Hello all, and especially Barlow family members! I realize we have been conspicuously absent from the email and blog scene. My many apologies. I wish I had a good excuse, but all I can come up with is: Mike is working ten hours a day. I'm teaching fifteen piano students a week. Both the kids have been puking their guts out for two weeks now. oh, and our Internet is snail slow, which makes the blogging process a little more difficult.
Okay. Out with all the excuses! The point is, we are still here, and we still love you all! So, here's the latest update on us.
We got a pet spider. Her name is Shelob and she is a Mexican Red knee tarantula. So far Mike and Joshua are having a fabulous time feeding her crickets and scaring my piano students with her.
We had a great weekend in Park city with Mom, Daniel, and Becky. It was so nice to spend some time together and enjoy such a pretty place. Joshua loved watching the ski jumpers practice at the Olympic park, and everyone loved the swimming pool at the hotel. It was the only thing that has made Drewby happy for a week. (The kids are finally both feeling better, count our blessings!)
We have been working on our yard a little more too. We planted three very large maples in the back yard, and got some nice shrubs for the back bed against the fence. It is nice to be married to a landscaper, not to mention a perfectionist. The trees Mike brought home were literally twenty feet high! They are beautiful.
Next week we are taking a trip with my family to Yellowstone. I'm really looking forward to it. Jaussi adventures are never dull. We will be leaving on Wednesday and returning Saturday. So I will definitely blog pictures from that trip.
To all the kids starting a new school year ( and adults): good luck! work hard and have your best year ever!
We love you all and thanks for all your comments. Forgive us for being techno-slackers!!
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It is good to hear from you. I am glad you are all feeling better. Your yard should be nice. I had all these plans for my yard this spring and I even bought a bunch of seeds for the garden and other stuff. Then Tony broke his arm to get out of the work and I just gave up for the year. Maybe next year.
You got 20 foot trees! I need pictures, woman! Oh, and right this minute I'm glad not to live in Utah anymore, I had no idea you were a spider kind of girl. **shudder** gives me the willies just thinking about it.
Have fun in Yellowstone! We had been talking on the yap about getting all of us together for a fun "trip" sometime. None of us can agree on anything, but let us know if you have any ideas. I think dad was trying to shoot it down...not sure why? We still think it might be fun sometime.
Welcome back to all the Barlow fights and complaining, Laura. Hope you won't be part of that but be part of the fun things we talk about. You and Karen are the only Barlows that don't be part of our fighting. That is real smart of you. Well, have fun in Yellowstone!
No harm in vigorous conversation. I hope you participate in all the posts. We all have opinions, no sense in hiding them.
i could add to the list of things i like, cats birds, dogs, bunnies, ants, beattle3s, grasshoppers and now spiders....by the way i am glad people enjoy park cities, yellowstones, blue lakes, moabs, beatty nevadas, gallop new mexicos, marriot hotels in mertle beach, hilton head, dupont magic forrest, and tooeles...and i will live vicariouly with my head under a pillow, but do you know what i enjoy talking about them as if i had actually been everywhere...also you guys trip to disneyland ...pps USA TENNIS OPEN
good luck in getting over your swimming pool disease, mike
p,p,ps. byu tulsa, utah state with number three oklahoma, utah and ucla, tcu lost to airforce with a 3-0 record, boise state unbeaten, denver won a close one, perfect weather sat and sun september fifteen and seventeen,
I am so glad to hear from you guys! You are right, we all start school and seem to drop off the face of the earth! It is really stressful to start a school year. It is like starting a new job all over again...nothing is the same. In fact, I was trying to think of a job that changes every year...down to schedule, people you work with etc. and it was hard to think of very many professions that change that drastically from year to year. I am glad to hear you are busy but doing well and by the way I agree with your friend Victoria...lets see some pictures of your yard! I love that stuff! We all would like to get a family trip together and I don't really care where I go as long as I get to see all of you again! Give everyone hugs and kisses from "Fun Aunt Karen" I miss you all. When you can try to get out here and we will play on the beach! I know you would love it! The condo is on us! Just come out and visit...oh by the way that invitation goes to all you Barlow's!!!!
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