Eagles Auxiliary

We have fun at our meetings. I am President this year (until June), this was our meeting before Christmas.

Snow for Logan

When talking to my grandson Logan about coming down to see them at Christmas (or right after) he explained to me that they had "no snow, Grandma, no snow". He misses his Colorado white. We wish we could share. This snow has been on the ground since Dec. 7th, two days after the toy run.

We had 18 inches and big drifts all around the acreage. It's snowed several times since, but only a couple inches at a time. Just wish we could have a heat wave of above freezing!! 40 degrees would be heaven.

Toy Run 2009

I got to go on the 'Toy Run' this year. Let me add at that time the COLDEST day of the year. Everyone buys a toy to give to the needy children and ride across town. First across town to the Harley shop, then across town to where everyone meets for lunch, then back across to get home. Brrrrrrrr...

Ed's Grandchildren

The Grandkids are Anna 7, Kaid 5, Quinn 3, and Lexsie almost 17 mos.

Bekah couldn't make this trip to see Grandpa.

Thanksgiving

These are Ed's daughters, Stacy and Trish. They came to have Thanksgiving with us. Stacy lives in Oregon, but she spends a bunch of time in Utah with her hubby Brad. Trish came in from Ohio and brought 4 of her 5 children. Her hubby, Craig could not make the trip. (A resident's work is never done and grandchild 5 got to stay in Denver with her Dad) We had a good time with all of them. It was great finally getting to meet his two daughters. They are both fantastic ladies with a lot of integrity and class. The grandkids were a blast to be around. Each of them are special in their own way.

I am the President this year for the Auxiliary at the Eagles. This includes showing up at all the fun events each month. Poor Ed picked the wrong year to hook up with me....hehe

He calls some of our get togethers his "do gooder" stuff. Like cleaning up the hi-way, etc. Some of the functions are fun, like Casino night and the Luau.

New Roads

Did someone say travel down new roads? I often ride with Ed when he is working. Every once in a while we turn left or right and go down a road we have never been down before just to see where it will take us. It is always FUN! The first part of November we turned left coming back from Price, UT. There's a road there that Ed has seen trucks coming out of. It is across from the now ghost town (at least very vacant town) of Woodside, UT. We traveled back about 5 miles or so and it ended up turning into a trail for 4-wheelers and a wildlife refuge. When we turned around I walked down by the Price river that was running parallel to the road. Ed was shocked to see that the river was running the wrong way. We went back down the road towards the highway and Ed wanted to see the river again, not believing it was running the wrong way. We drove back towards the river, down a little hill. (PS: There were tracks down there, someone had been there before us.) Believe me, there is DRY Quicksand in Utah. After a few hours of trying to get unstuck, we finally called a tow truck to come help us get out. The tow truck got stuck in the quicksand too but it at least got us out of the hole we were in, but alas, the tow truck was in front of us on the little hill. I laughed and told Ed and the tow truck driver that I did NOT pack hot dogs or marshmallows!!! We helped each other and finally got out before it was totally dark. Oh yeah.... one other thing. The work truck has OnStar roadside assistance, HA! A big waste unless as they told us, "you are on a well traveled road". They don't work out in the sticks!! The scenery at the foot of the Bookcliffs was great and the Price river is the only river out in the west that does indeed run the wrong way!!