A Happy Couple

On Friday 17th of Oct Seth took Kristy by the hand and said "yes" kneeling at the altar as they established the Seth Culler Family in the St. George temple! It was a lovely wedding. The Brides dress was lovely and so where her pink shoes! Here are pictures of Seth and Kristy coming out of the side door in the temple to greet all the guess waiting outside ready to take pictures. Monica took the pictures. The middle picture is the Joseph Culler family, with Grandma Blanche. The right picture is Louise, Kristy, Seth, and Joe. It was a very lovely day to take pictures and there were other wedding parties on the grounds too.

The top row of pictures are: the Blatter family on the steps of the temple, Joe and Louise at the reception, see the pink shoes! It was a fun afternoon at the reception.

update on operation

Dolores had her shoulder - rotor cuff - operated on today. She said the doctor was glad she had it done, due to the tear being bigger than thought of. They had quite a bit of cleaning up to do. She was still under the effect of the block which she received, and would be until about midnight, when I talked to her tonight. She also has a tube in her shoulder which will be removed on Saturday. Clyde is currently her nurse and caregiver at home. She will be going to rehabilaton/therapy tomorrow. We wish her a speedy and complete recovery. I know she would love to hear from ya all....

DON VANCE FAMILY WEEKEND NEWS

The Zinns said they got ½ inch of rain this last weekend, it is cold. It was 22 degrees this morning (Monday 13th), so the wood stove is getting back into working order. School is going forward and they are still playing ‘catch up’ since they got a late start because of not getting their materials and computers early enough. But all is going forward.

11 Oct 2008 Saturday Morning at 10:12: The snow is falling pretty hard. It’s covering the ground almost completely. An hour ago there were no signs of this white stuff. Gary kept debating what to do for their campout on Friday night. Instead of going into Ogden where they would then hike into camp they went to the church farms, which is only a few miles from where we live. HOWever, I wonder if they had their tents down before this sticky-wet substance starting dumping out of the sky. Thankfully, this last week I planted my tulips (I got some for my birthday) Just two days ago I went and bought the kids who needed a coat for the winter one. It makes me wonder if the framers almanac is going to right. What kind of winter is head????? (Hansens)


Mon, 13 Oct 2008 Thanks for the info. we have had rain, snow in the mountains around us, and very strong cold wind. However they did finish potato harvest Friday 10th around 4 pm and so Cory was home at 6 pm for the first time in 6 weeks, and he had Saturday 11th off the first one in 6 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Vances)

Here in Kanab we are feeling the cold air and wind. There was a few seconds snow flurry on Saturday, but no snow here in Kanab to measure. Don went to Cedar Mountain to work today (13th) and he said it is COLD up there.

GOOD NEWS ALSO....ADAM HAS EARNED HIS EAGLE SCOUT AWARD TO BE PRESENTED NEXT MONTH AROUND THANKSGIVING TIME. we are proud of him for his perservance!

Feeling Foggy?

This morning in Moapa, we woke up to the Valley covered in Fog! It was so pretty, I just couldn't resist not taking a picture of it. Enjoy!

Autumn or Winter?

Today we went on a ride with our friends (Swapps) to the top of the mountain around the same area we were in this past summer and saw these colors as well as SNOW! This is about where they call Griffth top, about 10,000 feet in elevation. Our neighbor was antelope hunting and we were invited to go with him and his wife (Frank & Bonnie). It was very colorful and wet!

Summer Sunflower's in Nevada!

There are so many wild sunflower's growing every where around my in-law's yard. I love this type of flower, and especially love to take pictures of them! Here is one out of many that I have shot this summer! Enjoy!

40 years ago...

40 years ago today Don and I were found kneeling across the altar in the Mesa Arizona temple being sealed for all time and eternity. It was a special day for the Don Vance Family! That is where it all started. There has been 40 years of growth, trials, joy and happiness for this couple. We pray we continue to follow the spirit and continue to grow, support, care and love each other more each year.

Elderberry Facts

Elderberry Fact

Elderberry is native to North America and Northern Europe but it is only the blue/black berried variety which is used for medicinal purposes, both the fruit and flower of the blue/black berried variety are used. The red berried variety is not used for medicinal purposes. It is the flavonoids in Elderberry which gives the plant it’s medicinal properties.

The berries are a very valuable food resource for many birds. Elders are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Brown-tail, Buff Ermine, Dot Moth, Emperor Moth, The Engrailed, Swallow-tailed Moth and The V-pug. The crushed foliage and immature fruit have a strong fetid smell.

I was curious on this Elderberry you wrote about, so I had to check it out! Very interesting, I too have never heard of such a berry! Thanks for sharing!