The Original Broadheads

Brent's Birthday Get-together

2010-05-31T20:33:00.000-07:00

Brent turned 26 yrs old today; can't believe where the time has gone(a statement made by almost every mother!*S*). When Brent was born, he brought so much love into our family and continues to do so.
I wish for Brent more joy than he can even comprehend and just a little opposition so that he'll recognize the joy when he sees it. He is a wonderful young man and I am so grateful to be his Mom.
So fortunately, we had his birthday celebration yesterday(Sunday) because he woke up at 6am today with food poisoning from a meal on Saturday night (he thinks). So today was not a wonderful birthday.
We had quite a few people come, which was so much fun! (Steve & Victoria Truscott and Afton, Kiel Munger, Seth & Carly Bagley, and Josh, Shannon, Jessica & Ethan Johnson. We barbequed steaks, chicken, hot dogs, had all kinds of food that we and the Truscotts made. It was a wonderful time with LOTS of conversation and Laughter!
These photos are not wonderful but they document the day!*S*

Brent wanted a HUGE piece of Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake and he got IT!*S*

Ranae & Brent

Ethan & Shannon

Kent & Kiel

Rob & Steve(wish I had noticed Steve's eyes were closed, I would have taken it over)

Ranae, Brent & Victoria (again, didn't notice Brent's closed eyes!)

Afton, Ethan, Shannon & Josh (what is Josh doing? *S*)

Alot of candles to blow out!

Count the candles and you'll see 27 since there is always an extra candle to "grow on"

Have a great day!

2010-05-31T16:16:00.000-07:00

So, today I was at the grocery store buying a few things; mostly for Brent who got sick this morning. When I checked out the cashier told me to "have a nice day". People say that all the time but this time, I had a small "aha" moment.
In order to "have" a nice day we have to be OPEN to receiving it. There are times when I'm not in a great mood or even wanting to have a nice day. If I am OPEN to it; then I am looking for it and will be much more likely to receive it.
I know; a little random, but just something I learned today.
So, today, even with clouds and rain and with Brent sick on his birthday, I am OPEN to still having a nice day!

I can't believe it's been a year!

2010-05-29T15:14:00.000-07:00

I have no pics to post at this point, but I just happened to log on to my blog to find April's blog to find a salsa recipe and could not believe it when I saw that it's been about year since I have blogged about anything!
Unfortunately, I have been using facebook as a way to "blog"; and the problem with that is that nothing is written "in stone". And it's not "storytelling" it's only listing the day-to-day activities.
It's been a full year and I will get around to posting pics to show my family and things we've done.
But for now, Brent and his new wife, Ranae are here for the weekend and it is his birthday weekend! (funny that my last blog post was Brent's birthday a year ago!).

Brent's Birthday celebration!

2009-05-31T12:14:00.000-07:00

Brent was home for a visit for Memorial Day weekend so on Monday we had a barbecue at Shannon & Josh's house along with a little badminton in the dark!*S* Josh pulled his truck up with the headlights on so we could see better. We had cheesecake with strawberries & whipped cream! YUM I would have more photos but I didn't realize the memory card wasn't in my camera until I had taken some great photos of food and badminton. When Kent went home to get an airtank to fill Brent's flat tire he brought the memory card back so at least I had these photos!
Happy Birthday, Brent! So grateful to have you in our lives.

Westlake, AZ

2009-05-26T11:54:00.000-07:00

The same evening that we went to Cabella's Sporting Goods Store, we drove across the street to this cool little shopping, eating, living area that is called Westlake (I think). This is down the street from the stadium that the Superbowl was played at. There is a cool in-ground fountain area that kids can stand on and play in the water and there are 2 large fountains that "dance" to music. I took tons of photos of the fountains, but don't want to bore anyone with all of them.

We had thought about going to the Grand Canyon but chose not to because of the drive; this billboard was beautiful so let's say we did.

My trip to Arizona

2009-05-26T08:29:00.000-07:00

There are alot of places to see in Arizona and we thought about going to the Grand Canyon, but decided it would be quite a drive. We had heard that Sedona was a really nice place to see so we drove up; it took longer than we had thought. It actually took about an hour and a half one-way (or maybe even a little longer). It is a beautiful place, very "cultural" and alot of Spas and holistic services(even a little Woo Woo). You can take off road tours, hikes, and lots of shopping. We didn't end up staying very long, but it was beautiful. You'll see that I took quite a few photos of a bird bronze sculpture. For some reason I just loved that!*S*

I wanted to take some "driving" shots of the scenery driving in to Phoenix from the north (I believe it was 17S that we were on) from Flagstaff. Phoenix is very clean(at least the roadways are!)

Craig & Cyndi drove over to Scottsdale from Indio on Friday, the 19th of May. It was about a 3 1/2 hr drive for them. They brought Panda, their dog, and she loved playing with Rusty. They had quite a time!

That evening we went to a Park across from Donna's apartment. It's a nice park, with sporting facilities and a big pond. I'm not sure if it's always the case, but there were NO mosquitos!YAY!*S*

Panda wanted in that pond so BADLY! Craig almost let her off her leash to see what would happen, but I said "don't do it" LOL

That evening (after the park excursion), Kenneth, myself, Craig & Cyndi went to a Frozen custard place that also served crepes! YUM called Tangy "something" (can't remember the name). It was REALLY good. Craig & Cyndi left that night around 9pm; it was a really nice day.

A Fun evening at Cabella's Sporting Goods in the Phoenix area

2009-05-20T14:45:00.000-07:00

I know it sounds a little funny, but there's a fun little "free" outing to see at Cabella's Sporting Goods store near Youngtown, AZ. (Greg & Betsy Smith showed it to me when I spent an evening with them and I thought it would be a fun place to show Donna,Mom, Dad, Debbie and Kenneth) They have an aquarium filled with huge fish, lots of taxidermied animals set in scenes and a cafe' upstairs along with a target shooting area where you hit the target and whatever object is by that target moves. The mine tunnel actually lit up when you hit the right target. We had Rusty (Donna's poodle who now lives with Mom & Dad) with us, but he had to stay in a kennel that the store provides; who'd have thought about dog-sitting at a Sporting goods store?*S* It was a fun evening; Kenneth actually loved the target shooting and I agreed!

Reflecting

2009-04-03T17:12:00.000-07:00

So last night and today I've been feeling very grateful for my blessings. We had a tragedy in our Ward. A family lost 2 of its members in a tragic manner and it has caused me to reflect on what is really important in life. We don't know how much time we have on this earth to grow and to learn and to be grateful for what we have. These photos are only a small sample of happy memories. Hopefully they are a good representation of my gratitude list. I have been blessed with a wonderful family.We have 5 children, 2 daughters-in-law that I love and a favorite son-in-law *S*. We have 4 grandchildren that I love with all of my heart and miss always; with another 1 on the way; what more could I ask for?(well, I guess I could ask that we live closer!) I am grateful for the knowledge I have of Heavenly Father's plan and am continually learning and hopefully improving along the way. It has taken me a while just to pick out these photos and I'd love to add more photos of family and friends as well for they have taught me so much and enriched my life as well. I'm thankful to know that I can choose joy no matter what and I am working on that. I guess I just really wanted to express my feelings with some photos to help illustrate them.

Kaylee walking Baxter

2009-04-02T17:58:00.000-07:00

I don't know that I'll ever get the hang of putting the photos in the correct order so I don't comment on each individual photo anymore!*S* We went to St. George, UT last week(the 23rd). Rob and Brent were able to go and also Julie, Bo and Kaylee and Cooper made the long drive up from Texas. They had just gotten a Honda Odyssey and wanted to try it out (actually I think I was the one who suggested that they come up!*S*). So our first day there we wanted to walk down and visit with Grandma and Grandpa. Kaylee wanted to walk Baxter, but sometimes I wasn't sure who was walking who!

