Psycho Kitty Emerges

So, here it is, these sweet little kittys are driving me crazy. If I don't shut the bathroom door when I leave for work, Calli goes in and plays catch with every Q-tip she can find. If I leave a drink on the night stand, I will definitely find it on the floor spilled in the morning. The other night she dumped the one glass 3 times, once from the trash can, which is the other thing she tips over every night. Whe is also using the molding on the doors as a scratch pad! This morning she was opening the cupboards in the kitchen, then she came into the bedroom and started opening all the dresser drawers and started flipping my things out of the drawers. H...E...L...P...! What happened to my sweet cuddly kitty?

Lights of Provo

While up in Provo, Tami and I went looking at Christmas lights. So here are just a few that we saw, and tomorrow, I think we are going out to Thanksgiving point. Check back tomorrow for more.

So, This tree is called Eleanors Tree, because she is such a pink girl.

Quad Ride to Grand Wash Cliffs

And Friday, the day after the big turkey celebration, Brian, Maddie, Melissa, Catherine and Me (Kathy) went on a quad ride to the top of the Grand Wash Cliffs. Unfortunately, we got lost. But.....we did find our way. But.....we only made it to one of the two locations. But.....it was beautiful.

Thanksgiving 2011

So, for Thanksgiving, we had a nice family dinner at our house.  Grandma and Grandpa Peterson, Randy and family, Melissa and family and Brian and Maddie joined us for dinner.  We eventually finished dinner and then had a wonderful birthday cheesecake for Melissa.

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Work and now Play

Well, it has been a very busy time for me. I have worked through the summer and into the fall.  Usually I work 4-6 days a week and my days begin at 4:30 am and end about 8:00 pm, so my days are long and very busy. It is finally slowing down (like a sudden stop) and now I am getting only 2 days a week, so it's time to have my life back.  So, I decided to go visit Tami and her family.  I took up their Christmas presents. 

This morning I woke up to the sound of the little kids in my room looking for a snuggly grandma.  It seems that their mama (Tami) told them if they have nightmares to go snuggle up to Grandma, she gets rid of bad dreams fast.  So Riley got all excited and told his mom he hoped he has a nightmare tonight. 

Here is a picture of Eleanor and myself showing off our red nails.  She is so girly. Poor Tami. It is so nice to have time to blog again.

Oh where oh where did Kathy go?

So, I have been very busy lately and have not put out any blogs.  Trailways Magazine is doing an article about The Grand Canyon West Rim and in paticular the Skywalk.  And to be even more specific, a driver who does tours to the Skywalk.  And even more specific, they interviewed me and wanted some pictures of me and the skywalk and my bus.  So here are a few of them.  But, I will let you all know when the article comes out.  It was kinda fun.  But, long story short, it has been a busy summer.  I have not had too much time off, but am getting smarter at scheduling it better.  On my days off, I am usually busy with the family, holding all of the little grandkids I can, helping Mom with Dad (who requires constant care now). I will be taking them up to their doctor appointments in Utah this coming week, You know Mom NEEDs her botox. lol lol lol  So, this is my attempt to keep up with the blogs.  I should get my life back around the end of November or early December. 

Family Weekend in Utah

Well, here are some more photos from this weekend. We also came up for the missionary homecoming of my brother John's son Jason. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of his family, but all of my grandbabies were here and I did get them....with me.

Here is Great Grandma with her Great Grandchildren.

And here are three very very handsome guys, Randy, Gary and Brian.

And last but not least, Catherine the poser. Yep, she did a photo shoot and posed.

Grandpa Barker's Weekend

So, the entire family got together this weekend to come visit Grandpa Barker. He has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and well, his memory and ability to form his thoughts are very much compromised. Here we are The Wendell & Dorothy Barker and Number one son Bruce Barker Family, complete with all the living children and grandchildren.

I am so lucky to have such cute grandbabies. Cambria arrived a few weeks ago and she is such a sweet little girl. I could just hold her all day and give her loving kisses over and over and over and over.....well, you get the point.

Holli had a cute little boy (Seth Tyler) and this weekend had him blessed in church with the largest crowd I have ever seen. So, Mom and Dad (Little Seth's Great Grandparents), Bruce and Myself all came down to participate in this event. Above are just two pictures, the four generation photo and one of Sandi and I with Dad. It was a busy weekend for us all and we enjoyed being together with family.

