Summer Marches On

     Three weeks since my last post and it is hard to remember what takes place on a daily basis.  If I don't fill out our movements in my calendar, I can't go back and even remember what I did or when I did it.  I could write in golfing for Quinn everyday and be correct 90% of the time, but as for me, I don't do much.  Here is what does stand out because I have pictures to remind me:

    Both Quinn and I celebrated birthdays.  We had a hamburger dinner on my birthday with Katie, Matt, and boys and Sandra.   The next day, I made the trip to St. George for Chad's birthday.  Our intent was to hike some more, but we got sidetracked:

    First we drove to BrianHead to Doug & Kristine's cabin.  They were still there, so we got a personal tour and had a nice visit.  From there were drove to Cedar Breaks Lookout.  As we drove past the resort, Peachy spotted the chairlift, so that was our next stop.  The three pictures below were taken at the top of BrianHead.  As excited as Peachy was to try out the chairlift, she was a little stressed by the ride.

After the chairlift and C&P rode the slides, we drove through Yankee Meadows and I took these pictures:

    The next day we drove to Las Vegas to grocery shop at the Seafood Market.  I enjoy going there because I see things I never see at my local market such as the following:

    Chad & Peachy bought a bag of rambutans.  Here is how you eat them:  Peel the curly brown outer layer off, pull out the little egg shaped fruit, then nibble off the fleshy part and when you are done, you are left with the seed.

    I've tried the halo-halo before.  It includes all the ingredients shown, plus you can chose a flavor to be added.  It is kind of like a chunky milkshake.  The chunks are similar to cubes of gummy bears, but not as flavorful.  It was unusual in flavor and texture.  

    After shopping, we went to the Brazilian restaurant Fogo de Chão which serves 16 different meats and as much as you want.  It was all yummy.  I really liked the apple salad and the flank steak.  Next, Peachy wanted to see the M&M store.  We had to wait outside (they gave us umbrellas to stand under since it was over 100 degrees) because they were only allowing a limited number inside at a time.  Once inside, we participated in a scavenger hunt to win a slouch backpack.  The Filipina clerk gave us two because she liked that we could talk about visiting the Philippines.  As we drove out of town, there was either an air show or a rehearsal for one flying above Nellis Air Force Base.  We had quite a spectacular show to watch in celebration of Chad's birthday.

These pictures were part of our scavenger hunt.

        We also went bowling, I did a little shopping with Peachy, they cooked me some delicious food, and Peachy gave me an amazing foot massage.  I had a great time.                                                                     When I arrived home from Vegas, I walked into a construction zone in my house.  The contents of my house had shifted and they had already finished the floor in the kitchen and bathroom.  That night Quinn and I moved as much furniture as we could out of the living room and master bedroom.  The carpet guys (4) arrived the next day and carpeted those rooms plus the office and hallway.  I felt sorry for them because our air conditioner was not working at peak capacity and it got HOT.  They didn't have enough to put the flooring in the laundry room--the place that started this whole process to begin with.  It was painted a few days after the carpet layers left and the floor was done yesterday.  Today we are waiting for the guy to come and put up all the baseboards and the painter will come and do any touch-ups.  We can get everything replaced and put back to normal soon.  I really like the results so far and it is worth all the hassle to have it looking so nice.  Since we were in upheaval anyway, we got some other things done too; replaced the ceiling fan, moved out the gun case, washed and cleaned out the spoon case and curio cabinet, and I redid the pillows on the couch.  Here are some before and afters:  

    Every everything had to be stuffed into this bedroom and it isn't too different today.  We have slowly been moving things back, but without the baseboards in, there isn't much point.

Some other miscellaneous happenings:

    I attended some sports events for the grandkids.  That would include t-ball for Dax and Gus, softball for Adi, Rylee, and Regan, and flag football for Kash.  I just don't have pictures to represent all of them.

Gus had his 5th birthday.  He was happy to model his new dirt bike gear.

    Rhett celebrated his 3rd birthday.  I think Dax was more wound up than Rhett about the cake, candles, and presents.  This time I remembered to get a picture of all the grandparents.

Saw this meme on FB and find it applicable to the year we've had.  When I shared it with Jacob and Amber, Jacob's answer was, "Four pounds of butter."

    Another drive to check on the progress of the Pocatello Temple.  The windows are getting put in, lots of landscaping, and the scaffolding on the steeple indicates they will be finishing its exterior.Lots of grain dust and a fire in Arco make for a beautiful red sun at night which looks white in any pictures you take, but trust me it is red red.