It has been very windy the last few day's with Saturday being the only none windy day.
We went to a Dutch oven cook off at Glennwood Saturday it was alot of fun it was alot more laid back than the ones around Utah. I don't know who or what dishes won but it was fun to see people cooking one was even roasting a turkey in the ultimate roaster.
We also went to a place called the cat walk it was a small ore car rail from the mining town to the smelter the town was called mongollon. It is a cool place has water, is prone to flash floods and in the shade it was down right cool.
We also saw a herd of bucks they were by the road and standing still we thought at first they were dumb deer and turned around to look when we stopped they took off to funny.

well all you March Babies Happy Birthday
The time has gone by so fast and here it is one year older and still happy as a lark
Things have been going good here we have a couple of new students and we are having fun trying to find more kids. We have had one Dutch dinner taters and spotted owl oh I mean chicken.
The kids are starting to stop by more and having lunch and dinner or just to talk all of it has been good. We had a birthday party for one of the girls today and about ten kids have shown up for five hours. it is great.
Blaine, Judy, and Jolene stopped by which made Sherry home sick she would have hitched a ride if they would have had room JK It was really great to see them.
It can be done so come on down.

Hi we have been busy this week with a couple of classes a dinner on Thursday and class then
Sat a trip to the Temple up in Albuquerque four and a half hours up then the same coming back and we didn't even hit a rabbit pretty lucky I'd say.
There is a very divers topography here in NM and alot of fun to see it all. I like the desert as long as I don't have to hike somewhere for survival. We crossed the Rio Grande and there were even some bird refuges along the way and a couple of reservoirs.
Albuquerque is a large place and the traffic for a Sat afternoon was fast an crazy after living here where they roll up the streets about nine pm. of course we like it that way.
We started to clean up the out side of the Institute today raking leaves and what not. We even started a compost pile for the leaves don't know what we will do with it but the stake wants everybody to grow a garden this year we are going to try some around out house where there is a fenced in yard. We should plant peas carrots and onions how. I will post some pictures later this year maybe.
our high speed internet is down right now and we are tapping into the college's right now but it does not work that well. so no pictures for awhile.
Type at you later
Love Dad

Well here it is one month later and we get two days of storm. It was nice to have some rain yesterday and today along with the wind. The last few days had smelt like rain with the morning having the strongest smells of water.
I saw a humming bird feeder out today, I have yet to see one but I am ready to set mine out at the first hint of activity.
We went to the Gila Cliff Dwelling's Friday as school was out and we don't have alot of activity yet on Fridays
We also got a couch that turned into a bed so we are using it for a bed instead of the air bed and then we went to the Habitat for Humanity and bought a couch we will donate it back when we leave.
There are alot of people here that want to do good for others and in their own way are doing alot of good. Most all of the rangers at the cliff dwellings were volunteers I think it is wonderful that America has so many people that give time money and effort to public.
May Heavely Father bless us all
Love Dad

march is confussed

Hey it's the Fifty of march and we have broken cloud cover wow. We went to Las Cruces yesterday it was 85 and every hot to us had to turn on the air what a kick. and it's March.
We got to speak to the mission pres yesterday and would you believe it I went to school with him and his wife at SHS He is a year younger Wes Walker His brother is Brad and His wife is Kris Weight from Springville. Isn't that funny. As soon as I said we went to school together he about fell over.
It is funny how small the world real is. We had a four point buck in the drive way two days ago and six does and fawns yesterday this has been quite the wildlife preserve on our place.
Lots of Doves and Quial but no geese unless We go to Roswell where they are all from outerspace ha ha.
We went over Emery pass It has a narrow winding road mostly up then dooown. What a great place.
Love Dad

March is a lamb

Here it is the second of march with clear warm skies and a gentle breeze if we had water we would think we were in the Islands.
Last Sat. we looked for kites to fly cause we had some good stiff air currents but either they were too much money or just little kids kites.
Uncle Blaine and Aunt Judy said they would bring a couple of Dutch Ovens down to us as they are coming this way in the middle of March not many cook with ovens here and they cost so much here. We are looking forward to cooking for the Institute and the branch.
This morning we saw five deer on our walk two were less than 30 yards away. Yesterday we jumped two flocks of quail on the back part of the property it is alot of fun.
The locals say that we really need to have some storms and get some water but it is hard to feel bad with us being use to the northern cold winters.
For you suffering the cold come see us.