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Show 2 - MMRAOGOS TIMES ...... September 11,2013 ; is . .. ;o'- - , :' ' by Marcella Walker It is September and Fall begins this month! This is that wonderful time of year for mothers as their kids go back to school after the long, hot summer and it is football sea-son, as well. It is a joyous time for the kindergarten kids who have eagerly anticipated this expe-rience but after the first day some won't want to come back again and others will love it. It is the time for teenag-ers to get back to school, per-haps not for the class studies as much as to see their friends and teachers once more. It is the time of year that mothers dream about all sum-mer long. I know. I have been there and done that. Now I am an oldster and I have grandchildren in grade school, junior high school, high school and college.. That means there will not be so many sleep overs as there were in the summer. There will not be so many requests to play games. I will miss it! For the older grandchildren, it might mean I don't get to have them over to play games as much as I did in the sum-mer. The are still around, though, so that is good. We recently experienced an event which brought us to-gether with our local children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and also our kids and grandkids who live in Madison, Wisconsin. One of the granddaughters whose family lives in Wisconsin got married here and our daugh-ter and her family came out for the great occasion. It was a thrill for so many of us to be together for this occasion. We had not seen most of those from Wisconsin for a long time and for us it was one of those memorable experiences which we will long cherish. This was the capstone for a very nice summer, but why we are having all this Fall type weather now is beyond my comprehension. I loved every minute of it, by the way! Actually, this is normal weath-er for a normal time of year and it has, for the most part, been nice and warm and I have loved it. Now comes the hard part, the part when Summer turns to Fall and the weather begins to get colder day by day and the summer picnics will have to go into retreat until Summer comes next year. The salvation, of course, is it becomes Football Season, one of the best times of year that there is. Well, I like Bas-ketball Season, too, and so they are kind of equal seasons in my book but I am looking forward to BYU and Pleasant Grove High having a very good year in both. Football just happens to come first. This is the time of year when I sit down and try to make up a schedule of things I can do dur-ing the Fall and long Winter sea-son. I am not a good winter per-son. It is cold and slushy a lot of the time and I am not as great a lover of this wonderful time of year as I used to be. If it were not for the football, basketball, and holidays, I would move to a warmer climate. We have family in Arizona and it is nice down there in the Winter, usually, and that is a temptation but I would have to find a way home for the ball games and such so that is not a viable answer to the problem. Remember when we were kids and loved Winter because of the fun of making snowmen, sleigh riding, going ice skating, having snowball fights and all that neat stuff? I loved it. Now I am an old lady who does not enjoy doing those things anymore because it is usually very cold outside and I like to stay warm as much as possible. But those ball games are the fun part of life and if it requires me sitting in the grand stand with sweaters, coats, and blankets around me, it is still worth the time and the money. At least basketball is an in-side game! This Summer has been a lot of fun and we have done a lot of enjoyable things. One of the things my husband thought up was to have a combined Family Home Evening on the first Mon-day of each month this summer. We held it at one of the picnic spots in American Fork Canyon and it was so much fun and ev-eryone seemed to enjoy it. It brought all of us who live in the area together to eat, talk, play with the little ones, and just relax and keep up to date on what everyone was doing. And Grandpa caught fish and shared them with the rest if they want-ed any. I am not a fish person myself! Of course, our daugh-ter and family in Wisconsin could not attend but they have a daughter here who has two of our plus the daughter who just recently got married, and we had a wonder-ful time. It has been a Summer to remember and we will prob-ably plan a similar time to get together next Summer, too. I would like to add a word or two about good old Pleas-ant Grove City, which I love. I was bora in Brigham City, spent my youth in Ogden, spent my college years at BYU, and since we have been married we have lived in Provo, California, Sandy, Bountiful, and we have lived in Pleasant Grove since 1973. This, to me, is home and you all know how much I have loved writing about Pleasant Grove for the Daily Herald, and "BLAB " continued on Page 9 Thoughts From The Garden... by Tonya LeMone Autumn: The Season for Letting Go There is so much we can learn from nature.... most teachable is the very season we are approaching, autumn, and what we see happening right before our eyes can teach us so many valuable lessons in life. Much like the tree that holds on to that last leaf, we, too, hold on to things that once we let go, we realize something new is born, bringing new life to us. This time of year the temperatures are beginning to drop and a cool brisk breeze takes hold almost nightly. Autumn also brings the sound of crickets, so routine it is as though someone pushed the "play" button on the evening urging us along to retire for an early slumber. With autumn we also see the multitude of colors becoming more brilliant each day, and we question our self if someone has been instructed to press harder with their crayons so the vibrant leaves can be seen from every direction. Autumn also brings the regular occurrence of the big yellow school bus always on time at the corner. But with this time of year I become a little saddened because as the trees are slowly letting go of their leaves, I remember letting go of our children as they would head off to school. Now in my stage of life I have come to also realize that the shopping for school supplies and new clothes, and that excitement of the first day of school is now gone and I find it hard to let go again. Neil Gumenick stated the following: "Nature instructs us about our own cycles of creating and letting go: Trees in autumn don't stubbornly hold onto their leaves because they might need them next year, how many of us defy the cycle and hold onto what we've produced or collected those decayed leaves, that old negativity?" It is the attachments that prevent us from moving forward in our own progression, and if we don't let go, we often wind up carrying a heavier load than we are able to manage. When I go in to the store this time of year and see parents frantically purchasing school supplies and arguing with a son or daughter about what to wear or not to wear, I