July 2018 - The month in review

July is probably the hottest month in St. George.  This is our first year living here full-time and with a fully finished backyard -- pool and all.  We spent a lot of time in the pool both in the morning and evening.

The month started out with me having a colonoscopy and going on the drinking drug Colostyromine.  This has really helped by situations :)  I was feeling really good so we decided to take a quick trip north to celebrate the 4th.  This is the first of a new tradition.  We used to go to Elynn and Norman's and watch the Kaysville Parade; but, Elynn's MS is getting worse and she has trouble getting around, etc.  The family celebrated at Curt and Melanee's this year.  We went to the South Jordan parade, had barbecued ribs by Curt and food galore.  I love this family.

The raised bed gardens were our July project of the month.  We made the design in a keyhole fashion and made the bed so that it is 3 ft. high.  No more bending and stooping to pull weeds and hopefully harvest crops.  Because of the heat, they are very slow in getting started.

The towel rack was the next project.  Here's Theron trying to drill the holes.  He welded the rebar and it is a great towel rack.

At the end of the month, Carol and John Padilla came to visit.  They were getting away from an Anita and Joe family reunion and needed a place to relax.  It was great having them come down.  Neala is in her new home in Texas and they are going to visit her in August.

Then, Todd and Adrian stopped in one night on their way to Arizona. Todd thought he could get a little work in, but we don't know how much he really got finished.  No one ever knows what Todd does :)

Then Curt and Mel came to see a Tuacahn show and it was the first time the kids have had to swim in the pool.  In the past, they have seen this ominous big hole and been restricted from entering the back yard; but this time, it was free roam.

July ends on another happy note - Love all.

June 2018 - Grandchildren Memories

Where this is a journal and we are not always around to see grandchildren activities, this page is dedicated to pictures our kids have posted on Instagram, Facebook or sent to us.  The technology is so delightfully great for sharing lives.

Tyce graduated from pre-school this year.

Kacy is showing how much she is independent and a free spirit.

 Taylor and Cameron finally talked Adrian and Todd into a dog - welcome Rocky.

Okay Curt, just let them drive.  You will always be out numbered!










Mason did another year of baseball, go slugger and he played his first piano recital.

Ali did a dance program and Tyce played his first year of baseball.
I am so proud of Marc and Brittney for helping the kids remember Grandpa and Grandma Schaefermeyer.

 This is just sweet, Tyce learned how to ride a two wheel bicycle.  Look mom no training wheels.

 Neala moved to Texas and Elynn is getting to fragile to hold the annual 4th of July picnic and parade party.  So we went to Riverton this year.  Jesse showed us how the dancing girls flipped.

Morgan High School Class of 1968 - the 50th Year Reunion

In May of 1968, I graduated from Morgan High School, Morgan, Utah with 68 other kids that I had attended school with from kindergarten to high school.  That was life changing for me and a very big accomplishment.  I then left Morgan for college, teaching career, marriage, life, etc.

 This year on June 2, 2018, 26 of us got together at the high school and celebrated 50 years of life.  It was amazing how much we remembered about our school days and how difficult it was to recognize each other in our 50 year old bodies.  Eight of our class have died.

 These are good friends, Jim Taylor and Jill Hayes Allred.

 This is a good foursome - Jewell Pentz Woolsey, me, Vernae Gale Felt and Margie Chard.

 Karen Nelson and I were good friends.

Beverly Crouch and I had many a good time together.

Good times remembered.

Lake Powell - June 2018

It was a family reunion (and Justin).  What a treat to have all our family down to the Lake and the houseboat ran well.  Theron, Marc, Curt and Justin still spent plenty of time working on things, but the engines ran well -- they should they are new.  This is a normal Lake Powell picture of Theron.

The lake level was perfect for our favorite spot.  We parked at the little cove, that is so private and this year lots of sand for the kids to play in.  The hiking was a little more difficult, but it still worked.

All of the kids are turning into little fish and it makes my heart proud that they are all learning to swim.  I never learned, but that is something I always wanted our kids to do and by golly, they all swim.  Adrian doesn't swim as much because the water is always too cold - wimp.

We could not have asked for better weather.  It was hot in the day and cooler at night.  The spot afforded us shade most of the day.

The fishing (smell, smell) was okay too.  Mason caught a fish and all the kids loved to see the fish pulled from the water.  It was just idyllic.  Makes me happy.

 All the grandchildren together.  We can almost take a picture with everyone looking and smiling.

 Fun face painting activity.

 How fun, let's all look in the storage area.

 Sleepy time.

 All the guys hung out one day and built a sand castle.

 Go Marc go.

The hike

The whole family, including our 4th child Justin and his kids.

Finished Swimming Pool and Backyard

It was months of construction and days of waiting for some contractors to come back and finish things they started, but it is now worth it!  We came back from Lake Powell on June 15 to a finished swimming pool.  The next week we had finished landscaping.  That same week, June 22-24, Marc, Brittney, Mason, Ali, Tyce and Kacy came down for a Tuacahn trip.  The kids loved the pool and it was the best babysitter ever.

This is a cover you can walk on.

One night the kids wanted to swim with the lights on, so we went in a little after dusk and swam for a good hour.  We brought the kids in to get ready for bed and they were almost asleep before we could get them dressed.  It was so cute.

The pool has been something Theron and I have talked about over the years.  We never thought we could afford it, but the sale of our NSL home and a bit of luck and it's just what we want for us and the family.  We have used it almost everyday and every night.  Theron does lots of "night" swimming.  He's not getting very tan though.