The Apricots are coming! The Apricots are coming!

John is home from camp.  Yippee!  He unpacked, then we got busy!  I helped John pick apricots today.  Filled a 7 gallon bucket and a grocery bag.  Now I'm going to make jam all afternoon!  John gets the wonderful pleasure of mowing the grass. :-)

Our garden, the crookneck in front.

John picking the apricots.

Our first little crookneck is hiding behind one of the stems.

YW Camp!

Going up to Young Women's Camp was really fun.  I had reservations about going this year, for a couple of reasons.  One, I was attending the BYU Family History Conference, and was reluctant to miss a whole day. Two, I hate the drive home in the dark, down the canyon, with deer all over.  I would NEVER drive it alone.  Ever, ever.  But I wasn't driving, just talking, talking.  We left camp at 10:15 p.m., and we saw a record number of deer on the way down the canyon: 18.  Wow.  Thankfully, none ran out in front of us.
John and I took a hike around the rim, and I got some great pictures.  Also, just got some great pictures around camp!

This is a view from the rim, down to camp, which is on the other side of the lake.

This is the view from camp, up to the rim.

This is just a pretty view.

I joined the Stake Relief Society Presidency, and we showed off how cool we were by wearing fun glasses.

One of the girls lost her retainer.  So here's where they were searching.  (They hadn't found it by dinner.)

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Camp

Off to YW camp I go!

Family History Conference and Apricots!

Well, today was the 2nd day of the Family History Conference at BYU.  I spent yesterday learning PowerPoint.  I learned some pretty cool stuff.  Today, I spent the morning at the FHC, but went to the Conference in the afternoon.  Finally learned how to use Legacy with new.familysearch.org.  I actually really like it, and will now probably change to using Legacy instead of PAF.  But I also got a CD from Ancestral Quest (the free version) that I'll try out and see how I like it.

It was pouring rain when I got home, again, but it did eventually stop, so I went out and picked apricots at dusk.  This time I actually got quite a lot of ripe apricots!   Here's today's apricot harvest, as well as a view of the tree from our dining room window.  The lower branches touch the ground, and the highest branches we can't reach with the picker from the 8 ft. ladder!

Perfection....

Watched a movie tonight call "Journey."  It was a Hallmark movie.  There was a great quote from it that is soooo good: "It's not perfect, but it's good enough."  First, they were talking about photographs, but they soon realized that it pertained to life, too.  Your life may not be perfect, or you may not have a perfect body, or have the perfect family, etc., etc.  But, usually, it's good enough for what really matters.
xoxo

Power Point

The classes that I took today  at the Family History Conference were all about using PowerPoint.  Wow!  Since I barely knew anything about it, I can say that I learned a TON!
Got out of there just in time, as it started pouring on the way home.  Guess I won't pick any apricots today. :-(

Coming week.....

This week is going to be CRAZY!  I'm going to the Family History Conference at BYU, but I need to check on the apricots every day, too, because they are starting to get ripe.  The tree is LOADED.  I am going to be so busy next week making jam!

Rhubarb Pie!

It's been ages since I made a rhubarb pie, and I finally have again!  I had rhubarb pie at Mom's house in June, and have been craving it ever since.  Thanks to Teresa's garden, I have finally done it!  And, oh my gosh, it is soooooo good! Yum!