Monday, August 28, 2023

Traces of Time . . . August 28 - September 3, 2023

 TRACES OF TIME . . .      

"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly."
“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, 1982

{Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.} On this blog I share with family and friends my daily thoughts, doings, what interests me, and--at times--tributes to my eternal sweetheart, Walt, who graduated to heaven on 8-21-2020.

Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come.   

    

TRACES OF TIME . . .     

  
                    Family is Everything…

"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly."
  

 THIS WEEK 

AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 4 2023

WEPR Sept 1-4


     MONDAY,  August 28, 2023

TRACES OF TIME . . .     

  
                    Family is Everything…

"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly."
  
  Sunrise: 6:49 a.m.

Sunset: 8:07 p.m.




Here's a good reminder


to start Monday...





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  TUESDAY,  August 29, 2023


                    Family is Everything…

 Special day...

Julie and I did a session

in the 

Saratoga Springs Temple

the first day it was open

to the public.




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 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2023


  
                    Family is Everything…


Lunch Bunch was at...

but first, here's what some of the

lunch bunch gals have

been doing... 

Sharon is back from being

with her daughter in Florida,

but she couldn't come today.

  IT WAS SO NICE HAVING MY PARENTS

 HERE!!!

Love you both bunches ❤️

Trista Howell post of Aug 27, 2023 



Jennie is just back from

5 days in Missouri and

Arkansas...

at Adam-ondi-Ahman


...and to visit one of

her daughters who just

moved to Bentonville,

Arkansas.

It's that very first city

on the top left of the map.


Jeanie and Faye just had a fun

girls' time in St. George

with daughters and

granddaughters--

ten total of them.

These photos are from

Jeanie's face book page...


St. George...

The city is300 miles south-southwest of Salt Lake CityUtah, on Interstate 15 and 118 miles northeast of Las VegasNevada.

As of the 2020 U.S Census, the city had a population of 95,342, with the overall MSA having an estimated population of 180,279.[5][6] St. George is the fifth-largest city in Utah[7] and most populous city in the state outside of the Wasatch Front.

The city was settled in 1861 as a cotton mission, earning it the nickname "Dixie". While the crop never became a successful commodity, the area steadily grew in population. Between 2000 and 2005, St. George emerged as the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States.[8] Today, the St. George region is well known for its year-round outdoor recreation and proximity to several state parksZion National Park and The Grand CanyonUtah Tech University is located in St. George and is an NCAA Division I institution.

 Utah Tech University...former names:


Former names
St. George Stake Academy (1911–1913)
Dixie Academy (1913–1916)
Dixie Normal College (1916–1923)
Dixie Junior College (1923–1970)
Dixie College (1970–2000)
Dixie State College (2000–2013)
Dixie State University (2013–2022)

Kaye is in Paris.


Tammy is on her way

to Scotland today.


Jeanie said she and

Steve had a great trip

to Scotland and Ireland

a few years ago. Steve

had served his mission

in Scotland.


LeAnn recently got to go

on a cruise to Alaska

with her kids



Sue will be going to a

quilting shindig in November--

I think Lake Powell...not sure.

Faye and Lerl are going with their

kids on a Mexican west coast cruise

for Christmastime


I wonder how many countries

and states our lunch bunch

gals have been to...combined?.


Meanwhile back at the ranch...

...in our corner of the world:

Saratoga Springs, Utah


Famous for the... 

...
Ad from 1927...

7 Kiddy rides, and

Merry-go-Round, Ferris Wheel...


Even a Tunnel of Terror...



Back of the headstone in Lehi

of one of the two

Eastmond brothers who

owned and ran the resort through

the 1950s to 1990s.

In 1995 the resort and land were sold 

to the group that wanted to develop

the land into a residential area.

And that's more than 

you wanted to know about

our little corner

of the world.

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Lunch Bunch was at

Village Baker in Lehi





Linda H, Jeanie


Faye, SuzAnne, MaryAnn


Shauna, Kathie,

Nadine, Eileen


MaryAnn, Jennie



Faye, Jeanie


Ten  came today...

