Tinkerbelle

These pictures are for Michelle and Jon. Tinkerbelle is doing well. Maybe she needs to live with us all the time. Merry Christmas to everyone. (That is our resident Christmas Elf, Nate, with the dogs. Copper seems to like Tinkerbelle, but Kidten the Cat isn't so happy.

Just a few more pictures

It is definitely Christmas time because my Amaryliss is blooming. Enjoy.

Just a few more pictures

It is definitely Christmas time because my Amaryliss is blooming. Enjoy.

Nice pictures

Here are some pictures from our trip last week. Dad is in Florida this week and for those of us who are locked in cold weather, maybe you can "feel" his pain with this one.

Here are some more pictures of DC.

Home, but it was so fun

Nate and I just returned home from our before Christmas vacation. We spent a long weekend with dad in MD. We flew out of SLC on Wed. and landed in a winter storm. The ground was white and it was cold.
Thurs. Dad, Nate, and I went to the Redskins-Bears game. That was a great time. The Redskins even won. NFL games are a lot of fun to go to and being in a sky box is even more fun. No food to buy; everything is catered. Roast Turkey, Ham, Lamb, but my favorite was the macaroni and cheese with crab and lobster.
Friday we went over to the outlets on the Eastern Shore to do a little shopping and then ate lunch at the "Fisherman Inn" in Kent Narrows or Kent Island. The cream of crab soup was wonderful. Later that evening dad and I went to the Valcourt Christmas Party at Fed Ex Field. Dinner was served in the owners suite. There is no way to describe what that is like. The highlight of the evening was when we were treated to a tour of the Redskins Dressing Room. Here is a picture of Dad and I on the field. That was a lot of fun.
Saturday, the boys got up and traveled to York for a little b-ball. They had a great time. Dad and I then went shopping and stopped at the office, then picked Nate up and traveled to Baltimore for a little Italian food. Maybe you have eaten at Sabitinos. The food is still great. After eating we then headed down to DC to see the Christmas lights. Pictures of Sat. evening will follow later. After seeing the National Christmas Tree, we headed to the temple to see the lights there. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
We hopped on our return flight this morning and were greeted with about 6 inches of new snow. It is very cold, but so pretty.

Latest project

We here in Evanston had a wonderful, quiet Thanksgiving. Prior to Dad coming home, Nate and I demolished the exterior wall. Dad got busy re-wiring, insulating, and putting drywall up. We were hoping to get far enough for me to paint, but we didn't get quite that far. Oh well, I have plenty to keep me busy without painting.
Nate and I take our trip this week to Maryland for 5 days. We leave on Wed. Thurs. the Redskins have a game at Fed Ex field and we are excited about that and then on Friday is the Valcourt Christmas party. On Sat. we hope to do some Christmas shopping in the Baltimore area.
Chelly and I were planning on doing some shopping in Park City today, but it is snowing really hard here and Chelly said it is really snow hard in Orem, so our fun day is out. Hope we can get together before Christmas.
Here are some before and after pictures of the spare bedroom.

Holidays are Coming

Hi guys:
This is a reminder from Ma that regardless of the weather, (we will get close to 60 today) that Christmas is coming up fast. I would like to have some ideas what to get each of you--things you really would like. Trips to the Bahamas are out. I need to save money for my trips, you realize. Seriously, I need some ideas. The kids are pretty easy, but if there are things out there that Allyson, Ryan, Isaac, and Evan need and Benjamin, too, please send them to me. Sizes would be appreciated as well.
You can send them on to lrturer5@yahoo.com. The sooner I get your ideas, the sooner I can get everything mailed off.
We are ready to start our next re-model project. We (Nate and I) are going to start the demo on the spare bedroom this weekend. We should be able to finish most--except painting and floor--when Dad is home over Thanksgiving.
I have to brag about Nate, too. His grade point Average as of this morning is 3.37. Now for you brainy kids, (Allyson, Ryan) 3.37 for Nate is excellent. He has 107% welding. He will have all A's by Thanksgiving. We are proud of him, as we are of all of you. Have a good week.

Add a little Humor

Here is a joke I found over the summer, and since my children (and husband) have great senses of humor I thought you would like it. (See what happens when I clean my house and can actually find stuff.)