Jessica's 10th birthday party

2009-04-01T21:49:00.000-07:00

Jessica Johnson turned 10 on March 5th! Shannon and Josh, Amy and Jon Springen with their 3 children(Emry, Brock and Ella) and Kent, myself and Rob met at El Sombrero for a birthday dinner and presents. (I know I'm almost a month behind, but lately when I've tried to upload photos, it hasn't worked for me.) Better late than never, right?*S*

First of all, YAY! these pics uploaded!LOL Baxter got a haircut!

2009-04-01T21:43:00.000-07:00

A week ago I took Baxter to a dog groomer so he could get a "trim". I think my definition of a trim and the dog groomer's were 2 different things! It is growing back now and hopefully in a week or 2 will look like himself again.*S*

Meet Baxter!

2009-01-19T16:55:00.000-08:00

Baxter is officially our dog. We did have him for one night last week and thought we weren't going to be able to keep him, but on Saturday we found out that they wanted him to go to a good home; I guess that was us!*S* So he is here with all of his "puppy energy" LOL Today I went to Wal-mart and bought a little dog collar, retractable leash, chew toys and rawhide chews. He uses the cat bed we bought for Toby and Carmen (they never used it!). He has slept with Rob at night and has done well with that. If I could only just wave a magic wand with the house-breaking thing!*S*

A Pleasant Surprise!

2009-01-09T14:53:00.001-08:00

Okay, so the BIG birthday is coming this weekend! I wasn't going to post anything about it but today I got the nicest surprise from my Mom and Dad! Holly's flowers delivered this flower arrangement! I have the greatest parents and am really thankful for them. I really miss being able to go to lunch with them or just drop by like I was able to when I was in Texas for such a long time (well, long to me was from Nov. 13th until Jan.2nd). Thanks Mom and Dad! And just because it's MY BIG one doesn't mean you're any older, right?*S*

Welcome Home to Us!

2009-01-07T18:39:00.000-08:00

Kent, Rob and I arrived home (from Texas) Friday (Jan.2nd) night around 9:45 or so. This is what we opened the door and saw! We knew that we had a pipe break on Christmas day; one of our friends was watching the cats and the house and called us to ask where the water turn-off valve was! By the time he had seen the water, it had been going for quite a while. So, he cleaned up some of the water and Kent had been in touch with our insurance company off and on with no results.
When we got home, Kent shoved the sheetrock and insulation into garbage bags and then went up in to the attic to isolate that pipe so that we could turn on the water and live here. An insurance adjuster came by on Sunday. It smells like mold, the wood parque' in the dining room is ruined, there is even water in the room I use as my "office"! I'm sure it will all work out; I'll keep you posted.

Riding the Polar Express! (some of the posts aren't in the right order!)

2008-12-17T14:15:00.000-08:00

Alison with Reed (4) and Lucas (2 1/2) in front of the train

The night before the train ride, Alison and I looked everywhere (well only Old Navy, Target, Kohl's and Wal-mart) for Christmas pajamas and had a difficult time finding some for the boys. And then we could not find slippers! At our last stop, Wal-mart, we found these bear christmas slippers in the women's socks! We were really surprised when the boys actually wore them, but they looked adorable and actually quite a few of the moms commented how cute they were!

When we were walking to the train it "appeared" to be snowing!

The conductor passed out souvenier ornaments to everyone

It was exciting to see Sants coming into our train car!

My last day in Longview (the 9th)

2008-12-17T09:16:00.000-08:00

My last day in Longview, Julie and I decided to take Kaylee and Cooper to see Santa in the mall. He was the BEST Santa! The beard was even real. Kaylee was not afraid of him this year(like she was last year). Since we bought a sheet of photos I was allowed to shoot as many photos as I wanted. My parents were at the Mall volunteering at the Angel tree so we were able to see them. AFter the mall, we went to my Mom & Dad's house. My lia sophia manager is Angela who flew down to train my sister, Debbie and I on some of the lia sophia guidelines. We all went to Papacita's mexican restaurant for dinner (along with Julie, Bo and the kids). Julie actually lived with Angela and Donna in Angela's house in Dallas after she graduated from high school.

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2008-11-16T18:45:00.000-08:00

Kaylee with my parents, Rich and Alison's boys, Reed & Lucas with their "grammy"*s* and Julie with Cooper

Cooper Jaeson Conlin is here!

2008-11-16T17:48:00.000-08:00

I am in Texas at Julie & Bo's house helping with the new baby. I came on Thursday night and Julie and the baby came home on Fridy afternoon. He is adorable, but I have to be prejudice, right? Kaylee loves her little brother. She will wake up in the middle of the night if she hears him crying because he is getting his diaper changed. Other than that he pretty much does not cry unless he is hungry. I am loving being here and am thankful that Kent has a great job that allows me to come and help. While Julie was in the hospital Kaylee stayed at my Mom & Dad's house. Before coming to Longview I was in Dallas. I flew into the DFW airport and Alison and Reed and Lucas picked me up at the airport and then we picked Rich up from work, had dinner at Salt Grass Steakhouse and then drove outside of Dallas where my Dad and sister, Debbie met us and then drove me to Mom & Dad's.

If you'd like to see more photos of our "mini" cooper check out Julie & Bo's blog. You can connect from mine under "family"

The Antigua Cup

2008-10-18T12:44:00.000-07:00

On the 12th and 13th of October, Rob participated in a Pro/Am tournament called the Antigua Cup fashioned after the Ryder Cup. It was Professional and Amateur golfers. Rob was the youngest player in the tournament. All spring and summer there were numerous Pro/Am tournaments to participate in and acquire points depending on how you finished in the tournaments. Rob did not participate in all of them but was able to finish 7th in point status; however, only the top 6 of the Professionals and top 6 of the Amateurs can go to the tournament. Luckily for Rob, the number 1 golfer could not play so Rob was able to take his place. The two teams are each comprised of 12 golfers (6 ams and 6 pros). The competition was between 2 teams whose boundaries were north of I-90 and the other team was south of I-90 both on the eastern side of Washington State. 18 holes were played on the 12th and 36 holes on the 13th. We were only able to go on the 12th; it was at Canyon Lakes golf course in Kennewick, WA. On the day were were there, Rob's partner in match play was Max Reinland, his friend who he has golf with and against since Rob was in high school. Rob and Max tied the other team of 2 men who were alot older than both of them. Rob and Max were actually down 3 holes in the back nine but were able to pull out and tie it on the 18th hole. It was Rob's putt that was the tie. Max is a year older than Rob and has Pro status. He has completed the training and is working for a golf course in Walla Walla. You will see photos of Max in the photos with Rob.

Some updates

2008-10-18T12:33:00.000-07:00

About a week ago Kent bought me a new camera! I can no longer be inconspicuous while I am taking photos; it's big!(at least for me)*S* It's a Nikon D90, the kind of camera that I can change lenses, take better photos, and I'm sure do so many more things with that I need to learn. Maybe I should take a class?*S* Anyway, the battery was dead in my other digital camera so I had to take photo of the box so you could see the camera! (by the way, it is definately an early Christmas present, birthday present, etc....*S*)

As I have posted a while back, I am selling lia sophia jewelry through home shows and I have been working at it for almost a year. I have a great manager, Angela in Salt Lake, who sets goals with me each month. For the month of September she set me a HUGE goal! Which, by the way I thought was impossible, but I actually squeaked it out!LOL And to my surprise, I made the top 20 sellers in our division or region (I cannot keep the areas straight!*S*) And I found out that there are 1300 advisors that I was competing against. So yay for me!
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(my name is the bottom on the right) Barely made it!

Jessica's soccer game

2008-09-30T10:26:00.000-07:00

We went to Jessica's soccer game on Saturday. The weather could not have been more perfect! It brought back so many memories of my kids playing when they were young. I have not forgotten how to yell; that's for sure! If there are any shots from behind, she is number 79!