Jeanie, SuzAnne, MaryAnn,

Jennie, Shauna, Kathie, 

Nadine, Faye, 

Eileen, Linda H.


We always miss those

who can't come.


Linda H, Jennie


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 Our Wednesday night movie 

 was from 1986

"The Parent Trap - 2" 


Gary's car is having

transmission trouble,

so he couldn't come.

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Tonight the  full moon was

"the blue, mineral moon"

Second full moon this month.



THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2023

                     
Family is Everything…
  

  Katie and the kids got 

here last night for

the WEPR

So fun to have this

little family from Texas.


Michael has missed his 

sisters...


and their kids...


Scottie Marie explored

G-Grama's cozy cottage.


They've just gone...


...to the pool. 


Heidi & Pono and Umi

flew in from Hawaii where

they lived from June through

August at his Mother's home 

in Kailua Kona HI 

Pono is flying to

Dallas today for an interview.

He interviewed also recently

in Vancouver, Washington.

Heidi and Umi are going

to the pool. They're just

back from the summer on

his home island of Hawaii.


 First cousin photo of

the WEPR.

Taitum, Diesel, Scottie Marie,

and Riggy.


 Hanging out and

talking has begun...


Grama watched Dragons:

The Nine Realms - S1 E5

Featherhide 

with Taitum

DreamWorks Dragons:

The Nine Realms


...and now they're

ready to...


...rendezvous 

this afternoon with 

Janie & Shawn...


...at the Salt Lake Aquarium.


Goodbye August



SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

01 Jennifer Doak Petersen

04 Rigdon Peterson

05 Josh Taylor

09 Jackson Peterson

09 Jeff Petersen 

10 Josh Teiko Fonua

15 Julie Black Petersen

21 Kelsey Taylor

22 Daniel Fisher

25 Connie Phillips


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

                  

Family is Everything…
  

  Happy Birthday, Jennifer

 Jennifer Doak Petersen 







Great runner...


...with her three daughters

April 2023


January 2023 in Utah


Hope you had a

wonderful day.

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 Rendezvousing with FAMILY

W E P R = 

"Walt & Eileen Petersen

Family Reunion"

Honoring Walt & Eileen . . .

...all because two people

fell in love...


First date July 9, 1960

Pinned August 16, 1960


Engaged Dec 20, 1960


Married June 14, 1961

Salt Lake Temple

Honeymoon June 14-15, 1961

Salt lake City...

Then June 16 we drove

back to Idaho where they

had a

"Honeymoon Suite" 

designed for us in Walt's

old bedroom in Wendell.


Our wedding reception was

Saturday,  June 17 at the

Gooding church.

We were grateful for the

support of our parents--

Arnold & Verna Albertson

Ray & Jane Petersen.

...and our friends who

were in our line.

I had two high school best friends,

two college roommates,

and my sister...

Ramona, Lucile, Izabel,

Sonya, and Janice.

Walt had a college best friend, Ted,

and two cousins, Gene Prescott,

and Jimmy Prescott.

His brother would have been 

his best man, but Dale was on

his mission in Argentina.

This is my favorite photo

from the reception...


Walt was all smiles when the

festivities were over...

*looking for photo 





Then Walt worked a week

for his carpenter Dad, 

June 19-23, 1961

Photo after a hard day's work...

He earned gas money to drive

back to St. Louis, MO,

and enough to rent a U-Haul 

to take old furniture our

folks gave us, along with

our wedding gifts. 

On the way we

 stayed over one night 

at Yellowstone Park and

counted that as part of the

honeymoon...


1963 - M.D.

Also - 1963

 Started our family


1961-1966...

Missouri, Minnesota,

Oklahoma, then back

to Idaho . . .

7 babies in 11 years

1963-1974


Time flies when you're

having fun!

All of a sudden it was our

25th Wedding Anniversary...

June 14, 1986
 

Our kids were growing up...

three had flown the nest,

and the other four would

follow in the next 6 years.