THE HELICOPTER RIDE

Morris and his wife Esther went to the state fair every year, and every year Morris would say, "Esther, I'd like to ride in that helicopter."
Esther would reply, " I know Morris, but that helicopter ride is fifty dollars and fifty dollars is fifty dollars."
One year Esther and Morris went to the fair, and Morris said, "Esther, I'm 85 years old. If I don't ride that helicopter, might never get another chance."
Esther replied, "Morris, that helicopter ride is fifty dollars and fifty dollars is fifty dollars."
The pilot overheard the couple and said, "Folks I'll make you a deal. I'll take both of you for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not say a word I won't charge you! But if you say oen word, it's fifty dollars."
Morris and Esther agreed and up they went.
The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard. He did his daredevil tricks over and over again, but still not a word. When they landed, the pilot turned to Morris and said, "By golly, I did everythhing I could to get you to yell out, but you didn't. I'm impressed!"
Morris replied, "Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Esther fell out, but you know fifty dollars is fifty dollars."

Pictures, I hope

I hope here are the pictures

Thanks for Coming

I suppose everyone is home now after a fun filled weekend in Utah. It was certainly fun to have all the Turner kids and grandkids together. Sorry about the Saturday snow storm which kept everyone from traveling to Wyoming for dinner. The weather since then has been beautiful. Here are some photos that were taken with Dad's camera.
We do have the world's cutest grandkids. (And the best behaved ones, also.)

This coming Weekend

Everyone is invited up on Saturday to help Dad celebrate his ?? birthday. We are planning on having a nice dinner; turkey and all the trimmings. Cheryl, Jason, and Benjamin have promised they will be here to help Dad enjoy his early birthday. I think Jason and Nate have planned some activities, too. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate.
Let's plan on eating around 3 or so. Just let me know if you are going to make it and what time works best for you. Everyone travel safely. Love, Mom

Isn't he a little doll. I have so much fun with Cheryl, Jason, and Benjamin.

My Time

While the big boys were out in the ID sun, Cheryl and I spent the day with Benjamin. Let me just say, he is the perfect first baby. He is super cute and he has a wonderful disposition. He doesn't fuss except to let you know he is hungry, which is he often, and when he needs his pants changed, which he needs often, also.
We took him for his first stroller ride Sat. morning at the Rexburg Nature Park. Then we stopped in to see the boys in downtown Rexburg. I still laugh at Nate's hairdo which done by a couple of beauty school students. (I wonder how the Body Art Booth at Rexburg Unplugged was received. It seemed to be a bite out of place.)
Benjamin and Cheryl both had had a busy day, so we went back home so they could take a nap.
Later that evening, the new parents left Benjamin at home for the first time while they went grocery shopping. They trust Grandma enough to leave him with me.
Sunday morning, Benjamin got to met his Great Aunt Carma for the first time, too. Busy time for the little guy. Here are some more pictures. Enjoy!!!!
I love watching Jason with his son.

What's This????

Nate and I drove again this weekend to Sugar City to spend the weekend with the Kimber Family. This is becoming a habit. Just look at what happens to Nate when we let him spend a quiet Saturday with Jason. (in Rexburg, no less) Thanks Jason, Nate had a great time at Rexburg Unplugged with you.

Being Grandma

I have been "Grandma" for a little over eight years now. I haven't really enjoyed the title until this weekend. Four of my five grandkids, which I adore greatly, have always lived far away. We lived in PA and they lived in Provo and when we got ready to move to WY, they moved to NM. It is hard to be grandma when you only see them once or twice a year and for just a short time. Thirteen hours is a long way.

Nate and I just returned from our second straight weekend in ID visiting Benjamin James. It is 4.5 hours from our house to Cheryl's in Sugar City and that includes stops to fill Nate up and road construction. It was so much fun watching him do all the things that I remember my own kids do so long ago. It was fun giving him his first bath and holding him whenever I had the chance. (Which was most of the time.)
It was fun watching Jason and Cheryl hurry and do the laundry when he "sprinkled" the bed for them.

After this weekend, being a grandma means more than just feeling older and grayer. I need to find a way to get to Albuquerque more often to spend "more, better" time with my other precious grandkids. (And by the way, more grandkids are better.)

Here are some more pictures from this latest weekend.

More Benjamin

WE were sorry to miss Evan's blessing. We are excited to meet him and visit with Allyson, Ryan, and Isaac when Cheryl and Jason bless Benjamin. Here is a fun picture of Nate holding Benjamin and one with Grandpa holding him, too. I love the picture of Nate. It took him a little while to warm up to Benjamin, but as you can see, he looks like he is enjoying his new nephew.

Benjamin James

We just returned from our quick trip to Sugar City/Rexburg to visit our newest grandson, Benjamin James Kimber. Just as all previous grandchild, Benjamin is adorable and good natured.