February 5th -- SNOW and PINGPONG

Mike and Bunni spent Thursday night at the cabin. It snowed about 4 inches overnight. Everything was soft and white when we woke up. There is probably about 3 feet now. That's not very much compared with other years but it sure is pretty. We played a rousing game of ping-pong. I taught Mike how to play in such a way that you could return the ball now and then. He likes to send it over the net like a bullet. Now that's LOTS OF FUN for the opposing player. Even playing civilized he still won.

Finally!!! we went back up to the Cabin

On Friday, January 16th, Mike and I went back up to the cabin after 6 weeks :< Because of sickness and important obligations we missed a lot of time in the mountains. It was sure wonderful to be back. The air is so clear and clean. The snow is about 3 feet deep. It has been a lot deeper but has settled. Joe and Katie came up Friday night. I finished my book and we watched 4 of 5 movies. We started watching the series on John Adams. Mike played Joe a game of Ping-pong and then I played Joe a game of ping-pong. We found a little critter had been nesting in one of the beds so we removed the sheets and washed them. Mike and I went for a nice walk in the snow. We had to come home on Sunday morning. We'll back much sooner this time (I hope)

Missed an entry

On Saturday, November 28th, we came up to the cabin. Brooke, Nathan, Jared, Micah, Emma and Adana. There was a few inches of snow and it was fun to play in. Little did the Russell family know but they had lots of snow in their future.

Wed. Nov.12th

Mike and I drove up around 2 pm. There was snow under the trees and in the shade but it was a beautiful, bright, sunny day. The minute we reach the cabin it seems all our tension just melts away. After we unpacked the food and Sadie we just sat and read. I always start to doze. We watched a John Wayne movie "Fort Apache" and ate a little dinner. The Country Music Awards were on so we just read with them in the background. We put out food for the critters but they haven't discovered it yet.

Wednesday, November 6

I have come to the conclusion that the squirrels at the cabin are more intelligent than the majority of the American people.

Tuesday, November 4

We didn't go to the cabin today. We stayed home and VOTED! And, we prayed for America.

Nov. 2nd

This is one of the few Sundays we've spent at the cabin. It was our Stake Conference back in St. George. It was the end of Day-light-savings time so we got an extra hour of sleep. Of course, at the cabin, we usually get a few extra hours of sleep whenever we want it. We ate a big breakfast of bacon, eggs and pancakes and watched "Music and the Spoken Word". It poured rain, sleet and hail. There was lightening and thunder. It was wonderful.