Family Home Evening

Yesterday afternoon Bob and I met my sister, Joan and her two granddaughters Lisa and Amy Bezzant in Taber.  Then we left to go to Brooks.  I feel lucky to be here.  We were driving down highway 36 and there was a pickup in front of us.  In front of the pickup was a tractor (or some vehicle) pulling a baler.  We came to a straight stretch where we could pass and Joan moved out to pass and we got even with the truck when suddenly the vehicle pulling the baler made a u turn without signalling.  Joan braked but couldn't stop in time, and luckily the truck slowed down and gave Joan a tiny bit of room to get between the truck and the baler and we got by on the shoulder.  I didn't even have time to panic. I just looked at the baler and thought, "This is it." 

We got to Brooks and visited my aunt, Elsie, and then we went to Donald and Diane's for a barbecue and pool party.

MyBrother, Donald Barbecuing  Hamburgers

Amy and Lisa in the Pool

Enjoying the Hamburgers

We left Taber sometime after 10 p.m. and all the way to Lethbridge we were treated to a lightning display - both sheet lightning and streak lightning.  When we got home the thunder began and then the rain.  I tried to get a picture of the lightning, but my camera was too slow.  However, I got the results of the lightning as it lit up our back yard at 11:30 p.m.

Bob and his Dutch Hoe

Lethbridge Once More

We left Salt Lake when it was nearly 40 degrees C. (over 100 degrees F) and arrived in Lethbridge this afternoon and it was only 17 degrees C.  It felt cold.  We just got settled in and we had rain and thunder.  After a week of warm weather the cold is hard to take.  It was darker than the pictures show and the rain doesn't show up, but you can see it spurting up from our new eave troughs.

Change

In the olden days we went to Park City to ski.  These days we go to the retail outlet shops to get our exercise.  On Saturday in Park City it was only 82 degrees F.  In Lehi it was 98 degrees F.

We have changed but so has Park City.  The 2002 Olympics left its mark.

We left Lehi about 3:00 p.m. today and are spending the night in Dillon, Montana.

An Exciting Day in Lehi

We have been enjoying beautiful summer weather since we've been here.  It has been around 30 degrees C.  Today is supposed to be the coolest day.  It is only 29 degrees and it is supposed to be warmer each coming day until Saturday when the prediction is 39 degrees.

This morning we went to Salt Lake to Mulligans and had a game of mini golf before meeting Darwin for lunch. Chloe has wanted us to see the J C Penny Mall ever since we got here so we went to the Mall this afternoon.  Lucky for us they had a train that gave us a tour of the mall (only $3. per person for the eight minutes)

We ended up at Maggie Moo's for ice cream.

A Lehi Sunday

Here we are in Lehi. We left Lethbridge at noon on Thursday and arrived here on Friday about 1:30. p.m. Bob wanted to go to the LaMans races at the Miller Speedway, but instead we have been to Target, Costco, and Walmart.

Chin Lake

Edward and his family came to Lethbridge on Friday evening. We had planned to spend Saturday at Stafford Lake. However, it turns out that Stafford is closed and there is a chain across the entrance, so we decided to go to Chin Lake. I had never been there. Edward, Sue-anne and their families and Bob and I met at the lake.

The lake was much higher than usual. Tips of trees or bushes showing above the water mark the usual edge of the lake.



The last time Edward was there (many years ago) he was able to ski under the bridge.

The wind was blowing and it was too rough for water skiing. The children enjoyed tubing, but Edward didn't enjoy pulling them.

Langley enjoyed the beach. After about four hours it was decided to load up and go to Taber to the Moser's house. Joan, April and Helen arrived at Chin just as we were finished packing up.

There is nothing like a barbeque to finish off the day.

Canada Day

We spent a very quiet day on July first - just another day - no grandchildren or other visitors. We did watch the celebrations on Parliament Hill.

Bob had his flag up in good time for Canada day.



We didn't go over to watch the fireworks. We watched from our front yard. We did miss seeing them reflect in the lake, but I didn't miss the crowds.