Dusting of Winter chills....................

The newscast began announcing, "Winter Blizzard is

on the way!" We quickly ran down to the closest mall

to purchase some books at Barnes & Noble Bookstore.

We ran quickly only to discover some of the stores were

closed with signs on the windows......Closed for Blizzard.

However, we were blessed as Barnes & Noble did

not close early. Yea!

At the food court area we grabbed a hot dog on a

stick, filled packages with books, and magazines,

we now felt prepared to wait out the storm.

FIELD TRIP TO PROVO......

The Mission chartered a bus for us to attend the

art exhibit of "The Life of Christ" by James Tissot.

This is held at the BYU Museum in Provo.

Afterwards, the local stake prepared delicious sack

lunches for us to eat on the bus. I kinda felt like

I was a student again in Kryene Elementary School.

THE HOLIDAY VISIT......

Grandpa and Eli stroll the grounds.

"Don't walk to fast for me, Grandpa."

Eli is curious about everything around him.

He especially enjoyed playing with a green

apple that had fallen from the tree, and

Grandma's orange Halloween Medal.

Ivy, on the other hand, was a wild woman when

she helped Grandma create a Gingerbread House

any gourmet cook would be proud of..........ok, maybe

a house any grandmother would love!

Goodnight sleep tight.........don't let the bed bugs bite!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO OUR FAMILY....

Holiday time is tiime to gather with the

family. We wish you a Happy Thanks-

giving this day. We wanted to share

some pictures of the happy times we had

with Mickey and Nikki on Temple Square.

Decorating for the Holidays

Temple Square is getting ready for

1.5 million visitors in the next six weeks.

The Beehive House now has the

Christmas Tree with the exterior

lighting to come this week. Yesterday

we saw Christmas candles floating in the

reflection pool by the Temple. Wow!

Everyday we discover some new

decoration being placed somewhere

on the square.

The Christmas lights will be turned on the

day after Thanksgiving. Now is a great

time to come visit us............just

be sure to bring lots of warm clothes.

THE SNOW ARRIVES.......

The snow came bringing temperatures in the middle

40's for the high today. Last night we were without

power for over 4 hours. Glad we purchased some

really warm thick blankets the other day at Costco.

God Bless Costco! It was kind of funny to see all the

flashlights being used to break through the darkness....

we knew at a glance who had their 72 hours

Emergency Preparedness Kit and who didn't.....ours is

in Arizona.........OOOOPS!

HOMES IN OUR AREA..........

One thing different about Salt Lake City

is........... no two homes are alike. It is fun

to just walk everywhere and see homes

built long ago.........Which one do you

want?

While looking at the old homes, we found this

parked in someone's front yard.......now I believe I

could get into one of these side cars and enjoy a ride

through the city...........countryside?

First, I need to find myself a styling hat for this trip.

Wait Nikki gave me one for my birthday.....how about

a set of ear muffs......gloves......boots........toe

warmers.......this could be an expensive ride!