A snowing Dec 12, 2012

We may not have reindeer around this month, but we certainly have deer.  Three of the antlered variety has been guilty of snacking on our fields recently, along with female companions.   Remember that these critters think they have the right of way when crossing Highway 36, and they usually don’t stop to look both ways.

Kevin and Nancy Alder were up from Utah to spend a few days in their Mink Creek home.  They enjoyed relatively balmy weather to help them through the fall tasks.

Mike and Mary Ann Jepsen spent the holiday in San Jose, CA, with their daughter Annie and Steve Earl and their four children.  All of Mike and Mary Ann’s children and their families were able to gather to celebrate Thanksgiving together.  A bonus blessing for the trip was attending the baptism of a granddaughter, Olivia Earl.

 Past residents, Nettie and Joe Linton are getting ready for a LDS mission call.  These preparations are tending  to the medical side of things with inoculations, etc.  At this point the Lintons have o idea of their destination.   They have promised to feed us more information as things progress. Stay tuned.

This past week our little community has had misty clouds hanging down into our valley, swirling around the homes.   Minus the singing and dancing of that well known musical, there was a Brigadoon type feeling as one moved about outdoors.  Generally we are above the fogs that grip Cache Valley.  For a day or two, moisture was at every touch, but it wasn’t raining.  I understand the residents of neighboring Treasureton had similar days.

            Kerry Christensen was on a trip back east taking care of meetings connected with his employment.   Lacey and their three little girls are delighted to have him home again.

            The Sheldon Longhurst family welcomed a group of friends from Riverdale, UT.  This bunch has made it a tradition to gather together to get their Christmas trees up this way.  These are neighbors of the Longhursts where they lived prior to the move to Mink Creek.

We have snow, lovely white fluffy stuff.  It put in its first appearance Monday(10^th) morning, upon arising.  Off and on throughout the day it continued falling.  By evening there was about 5 inches in the lower end of our village with another couple of inches coming later.  Now that it has settled the depth isn’t so much, but things are still covered.  The exception is where the county snowplows have cleared the dirt roads.  This storm brought fluff, not my favorite snowman building variety, but no complaints.