Fall is in the air!

Monday night I decided to have all the kids over for a picnic outside. Christopher, Courtney and Max had come back to Idaho and we all needed to see all the new babies. Well, we picnicked, but it was dang cold. The coldest day of the summer. Some of the girls put on jackets or had blankets around them. I couldn't believe it. There was even a frost warning for that night. Luckily it didn't freeze. I'm so glad because I had just started getting a few things off of my garden. I had only did 1 picking of beans and had 1 cucmber, and 3 tomatoes. Now, it is nicer, but you can tell that Fall is in the air. I hope we have a nice long beautiful Fall and not so much winter this year. All the kids are back in school and loving it. I have already been to Bridger's football game and am going to Conner's tonight so that is a definate sign of Fall. Some of the leaves are actually starting to turn yellow and the farmer's are all harvesting grain. The gardens are on in full force now and the canning season has begun. So, enjoy the Fall and don't work too hard. Take some time to play!

Fun Weekend in the Mountains, in a Cabin, no tents. Yeah!

Last Sunday afternoon, the 25th, we, headed up to Island Park to spend a few days in the woods, in a nice cabin. It was awesome!!!!! Tif's family, Heather and Lizzie, Trev's family, Lindsay's family and John and I all went.
It was so relaxing and so much fun. We just hung out, played games, played the wii, ate and enjoyed being together. On Monday afternoon we went into West Yellowstone and played in the park, ate lunch and then went to the Playmill. It was really good. It was Beauty and the Beast and probably one of the best ones they have done. The costumes and acting were phenominal. We then went back to the cabin and played some more. Trever, Brett, Tiffany and I stayed up until 1:30 playing pinocle. We were so tired but it was great, especially when Brett finally "shot the moon" so we could go to bed. We got up on Tuesday and cleaned up the cabin and headed home. I am ready to go again anytime. It was so nice to just kick back and enjoy.

July Update

I haven't updated for awhile, so just a little about July.

We got a new granddaughter on July 4th. David and Heather had a baby girl. She was 5 lbs. 11 oz. and 181/2 in. long. She has lots of black hair and blue eyes we think. Her name is Nikida Dawn Poulsen. She is a sweetie and is growing good.

July 9th -my b-day. Rhea had my sisters and I over for a breakfast which was different and very fun. Thanks Rhea!

That evening John picked me up and we went to Trails Inn in Ashton for a nice dinner and then he surprised me and took me to a lodge in Island Park to spend the night. It was great and really beautiful and fun.

Family Reunions are the BEST!

I'm sure most of you know that we had our POULSEN family reunion a couple of weeks ago in Kilgore, Idaho. It was so fun and so beautiful out there. David and Heather were in charge and they did an excellent job. John and I were kind of spoiled. Dan Weaver let us take his 5th wheel trailer out there and it was so nice. We had a bed to sleep in and a place to store everything and a bathroom so I didn't have to go outside in the middle of the night. Thanks so much Dan!!!!
We took bicycles, 4 wheelers, lots of food and lots of fun.
David had some really fun games that we all laughed our heads off and just about peed our pants over. Everyone was such good sports and we all had a great time. A few of us stayed until Sunday and came home about 3:00 that afternoon. It was a great weekend. I wish it could have been longer, but oh well. When I get home I will post a few pictures. See ya later.

Time off to PLAY?

We had a great Memorial Day weekend with the family and then Heather and Lizzy decided to come up on Saturday and spend 5 days. I took a few days off from work to play with them, but it has rained and rained. On Saturday it wasn't too bad. We had a baby shower for Heather #2 and it was fun. She got a ton of great things. That baby will have a lot of clothes to wear. Then that evening Heather, Tiffany and I went to the movie,"Letters to Juliet". It was a way good chick flick. On Sunday, we went to church and then down to Brittany and Garrett's ward for their baby's blessing. It was really nice and we had a great luncheon and then headed home. Trever's family came over and spent the evening with us. Lizzy loved playing with all of her cousins for the week.
On Monday we didn't do too much but hang out at our house because it rained all day. Lindsay and kids came and played and then Rob and Heather and David came out and ate supper. On Tuesday it was a beautiful day with sunshine. We took the kids to ride the carousel and then went and watched Malorie play a softball game. Everyone came over that night and we cooked hotdogs and smores on the open fire. The kids played and jumped on the tramp and enjoyed each other so much. It was a fun night. We stayed out quite late and David and Conner kept scaring Malorie and Bridger. It was fun!
Today, Heather, Lindsay and their girls are going to Tauphus Park to the zoo and then Heather is heading home. It has been so much fun to have them here for a few days. I am working for a few hours and then I am going to watch Malorie and Conner play baseball again. They are in their tournament. It has been fun watching them for the season and Bridger too. He is done and doesn't play in a tournament. So, pretty soon I won't know what to do with myself every night. I guess I will have to go home and work or something. Dang!

Windy Disaster at The Poulsen's

A few weeks ago we had a terrific wind storm. The winds were anywhere from 50 to 70 miles an hour. I was at the kids ballgame and when coming home I could hardly see a few feet in front of me. When I crossed over the road on the corner I thought to myself-Where is all of my tree in the yard? I knew some of it was gone and when I pulled into the yard, sure enough, the tree had split and crashed.

John, David and Heather were standing on the deck when it crashed to the ground and smashed the sheds to the east of it. It reached clear to the potato pit. It was pretty freaky! I was so sad. We had our insurance adjuster come out a few days later and they said we would have to take the whole tree down because the rest of it was hanging over the house. I was really sad then. That tree has been in the yard for over 100 years. It was the best shade tree ever.

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Well, we took it down and then the boys came and helped clean. They worked on the shed and the girls and grandkids raked the yard and filled in the big holes in the yard. I fixed a big supper and they really helped a lot. Then, last night, David came and tore out the whole deck. It took him 3 hours. Our place looks like a war zone, but it is getting better. All the kids have helped so much and John has worked all day in cleaning up around outside. It has been cold and windy, but he has been a real trooper. We will have to put in a new deck and somehow cover up the big stump. We are not rebuilding the shed, but will be putting in a new fence. In a few weeks I hope it will look great. My yard looks kind of lonely without the tree and I'm sure it will be a lot warmer when summer actually gets here. But, for now, I'm just glad it didn't hurt one of the kids or grandkids. We can count our blessings for that.

We Have A New Baby!

Trever and Jaimie had their baby Friday May 14th. It was a girl. I don't have pictures to put on yet and I'm sure Jaimie will be writing about it soon. I will let her tell all the details. This is our 12th grandchild. It is so fun. I will be sharing some other things soon. I need to catch up with what has been happening at the Poulsen house. See ya later.