New House

Our New painted house.

Christian's birthday

Alaska

What a great trip we had in Alaska with Greg, Lacey, Sam, Faye, and Claire. It is beautiful there this time of year. We will post more pictures later. Love, Nona and Farmer

ps Thanks for all your wonderful birthday presents and cards and calls!

anniversary day

Today, may 7, is g&g Stephens 56th wedding anniversary. Call grandma S and chat . She and dad were very much in love, I am sure that it has been a bitter sweet day. Dad always wrote mom love letters. Love Mom

Roses

These are some of the roses that i have grown over the years. This is why i live in Saint George.

Knee

this is my knee before and after. i have had a much faster recovery this time around. i uh can walk better without a cane or crutches. i attribute this to the fasting and prayer that all my children and grandchildren did for me. and it makes me feel very humble and grateful. thank you all. i love you Dad

Shirts

hey you guys i have 30 white 5 with tags those are the t-shirts and 6 or 7 dress white shirts and 4 of those have tags haha about the black ones i have 8. and they have all been worn. also i found 5 long sleeve red shirts and 2 still had tags. it makes going in my closet such fun a surprise every minute hope you had fun today.

Keep the Blogs up to Date

I enjoy reading your guys' blogs so keep them up to date my life is pretty boring and i love to look and see what you guys have been doing. So do as your mother says and please update them.- Mom

Cute Cassie and Chris

Isn't this just the cutest pic of the two lovebirds? I saw it in a neat book that Cassie gave us for a gift. Hint-hint! I am getting in the picture/scrapbook stage and got some new albums so while Dad is lying in the hospital bed , writhing in pain, I can be putting pictures in the new books. I am excited. I have a major announcement to make--ta da! I got all my jewelry put into departments. This has been a task I have put off forever. Also I have cleaned 3/4 of my closet out, did you know I had 30 or so white tee shirts, quite an awesome collection, I must be feeling the surge of spring fever or else I must be organizing my stuff so that you guys won't continue to think I am a slob, probably the slob wins out. So come on down and have a closet tour, I think the little girls would enjoy the jewelry tour better. Well, we are going to read scriptures now, Love from Farmer and Nona!!!!!

Daniel Peter Stephens

My Dad's younger brother was Peter. He was born on Feb. 21, 1933. He was the uncle that was on the Scorpion, that disappeared the summer of 1969. I remember him pretty well. He married Judie Saunders and I was their flower girl. Her parents were so nice to me, they treated us as grandchildren. They had two children, Spencer Keith.,who has two children, Kaitlyn and Meredith. Their other son is Roger Rees Stephens, he is divorced. I called Judie on Sunday and we had a wonderful conversation. It was so good to hear her voice, she has always been so nice to me. I will inclose her e-mail address and I hope that you will each take a minute to write to her. She never has remarried since Peter died, he was truly her one and only. I hope that you will get to know her, she is so much fun. We had a 2 hour conversation about everything under the sun. She is amazed at all you girls and guys and your great children, please send her some pictures!!!!! I love you all. Be praying for your wonderful Dad. This is funny today, I went into Kohl's and spent the great giftcard and THIS VERY SNOTTY young girl looked at me when I bought some cool Sketcher's and acted like I had no right to be looking at such young looking shoes!!! She doesn't know me very well, does she, I'm just 39! Judie's e-mail is Judies @Rivnet.net Love, from us

Baptism

"Jesus answered and said unto them, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." John 3:5. I was looking through the photo album and i came across this picture of Lacey's baptism and others. It reminds me that Baptism is the door to eternal salvation and the Celestial Kingdom. I am so proud when my grandchildren are baptized. As proud as I was when each of my children were baptized. It is my prayer that all of my grandchildren will be baptized so that we can be together in the Celestial Kingdom with Christian and our ancestors. I love you all, Dad.

The McKay Rides

one of Gary's favorite times were spent in the mountains on his horse. especially fun were the rides with the McKay's. Barry Sr.,Jr. Kyle and Quinn and others. Geezel would look forward to these rides all year long. one of the sad things about getting older is that some of the fun things you did when you were younger become impossible to do anymore. we wouldn't want Gary to fall off one a rock haha. this is his 69th BDay. he is a kind and gentle man. and we all love him a lot.

Late Valentines Day

Dear everyone,

Sorry this is so late. hope you had a fun valentine's day. Dad Spencer and Gary had some candy treats from Mom. and then rose petals (fake) were spread all over the house :/ i thought it was pretty ingenious. although it was very slippery and she was afraid dad would fall and break a hip and not be able to get up hahahaha. he woulda had to roll into the bedroom and then i could have gotten to all his candy haha which i did anyways. i walked today Monday, for one mile it took me 20 min. don't laugh too hard. i was listening to Chicago the best band ever when i was walking. hope you're having fun dad and i love you all!!

