Our Trip Down South

John and I decided to leave northern Utah and head south. We drove to St. George on Friday and then spent Saturday with our good friends the Evans. We went to a session in the temple, had our "birthday dinner" at Red Lobster (all four of us have March birthdays!) and enjoyed a tour of their new home (we even were honored to see their daughter's home). They and their daughter, Aleisha, have lovely homes. They were all so gracious in giving us tours. We do miss them, but are so happy they are able to enjoy their retirement years in such a nice spot. The weather was warm....about 70 degrees....and we drove home in a storm! It is still snowing... I can't believe it! It was about 33 degrees as we entered Sandy. Our birthdays were celebrated by our family in a wonderful way; five hours times ten bodies of hard labor in our yard! I am so impressed with what was accomplished! Two areas of sod were lifted by Jeff and Mike, Jason worked the rototiller in the garden, Sher trimmed the roses and pulled lots of weeds, Nick, Jason, and Erin were troupers at hauling chunks of concrete to the dumpster, Katie helped with flowerbeds and supervised Jenna, Rachel and Matty and then helped Sher wash FIVE cars! Jenna, Erin and Rachel helped me wash the handrails and flooring of the deck, wash the summer furniture and bring it up to the deck. Whew! I may have forgotten some of the chores, but let me tell you, this family enjoys working together. We sure do love them all!! Pizza and grapes and root beer helped fuel us all for another couple of hours' work! Jeff and Mike even gave a hand to Nate as he was cutting down his tree. He had helped break up some of our concrete, so it was a nice turnaround to share labor! We will have to wait for it to warm up before planting any flowers. Thankfully, all of my bulbs out front are blooming, so that cheers everyone up! Spring is "officially" here, but Mother Nature has ideas of her own. The weatherman says we will have rain and snow for most of this upcoming week! Oh, well, we need the water, right? Well, we were fortunate to have two days of the promise of warmth to come. St. George is a great place this time of year, but there is no way this northwest girl could live there during their hot summer days!