October 2025

 Ella and Jimmy at the Halloween dance- Pirates and Mermaids.  Ella has a lots of different groups of friends.  Some are close good friends.  But I love that she can jump into several settings and have a great time.  

I took some neighborhood girls to do a big service project for My Hometown.  We worked on trimming for a Russian Lady and then cleaned up the yard for a Veteran.  It makes me so happy to go make a difference for someone with a need and do it in a short amount of time.  

I also spent some time at the cabin with Eric Allen.  We worked on getting more rocks put up on the foundation.  It is beautiful up there.  Cold plunging in the river is 5 starts up there. 

We love our weekly talks with Tyler.  We are always eager to talk to him, and he says he loves to talk to us!  A lovely hike up Rock Canyon with Pamela.  Long time, amazing friend.  Fixing the fence between Chad's yard and ours.  What a project.  I had no idea it would take as much work as it did.  

Ella is applying to colleges. That means applications and essays.  We went to the "Purple Carpet" event at Weber State.  So many exciting things ahead of her! Also, a fun weekend for the girls in Marysvale with the Dowlands.  Darren and I had a whole weekend to ourselves.  Win Win. 

My chicken girls.  So glad they can help chad with the chickens.  And... Dr Pepper for Halloween.