Walk Like an Egyptian

Summer = Girl's Camp

Here are some things I love about Girl's Camp:

 1 - Cabins

 2 - The Young Women

This year - we were Egypt!

3 - Clever songs

4 - Silly Games

dippity dippity dip

 5 - Skits

6 - Campfires

7 - Friends

But my most favorite thing about Girl's Camp is

8 - Testimony meeting

(not pictured)

More Flowers

This may be my final flower post.

They seem to lose something

in translation from real life

to my photographs.

sorry - they really are beautiful

Let's Party

Anyone up for

Saturday's Doom and Gloom Fest?

Everybody's working for the weekend

Friday night was

the pioneer commemoration concert

at the conference center.

What is it about an event at the conference center

that brings out the bagpipes?

 Saturday we attended a family party

where we saw

THE cutest baby - Maxx!

We spent some time with grandma

and with siblings from Utah.

 and siblings from out of town.

We also enjoyed some pool time

 with cousins!

Then Sunday was my birthday!

We enjoyed spending time with

the other grandma,

siblings, and cousins!
 

This is the anual shot of me

and my little brothers!

Monday was still the weekend - yay!

It was the Pioneer Day holiday

so we went to the parade.

 Where we saw . . .

 President Monson with his security detail.

 Handcart pioneers.

 Horses.

Floats.

 Old friends.

 A woman trying to control the speed

of the parade.

 And Ice Cold Bottled Water

for only 75 cents.

Now there are only 4 more days to

work for another weekend!

Happy Pioneer Day

and . . .

Happy Birthday to

me!

That'll do pig

There is this pig

that has always been around.

My mom says her folks

gave it to her around 1939.

  It is a piggy bank!

And I have always loved it!

I do have to confess

that I have this fantasy

that if I took this pig

to The Antiques Roadshow

she would be worth

$1,000,000!

But would I sell her?

I think not!

Flowers in the CAB

Sorry, but we use lots of abbreviations

at work

CAB = Church Administration Building

So here is the arrangement

this week

July 18-22, 2011.

Holy Big Leaf - Batman!

Do you want to visit CHINA?

Oh, you thought I meant the country?

No, I mean the dishes!

 Because I know where you can see some.

 My Mom LOVES China,

and she wants everyone

to have some,

at least all of her grandchildren.

 Another great thing about this china

is that she gets it all

at estate sales!

Score!!

 Aren't they great?

 Some sets have already left her house

with married/want to be married

grandchildren.

 Two sets are even

at my house!

 The set above was offered to me today

and I forgot to bring it home!

I will though!

 My cute Mom and a really nice set - love the pitcher!

I bet you want to be adopted

by my Mom now.

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt

Last night @ 10 p.m.

we, and about 1,196 other people

embarked on a 22 mile bike ride.

 We rode on Antelope Island

from the marina

to the ranch

11 miles away,

 Where we stopped for a

much needed drink of water,

as all but Courtney left theirs in the car,

and some treats.

This morning . . . 

we rode 11 miles

back to the marina, and the car, and the water.

 And I am happy to say

that at 1:15 am

we made it back alive!

The best part of all?

We got a T-shirt!

Which, along with finishing alive

was my favorite part!