Cambry's Choir concert October 7, 2008

Here is the video of Cambry's portion of the fall vocal concert. She is on the top row, second from the left.

Beauty all around

Can you believe what stunning beauty surrounds us? October brought winter to the mountains around us... and today it looks like to us as well. But it is so pretty!

Hope in the future

Canning season is sooooo busy and exausting. But it is also so satisfying! When I look at my shelves filling up with beautiful produce, mostly from our own plot, I have such hope in the furture. It whispers peace like come what may, things will be well for us for another nine months.

Here are some quotes I heard from our prophets while I was canning our garden tomatoes:

"We encourage you to grow all the food that you feasibly can on your own property. Berry bushes, grapevines, fruit trees--plant them if your climate is right for their growth. Grow vegetables and eat them from your own yard." Spencer W. Kimball (1895-1985)

"The best place to have some food set aside is within our homes, together with a little money in savings. The best welfare program is our own welfare program." Gordon B. Hinckley (1919-2008)


Here we have tomatoes, some yellow, grape juice, and pear sauce.

DaVinci exhibit

We loved this exhibit! I marvel at all the genious in one mind. Can you read the quote? "Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge." This was significant because we had to leave Parker in someone else's care while we went to the exhibit for his severe fit that afternoon.

There was another quote that felt pertinent to the evening: "Every obstacle yields to stern resolve." This gave us hope!
This was a tool to be used in flight, an altimeter.
This was to measure wind speed. We were able to blow it up to the fourth notch.

"There shall be flight! If the accomplishment be not for me, 'tis for some other."

One Aleah is cute, two adorable, but three -- irresistible.

On the way out to the car, the night had settled in and the stars were out. We told Aleah, "Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight" and told her to make a wish. She promptly blew a few quick breaths and said, "I can't blow it out (like the star was a birthday candle) it's too higher. Daddy, you do it?" What a delightful evening.

Blackpowder deer hunt

Dave and Riley were able to enjoy a perfect hunt according to Dad Bramwell who orchestrated it. They went to Perry Resevoir and Willard Peak via Mantua. Dad's version of the weekend is this, "We had a fabulous time, the weather was fine, the scenery remarkable, we got into the deer, set up a shot... and didn't have to clean a deer." Riley's cousin Cameron was able to go out Friday. Look at these pictures!

Cambry does it again!

Me and My Name

My name is not Camry, or Cammie, or Camille, or Carmen. My name is original. It is a rare and precious gem. It is a one-of-a-kind name. My name is the warmth of a mother’s love. It is what I have become and what I can and will become. My name is Cambry.

My mom decided she loved the name Cammie while she was still babysitting. But, that name sounded too young and immature. It sounded like it would become a chain as the years progressed. It sounded like ribbons, bows, fantasies, princesses, unicorns, frilly dresses, and pink. Cammie was not the name for her daughter. Her daughter needed a name that would mature and grow along with her. My mom decided to make up a name. My name. She came up with Cambry.

To me, my name means just that: me; it fits perfectly, like it was tailored to fit me just right. My name describes my ups and downs. It means maturity (most of the time), life, humor (but that kind of depends on who’s listening or reading), and friendship. To my mom, my name means the oldest child, the trailblazer. To my friends, my name means a good listener, loyal, ready to help, smart, funny, and enjoyable to be around. To my teachers, my name means a good student, someone they can count on. To my country, my name represents a single person who in four years will help our country decide on a new leader. To the world, my name is one grain of sand on a vast beach, a single star in a sky full of millions; small, but without me, the picture would be incomplete.

My name has no meaning. Yet. My name will mean love, hope, individuality, and greatness. My name will mean many things when I pass it on. The definition may not be recognized worldwide, but the people who knew me will know and appreciate it. When I’m through with my name, I will be one of the privileged few to have owned it.

September 1 First Picking of Ambrosia Cantalope

9:26 AM9:29 AM
MMMmmmm. When's the next one ready?