Birthday

Saturday I celebrated my 58th birthday. I went on a 3.17 mile run around the canal road just to prove that I can still do it. I got cleaned up and went on a hike with the Guymon's. We went up to Brighton and started for Lake Mary, but ended up at Dog Lake which was how far the boys could walk. Pictures from the hike are on the slideshow.

After the hike, Deeann took me out for lunch. We had a great salad and sandwich. It was really nice to spend a bit of time with each other and just talk. No interruptions!

Later I opened my presents and got some new shoes, hot pads, toothbrush, and a variety of candy and nuts.

That evening, Deeann and family brought dinner to our house. We had fun eating and playing games. It great having family around to celebrate.

Sunday night we went to a family reunion for the cousins of my children on the Golding side. It was fun to hear some of the memories about my parents and cousins of each other. I never really thought about any of them having a relationship, my children didn't have cousins that they had a friendship with.

On the way to Orem we saw the beginnings of "The Fire". The smoke was everywhere and thick down by Camp Williams. On the way home we saw the flames and that it had moved north to the valley. It has been hard to watch people lose their homes and be displaced. We all need to make a real list of what to take in an emergency. I asked Ralph what he would take and his first items to take were a lot different to my first necessary items.