December Snowmen

I know our hill doesn't look like much from afar, but really it is as tall as the picnic pavilion next to it. The kids came over to check it out and gave it relatively favorable marks. Now that Spring is almost here it is fun to remember these first days in December. Thanks for coming over Wileys.

Our Newlywed Cottage

Sometimes living in Provo takes me back to the day when John and I were students here at BYU. This little house was our first home after we were married in 1974. I thought it was 100 years old then, so how old is it now? They told us it was an old pioneer house made of railroad ties. It was heated by a gas-heating stove in the kitchen. I still think it is kind of cute.

We paid $75 a month rent, which was cheap even then. They are putting a new roof on it now, so maybe it will get a fresh coat of paint soon. Not long after we moved out, they rented it to the first Provo missionaries. As old as it is, I guess a lot of different people have called it home. I hope they remember it as fondly as I do.



I've always had a hard time remembering exactly where it was, but now that I'm getting to know Provo so well I will remember it is on 200 North, near 400 West. This is where we lived when we first became friends with Kerry and Marianne Hopkin.