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Show Pieces July 26, 2000 - The Springville Herald - Page Nine H Family reuinincDinis by Liz Elder If I hadn't talked to other people, if I didn't know that we weren't unusual; or, heaven forbid, bad parents, I wouldn't be writing this. I would go to my grace in silence. Resentful silence. si-lence. However, I must say that the first couple of days of the first "yours, mine and ours," family-wide family-wide Elder Reunion were a nightmare. night-mare. I uttered those immortal words, the motto of every over-indulgent, over-indulgent, hysterical, "we will all be happy because I said so" crazed mom since the beginning of time" "I WILL NEVER DO THIS AGAIN IF I LIVE TO BE A MILLION YEARS OLD!" I had planned it all out. We were going to a dude ranch in Southern Utah with all eight of our kids for a four-day holiday that would last from Thursday through Sunday. Everyone seemed excited. A couple of the kids couldn't come, but most would be there bright and ready to go Thursday noon. We had to be on time because the ranch had a camp counselor to make plans with Horseback riding? Ten a.m. Friday morning. Line dancing? Five-thirty Saturday Satur-day afternoon. A family rodeo? Thursday afternoon. To me, it sounded great. We would be organized and busy and involved--no hanging around, no whining, we would all do things together and grow to love one another. We would learn about the old West, we would rope and brand and tie and.... Horse manure. . On Thursday morning, no one could be there at noon; our family fami-ly rodeo would go un-rode, our counselor waiting in lonely confusion con-fusion when no one showed up. I took it all personally, of course, because that's how I've been trained. If there are floods in Bangladesh, if you can't find your new shorts or your hair dryer, if you wake up in a bad mood, it's my fault. When everyone finally arrived, ar-rived, they were appalled that our vacation was anyone's business. The horseback riders didn't want to amble down a trail in a line of horses led by some yahoo from California. Half the group wanted to rent ATV's. The horseback-ers said, "Wow, that's a great idea-why idea-why don't we rent a boat too?" The rodeo sounded like a Miss 4H competition: dressing sheep and chasing calves to untie a ribbon-everyone thought it was dumb, dumb, dumb. There was no air conditioning and it was 95 degrees outside. The only thing anyone liked was the food. Well, I thought, so much for writing about our family reunion. This is a disaster. It won't be like those stories in the women's magazines where the cheerful mother manages to turn it all around. This is what I thought as I rode in a long line of trail-trained horsed behind Kyle, my ten-year old grandson from California. He was having a great time. Mike, my granddaughter's boyfriend, - The earliest nails were made about 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia. Meso-potamia. Artists used them to fasten sheets of copper to wooden frames to make statues. In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth became the first British monarchs to visit the United States. It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels he is worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him. Abraham Lincoln Factory Authorized Dealer & Service Center MOST MAJOR BRANDS Lawn Mowers Chain Saws Snowblowers String Trimmer Carpenter eed Co. 1030 So. State, 4 Provo trotted on up ahead on his first horseback ride. I was having fun. Half of us showed up for the line dancing and the other half watched for laughs. We rented ATV's for a day and fished as the boat puttered around the lake. People started saying things like, "Jessica is really cool, I never realized she was so funny." i We got used to being cooled by a breeze and had faith that it would get better at night. We ate a yummy dinner down by the riverside, and sat on a big rock in the stream talking until 11, watching the moon rise and the owls hunt. My husband sewed my lips shut. Somehow it got better. On the way home, I got out the map; my eyes lit on Flaming Gorge. Yessiree, next year's reunion! We'll all play together and bond and.... It's okay, I'll just bring the horse manure. Summer means sunshine. Nearly all of our fun is involved in outdoor activities-swimming, boating, hiking, bike riding, picnicking-in glorious clear blue western skies. Unfortunately, sunshine also brings with it the possibility of overexposure to the sun's ultraviolet radiation and the risk of skin cancer. It is estimated that 9,600 Americans will die this year from skin cancer, 7,700 from melanoma melano-ma and 1,900 from other skin cancers (i.e. basal cell or squamous squa-mous cell). The most serious form of skin cancer is melanoma, which has been increasing on the average of four percent per year since the early 1970s. In the Rocky Mountain Division states of Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming Wyo-ming and North Dakota, an estimated 1,500 people will be diagnosed with melanoma this year alone. For basal cell or squamous cell cancers, cure is highly likely if detected and treated early. Malignant melanoma can spread to other parts of the body quickly, quick-ly, but when detected in its earliest earli-est stages, and with proper treatment, treat-ment, it is highly curable. Any change in the skin, especially espe-cially a change in the size or color of a mole or other darkly pigmented growth or spot, should be examined by a doctor. Other possible symptoms of skin cancer include scaliness, oozing, bleeding bleed-ing or change in the appearance of a bump or nodule, the spread of pigmentation beyond its border and a change in sensation, itchiness, itchi-ness, tenderness or pain. Risk factors include excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation; having a fair complexion; occupational occu-pational exposure to coal tar, pitch, creosote, arsenic compounds, com-pounds, or radium; family history; histo-ry; and multiple nevi (moles) or atypical nevi. Prevention is simple. When outdoors, cover as much skin as possible with a hat, long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Limit your exposure to the sun during the 7J" i. 57 .v. ' i The Kiwanis Club meeting last week was held in Kelly's Grove. Keith Davis, second from left, of the American Legion, with Ryan Bartholomew and Spencer Peterson gave a report of their attendance at Boys State held in Ogden at Weber State University. Universi-ty. A total of eighteen boys from Springville and Mapleton attended this year. Verl Dallin was the toastmaster. Max Alleman will be in charge of next week's program. midday hours (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Wear sunscreen with a SPF (sun protection factor) of 15. A stumble may prevent a fall. English Proverb ase 5 ct bag frozen Bread IDtough 23 m School Supplies off All remaining selection Frozen Friday 30 -ff All frozen food Coupons will be taken off before discount. Reg, 79 Asst. Pasta Varieties Cap'N Crunch (Cto $ jj TO 16 cz. Box San Francisco Bay 'Cffiffee 12 oz Bag Super Senior Wednesday o off Excludes milk, eggs, ad items, discount card not included rft ftr& Pasta Fun to Lean Workbook Pre-school or Kindergarten Cover Girl 3) 11 Huge Variety College Student Tuesday o o on Excludes milk, eggs, ad items, discount card not included. Must show ID DM 12 oz. box Golden Oats li' iA TIN fh )' 1 li" ID While strolies last! Whisker iMin's 4.5 oz. 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