Golden Apple

Each year the San Juan School District hosts a banquet for their teachers of the year. Mark was selected as Albert R. Lyman Middle School Teacher of the Year. At this banquet all the honored teachers are given a plaque and thanked for their efforts in education in the district. At the end of the banquet, a San Juan School District Teacher of the Year is then announced and given a "Golden Apple" award.

The San Juan School District Teacher of the Year is Mark!!!!!

We were both surprised, I had no idea (yes, there are things which go on in the county of which I know nothing about!) Mark was so honored and touched by the award. It was so very special. I would just have to say myself, there is something very special about a person who works with 12-14 year old children for over 20 years and not only lives to tell the story, but loves those students as well. I'm so proud to call him my own!

Time - How do you do it all?

So, here it is nearly one month since I last posted - and why has it been so long you ask? Time, that elusive, sneaky, frustrating, limited, unlimited stuff that somehow I just can't seem to manage!!!! Why can't I find time to clean up my yard for spring, plant my seedlings in the house, work on baby quilts, work at work, go visiting teaching, do family history, read a book, watch a movie, visit my grandchildren, visit my neighbors, visit the sick and the lonely, go to the temple, sew, organize my house, well clean my house first and then organize it, write another play, finish writing a book I started 5 years ago, even install a piece of software on my computer!*!*!*!* Its all about TIME and I just don't know how to manage it well. I chase my tail and that's where I go - around in circles. Ah, that I could better figure out how to use that precious stuff called time!

"House it coming?"

Here's how it is coming along. . . . .

. . . Spring beak continiues. . .

One last fling for spring break. Saturday afternoon we decided to hike to the Citadel. It was such a breathing taking trip.

Round trip was about 3.8 miles. The weather was perfect, not too hot yet a breeze to keep you cool in the hike.

Rather precarious!

The point is the Citadel

Tucked under the right side are ruins.

Some of the most perfect ruins I've seen!

The best hiking companion!

Memories of My Mom

As the empty nesters were hiking Arch Canyon, the sweet signs of spring were abundant.

Pussy Willows!

I couldn't help but think of my mom. When I was a little girl, she would sit me on her lap, take my arm and while slowly walking her fingers up my arm; she would recite this little poem. It is recited going up in a C scale and when you get to the "meows" you go back down the scale.

I have a little pussy

Her coat is silver gray

She lives down in the meadow

Not very far away

She'll always be a pussy

She'll never be a cat

For she's a pussy willow

Now what do think of that

Meow

Meow

Meow

Meow

Meow

Meow

Meew

Scat!

Thanks Mom!

Spring Break

Our spring break activities. We went back to Arch Canyon to 4 wheel and then hike. We road the 4 wheeler the 9.5 miles up Arch Canyon to the end of the trail. We then hiked 7.5 miles (round trip) to see the "last arch." There are three arches all together, Angel Arch, Cathedral Arch and the last one, Keystone Arch. It was a beautiful ride, and great hike. We just had a wonderful time!

Keystone Arch

OK, so we see all these dear tracks in the sand by the stream, and then suddenly we see these "other" tracks - Cougar. Makes me just a bit nervous! Kind of makes you want to look over your shoulder the rest of the way!

Hard to tell from the picture, I'm standing on white sandstone looking down through a hole in the rock.

I'm down below and Mark is up above, sticking his head down through the hole!

Beautiful little spot!

Just a beautiful hike!

We finished the mop boards, moved back the furniture, someday I"ll hang up the pictures!

Here are the floor joists!

Let's hear it for spring break!

ITS WORK!!!

This is hard work. . .and that's all I have to say about that!

I'll do the mop boards - sometime, sooner than later, as the kitchen is a little "tight" with all the furniture in there. And we still have the kitchen to do - but I can't think about that right now!