Today Chelsea is leaving for Seattle

2008-09-30T10:23:00.000-07:00

Rob's girlfriend, Chelsea, is leaving for school today. She is going to the Art Institute of Seattle into the Pastry Chef program. So she came over to tell me goodbye before she and her Mom make the 4 1/2 drive over. We will miss having her around.

Julie, Bo and Kaylee's visit to Walla Walla

2008-09-19T15:20:00.000-07:00

Julie and Bo flew in to the Pasco, WA airport on the 26th of August.

Cute family photo

When we got home I let Kaylee try on some of the lia sophia jewelry that I sell!

She was "blinging it up"!

The 2nd day of the All-City

2008-08-12T21:34:00.000-07:00

Brent arriving at the golf course in time to watch the play off between Rob and Ryan Goude.

The hand shake after Rob won the 4th hole in sudden death.

Rob being interviewed by the Union Bulletin reporter.

The 2nd day of the All-City

2008-08-12T21:17:00.000-07:00

This is one of Rob's bunker shots; don't know if you can actually see the ball in this one.

And this is one of the benefits of having a caddy! Jake is raking the sand after the shot.

The Union Bulletin photographer startedf following our group around after the first 9 holes and we thought he probably knew something we didn't. We obviously had the winner in our group and he wanted to get some good shots of whoever it was!

Another sand shot; I love taking these!

This is a shot of people in carts starting to follow our group around the last of the back nine.

Photos from the 2nd day of All-City Tournament

2008-08-12T21:03:00.000-07:00

Before Rob left the house for the golf course, he did the "Chris Pendleton" pose that Chris did at the barbecue at Josh and Shannon's house on Saturday night.

Getting ready to tee-off at the first hole of the day.

It got quite windy; see the grass blowing?

Rob's caddy, Jake, has this snicker's golf bag and carried it around all day (except for the last 9 holes; they rode in a cart)

Rob Won!!! Photos to come later. Click on this for full article

2008-08-11T14:52:00.000-07:00

Click on this: All-City Tournament article

2008-08-10T09:55:00.000-07:00

This photo is not even of the leader! This paper tends to do that; go figure.

Barbecue at Shannon & Josh's house

2008-08-10T09:42:00.001-07:00

Mary Ruther enjoying the evening air on the patio.

Yes, Shannon is the one on the left with the dark hair!*S* Jessica is the only blonde! Robin is even dark now and it looks good.

Group photo! Rob, Robin, Jessica and Chelsea

Chris didn't get home til around 9pm from working harvest. what is he doing?

I love this photo of Jessica and her Daddy, Josh!

Robin and Brian will be missed, but we are so glad we had a chance to visit while they were here. They left this morning early for Seattle.

Barbecue at Josh and Shannon's house

2008-08-10T09:32:00.000-07:00

Shannon and Josh had a barbecue for some of us Saturday evening at 6pm so we could all visit with Brian and Robin before they left this morning for Seattle. The men sat on the comfy sectional and watched the olympics. Here you can see Bud Ruther, Steve and Brian.

Larry really stretched out on the chaise part of the sectional!*S* Kent's enjoying himself as well.

Victoria and Tiffane were talking (could have been about the Twilight book series!*S*)

As usual, Josh grilled up some great burgers and polish sausages!

The ladies mostly gathered out on the patio to talk (lots of cooking talk) *S* Looks like Linda and Robin were having a nice converstaion.

Photos from the 1st day of All-City

2008-08-10T09:23:00.000-07:00

I had to get a shot of Brent and Dad; you can click on this photo to enlarge *S*

Some photos from the first round of the All City Tournament Day 1

2008-08-10T08:59:00.000-07:00

Saturday's round was played at the Country Club which is a beautiful course.

The guy with the red shirt behind Rob is Rob's caddy, Jake. He did a pretty good job.

Rob finished the day with a 73(1 over par) with the leader at 68 and several players at 72.

Click on this to view the Newspaper article about All City Tournament (in paper on Thursday)

2008-08-10T08:58:00.001-07:00

A few last photos of my Seattle trip

2008-08-10T08:44:00.000-07:00

Billie's dog, Abby, is a really sweet dog so I had to take one more photo of her before i left.

I was driving on I-90 East somewhere near CleElum, WA and out of nowhere there was a rainbow! I didn't stop to take photos, I just grabbed my camera and started shooting pics. Not bad for driving at the same time, huh?

I think; though, that taking photos while driving is worse than talking on the cellphone while driving!*S*

My trip to Seattle

2008-08-10T08:32:00.000-07:00

I drove to Seattle on Tuesday afternoon to visit my friend, Billie, and to attend a lia sophia Reachout training session. I had such a good time with Billie, Kiel(her son that is visiting her) and Heather (her daughter). Here are a few photos from our visit. I didn't take any of the reachout conference at the Hilton Inn and Conference Center across from the airport.

We laughed so hard while we were taking these photos! Of course, we did not like the way we looked but oh well!

Heather THOUGHT she was getting out of the way of being in the photo with Billie and Abby(Billie's dog)by laying down! LOL

Of course I had to take a pic of Kiel right before I headed out the door on Thursday around 4:45 and he was eating at the time!

I had such a good time and I wanna go back!*S*

It's starting already!

2008-08-05T09:17:00.000-07:00

This weekend is the All City Golf Tournament and Rob won it last year by quite a bit. The phone rang this morning at 9:00am for Rob; it was a Union Bulletin reporter scheduling an interview with Rob this afternoon at 1:30. They'll meet up at Veteran's Memorial Golf Course where I'm sure they'll also take some photos. I told Rob to be careful what he says because it will be in the newspaper! That's a frightening thought; glad I don't have to be interviewed!LOL The tournament is on Saturday and Sunday at the Country Club one day and at Vets' the other.

Brent's home!

2008-08-05T08:58:00.000-07:00

Brent came home on Saturday and arrived around 5:00pm. He was in Palm Desert, CA with Craig and Cyndi, selling for Pacific Pest Control (Craig & Cyndi's new company!). He is going to do yard work and clean up for us! Yeah!!!!*S*

Before he could even get out of the car I snapped this photo!

2008-07-28T23:05:00.000-07:00

Memory Game

1. Add a comment on my blog. Leave one memory that you have had with me(Sharon). It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about us, we'll assume you're playing the game and we'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

A Sunflower among all of the weeds and brush

2008-07-28T21:53:00.000-07:00

I have started a gratitude journal and every evening before going to sleep I think of at least 3-5 things that I have been grateful for during the day. There have only been one or 2 days that I've written down only one thing but most days I can think of several. This morning the first thing I saw when I looked out the kitchen window was this sunflower growing amidst all the weeds still left in the backyard where the huge blue spruce had once stood before the big windstorm last January. I am certainly grateful for that sunflower; it teaches me that even when things aren't always great in my life that I can find at least 1 great thing to be grateful for.

This one small sunflower will be the number 1 thing in my gratitude journal this evening and I can even think of several more for today as well.

This garbage disposal was on my list last week. Dad installed it but we had been without one for about 2 weeks. I love this disposal!*S*

Rob all dressed up to help at a wedding at the Country Club

2008-07-28T21:48:00.000-07:00

On Saturday evening, one of Rob's friends's sister was getting married at the Country Club and Rob was asked if he'd help "shuttle" guests out to the wedding location. I thought it sounded fun to drive them in the golf carts! Anyway, Rob has been wanting to wear his new boat shoes and hadn't had a chance yet so he took the chance on Saturday. I thought he looked very "clean" and neat. He said the wedding was nice and even saw my friend, Val Cochran and her husband Harold.

lia sophia show

2008-07-23T09:45:00.000-07:00

I sell lia sophia jewelry and have been doing it since last November. It is odd that I would even sell jewelry since I never really wore it before(that's what they all say *S*)but I was kind of looking for something to do that wasn't a punch-the-clock job with more flexibility. I am learning alot about jewelry, people and myself. My sister, Debbie, also sells it in Texas and we are always (daily and sometimes more than once!LOL) sharing information and ideas. The company has come out with a new way to showcase the jewelry; it's called Trend Trays. This was my first attempt at the show I had last night. The "elegant" tray (I have taken their ideas and "morphed" them into my own. "elegant" was not one of their ideas *S* I had to simplify it!

