Ghosts in the House???

Or is it just time for a new washer? My trouble started on Monday night when Merridee called and asked if I had noticed that she had put the sheets in the washer. I hadn't noticed because the long trek downstairs required more energy than I had when I got home. She said that she had just started the washer and left the lid up so they could soak all day and not get sour before I put them in the dryer. I promptly thought "I will just deal with that tomorrow." Our washer has been losing water out the bottom just about as fast as it can fill up so I knew that there probably wouldn't be a lot of water left in it. So that was my last thought about the sheets that night.

The next morning as I got out of the shower, I thought I could hear the washer running. Mike had left for work about 45 minutes earlier and McKade was still in bed sound asleep so with a little trepidation I went downstairs to see if I really did hear the washer running. Sure enough, as I got there it had just finished filling up with water. Boy that really got me going. Now who in the heck had started the washer? I knew Mike couldn't possibly have done it, but I called him at work to see just in case. I think he thought I had finally slipped over the edge when I asked if he had started the washer. I checked McKade and he was still asleep. My adrenaline was starting to go pretty good at this point.

I admit I had all kinds of weird thoughts going through my head. Could something have possibly happened to Merridee that I hadn't heard and she didn't want to leave this mortal earth without finishing the laundry? Could this possibly be Caroline, the ghost, that Merridee and Miranda like to talk about? But why in the heck would she care if my laundry was done? Could it possibly be that midget that McKade, Lainee and Mom all think they have seen in our house? No, there wasn't a chair pushed up to the washer.

After about 10 minutes of consternation and puzzlement over who on earth would have started my washer, it finally dawned on me! Probably every time my washer drained to a certain level, it started to refill. What a relief! (Until I get the water bill) A little help with the laundry on occasion would be nice, but I would just as soon do it all by myself as have the help of ghosts.

I know, I know, you are all wondering about my mental state at this point. I guess my only excuse is that Halloween is this week and I have weird, freaky things on my mind.

A Finished Project!!!

I am so exited. I actually finished one of my unfinished projects this weekend. This is one of my block of the month classes from the local quilt store. Now I just have to finish my winter, spring and summer ones plus numerous other unfinished projects. I couldn't wait to get this hung up and then just as soon as I did, I noticed a mistake and no, I wasn't doing it on purpose like the Amish do. So I guess I will have to do a little unpicking and resewing but I may just let it hang for awhile first.

The Pumpkin Patch

One of my favorite things is when the stores get in their big piles of pumpkins, so naturally one of my favorite activities is a trip to the Pumpkin Patch. The problem is that the last couple of years we keep getting fewer in number. Miranda's last several years of high school she didn't think it was too cool of an activity and then Michael and Marisa moved too far away to go. This year we were without Merridee and Ben, so that takes a lot of the fun out of it. I am hoping that next year we will start increasing in numbers again. Maybe one of these years Miranda will even decide that it is fun, but about the time that happens, McKade will probably decide that he doesn't want to go.

The Last Rose of Summer

This is what we woke up to this morning. SNOW!!! This poor one last rose was left to brave the weather. I love fall and I am just not ready for winter yet. I guess there will be less work now, because it definitely took care of the garden for this year. Here's one last look at the flowers for this summer.

Grandma's Birthday Celebration

Grandma is 87 Years Old Today and Bridger is 10 Months Old

Mom turned 87 years old today. The celebration today consisted of fixing one of her favorite dinners (mashed potatoes and chicken gravy) and Swiss chocolate cake. Our big celebration was last weekend when about 50 members of the family met in Heber City and rode the Heber Creeper up Provo Canyon. It was rainy and cold, but so much fun to get together and visit. The canyon was gorgeous and overall it was a great day.

Mom does amazingly well for 87 years old. She just got her driver's license renewed and still doesn't even have to wear glasses. I have had to wear glasses ever since I got my license.

