Yep this is what we woke up to this morning and I'm really getting sick of it!!! Do you see how far down the mountain side that snow is!!! Mother Nature, I'm really starting to dislike you big time!!! Rain and Snow go away, come again this fall!!!!
This is the old implant after it was removed from my foot! Ouch! No wonder it hurt! And guess the cost of this baby? Almost $4,000.00! That little jagged stem would fit inside the bone of my big toe and the flat part would go between the foot and the toe to make the toe move. But because it was to large the bone grew up over the top of the implant kind of like the spur did making it immoveable. 
Here's the foot today after having the stitches removed two days ago. It's doing so much better. The swelling is much better then last time and I have much more range of motion. It still hurts like heck to move the toe which I have to do on and off through out the day to maintain that movement as well as other exercises but I'm on the road to recovery! YOORAY!!!! I'll tell you it's terrible to be stuck in bed or on the couch and not being able to get around or drive or get out of the house. I was really having cabin fever!!! There really is light at the end of the tunnel. 
The sun is shining and it's warm outside. Probably in the 50's! I am so excited because it is starting to feel like spring. It is also starting to look like spring!!! Look at the picture of the buds on the trees infront of my house. They will soon have little leaves shooting through:-) As I walked outside it was so great to hear the birds singing. Their happy too.
The daffodiles are starting to come through as well...
And the Tulips are peeking through, I went out yesterday and bought some Deer be gone to keep those peskie little guys and gals out of my tulips. I rarely get to enjoy them because the deer love them so much. I saw this Deer be gone last summer and decided it's worth a try. I'll let you know if it works. Doesn't it just put a smile on your face and make you feel so happy inside just thinking that spring is almost here!!!! It's like I just got a new lease on life:-)
Don't you just love getting flowers!!!! There is something about that surprise knock at the door and when you answer it finding someone with a bouquet of flowers FOR YOU!!!!:-) Every year for quite sometime I can pretty much count on getting flowers once a year. On February 12th I receive a bouquet of flowers from Jeramy and Rebecca on Jeramy's birthday. The card always says... "Happy "BIRTH" day. We love you." I know that it is more from Rebecca then Jeramy because women are just like that. In Rebecca's own words, "Many years ago I read about a man that always make sure that he and/or each of his children always gave their mother flowers on their birthday. After all, who really deserves the celebration? mom is the one that went through all the toil to get you here and is still enjoying the stretch marks you gave her! I loved the concept and each year since then I have tried to follow that tradition by sending flowers to our moms on our birthdays." I love that concept too. And I know it is not the best time of the year to give your mom flowers when it's so close to Valentines day and a time that you pay a premium for flowers. Thanks Jer and Bec I really do appreciate being remembered:-)
Last Saturday was our 29th Anniversary making it a special one because it was our 29th on January 29th!!! Pretty cool. Les and I were reminiscing at dinner about that day 29 years ago. It was a cold snowy day but such a great day as we celebrated it with our family and friends. I remember that Les was so scared...well can you blame him?!? Here he was taking on a built in family of 4 kids never having had any children of his own. It was little scary for me as well after having had a pretty dysfunctional first marriage. But we took the plunge and here we are 29 years later. I said to Les, "well would you do it again knowing what you know now?" And his answer was, "ABSOLUTELY!" Smart Man!!! And I feel the same way. We've weathered some storms, raised 3 kids, Doug doesn't could because he was pretty much raised. And have 16 grand kids and 5 great grand kids to show for it. And who knows what lies a head of us. Hopefully lots of good things. 
The family...Doug and his 1st wife Lisa, Les and I, Rodney, Jeramy and Ashlyn. Now it's Doug who has the mustache and beard as well and Les is clean shaven. 
Rod and Family aren't in this photo:-(
Yes, that is my new car that we've only had for 4 months, and NO, IT WAS NOT MY FAULT Thank goodness!!! I was driving down the road minding my own business, on my way over to help take Mom's Christmas tree down when a lady who had pulled over to the side of the road decided to do a good deed. She saw a man walking with a gas can in his hand and because it was so cold she and her mother decided to see if he needed a ride. She looked in her side mirror and didn't see anything...I must have been in her blind spot. She swung around clipping the right rear side of my car. I could have cried. When Ashlyn, the girls and I went to see David Archuleta at Christmas time a rock hit the windshield and made a chip that I had to repair and now this. I was thinking do I have a target painted on my car. Some days it would pay to just stay in bed.
