us would count and the other 2 hide for hide and go seek which I think is their favorite game.

2010-04-04T18:02:00.000-07:00

You can tell in this picture that its hard for you to keep up with kids when you don't have any. I didn't want to put it on here but Shana told me I should. It looks like the kids are happy though and thats what matters

2010-04-04T17:56:00.000-07:00

The kids were fighting over a certain chair that we had so we compromised on these "director" chairs that we found. They had fun sitting in them as we watched Sleeping Beauty and had popcorn.

April Fools Snow Day

2010-04-04T17:52:00.001-07:00

Here is a picture of it snowing in the backyard on April Fools Day. The next pic is one of the front yard out the front door. I guess we needed the moisture anyway we can get it. At mom and dads its been around 80 degrees or so but I'm not homesick or anything.

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I took these during the week one night after I got off work and saw these pink clouds over the mountains so I had to get some pics.

Here is the snow capped mountains momma!

2010-03-06T17:13:00.000-08:00

The first two pics are from the mountains across the road. I think you remember the buttes that looked like volcanoes across the desert. Ain't much snow anymore down here but I'm sure there is plenty up there. Shana is telling me to get off the computer so we can watch a movie, so I better go.

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Here is one of the Buttes across the desert.

2010-03-06T17:03:00.000-08:00

As you can see prince is feeling much better than she was a month or so ago. She has been really excited to play and she looks like a happy young puppy when she gets out and runs around.

2010-03-06T17:00:00.000-08:00

It was fairly nice for the first weekend of March. The snow finally melted this week so we were able to play fetch with the dogs for the first time in a long time.We could tell they were both really excited to get out and run and play fetch.

Pregame hanging out with Jerry Sloan

2010-02-23T18:20:00.000-08:00

I know what your thinking, man John must have grown about 7 inches or so but to tell the truth, yes I have. Kidding. He is 1 step down from me. We were lucky to get to talk with Jerry before the game. I told him you probably don't remember me but I'm from Belle Rive ( which is where I grew up for those of you who don't know and where Jerry has always lived nearby). He said where did I meet you and I told him where and that it was a couple of times about 6 or 8 years ago. He said what are you doing out here and I pointed to Shana and introduced them and said I married a girl from Blackfoot. He told us he went home briefly during the all-star break and said maybe he will see us again sometime. We told him good luck in the game and he told us good luck and best wishes for both of us. It was nice of him to take the time out before the game to take a few minutes with us.

2010-02-23T18:15:00.000-08:00

We got these tickets for free from the secretary at works husband. It actually worked out because as Shana reminded me it was the 2 year anniversary of the day I asked her to marry me which was 2/22/08. I was suppose to go with the guy but then a few days ago he asked if my wife would want to go. She had a good time and we got to see a very good game with alot of dunks and exciting things. We did have our Jazz shirts on underneath.

2010-02-23T18:10:00.000-08:00

This is Dominique Wilkins who is a hall of famer that use to play for the Hawks against Jordan and those guys. As you can see I was how do you say this heckling him and as you can see especially if you click on the picture he was not too happy with me. I thought that heckling was just part of the game but I don't think he likes me.

Just kidding!

Tip off

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The cheerleaders

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One of the many interesting characters

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This is Mike Bibby for the hawks and Sundiata Gaines for the Jazz. We actually got Sundiatas autograph before the game on a bag that they gave us when we first walked in. He hit probably one of the biggest shots for the Jazz earlier this year against Lebron James and the Cavs. He hit a game winning 3 point shot at the end of the game. If you havent seen it look it up on youtube or something. That was his first game for the Jazz. He got picked up from the Idaho Stampede league. He was playing because Deron Williams the main point guard got hurt in a game the night before.

2010-02-23T17:54:00.000-08:00

This is Carlos Boozer who had a decent game but not one of his best but he did hustle quite a bit.

Prince having problems

2010-01-18T20:28:00.000-08:00

Prince had a problem a couple of weeks ago. When I got home one day Shana told me that Prince wouldn't eat her treat and had her tail between her legs. After supper I went out there to her dog house in the garage. Usually she won't let you stick your hand in her cage but she let me rub her as she lay on her side. I felt her underneath and it felt hard. She wouldn't get out of her house very easy and had trouble walking. So we took her to the vet the next morning and they said she had an infection in her mammory glands and a really high fever around 107. They said it was very unusual in a dog that wasn't pregnant to have this happen. They had to poke a hole in her to let the infection leak out, so we had to put her in the house for about a week. After that week (just a few days ago) we took her back and they had put in some stitches where she had lost some dead skin. I guess she also has some cancer down there that we will have to check back on in a few months to see if it comes back. So as of today Prince will be in here for another week. It took her a night to get use to her neck satellite. She couldn't get in her dog house the first night so I had to cut alot of it off but where she had enough where she can't lick or bite her stitches off. She has been good for the most part and stays in her area.

