The Olds

It's About Time

2011-01-23T10:21:00.009-07:00

This was supposed to be the last picture and somehow it got all messed up. I'm tired of messing with trying to move it so it is going to be first. Now I remember why I haven't posted. Crystal my hat is off to you for being such a great blogger.

I know I haven't posted in forever. I usually wait until I have some pictures. But I don't ever take pictures. Anyway Dave has been taking pictures, so here are a couple of updates.

Lisa and Presley at Christmas
Noah, Tayla, and Grammy at Sea World

Dave with his new best friend

Napali Coast

We are at a plantation in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

Napali Cruise

This is where we stayed in Princeville.

Dave at Tunnels beach.

I also somehow lost my background. If anyone can help me get it back, let me know.

Christmas 2009

2010-01-03T16:59:00.004-07:00

All I want for Christmas is two more weeks of vacation. Can Santa make that happen?

Dave and I had to have our picture taken for our new ward directory. Stunning wouldn't you say. Here is a picture of Marci and Cedric on his birthday. I realized that I don't have any pictures to put on the blog. Marci has become the new picture taker and I don't know where she keeps her files. Anyway, I thought that at least by putting up a small post I would move to the top of your blog lists.

October all ready?

2009-10-11T11:09:00.010-06:00

Well as you can see by the picture on our blog, a lot of time has gone by. Noah is now 1 year old and walking. Dave and I are busy this fall enjoying the beautiful weather outdoors. We did our annual 3rd dam to 2nd dam hike and it was pretty cold, but not too many colored leaves.

I guess I haven't been taking many pictures lately, because I'm stealing Marci's pictures to blog. Thanks Marci (even though I didn't ask permission) Here are a few summer highlights.

I don't know why I can't place everything where I want to on a blog page. After I get done, the pictures and captions are all over the place. What am I doing wrong?

Picnic at 2nd dam.

Marci and Cedric.

Isn't fishing fun!

Parade time - July 24th.

Marci and Nikki

Marci and Lisa in Philadelphia

Dallas and Lisa in Philadelphia

Lisa and Marci somewhere in New York

2009-08-04T08:18:00.003-06:00

I am really enjoying our beautiful Cache Valley summer weather. In order to enjoy it more fully Dave and I put in a patio and some furniture. I hope we aren't done yet, because I would love to plant more trees and plants around the patio, but here are a few pictures of our patio. Now you see why I don't want to go back to school. I just want to sit here every morning and be lazy.

Summer Fun

2009-07-26T15:01:00.007-06:00

This is going to be very long because I haven't posted for awhile. My summer was off to a slow start because I went to the dermatologist and had 32 sunspots burned off my face, arm and chest. So I hibernated for two weeks until I no longer looked like a freak. Hayden and Cole came to stay with us for a week and I now remember how come I used to fall into bed in an exhausted state when I had little kids. All you people with little kids, my hat is off to you. I had a blast with the boys and hope that Brad and Nikki will let me tend again for them sometime. We next entertained Nate and Crystal who brought along Tayla and Noah. It is great to get to know the Houston grandkids. There is nothing like being able to put your arms around those sweet kids instead of talking to them on the phone. We got together a few times with everyone and had a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures of the 4th of July. Sorry Lisa, I know this makes you homesick.

Cole, Tayla, Hayden and Brad

Marci, Nikki and Cole

Grandma and Grandpa Walker, thanks for the party.

Nate, say cheese.

Crystal and Noah

Tayla

Papa and Cole
Grammy and Cole

July 9 I flew off to Philadelphia to spend some time with Lisa and Dallas and of course the puppies. It was great to have Lisa meet me at the airport and let me stay with them in their apartment. Lisa sat me down and planned out an itenary so that we had something to look forward to every day. We visited a lot of historical sites and had a lot of fun. We went to Gettysburg, Valley Forge, shopping, Longwood gardens, shopping, downtown Philly, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It seemed like we were always on the go, but in between we sold a few puppies. One of my favorite memories was racing puppies up and down the hall. All too soon it was time to go home. The nice thing was Dave really missed me.

Lisa at Gettysburg

Love Park in Philadelpia

George Washington's headquarters in Valley Forge.

Lisa and I at Longwood Gardens

Lisa's Graduation

2009-06-14T10:00:00.011-06:00

This is June 2, 2009. We had a hailstorm you wouldn't believe. It shredded all my plants and wrecked havoc in my garden. This little pile of hail was still pretty much in tact the next day when I got home from school. It was pouring out of the down spout so fast that it just piled up like a little snowman. Smithfield has seen an unusual amount of rain and hail this spring (summer?).

Lisa Michelle Petersen Daines has graduated from Weber State with her RN. She passed her board exams and is a full fledged nurse. Congratulations Lisa, we are very proud of you.

Marci was with us to help celebrate.

I would be smiling too, if I was all finished.

I don't know why I can't get my captions to be anywhere near the picture it is supposed to go with. I will try to figure that out. Meanwhile I'm not sure everything is where I want it to be.

