Conversations with a Moonflower

I read the best book last night!  Conversations with a Moonflower by Christine Hall.  It is an easy read and I finished the book last night while I was doing laundry.

As a short summary - The author goes to her grandmothers farm house which is in Amish country and visits their Amish neighbor one night and is "caught up" in the miracle of the Moonflower blooming at dusk.  The sweet Amish neighbor gives her a plant to take back to Utah to plant and it changes her life - for the better. 

Pick up this little book filled with so many life lessons and teaching moments.  One of my new Treasures for sure!

Everyone is Moving!

WOW!  May 2011 was a very busy month!  I have not written for a few weeks and I feel lost when I don't post something to my blog during the month!  And the reason is so many of us changed residence! 

First Jeremy moved into a home with a friend so they could help each other out.  He is out in the Kearns-West Valley City area and I think he really likes this new home.  He has been involved with painting, new carpet - you know all those things that you do to make the place look like "home". 

 Jeremy Hiatt - BBQ

Then Ruth just happened to be driving by her old house on Sherman Avenue and the people she sold to were putting up a For Sale sign.  Ruth loved this little house so she started the process of buying it back from them.  On May 11th she was signing papers and on the 15th she was moving in!

 Ruth Price - Sherman Avenue Home- May 2011

Mike and Kasi's lease was up the end of May so they came and looked at my Town Home and wanted to live closer to Salt Lake City and the rest of the family so we started that process of getting a lease drawn up.  They moved to my Town Home in West Valley City on May 22nd.

 Mike and KasiJo Minter and family move to Salt Lake

So with their move, I had to skedaddle and get my things moved to Dad and Mom's in Holladay.  All my stuff moved on May 21st.  Actually during the week I would pack boxes at night and drop off each morning and put everything on the patio until we had my furniture moved on Saturday the 21st.  It all worked out so nicely.

Janet - Holladay, Utah May 2011

I think everyone is settled and happy.  But is sure was a busy month!

My Mom

I love my Mom! 

Marcine Louise Carter Price. 

What an angel! 

What an example for all that is good and fair! 

Marcine Louise Carter

This is one of my favorite photo's of my Mom when she was a young adult.  My Dad keeps this picture in their TV room where everyone can see it.  I love her adorable smile and the pure joy and happiness you see and feel when you gaze upon this picture.  My Mother's soul is pure.  My Mother is kind.  My Mother is accepting of others.  My Mother has a huge heart.  My Mother loves her children.  My Mother is faithful and committed to her beliefs and to her Heavenly Father.

Elden & Marcine Price - September 2010

My Mother loves her sweetheart with all her heart and they love being together.  I am witness to her unconditional love for my Dad.  They are always holding hands and stealing kisses from each other. 

I love you Mom and wish you a very Happy Mother's Day 2011

Happy May!

Are you old enough to remember the all day celebrations we had for May Day?  Oh my goodness - we celebrated, what fun we had! 

My siblings and I attended Draper Elementary School and May Day was a big deal! There was an all day carnival, 5 cent hot dogs, which included chips and a soda, booths for carnival fun games, if you won you got a prize!  We got to wear our pedal pushers, keds and just let fun be the top order of the day!

It was a real treat if you were chosen to do the May Pole Dance!  I was one of those dancers one year and I will always remember how important I felt.  I even remember that the color of my streamer was lavender!  I wish the kids now days celebrated May Day like we did.  Regardless, enjoy this beautiful day and the beginning of the Merry Month of May!

Happy Easter 2011!

 Happy Easter!  I was thrilled that we had a nice sunshine day!  When my Dad and Mom were in the Philippines serving a mission for our church my Mom learned how to weave baskets out of the pages of old phone books.  It is quite a craft and the end result is stunning!  Well, this year I am one of three teachers for our Primary class on Sundays and Mom made individual Easter baskets for all 12 of our little Sunbeams.  They had Easter grass in the bottom and just big enough to hold a small plastic fillable egg with m&m's, a couple other candies and a little toy.  We delivered the baskets to our sunbeams on Saturday.  These little 4 year olds were so adorable with their sweet smiles and faces of wonder.

 Tulips and Easter Basket of goodies

My sister Ruth dropped by on Saturday with a fresh bouquet of Tulips for Dad and Mom.  They are so beautiful!  And Sunday morning the Easter Bunny (with the help of Janet) delivered an Easter Basket filled with goodies for Dad and Mom.  It was so fun!  Of course we made sure there were plenty of black jelly beans - Dad's favorite and peppermint patties - Mom's favorite.

Amanda Petersen, Elden Price, Marcine Price

Easter 2011

My daughter Amanda came by Sunday morning to go to church with us.  We had a nice time together.  Then family started dropping by.  We had a serve yourself type of luncheon of ham, homemade rolls, vegetable tray, fruit tray, jello salad and pasta salad and of course Easter cupcakes and lemon loaf bread.  It was so much fun to gather together!

My brother Terry just completed the Price 100 book 2nd edition.  What an accomplishment!  Dad and Mom were presented with this new book which added 16 new members of the Price Family Clan.  The book is incredible - each family member has a page with their photo, personal information such as birth date, blood type, where born, etc., and then an article about each one.  Dad and Mom are so pleased with this invaluable history of our family.  Kudos to Terry!

Celebrate Earth Day!

Hug a Tree!  Take a moment to take in the wonderful smells!  Look closely at the beautiful blossoms on the trees!  Pick up some scattered trash!  Recycle!  Give thanks for this beautiful place we call home!

Annual Tulip Festival

I am so excited for the Annual Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point!  This year it is held between April 15 through May 7th.

 Thanksgiving Point is located just past "the point of the mountain" in Utah County.  You can find them online at www.thanksgivingpoint.com

If you would like to go to the festival they are open from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm and the fee is $10.00 per person.  They have acres of gardens, a gift shop and little cafe where you can buy something to eat, a huge golf course, theatre, etc.  So many things to do and see once you are there.  But the gardens are incredible!  So many photo opportunities!  Maybe I will see you there?