This weekend is Baby Animal Days... Today we had approximately 2300 people come through the park... and we are expecting more on Monday...boy are we tired... Yesterday we planted my garden. I am very excited as this is possibly my first full-sized garden... I have a pumpkin patch, 3 rows of peas, and a row of green beans... we saved half of it for corn. We get to try a historical experiment. The first pioneers in the valley arrived here on July 24 cultivated some land and planted ASAP to have something of a crop. So we are not going to plant my corn until July 24... or soon thereafter... we are going to see what kind of crop we can grow! How exciting.
This summer I have a regular site that I am assigned to. I am stationed at the John Gardiner cabin right at the front of the park. This little 13 X 22' log cabin housed 13 people (10 children; 7 boys and 3 girls) and was originally located in Pleasant Grove, Utah. I have come to adopt my little cabin and it is slowly becoming my home. The activity in my cabin is pioneer chores and games. We do laundry on washboards, beat rugs, water my garden... and some children make me think of other chores like sweeping my cabin and such... but its fun to see the glee in the children's faces. After chores are we bring out the stilts, hoops and graces, and the barrel ring...thing... I now have a flower bed in the front of my cabin... the seeds have yet to sprout... so we are crossing our fingers...
About two weeks ago three little robins hatched in the nest that is sitting on the fence out in front of my cabin. I have named them Shadrack, Meshack, and Abendigo... Sadly, I found Abendigo in my garden this morning... featherless... and not breathing... so he is buried in my garden. I was a little upset at Ms. Wells (the mama bird) but I am learning a lot about birds and the cycles that nature has gone through for many years now... so I'm having to suck it up.
Pioneer life is great. Despite being dreadfully tired, I am enjoying the sunshine and the people, and the history of it all. The ambiance of this place is just... never ending... :) Well, I know this post sounds way tired... but I shall leave it until next time...
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
"This is the Place" to come and visit!!!
So I start work at This is the Place again this Friday (the 15th) I am excited to get back up there. I have found that I miss it a lot more than I thought!!! I will be working at the Gardner Cabin (at least for this weekend... so... I get to do pioneer chores this weekend!) So in honor of the occasion, I thought I would do a little free advertising for my favorite park. :) As biased as I am, I will give you the best information I have!
This is the Place Heritage Park is located across the street from the Hogle Zoo. (Our animals are a lot more fun! We let you play with them! ;] ) Every day there will be houses open for our guests to take a glimpse into the past and get a feel for what it was like to live in the 19th century here in Utah. There are crafts for the family to do all over the park, and pony rides for the little ones. Throughout the season we have some big events planned and there are more than ever things to see!
May 15-16: Opening Weekend- Mountain Man Rendezvous. The mountain men will have some things set up to see what it was like to be one of the first explorers in these parts. They are all very fascinating to see.
May 23 &25: Baby Animal Days- This is the weekend that the park receives its new babies for the season. We will have baby lambs, goats, a cow, lots of little chickens, possibly some ducks... etc. It was fun last year for the little kinds to get to go into the petting zoo and find a baby animal to pet and even hold. :) They will be babies for most of the summer, so if that is something you want to see... you won't miss them if you come later in the season. :)
That's what is coming up in the rest of the month. Stay tuned for more information in coming months... :)
In other news, I have some missionaries that are getting ready to come home... and our swamp cooler is now finally working! Ya! (Now I have to go find a blanket...) ;) I hope everyone is having a wonderful spring and summer so far!!! Thanks for letting me brag... :D
This is the Place Heritage Park is located across the street from the Hogle Zoo. (Our animals are a lot more fun! We let you play with them! ;] ) Every day there will be houses open for our guests to take a glimpse into the past and get a feel for what it was like to live in the 19th century here in Utah. There are crafts for the family to do all over the park, and pony rides for the little ones. Throughout the season we have some big events planned and there are more than ever things to see!
May 15-16: Opening Weekend- Mountain Man Rendezvous. The mountain men will have some things set up to see what it was like to be one of the first explorers in these parts. They are all very fascinating to see.