Okay, Debbie, this is the tray with all the golds. I used that mirror and sorry, you can see my hand. It's alot more simple than the company is showing.

If you look left of the photo of Stacey London you'll see the "naturals" tray. I like the seashells but the bottom needs something.

This is just a "shot" of part of the table. It's a little difficult to see with dining room chairs in the background. Do you like the gold tablecloth?

This is the credenza that Julie(hostess) had. I liked it without a tablecloth; the wood was really pretty. You can see the Red Carpet P.R. on the left, the "free" jewelry next to that, that no one LOVED enough to book LOL, the slides and you can see the anew and the Trish hanging from the mirror.

What do you think?

Saturday morning/ 2nd Round Russell Cup

2008-07-21T19:59:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning started the 2nd round since they played on Friday night. Rob's team lost on Friday night. This is the first drive of the day.

Rob's friend, Jeff Nehr played in the tournament as well. He is a nice guy.

Chipping out of the bunker; Rob's pretty good at that.

This one of the views from the course. The course borders a wheat field and it had been harvested as of Saturday morning. You can see the grain elevators.

Rob had to get it out of the tall grass and on to the green; he didn't make that one. It took another shot to the green and he wasn't happy about that.

Saturday afternoon round/ russell cup

2008-07-21T19:45:00.000-07:00

Some of these photos are pretty self explanatory. Just different golf shots.

Rob's "drive" from the back. You can only take so many photos of the same thing and then I have to find different angles!

During the tournament, Drew Reinland was driving around keeping track of how the Vets teams were doing. You have to be 18 years old to play in this tournament or Drew would have been playing as well. I think he'll be a Junior this year.

On the 10th hole you walk past the parking lot; this is Rob's car.

There is a Mulberry Tree on the course that people pick and eat the berries. Dad picked a few so I could taste them. They look like blackberries except that they're a dark purple and I didn't think they tasted quite as good as blackberries, but it was an interesting experience eating wild berries off a tree on the golf course!*S*

Saturday afternoon round / Russell Cup

2008-07-21T19:33:00.000-07:00

Saturday afternoon was team play. Rob's partner on this round was Jeff Reinland, who is a very good golfer. They actually blew the other team away!*S*

Driving the ball.

Setting up for the putt

This man's name is Howard Crosby. He is Bing Crosby's nephew. Nice man and right after his drive on the 1st tee, he must have pulled a calf muscle or something because he was in so much pain that he was on the ground! I almost took a photo of it to blog but thought it might not be very nice of me. He limped around most of the 18 holes, but I hear he was better on Sunday because he won his round.

I don't know why I put 2 photos up of Rob and Jeff, but just a little fyi, Jeff is Max and Drew's Dad. (for all of you who know who they are!LOL)

Last Day of the Russell Cup; Individual Match Play

2008-07-21T19:14:00.000-07:00

The first photo is Rob and his opponent, Bill Boggs. Anyone recognize him? He was a teacher and baseball coach at Pioneer Middle School. It seems like he taught and/or coached Craig and/or Brent. Am I right?*S*

This was the foursome; Rob is easily one of the, if not THE,youngest golfer in this tournament. The guy in the blue shirt is the golf coach at Whitman.

Chipping on the green and if you'll look closely you can see the ball in the air. I apologize if this photo is a little burry(sorry Rich!*S*)

This is the normal, resting stance in golf. You'll see most of the players stand this way!*S*

Last Day of the Russell Cup; Individual Match Play

2008-07-21T16:43:00.000-07:00

Sunday morning at 9:30 Rob teed off for his final round in the Russell Cup. It was individual Match play and his opponent was Bill Boggs.

One of the players for Vet's Memorial was the golf coach for Whitman College. I guess he's been wanting Rob to golf for them for a few years; however, Whitman doesn't give a golf scholarship and it's and EXpEnsive school!

The end of the Russell Cup/ more photos to come

2008-07-21T15:58:00.000-07:00

This was the end of the tournament between Veteran's Memorial Golf course and the Country Club and the Country Club won this year.
Thought ya'll would be interested in seeing a photo of your old orthodontist! Gregg Fink golfed a few days for the Country Club and was there to observe on the last day.

Rob and his opponent, Bill Boggs (used to teach at Pioneer Middle School and coach baseball) were even after the last hole. It was a hard fought battle.

At one point Rob wasn't very happy at how he was playing and opted to walk so I took over his cart. This is a shot of Rob and Kent driving beside him.

This was Rob's tee shot; into the trees, but he hit the green from this spot. It's not the first time for Rob to be in the trees.

Just a shot with the harvested wheat fields in the background.

New haircut

2008-07-19T13:12:00.000-07:00

Last tuesday Shannon cut my hair and I love it! She does such a good job. Kent took this photo of me today at Rob's tournament.

I took this all by myself last night and it is hard to take photos of yourself!*S*

Our Friday evening

2008-07-18T20:43:00.000-07:00

Today Kent and I went to see Mama Mia; we went to the last matinee. I thought it would be a good movie. It was really good; just pure entertainment. The music is really good and Meryl Streep really has a nice voice; in fact, quite a few of the actors have great voices.

It was just fun. We sat next to a group of 3 ladies and the older lady sitting next to me laughed ALOT; more than I did. I did find myself tapping my foot to the beat of Abba and after a few of the numbers I really felt like we should all applaud. I'd go again.

Rob starts his tournament tonight

2008-07-18T20:27:00.001-07:00

This weekend Rob is playing in the Russell Cup. It's a tournament between Veteran's Memorial Golf Course and the Walla Walla Country Club; a team tournament. Tonight Rob was playing in, I think, a scramble. It's being played at Veteran's Memorial and Rob is still playing for Vets golf course. The players have had to try out to be on this team; I think there are 12 players with an alternate. This year Rob has the lowest handicap so he is the #1 golfer on their team.

Tomorrow Rob tees off at 8:00am and is playing 36 holes! On Sunday I think it's only 18 holes. On Saturday evening the players have a dinner at the Crossroads Restaurant that's up at Veteran's Memorial.

Wednesday night on the way home from Young Women

2008-07-18T20:21:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday for Mutual, the young men and young women met at Bennington Lake and did sort of a mini-athalon. I had never been there in the almost 18 years that we've lived in Walla Walla! It was 8:30 as I was driving home and the moon was sort of low on the horizon and looked so pretty.

I think that this is my favorite time of day. Also, I tried to remember the first lesson that Misty gave us from her photography lessons on her blog.

The Blue Mountain Lavendar Farm

2008-07-11T15:39:00.000-07:00

On Thursday, the 10th, I drove myself, Mary Ruther and her daughter, Faith, out to Lowden, WA to the lavendar farm. Faith was here this week visiting from Mississippi and wanted to do something fun. I have never been off the highway towards Lowden so it was a "mini" adventure for me. I got these photos backwards so bear with me!

They have cute little vignettes set up and this one is a wagon with a red & white checked tablecloth.

This is the barn where there are ROWS of lavendar drying by hanging upside down. I couldn't get a shot of the whole thing. The people who own this farm have lived in France, in fact, the husband is from France. I'm not sure why they moved out by Lowden but I was told that the climate in that very spot is the same as it is in France where I"m thinking they grow what else but Lavendar!*S*

When we walked in behind the house there was a nice large, covered patio. They make and sell packages of lavendar lemonade so they have some to taste. It was good.

This is what we saw as were were driving down their front drive to park. I loved how they have some buttercups and poppies planted among the large area of lavendar in the front. Don't know if you can actually see that in this photo.

