Jed's Lab

We visited Jed in October to celebrate his 31st birthday. These photos are from his NIST lab. One is a photo of the fridge running experiments and the other photo is of the software Jed created to take data from the cubits in the fridge. On this tour we had photo id's and more security than during previous visits. It was fun to see his physics friends again. They were all working hard to prepare for a site inspection which included reports from each member of the team.

It was rainy and cold in Boulder; this weather was followed by warm weather the day we flew home.

Jed's birthday dinner was ribs, salad and cheesecake. Guests included Cory and Nate (roommate).

We saw Eagle Eye (the movie) and Jed bought new black cowboy boots with his birthday money.

Fall

Ok - I couln't resist. Here are the rest of the potatoes and more tomatoes. Our tomatoes are still ripening on the vine. The weather is getting bad today so this week may be the end of the garden. Oh how I hate winter and the dark - we went on standard time last night.

Halloween was great - the kids are so hyper they could hardly wait while we handed out our candy and the Coomb's candy. On tiny tot said "Do you have treats" in the cutest sweetest voice I could hardly stand it. We had three bags of 50 pieces each and that was gone by the end of the night. John did help devour some of the candy.

Oh yeah ... and we won the ward chili cook-off. Jed won his chili cook-off last year with the same recipe. Since my business is dying maybe I should go in to the chili canning business.

End of Summer

It was beautiful today! Last week's snow took a toll on the garden and these eggplants seemed not to care. Thanks to David for keeping everything covered up at night.. Its sad that summer is coming to an end. The garden was PLENTIFUL this year. First time we've actually had eggplants produce anything. Tomorrow we will harvest the remaining produce and take out the plants.

Mom

Scott's new home

Last month we helped Scott move to Mesa, AZ to start his new job. Here are some photos of Scott and his new home. I tried to line up the photos and text but for some reason this simple task escapes me!

Scott's simple bed.

Nice 5-bedroom home - Scott's room is the one over the garage with the window box.

With Scott out front.

Bedroom view 1 - the prior tenant painted the concentric rectangles on the wall

We are looking forward to hearing about Scott's first trail walking expedition. We wish him well and know the clients are lucky to have an insightful leader.

Mom

Jed uses a chamois

Yep, that's right, no more towels. Shammies all the way from here on out. I highly suggest using a couple of shammies next time we go to Powell, and not bringing anymore towels. They're compact, are designed to be used wet, and don't require drying space. I've been using one for the last few weeks on the lake and am converted. Here is a photo demonstration of how they work; notice how fun it is. First, this is my shammy:
The fishermen behind me love it because it's a durable synthetic available from most auto parts stores. The first step is to dry yourself off with the shammy. Note that the shammy is damp before using.
When your dryness is satisfactory, ring out the excess water:
Finally, roll up the shammy and stow it in the compact carrying case:
All done, all dry, and no more stupid towels. Only $9.95 for all this convenience. We use one shammy for everyone on the boat, and since it doesn't need to be dry it always works. Seriously, they're sweet.

Last pull of the season

Yesterday I went waterskiing for the last time this year. It was a little sad, but mostly cold.

Jed and Dave in Egypt

About a month ago Dave and I went down to Escalante with some friends to hike the Egypt 3 slots. I've finally got around to publishing photos, so here they are. The first picture is us heading into slot: Here is our first pothole: Mud can be used as a scroll for recording important things:
Dave is amazed at this little natural bridge. Look at the amazement on his face. Astonishing.
Here is a nice tight slot:
Weathertop. Beware of the Ring Wraiths.
We got a sweet lightning show at night:
Then it rained and we went home:
THE END.