Perkes Family Reunion

On Saturday Roger and I went to a Perkes Family Reunion in Hyde Park. My Grandmother was Catherine Sara Perkes Harris. This photo shows me standing next to my cousin Polly Smith. She is pointing to her mother (my father's sister) and I am pointing to my beloved Grandmother Harris. (mother to my dad and Polly's mother). The Harris line seem to live a very long time. Would you believe that Polly is in her late 80's? What a classy lady and so full of live and vigor. I hope I can live as long as my Harris relatives have and are. She was way out there with her opinons on life, relatives, and the joys of living a robust life. WOW...I hope I can be just like her!

Michael's 33rd Birdthday at Willow Park

The group home had a special birthday party for Michael at Willow Park in Logan. We had a great time. Hambergers, hotdogs, cake and ice cream and more. PLUS Michael received alot of gifts.
Micahel loves his group home director, Jancee.

Oh Michael...I LOVE YOU SO MUCH...Some day in the eternities we will have a very long conversation and visit about your journey on this earth.

A MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL DELIVERY!!!!!

I had a great mother's day with David and Derrick's family and a surprize visit from our autistic son Michael. Two group home aids drove up and Michael came up to me with a bouquet of flowers. It was a special moment for me as a mother.
I think Michael's eyes were closed because he was having a peti-maul seizure...just a small one.

It was so neat to have family around on this special day. I wish Shawn and his family could have been here but I got to speak to them on the phone from AZ.

Wonderful Easter/Conference Weekend

We had a wonderful Easter/Conference weekend with two of our three families at our home. The grandchildren colored Easter eggs. We had yummy food, lots of candy/and loads of togetherness and conversations. Saturday Evening Roger was a proud father and grandfather to have his Priesthood sons and grandsons accompany him to the General Conference Priesthood meeting. We are so proud of our boys!!!

MARGARET WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!

Yesterday, February 26, 2010 we attended a very special event. Margaret Jacobs who Roger baptized over 46-years ago in Holland, is retiring from a 32-year church service as a chruch interreptor in the church office building.

Elder Van Damn and his wife are above. These two aging missionaries were the two "young" missionaries who brought, not only Margaret into the church, but also her brother, and grandmother into the waters of baptism. Elder Taylor (not in photo) baprized Margaret's mother.

In honor of Margaret's Chineese grandmother, Margaret went to China and adopted her young child (who is now 14-years-old). What a blessing she has been in her mother's life.

Julie was named after Margaret's mother. She is so pretty and wholesome. She does her mother proud.

I love Margaret very much and also her sibilings. We have had the opportunity to go to Holland several times and stay with Margaret's twin brothers Peter and Paul.

This special occassion was held in the JS Memorial Building in the the Relief Society room and the room was fulled with her co-workers and dignataries.

She received a framed letter from the Prophet and his counselors in acknowlegment of her 32 years of service. She also received a handmade sculpture from a noted artist. (sorry that photo didn't turn out.)

MARGARET, LOVE YOU LOADS!!! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!

Palm Springs Week Vacation a BLAST!

My brother Clark and my sisater-in-law Marilyn invited us to spend a week with them at their Marriott Villa in Palm Desert California. We wanted to get out of this bleek, cold, boring, depressing Cache Valley winter so we accepted.

Just out side of Barstow, Ca. We saw big road signs for Peggy Sue's Diner right out of the 50's. We stopped and had lunch. WOW...good food, and thousands of Hollywood Stars and Memorbilia all over the walls/ GREAT FUN!!!

Of course Bettyboops and I had to get together!!!

When you approach Palm Springs there are thousands of these windmills which turn in the wind to generate electricity for the desert people. Really an errie sight...aliens would wonder what these things were.

This is the Marriott Villa which Clark owns a time-share in. Really beautiful inside and I got to soak in the hot tub every night.

Clark golfed nearly every day and Roger drove the golf cart on one day..(boring)

Great swimming....WOW

We went one day to see the World Famous Palm Springs Follies. Would you believe that the show girls were 56 to 86 years-old? I could not believe it and they were beautiful!!!