Happy New Year Everyone

Yep, I decided even though nothing is happening, things are happening. Beginning of the new year was busy. I continue to work hard at taking tour groups to the West Rim of The Grand Canyon. A long time friend of our family (Dick Johnson) passed away shortly into the new year. I took Mom & Dad to the funeral in St. George. It was wonderful to see old friends and renew those friendships again. It has literally been years since seeing any of them. We then came home and Dad broke his shoulder in another fall. Now we have to learn new ways to pick him up off the floor. (Big steps Dad.....please). We bought him a step to get him into the car. Dad and I are checking into a sleep clinic to see which one of us have........well........issues. We will keep you all posted. Mom and I continue to visit our favorite restaurant for another helping of wonderful healthy food. Mmmmmm.

Family Foto

So we had the whole family come for Thanksgiving......a few days early, since I just had a feeling I would be working that day. Here everyone is.
The whole fanamily.
Great Grandma and Great Grandpa with the little darlings.
Bruce and myself with all 7.
Great Grandma and Great Grandpa with the little ones.
Yep, this is me (Kathy) with all 7 of them......soon to have 8. (Riley, Kimmee, Caroline, Reed, Eleanor, Catherine, and Andrew in front)

Well, I got a hat. It doesn't quite match, but it works for me.

NHRA--Dragster

Bruce and Brian had a great time together. They went to the NHRA Races to see Bruce's cousin Alan Johnson. Alan is part owner with the Al-Anabi Top Fuel Dragster. Here is a cell phone pic of Brian and Bruce with Alan's car. They had a great day and want to go again.

Landon David was blessed today. Couldn't help but make the trek for Gary and Sarra. What a little cutie pie. Landon had his Great Grandparents, Grandparents, lots of uncles, aunties, cousins, and in general family.

The Family

Yep, we went up for Johnny's wedding. We had a very nice time. We traveled together in our mini van with my parents and Melissa and Brian. The wedding was nice, the food was great, the company was fun.

Amazing Helicopter Flight

So, I took a group of high school graduates from Kentucky to the West Rim. Go figure one of their party got sick that day and they had a left over helicopter flight. They offered me the flight. I loved it. We flew down to the bottom of the canyon 4,000 feet below. Then got on a boat for twenty minutes. Then another flight back up to the top of the canyon. What a wonderful thing that was.
I put this picture in just for Tyler Kim. You like it? It was a 7 passenger with Sundance Helicopter.

This is me on the boat, although you can't tell very well as the water in the background is not blue, kind of a grayish silty color. But hot! I wanna tell ya! Hot! Hot! Hot!

On The Road Again

So, I have been doing the three day trips with JTB (Japanese Tour Bureau). What a fast and beautiful trip. Starting out with picking them up at the airport, then we head up to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. This is a spectacular view. We usually stay in Tusayan (several very nice hotels) then get up for sun rise in the morning. After that, breakfast, helicopter flights and off to the next destination, Monument Valley. We head out the East end as we leave the park and that is where I always see the deer and the elk. The elk, what a huge and interesting animal.

Day 2 consists of leaving the South rim of the Grand Canyon and heading out to Monument Valley, right on the boarder of Utah and Arizona. I had no idea what was waiting there in Monument Valley. Incredible mountain/cliffs that were just awesome. There are only two places to stay, Gouldings or The View. So far, I have only stayed at Gouldings, but you cant miss. Hotter than hot though, no matter where you stay.

So this is my view of Lake Powell and also of the Colorado River just below Glen Canyon Dam. This area was day 3 of my 3-day trip. We began in Monument Valley and headed out to Page Arizona for the Antelope Canyon Jeep Tour. I believe Brian did this with the Young Adults once as well. But, I love going back to Page. We have had some wonderful vacations here at Lake Powell.

Where did the Barkers go?

Well, a lot of you are wondering just where has Kathy been? Well, I went camping to the beach for Leo Carrillo and was called back to work because of the heavy amount of tourists. I have not stopped since. In fact, I have worked so much that I have compromised my health and am off to get better. So here are the pictures I have seen from going to the South rim of The Grand Canyon. Every morning when I take the tourists out, this is what I see. Deer and Elk!


I am totally enjoying what I do, and what I get to see every day. There is so much beauty in the world, I think people forget to enjoy the beauty we have in this country.

Reed Lawrence

Yep, It's a boy, and he arrived February 3, at 2:28 am.....weighing in at a tiny 7lbs 13 oz and is 21 1/2 " long. This is the 7th grandchild for Bruce and I.