Weather affects our lives all year
long. Farmers are so award of this. Right now we have some in the
middle of lambing season for their sheep, calving for the cattle.
There is the clearing of snow to access buildings, supplies. This
past week our LDS Ward canceled their Sunday meetings when snow
overnight filled the roadways from homes to the center of our
community. The next morning a blizzard was in progress and schools
declared a snow day, fit for hunkering down at home rather than
braving the elements. Each day might present an unexpected challenge
when one lives in a country of changing seasons.
Eldon and Danita Wilcox had children
and grandchildren keeping things going around their place.. MaKenzie
and Tyson Gunter and son drove over from Arimo, ID, and Brigham and
Jenipher Wilcox and children came down from Idaho Falls. The others
are all Utah based: Tom and Ami Fenton and their crew of Tooele,
Brittany Durrant and her girls of Bountiful and Elise and Jeff Hardy
and their family of North Ogden.
Bret and Jody Rasmussen took their
whole family to New York City a few weeks ago. Their main purpose
was to spend time with their son Zach who lives in the city, but all
had a good time seeing the sights and experiencing a few days in that
rather hectic environment. Quite different that Franklin County,
Idaho.
Matt and Haylee Westerberg have been
hanging out at his parents home, Terry and Wendy Westerberg, for a
bit before moving to a new job in South Carolina. From the hills of
Station Creek in the winter to the south will take a bit of
adjusting, likely all to the good.
The home of Steve and Terry Mainini
was a fun place during the holidays as Angelina and Iyar Koren and
their little girl arrived. The Mainini's son Anthony took a few days
off from his winter skiing to join the rest of the crew. Living in
Pocatello, Tony is within easy driving distance of lots of ski
slopes.
Bob and Claudia had noise and
activities in abundance when three of their children dropped in
during the days after Christmas. Their visits barely overlapped. Drew
Erickson and children from Tempe, AZ, arrived first, then Carla and
Mark Nielsen and boys from American Fork, UT, followed by Laural and
Jody Janke and their six children of Richfield, UT. Everyone enjoyed
the snow in one way or another.
Basketball season has started in the
Preston North Stake so our youth can add that activity to their
schedules if so inclined.
Enough time has passed since our last
storm that our lower hills are showing brush and juniper, with bares
pots here and there. The forecast looks encouraging with four days of
storm coming up this week. Hopefully this forecast is believable.
Our canyons are always full of snowmobiles along with the roar and
excitement they produce this time of year. The trail groomers are
kept busy.
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