admit I am somewhat relieved but also want to say enjoy it! This time of their life goes so fast and before you know it you are picking out wedding dresses and having the same arguments of what to wear and what not to wear. And as Halloween approaches, the stress of costumes, candy, and Halloween parties seems a relief not to have to worry about them, but I still find it hard " "' toletgo. y-- ; Autumn is the time for letting go and letting go really doesn't require as much work as it may seem. It's a frame of mind and just as the tree effortlessly lets go of the last leaf and it falls to the ground. . ..try letting go. . .of children, anger, negativity.... and you will be so surprised to witness what in the spring! ! A new beginning. See you in the garden. ... A ' r .; -- - Taking out the baby is an adventure as well. There is packing the diaper bag which is like packing her entire room and then there, is always the unexpected. These adventures are very welcome though. Every day we are enjoying all we can for she is changing so fast and before we know it, she won't be so small. I just want to cling to her forever and never let her grow old! I look at her now and can't even believe how she ever fit inside if me. It's just crazy how much love I have for her! Every baby is different, but they are all angels. My husband and I claim we could just watch her simple expressions all day long. She is such a light and happiness. It makes all the attacks, all the crying, all the tired nights worth it when they are cuddled up against you, smile in their sleep, or stare at you as though by Marissa Moncayo It seems like forever ago I was pregnant and giving birth, although just a few weeks ago that was my reality! It's crazy how time just flies by in the blink of an eye. Our darling princess of a baby is now three weeks old, growing and changing way too fast. It's quite the . transition getting use to a baby, learning the baby's cues, and experimenting with what works and what doesn't. Our little girl is such an angel. She doesn't cry for much. In fact she didn't even know how to cry, or so it seemed, until we went to the doctor and they pressed on her pricked heel. Although we have few spouts every now and then, she still doesn't wail at all. This has been a blessing as we have heard our friends' baby cry nonstop! We are very grateful. We may not have crying, but we sure do have flying poop. It's an adventure when at 3 a.m. you go to change her, after waiting and thinking she's done, to get sprayed by poo. I've had to shower in the early morning hours, but I've also had to try to contain laughter when it doesn't happen to me. There again we are learning how to prevent this. Our daughter was born with a ton of hair! I've enjoyed this especially. As her umbilical cord has fallen off, we have been able to give her real baths. Oh, does she love it! Not only that, but the first time we bathed her and ever since she has loved the water on her hair. Playing and rubbing her hair even puts her to sleep. She is definitely her mother's daughter in this way. recognizing you. I can't wait for that first real smile or the cooing to begin, to interact more. For now we are enjoying her cuddling, and lately her growing attentiveness to us. Our baby's room is now complete, our little house set up, and I am extremely excited for what life has in store for our little family. Published by the Timpanogos Times. Publisher, Calvin Walker. Editor, Angela Moncayo Office Phone: The Timpanogos Times is published each Wednesday at 11 South Main Street, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062. Send address changes to the Timpanogos Times office address listed above. Deadlines: News and advertising is Friday at 5:00 p.m. prior to publication. All articles and photographs submitted for publication are subject to editing and will only be used if the editor deems them as newsworthy. The Timpanogos Times reserves the right to hold submitted news items for space reasons. Copyright is held by Timpanogos Times, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062. All rights are reserved. Reproduction, reuse or transmittal of all matter herein, including ads created by Timpanogos Times, is prohibited without prior permission by the publisher. ERIC , ) I JENSEN J ... . ' ' : L. k' VOTE ERIC ERlCDOWNTOWNGMAIL.COM EPJCJENSEN4PG.BLOGSPOT.COM "Of the People, By the People and For the People." j " " v - were just a few thousand people living here. Now there are some 35,000 people. The pioneers would be impressed to see the vast numbers of people living here today. Recently the state began grading schools. We never worried about the quality of our schools. We knew if you showed up and studied hard you could achieve the American Dream. The list of successful people coming out of Pleasant Grove is very long. Brent Halladay is a classic example of success. He worked hard and played by the rules and became the State Fire Marshall. Robert Schow is another example of success. From humble beginnings, he and Judy started out life together as dispatchers living in a small apartment above what was then the city hall, police and fire station. Robert worked hard and played by the rules. He became a very successful businessman. What a success story! When Dan Fugal told of growing up in Pleasant Grove, I recalled the many years of hard work his family put in. There were many years when Dan and Jill felt lucky to pay the bills. That hard work paid off. Recently hundreds of citizens showed up at a city meeting to share their views regarding proposals being put forward by the mayor and city council. It was an impressive sight to see all of these good people come forward and express their views and get involved. Out of the many came better proposals. This November the people will have the opportunity to go to the polls and once again express their views. Just recently we bid farewell to Lynn Zufelt and Grant Ellis. Lynn made a great contribution to this community over the many years he worked for the City of Pleasant Grove. Most everyone knew Grant Ellis. A special thanks goes out to all who helped Grant along the way. A big thanks goes out to everyone who has helped during a most difficult water year. First we had the coldest winter since 1948. Then we had the hottest summer in recorded history. On top of that we had one of the worst water years in memory. Out of American Fork Canyon it has been the worst water year since 1928. Let's hope and pray we get some snow this winter or things will be worse next year. by Mark Bezzant Growing up in Pleasant Grove was a child's dream. It was a Norman Rockwell experience. Almost everyone knew everyone. There were rich and poor, i There were young and old. Some were church goers and some were not. In some ways it was like being part of a large family. In any family there are quarrels and disagreements. Healthy families work through their differences, just like good neighbors do. Recently Dan Fugal spoke at a city council meeting about growing up in Pleasant Grove. Back when he was a bov there |