Happy February everyone! We’ve made it through January, everyone’s least favorite month around here it seems. Our January actually flew by. The wedding was early January, then we visited with Colton’s mom a lot the week after because she’d had a hip replacement and his dad was on a work trip. Then at the end of that week Colton’s Grandpa Matheson passed away, and we took a trip down to Parowan for the funeral.
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I suppose since my blog is entitled Bookshelves and Garden Paths I could post about the books I read. I’ve loved reading ever since second grade when I jumped from Reader Rabbit books to chapter books and suddenly millions of worlds opened up to me. I truly don’t understand how people don’t like reading, I’m just convinced they haven’t found the right genre or story yet.
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Right after New Year’s, we flew to Phoenix for Colton’s cousin’s wedding. It was so nice to get out of the cold for a few days. And I saw saguaros for the first time!! I’ve always loved cactuses in real life and art and jewelry, but I think I’ve found my new favorite cactus.
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We adopted a little one-year-old Shih Tzu from a lady who could no longer care for him. She was really sad to give him away, but due to progressive illness she could no longer keep up with the demands of a puppy.
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*Note before yelling at us for doing something wrong* We did NOT see the sign that said to not go on the Salt Flats if there’s ever any standing water. There were a lot of cars when we got to the parking lot, and the tiny wooden sign with the piece of paper nailed to it completely slipped our notice. I am the one yelling at people to stay on trails at national parks. I follow signs religiously. I read all the signs that I can find because I love facts and history and information! We did get pulled...
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