Abraham lincoln

Much will be written and said today about Abraham Lincoln on this, the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Some will reflect on his role in abolishing slavery and preserving the Union during a divisive Civil War. Others will lament the tragedy of his assassination. Still others, in view of the recent change in administrations, will discuss our new President's very public references to Lincoln and his announced attempt to mimic some of Lincoln's approaches to governing.
Indeed Lincoln's words are wise and much about him is worthy of emulation. Yet of all of the words he wrote and spoke, and the wise quotations that abound in print, our thoughts this day turn to a story he told in 1859 that have particular bearing during this current time of national crisis:
"It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: 'And this, too, shall pass away.' How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!"*
Timely, comforting words, in KSL's view, from our nation's 16th President who was born two centuries ago today.

Aimee and HannaH

Dear Everyone, this is really me typing tonight! Don't fall off of your chairs, I found this sweet picture of Aimee, HannaH and the soon to be Eve. It made me so proud of all you girls for putting your lives on the line when you are having one of our little precious grandchildren. Tonight Lacey and Greg are awaiting the birth of little ????? We are all thinking of you guys, up in the hospital waiting and waiting ............but it will be with it !!!!! I am very jealous of all of you, I would love a new little new baby at our house, gee I should have bought Natalie's dog, Carlos. It would probably have been quieter at night, but there is nothing as wonderful as rocking a new cuddly baby, I don't think Carlos would have liked that, either would Dad. We love you all.Love Farmer and Nona

The Way We Were

This photo was taken in 1996. It brings back so many good memories. Of the farm and grandpa and a cute spencer and a tan me (dad). this was the last time grandpa drove up to our old house. what a wonderful, wise, generous father he was and is. i hope in the next life a similar picture with our whole family will be taken. let's all make grandpa proud of us. love, Dad.
this is from mom, Rick is just as wonderful, generous and wise as grandpa jensen is. he thinks about you girls and boys and grandchildren constantly and prays tht you all will be faithful and honorable people. love, mom

Valentines Day

Well it's Sunday and the third addition of the blog. Grandma Stephens is now in las Vegas gambling all her money away. After she is done cross stitching (giving mom a headache that required a constant IV Valium drip haha). Also shown is Spencer's new addition to his vast wardrobe of anything irish. he looks like a hunk. We all have been sick. Hope no one gets it. Dad is in bed with pneumonia. Spencer has a huge head cold that won't go away. His head is now sporting a fauxhawk. Mom finally likes it. Dad says he's a teenager and he'll grow out of these weird stages haha. Remember to give your valentine a big hug. also a treat woud be nice. i got my treat with my Bday and anniversary present (bling-bling). Natalie has a new dog we may never go to her house again haha. Watch out for Hank's feet they may be coated with dog crap. JK Justin hahahaha. We love you all. Give Spencer a big thanks for helping me (Mom).

Grandma's Visit

remember when little spencer got this sandbox for his 4th birhtday? grandma stephens was with me and helped me fill the sandbox with sand and then she and grandpa came up to celebrate with cake and ice cream. i wonder if spencer would fit in the sandbox today. i doubt it haha i don't think his feet would even fit in there haha. we're coming to see you guys tomorrow on the 4th somtime. we'll call you and let you know our plans. i've got hank's bday present and something for valentines day for everybody. we love you all and are proud of you. Mom and Grandma are having fun.

P.S. WAY TO GO MARISSA ON YOUR SCHOLARSHIP. see you in the morning Love you MOM and DAD (Farmer and Nona)

New Blog

So mom and dad finally got a blog. mom doesn't know how to turn the computer on. but she is relying heavily and i mean heavily on spencer to help out with it. Our life is pretty boring, not really boring but predictable. for the last 4 weeks every monday or wednesday we've been going to come up north for dad to see the doctor. so we watch the weather then all night long we check the road conditions and that determines whether we'll go or not. so this next wed which is the feb 4 we should and i mean maybe be coming up to bring belated christmas birthday and valentine gifts to you all. umm put your order in for bare minerals i've got some new ones that came. umm let's see tonight i made dinner the first time since christmas day besides pancake sundays. and everybody said it was wonderful but they would probably think dog food was wonderful at this point. haha can't wait to show you ny new ring (bling bling). there will never be any pics of me some of dad though. mine will be with a paper bag over my head haha. so carry on and include me in your blogger club. Farmer and i are proud of all you kids and grandkids. you've done a good job with the grandkids. love Nona aka Mom and Farmer aka Dad