The last photos of the Lavendar Farm

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Lavendar grows in bushes(for anyone who didn't know that) but they have such a "manicured" look.

It was beautiful out there; even with desert around us.

Just showing how straight the rows of lavendar are!

After we cut our bunches of lavendar(even with bees all around ) we went in the little shop and looked around and then sat and enjoyed the cooler (83 degree) air. This is Mary and Faith.

It was a really nice afternoon and something that I've never done before!

Working in Yakima Safeways for Hallmark

2008-07-10T17:58:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday morning I rode with Edie Jordan to Yakima, WA to do some work for Hallmark. We had to do a revision in 2 of the Safeway stores there. The first day we worked from about 10:15am until 7:00pm.(with 2 breaks and lunch in between) This photo was taken the 2nd day of working: Patty (the Territory Ass't. for Tri-cities and Yakima), Debbie(a retail merchandiser in Yakima for a few stores) and Edie (the territory ass't. for the Walla Walla area).

I took this photo of the aisle of cards before we started.

Take a closer look at all of the empty pockets.(I mean with no cards in them)

This is after we had finished for the day. It looked ALOT better.

Myself and Ruth (another hallmark merchandiser that works in the Yakima area)

I really enjoy meeting and working with these ladies. It was alot of work and alot of fun.

2 Fun Gadgets

2008-07-04T23:16:00.000-07:00

When I was in Leavenworth I bought this thing called a Keyfinder. It attaches to your keychain and then hooks over the outside of your purse.

I wasn't sure that I'd really love it but thought I'd give it a try for $9.99.

After 1 day of not losing my keys in my purse, I love it! I always know where my keys are because they're on the other end of this heart. They also sold "cellphone" finders and I wish I'd gotten one of those. I thought I'd wait and see if I liked the keyfinder first. It's one of those "wish I would have bought that" things.

Then on Friday when Val and I were doing a little shopping, we went into By Arrangement ( a really nice store that sells a variety of things from furniture, to decorations,to art,to crocs! They also have fun things like birthday candles that glow in different colors, lotions, etc... I found this cellphone caddy that sits right on top of the charger plug that goes into the wall.

Now my cellphone doesn't have to sit on a table or on the floor! I know it's silly but I really think it's neat. I guess it doesn't take too much to make me happy! (this little thing only cost $6.00)

My afternoon with Val Cochran

2008-07-03T17:14:00.001-07:00

This afternoon Val and I went to Applebee's for lunch. We haven't seen each other in about 9 months; how's that for being a bad friend?*S* I had the California Shrimp salad and she had the Grilled Shrimp spinach salad; they were yummy! I had the server take our photo. Neither one of us like how we look but oh well, this is us!*S*

After our late lunch we went downtown to do a little shopping. Val was the one who actually bought some things; a cool-looking patriotic door mat, some crocs for her son, Eric, her granddaughter, Kylee, and herself! I bought a cool little gadget that holds your cellphone up to the outlet(maybe i should take a photo of that to blog!LOL) Then we went to Tallman's which is a longtime pharmacy/store in Walla Walla. We parked in the back and this is what I saw as we walked to the door. Cool, huh?

Someone is talented! I liked the Superman.

Val and I promised each other that we would not wait 9 more months to get together!

HELP

2008-07-02T15:10:00.000-07:00

I was trying to organize and accomplish my "to do" list for my lia sophia jewelry business today and talking to my sister, Debbie, on the phone---- realized that I was in the middle of a big mess! And this mess was my life so if any of you have any organizational ideas I am open to them! You can't see the spot, but there is a "spot" on the floor big enough for me to sit amongst all of the mess.

I also need to get a Young Women activity together for tonight! LOL I have the idea; I just need to get things together. Wish me luck!

A few last photos of our trip, I promise!

2008-07-02T00:11:00.000-07:00

On the way back to Virginia we drove up to the Washington D.C. Temple for some photos.

This was the rental car we had in Virginia.

We stopped at this gas station/store for a pop; I thought it was worth taking a photo of the sign. Give you any ideas, Bo? *S*

The end of the tour in D.C.

2008-07-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

The eternal flame that constantly burns at JFK's gravesite

Union Station is HUGE; I couldn't fit the whole thing in one photograph so I only got a part of it.

You can see where the trains actually come in. I remember this place from a movie that was out in the 70's starring Gene Wilder but I can't remember the name of it (what's new?*S*)

Leaving our bus tour. It was so much fun riding through the streets of Washington D.C. on top of the bus. I would definately do it again but start earlier so I would have more time to stop at more places.

A few last photos of Washington D.C.

2008-07-01T23:51:00.000-07:00

Robin, Brian and Kent waiting for our bus.

Arlington National Cemetary

Everywhere I looked there were white headstones; this photo does not even do justice to the cemetary. It was quite beautiful and there was definately a reverent feeling even with hurrying to make it to the "changing of the guard" at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The changing of the guard was a silent ceremony; very reverent. These soldiers commit to this job, if I heard correctly, it's for 3 years. They take shifts guarding the tomb from sun-up til sundown.

This is the tomb of the unknown soldier

Our stay at the Bordons' in Wenatchee

2008-06-30T10:50:00.000-07:00

On Saturday morning we drove to Wenatchee from Leavenworth to stay overnight with Joy & Gerry. We had a great visit; it's been way too long since we've seen them. They have the cutest little dog; she's a Bischon Frisee' (sp?). Her name is Missy and she is very well-behaved. She is in need of grooming and Joy is taking her this week but I thought she looked like a marshmallow all brushed out!*S*

They have had alot of work done to their house since we've been there and the color has changed. If I'm remembering correctly, it used to be tan. The backyard is really nice as well with a new deck and shed.

Worldmark at Leavenworth, WA

2008-06-30T10:43:00.000-07:00

This is where we stayed in Leavenworth. They are really nice inside but look cabin-like outside to fit in with the mountains.

One view from the condos.

Just another scenic view

Looking from the corner of the living room into the kitchen.

Our trip to Leavenworth

2008-06-30T09:42:00.000-07:00

We went to Leavenworth, WA last Thursday, June 26th, and stayed at the Worldmark resort there with Jim in his condo. Victoria and Steve stayed with Larry & Linda in their condo. The men golfed ALOT and the girls shopped on Friday most of the day. These photos were taken on Thursday evening while at dinner at Visconti's Italian Restaurant. The first photo, of course *S*, is of me & Kent.

Larry & Linda

Steve and Victoria

Jiim

Joy & Gerry

Joy and Gerry drove up to Leavenworth from Wenatchee (only about a 20 min drive) on Thursday evening for dinner and to visit a little.
It was a nice get-away. Leavenworth is a Bavarian-like town with every business done in the same architecture. I forgot to take my camera on Friday when we went shopping to get some photos of the stores.

Korean War Memorial

2008-06-20T15:06:00.000-07:00

This was still at the Lincoln Memorial Stop. My Dad served in the Korean War and I don't know if he has ever seen this Memorial, but I thought it was the nicest one of them all.

It was hard to get a shot of all the bronze sculptures.

Each soldier's face represented all of the nationalities that participated in this War. The faces were so detailed.

Another angle. You can see we were there right after Memorial Day. The flowers were still there.

Kent and I in front of the Lincoln Memorial

2008-06-20T15:01:00.000-07:00

I hope this one works. The earlier post only showed the "code" for the photo.

Our stop at the Lincoln Memorial

2008-06-20T14:45:00.000-07:00

This is the building that the statue of Lincoln is in. I didn't get a good shot of Lincoln behind the columns of the building.

Kent and I in front of the statue.
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We got another "tourist" to take a snapshot of all of us; the blur in the left corner is my editing out of the backside of some lady!LOL

I loved what it said above his head and wanted to capture that.

This is just another shot of the whole statue. It is massive! Where the statue is housed is a huge room. On the walls is engraved the Gettysburg Address as well as another one of his famous speeches. When I saw the Gettysburg Address, I was reminded of helping my kids memorize it for school!

