Nell Sandmyer Allen

Today would be my grandmother's 128th birthday today.  I couldn't find one of the pictures I was looking for, but this top one is similiar, just minus my mother as a baby.

This is more how I remember her.  It was taken the fall of 1959.

I don't plan to post old family photos on all of their birthdays, but I just happened to be thinking of her this morning, so I dug these out to post.

Cheeney moving day!

The friends and family that showed up to help Scott and Sara on their moving day was phenominal.  I need to mention they actually had a lot moved to the place earlier.

The renters hadn't moved or even packed up.  Scott put his crew to work, and we got them moved out. They began to tear up carpets, and take out wierd stuff, and that old house is back to it's original charm.  Can't wait to see it later.

Sara brought food..

Yesterday

Michael Bob and David as we're watching the kid's last soccer game of the season.  Palmer played really well.

Meanwhile, Bob was putting shoes on Chaco.  He has a cowboying job later this month, but he could have ridden Jelly Bean who has up to date shoes.  But, now in case he gets an elk, he has shod horses.  Yeah.

Brian, Krishna and Hunter are here for a few days.

A regular visitor to our back yard. I should say we've had a lot of moose in our yard too.  They are in the rut, and really on the move.

Bob with Hunter on the simulator.  Bob took Brian and Hunter flying yesterday, and they had a great flight.  Meanwhile, I was in Jackson and had lunch with my artist/cowboying friend, Kathy Wipfler.  What a neat visit.  We settled the world's affairs.  

Today is Artists' Guild and Sue Zeigler's memorial service.  I'm sick at heart over her dying.

I just returned from spending several days in Mesquite with Betty.  She needed to do some interior painting on their vacation home.  We did five rooms...three bedrooms and two bathrooms.  We'd paint in the mornings and play in the afternoons.  We swam, went to eat...went to some fun museums and galleries..checked out Urban Renual, the senior center, the rec center..which is really nice, and just did some driving around.  Ended the days with drinks and chips on the patio.

We went to Bundys and got melons..lots of melons as it turned out. I think Ryan Bundy put some in our car when we weren't paying attention. They are neat people. Betty's yard guy, Jose, brought us some of his home made salsa. What a treat. Loved the one on one time with my #2 daughter.

Meanwhile, Troy got this moose near Pinedale with Brent and Thad.

Out at Scotty and Sara's

All of the photos I selected did not post.  There were a lot however.

They are repiring old out buildings and tearing down rotted corrals.

Betty measured and cut a lot of tin.  It's hard work.

After painting my bathroom I drove out.  I actually got to help!

Some who shall remain nameless wouldn't always come when called!

These had to go...

This was after we put up the tin.

Love the look on Sara's face..she's thinking.."Really?"

Brent worked himself to the bone on this roof.

Scotty has a burn pile you wouldn't believe.

Sara's horses have wonderful pens.

Brent grinding off dangerous nails.

The guys head to hunting camp

Adjusting the straps on the food panniers.

They're ready...I asked for a photo shoot.

They're headed up the trail.  Vivie was enjoying the rocks.

Today.

Bob fitted packsaddles to the horses.  Toots "gets" to be a packhorse for their hunting trip.  So does Snip..

Poor photo, but its what there is of they packing and weighing panniers.

David's mural.  It's coming along!

Done Haying

It's not a good thing when you see Michael on top of the load on the stacker.  Apparently the 2nd table got stuck..he did get it loose.

After I finished baling, Michael and Bob cleaned out the baler, for it's winter storage.

I thought the rake looked neat like this.

We finished a little after six last night.  Then we went to the Stockman's for a drink and dinner.  What a treat.  Then we went to a soccer game.  Home and crashed!

Today we went after the horses.  Some need new shoes for Bob, Michael and Palmer's hunting trip the end of the week.

I'm washing clothes and later today Betty is going to help me put a new zipper in Bob's sleeping bag.  That's a long over due job.

David's mural last night.  They had a fund raiser yesterday that let people pay $10.00 to put a squiggle there.

Meanwhile..we were in the field haying.  The end is getting closer but it's about four good haying days off.