Holiday in Florida

We had a warm holiday. It was great!We went to Tallahassee, Florida and stayed with Harry and Millie.
Pictured are Arthur (Millie's brother), Millie, Harriet, Peggy
Back row: Paul, Sarah, Harry
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving feast.

Harriet came from Pittsburgh.

Sarah even helped stuff the turkey!

We played a lot of cards.

Times with family are always the best!

New Roof

Millie reminded us that we have not posted pictures of our new roof. So, here goes.
It was a really big job, but we had such good helpers.

While one team worked to replace the skylights.

Another team gave the entire roof a new coat of wood. They determined that was easier and better than replacing all the weak spots. And would result in a very strong roof.

Peggy patched the hole inside where the swamp cooler used to be.
Eva helped outside as much as possible.

We all helped as much as we could. Sarah pitched in too.
We had some late nights.

We hired a roofing team to put on the new shingles. It only took them a day and a half. They were wonderful because they had to work around our ward workers.
The end result, we have new skylights that are taller and stronger. They are surrounded by a rubber membrane (the white covering).
Our new roof is guaranteed for 30 years. We love that part!

The best part: it's done!

New BoM Manual Finally Published

I am an editor for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (yes, Mormons) and have been for nearly 32 years. I just got a print sample of my latest project--Book of Mormon Student Manual for institute students and all other students of the Book of Mormon.
Click here for a look: institute.lds.org/courses

Big Pile of Shingles

We got an early start taking all the shingles off the roof. It was a lot of work. We could not have done it without family--they were awesome!

Rob and Jared helped the high priests get the shingles off.

Josh removed shingles too, and then he cleaned all the guck out of the rain gutters.

They dropped the old shingles onto the ground, and we cleaned them all away! Rhonda, Dad, and gang filled up big and little buckets ...

Sarah and Lisa and gang dumped them into the dumpster.

We all worked really hard. Rob and Jared kept at it until all the shingles were off.

Thanks!
Here's Rhonda and Mom hard at it. It was dirty work, but somebody had to do it.

Peggy cleaning up.

That was one big pile of shingles.

Mom busy at work.

Justin was a great helper too (and Sarah liked having him around).

Sarah worked really hard!

Lisa too--and she got the dirtiest.

Cleanup time.

Celebration time--at SuCasa of course!

Thanks everyone for a job well done!
We hired a roofing company to put new shingles back on.

My Little Girl Is Growing Up!

Believe it or not--she is 19! I am a very proud Mama.

Even the dogs joined in the fun!

Sarah had a treasure hunt to find her gifts--way too many of them.


After a great dinner at SuCasa (where else?) we played Canasta and Rummicube.