Vehicle warning symbols

 Someone posted these on Facebook and EVERY time I read them, I laugh out loud. I saved the image and am now sharing it with you. 

Particularly amusing to me was that I was instructed to "Restring my Harp". Repeatedly! I don't even OWN a harp. 

We did finally figure out the tire thing, however. It actually took a trip to the garage and a re-set to do it, not just adding air to said tire. Or Harp. Whatever. 

May you also get a good chuckle out of this, but NOT wake yourself up giggling as you ponder these when drifting off to sleep. ( It's happened to me.)

😂

New hair length

 But it is the same ole style. I guess I'll keep it. Ha. It is amazing how many hair stylists comment on my hairs' thickness. If only they'd seen it 25 years ago! It seems way thinner now than it was then, especially if you judge by the diameter of a pony tail. 

Post-Christmas Amaryllis

 

 Caroline gave us a flower for Christmas this year. It's blooming!

So pretty.

It is surely the shortest stem I've ever seen on one of these.

Donna brought me some seeds from her plants, which were Dad's that he propagated in his Georgia greenhouse. I should really get those planted. There are enough seeds to share, so if you want some, let me know. Red and candy cane red and white variegated. 

Picture from 1/26/2026:

It's hard to find the best angle to capture all the blooms!

Jan 20, 2026 Avatar Fire and Ash

 Mike and I went to the theater on Tuesday to see "Avatar: Fire and Ash". It was long. Two potty breaks long(haha) . But we did have a drink and popcorn. 

I really liked it. Lots of long battle scenes and I couldn't tell who was who, so that's when I made my break.  

I liked the spiritual messages, that we are connected to each other forever, that spirits live on, people don't die and disappear but can help us, that we need to take care of our planet. There were plenty more messages as well.

Mike and I sat ALL the way through the credits. I'm weird like that.  For as much computer stuff that this film is , and there's A LOT, the longest list of names in the credits was for the music! That was a surprise to me. I suppose the many different Types of Computer Generated Images were divided up in separate areas, so together they would have out numbered the music

 Just an observation.

MLK Holiday 2026 with Nick's kids

 Nick and family came down to Southern Utah for the Martin Luther King Jr. School holiday of Monday and Tuesday, Jan 19 and 20, 2026. 

The got her just after 5 on Sunday. We ate tacos for Sunday Dinner.

Monday morning we all headed to St. George. Mike was helping ( read: supervising) Eric trim yard trees that their HOA and insurance inspector said had to be further away from the roof line. So they trimmed a fairly large oak if many limbs. Plus two trips to Home depot, of course! 

 We ( Nick's family and me)  hiked. Leeds Canyon Kiln. It was just short enough for me. We grabbed some burgers and fries to take to Eric's & Matt's  house and ate lunch with them

 Then Nick and family went to go hike some more and see some petroglyphs. I stayed at Eric's, borrowed his car and ran to Hobby Lobby. That place is HUGE! But I didn't find any flannel fabric for baby blankets, drat. I hate shopping.  I spent time visiting with their dogs, catching up in emails and watching them trim the tree.

In the evening, we came home and made home made individual pizzas. They were okay. 

Tuesday morning, Nick, Kaylee, Rachel and I went to the Cedar City Temple so Rachel could have her first experience doing proxy baptisms! In MY temple! It was very nice. We had some donuts after with everyone (Mike stayed home with the younger ones while we were at the temple), then they packed up and went back home, stopping to see my Mom on the way out of town. 

It was a short trip, but were so glad they came.

Here's some photos of our outdoor and doggy adventures.

Emily inside the Leeds Kiln

The path TO the kiln was short and well-marked

I like moss. A lot. This was a very wet area . . . For a desert.

Logan ran ahead of us on the trail and said, "Come look! I found an igloo made of stones!"

There was quite a lot of Manzanita on the trail. And juniper, pinion, cactus, etc etc.

San and Emily. 

This is just visiting after lunch

 I think Eric was showing a video to them on his phone.

Lots of kids and lots of hairy dogs. Just two, but they sure shed a lot!

Info placard for the Leeds Canyon Kiln. Very interesting.

At the Leeds Charcoal kiln.

Or, an igloo made of stones :-)

We had fun playing lots of games while the kids were here, too.

We also walked the dogs to a dog park nearby while we were there after lunch. Those are some VERY strong dogs! They do live going to the dog park!

That's Rachel up in the tree. Of course. I loved climbing trees at her age, too. We had some good ones in Texas!

There was a fun playground for kids at the nearby "Firehouse Park", too.

San

Kya