2009-06-07T13:22:00.006-06:00

Okay, what a slug I am. I haven't written anything on my blog for 3 months. I used to write and read blogs every Sunday after church. We switched times and you would think I have more time, but for some reason I don't ever sit down at the computer on Sunday anymore.

I think another reason is that I don't have any pictures to put on. Well I have pictures I just don't know how to get them off the camera onto my blog.

A lot has happened in the last 3 months. Lisa graduated, Crystal, Dallas, Cole, Nikki, Dave and I have all had a birthday. School is out. Lisa and Dallas moved to Conshohoken, Paige had 4 puppies, I had 32 sunspots burned off my face, we have had torrential rain, we just put up our new pergola (like a gazebo) yesterday and it has rained so hard today I'm worried that we are only going to have it one day before it is ruined. Did I mention school is out?

I have blisters all over my face and I'm not leaving the house for two weeks, because I don't want to scare anyone. So I should have time to figure out the photo download thing and put a few interesting pictures on the blog.

February

2009-02-22T17:03:00.002-07:00

I was very surprised to see that I have not blogged for a month. Everyone seems to have switched to facebook and I'm not sure I want to get on that bandwagon. I also don't think I have any pictures that are new to put on my blog. But just to catch up; Dave bought a new truck yesterday, I finished two quilts, and I have had a huge setback in my diet plans. (I gained back 5 pounds, I wish Jillian was here to kick my butt.)

I haven't taken the opportunitiy to go cross country skiing lately. We've had a bunch of new snow, but I was busy doing other things. I am excited for this week. Dad and I are going to go work at the DI on Wednesday. I am also out of my comfort zone, I am trying to make BBQ ribs tonight. Dave said they smell like BBQ, so I guess I am half-way there.

2009-01-25T15:39:00.006-07:00

We were lucky to have Nate and Crystal come home for Dave's moms funeral. We were sad that they had to come for a funeral, but so happy to see them. We tried to take advantage of their being here and get together every now and then. They stayed a little more than a week and we were sad to see them go. This first picture is of the three cousins right before they pulled out. They were have a poptart on the counter to keep them out busy while the car was being packed. Dave and Noah are getting some alone time.

Marci, Hayden and Nikki putting together

ginger-bread houses.

We all went to dinner together to celebrate Marci's birthday.

Christmas

2008-12-28T17:57:00.008-07:00

Here is Marci (who took all these pictures) with Brennan Walker. She is wearing Nate's famous Christmas sweatshirt because he can't be here to wear it.

Hayden, Nikki and Hugo.

A shot of the Walker present opening extravaganza. Nikki, me, Dallas, Lisa, Ginge, Ashley, Madeline and Hayden.

We bought a Wii for Christmas and Hayden and Cole have mastered the ski jump. They are both going to be the greatest skiiers. It also looks like they will have plenty of snow to practice in. We have had a ton of snow this year.

Christmas at Grandma Walker's. You all probably recognize everyone. Starting with Dave Petersen in the corner, Ginge, Matt, David R., Scott, Laura or Jessica, Mandy, Adam, Mason, Carter, Ashley, Madeline, Hayden and Cole.

This is the littlest shepherd, Cole. This is a picture of our front yard the day after Christmas.

A Few Things of Interest

2008-12-14T11:07:00.004-07:00

I have been quilting lately and my neighbor signed me up to be in a quilt guild. One of the first classes I took was a baby blanket with mitered corners. It is harder than it looks and turns out great so that you don't have to do any hand sewing. This blue square blanket is called a Benito Box and it drove me so crazy getting it to square up that I put it away for a few years and then just got it out and finished it. I like it because it is made of total scraps, even the back. So obviously I love to quilt with blue.

I have run across a few funny videos on line so just in case you are in the mood. The first one is bewareofthedoghouse.com and I know I've sent it to my immediate family, but those of you who read other peoples blogs check it out. Also I viewed one this morning on Visiting Teaching and it was cute. So give it a try. visitingteaching.blip.tv/#804254 it would even be appropriate to show in Relief Society. Anyway it's funny because we have all been or had these types of visiting teachers. Have a great week and get that Christmas shopping done.

Nostalgic Pictures

2008-12-07T09:51:00.014-07:00

I found a few old pictures the other day and thought a few of you might like to see them.
I don't know why some of the turned out small because they all looked the same size on my screen. But I will try to adjust or fix them. If you have any ideas about how to change the size of the pictures. let me know.

Grandma and Grandpa Walker in Iran.

This picture is so small I can't tell who is in it. It appears to be Scott, Justin, Courtney and Leslie Walker.

Percy Smith and I think one of Sid's kids.

Nate, Karen, Dave, and Marci in front of 429.

This picture was at Craig's blessing. Jan, Mom, Craig, Dad, Keith, Jill, Karen and Jennifer.

Gordon, Julia, (notice the

Homecoming mum), Grandma Walker and John.

This is David R. and Julia

with their grandpa Davies?

David and Janee with their new little baby Brent.

