Thursday, January 24, 2008

Guess what we did this weekend?




We went skiing! Hannah and I went to Deer Valley Saturday. It was CCCCCCOOOOLLLLDDD to start but warmed up. My back was just fine. I even got knocked down in the lift line (my fault) and fell on my behind, but I didn't get hurt. Hannah is a very fast skiier, and my new goal is simply to keep up with her. There are supposedly six storms lined up to hit us in the next 10 days or so. If the timing is right, she'll have another blissful day Friday in her school's Winter Sports Program (1/2 day free skiing at Solitude.) And maybe the two of us again this weekend. This is a shot of our last run at Deer Valley a few seasons ago.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Book List

'cause I didn't get to mail this with the thank you cards, here is a list of books I thought my cousins might like:

Hannah’s List Of Good Books:

1. Sabriel (Garth Nix): The first in the Abhorsen trilogy. A dark fantasy involving death and Necromancy. Starts a little slow, but keep going. If you like it go on to Lirael and Abhorsen
2. Tithe (Holly Black): A kind of strange book about Faeries. These are not girly faeries, so I think you’ll like it. If you do, go on to Valient and Ironside.
3. The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman): A dark Fantasy in a parallel world(s). A really great read. The book is far better than the movie. If you like it go on to The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.
4. Song of the Lioness Quartet (Tamora Pierce): I’m not sure if you would like these books or not, they are a wee tad girly. As in girly stuff happens to women who don’t want it to happen to them. Knights in armor, magic, etc. Once again, starts a little slow, but really good and exciting. First in the Quartet is Alana: the First Adventure.
5. Fire Bringer (David Clement-Davies): A really good story about… yes… dear. If you liked Warriors (ie talking animals) you will like this.
6. The Sight (David Clement-Davies): One of my very favorite books. A haunting tale focusing around wolves (my fav. animal! ☺). Kind of like Fire Bringer, but I like it better.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Kicking off the site

Hey, thanks for getting this going.  My hairdresser did this with her family and thought it was lots of fun.  I think if I play with it for awhile should be easy to keep up.
Connie

This is very simple to use, don't be afraid!


Come on sisters, this is very easy to use. Sheila, maybe since we can never connect on the phone, you can tell me about your trip via the blog. Oh, and here is a picture of what/who's new at our house:

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Roses Bloom

Welcome to the our-small-part-of-the-family blog. I hope we can use this space to keep in touch as our beautiful children (and, yes, in my case, GRANDCHILDREN) move into the world and we figure out how to spend more time together. 

With love,

Utah Rose