PROVIDENCE UPDATE

Hi ya'll, I'm only about six months behind in my updates.  Waaaaaaat's with that Gloria????

November - had delicious apricot tree felled as it thought it was Jack's beanstalk and grew to altitudes above our reach and then produced only 3 pieces of fruit.  Now that has opened up space for lots of sunshine to come into area for other growing fruits and vegetables.  I'll have to fine another outlet for apricots now.

 Remember that area in front of Holly's window that many of you helped move all those red rocks for her future garden/rock path area?





Well it became of nice deer bed during the past winter months for several nice pieces of venison that Papa would have enjoyed.  Ha!

 While the redheads were at SLC Irish Dancing Feis late mid November, Haedyn and dad came to Providence and he was able to make friends with GiGi.

 Jake was another story though as he kept hiding under forts he's make on Holly's bed, in her SS or another otherplace he could find.

Here's a nice shot of Jake's shadow outside with GIGI looking through the blinds.

Then to the right is GiGi's favorite chair in the parlor.  It's nice and warm and where papa used to sit for same reason.

 Haedyn was good to help Brook and Holly with fall cleanup.

 Then went with Grandma Gloria for car service before our trip to AZ

While we were waiting, we played some ping pong.

 Then  one day he and GG made ginger cookies.

 On our way to church.  He looks very handsome in his Sunday duds.

He loved laying games with aunt Holly and even better when he won!  And
she really enjoyed having him so she could play on her Wii.

Holly prepared the turkey for our 

Thanksgiving dinner together with Brook and Sunshine family as well as Marian, Sunshine's mom.

A week after arriving at the hacienda I hired some guys to fell another tree, take down a broken down shed and plaster, stucco, front of house,   Put three heavy duty coats of plaster on roof after doing some repair for rotted wood, put in new rain gutters, paint foyer, doors, metal gates, and put in two new sliding glass doors from AZ room to patio.  Glad to have that done especially with all the rains ahead down there.

In Dec. Santa left his red bag at my house filled with lots of wonderful gifts.

Then I joined Brady, Mary and Hannah for a wonderful  trip with long flights to AUS and New Zealand.

Those loooooooong flights were quite an experience, but the Christmas Day flight from HI to AUS there were only 60 on the plane.  That was great!

 Saw a seal as close as guide would let us get and then sharp eye Hannah found the rare Blue Pengui in Dunedin.

He's up in center of the cave.

As I've texted and talked about before it was quite a trip and experience that few get very often to fly and sail half way around the world.  

Holly is enjoying the spiralizer she received for Christmas as she replaces it for pasta and puts vegetables

into smoothies.  Amy Johnsond has lost 15 lbs, just using it that way.  She also enjoyed spending some time forJustin and Katie's family over Christmas.  This photo of Justin is of him wearing the new shirt she gave him.