Still Touring

2008-06-20T14:34:00.000-07:00

This is actually the house where Lincoln died; I erred in my earlier post.

This was just riding through D.C. I believe this was the Georgetown area; very cool and urban.

I loved the architecture.

It was soooo green there. And when you sit on top of the bus, you have a few actual "brushes" with the trees. I believe that Brian and Dad got hit with a few limbs.

This is the famous cathedral ( I cannot for the life of me remember its name) but it is where Presidents have had their funerals. It is so big that I couldn't fit it all in one shot but I am not going to bore you with all the different angles that I took!

More of the Top of the Bus Tour

2008-06-20T14:10:00.000-07:00

I had to get a shot of this street intersection. I've heard of these streets all of my life so it was kind of "momentus" for me!*s*

We chose not to get off at the White House; although now it's my one regret of the thing we didn't do. We just knew that we wouldn't be able to get any closer than the front fence; plus, we were running a little behind.

Another shot of the White House; it was alot smaller than i thought it would be.

This is where Abraham Lincoln was shot as he was watching a play. Cool to see this in person, but again, we didn't actually get off to see inside.

I believe this is the house he died in; just across the street from the Ford Theatre. That would have been another cool place to see inside. We just didn't have enough time to see it all.

Sightseeing in Washington D.C.

2008-06-20T13:52:00.000-07:00

We(Kent, myself, Bryan and Robin) were getting into D.C. around lunch time and decided to stop at Five Guys. I thought it was pretty comparable to In and Out Burger(which by the way is going to be in Utah; I saw a billboard in Salt Lake!).

Bryan had a great idea for us to take a bus tour; one that we could get off and on at
different locations that we were interested in. It was called the Top of the Bus tour and we sat on top, riding through the streets of D.C. It was alot of fun!

We didin't get off at the Capitol but rode by it several times. This, obviously, was close up.

There were alot of parks and recreation areas throughout the city. I thought it was interesting to see people playing soccer, etc... so close to a national monument.

This is the Washington Monument. We didn't actually walk over to it. We did walk the waterway which actually was a good distance from the monument itself.

Very Frustrating

2008-06-20T13:50:00.000-07:00

When we got home from our trip back East 2 weeks ago, I tried uploading tons of photos that I took while up in the Boston area and somehow I lost all but 1 of them!!! I would be devasted except that we did take videos but still...... There are quite a few on my card that come up not compatible. If anyone reading this knows how to get them to be compatible, please let me know. I'll post what I have from our time in Virginia and Washington D.C.

The last part of our Memorial Day Outing

2008-06-13T00:18:00.000-07:00

After visiting the cemetary in Smithfield, UT, we stopped at a restaurant in Logan called The Bluebird. I guess it's been there for a LONG time; it was more of an "experience" to eat there than getting really good food. The food wasn't bad; just not a place I would go all the time.

I can't remember if this was going in or coming out!*S*

I don't know if you can really tell by this photo, the kind of atmosphere inside. It's dark paneling(real wood) with a kind of "soda parlor" feel towards the front of the restaurant. There is even a candy counter right before the cash register on the way out; convenient for the restaurant. I'm sure they make a little extra money that way.

On the way out of Logan we drove up to the Logan Temple to take a photo. It's a beautiful temple.

I have to say that it's really interesting to ride with Wayne to Smithfield. He took us around the town and showed us where William first lived when they arrived there and then where his homestead was. Wayne has put alot of hours into this project and we really appreciate him for that.

Funny little story

2008-06-13T00:05:00.001-07:00

We walked up to William's grave and saw his 2 wives' graves on either side of his(okay he was a polygamist when it was still legal). There were flowers throughout the cemetary because it was Memorial Day and quite a few people at the cemetary despite the small town of Smithfield.

Mary Clark Ainscough's grave had 2 pots of flowers and there were none on William's
nor his other wife(can't remember her name).

So, MaryLou picked up one of the pots from Mary Clark's and placed it next to William's headstone.

So when we left, William's grave looked nicer with the flowers. *S*

Memorial Day Outing

2008-06-12T23:41:00.000-07:00

On Memorial Day, Kent and I were in Kaysville, UT at Wayne & MaryLou's house so we rode along with them up to Smithfield, UT to visit the cemetary where William Ainscough is buried; Wayne made a promise to William that he would finish or at least really update his life story. So we went up so Wayne could leave a copy of it by William's headstone. Smithfield is right outside of Logan, UT. On the way through Logan, we stopped at this McDonald's for a drink. I thought it was interesting.

The cemetary in Smithfield is really pretty. It was a rainy day so perfect for taking photos.

MaryLou and Myself; it was chilly!

The book at the bottom of William's headstone is the history that Wayne researched and wrote. I thought it was really nice of Wayne to leave it there. I wonder who got it and read it?

A quick snapshot of Kent and Wayne

It was a really nice day.

Just an ordinary day

2008-06-12T23:20:00.000-07:00

So I've been thinking about what to blog about; I don't have children around the house to take photos of; Rob isn't home that much and not doing that many "cute" things anymore at age 19!*S* I don't necessarily do anything of that much interest either. So today I thought I'd just share my day; as uneventful as it was! I had a Doctor's appointment this morning and then ran errands. I had a bridal shower to attend tonight for Gloria Stapleton (Glo) that I needed to buy a gift for and went to Shopko and then to Wal-mart to search for something to go along with the beach theme. I did my shopping and came home to make spaghetti and to wrap the gift. While in the dining room wrapping the gift the television was on and Golden Girls was on. It reminded me of all the times I've been at Mom & Dad's house in the summertime and they watch that show. So I felt a bit nostalgic and homesick for Texas. As odd as it seems, I took a photo of the show; never have done that before!

I bought several different things to put in the basket for Glo. The items were meant to "create" the feeling of being on the beach(in an abstract sort of way!LOL)

This is after putting everything together. A candle with sand and some shells(my own personal shells gathered from Ocean Shores, WA over several years of taking the kids there for Spring Break), a CD with an island theme, a bottle of Perrier and 2 plastic wine goblets. Glo liked it and that's what was important.

Just a closer look at the candle in the sand with shells.

And after Kent got home from work he mowed the lawn so I snapped him on the mower.

Just a note: the shower was good; lots of people there. It was in Amy Springen's backyard.

One more correction! If I have forgotten anything else I APOLOGIZE!

2008-06-10T20:36:00.000-07:00

I forgot to mention that Mike, Don and Kathy's son, wasn't there. He is serving a full-time mission for the Church. As usual, I can't remember exactly the location but I think he's somewhere in Tennessee? He was missed even though I forgot to mention him! I am sorry.

Some Explanation

2008-06-10T20:32:00.000-07:00

The photo that is following this post is missing Don!*S* I didn't look closely enough before posting. I don't have a whole group photo of the boys with Grandma and Grandpa. We took a family photo outside and hopefully I'll get that since I didn't take one with my camera. All of this Family Reunion information and pictures will probably not be very interesting to anyone except those in our family, but feel free to view everything and enjoy. I wanted to post it all so my children could see their family that they live so far away from.

Family Photo from the Broadhead Reunion

2008-06-10T20:15:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa with all of their boys except for Gary. He couldn't be at the Reunion; he was working in Wyoming reparing electrical lines after a tornado had gone through a day or two earlier. Grandm and Grandpa have a great legacy.

