How to Move a Grand Piano

Here is the piano that Mom and Dad have had for 6 years.  It was made in 1932.  It is a 6 foot grand piano.   It takes up quite a bit of space in the front room.  It has lost it's ability to be tuned.  Dad decided he wants an upright piano.  No one wanted to buy it.  Lee's Music said they could not sell it to someone and not have it hold a tune.  Dad decided, To the dump it goes.

We tried to take it apart, bolt by bolt.  It had too many bolts and screws.

Time for the saws-all.

Cutting it into smaller pieces made it easier to carry.

Dad put down a tarp, but there was plenty of dust in the air.

It was hard for Toby to watch.

Legs off.

We could not cut up the resonating board 

Keyboard all comes out in one piece.

The resonating board was too heavy to pick up.  We rolled it out to the trailer.

Seems like a big room with that piano out.

All loaded on the trailer, headed to the dump.

Later that same afternoon.  Back from Riverton with the new piano.  Bought it off of KSL.com 

Enjoying the new piano.

Sounds great.

Greenhouse

Last year our first tomato plants shriveled in the cold and died.  It is hard to tell when the final freeze has passed.  We ended up having to plant a second batch.  This year we bought a collapsible greenhouse.  It went up easier than a tent.

Ray staked it down, as if he expected a hurricane.  It should work great.

We planted tomatoes, with marigolds to keep the insects off the tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, cantaloupe and watermelon.

A Wiene Roast

It's been very nice having the backyard to enjoy.
Grandma has really enjoyed going down the slide and doing loop the loop on the swing. Not really. However, she enjoys watching, from the back porch, the grand kids play and she says, "This is all the work I've done."

Thomas' boys love the swings and slide. Steven's girls spent a week and enjoyed it as well.

Tonight we enjoyed using our new fire pit. We roasted some hotdogs. It was a nice cool evening.

The boys really liked the marshmallows. Seth liked to burn them to a crisp and then not eat them.

We hope to see more kids here to enjoy with us, before the summer is over.

Make-over

Today was going to be a day to finish or at least work on the siding at the Cougar House. When we got up this morning there was snow on the ground. It snowed most of the day. There was enough clothing to take care of the body in the snow, however, the saw would not have been good in the wet snow. It was decided to work in the house. Clara upstairs in the pantry and Ray in the basement and garage. It doesn't look like much, but it was a lot of work and we are happy with the things we were able to accomplish so far. We hope to be organized for the company at Christmas. It is good to get our food out of the garage and into the basement.

We were also able to watch the Bowl game with BYU, the basketball game with BYU, and then the Jazz game. In between we went to the store to shop the sales.

It is nice some days to have the snow. It is good to stay at home and have a work day.

Christmas At Our House

Here is our beautiful Christmas Tree. Michael got everyone together to search out the perfect tree. He went with Ray, Skip, Amy Jo and all the kids to find it. They brought it home and everyone helped decorate it. It looks lovely.

It is very evident that there are only a few presents under the tree. The green one behind the tree is for Erica and Cody. The red one is for Ray and there is one under the limbs for Michael. The rest of the presents are in the basement waiting for the wee ones to get here.

Plan for some activities and fun times during the holidays. We are looking forward to the company.

Dinner Time

Ray took me in the BLM truck with him for the day. We drove around and looked at the water holes the ranchers should have filled with water. He found a bunch of cows in trespass. I was the scribe as he used his binoculars and called out the numbers in each of the cows' (or bulls') ears. We worked for over two hours. He drove through the cows, stopped, called out numbers, and I wrote them down. As we were finishing the last group of cows, we stopped in the middle of the road doing the work. Suddenly a truck honked real loud. Right behind us was one of the ranchers coming to rescue his cows. There was a mis-understanding about when the cows were to be removed. All of our hard work was in vain. Ray didn't put in the trespass. We were there for dinner time, however. Oops! Where did the calves go?

We had a good time. And the kids wonder what Grandpa does with his time at the BLM.

More Family Reunion

Linda is taking a load off her feet as she maxes and relaxes.

The girls made watch bracelets while the men went golfing. Amy Jo is taking over Misty's baby monitor. I don't know why.

Jennifer was a good sport to attend. Plans were for a baby to come as soon as the reunion ended.

Michael thought this was more fun than tracting in Moscow.

This was home for three nights. KOA campgrounds

Family Reunion

We held our family reunion in Richfield on June 10th -13th. Skip and Amy Jo hosted it for us. Skip held a potato derby. You see the entrees above.

Thomas brought his go cart. Grandpa and Tyler are having a good time in it.

John and Misty's Brinley is having a good time taking it all in.

Here we are as a group. It was a fun time and we enjoyed it immensely. There was a lot of rain and it seemed that we were able to get in the go cart riding, golfing (by the men), the derby races, and family pictures all at just the right time. As we headed back to the center for inside games, it started a down pour.

Remembering

Steven and Maya came with their family. Michael came home and we all went to decorate Clint's grave.

We bought the traditional mums. Dad brought his hanger hooks to keep them from blowing over.

These three were good at giving advice. Everyone thought that Michael brought his girlfriend.

This is Grandpa's better side while at work.

We got it finished. At least we hope that Clint is looking down and seeing that he is still remembered, loved, and missed very much!

Grandkids are Great!

Desiree thought the pool table was fun to play with. I think she is giving it some thought on that shot.

Maya went to Orangeville to visit with Lindsey and Erika for the night.

I'll get this blog business yet.