Our Gardner Village Photos

For Parker's 7 month pictures I took him to Gardner Village to take some pictures of him in his Halloween costume. I'm a novice photographer, and even I got some great pictures. It made a great background for a few of our pictures.





As a side note the cutest/most original costume I've seen this year was a family. The dad was H1, and Mom was N1, and the kids were all doctores. You better believe I stayed away from them, and that's not only because it was our bishops family.

A Village of Witches

Many of you have been to Gardiner Village to see the witches. They really are fun and creative. This year they had a Witches Ugly Contest. My beautiful, red haired friend, Shirlene, tried out, but wasn't creepy enough. Wouldn't it be cool to dress like one just once? Too many times & it would rub off on us.

Enjoy these pictures of Brayle & Melody we took a few years ago. Send us some of the ones you've taken. Be sure to have fun this season.

Second Place is Exciting News

He’s in second place! Doug Burton was just notified that he is in second position for his kidney/pancreas transplant. If for some reason the person in first place is too ill, doesn’t qualify or has a problem, that means Doug goes next. What exciting news.

Let’s all pray that he'll stay as healthy as possible in order to have his surgery & on the mend by the end of the year.

Many thanks to all those that contributed & supported the Fund & fundraiser this summer. Your donations made this all possible. Best wishes & our prayers to your family, Doug.

What's For Sale @the Fall Festival?

Come one, Come all to the Festival this Fall!



You're guaranteed to have a ball.

Christmas gifts, decor and more.
The prices are right, I am sure.

The Crane Boutique has many a treasure.
Bringing your family lots of pleasure.

This Oct 23 & 24th in W Jordan are the days.
There's much to choose from, so no delays.

Go to Elaine's on bike, horse or car.

To find the very best items by far.

Haunted Graham Houses via Jory & Sarah

Jory & Sarah made these amazing Graham haunted houses. Creativity really makes them come alive. They are very detailed with their candy roofs & pathways, frosting words, curliques and black licorice lattice.




It's really quite doable & with graham crackers, candy corn, jelly beans and alot of patience, Sarah says. Melted sugar is the key ingredient for instant set up & holding the structures together. Just don't let it drop on your skin or instant blister. Jory has proof of that.


Try it one afternoon or for Family Home Evening project. Give it a go!! Share your talents, you don't know maybe Martha or her spies will see it & invite you on her show.

A View of Two-Temples That Is

From the top of the hill at 100th South about 6th West in the Salt Lake Valley two temples can be seen. I walked the 1 1/2 mile to the brow of the hill before sun up this morning with my camera to take a shot. The slight breeze (or was it palsy) made it difficult to hold still for a clear picture.

The closer one is Jordan River Temple at 1300 west 102nd South and the largest bright light. Oquirrh Hills is in the distance at 112th South 4300 West. It's the brightest one, center left. Their lights shine through the darkness as if to say, 'Use us for a beacon in the storm' or 'Christ dwells here'. This brings great comfort to all who see them.

A few weeks ago while driving west late one night, the well lit Oquirrh Temple came into view suddenly. It looked like a giant priceless pearl sitting on the hill.

Temples are strategically placed to be seen by many. From the windowed waiting rooms of St. Marks, Alta & IHC Hospitals, the new temples are easy to spot. From the Jordan River Trail, Draper Temple pops in & out of view. Washington DC, Boise & San Diego Temples are angels in the night for freeway drivers.

These beautiful buildings bless the cities they are in. How wonderful to have temples in our midst.

Tips to Avoid the Gombu or Flu

Getting sick is the pits. Nausea, headaches, diarrhea, sore throat, and general malaise are definitely taboo in my book. No one wants to miss school(okay maybe), work (sometimes), parties (never) while commiserating in bed.

Have you noticed some of the same people get sick and others are never ill. Are they more susceptible and others immune to everything? Who knows or cares. Don't take the chance by being careless. This isn't paranoia, it's thinking proactively.

Here are a few ways to avoid those dreaded 'GERMS!'
1. Wash your hands often & scrub those fingertips.

2. Ask yourself, where have my hands been lately. What have I touched? Wash or sanitize them before you eat, if possible. Holding the hoagie/hamburger with it's paper wrapper or a napkin will keep the germs at bay.

3. Think twice before shaking hands, high five's & say, "I'm a flu free zone today!"

4. Punch buttons (elevator, time clock, phone, coded entry, etc) with your knuckles instead of fingertips. How often do you put knuckles in your mouth?

5. Entering buildings. Go for the automatic doors when possible. Allow others to open your doors. Otherwise open doors in unlikely places, such as the bottom of the vertical handle, with your jacket as a shield or on the left side instead. Think of where everyone entering has already touched. Push exit doors with you body or back of lower arms.

6. Disinfecting wipes. Use these often to wipe multi-use areas such as door knobs, mouthpieces, computer keys, fridge handles & TV remotes.

7. Keep fingers out of your mouth, nose & eyes especially if you ignore all of the above.

Invincible you are not!! We like to think we are, but eventually the bug will get us. Taking a few precautions all the time, keeps us safe. Make a habit of following these few suggestions. PARTY ON!!!