We had an enjoyable time with family that we don't see very often. There were alot of us there, but there were also quite a few missing and they were missed: Bryan & Linda's son, Mark. Kathy & Don's son, Jeff. Wayne & Marylou's daughters and husbands, Maryann, Blake and Tory. Carolyn, Anthony and their little guy. I wonder if Carolyn has had her new baby yet? Gordon and Becky's daughter, Christy. Of course, none of our kids were there and we missed them! Gary and Lorna weren't there as well as Russell and Jenny and daughter. Alisha, Jordan and Anya, and Chad. We would have definately been too large to be in the multi-purpose room if everyone had been there. We so enjoyed visiting with family while at the Church and then we had an impromptu get together with Gordon and Becky, Darla, Kelsee and Kaden, and Gary at Wayne & Mary Lou's house that evening. On Sunday we went to Church with MaryLou and Wayne and then drove out to Gary and Lorna's house in Herriman and had a nice visit with them; it's been too long. It's too bad that the family is so spread out; those times together are not as often as we would like but we treasure when we can get together.

These are good-looking people!

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I loved this photo of Kelly with Grandpa. It was so sweet the way she cuddled up to him and told him that she missed having him Salt Lake.

MaryLou and Wayne posed very easily. I thought this photo was good of them. They are really empty-nesters now and both involved and really enjoying doing Family History. We stayed with them on Saturday and Sunday night and went to Smithfield on Memorial
Day with them(to be in a later blog)

Paul & Darla Paul is now working at a Doctor's office as the office manager or Administrator and really enjoying that much more than at Blue Bunny! Darla still stays really busy with the kids' activities. Darla and Kelsee and Kaden stayed at Wayne & MaryLou's house on Saturday night after the reunion with us. We had fun visiting with them. Paul drove Grandma and Grandpa home right after the reunion on Saturday afternoon.

A quick photo of Mike, Marinda's husband, with Janet sitting on the left side. I had taken a photo of Kimball, Mike's son, with Sean and Janet and wanted to get one of Mike as well.

We cannot forget Kaden and Landen! Look at those big smiles!

Reunion: Posing for a picture

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Lindsay, Linda, and Bryan. Lindsay is works at the Salt Lake airport in one of the shops. Linda has retired after all those years of working and Bryan will retire next
year. (I hope I'm getting this all accurately or at least fairly close *S*)

This is John and his fiancee, Christy. They are getting married on June 21st in the Bountiful Temple! Congratulations to them!

This is Sean (my blog buddy) and Janet with Kimball(Marinda's little boy)
This is the only photo of Scott that I was able to get. He came late because he had to work.

Sean(My blog buddy), Janet and Kimball(Marinda's little boy) FYI: Janet is doing alot with her cooking abilities. Besides her cookbooks out, she is on Channel 5 KSL in Salt Lake not too infrequently. You can catch her on her cooking blog which I don't know the name of!LOL

David & Kandace(and I hope I'm not doing too badly at spelling her name!) I didn't get a photo of their little girl, Elle, but she is adorable. I missed most of the kids; they were running around.

Smile for the camera

2008-06-10T19:22:00.000-07:00

I took quite a few "posed" photos before everyone left. This is Kelsee and Brad. Bradley's farewell is this Sunday(Father's Day) and he'll be entering the MTC next week. I wish we could go down to St. George but with just getting back from a long trip, it's not feasible.

Ryan, his wife, Yanna, and their son(wish I could remember this little guy's name) They live in West Valley somewhere, I think. Ryan is a butcher and Yanna inherited her Father's cafe in Salt Lake. We ate their on our last trip to Salt Lake and it was really good. Yanna wouldn't let us pay for our breakfast either which was really nice.

Kimberly with her husband, Daniel. They live in Jerome, ID just outside of Twin Falls. Then of course, we can't forget Becky! We stayed with Gordon and Becky on Friday night before the Reunion and enjoyed being with their family.

This is Christy, Steve's wife, and then Steve and their son, Gage. I had a nice time getting to know Christy while we were at Gordon's house on Friday night. We played Uno(where the cards fly out at you). I cannot remember anything lately!*S* Gage played with us also; he's a pretty good little card player! Steve and Christy live in I believe, Magna. Steve has a really good job somewhere!LOL My MEMORY!

This is a good photo of Gordon and Jenny. Jenny was in on the card game also! Jenny is living at home and working and I apologize for my awful memory, but I think she's going to school as well. I do know that she is very social and is the one who plans their friends' activities! *S*

Even more reunion photos

2008-06-10T19:06:00.001-07:00

Okay, so no Broadhead reunion would be complete without Don doing magic! It was so fun to watch and to see another generation of grandchildren enjoying his show. His sense of humor is hysterical; you kids remember watching him, don't you?

More watchers on: Darla, Kelsee and Landen. They were watching Don and Kaden. Of course, Don had Kaden laughing! (see next photo)

Don and Kaden doing "magic" *S*

This trick was so funny. The kids helping Don are Janet's son, Wesley, and Jeff's oldest daughter, Neesie(I can't spell Janeece? LOL) He had s toilet plunger on Wesley's head, big glasses on Neese and had them doing all sorts of funny things before the big MAGIC.

Kelly, Steve, Kathy and Becky were in the back of the room enjoying the show.

More Reunion Photos

2008-06-10T18:34:00.000-07:00

I forget that the blog is viewed from the last post instead of from the "beginning". So if I was organized enough I would have posted the Reunion in backwards order so you can view it from the beginning instead of from the end to the beginning! Before anything really started we just gathered in the multi-purpose room to eat. I believe that Janet and Sean as well as David and Kandice(sp?) are at this table.

Wayne did a presentation on his journey of researching and putting together more of the history of William Ainscough(the first member of our family on Dad's side to come to America from England. He was one of the first converts to the Church and he and his brother, Richard came over) We have a copy of this 17 page history for all of our children thanks to Wayne and he has started a blog on the life of William Ainscough. Wish we had more information on Richard since that is who Dad got his middle name from and Rich has his first name from.

This is a group of us watching on. I think that Gordon and Becky's family is in the back watching on; I didn't get a close look at this photo before I uploaded it.

Of course, Grandpa sang for us. I did record him on my digital camera but it won't upload. And, ignorantly, I recorded him with my camera turned so I could get a full shot of him but I didn't know that once that was recorded that it won't turn horizontal!LOL

This is a shot of Kathy and her grandbaby (Scott's baby girl)

Broadhead Family Reunion

2008-06-10T09:53:00.000-07:00

I am finally posting some pictures from our Broadhead Family Reunion which was Memorial Day Weekend! It's not entirely my fault that it's taken me this long to post since Kent and I traveled to Virginia from Salt Lake. I hope you enjoy the photos and I apologize in advance for not remembering some of the great grandkids' names!

Grandma is holding the Broadhead Reunion sign. Do you recognize her in her new wig? She decided to go "gray" after all these years so she could match Grandpa (it was
Paul's idea*S*)

The reunion was held at the Stake Center on 5600 West(same building that Grandma and Grandpa used to go to Church at) This is Gordon holding Ryan's son who looks like he could BE Ryan!*S*

A snapshot of Grandma and Grandpa before the reunion started.

Paul & Brad just hanging out waiting for things to begin.

MaryLou, Marinda and her son, Kimball

What color red are you?

2008-05-27T22:50:00.000-07:00

You Are Apple Red

You're never one to take life too seriously, and because of it, you're a ton of fun.

And although you have a great sense of humor, you are never superficial.

Deep and caring, you do like to get to the core of people - to understand them well.

However, any probing you do is light hearted and fun, sometimes causing people to misjudge you.

What Color Red Are You?

Some miscellaneous photos at the NWAACC golf tournament

2008-05-20T23:41:00.000-07:00

Walla Walla Community College Warriors take 1st place at the NWAACC tournament in Spokane, WA May 19th, 2008

2008-05-20T23:25:00.000-07:00

Here, Rob is with some of his teammates when the last one finished the 18th hole. They knew what score the last team member needed to put them in 1st place and they were very happy when he shot a 71 on the course!

When Rob got home I took a photo of him holding his latest plaque and the first one at College level.

The last photo was taken at the school a few months ago and isn't really great but it's a photo of the boys' and girls' golf teams.

We are proud of Rob and his accomplishments!

