Frequent Flyers of Shivers

"Welcome to Shivers, can I take your order?"
"We'll have two large diet lime rickey's with extra ice, please."
"Will that be everything?"
"Yip, that will do it"
"It will be $4.30"

I know two people with an addiction.....

Boulder Bathroom Break

A year a go this past January Mel and I spent a weekend with my family at Ruby's Inn and Bryce Canyon. It was a good time. Once we wrapped up with the family, we decided to drive home by way of Boulder Mountain. It was a beautiful day for a ride. If you've driven this route, you know you drive for the scenery and not for the number of options of where you can stop, especially for bathroom breaks on a Sunday. So, to keep a simple story simple, here's what happened. We made it to the very top of the mountain. Mel needed a stop. As luck would have it there was a pullout with a bathroom. Not knowing if it would be locked we decided to check it out. There had been enough snow it had swirled around the bathroom causing big drifts of snow to surround it. Mel braved the drifts, made her way into the unlocked bathroom and deemed the trip successful. On her way back to the car she gracefully made her way over the snowdrifts.....almost. What isn't pictured (because I was laughing to hard) is the frame where she landed on her face. It was then I decided I didn't really need to go that bad...

Relief Society Meeting

I came across this picture taken a couple of summers ago in Santa Clara. This was our Relief Society meeting for this particular day. This is my kind of meeting. Sitting in the sunshine on a spring morning. And, there was plenty of leg room....something I've come to appreciate over the years. If you ever get the chance, this is a fun little stop while visiting southern Utah.

The Surfing Alpaca

Now you don't see that everyday!!

Which is the Real Leprechaun?

#1 - Not sure if this is a look of surprise, shock or just silliness...


2. This one slept with a coat hanger in her mouth


3. This one is negotiating for a motorcycle ride hoping to leave the bike behind.

Last November while visiting Ireland we looked and looked for a real leprechaun. Luckily we found one. Can you guess which picture it is? Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Some Favorite Photos from Visiting Ireland

Me in my Irish camoflauge



Freezing on top of a bus.



Loved all the colored doors.


At the hidden lake.


Self explanatory...

I hope I get to visit Ireland again someday.

High Consumption Days

Typically 'high consumption' days are Sundays and today has been no exception. For some reason I like to justify why these days are necessary. Today, I choose the dreaded daylight savings time combined with the early 9 a.m. church schedule and Primary being the first meeting. Poor teachers.... The kids really didn't know the difference. A week ago on mountain standard time, they were still asleep. So yes, today my rationalization is daylight savings time. I believe today I've had 4 cans and some from a 2 liter jug. That qualifies as 'high consumption'.

Now 'high consumption' days are nothing new to the household. They've been going on for years. Crushed ice and Diet Coke compliments any snack, dinner, breakfast and everything in between on Sundays. It's a beautiful thing...what more can I say? Today it was just extra tasty.