Jo finally came to visit!

Well, we finally got her here. After coming to NM these last few years Dave's Mom, Jo, came to visit. Thanks for driving so far to see us. We had a great week showing her the area. We went to: White Sands (my favorite NM place), Chloride (an old mining town that is being refurbished and has an excellent museum, the Geronimo museum in T or C, the quarry and fossil hunting. We also took her to see an old friend in Kingsman and on to the top of Emory Pass. Yup, I think we sent her home tired.

Trip One

White Sands.....Like No Place Else on Earth

Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Here, great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert and created the world's largest gypsum dune field.

Lin rented a disc to slide down the sand. It was fun. Jo did it too! She is an amazing 80 years young. We love you Jo!

Sunday Joke.

Bill Gates died in a car accident. He found himself in Purgatory being sized up by God...

"Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call. I'm not sure whether to send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you enormously helped society by putting a computer in almost every home in the world and yet you created that ghastly Windows 95. I'm going to do something I've never done before. In your case, I'm going to let you decide where you want to go!"

Bill replied, "Well, thanks, God. What's the difference between the two?"

God said, "I'm willing to let you visit both places briefly if it will help you make a decision." "Fine, but where should I go first?" God said, "I'm going to leave that up to you." Bill said, "OK, then, let's try Hell first." So Bill went to Hell.

It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clear waters. There were thousands of beautiful women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. The sun was shining and the temperature was perfect. Bill was very pleased. "This is great!" he told God, "If this is Hell, I REALLY want to see Heaven!" "Fine," said God and off they went.

Heaven was a high place in the clouds, with angels drifting about playing harps and singing. It was nice but not as enticing as Hell. Bill thought for a quick minute and rendered his decision. "Hmm, I think I prefer Hell" he told God. "Fine," retorted God, "as you desire." So Bill Gates went to Hell.

Two weeks later, God decided to check up on the late billionaire to see how he was doing in Hell. When God arrived in Hell, he found Bill shackled to a wall, screaming amongst the hot flames in a dark cave. He was being burned and tortured by demons. "How's everything going, Bill?" God asked.

Bill responded - his voice full of anguish and disappointment, "This is awful, this is not what I expected. I can't believe this happened. What happened to that other place with the beaches and the beautiful women playing in the water?"

God says, "That was the screen saver".

No joke today just Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday little one! Gabbie is 1 today.

Turtleback Mountain Hike.

Last Sunday was a beautiful day. Roger and Gail from ND said lets go for a hike. Yea, yea lets go.. so off we went. I gathered up a crew: Roger & Gail..ND, Dr. Phil..WY, Newell & Linda...ND, Mayno...MN, Fred & Chris...Ontario, Dave & I...CO. Some made it further than others but the results were the same. WOW, what a gorgeous view. Turtleback Mtn. has an elevation of 6020. It can be seen from everywhere in this area. Can you see the turtle?

Sunday Joke.

Pig Joke

A farmer had five female pigs. Times were hard, so he decided to take them
to the county fair and sell them. At the fair, he met another Farmer who
owned five male pigs. After talking a bit, they decided to mate the pigs and
split everything 50/50. The farmers lived sixty miles apart. So they agreed
to drive thirty miles each, and find a field in which to let the pigs mate.
The first morning, the farmer with the female pigs got up at 5 A.M. ,
loaded the pigs into the family station wagon, which was the only vehicle he
had, and drove the thirty miles.

While the pigs were mating, he asked the other farmer, "How will I know if
they are pregnant?" The other farmer replied, "If they're lying in the grass
in the morning, they're pregnant. If they're in the mud, they're not."
The next morning the pigs were rolling in the mud. So he hosed them off,
loaded them into the family Station wagon again and proceeded to try again.
This continued each morning for more than a week.

The next morning he was too tired to get out of bed. He called to his wife,
"Honey, please look outside and tell me whether the pigs are in the mud or
in the grass." "Neither," yelled his wife, "they're in the station wagon
and one of them is honking the horn.

Fur and birds.

You never know what you might see if you look out your window. It could be a furry hat on a friend or a roadrunner on your truck hood. It's a really nice hat Clay!

Sunday Joke.

The Kiss

A tough looking biker was riding his Harley when he sees a girl about to jump off a bridge so he stops.

"What are you doing?" he asks.

"I'm going to commit suicide," she says.

While he did not want to appear insensitive, he didn't want to miss an opportunity, so he asked "Well, before you jump, why don't you give me a kiss?"

So, she does.

After she's finished, the biker says, "Wow! That was the best kiss I have ever had. That's a real talent you are wasting. You could be famous. Why are you committing suicide?"



"My parents don't like me dressing up like a girl......"

Yup we are cold here too!

We have been below zero for 3 straight nights. Such joy! The only one that likes this is Mac!

I'm addicted.

I am on number three. I really like this hobby!
What is it?

Dear Swedish Weaving Enthusiast,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Swedish weaving!
Swedish weaving, a form of embroidery, is a very relaxing and fun needle craft that dates back several centuries. In more recent times, this old needle craft has also been known as Swedish huck weaving, huckaback darning, huck embroidery and punto yugoslavo.
In the 1930's and 1940's, Swedish huck weaving on toweling was so popular that many designs were created. Some of these designs have been adapted for use with Monk's cloth.
Today, the resurgence of Swedish weaving on Monk's cloth has made it once again very popular and the hottest needlecraft to do.
In fact, our email is telling us that quilters and other crafters are finding Swedish weaving a relaxing and fun alternative with a beautiful result.
The beauty of this needle craft is that it only requires a few items:
Monk's cloth
4-ply yarn
a #13 yarn needle
a pair of scissors
a pattern