More photos from the last day of NWAACs at Indian Canyon Golf course

2008-05-20T23:16:00.000-07:00

This photo is of Rob lining up his birdie shot at the 18th hole. The ball was 35-40 feet away from the pin and it was a beautiful putt to see. That putt helped his team to 1st place!

He was relieved and happy that he shot a 73 (1 over par)

More photos from the last day of NWAACs at Indian Canyon Golf course

2008-05-20T23:07:00.001-07:00

Rob's WWCC NWAACC at Spokane, WA May 18th and 20th

2008-05-20T22:50:00.000-07:00

Okay, so Rob went with WWCC Warriors to Spokane on Saturday to practice for the NWAACC (Northwesst Athletic Association Community College - I think). The tournament was on Sunday and Monday. Kent and I drove up on Saturday evening and stayed in Cheney at the Holiday Inn Express (where the team stayed also). I took quite a few pictures so I may put quite a few on. Don't you think photos are better than alot of words?*S*

Rob said he didn't "feel on his game" this day. His score did reflect that; an 83. He had a really bad hole and then it seemed to go down hill after that.

If you look closely at a few of the photos, you can see the ball. Feel free to click on the photo to enlarge it.

The Trusscotts

2008-05-17T11:42:00.000-07:00

On Thursday evening after Rob's golf tournament, Steve, Victoria and Katherine Truscott came over so Katherine could have a "last fling" playing guitar hero before she leaves on Sunday to go into the MTC. She is going to Northern Spain for her mission

Steve tried it out and didn't really want to play after that!*S*

Bet you never thought you'd see Victoria playing guitar hero!*S* She didn't do well but neither did I!LOL

Katherine ended up helping Victoria play and it was funny! Victoria pushed the buttons and Katherine "strummed"
After guitar hero we headed downstairs and played Mario Kart. Steve did like that game!

Rob's golf tournament in Walla Walla at Vet's Memorial Golf Course

2008-05-17T11:15:00.000-07:00

On Thursday, Rob had a college tournament in Walla Walla. There were only 4 schools in attendance. The weather was absolutely beautiful and perfect to spend on the golf course.

Rob drove the green on the 1st hole and this is where the ball landed; he did birdie this hole

In this shot(if i've gotten this next to the right photo) you can see the ball right as he hit it.

And if I'm right here *S* Kent video'd the tournament and if I get really technical maybe I can post a snippet on another post.

As usual, Rob is in the trees, but it seems to work for him!
And lastly, Rob is telling his coach that he shot 2 under par which put him in 2nd place.

Rob's golf tournament in Bandon, Oregon

2008-05-16T00:32:00.000-07:00

Last Friday Rob's golf team traveled to Bandon, OR which is about a 10 hour drive.

This was Rob right before he left for the school to leave.

Rob said the golf course was right on the ocean and it was a difficult course.

I don't think his team golfed very well, but they did have a great time.

Buying plants to put in the yard

2008-05-15T00:50:00.001-07:00

In January, we had a big wind storm that took out 3 of our big trees along with the facia board on the front of the house along with the gutter. It's given us an excuse to "spruce up" the yard a bit. It needed it before but I had not wanted to really fool with it or put any money into more plants that I might just kill! My friend, Mary Ruther, is really knowledgeable about plants. She is actually selling different ones at the Farmer's Market every weekend in Walla Walla. This morning we went to Barkwell's nursery in Milton-Freewater, Oregon to look around. She helped me pick out quite a few and she knew if the prices were good as well as how hardy the plants were. Her knowledge was invaluable to me; it would have taken me days to do all we did in about 3 hrs.

A view of the plants crammed into the back of her Tahoe.

Mary posing in front of a bowl she really wants to get to convert into a fountain.

And Mary took a photo of me. Barkwell's nursery is so pretty! They also sell decorative items for the house. I couldn't leave without buying a dark yellow and red glass chicken for the kitchen. *S*

It was a very warm day here and the sky was beautiful with the clouds over the mountains so I had to take a photo of that as well.

Youth Temple Trip

2008-05-15T00:44:00.000-07:00

On Saturday morning, very early (7:30), we all met at the Church to take the young women and young men to the Columbia River Temple. It was a beautiful day and as we were driving up the street to the temple I had to pull my camera out of my purse and take a few snapshots of the temple.

I was trying to be a little creative with this shot. It is a beautiful temple.

More hot air balloons

2008-05-15T00:35:00.001-07:00

On Friday evening, Kent and I were on our way to Applebee's for dinner and this blue and white hot air balloon appeared so I grabbed my camera and tried to get a few good shots.

As soon as the blue and white balloon had passed by this big orange balloon appeared. It was huge and very colorful.

I tried to get a shot of the flame inside the basket of the balloon.

Seeing the pictures doesn't do the balloons justice. They look so graceful and amazing up in the air.

Hot Air Balloons

2008-05-15T00:23:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was the Balloon Stampede in Walla Walla. They have it every year on Mother's Day weekend. I had forgotten all about it and was leaving the house at 7:00am on Friday to go to yard sales with my friend, Beryl and saw a balloon in the air when I was going to the car. I ran back in the house and grabbed my camera and took a few shots on the way to Beryl's house.

At one of the yard sales, Beryl found this little "pet carrier". It looked like one that someone would put a very small dog in. She bought it for her guinea pig; to carry him in the car with her and her 2 dogs on their trip to Boise, ID to see her son and family. The guinea pig's name is Oscar(I think it's a guinea pig!*S*)

Last weekend was the Balloon Stampede in Walla Walla. They have it every year on Mother's Day weekend. I had forgotten all about it and was leaving the house at 7:00am on Friday to go to yard sales with my friend, Beryl and saw a balloon in the air when I was going to the car. I ran back in the house and grabbed my camera and took a few shots on the way to Beryl's house.

My first Car (tagged from Sean's blog)

2008-05-07T15:02:00.000-07:00

The first car I ever drove was a Ford Maverick. It was white with a maroon top and also had an 8 track tape player; wow!LOL I think it was a 1970 model but not entirely sure. In the state of Louisiana(where I lived) you could get your license at 15(which isn't very smart) and I did have an accident about 5 months after I got my license but the maverick did get repaired and I drove it another few years. We had to move to Houston, TX for my Dad's job when I was almost 16; I wasn't too happy about that so I had a bumper sticker made and put on my car that read: "I'd rather be in Shreveport". How lame was that? My parents sure had to put up with alot! I have not thought about that car in years; not until I read Sean's blog which talked about his first car. So I went online to see if I could find some photos and I was so surprised that the maverick is still around and being restored with car clubs and everything! Maybe we should get another one?*S*

I found this photo that looks alot like the car I drove except it's a 4 door and mine was a 2 door.

This is a view from the back of another maverick, obviously, but I wanted the back view of the car as well.

Rob is working at the Country Club

2008-05-06T23:21:00.001-07:00

Rob has a job at the Country Club. He was on his way to work this afternoon and I had to take a photo of him in his official Club Shirt. He cleans the members' golf clubs and washes their carts; all of the employees split the tips.

I tried to get a close-up of the logo but I don't think it's very clear.

Prom

2008-05-05T10:37:00.000-07:00

Rob took Chelsee (can't remember how to spell her name!oops!) to her prom on Saturday night. I took a photo of him in front of our big lilac bush before I left to do a lia sophia show.

This is a close up of one of the lilacs; they are so pretty this time of the year.

This is the group he went to Prom with.

Walla Walla in the Springtime

2008-05-05T09:38:00.000-07:00

As far as conveniences and shopping are concerned, Walla Walla is not the ideal place to live; however, if you're looking for beauty then this is the place to be in the springtime!

My friend, Beryl Gilbreth, and I were yard sale-ing last Friday and we were parked by this beautiful flowering tree so I took a snapshot of Beryl.

One day last week I was driving by Pioneer Park and grabbed my camera and took a few "drive-by" photos!

The American flag is sitting in the winery on the corner of Berney Dr. and Russell.