My "Bucket List"

For those who don't know me or aren't interested you can skip this post. It has no pictures and just a long, perhaps boring to you, to do list, more or less.

This summer I participated in the Summer Reading Program at our public library. The main reason I do it is because if we complete the program we don’t have to pay library fines for a year. This is a blessing since I check out so many books at different times that I have a hard time keeping track of all of them. One of the things you could do to earn points was make a list of 100 things you want to do in your lifetime. Since I am in the last quarter of my life, I had a difficult time listing 100. I managed to come up with 80. I didn’t earn the points but I do have a list. Here it is:

1. Make a chronology of my life.
2. Keep my blog current.
3. Attend my family reunion.
4. Go to Arizona at least once a year.
5. Have more grandkids.
6. Go to Asilomar quilt retreat.
7. Attend the temple at least once a week.
8. Make Barbie clothes for my granddaughters.
9. Finish our fireplace.
10. Finish my Noah’s ark hooked rug.
11. Send in one children’s story to a publisher.
12. Continue graham cracker gingerbread house tradition.
13. Read one book a week.
14. Read my scriptures every day.
15. Attend the births of all my future grandchildren.
16. Get out of debt.
17. Be senior missionaries with my husband.
18. Quilt the baby quilt my mom made for Destiny.
19. Make Kim a baby quilt.
20. Continue working on good relationships with all my children.
21. Make 100 more dolls.
22. Finish summer reading program.
23. Write a gratitude journal.
24. Type my personal history.
25. Type my family histories.
26. Draw every day!
27. Take an art class.
28. Go to Carla’s for art night at least once a month.
29. Go on a date once a month with Allan.
30. Attend a book club once a month.
31. Go on a trip with an old friend.
32. Take a family picture.
33. Take a picture of my grandkids by the old railroad station.
34. Redesign my blog.
35. Lose 10 pounds and keep it off.
36. Plant and harvest a garden.
37. Eat raspberries.
38. Learn to make Carla’s hazelnut cake.
39. Make cream puff cake for New Year’s eve.
40. Make a new recipe.
41. Clean out the basement.
42. Clean out the garage.
43. Clean out my kitchen cupboards and drawers.
44. Get new carpet.
45. Get new bathroom floor.
46. Paint house.
47. Fix paint in laundry room.
48. Go see my sister in California.
49. Get regular exercise.
50. Go to Paris with Dani.
51. Celebrate our 50^th wedding anniversary with family and friends. (Only nine more years!)
52. Take photos of everyday things.
53. Pray daily.
54. Read a travel book once a year.
55. Read Thoreau.
56. Email a friend once a week.
57. Do an art swap.
58. Write kids and grandkids once a month (snail mail!)
59. 100% Visiting Teaching.
60. Be nice!
61. Design a children’s dress.
62. Save $1,.000.
63. Go to a Broadway Play.
64. Visit Maine.
65. Get the sound on my computer fixed.
66. Draw 100 faces.
67. See Hunger Games sequels.
68. Read Chaucer.
69. Buy a heater.
70. Read Becoming Isaac series.
71. Get an ipod or laptop.
72. Label my photos that aren’t in labeled envelopes.
73. Help John and Kim move into their own home.
74. Read The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyangi
75. Read all the books in the book 1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up.
76. Write a poem.
77. Type all my poems on the computer.
78. Type my stories from high school into the computer.
79. Go to France on a “French General” trip.
80. Make quilts for my grown married kids.

CALL FAMILY REUNION 2012

The Call family reunion took place the weekend of August 3-5. We were lucky to be able to go down early to transport Alyssa and her family from the airport to my mom and dad's. We all had a great time. Activities included games, water slide, sandbox, water fights, wagon rides, wrestling, scavenger hunt, badminton, volleyball, basketball, lunch with mom and the "sister wives," the best food ever and a WEDDING! I for one had a great time. I wish I had had more time to visit with everyone but with almost 70 people there all weekend it was hard to get around. 

