Spring has Sprung the Snow has Fell

With the exception of only a few days the weather the last few weeks have been great and the weekends the best. It has given us the opportunity to do what we enjoy - work together in the yard. We have the fruit trees all trimmed, flower beds cleaned out, the lawn thatched, sprayed for weeds, fertilized and the irrigation system checked and turned on. The garden and orchid is tilled and ready spring. Stacey is most excited because Saturday she planted her peas. She loves peas, especially fresh off the vine, raw right out of the pod. She has also turned the laundry room into a garden with pepper, squash, and spice starts all planted and growing. She is the green thumb in this family. We are excited to plant the rest of the garden and the flowers as it gets a little warmer.

I mentioned in our last blog that we broke down and bought a truck and camp trailer. We have been saving up for a while. This is our first truck and we are excited to use the truck and trailer this summer. The old explorer was wearing out and we needed something big enough to pull the trailer. So I took last Thursday and Friday off. Thursday I drove to Cortez and got the brake system installed on the new truck. (part of the deal) and picked up a few things at Walmart. Friday I detailed the Explorer out, bought some new floor mats and put it up for sale. It was sold by 10:00 am the next morning. Maybe I did not ask enough.

We purchased the truck from a credit union in Provo. It is a 2004 Ford F-150. It was a repo and is in really good shape with 57,000 miles. I gave them a low ball offer that they refused at first, then called back later and took the deal. So we felt blessed to find what we wanted at the right price.

The trailer we bought out of Cortez. It is a 27' , 2006 Keystone Sprinter with a popout. It is really nice. We talked about buying a new truck with such good deals going, but decided a used truck and trailer for less then the cost of a new truck was better. I had a gravel pad with pit run base put in along the fence in the back yard so I would have an area to park the trailer. Everything worked out just right.

So thats whats new - the rest of our lives have been routine. Work is still the same - very busy with projects and progress for me and taxes for Stacey - she was saying yesterday how excited she was that there were only two weeks left of tax season. She is planning on going with me to St George on April 13th. My calling is keeping me busy as we plan for many summer camps and activities. I also enjoy visiting the ward activities and being with the youth. We had Ward temple night this last week also and enjoy going to our small temple and knowing everybody. More often then not I get asked to work at the veil and like doing so.

We love interacting with the kids and being involved in their struggles, successes and lives. We continually pray for Amanda and the boys and ask for your prayers too. Check out their blog to keep up on the latest there. Shad is excited to graduate in April, was notified this week that he is graduating in the top 10% of his class and will receive special honors, he and Brooke are having fun planning their wedding and future. Lant and Amy are still dating and Lant is very busy with school. He is planning on starting a job next week as a admin assistant at an optometrist. Haven is also busy with school and her Thunder dance team which has now started their performances.
So if anybody wants to come down and go camping this summer we are all geared up to play and hope we can find time to do just that.