March 2022

We were pleased that the NY Gibbs were able to join us for Sunday dinner where we celebrated a few March birthdays: Tucker's, Lizzy's, and Jayson's. The bathroom remodel progressed and then went on hold until April. It was spring break at CSU and Anders came to SLC to be with Tucker for the week, so we had Sunday dinner with the kiddos again. There was a St. Patrick-themed Group dinner at the Freestones. We tried a Pueblano taco place in Orem at one of our Saturday dinners with SKT and Annie. The Soelbergs began playing pickleball in our driveway. Jeanette Woolf passed away and we attended her graveside service in Salt Lake City. Hale Center Orem performed Bright Star. We met with the cousins for eggs Benedict, etc. in SLC. Anna and Clara came to town for a week of their spring break and we went with them to SLC for some good family fun. Anna and Emily put together a delightful birthday gathering in honor of my 76th. And on the very last day of the month we found out second boosters were available for oldsters, so we signed up and got them that same day.

NY Gibbs at the birthday dinner - that's Ollie's friend Morgan

That's Richard Dunn lowering the level of the shower floor

Joined for dinner by Tucker, Morgan, Ollie, and Anders

Group dinner at Freestones

Chuy, the tile guy created the shower pan

Good pork dishes in the style of Puebla

Holden and Scout playing pickleball

Grant Rencher, Ray Taylor, and Kris at Mt. Olivet Cemetery

John put together exactly what Jeanette wanted for her service

Cam, Millie, Annie, SKT, Kreg, and me (behind the camera)

Anna's visit and a warm spring day kicked off this year's porch sitting

Bombay House, of course

A visit at Madi and Erick's while Tucker and Clara were climbing

Dinner at Tradition in SLC with the Taylor/Woodburys

Bright Star at Hale Center Orem

Anna and the binkers at my birthday fête

76 F-ing fingers!

I hope I get my wish

No waiting for our 4th dose of Pfizer

So, twas a fun month. More coming in April.

OXO

D.

February 2022

 February got away from me. It is the middle of March. I have been going over the edit of the first draft of my personal history, and it has taken LOTS of time. But here you go: February. The remodel of the main bathroom at our house got underway with demolition, electrical, and rough plumbing. We attended a delightful performance of Over the River and through the Woods at Hale Center. We had a lovely Valentines dinner with SKT and Annie, a fun Group dinner at the Ostergars, and cousins' breakfast with Kreg. Oliver David opened his mission call at our house, and brother Hank celebrated his 91st birthday with the extended family. The month raced by!

Demolition

Ready for the next step

I don't know where they find all these fun plays

Flowers for Kris, candy for David

Delicious dinner with the Taylor/Woodburys

Electrician on the job

Valentine portrait by Nano

North-east corner

Southwest corner

Beautiful February storm, but we are still very dry

Plumbers next

Dickie, Kreg, and SKT

Ollie reading his call on Zoom

Tall lad, good lad

BRAZIL!

Happy birthday to Hank

He is amazing at 91!

That's a wrap. 

OXO

D.

January 2022 COVID!

January began with the usual New Years festivities, the Greek Dinner, and in addition, exposure to the Omicron strain of COVID. Initial PCR tests showed a negative result for Dickie and a positive result for Krisy. The results took several days, and by the time Kris's arrived, I was feeling poorly. So we did antigen tests and we were both positive. The symptoms were not bad, but the protocols are so unclear that we were unsure what to do. So we isolated for a couple of weeks until the symptoms were gone. We performed another round of antigen tests and Kris was negative, but I was still positive. A few days later I finally tested negative and we were back in the game. Isolating was fine: Annie brought us our online order of groceries from Harmons and some odds and ends from Costco. We also cleaned out several items from the freezer. Life is back to normal and February (next post) is underway.

New Years Eve nosh

So much good cousin game time

Gavin came through, as always, with sparklers

The traditional Greek dinner was delicious

At the Bright Building this year

Good time

The younger cousins

Could this have been the last good snow of the year?

The Soelberg cousins "running with them"

Good-bye Youngsters

Opa's birthday lunch on 6 January

That's my negative PCR result when I was already feeling poorly

There's my positive result on the antigen test

Woohoo! Finally a negative result after several weeks of isolation

The front bathroom remodel gets underway in February, so there will be more. But this is all for now.

OXO

D.