May 23 &25: Baby Animal Days- This is the weekend that the park receives its new babies for the season. We will have baby lambs, goats, a cow, lots of little chickens, possibly some ducks... etc. It was fun last year for the little kinds to get to go into the petting zoo and find a baby animal to pet and even hold. :) They will be babies for most of the summer, so if that is something you want to see... you won't miss them if you come later in the season. :)
That's what is coming up in the rest of the month. Stay tuned for more information in coming months... :)
In other news, I have some missionaries that are getting ready to come home... and our swamp cooler is now finally working! Ya! (Now I have to go find a blanket...) ;) I hope everyone is having a wonderful spring and summer so far!!! Thanks for letting me brag... :D
Thursday, May 7, 2009
A Diamond in the Rough
Ha! Got ya! You thought this was an engagement announcement. Sorry to disappoint. Actually, I told my mother and my brother that I would update my blog with the recent news of my brother too! My brother is definitely one-of-a-kind...
Ben is now 16 years old, with a license to drive and a confidence that reaches into the eternities somewhere... Nothing seems to phase this boy in his surety that he is cool. Preston can attest to the amount of time this boy spends in the shower/bathroom getting his perfect hair-do in order... with his side-burns growing out, and his new fo-hawk he is looking pretty stylish. Braces no longer plaguing him with metal, he is free to flash his smile at any unsuspecting girl and he swears it works. ;)
On Sunday it was his assignment to give the lesson. He could choose any section in the "For Strength of Youth" pamphlet... what did my brother choose? nope, guess agian... yep that's right, Sexual Purity. He said the look on his leaders faces were priceless. I'm pretty sure he just likes the attention but whatever his reason, his bravery is astounding!
Last night my family was in for a shock as our conversation turned to my brother. Ben was making fun of my dad when mom told him to be careful or he was going to become as hairy as my dad. Ben then said, and I quote "oh, no man. I am one hairy beast."
Well with a comment like that, as he was wearing shorts, both mom and I naturally look to his legs as his proof. The last time I saw my brother he could have rivaled big-foot with the amount of hair on his legs... this time... well let me re-create the conversation for those who can't quite picture it...
Mom: "wha-? Did you shave your legs!?!"
Ben: *chuckling* "man its taken you, like a month to notice."
Mom: "have you been using my razors?!"
Ben: "well, you have like three..."
...
Mom: "now I wish I had a blog..."
Haha, so long story short, Ben apparently got bored in one of his bubble baths and thought he would entertain himself by trying it... but when it started to stubble it hurt to wear his skin-tight jeans... so he had to continue. He now thinks it feels kinda nice...
My mom and I still haven't quite gotten over it... But we are going to continue loving him with what we can.. on the bright side, I can compare with him technique right?
Ben is now 16 years old, with a license to drive and a confidence that reaches into the eternities somewhere... Nothing seems to phase this boy in his surety that he is cool. Preston can attest to the amount of time this boy spends in the shower/bathroom getting his perfect hair-do in order... with his side-burns growing out, and his new fo-hawk he is looking pretty stylish. Braces no longer plaguing him with metal, he is free to flash his smile at any unsuspecting girl and he swears it works. ;)
On Sunday it was his assignment to give the lesson. He could choose any section in the "For Strength of Youth" pamphlet... what did my brother choose? nope, guess agian... yep that's right, Sexual Purity. He said the look on his leaders faces were priceless. I'm pretty sure he just likes the attention but whatever his reason, his bravery is astounding!
Last night my family was in for a shock as our conversation turned to my brother. Ben was making fun of my dad when mom told him to be careful or he was going to become as hairy as my dad. Ben then said, and I quote "oh, no man. I am one hairy beast."
Well with a comment like that, as he was wearing shorts, both mom and I naturally look to his legs as his proof. The last time I saw my brother he could have rivaled big-foot with the amount of hair on his legs... this time... well let me re-create the conversation for those who can't quite picture it...
Mom: "wha-? Did you shave your legs!?!"
Ben: *chuckling* "man its taken you, like a month to notice."
Mom: "have you been using my razors?!"
Ben: "well, you have like three..."
...
Mom: "now I wish I had a blog..."
Haha, so long story short, Ben apparently got bored in one of his bubble baths and thought he would entertain himself by trying it... but when it started to stubble it hurt to wear his skin-tight jeans... so he had to continue. He now thinks it feels kinda nice...
My mom and I still haven't quite gotten over it... But we are going to continue loving him with what we can.. on the bright side, I can compare with him technique right?
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