Bear Lake Reunion

We made another installment on our housing for August first, second, and third 2008.

The Inn at the Lake is a wonderful accomodation. There's a pool, hot tub, and plenty of room for fun and games, besides all the fun that goes with the lake.

The Becks and the Andy Barfuss' are in charge this year so you will be hearing from them.

We look forward to having a big group---the more, the merrier!

The Big Snow

We were delighted to wake up to about 8 inches of snow this morning. We were glad that it didn't come yesterday as predicted so that we had no problem getting up to the Curtis' for Brad's ordination.

Grandpa went out and cranked up his trusty snowblower and was plowing out the driveway when Nate Beck called and said that he would be there in ten minutes to help.

Grandpa was grateful for the help especially since he has a couple of home teaching families that he usually plows out. It was amazing to see Nate work. What energy! He was half way down the street, plowing all the neighbors out before Grandpa could catch up to him!

Everything worked out great. As soon as all the walks and driveway were finished the city snowplow came by and filled up the driveway into the street so Nate was able to help shovel that out again!

I was busy inside making a pot of Taco soup for the shovelers when they finished. It was good to have Nate with us for a while. We do love our Wilfardos!

Sunday with the Curtis'

Brad Curtis with his dad Kitt

and Grandpa Barfuss and Grandpa Curtis

after his ordination

Five kids in a bed watching a movie!

Happy Sunday!

We enjoyed being with the Curtis's today for Brad's ordination to the Aaronic Priesthood. He is such a cute boy and very ready for Priesthood responsibilities. He has his hands full with four sisters.
We enjoyed a quick visit with Stacie and Kandis yesterday. Stacie and her friend flew up to SL for the funeral of the mother of their good friend. Kandis got a ride to Midvale with a friend from Provo and then I took her to the chapel to meet her mom. What an amazing age we live in---a trip from Phoenix to SL and back all in one day. Kandis is well into the new semester at the Y and has a full load. She's taking Statistics and Anatomy...that's enough to stress anyone out.
Andy and Julie are in Phoenix for a few days. I guess they passed Stacie somewhere in the air.
It's hard to keep track of everybody.
Brittany Mason is in town for a couple of days. She also came up for a really sad funeral in their neighborhood. We just happened to stop by at the Wasden's after working at the temple on Friday and she was there. It was a bonus for us!
Grandpa and I have been discussing the state of the economy lately and are convinced that the admonition from the leaders of the Church to get our food storage in order is the most important thing that we can do! These are really scary times! Several Grocery stores are having sales on food storage. This is a good time to stock up.
Hope everyone has a good holiday tomorrow to celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday.
Love ya!

What a pretty winter day!

Grandpa and I went to Christie Beck's basketball game last evening and enjoyed watching Murray beat east with about a ten point spread. Christie was the star of the game. Her coach really depends on her. She doesn't get much bench time. Those girls are really rough. I'll bet she's got a few bruises today!
I just got home from the car wash. We used to have to wait until spring to wash the car, but now we're in and out in the shortest time possible. Amazing!
Now that we have finished Grandma LaRue's book, grandpa is busy dictating stories into the tape recorder for his own history. He has had some incredible experiences in his life! There's plenty to do. Retirement may seem boring to some, but there is always something to work on for us. We always like to have visitors and there's always ice cream in the freezer.
Love ya,
Grandma S.

I'm learning

Thanks for your comments and encouragement! It's fun to see what's going on around the world with everyone. I've got to figure out how to send comments. There's so much that can be done with this blogging business that I haven't figured out yet.
Grandpa and I went to the temple today. We are so lucky to have a temple so close. We're busy gathering stuff for our Stake History since we are the Midvale North Stake history specialists. Grandpa does the gathering and then I put it together in a book and a report to send to the Church.
Our days are pretty routine. We get up at about six thirty. Grandpa goes on the treadmill while I fix breakfast. We read the Book of Mormon together for about forty five minutes. Then it's my turn on the treadmill and floor exercies for about an hour. Then we get on with the days activities. Retirement is great. We can decide what we do and when we do it. The only problem with retirement is that we never know when we have a day off!
Take care and be safe!
Love,
G. Sally

It's working!

I'm still trying to figure things out. I'm sure there are possibilities that can make blogging fun.

Grandpa and I are slowly getting Christmas things put away. We've GOT to get rid of all the goodies. If anybody wants any candy or popcorn or chips, stop by before Thursday, then it's all going to the homeless shelter here in Midvale. There is an overflow shelter for families here and they always appreciate getting stuff for snacks.

Grandpa is getting his history organized so we can write a companion book to Grandma LaRue's. He is such a good journal writer that it will be hard to limit the size of the book. Maybe there will be several volumes.

Good luck to everyone who is back in school. When I was teaching, January and February were the best months for teaching the most. There weren't so many interruptions. Remember be safe on the roads.

Love ya,

G. Sally

The New Barometer?

At our Adult Sibling and Spouse party last evening we talked about the best way to get everyone involved in keeping connected. It seems that the present Barfuss Barometer is too cumbersome to really use, so after reading Liz's blog in Ecudor I decided to try my hand at blogging. This whole technology business is still a mystery to me, so I hope this really works.

We have enjoyed our holiday season so much because we got to see everyone. We love you and pray for all you each day.

Love,

Grandma Sally