Families

We loaded up the pickup with dogs, a tent and a bunch of eggs and joined a passle of Curtis Cousins this weekend at Flaming Gorge to celebrate my Aunt Lorna and Uncle Rudy's 50th Wedding Anniversary.

We went rafting down the Green River.

I especially like this picture of Eric looking mischevious as he climbs back into the boat after he jumped into the COLD water. Cousin John also had jumped in and was trying to get his girlfriend Billie all wet.

A whole boat load of cousins.

Tess playing "Go Fish" with my cousin Dahlene and her son Jaron. Dahlene also taught me to knit hats.

Tess enjoying the sunset.

Friday was wet and cold and we were thankful we had two dogs to make it a two dog night. Saturday we had a nice dinner and a huge cake to celebrate Lorna and Rudy's anniversary. Tess reports she is ready to go camping again on "Tuesday or Friday."

Meet Trig

We got the word it was time to pick up the puppy last weekend. So since Eric is gone on his two weeks with the national guard, Tess and I decided to make a girl trip out of it. We cashed in our Hyatt points and jumped in the car for Denver. We hit the aquarium first. Tess liked to pet the rays, but made me do the feeding.

The next morning we went to the zoo. Tess remembered getting to feed the birds from last time we were there so that was what she wanted to do first.

Then it was off to DIA to the Continental Cargo stop to meet Trig! Here's T and T at the airport. Trig looks a little jet lagged, but he did just fine.

chewing....

and napping. He has settled in just fine.

Can - Can

The last weekend in May I went to Centennial to a food preservation class put on by the University extension service. Of course, typical of my crazy life I went to Centennial via Casper as I had to stop for work. In Centennial, I escaped work, my cell phone and computer (well, partially my computer) and learned the safe way to can with a pressure cooker and water bath as well as dehydrating. I brought home lots of fruit leather, jerky, banana chips, vegetable pickles and vegetable soup. We also learned enough about food safety to make a person want to wash their hands even 6 seconds. The workshop was at the Snowy Mountain Lodge and I had a nice little cabin where I had to wade through about a foot of snow to get in.

The group was pretty amazing coming from all walks of life and throughout southern Wyoming and even Nebraska. I learned tons.

Now, since it has been raining and darn near freezing for 12 days straight, I am just hoping I have some part of my garden left to use my new skills.

Lots to post this weekend...