On the last three days it rained and rained and RAINED...It never let up. There was flooding in the intersections and only 125 miles west in Los Angles there were mud slides and very dangerous conditions. We just stayed in or went to movies and ate out...We saw Avator...ate at the Cheese Cake Factory, Mimi's and many more fun places. I think I gained a pound or two.

On the way home there was snow on the desert. Oh NO, That's just what we came here to avoid. Oh well, we're cursed.

Regardless of the rain and touch of snow, we had fun and were ready to come home to shivering, cold, depressing Cache Valley.

My Handsome Boys...Totally lovable!!!!

Geat photo after our Thanksgiving feast. Roger loves his boys and so do I...They turned out alright and I love each and everyone of them, including Michael our autistic son, who is not present for this photo but is still so very special.

So Far so GOOD.....For all my family and friends

I had my Colonoscopy on Dec. 22. He clipped off a few small polyps..I think that is normal he also went down through my mouth to the stomach area. I have a few little old ulcers which could have erupted and may be causing the Anemia. We won't know until he sends his report to my regular doctor. However, I'm thinking and hoping that is just something that I can correct with Iron pills and Vitamin B12 pills. We will see soon.

Meanwhile, I feel not too bad at all and I am glad that proceedure is over. Good things happening in the new year hopefully for me and all of us. Love to all....

Please Pray for Me......

I have been diagnosed with Iron Deficency Anemia. I will be having a Colonoscomy on Dec. 22. I hope that you will all pray for me that day. I hope they can find out the problem and fix it. This took me by surprize because my diabetic doctor told me I was doing very well with my diabetic situation. I feel almost fine although I am somewhat concerned. I would love you to pray for me along with many others who already are. I need all the help I can get. Love to all...Mom, Wife, and friend....

A Happy Thanksgiving with my Family

My family was here for Thanksgiving and it made me so very happy. Here are my daughter-in-laws Gabrielle, Amy, and Kelli.

My beloved sons Derrick, David, and Shawn...teasing me as usual....

Yes Shawn, It is my real hair. You can stop looking now.

You're still looking....STOP LOOKING!!!!

My sons are no longer my little boys...they are grown, handsome, and with families. I'm so proud of them.

Stop it boys! Enough with the teasing and Shawn you are still looking. YES IT IS MY REAL HAIR!!!!

Roger really isn't that short. He's just standing on a lower step. And boy, does he love his sons!!!

I'm glad I could give him such fine sons. I just wish he could have given me a couple of daughters. But, Daughter-in-laws are the next best thing.

Goofing off as usual............

Derrick you always look so handsome, even in your cap and scarf.

Kelli and Zac ready to head on home to Pocatello

There just aren't enough photos of these two cousins. They almost look like they could be sisters.

Myha and Abby forever friends.....

Myah and Abby with Kira the older cousin,

We had 10 grandchildren here with three others with other folks, and 8 adults...quiet a house full and a memorable special day.

The Last photos of my Oct. Cruise Aren't you glad???

Our last stop on our cruise was Ensenada. We took a tour into the city to see an old retired casino which in its day was the "Hot Spot" for the Americans during the 1940's, 50's and 60's. Infact well known movie stars came down from Hollywood to gamble. Jack Demsey the famous boxer in his day actually built the casino for his Hollywood friends. Later on, however, the town outlawed gambling. This beautiful building then became a reception center.

These were the handcarved, handpainted, wooden ceilings.

Beautiful handpainted murals adorned all of the walls displaying the starlets and night life of the era.

Next we went on a tour of the local winery. Everyone from our bus got to have a wine tasting session. Of course we didn't partake. Our tour guide couldn't believe it. She said, "Your are in Ensenada> This is the best wine in the country and you're not tasting????

Inside the winery were funny paintings of people getting drunk in the winery.

Before we got on the bus to go back to the ship we did some shopping and had something to eat at this outside bar. It was really decked out with displays and bright colors.

We even saw our state's liscence plate from the 1996 centennial.

IT WAS A GREAT CRUISE....LOTS OF FUN....GOOD FOOD...GOTTA DO IT AGAIN!!!!!!