Peach Days

This is one of the best times of the year. Peaches, among other fruits are falling off the trees.

Northern Utah, mainly Box Elder County, is famous for Peach days. It is a 3 day celebration with booths, rides, food, a car show (that we never miss) and above all, peach cobbler!

It is the best peach cobbler you will ever eat.

The day started out with the parade. The kids rode on a little cart with our adopted grandpa (a man in our ward who we love) and me, my sister, nephew and baby watched. I sat with Lisa for a while too as she was in the shade and we weren't.

It was a 2 1/2 hour parade as usual. My favorite part is watching the runners who are finishing the 10k run past before the parade starts. That part actually brings tears to my eyes. I wish I could do it. Maybe next year.

That evening, Bry and I went on our date night to Peach Days. I ate a Navajo taco and of course, peach cobbler which had a wonderful dip of vanilla ice cream on top. WAY fattening but irresistible. You can't go to Peach Days and not have cobbler. I couldn't even finish mine! But it was SO tasty and hot with that cold ice cream on top. My mouth waters now just thinking of it.

We saw Gus's Grandma there with his older brother who is being taken care of by her son and daughter in law. They would love to adopt their nephew but who knows?

All in all, it was so much fun and a great date! I am now sad that it is over.

I wonder if they will keep celebrating peach days when there are no more orchards that grow peaches. It is an issue that is killing me. These old farmers are dying and their kids just want the money from the property. More and more orchards are being hewn down. Where do people think our food in the stores comes from? Don't people realize if we wipe out corn fields, orchards, and other food sources, that it won't just appear of the grocery shelf miraculously? I hate every field I drive by that is blue staked. I am disgusted by it. My husband would give anything to be a farmer if we had the money to buy the land, but here in Honeyville, a 5 acre lots is going for over 200 thousand.

Life is not fair. But let me tell you, this is why you need a food storage. We are paving paradise and putting up parking lots!

Good Bye, Luciano

I was a vocal major. I grew up in a family of singers. I was not fabulous but I was good. I was better then than I am now because I practiced more but a vocalist doesn't come in to their true voice until their 30's.

I studied mostly classical, which is pretty typical for most who study. The point is, I can listen to a great opera singer and truly appreciate the sound. I recently went to see "Show Boat" with the Opera company in Logan. It was wonderful and it was all opera. My sister came with and really enjoyed it but does not love the "opera" sound.

It is interesting the different tastes we all have. I listened to it, all the while, melting in my chair.

I saw on the news that Luciano Pavarotti has died. My heart goes out. I am sitting here now, typing to his beautiful voice. It moves me like few do. How sad that a light has gone out that did so much for the appreciation of opera music. He was the first to really bring it to the masses. It is because of him that so many popular opera songs are so well known now.

The heavens have received a valuable tenor to their choir and he will be greatly miss by us here left behind.

Thank you, Luciano, for affecting my life in a way that I did not realize, until you had gone.

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion: You have medium extroversion. You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party. Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences. But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your "down time." Conscientiousness: You have medium conscientiousness. You're generally good at balancing work and play. When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done. But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it. Agreeableness: You have high agreeableness. You are easy to get along with, and you value harmony highly. Helpful and generous, you are willing to compromise with almost anyone. You give people the benefit of the doubt and don't mind giving someone a second chance. Neuroticism: You have low neuroticism. You are very emotionally stable and mentally together. Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly. Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure. Openness to experience: Your openness to new experiences is high. In life, you tend to be an early adopter of all new things and ideas. You'll try almost anything interesting, and you're constantly pushing your own limits. A great connoisseir of art and beauty, you can find the positive side of almost anything. I got this from Yolanda. Thought it was fun! It sounded a lot like me.

Can I just say how tired I am right off the bat. This lack of sleep is making me more of a nut than I already am! They say to sleep when your baby does but that just isn't really realistic now is it?

We had a huge thunderstorm last night. I LOVE thunderstorms. I love to see the lightening cracking across the sky. I love the summer rain and the smell of ozone. I love how the wind picks up and slams the rain into the windows.

I love to hear the thunder rolling over the mountains. How it almost makes the earth shake. I have never been afraid of a storm. They have always fascinated me. It lets me know that there is something out there more powerful than any human on earth. That is something to respect.

If I were on the receiving end to any kind of devastation, I may not love it like I do but so far, I have been lucky. I can still appreciate the perfect storm.

Well, Lisa is right. I have caught the bug. I just finished the second book in the "Twilight" series. In fact, I read the second one in one day. Yes, I loved it. It does amaze me thought, they LDS book stores are selling it.

Just because it is written by a brilliant LDS woman, doesn't mean they should sell all things written by LDS people. Not that it bothers me much. It just surprised me that they would sell a book about vampires. Weird.

I read stories like this and wonder how they can make them up so well. It is my dream to write like that and have a book actually sweep the nation. That seems like a far off dream to me. But man, the people who can do it. That is enviable.

I loved the story line and all the twists and turns. It was so well done. I love losing myself in fantasy land. I hate it when I start a book that I can't lay down though! I don't have time for that!

Thanks Lisa! Good book!