The following pictures illustrate the grand time had by all.

These four pictures are of my nieces. The one with the long dark hair is Laissa, the third oldest grandchild of Jim and Beverly Call. Our son Jared is the oldest. Kevin, who was the groom is second oldest.

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Laissa and her brother-in-law, Todd.

 Here are Jordan and Cameron filling water balloons.

 Some cousin shots. My mom and dad's grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

 

                           Zach                                    Zack and Zanaiya

 A tender moment with big brother making sure little brother is warm (Talmadge and Cason).




                       

                                Carly in her tutu.                      Cameron      

                              

                                       One of many wagon rides. 

Jordan on the water slide.

Jack

                              Grace, Carly and Kaylee                                                                      

Dave doing something besides golfing!

         

The grill masters, John and Matt.

Spencer and James at their best!

Kim Call

Sweet Erin, giver of wagon rides, captain of scavenger hunt team.

My brother Josh.

Our son handsome son Jared and his beautiful wife Veronica.

My brother-in-law, Eric

My sister-in-law, Amy, grandmother to be!

 My dad, the patriarch of this great family.

Matt, the man in Deanna's life. I was so glad to meet him!

Alyssa and Stephany. sisters of the groom, Kevin

The goofballs, Alexa's husband Brian and John, Jr.

Our son Jared, our nephew Kevin (the soon to be groom) and my brother Josh

My mom, the matriarch of the family and Kevin's son Adam.

Jared and Kevin, the oldest of the grandchildren and great childhood friends. I don't think they'd seen each other for 17 years until now.

The bride, Roxanne. We all fell in love with her too Kevin!

Diane with my mom and dad's youngest granddaughter, Laralyn

James and his scavenger hunt team.

Erin and her scavenger hunt team spelling a word (Hi)

Taking a picture by a fire hydrant (scavenger hunt).

Jordan and Carly in a tree during the scavenger hunt.

A human pyramid, another requirement for the scavenger hunt.

Take a picture with everyone jumping in the air at the same time.
(Picture scavenger hunt)

Peyton

How much fun would it be to eat all the cotton candy you want? A kids wish come true! Sorry parents...

Allan, Adam and Zanaiya

One does get thirsty eating all that cotton candy!

Jordan and Cameron

Chaylee

The cotton candy maker, my sister Judy

Lillee swinging on the airplane swing.

Lillee and Peyton playing in the the playhouse on the sand box.

Our sons and their wives watching John Jr. and Kevin wrestle. It was hard to watch!

Kevin and John Jr.

Here's Erin again-watching the little ones.

Allan and our pregnant daughter Kim. She will be having our tenth granddaughter  in October.

Kim, her husband Rigg and their darling daughter Peyton.

Lillee having a great time squirting her dad, our son John

Laissa doing Alyssa's hair for Kevin's and Roxanne's wedding.

Isn't her hair beautiful?

The decorative wedding cake

Our new family photographer Alexa. Allan is gladly passing on the job to her.

Grace with her funny brother-in-law Brian.

My niece Mariah. I love her blue hair.

My beautiful niece Stephany and my beautiful niece Alyssa.

The mother of the groom, my sister-in-law Deanna and Matt

My niece Mariah and my sister-in-law Amy

The bride and groom, Roxanne and Kevin

SWEET!

Roxanne's family

My brother Jeremy and his lovely family.

The bride and groom cutting the cake.

The smearing of the cake.

We didn't have time for a baby shower for Alexa so we decorated her car and filled it with presents. It was a complete surprise until Brian came out to put something in the car!

We didn't forget to decorate the bride and groom's car too.

The bride and groom ready to leave for their one night honeymoon. They were nice enough to come back and enjoy  Sunday with us.

Jared (age 34), my mom and dad's oldest grandchild with Laralyn (age 7 months), their youngest grandchild.

Last shots before the end. The next picture shows the twilight of the last day we were all together. A sad time.

Packing up. It's time since some of us were too tired to stay any longer!