Gems

The title of this post does not refer to my wife or the kids, but refers to posts I find sometimes while engaging in the activity which, I understand, is know as "blog stalking.'' Blog stalking seems to refer to the practice of looking and following people's blogs who you have never met and would consider sitting in your car on their street watching them to see what interesting things they are up to...if you didn't have a life.  But since most of us are well-adjusted rational human beings and consider it too much trouble to open our own garage doors or actually get up and change the channel on the TV, I am about 50% sure I will never engage in said car-on-street stalking activity.

This blog entry http://idaholyoaks.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-09-05T08%3A36%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7 is from the blog of a professor at BYU Idaho who is concerned about the backlash against science and scientists in politics.  He has some authority to speak to this because he himself is a scientist.  Science, like most everything else in life, is imperfect but this does not mean its findings and results should not be considered and employed.  Unfortunately, even science that is basically unquestioned is ignored by good numbers of people-i.e., Utahns along the Wasatch front who refuse to do anything about our air pollution problem collectively or individually.  Anyway enjoy this post...or just skip it.  

I just hope he does not stalk me for posting a link to his blog.  

The Campout

 We went camping up Albion Basin over Labor Day Weekend. What a mess! We planned on camping with friends and family but Elena came down with Rosiola (hand foot and mouth disease) which scared everyone away. We offered to keep her home but they still didn't want to camp. Our brave nephew, Gabe, joined us and we had a great time. This picture is our tin foil dinner.

                              It was delicious: ham, turkey, potates, zucchini, carrots and corn.

 Our nephew accidently spilled water on Paul at dinner. Too bad he didn't pack another pair of shorts or pants.

 It was impossible to keep shoes on this kid.

 We forgot hangers for smores so Gabe made us some roasting sticks.

                                                                             Boys love fire!!

 It was freezing that night, the kids joined us on our air matress because they were freezing.

 Elena fell in the fire and I quickly grabbed her out but not before burning her hair, her left cheek and thumb. Poor kid! Her hair was most badly burned, I guess we will be cutting a short bob again.

 This rock was Elena's baby, she even rocked it and sang rock-a-bye baby.

                                             The boys protected Elena's "babies" from Paul.

                                          We hiked up Cecret Lake and it was beautiful (and crowded).

                                                    Tired and hungry after our hike.

                                                    Beautiful view on our way home.