Like Father, Like Son

The Dad

The Son

The Cat In the Bag!

Well, School has started again and I have a room of 31 "cherubs"! I truly do love my job but some days I want to do what Snickers is doing....hiding her head in a bag and just knowing that she is invisible!!!

Who Is This Guy?

Who is this hairy guy? Oh, it's Zane. He grew this "beard" on his backpacking trip with the family a couple of weeks ago. I'm not so sure about it, but if that is his sign of "rebellion," than things could be worse. He still has not shaved it off. That's ok. We'll love him anyway.

38 Years

August 1 was my thirty-eighth wedding anniversary.On our wedding day, Aug.1,1970,in Park City,Utah, we found a skinny aspen tree and carved our names and wedding date into it. In October, 2005, Chuck and I were visiting Matt in Utah and we decided to try and find our tree.It was still in the same place, undisturbed, although a bit fatter (like we all get as we get older). Rachael called me and asked me how I was doing, it being my anniversary and all. I replied that I was very happy this day because of all the wonderful memories I have of my husband and our life together.May you all cherish the memories you have and the ones you are making with your loved ones. You can take those with you when you leave this earth.

Home Again!

Well, after 8 weeks away from home I finally was able to leave my Dad's home in Albuquerque and come home on July 23, 2008.Things weren't quite the way they were when I left, but what do you expect when 2 twenty-something guys are maintaining the house. At least my cats were ok! I have included some pictures of some interesting things that reflect the "goings on" of this past summer.

Our family cabin in the Jemez Mts. in New Mexico. A real home away from home!


My brother-in-law's llamas on our ranch in Cheyenne, Wyo. They use them to pack in stuff for the guys annual "50 miler" hike into the Wind River Mts.



Matt's boys in front of "BIG Tire" at the Bingham Copper Mine in Utah. G'Pa Andersen was born on the side of this mine in 1925. These tires are on the big dump trucks that are used to haul the rocks they dig out from the side of the mountain. Each tire costs $25,000.



A July hail storm at the Jemez cabin. I was lucky and did not get any dents from the hail. It was marble size.

Missing?

Have I been missing? No, I've been in New Mexico since school got out. My Dad lives in Albuquerque and I have been here helping him get some of his health problems resolved. It has been interesting and I have appreciated the time he and I have gotten to spend with each other. One thing I like is the weather! It is MUCH cooler than Gilbert in the summer. Plus, there has been some cloudy and rainy days as well. We have been to the movies, out to eat at Wendy's many times, and up to the Jemez Mountains and stayed in my Dad's cabin. I will probably be heading back to Gilbert around the 20th. School starts for me Aug. 1. Adios!!

Memorial Day

This is my favorite photo of Chuck. I know his outfit doesn't match but he is doing what he loved and he is where he loved to be. He was truly the happiest out in the wild.