More Morris's!

Madelyn Morris was born yesterday December 6th at 10:30 a.m. She weighed 8lbs. 3 oz. and measured 19 inches long and has dark hair like her momma Shirley. Verla and I paid a visit to them this morning and took this picture. Watch for more postings on the Munchkins r-Us blog.

Halloween in Nashville

We spent last week in Tennessee. Verla flew to Nashville Sat. Oct. 25th and spent the weekend with Lisa and Will. Then Tuesday Andrew & Linda picked her up and drove to Knoxville where I met them for a visit to Dollywood. We had a great time enjoying the Southern Gospel music and Harvest Festival at Dollywood on Wednesday. Thursday Andrew and I laid ceramic tile in the kitchen of their rental house in Estill Springs. Then Friday they drove us to Nashville and we enjoyed Halloween with Lisa and Will. We went to a party at their friends Amy and James house. Rex dressed as a Fireman and Ruth as a Pink Pony. Lisa was That Seventies Groovy Girl and Will was Dracula. Verla was Ceasar's wife and I was Bob the Builder.

And Now There Are Twelve

Yes, another Jackson grandchild. Evelyn Grace Jackson was born October 12, 2008 to Glenn & Sara Jackson in Columbia, Missouri. We're waiting to get more pictures of her, hopefully with her eyes open.

And then there were Eleven

The day after my 59th birthday we welcomed our 11th grandchild. George Harold Bassett was born on September 3, 2008 to Stephanie and Carlos Bassett. He weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and stood 20 inches tall. OK he's not quite standing yet but he is mighty cute don't ya think!

The Joys of Grandparenting

Owen & Clara love watching "Follow That Bird" from Becca's bed.

Grandma loves playing games with the grandkids!

Emmaline loves to dance. See those teasing eyes!

Lunch time

Owen & Clara love to eat Grandma's treats

Snakes!

Ruth found a garter snake in our back yard!

Rex wanted to have a look too.

Snake!

We have a resident garter snake in our garden. Actually there may be more than one. Verla took these pictures when Lisa was here with Ruth and Rex in May.

The Little White house in Springville

Dad's little white house at 133E. 700S., Springville, Utah isn't white anymore. The thought of painting the house and then repainting in another ten years just didn't seem cost effective. In addition the 60 year old windows were beginning to fall out of their wooden frames. So with some spare time on my hands and some help from Rachel's friend Nefi Acosta, I started on the residing project in August.
First the old siding was stripped off and hauled to the dump. (see photos)
Next, we removed some sheathing to add some wiring for additional outlets needed in the living room, kitchen and bedroom. Then we blew some cellulose insulation in the side walls. While blowing the insulation at the back of the house, I blew out my knee. I was stepping off the ladder and stepped in a low spot on the flagstone patio and hyper-extended my left knee. It was then that Paul Jackson, my nephew came to the rescue. He worked with Nefi for the rest of the Fall and completed the vinyl siding project. Shown below are photos of the project in progress.