Extracurricular

On Monday Dad went out to Mosida to work on projects, including dumping out the left-over ice (they placed the ice blocks at the foot of the trees in the park to give them just a little more water), and turning off the freezer for the winter.

Since the gals didn't go out, I stayed home and worked on cleaning up the craft room some more.  

That night I got together with some friends to go and see The Adams Family in Highland. 

Me, Lilly, Liz, Rachel, and her mom Ann.

It was a musical, surprisingly. 

It was also Sam's birthday that day.  His new school, where he is the principal, showed all kind of appreciation for this good man.

Dad went out to Mosida again on Tuesday,

Where they were working on the shade structure at Fort Laramie

When he got home, this order to quit working on the carriage house was waiting for him ... yep, its back to being a carriage house, because without footings it cannot be considered living space.

So, after taking in his application for a building permit, Dad helped me cut down this frame to fit the Jolynn Forman painting I picked up last week. 

I just love the details on this 1800's frame.

On Wednesday I was back at work.  I put together this autumn display in my back booth.

After work I headed over to the Springville Art Museum to attend the announcement of winners in the Religious and Spiritual Art show.  Nell had an entry accepted, and I wanted to help celebrate this honor.

Dad had his Barbershop Practice in SLC that night and missed the fun.

Rose Datoc Dall, whose open house gallery I attended last year, took best of show.  Her open house this year is while I am in Texas, sadly. 

This is an assemblage piece, I found interesting.

I thought this one was beautiful. 

This one made me smile, and its for Becca's Nanny, it's called Abish's Path.  Named for the character in the Book of Mormon who runs to gather all the town's people after witnessing a miracle, in hopes of converting them all.  Becca's new Nanny is named for the same Abish.

Stunning

Another assemblage piece, this one received a purchase award from the museum.

This entry is by Jolynn Forman, whose painting I hung in my bedroom this week. 

Here are Penny and her Dad by Nell's stunning entry.  It's a grouping of photos Nell took of various dead birds she and family members found during and after her conflict with cancer.  The matts are made of paper Nell made that included, among other things, some of the hair that she lost during her chemo treatments. The message is that God is even aware of each small bird and is much more aware of each of his children, even when and perhaps especially when they struggle. 

It was so poignant that I found myself crying as I read her short explanatory paragraph, I was so touched.

Here's a few more entries that I enjoyed.

Penny uses a magnet to manipulate a marble through a maze that is included in this entry.

Nell ran into another student from her BYU Arts Program.

When I complimented this lady on her charming Chinese Silk dress .... she said she had gotten it at DI, my kind of girl. 

This is Rose with her winning piece.

The next morning, I noted that my two days' worth of clothes, awaiting a second wearing, kind of went together. 

When I got home from work on Thursday, I found that a restless, unable to work on the carriage house, Dad, had cut back all the lilacs, ripped out the old chain-link fence, and had installed the fencing we bought for this purpose last year. 

This picture is from Friday, after he painted the two white sections on the sides, it kind of disappears. 

I tried another picture of the house in the evening light, unfortunately the colored leaves sort of blend into the stone color. 

Friday was Cam's birthday, and also my great grandmother, Regina Emelie Wang's, who was born October 20, 1858, in Trondheim, Norway. 

Dad also borrowed this picture of her from her aunt's Insta page of her treasuring a pink feather she got from Dumbo at Disneyland recently.

Dad and I worked on various projects that day, including, as mentioned, Dad painting the side sections of the fence.

On Saturday, I took some more pictures of fall color.  I have never seen the Virginia Creeper so red.

and I love how it blends in with these fun flowers I got for these pots in the spring. 

I love this view through the garden, looking to the south and through to the fence Dad just installed.

I also finished framing the picture on the left, and hanging it and the picture on the right, in the dining room.  They are from the Business card sized art show that Kirk Richard sponsors.  Trevor and Nell picked them up for me when the show was over.   I also framed a business card size picture of a Sego Lily, painted by another of the artists at the Religious Art Show, but it will hang with my pioneer related art in the family room, which is awaiting wall papering. 

On Saturday, I ran over to visit with my friend Aubrey since she got two kittens, and I wanted to snuggle them.  She had also done fun pink Halloween decor.  She put together this fun tree herself ... she's so clever. 

Then we were off to McKenna Terry's wedding reception in American Fork. Here is Dad with Anna Petersen and Spencer Jeffries, both former Finnish missionaries who are engaged to be married January 3rd, 2024.

Here is Charlotte Elkins, her husband Colt Jevne and their son. Yep, she served in Finland.

Here we are with the newlyweds, Jaxson Olsen and McKenna Terry. McKenna was one of our Covid missionaries who served in Wisconsin for 3 months before she could come to Finland. She learned how to use social media to spread the gospel while in Wisconsin and became a specialist for the mission.

Dad is with James Phelps and Bryatt Stoker, both former Finnish missionaries.

We just caught Handsome (Chase) Kimball as we were leaving. 

Dad went to join some of his grandkids at the BYU game.  This is Penny and Van.

Penny, Van, Spencer and Trevor. 

Penny with Cosmo.

Cam, Trevor, Van and Penny.

two little blond cousins.

and finally with Dad.   The wedding reception started at 6, the game had started at 5, which shows just how much Dad loves his Finnish Missionaries.  He said he got there by half-time, yeah Dad.

So, this week, I went to a play and an art show. Dad participated in his Barbershop Chorus practice and a football game.  Otherwise he helped me frame and hang several works of art for our home, and on beautifying it on the outside as well. 

Time spent with Grandkids was a wonderful bonus!!