Friday, October 17, 2008

No more raccoons

Guenther was pretty sure that the raccoons had moved out of the chimney, but we hired chimney sweeps to double check. They agreed that the raccoons had left, so Guenther installed chimney caps to prevent their re-entry.

Guenther returns the trap to Animal Control.
Trimming the apple tree.
I really enjoy mowing the pasture and lawns with the John Deere.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Raccoons, General Conference, and Beautiful Big Cottonwood Canyon

Guenther and I visited Uncle Scott Crabtree in a Brigham City nursing home last month. He's doing a great job of keeping busy...reads a lot. He told us that the nursing home had entered a float in the Brigham City Peach Days parade earlier in the month. They had a "queen" and "king" on their float, and Uncle Scott was pleased that they asked him to be the king.
************************************************************************************Tami, David, Jennifer, and Guenther and I helped Nancy hold a yard sale week before last.
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Meanwhile...back at the country-house...we are still working on those pesky raccoons. Guenther is using a hand mirror to reflect enough light down the chimney in an effort to see if they've gone.
This a shot of Guenther trimming limbs from the apple tree...we know that's how the raccoons are climbing back and forth to the roof.
A shot of the empty raccoon trap. Steve Bates across the street was able to trap three so far, but the mother and father are too smart.
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We enjoyed watching the Sunday afternoon session of conference in David's theater room. Matt, Lindsay and the kids came also. Kai gets cuter all the time.

Mike was working on a painting of the mountains. He's not taking a class or anything...just doing it for fun.
Summer is keeping an eye on Kai.
Tami fixed her delicious barbecued beef in the slow cooker.
My first great-grandson

Jen does a back flip for Ema in the backyard.

Lindsay helps Emalise do a back flip.
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On Monday, we took a drive into Big Cottonwood Canyon to see the fall colors.