What was your favorite toy?
I don't remember a favorite toy. I remember toy trucks that we played with in the tractor tire full of sand. And small cars that we used in it also. I had lots of fun.
Today though I think that I need to comment about something that I thought about during conference. There was a talk about changes in culture from my generation to today's. Then he said to go out and do things except maybe play computer games and facebook. Then the thought suddenly came to me that one of the culture differences are in those very games that are played by these two generations. We played "No Bears are Out Tonight" and other games outside requiring interaction with each other while today they are often playing computer games which requires communicating only with the computer. It was just a thought but as you think about it there is a lot of differences in the two cultures and these games may just be a part of the problems in the dating world of today's culture.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Feb 11, 2011
What was the climate of the area where you grew up?
It was typical Utah climate. Hot in the summer, great in the fall, cold in the winter and again great in the spring. Here are a few examples. I remember going out in the winter when it would be cold and starting a fire in the small wood burning stove to get enough heat to o the chores. One particular winter however was almost too much for that little stove when it got down to -33 degrees. Not all of our winter's were that cold but just about every winter we would have to connect a welder to our water pipes going out to the barn to thaw them out so we could have water for the cows.
Then there some pretty wet springs. There were three or four years when our road leaving the farm would wash out where we drove from the canal to the top of the bench. It was pretty muddy when it would wash out. One year we even had to walk a half mile into the yard since we couldn't get into the end of the road.
I always loved the summers until we had to haul hay in the midst of the heat. I loved the heat when we got to the canal and started to swim but that was usually the only time.
Fall however was the perfect season, other than school starting again. The fall colors were always so pretty and the weather was usually so good. It was a good time of the year because the hay was all in the stack and the irrigating done for the year. there were the different fruits to can but they were always so good to have later through the year.
I grew up in a special place that will always be close to my heart.
It was typical Utah climate. Hot in the summer, great in the fall, cold in the winter and again great in the spring. Here are a few examples. I remember going out in the winter when it would be cold and starting a fire in the small wood burning stove to get enough heat to o the chores. One particular winter however was almost too much for that little stove when it got down to -33 degrees. Not all of our winter's were that cold but just about every winter we would have to connect a welder to our water pipes going out to the barn to thaw them out so we could have water for the cows.
Then there some pretty wet springs. There were three or four years when our road leaving the farm would wash out where we drove from the canal to the top of the bench. It was pretty muddy when it would wash out. One year we even had to walk a half mile into the yard since we couldn't get into the end of the road.
I always loved the summers until we had to haul hay in the midst of the heat. I loved the heat when we got to the canal and started to swim but that was usually the only time.
Fall however was the perfect season, other than school starting again. The fall colors were always so pretty and the weather was usually so good. It was a good time of the year because the hay was all in the stack and the irrigating done for the year. there were the different fruits to can but they were always so good to have later through the year.
I grew up in a special place that will always be close to my heart.
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