MMMM! Watermelon!

I LOVE WATERMELON!!!

I LOVE SUMMER BECAUSE OF WATERMELON!

I THINK I JUST MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE

SLICES OF YUMMY-IN-MY-TUMMY

WATERMELON!

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

Dime-On-Pin Club

I have been going to the Holladay Lions Fitness and Recreation Center for about 3 weeks now.  My Dad and Mom have gone here for years.  Mom swims laps and Dad walks his three miles each morning and then comes into the pool to swim a little and enjoy the hot tub.

The center opens at 5:30 each morning (excluding Sunday, when they open at 10:00 am), and I am usually in that door and in the pool by 5:32 five days a week.  It has been W.O.N.D.E.R.F.U.L.  Just getting in a good swim starts my morning off perfectly.  I have participated in some water aerobic classes and on Friday I join in the Zumba Water Aerobics.  So much fun!!!  And there is the added bonus that I get to spend some quality time with my parents and meet all their friends.

One of their friends made me an honorary member of the Dime-On-Pin Club.  Scattered about the pool there are several men and women who have been inducted into this special club.  Once he gives you this token you wear it proudly on your suit.  Above is my pin on my swim suit.  

I look forward to each morning when I can be in the water and exercise!

Old Glory

My Dad and Mom fly our beautiful flag every single day.  When I was a young girl and through out the years we always had a flag at our home waving proudly from a flag pole.  We were all taught to love this beautiful emblem of freedom and a symbol of what our forefathers fought for. 

I love the Pledge of Allegiance. 

I think our flag is beautiful.

 New Flag - 7/4/2011

Dad and Mom bought a new flag to replace the one that was tattered and worn. 

And Dad put this new flag up for Independence Day- 2011. 

It was a beautiful sight.  

As my Dad put up this new flag I got tears in my eyes. 

I love this Land of America.

 Elden G. Price - United States Navy 1945-1946

My Dad fought for this country in the United States Navy. 

He served honorably and I am so proud of my Dad.   

My Dad loves this country. 

My Dad is my Hero!

A Good Spanking

I got a good spanking from my sister Bonnie the other day.  She doesn't know that she gave me such a spanking, but it was.  I happen to be speaking with her on the phone and she said she clicked into my blog to see if I had written anything new from my last post and alas - - NOTHING.  I loved that she mentioned the post I wrote about our Dad with his twinkling eyes and genuine smile and she said it made her smile and feel happy to see it and read again.

So the spanking was - I need to post to my blog more often!

Now, I must tell you that I wanted to put a cute picture of someone getting spanked on this post, you know "illustrations" always make the post a little more interesting, but when I googled the word spanking - - OH MY!  Don't do that! - because the word is associated with erotic spankings!  Yikes!!!  Needless to say I escaped, and NO pictures will be posted today!

My Dad!

My Dad is one of the best people I know (my Mom being the other)!  He is a joy to be around.  We just celebrated Father's Day and of course my Dad is the best Dad in all of Salt Lake City, Utah!  And then we get to honor him again in June because his birthday is this month as well.  We party throughout the whole month!

Elden G. Price - July 2006

My Dad is kind, he has a huge heart and loves unconditionally, he lives a Christ-like life.  My Dad loves his father and mother and his brothers.  He speaks of them often, with great respect.

 Dad and Mom- Pittock Mansion-Oregon - 2009

My Dad loves my Mom with all his heart and they are each others best support, confidant, mentor, lover and friend. 

 Cannon Beach Oregon - March 2010 (My Mom walking ocean side)

My Dad loves the ocean.  He enjoys sitting on the beach and listening to the ocean waves, the birds, people sounds and even as the sun sets on the ocean waves and the quiet of this paradise.  He comes the ocean to B.R.E.A.T.H.E.

Silver Lake - Big Cottonwood Canyon- 2010

My Dad loves nature.  He still enjoys his three mile walk each morning at sunrise.  He makes a point to say "Good Morning Sun" as it peaks over the mountains each morning.  Dad finds joy in the simple things, like picking a rose bud to give to his sweetheart so they can watch it open to full flower. 

My Dad loves his family, his children, his grandchildren and his great grandchildren.  There is nothing sweeter than the sound of one of them calling out to their dad/grandpa/or great grandpa.  He claps his hands together and takes them in his arms for a hug.

I love my Dad with all my heart!

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!