The Leaf Festival of 2025

Oh, my goodness! With a million Boxelder trees, a couple of maples, a peach, a pear, an apple and one HUGE walnut tree…

we have got a BUS LOAD of leaves!! Even Hobbes doesn’t know what to do. Not that he cares particularly…but still.

We’re being buried alive!

Enter my sweet boy Rhen who always says things like, “Mom–this will take 10 minutes!”  That turns out to be true when HE does it.

Not so much for the rest of us though. This would have taken me a month!

My yard went from this…

to this in about 20 minutes.

Rhen…you’re my hero.  Thank you so much!!

Even Hobbes is impressed.

Pretty Quiet These Days

People keep asking…

“How’s it going, without Rhen there?”

I always say, “Oh, it’s fine. I’m good.

I just talk to the cats.”

That is…if they’d wake up.

Sheesh.

 

 

Strawberry Days Esports Competition

Oh, yeaaaah–I’m pretty proud of these kids! They all entered the ESports competition for Strawberry Days in Pleasant Grove. Such brave souls. I was way too chicken–but I did come to watch.

Jillian, Lyndi and Rhen all entered the Dr. Mario tournament.

They played through the rounds and got pretty far.  At one point there were people standing outside the school windows so that they could see the screens!

Some guy came over by me and started complaining about all the people that had beat him. I sheepishly said, “Yeah, that’s my daughter,” and “That’s my other daughter,” and “That’s my son.” All he said in return was, “Wow.”

I swear, I tried to keep a straight face. We will not discuss how well it worked.

Our boy entered the Smash Bros tournament because it’s his particular specialty. Watch out everybody else!

Rhen and this fellow got to the finals…

but of course…

there can be only one winner!!

No surprise to me who that was!

Congratulations Rhen!!!

But wait!! Right after that–we had another winner in the Smash Bros category!! Congratulations boy!!

I taught them everything they know.

BAHAHAHAhahahahaha!

What a fun time.

Hanging out with winners!

Heh, heh.

 

 

There Is Love

Beauty.

Faith.

Peace.

Hopes.

Family.

Dreams.

Joy.

Love.

Congratulations my sweethearts–on your new, beautiful life together!!

May you find all the joy and happiness that you’ve both been dreaming of for so long!

All my love…

always.

Mom

The Morning Of…

Rhenny boy’s wedding day breakfast consisted of two sausage, egg and cheese muffins and cantaloupe–some of his favorite foods.

I sincerely had no thought of making it into a happy face–it just went on the plate that way…I swear.

Paying extra attention to the little kitties…

that have no earthly idea that he’s leaving us today.

The drive to the temple was very bittersweet. All that he’s leaving behind but so much more that he’s heading toward. Look how happy he is!

At the temple at last.

Eternity awaits!!