Let the Sunshine In

We have made a few attempts to come to St. George and stay more than a few days, but those attempts failed. Lloyd was still having problems with his blood pressure dropping, so after two falls I said we were going home. At least at home, if he fell he wouldn't hit something, whereas in St. George the place is so small he was pretty banged up after the falls. This looks good compared to what he DID look like.

With the chemo working its way out of his system, he is getting better with each passing day, so we decided to try it again. Who wouldn't feel better with bright, sunny days.

Oops! Too much water for St. George. I'm pretty sure this is Hawaii! Not bad though. Because there is a lighthouse in the picture, Kim thought it was the Oregon Coast. I'm here to tell her lighthouse or not, it is Kauai, Hawaii. And just to prove to her that I knew my pictures, I put another one in to convince her. Sue and Ashley are on the beach in Hawaii. Notice the palm trees, Kim.

Now this is Southern Utah. I couldn't find the most recent blue skies and red hills so I went back a couple of years when Kennedy was down and we went out to Zions. She is a couple of inches taller now, and her grandpa is a few pounds lighter with no hair at all.

I have never absolutely loved to spend months in St. George because I was never busy enough. These few weeks have been different. Since not being down for so long, there is plenty to do. The carpet on the decks was absolutely rotted away. It really needed to be replaced so we contacted our repairman,

Bob the Builder. He took off all the railings and led us to a carpet layer. We chose some carpet to go with the exterior of the house and it was laid the next day. We are really pleased with how it looks. Of course, anything was better than the rotted stuff we had before.

Through a friend we found another guy who does yard work so Lloyd contacted him and he took out the little bit of grass on one side of the house. He will replace it with small rocks and that way the new carpet will still get the direct sun, but not the water, too.

Next, we ordered new carpet for the inside. I really hate to see the 'teal' carpet go (not), but you gotta do what you gotta do. I'm excited for the new look.

The sun was so bright and it was so warm I decided we needed a 'color spot' so I bought some plants and put a planter together. Lloyd wondered who would water it all summer, but I let him know that it was coming home with us. I think I'll be able to keep it alive until I can put it on the deck in Tremonton.