Moving Right Along!

Rich went up to our cabin on his way to Jacob's lake to go hunting. They have stained the back side of the cabin. It is a dark brown. He said it looks good. I did not want a stain that had a lot of orange in it. He said it doesn't look orange at all. Which I was happy about. The painters still have to stain the front of the cabin. The builders have been working on the front porch, so the painter haven't been able to stain it yet. This week the builder is putting all the trim up in the inside of the cabin, so they can start painting the inside. I can't wait until the put the cabinets are in. I think the cabinets are going to be really pretty. They were working on the rock while Rich was there. He said it is going to look really pretty when the rock work is done. We can't wait to go up there next summer.

Cotton Pickin Time!

I love the Fall in "the" (for those of you who went to conference you will know why I emphasize "the") Gila Valley. It is harvest time! Here in the Valley cotton is grown every where. In March the farmers start planting the cotton seeds. They water them and take care of their crops all summer long. The cotton plants grow big until September. In September, the farmers quit watering the cotton. It slowly begins to die. When the cotton plants die, the cotton can really be seen. Therefore, the fields look like they have popcorn everywhere. It is so cool looking. Then they farmer harvest the cotton. The whole process is very fasinating to me. Here are some pictures of the cotton fields. Also there is a picture of a "Cotton Flower" that Maddux picked for me.

Safford All Class Reunion

On October 18th, was the Safford All-Class reunion. My Grandma Perry was involved in this. My grandma turned 91 on September 15th. She graduated in 1935. My dad found an old car that was built around the same time that she graduated from high school. This picture is my Dad and Grandma riding down Main Street in Safford during the parade. Four of my boys had to ride in the back seat. they thought it was a lot of fun. I love this picture, because Maddux is waving out the back window of the car. It was so cute.