Mimi Sue's Cottage

A home is much more than a house built of lumber, brick, or stone. A home is made of love, sacrifice, and respect. We are responsible for the homes we build. We must build wisely, for eternity is not a short voyage. There will be calm and wind, sunlight and shadows, joy and sorrow. But if we really try, our home can be a bit of heaven here on earth. Thomas S Monson







Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts

Friday, December 2, 2011

Wild East Wind

Yesterday we had quite the windstorm.

The weatherpeople said we had category 2 hurricane winds.

Kind of unsual for our land locked State.

This is what it did to our patio.




And this is what it did to our neighborhood.


We lost a lot of our hundred year old trees.


Our patio.   (pics are loading out of order!)


The Mister and I spent the afternoon at our friends home.
(Along with lots of neighbors and friends)
We helped them cut up and haul to the front yard
what's left of a huge pine that crashed onto their roof
punching a big hole in a guest bedroom.


Siding and shingles are everywhere.


Fences are down, metal sheds are crumpled, and trampolines are
no longer in the correct backyard.



Our daughter #1 and her little family are staying with us until they get their electricity restored.

We've been so blessed! Our trees have survived, losing only a few branches. 

It's been a wild couple of days here in Northern Utah!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Baby It's Cold Outside!


Don't you think it's a little early in the year for this?




The temperature this morning.


Not good for my roses.


Tuesday, May 31, 2011

A Busy Week



This little guy spent lots of time with Mimi and Grandpa last week while his
mommy and daddy spent time with his baby sister.
We decided to put him to work.



While sister hung out in the NICU just relaxing and
growing stronger everyday.  (She's doing great!  Thanks for all your prayers!)



Betsy had an appointment with the groomer over at the Paw Spa.
Why yes, we do know she needs braces!


Mimi had an appointment with this torture diagnostic equipment.




We're more that 200% of our annual rainfall through the month of May.
We've broken all kinds of rain records this month which I do
believe the flowers love since they seem to be happily growing.


And so is the lawn.


And guess what we woke up to on Memorial Day?

Snow!  Can you believe it?
We're hoping for a little spring weather before the
heat of summer sets in.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

What the Hail?

On the 37th day of spring...






April has been a wetter than normal month here in northern Utah.  We've been trying
to start our 2011 project, (putting in our backyard) but every time it dries out enough to
step foot on our dirt, we get more rain.  Or snow.  Or hail.  I'm
sure by the 4th of July we'll be able to get something done!  We can only hope.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Snow Jealous!


A big thank you to the blogs from Southern California, Florida, South Carolina and other warm places for showing the
beautiful blooms that are showing up in your gardens.  Well, I just thought I'd show you what showed up
in my garden last night.  Don't be jealous!



I know!  Aren't we lucky?  You girls in your flip flops should
spend one moment tomorrow thinking of us northern girls who are
still in their wool socks and boots.  And share some more of your pretty
flower pictures with us!  We'd sure appreciate it!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

Here on the Wasatch Front we've had a cold, gray, depressing January so far.  But this morning, for
about 20 minutes, the sun shone.  (cue the hallelujah chorus) I had to take a couple of pictures
so I can look at them when we have another cold, gray, depressing day tomorrow.






I just wanted to thank you  for your kind comments on my Mary Englebreit cookbook
recipes.  You all are so supportive of my 15 minutes of fame!  Well, semi-fame.
I debated whether or not to post the recipes.   Didn't want Mary to lose
any revenue over my giving the recipes away for free.  After much soul searching I decided to share
them with my adorable blog friends.  So one day next week I'll post them
just for you!  Hopefully on a sunny winter day.

Monday, November 22, 2010

A Preview

 Look what we woke up to on Sunday morning.



A preview of what's to come here in northern Utah.  A winter wonderland in November!

Friday, April 30, 2010

Oh My Heck

This is what the weather's been like for the last few days and probably today. Looking forward to better weather next week so we can get outside and start on our big project.I went to a boutique a few days ago and found this cute idea.

It's made of cardstock, stickers, little brads to hold up the pocket. It hangs on a water bottle and you could use any flavor of Crystal Light. How cute for a family reunion, 4th of July party, shower, birthday, wedding reception, teacher gift. In appropriate colors and designs of course.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

A Sweetpea Visit

As you know, the mister and I went to California for a short visit. We were lucky enough to bring the sweetpeas home with us for a whole week. Their mommy and daddy came too, along with our granddog, Lucy. It was an adventure! Here are the California girls, our youngest grandson, and the tall guy in the back will be our newest grandson in June when his daddy marries our youngest daughter. The short white one in the front is no relation.When you don't actually live in the snow it's a ton of fun. Making snowmen...er, snowgirls...
Running around in the falling snow...getting soaking, freezing, wet. So fun!



We watched some movies. Snow White, An American Tale, a few others on our old VCR. The kids were so interested in this antique device. I'm not throwing that thing away. I have a million kid movies from when my kids were little. They didn't seem to mind that it wasn't in HD or 3D or whatever D is the newest thing.




We went bowling, ate homemade ice cream, shopped, ate at McDonalds, played with the cousins, colored and searched for Easter eggs. They left early on Sunday morning and Mimi's Cottage is so quiet. Sure do miss you guys!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

More of the Same and Hope

We woke up to this lovely sight this morning. The weatherman said it would be clear for the rest of the week and temperatures in the 50's. HA!




Then I looked a little closer and noticed some tulips were peeking out of the ground...

And I saw that my new banner is a cheerful addition to the front porch...


The new Valentine garden flag was waving cheerfully in the breeze...

The glittery heart was sparkling...

and the birdies were merrily chirping...


Maybe next week we'll get some warmer weather and some blue skies. We can only hope.