Occasionally, I get the urge to sew some clothes so I made the girls some summer skirts.

I didn't mean to post 2 pictures of my bike but it appears that I did. Pretty nice, huh? Thank you to all who contributed to the bike fund for my birthday.

I meant to post the photo that dad took of me riding the bike. He got a photo of ME and not the bike so I stopped for this photo moment. I guess he just couldn't focus in because I was going so fast.

We had Brett and Hannah's kids last weekend while they were in Boise and this is how they arrived at home every night. Guess Grandma and Grandpa were just too much for them!


We had a western-themed Lusk Family Reunion yesterday and had more family there than we expected - a nice surprise. We all got a hat, a sheriff badge, a neckerchief and some got a mustache. We ate barbequed pork and beef sandwiches from Glenwoods in IF and had a program from the Fall River Boys who sang western songs and did cowboy poetry. It really was a fun time. I'm sorry we didn't have more of our family there but plan to come in 2 years.

Cousins Weekend

The first weekend of May, I met Patsy in Brigham City so we could visit with some of our cousins and gather more family history information to go in the books that Patsy has been working on for four years! Our cousin Elaine, (Aunt May's daughter) and her husband Bliss Law were gracious and let us stay with them in Brigham City then we traveled to Wellsville and Smithfield to visit other cousins, Orlin and Launa. We had so much fun visiting with them and renewing our family ties. I think we have a terrific family.

Richard surprised us by being at Launa and Royce's home to help with their parent's histories, (Uncle Rupert and Aunt Barbara).

The keepsakes that our cousins showed us brought back a little nostalgia.
Launa had this picture of my grandparents, Hettie May Dredge and Alma Hyrum Lusk.

I remember that Grandma Lusk always had milk in this little corn cob pitcher.

And this is Grandma and Grandpa Lusk's clock. It has a wonderful, deep chime.

There you go. Now you have seen a few of my childhood memories.

May Updates: The Pinning

Chelsea had her pinning ceremony on May 14th at CSI. (WHEW!) This is a photo after she received her pin with a few of her classmates.

The actual pinning procedure (nurse language).

Justin giving Chelsea the fingers-in-the-ears procedure for the congratulatory ceremony.

The men in Chelsea's life who hope to have a little more quality time with her now that she has passed this milestone. (WHEW again!)

Suspicious Signs of Spring

For those of you who do not live in our neck of the woods, this is the view out our front window. Every day we see a little more ground and that is bitter/sweet. Then it is yard work.

And..... it appears that Dad has been out and about on his 4-wheeler. I wonder just what it is that he does while I am off to work!

He said that he was working on some wheels. Obviously!!