I had a good week. I attended my quilter's group, my crochet group, a concert for one of my grandsons, a bishopric dinner and the highlight was a trip to the temple with most of my children in Utah. There aren't words to describe how nice that was. At this time in our lives, we could have no greater blessing. I learned how crochet a baby sweater and I worked on putting my quilt top together. I realized that I had made some errors constructing the blocks. I tried some different solutions and prayed about it. It was tempting to put it aside and think I'll just never be good at quilting. But then I realized that I had to finish it though it wasn't quite perfect. I know I'll do better on the next one and the more I do, the better I'll get. My quilters group helped me to realize that the best quilters never consider one of their quilts to be perfect. The only way for me to get better is to keep trying. Here are some pictures of some of the activities of the week. They include family waiting for the concert to begin. Here is our singer we came to see. His choir sang some of my favorite tunes from Broadway musicals. I forgot to mention I finished my Hawiian quilt block this week and made a wall hanging of it. And last of all, our family in front of the temple, reminding me that Zion is built one family at a time.

SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES
Yesterday I took some pictures of signs of spring in our yard. The trees are in bloom, the grass is so green it seems to give off a phosphorescent glow. We have tulips, daffodils, bleeding hearts, grape hyacinth, phlox, and pansies, blooming in our yard. I always love the springtime, especially the smell in the air. I open the windows and let it in. Nothing freshens a house like spring time air.
My peas, lettuce, spinach and radishes are just peeking out of the soil in our grow boxes.
If you are feeling a little envious of this perfect springtime, the grass isn't always greener. It's a good thing I took pictures yesterday. Today winter has come back for an encore. It has been cold and blustery. We woke to find our neighbor's trampoline in our yard. A school flagpole in our district was bent in the wind. It had to be cut down to avoid further damage. I'm OK with winter coming back, though. I will get caught up on the housework again and enjoy the warm fire a little longer. I did get all my quilt blocks made. The only problem is, one set is slightly larger than the other. This weather will give me time to solve this problem as well.

Here are some more pictures. (I hope)

Here are some pictures of our recent spring break to warmer weather in Zion's Park. We hiked, we swam, and ate lots of good food. Even though the first day was freezing and downright uninviting, we were glad we made the trip, because it got better and it was so beautiful in Southern Utah. When our feet got hot and tired from hiking, we took off our shoes and socks and put our feet in the river. It was a relaxing and enjoyable time. I've decided that if there was one thing to be done to make this world a nicer place, it would be to take away all our transportation, except for our legs. People are so much nicer when they are hiking. There is no road rage. Everyone is patient, polite and friendly. We really did feel like we were in "Zion" when we were hiking.

Here are some of the pictures of our trip to Arizona. I have included pictures of Brent and Loni's apartment, our trip to Tombstone, the Saguaro National Forest, Bisby ( a town much like Park City), my fancy doggy bag at the Cafe Roka, and the view overlooking Sierra Vista, from Fort Huachuca. This picture on the left is in front of our motel. The tree in back of us has oranges growing on it. The picture above is of us in Tuscon just outside the gem and mineral show.
We had a good visit and made some good memories. Zoe was so good to let us have her room. She slept in her parent's walk-in closet. I got a souvenir from Russia at the gem and mineral show. People were there from all over the world. There was a booth from Russia. I bought a beautiful nesting doll, a little larger and prettier than my little one I put out at Christmas. It was nice to see them settled in a good place.

Hi everyone,
Sorry it's been a while. I think one thing that has been slowing me down is my slow computer. Today I am featuring two pictures. I've included a picture of the quilt I made for cousin Michelle, and I like this picture of two cute little boys. I would entitle this picture "Misery Loves Company."
One Sunday evening, the older of the two cousins didn't want to stay at the table to finish his dinner. His mother sent him to the corner for time out. Before long his younger cousin thought it looked like fun to be in time out, so he sat down beside him. They were both delighted with this and the older one said, "Grandma, you need to get a picture of this." I agreed with that idea and quickly got my camera. In a few days I will feature my pictures of Arizona. I had a problem getting them downloaded, but I have them in my file now.