Fishing Connant Creek, ID Fall 2012

 We went fishing on a Saturday afternoon to Connant Creek, which is in Idaho between Ashton Idaho and Driggs. You enter a gravel road that goes to a subdivision and doesn't have any homes built then you hike down to the creek.  We always see lots of signs of wildlife but have yet to seen any moose or other animals. The day was great we took a friend named Joe and his two girls and our boys. I love the lighting and the boys were not excited to smile. Eli did catch several fish. The one C. called a "Toad".

             
                                                             All Business

                                                                  Nice Fish

           
                                                              The Toad

                                              C. likes to be involved and try to help take out the hooks.

Halloween 2012

For Halloween A. was a cheetah and C. was a wolf. I made A's because I could not find a costume. For C. I bought the shirt and pants and made the tail and ears. He looks like monk. Anyway next year if they chose something other than animals it would be easier.

Family Pictures

Labor Day weekend we had family photos taken near Ashton, Idaho. We had some taken in a wheat field and left because they were combining right behind us. Then we went up on the Ashton hill to take some photos. It was so windy and the sun kept coming out of clouds. We got a few we could use.

Then we went camping right after to our usual spot.

Where to go.....

So we have a job offer in Denver, CO. And another interview this week the job would be in Fort Lewis. And we will hear back from Hensel Phelps this week. And maybe other companies. Waiting is terrible. Anyway The future is yet to be determined. In days we may know where, but haven't decided how or anything past that point.

Party

So Eli is in the Sunday School Presidency. And every three months they do a teacher training. And in September I was asked to help make the treats. We were told cookies were not good enough, they had already done brownie sunday's and root beer floats. So I did caramel apples, with apple pie which is white chocolate and cinnamon and sugar, and caramel then milk chocolate and m&m's and the same but no m&m's and pecans. And truffles and something else I don't remember oh, yes I do mini cupcakes with raspberry filling and cream cheese frosting.

So today we had creamchees with shrimp cocktail sauce and covered with baby shrimp, cheese fondue in a bread bowl, sparkling grape drink and sparkling orange, peach, mango, chocolate and caramel pretzels, truffles orange and peppermint, chocolate caramel thumbprint cookies, peanut butter balls, mini cheese cakes, nutlella fruit dip, chicken chipolte cups, and peppers, and crackers. and white chocolate coins, with crasins and pastishaoes on them. Not bad, it was almost all eaten.

I am tired, but can't sleep. So now I can retire from helping. Oh yes.

Exciting

So, Eli has had two interviews. They are pre screenings to see if you would be a fit to have a call back interview. He first interviewed with Mortenson, then a week later Hensel Phelps. He thought he bombed the Hensel Phelps interview and felt better about Mortenson. However, he got a call back from Hensel Phelps, Phoenix division. With this company every division interviews. So he has also signed up to interview this Friday with the Southern California division. He flies out to Phoenix for several days of round robin interviews the end of the month. I have been researching companies, employee owned companies today to see what options we have.

I am slightly sad that we will be leaving this area. I like the small town, recreation, and other things, but it is time to have some room to stretch. Make new friends, see new things, etc....