...to  becoming grandparents

1988-2014 =


39 grandchildren...

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We started having our

immediate family reunions

in 2001

Walt & Eileen Petersen

Family Reunion*

(* the first 17 will be in

a separate post)



WEPR - 18 - 2018 - Burley

"Aloha"

Janie & Shawn in charge



WEPR - 2018


WEPR - 2019

Park City cabin

"Around the World"

Gary and Isaac in charge


WEPR - 2020

Saratoga Springs

"Top Gun"

Steve & Natalie in charge


 WEPR - 2020

Pono & Heidi Wedding

July 17, 2020


WEPR - 2020

Walt's last WEPR

He "graduated to heaven"

one month after this WEPR,

21 August 2020.

Grampa has been in a wheelchair most of the day.
A beautiful setting
for a beautiful wedding
for a beautiful bride...
...and handsome groom.


WEPR - 2020


WEPR - 2020


WEPR - 2021

"Utah"

Draper

David & Julie in charge

"Jungle Cruise" movie

Aquarium


Nerf Wars


WEPR - 2021

5 Siblings...


WEPR - 2022 - Rexburg

July 29-31

"Almost didn't happen"

Janie saved it
WEPR - 2022 - Rexburg

Heise Hot Springs



WEPR - 2022 - Rexburg


Big Judd's


WEPR - 2022 - Rexburg

Parker blessed Scottie Marie

July 31, 2022


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
  
                    Family is Everything…
  
 WEPR - Day 2...


SEPTEMBER 1

WEPR - 2023

Bear Lake

Julie & John in charge




30 are planning to come...

Grama Eileen Petersen

Janie & Shawn

Daniel & Kelly, Maeve

Katie, Taitum, Diesel,

Scottie Marie

Heidi & Pono, Umi

Sam & Sara

Ashley & Josh

Michael

Steve, Carter

David & Julie

Josh, Sam, William

Julie & John

Jackson, Maddie, Riggy

We will miss the other 34

members of our family who

are not able to come 

this year.
















WEPR 2023 Twin Pines Lodge


W E P R 2023 - Bear Lake

WEPR 2023

The year of

Bear Lake and the Babies...

Umi


...the Babies

Scottie Marie



...the Babies

Maeve


...one of the

Aunts 'n Uncles

Ash & Josh


WEPR 2023


Grama of these three

babies...


plus Taitum

and Diesel...


WEPR 2023

Yea, Carter got here for

the Friday Night

Pizza Supper


WEPR 2023

Steve prepping for

Memmot tacos for 

tomorrow night.


WEPR 2023 

We thought Daniel had the

record at 23...

then Jackson got 80

and we didn't even

get a photo.


WEPR 2023

The big chat...



night was...



late into Friday night.


WEPR 2023

Grama -- at age 84 --

is given the 

Primary Suite which used

to be called the

Master Suite but because

"Master" has a connotation to

slavery times, we no longer

can use the term "Master."



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
  
                    Family is Everything…
  
 WEPR - Day 2...

Fishers prepared a

hearty breakfast of...


Biscuits 'n gravy,

Pancakes 'n buttermilk syrup,
.
Mapleine syrup,

Scrambled eggs,

Bacon,

Hash Browns,

Milk, chocolate milk,

juices


 Yum...



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...many hands helped

with the clean up.


Saturday was for boating

on Bear Lake


Thank you to John pulling his boat

up and back, furnishing the

gas, and driving it all day!


Thank you to David and Steve

for providing the

wave runners and

to Shawn for 

providing the gas.


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Yummy Lake Picnic was

served by the Fishers...

Fried Chicken

Janie's homemade potato salad

'n baked beans 

(Aunt Phyllis' recipe)

Chips

Watermelon 

 Sodas or Water














Supper

Tasty  Memmot tacos

prepared by Steve 'n Carter

and many other helpers... 


Then Janie cut the Texas chocolate 

sheet cake she brought. 

In their family it's called

"drug cake" because

you can't stop eating it --

it's so good!




SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

                     
Family is Everything…


      scrumptious  bREAKFAST

served by

David & Julie B and family...

Blueberry French Toast

Buttermilk syrup

Cheesy Potatoes

Bacon

Watermelon, cantaloupe,

and grapes

Juices: Mango L

Guava-Passion Fruit,

Milk, Choc milk,

Hot chocolate











Short Devotional - Grama

Hanging out relishing

being together...

games and talking,

a lot of fun  reminiscing, 

  and ideas of how to

save the world.





FAMILY  GROUP OF ALL 30*

(*except for Kelly and Maeve)





 Not all of Janie & Shawn's family

got in the group photo


Kitchen plaque...

Everyone provided yummy food.




Delicious Sunday Dinner 

prepared by Julie & John

Roast Beef, 

Mashed Potatoes 'n Gravy

Carrots, Corn

Fruit

Hot, baked Rolls

Monkey Bread












In the evening Julie served

the dessert of freshly

baked hot fudge cake

with ice cream and

her homemade hot fudge sauce.

Scrumptious!!!


I can't get any more photos to post...

I'll try later...


MONDAY,  SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

  
                    Family is Everything…
  
  Sunrise: 6:43 a.m.

Sunset: 8:18 p.m. 

WEPR DAY 4



RIGDON'S BIRTHDAY 
 
"9"

♪♫♪ Happy birthday to you♪♫



WEPR DAY 4

Julie & John taking

photos of their son's

birthday breakfast

of donuts 'n chocolate milk.


WEPR DAY 4

Janie also heated up

the biscuits 'n gravy from

Saturday's breakfast

and David warmed up the

Blueberry French toast

(Julie B told us it was

Ann Romney's recipe)

and then cheesy potatoes,

plus the hot, crispy bacon

they served Sunday.


Grama with Julie & John's family...


A big thank you to Steve for

driving me up and back.


Thank you to Daniel & Kelly

and Maeve for coming

all the way from

Dayton, Ohio area.







I will get more photos

posted soon.




We had a wonderful Walt & Eileen Petersen family reunion at Bear Lake with Julie & John in charge. We had 30 of 64 total who were able to come from Rexburg; Dayton, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; Kailua Kona, Hawaii; Provo; Riverton; Vineyard; Draper; Salt Lake City; and Saratoga Springs. Families from Tennessee and Minnesota were not able to come. FAMILY IS EVERYTHING!


Thank you, 

Julie & John for being

in charge of this

wonderful

WEPR.

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Julie's face book post

tonight about Riggy...

Wow, that was fast! I blinked and my bonus baby turned 9. It was an unusual birthday because we were at a family reunion in Bear Lake but luckily he didn’t mind because he fell in love with the place. (He wants to move there.) I love this little guy and I’m grateful he showed up to be a part of our family. 💙




** *I am so thankful for The Plan of Salvation and the Atonement of  Jesus Christ that makes this Great Plan operational.
At the end of this September 3rd,

I pray you have had a

restful , peaceful, and spiritual

Sabbath Day...

I share these truths as my testimony to you...


Heavenly Father lives and knows us each by name. He loves us and wants us to return to Him and Heavenly Mother when we leave this mortal existence.  
He loves us just 
as we are at this very moment. 
He knows what our potential is.
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Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.
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I am thankful for the guidance of the Holy Ghost as the third member of the Godhead. 
Walt said to me once: "I look forward to thanking the Holy Ghost in person when I get to Heaven. I don't think we give Him enough credit for all He does."

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Joseph Smith was foreordained to be the Prophet of the Restoration.  He is the Restorer of all things.
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President Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today for all the world. 
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The Bible is "the Word of God as far as it is translated correctly" and is a Testament of the Divinity of Jesus Christ.
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The Book of Mormon is the Word of God and is Another Testament of Jesus Christ. It is the most correct book of any book on earth.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the True Church on the earth today.  Because of the restored Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.

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Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
September 3, 2023


Next week Sep 4-10, 2023