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By the way Prince is potty trained. That is her food in the background that looks like some poo.

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Some Christmas pics

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Here are the hosts of Christmas this year. They made wonderful breakfast. We visited, then we played a game called Quirkle. We also watched 2 movies 1 earlier in the day and the other was around 9 that night which we all fell asleep during that movie.

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Aren't you glad you're not a deer.

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She makes it look so easy. Look at the baby he is so happy to get away from me and have Shana hold him that he threw his arms up in the air. We were having supper the other night at the table and we both looked at each other and said, man its quiet in here. I told her to enjoy it because when we have kids it probably won't be like that for another 18 years or more.

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Corene finally got me to hold the new baby. He was wrapped up so much, which made it easier. It makes me nervous holding new babies.

2009-12-29T18:36:00.000-08:00

I'm not really that tall but it seems that all the kids on both sides of the family like climbing up on me. I start out holding their hands and they start climbing up my legs and chest until they get to my shoulders. If anybody wants a good workout there you go.

2009-12-29T18:33:00.000-08:00

On Christmas Eve we always exchange a new pair of pajamas every year. I always like getting the camo and Shana always likes snowflakes and girlie stuff like that.

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Ain't nothin like sittin by the fire on a cold windy day.

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Some Christmas cards we got from family.

Motley Crue

2009-12-22T17:23:00.000-08:00

We had a great time at the Christmas party. It was good to catch up with Jake, Jared, Lisa, Ben, Mike, Cylee, Paul, Claudia, Blane, Randy, Chris, Ford, Carol, Kathleen, and Bob. Of course we had to play mafia. Some of the best liars were Paul, Lisa, and Jake. The food was great too.

2009-12-22T17:17:00.000-08:00

Ford and Carol, don't we all wish we are going to be in their shape if we hit 90. It is unbelievable that Ford still farms.

2009-12-22T17:14:00.000-08:00

Ben and Lisa are always lookin for a good time. They introduced us to the funnest game ever last year, mafia. It was good to catch up with them and talk scary movies.

Shoulda been a cowboy

2009-12-14T17:36:00.002-08:00

We woke up one Saturday to look out the window and at the end of the driveway was a cattle drive. There was this guy on a horse and another guy on a four wheeler. Its kinda nice to watch this it almost takes you back to a much simpler time.

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Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-27T10:37:00.000-08:00

Shana and I went to Bob and Kathleens for thanksgiving dinner. Shana and Kathleen did all the work while me and Bob caught up on some football. The dinner was great we had all the staples of a thanksgiving dinner like the turkey, stuffing, mashed taters, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake pie, apple pie and yes we had our veggies also. I am use to eating around noon but we ate around 2:30 so when they were still preparing the food I kept hovering around the kitchen until it was ready. Kathleen fixed enough food for 3 familys so we all were sore afterwards. Then Bob and I crashed out on the couch (seperate couches) for a little nap. All in all it was a good day, wish we could have spent the day with all of our families. Hope everyone had a good thanksgiving.

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2009-11-27T10:32:00.000-08:00

My second nap of the day

2009-11-27T10:24:00.000-08:00

Shana doing a little modeling. She has put in some hard work and I have to say she looks great. Very cosmopolitan.

2009-11-27T10:22:00.002-08:00

2009-11-27T10:22:00.001-08:00

2009-11-27T10:18:00.000-08:00

We got to visit with Paul and Corene for a little while. They had got there around a few hours after we ate because they were with Corines family in Rigby.

2009-11-27T10:12:00.000-08:00

Shana had a great time playing hide and go seek with the kids. They tell us to go hide and like trying to find us in the dark. They go screaming down the hall when we scare them which they love because they want to do it all night.

Halloween 09

2009-11-06T19:33:00.000-08:00

We went over to Carol and Fords for Halloween. Kathleen and Carol made some good hamburger soup and some bacon and corn soup. We didn't go all out we just threw some stuff together that we had at the house. It literally took us about 10 or 15 minutes. Next we hope to have a party and have everyone dress up and bob for apples or something cheesy like that.

2009-11-06T19:32:00.000-08:00

2009-11-06T19:29:00.000-08:00

1st snow of the fall

2009-09-30T18:31:00.000-07:00

Today is September 30th and we got a real cold spell. The mountains got some snow and we got rain for most of the day. We also had a 40 degree high when yesterday was 78. Big change.