Robin Catching Worms

Thursday afternoon, this robin was hopping all over our lawn getting its fill of worms.  It was so interesting to watch.  He/she would run a few steps, cock its head to the side listening, then wap….the beak went in the ground and I’m sure the little worm didn’t have a clue what hit him.  The robin tugged backwards and out would come the worm.  I was sitting on the porch taking pictures and he/she didn’t seem to care if I was there or not cause it actually got pretty close to me.  Today there have been more robins on our yard hunting worms.  I didn’t realize that robins were such good worm catchers.  It’s a good thing cause our yard seems to have lots of worm lumps this year.  I actually got a video that I was going to post along with the pictures but I seemed to have accidentally deleted it – oops.  If you look close enough, you can see blades of grass that are starting to green up – Wahoo!

The Flag That Waves By An Old Cigar Store

On March 26, 2013, my husband and I drove to the bank to make a deposit.  I decided to sit in the car while he went in the bank.  As I looked across the street, I noticed how beautiful the flag was as it was waving in the wind.

And, just to the right and a little below our beautiful flag stands an old cigar store.  The old/vintage building, I thought, must have quite a history to look as it does and still be standing proudly on the edge of main street, running through our little town. 

It was but a few days later that I was reading through a few blogs I follow when I came across the history of the little old cigar store. Go to the following BLOG SITE to read for yourself the history of this little old building that has a story to tell.

Ducks - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

I took these pictures on March 20th and decided to post them.  It looks like such a calm, peaceful day the way the ducks are just gliding along.  But, truth be known, these ducks were not happy that I was sitting in my car taking their picture.  They were swimming away from me so I’d move my car forward in head of them and then they would swim back to where I started taking pictures so I would back up to where they were, trying to get a good photo.  I went forward and backwards at least three times before I got this shot of both of them together.

As I headed home, I noticed Mt. McCaleb in front of me.  I thought it looked pretty cool, like the mountains were floating on the clouds.

Time Out For Women - 2013

This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending Time Out For Women.  It was a two-day event full of inspirational messages and music, held at the Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium.  I met my sister and my two daughters in Idaho Falls earlier in the day where we had time to eat, do a little shopping and get our hotel room before going to the Friday, evening program.  We stayed at the Le Ritz…..same as last year.  Last year it was a wonderful place to stay but this year we ran into a few difficulties.  They were very accommodating, resulting in a $59 refund – Yeah!  I do have to say, they do have a nice continental breakfast.  All-in-all, it was totally a wonderful weekend.
Picture of our hotel:

The theme of the event was “Higher” – reminding everyone attending to THINK HIGHER about our purpose, BELIEVE HIGHER as we face challenges, and LIVE HIGHER as we choose between good, better, and best.

Friday Program:  These men were very good speakers and Michael McLean entertained us with his wonderful music.

Saturday Program:  These speakers were fantastic.  One minute you were crying and the next, laughing…I mean, really laughing.  My favorite speakers were Mariama Kallon and Kris Belcher.  And what a WOW moment to hear Hilary Weeks sing. 




The place was totally packed, a sell-out crowd.  The lines were double wide, running down and around many corners.  There is seating on the main floor and in the balcony.  We love sitting in the balcony where you don’t have to look over, around, or in-between heads.






Upon arriving Saturday morning, each lady was given a tote bag to put their items in.  It was a nice tote bag with lots of pockets.


If you chose to do so, which we did, you could eat lunch there which consisted of a chicken salad sandwich, a pickle spear, bottled water, chips, and a huge mint brownie.  Mmmm-m-m-m! 
And to top it off, if you want to re-live the moments of aweness and laughter, you can purchase a DVD of the program.  Yes indeed, I intend on going to the Desert Book site and ordering the DVD.

After the program was over Saturday evening, we drove to my oldest daughters home where we sat around and talked, watched a few episodes of Studio C on the BYU channel, and played games.  The next morning, we attended church at my oldest daughters ward.  My youngest daughter and my sister left after Sacrament meeting so they could get on the road for their long drive back to Utah.  After church, we had lunch, talked, and then I headed home.  A Wonderful Weekend!