Every Christmas Eve we have our family Christmas party. It's always a lot of fun to get together. We have good food and great fun playing games. We decided this year since we had turkey and ham at Thanksgiving and my Mom's Christmas Party we needed to have something different. Ashlyn suggested Mexican or Americanized Mexican food. I made meat and bean burrito's and lime and chili rice. Ashlyn made Chicken Enchaldas and spanish rice, Raquel made salsa and a yummy cake. Deena brought a yummy pumkin roll which we forgot to unwrap until after they were gone. Poor Doug was salivating waiting to have a piece of it. We all really enjoyed the food so much that we almost had to be rolled away from the table. Next we played games and laughed...A LOT! then it was time to open the presents. As you can see from the photo collage the kids had a lot of fun opening their gifts. Hopefully they got what they wanted.
While Les and I were on our Trip to Iowa this last September, unknown to us Ashlyn put in for tickets to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and David Arculeta Christmas program. She put in for their family and our family hoping to get enough tickets for all of us. Their name was not chosen but my name was!!! I received four tickets to the concert. I told Ashlyn she should just take the tickets since she was the one who applied on line for them. It was decided that it should be girls night out and she and the girls, Keagan, Lily, and I should go. The guys, Dave, Jake and Papa could all stay home and do something else. When we got looking at the date it turned out that it was the same date as my Mom's Christmas Party. Dave had a free stay in a motel from all his traveling with work so he decided the girls should go up the night before. That was such a great idea!! After my Mom's party we rushed home, unloaded the car leaving Les with all the dirty dishes and things to put away. Thank goodness he is such a great guy! We grabbed our things and headed up to Salt Lake City. After checking into our motel and getting settled in we bundled up and headed to Temple Square to see the lights. It was a beautiful, night not to cold just right for seeing the lights. Right at the gait of Temple Square was a bag pipe man playing a beautiful haunting melody. 
As you can see I can't take credit for some of these pictures taken on Temple Square but they were so beautiful I just had to share them.
We had a great time at Temple Square. Then it was back to the hotel to get ready for bed and the next day. The girls were excited thinking about getting to see David Arculeta perform. They got to see him in person when we waited in line to have him sign his book at Deseret Book a year ago. We got up bright and early 5:30 the next morning. Dressed and went down to a great breakfast. Lily let me know that if she didn't get breakfast in the morning she would be grumpy. As we walked out the door to get into the car and drive to the parking center they had set aside for concert goes we discovered it was RAINING!!! Thank goodness we had umbrellas because we had to walk for blocks to get to the convention center. It was a sea of umbrellas but they were quick to get us into the center where it was dry. When we went through security I set off the alarm. It must have been the screw in my toe. That was a first. I haven't set it off in the airport. Inside we found our comfortable seats. All of the sudden the crowd of people to the side of us stood and then everyone started to stand, we could see that the Prophet, Thomas S. Monson had arrived with his wife and was seated in the front of the center. We then watched as they broadcasted The Spoken Word. That was the first time I had been to one of the broadcasts so it was very interesting. Then David Archuleta along with the narrator for the performance Michael York presented a concert. It was amazing!!! David Archuleta is a great young man who seems very sincere and humble. Michael York has such a great narrative voice. He told how the Mormon Tabernacle Choir came to be and it was very impressive and touching. It was a great way to continue in the true spirit of Christmas. We had a great time creating some wonderful Christmas memories together. 
Saturday December the 18th was my Mom's traditional family Christmas Party. I was in charge this year so I didn't have the time to get around with my camera and get as many pictures as I usually do. This is Grandma Wanlass and the Lindley grand children.
This is a picture of Lacey and Olivia. They were so cute as soon as they saw each other it was like, oh someone my size, a friend!!! And they hit it if right from the start:-)
PINATA TIME!!
After much effort and many hit's the ole Pinata finally opened up and gave way with it's gifts to the eager little ones below. It was a great party, I think the little cousins enjoy it more then anyone else. They don't have to prepare anything they just have to come ready to have fun and renew aquaintances with their cousin, and run and play. 
A week ago Sunday we were invited to Ashlyn and Dave's ward. Jacob turned 12 on the 27th of November the cute little turkey:-) He had been waiting for this day for years! He just couldn't wait to be a Deacon and be able to pass the sacrament as well as collect fast offering. He went with his Dad several times in their old ward when they didn't have enough Deacons to go around. It was great that Dave could ordain him and Grandpa Robb and Papa could both be there in the circle. Dave gave him a great blessing. Then Ashlyn invited us all over for a wonderful Roast dinner. It's so great to see the kids grow up and take on new responsibilities. 
The Priesthood holders that Jacob is now a part of.
The Proud Family and the proud grandparents! 
Jake is almost as tall as grandma Robb and myself:-)