Notice that the picture is in backwards, look at the driveway.

Taken in front of 429.

I don't know how to get the pictures and words together right. I guess I need more practice. They look one way in the Post window and another on the blog, so bear with the crazy captions. Please let me know if you have any information about dates or people who appear in this post and I will fix any inaccuracies.

Thanksgiving 2008

2008-11-30T11:18:00.011-07:00

Nikki and Lisa a couple of years ago. (Because I have no pictures of either of them on my blog.)

Grandpa Walker and Mandi. Sorry Mandi this is the only one I took.

Matt and Ginger the holiday planners and executors.

Cedric and Marci

Lisa and Dallas

Brent and Rosalyn

Carson, Brie, Steve, and Landon on their way back home to Phoenix.

Thanksgiving was great. I'm sorry not all the pictures turned out so well. I'm new at this. I'm having trouble with the transferring of pictures. We ate in Ginger's classroom at Logan High. It is the perfect place for everyone to be in one room. The food was fabulous of course. The kids played a few games and unfortunately everyone took off and we didn't stay and visit like we usually do.

We missed having Nate and Crystal, Brad and Nikki with us for Thanksgiving, but we know they had a good time in Texas and Phoenix. It was lovely having a few days off work and to relax and not have anything pressing to do. We did a little Christmas shopping. Dave even got up at 5:30 to hit a few sales. The lines at Kohl's were daunting and he made it through Lowe's intact. The girls did their early morning thing and I think the big purchase of the morning for them was socks. I think I will wait until next week when things calm down a little.

The Future

2008-11-18T10:53:00.005-07:00

I changed my background for Christmas, but now you can't read the words. Oh well, live and learn. Speaking of learning, I've had a few things brought to my attention this week. First the newspaper is running a lot of articles about the banks failing, people losing their jobs, people who have had thier jobs cut to half time to help the company from failing. I've thought a lot about it and I am beginning to worry. They interviewed 8 people and asked them what were they cutting back on so they could continue to pay their bills. Most mentioned eating out, going to movies, driving less, and shopping less. They realized that some of these habits were undermining their financial security. One girl is now working 3 jobs just to keep up with her spending habits. So when does she have time to spend?

Our stake conference this weekend was about anchoring our testimony to Christ. The real theme seemed to be anchor to Christ because we are in for a very rough ride. I just thought that I would pass this message on to all those I love because I know that we have been warned and told to get out of debt. I know that it is hard and I hope we all can do it now! Love MOM

Is it November or December?

2008-11-09T10:29:00.007-07:00

My comment for the week is: Why all the Christmas advertising and sales before Halloween? I like my holidays one at a time.

I spent my blog time this morning trying to put everyone's address on to my blog so that I could easily find everyone. I had them all in and went out of the screen I was in and realized too late that you have to hit the save button. So I started over and I think I left a few out. I really wanted to do it today, because next week I will forget how I got them in there in the first place.

This picture was taken on the Oregon coast. Dave and I traveled there this summer and had a great time.

We have had another busy week and next week will probably be busier. Dave spends a lot of time at the church and I don't know what I'm doing but I never have time to read anymore. I have been quilting lately and trying to finish up old projects. I'll post a few quilts if I can figure out how to get the picture off my camera and onto the computer. That will be next week's lesson. I have now spent about 30 minutes trying to get to a picture on Lisa's folder and copy and paste it in here and I now give up. That's all for this week.

Grandkids

2008-11-02T11:38:00.001-07:00

Hayden at Bear Lake relaxing and Noah and Papa in Houston.

Cole playing in packing peanuts, and Tayla ready for Halloween 2008.

Noah on his blessing day and Grammy and Tayla at the butterfly museum in Houston, Texas.

Marci and Hayden, is that you Lisa in the back?

Cole, Tayla, and Hayden Christmas 2007.

My three favorite things about Christmas, Cole, Tayla and Hayden.

Starting Over

2008-11-02T11:00:00.002-07:00

Okay, now what have I done. I tried to make it new and improved and I deleted my old blog and now I'm just as lost. Here are Brad and Hayden fishing.

Nikki, how come I can't find any other picture of you?

Dave in Bend, Oregon June, 2008. What a beautiful park.

Marci with her cute braids, her hair is short now and oh so cute. I'll have to find a new picture of her new hair cut.

Cole and Hayden playing in the laundry basket.

Lisa gave me a few tips, only do one post per day. (I was starting a new post with every picture)
Actually allow other people to see it. And most important, where was a picture of her. (And why did I choose this ugly one) My first attempt at blogging I was very proud of, but I learned that only seven pictures fit on a page. So I will try to be fair and get everyone on my blog at some point in time. Remember I'm old and I'm just starting.

Nate, Crystal, Tayla, and Noah on Noah's blessing day.

What I also don't understand is how I started my pictures and writing in one order and they ended up all mixed up. I guess I should just be grateful that they are even on the page. I'll try again next week. Send me some pictures so I can update this blog. Love, Mom