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May 29, 2001
May 29 2001 – Nell’s Birthday & Work Project Work force included: Nellie, Roland, Jim & Barbie, Jennie, Jodi & Jana and Kyle. Jodi and Kyle started painting the honeymoon cabin, soon joined by Jennie, Jana & Roland. Jimmie replaced some boards in the deck and made some major repairs. Kayson and Christian (and their … Continue reading
May, 2001
May 2001 This summer is turning out to be our best year yet at the cabin. We’ve spent more time there and fixed the cabins up more than ever before. Roland
October 14, 2000
October 14, 2000 Back to the cabin for possibly the last visit of the year. I (Matthew) and the two ‘Fros (Nellie and Trisha). I don’t know how I got roped into coming with these two birds but here I am. I think after the first couple hours I became numb to their comments about … Continue reading
October 8, 2000
Oct 8, 2000 A big group of us from the BYU 41st ward (et. al) came up for the conference weekend. Most arrived Friday evening, but a load of us came on Friday night. We arrived at the Ponderosa at about 1am, with Jennie’s map in hand. We took it a little too literally, and … Continue reading
October 5, 2000
Friday, October 5, 2000 It’s a beautiful, sunny but cool fall day here at the cabin. Nellie and I have enjoyed a glorious and peaceful morning here by ourselves, taking a breather after our move from Ivins to a condo in St. George. As things are ever changing in our lives, the cabin seems to … Continue reading
September 4, 2000
Labor Day Weekend 2000 Ashley and Ruskin invited me up to the cabin with Jim and Barbara, Josh and Julie and Katerina. The highlight of the weekend was a day long hiking trip through the narrows. Jim dropped off Ashley, Ruskin, Josh and me at the Chamberlain Ranch at the crack of dawn on Sunday. … Continue reading
August 13, 2000
Aug 13-16 I have put off writing in the record until leaving. Being mental I am afraid I will give too much away. Some lo-life trailer trash have moved in across the gully. They have a generator which they play all day and all night. They also have a child, I could not see him … Continue reading
July 24, 2000
24 July, 2000 The Lee family gathered here for a weeknd of good times. Jennie, Jim & Barb planned our menu and made the assignements. Jim and Barb brought a cook stove as a gift to the cabin. It makes cooking for a crowd faster. The meals were yummy. Christian, Kayson, and Travis spent their … Continue reading
July 14, 2000
July 14-18, 2000 The old man of the mountain is back again. Let me begin with the wildlife studies. Even as I write, a large bushy tail squirrel is crowding around in the manzanita bush on the edge of the deck. He is eating the berries. Just down the slope a chipmunk is crawling around … Continue reading
July 1, 2000
July 1-4, 2000 Aahhh it’s great to be back to the cabin. Jana and I came Saturday afternoon and have had a great time pretending we know what to do. We’ve realized that the guys take pretty good care of us when they are here and we hadn’t ever lit the BBQ before, cleaned the … Continue reading