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

I guess it is about time that I tried to learn how to do this blog. One of my New Year's resolutions was to become more technology-savvy. So far everything that has been done, one of my daughters did for me. Since I only have a month and a half before a new year, I guess I had better get learning.

I have had all kinds of excuses. First of all I needed to get everyone home so I could do a family picture. Then when we got everyone home to do pictures the wind was blowing about 90 miles an hour, so our pictures didn't look too great, but I finally just decided to go with what we had. I think the real problem is that after sitting at the computer all day long, the last thing I want to do when I get home at night is sit down to the computer again. Hopefully, this will become something so much fun that I can't wait to sit down and do another entry. ha ha

Spring Family Pictures

A Short Time for Us

Tag!!
20 YEARS AGO...

1. I was working in a law office for Craig Coburn and Jane Allen and getting ready to quit and stay home when I had Miranda in about a month. Mike was going to school at BYU and working at UPS.
2. We had just bought our house in Midvale.
3. Matea was 8 and had been baptized, Marisa was 6, Merridee 2 and Miranda on the way.

10 YEARS AGO...
1. I was doing almost the same thing that I am now. I was working in a law office in Richfield. Mike was a project manager at UDOT.
2. Matea was almost 19 and going to school at Snow College. Marisa and Michael were newly married. Merridee was 12 and Miranda almost 10. McKade was 5 years old.
3. We had been in our house in Monroe for about a year after living in Richfield for two years.

5 YEARS AGO...
1. Still pretty much the same as 10 years ago and now. I worked at the law office and Mike at UDOT.
2. Mike was the bishop of our ward.
3. We had four grandchildren, McKenna, Brecken, Lainee and Miles.
4. Mike and I went to Hawaii to celebrate our 25th anniversary. It was GREAT!!!

3 YEARS AGO...
1. Still pretty much the same, same jobs, house, etc.
2. We had added one more grandchild (Brigham) at this point
3. We went to San Diego on a trip.
4. I started doing the Block of the Month quilting classes at the fabric store and really got into quilting.


1 YEAR AGO...
1. Same jobs, same house, same everything pretty much
2. Merridee and Ben had been married almost a year.
3. My last daughter graduated from high school and left home to go to college.
4. I was losing my mind trying to get the family Christmas party all planned because our family was in charge. Mike, Rickie and Ben all learned how to quilt this year. (We have pictures, if anyone needs proof of that!)
5. McCall was about six months old and we hadn't got to see her nearly enough and we were making quilts and getting ready for the surprise baby, Bridger (so we had to do girl and boy quilts.)

THIS YEAR...
1. Mike and I will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary.
2. My baby started high school. Where did those years go?
3. We hope Michael and Marisa will get to move closer to home. He will be done with law school in December.
4. I want to finish my snowman quilt that we have been doing in our ward block of the month (only one more row.)

YESTERDAY...
1. I worked at the law office.
2. I picked all of my tomatoes that were red in case it froze.
3. I canned a batch of salsa and a batch of tomatoes.
4. I did about four batches of laundry.
5. McKade went to do baptisms for the dead in the Manti Temple.

TODAY...
1. I worked. Mike sat in meetings all day, from 7:00 to 7:00, but didn't make it to his Lion's Club Meeting.
2. I came home and cleaned house and put out a few of my fall decorations.
3. I babysat Matea's kids for awhile.
4. I ran McKade back and forth to the high school four times.
5. I picked Brecken up and took her to school this morning.
6. I actually sat down to try to learn and do something with my blog.

TOMORROW...
1. I am going to work.
2. I am going to do one final batch (I hope) of salsa.
3. Hopefully, I will get a little more cleaning done.
4. We have our ward block of the month class.

NEXT YEAR...
1. I would love to accomplish a few projects around the house that need doing.
2. I would love to lose some weight, but don't hold your breath.
3. Do better at reading my scriptures.
4. Throw away alot of junk.
5. Finish some craft projects, or get rid of them.

I tag Cherish, Tina, Cheryl and Alane.