I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.

Last Tuesday we had the last snow storm we had. It will not be the last one of the season as we expect 2 more before all the snow melts and the ice on the river breaks up. Last year the last storm of the year was a real doozie, bringing enough snow that they closed the schools for the first time in almost a decade. We continue to hope the weather this year continues as it has so far, milder than last year.

So every Tuesday we shovel the walks at the chapel so the task is easier on Sunday morning. This picture, taken on March 24 shows the mound of snow removed. The mound is about 5 feet high. This morning at church, the side walks are clear (due to the warm temps of 35 to 36 F all week) and now new snow. The mound is now only 4 feet high.

The groundhog (remember Feb second?) was wrong. He saw his shadow and we get 12 more weeks of winter.

The YW had an activity last week on photography. They all brought cameras and took portraits of each other, and photographed the activity the YM were involved in that night.

There is a great local photographer here in town, and she came to YW that night to show the girls about her profession. Check out the blog listing on her blog - Beautiful Young Ladies, posted on March 25, 2009. The link is below.

http://mackenziegphotography.blogspot.com/

Sheila, Diane, and Shauna at a brunch for sisters in our Ward.

I just cannot remember what I was supposed to do here at the top this really steep hill while strapped on to a plank.

Oh, now I know - Have fun sliding down the hill. Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket.

Samuel and Gaetz. Gaetz' family has only been here for just over a year, and his mother is in YW with Michelle, but his father has been transferred to Calgary, so we must say good bye.

We will miss them.

The missionaries had an activity the other day for the boys to try. See how long they could hold out the scriptures at arms-length.

Two minutes? No problem!

What? Only 1:50? Let me do it again.

Remember that snow referenced above? Here is the California response to a little snow. Shorts.

Me: Joseph, please get dressed and shovel the walk for your mother to get to the car.

Him: I don't need to change, Come on Sam, Let's clear the walk way.

Me: (chuckling quietly) Darlin', get the camera for me, please.

This week end we had Gaetz stay with us for a YM trip to the Temple to do baptisms while his folks went to look for a house in Okatoks, just south of Calgary. The three boys had a great time. This is a double piggy-back ride. The other views are not suitable for publication because of a Page 602. (if you remember that, you are really old)