Time Together....

Friday - 12 August 2016

Often when a family needs to gather together...when a loved one passes away...there are always precious moments...with those family

members who are still here...

Such was our day...on Friday...

Josh, Caleb, and Hyrum were able to get away from jobs

and their precious families...to support my brothers and

their families and myself...Plus, to be a part of my Dad's 

burial service and luncheon that took place 

on Saturday the 13th of August.

I know some of my boys...wish I would GO AWAY with my camera

but, I just wanted to remember as much as possible and

pictures are so vivid and real...

So...I began that morning...smile

WORKOUTS BEFORE THE DAY BEGINS 

of running around Sacramento for things I really wanted to 

do and see...for I don't believe I will ever return...

to Sacramento...

This picture was taken after everyone cleaned up from working out...

getting ready to leave for the day...We had a GREAT BREAKFAST at a 

small "healthy" type restaurant...SO GOOD...It was SMALL...but

packed with people...I would go back there, again...if the opportunity

ever came back up...smile 

VISIT to the OLD HOUSE I lived in MOST

of my Growing Up Years...

Went to the home that my grandfather, Herb Peterson, built for my

parents in 1957.  I lived in this house from the age of 7 years to

18 years of age.  However, after we moved my father to

Boise, Idaho where my brother, Scott and his wife, Peach could 

be with him EACH and EVERY day...we had to sell the home...

I wanted to see what this contractor was going to do to 

the house...I was quite surprised...for they gutted the 

ENTIRE inside of the house, except the fireplace...

It is going to be REALLY nice once they put it all back together, again...

but, still...it came as quite the surprise...

 Josh and Hyrum

 Caleb

They are making this area ALL ONE ROOM...

no longer will there be a formal "Living Room"...

"Family Room" and "Extended Misc. Room"

 Gutted out the KITCHEN and DINING area

 This was the area of the laundry room and back bathroom

 They were working on the BATH HOUSE...tore out all the bushes, grass,

but, left this one plant that wrapped itself around one of the bath house

poles...that produces ORANGE flowers...that the hummingbirds LOVE...

plus, the ORANGE tree (not pictured) that has incredible oranges on it...

 Adding a walk in closet off the master bedroom that

took out part of the "formal living room"...

 Completely gutted...

Took out the old front pane window...put in a new one...

tore out all the plants and grass out front...

Yeah....

GENEALOGY MOMENT

I felt it was going to be my last chance to go to the Sacramento

City Library...hoping to get more clues on my HEISEN

family...The "genealogy" people who could have helped me...did 

not work on this day...so...I found some "reference" books on

NEWSPAPER articles....I had each person...write down any information on

two surnames: HEISEN and MOTT

When I get a chance, I am going to look up every article that

they found in those books...I found some that will definitely interest

me...All them were so good about helping me out on this...

Hyrum, Josh, and Caleb - waiting for the Library to open...

 Garvin, Caleb, Josh, and Hyrum

diligently writing down all that they had found...

Dinner Time at "Olive Garden"

Mandy made reservations for all of us...at the "Olive Garden"...

My brother, Steve, and his wife Jerilyn were unable to join us...since they

were staying with friends...

 Caleb, Hyrum, Josh --- Rob and Kaitlyn Arkebauer

 Wyatt, Bobbie, Garrett (asleep) Mandy Arkebaurer --- Peach and Scott

 Garvin and Caleb

 Scott and I

Hyrum, Josh, and Rob

Had a GREAT time together...!!!

Definitely memories made...My boys were able

to get to know their UNCLE SCOTT...and I promise...

there were MANY MOMENTS of FUN LAUGHTER!

smile