Last day of November, 2016

          Thanksgiving Eve blew in with a snow storm that showed some promise, but ended up being a flurry. Morning light reflected off of a good sized skiff of the white stuff and nothing more than cold temperatures. Thanksgiving Day proved to be clear, cold and beautiful as only a day at the end of Fall can be.

           Kent and Tammy Beardall took a few days off to spend a few days in lovely Hawaii. They were soaking up some hours of relaxation before returning to the reality of life on the mainland. While they were gone their son Mikel and Rebecca Beardall put in some Mink Creek time.

         The Primary organization of the LDS Ward presented their program a little later in the fall than usual this year due to scheduling challenges. The theme was “I know that the Scriptures are True.” and many of the children spoke about why they felt this in their hearts. Juli Egley is the Primary President. Candy Longhurst directed the children's musical presentations with Judy Wilde accompanying on the piano.

         The family of Heath and Kaci Avery had one of those “mark your calendar” days recently. Their daughter Liberty Stanworth graduated from the Primary organization and now will be part of the Young Women group. Their son Brayden Avery was ordained a priest in the Aaronic Priesthood.

          Trevor and April Rasmussen and their three girls were happy to have some time with both sides of their family. Trevor's mom,Teresa Rasmussen, and her daughter Kierstin and Eric and RexAnne Nielsen, April's parents, enjoyed watching the 3 granddaughter in the Primary program.

          Nancy and Kevin Alder were home in Mink Creek for the Thanksgiving weekend. Their “other home” is in Orem, UT. It has been a while since they have been here for any length of time.

          Mike Jepsen has been having some father/son time with two sons, Joe and Jared Jepsen. The trio has been at the Baja peninsula of Mexico participating in the Baja One Thousand race. Joe was the driver, Jared the navigator. The report is that it was a great race and they had about two and a half weeks of fun.

           So far three days with snow for the beginning of the season, with warmer days in between. None of those storms left us with much white. The last one, on Monday, gave us a couple of inches in the lower levels, now mostly melted in the sunny spots. Another storm is expected in the next few days. Our youngsters have their fingers crossed and have been experimenting with their snow gear on the little we have. At this point it makes for a bumpy ride.

         My first Christmas cards have arrived in the mail. So nice to receive, and it reminds me that it is time to shift into December gear, because things will start moving pretty fast towards the end of 2016.