A Regular Day That Ends With Skip-Bo

Today was no different than if we were 'home, home'. Chores. They are just a part of living, aren't they!

--Laundry. Christine's whole suitcase as a matter of fact. EFY, remember. Sheets and towels.
--Deep clean the kitchen. The day where you take the whole stove apart, wipe out and reorganize the refridgerator.
--Mop the floor.
--Wipe down and shine up all the things that sit on the counters. I actually like that one. It looks so good afterwards. When something looks good it makes you feel good too.
--I made the grocery list and Duff took off for Heber to get the marketing done while I stayed here and stayed steady with getting things done.

Christine got a call from Taylor (a cousin) to come down and meet them at the Lindon pool. Robert graciously drove her down the canyon, Shane met her on his lunch hour and took her over to meet up with Jennifer and the boys. She had a blast! THANK YOU! After Robert visited with some friends, they drove back up just in time to get ready for our BBQ with the Kleins.

We did burgers and hot dogs with fresh, local corn on the cobb, potato salad, and Julia brought all the fixings for a delicious fruit salad. Jill and Ben joined us too, and we played games in the game room, watched some tv, and after dinner played some Skip-Bo. Addy and Christine like this game ever since Jake, my cousin's very cute teenage son, introduced them to it last summer when we were in Sacramento for Natalie and Robert's open house. A cute boy makes quite an impression!

Duff: "I hate this game!" (after he couldn't play anything during his turn.)
Duff: "I hate this game!" (after he could only play one card this time around.)
Duff: "I'm out. I LOVE this game!" (after he played his last card and WON!)

My grandma Myrna loved this game. She taught us all how to play. She loved playing cards: Skip-Bo, Canasta, Pinocle, Hearts, Nertz, you name it. She was GOOD, knew all the strategies, and had a secret weapon: Cheating! Don't ask me how she did it, but all of us grandchildren knew she did! There was no mercy when playing with grandchildren during Skip-Bo. We had to learn to pay attention and play well or she would wup us everytime!

Time passes quickly here, especially at night when it stays light forever. All of a sudden it was after 10 and Christine got her bag packed to go back with them to Park City. They are going to the Alpine Slide and then down to SLake for the rest of the day. We said good-bye to Marshall who enters the MTC on Wednesday. He's going to Albania.