The little beehive is getting another box. Paul decided to raise another queen.
The new apartment will have its own entrance at the back of the hive.
This box has an observation window which is kind of fun. You can see in the hive without disturbing the bees.
Here it is. The apartment building. Paul took some frames full of brood from the big hive and transplanted the frames in the top box of the small hive.
We will see in a week or two if they made a queen!
This was just fabulous. I managed to lock the trailer keys in the trailer. The truck keys were on the same ring as the trailer keys. No cell phone service. We were stuck.
This is Paul trying to pick the lock with a piece of wood. Yeah, that didn’t work. I walked around the trailer and found that Paul didn’t lock the basement.
Hallelujah! We had a way in. But now what?…
We had to crawl up that little hole. Paul and I won’t fit, but our little Pea would! 🙂
We had to talk him into climbing in. After he would get 1/2 way in, he would crawl back out. He wouldn’t do it. He kept telling us we needed to call the Help Department to help us.
After another talk of needing to be a super hero and save the day, he finally got the courage to climb up and in.
He did it! He crawled through the hole and out the bathroom vanity.
And he opened the door for us!
This is where he crawled out. 🙂
I’m so pleased with my little Pea!
That night he had a plan and had it all worked out to break into the trailer again. We won’t let that happen again. We are headed to Lowes this week to make a spare key!
We were going to spend a week up here, but since it snowed, we decided to leave a day later.
When we arrived at camp, we were greeted with patches of snow!.
He wanted to save some for later. Into his pocket the snow went 🙂
I need to make a note for next year: They close two of the three sections of the campgrounds on 9/9. Site 69 was the only site big enough for us. So if we want to camp in the other sections- which had trees 🙂 We need to get there a week or two earlier.
Eli LOVED our campsite. Each site had a huge sand pad for tents. Eli thought it was just a huge sandbox. He enjoyed every minute out here digging a driving his trucks.
We walked around the lake.
It’s a beautiful lake. I know why the campground is always full when we have tried to make reservations in the past.
Eli wanted to take our picture. Not bad!
That evening the temperatures dropped and it was quite cold out. Eli had to warm up his patootie. 🙂
We made smores. I like mine like a Norwegian open faced sandwich 🙂 No graham cracker, just chocolate and marshmallow.
This time of the year is just beautiful in the mountains. I’m glad we took the time to get away for a few days.
We took an hour today and drove to the copper mine. It’s the world’s largest excavation and open-pit copper mine.
This is the outside.
This is the inside.
How big are those trucks driving down there?
Here is a tire from one of the trucks.
The bed of the truck. The truck is the size of a two story townhouse.
The dirt slide was part of the landslide that happened in 2013.
This equipment detected slope deformation and the crews were evacuated. No one was injured in this slide. I wish they could start using this for earthquake detection.
My sister and I have been running 1/2 marathons together this year, but this month it was hard to get together.
I still wanted to run a marathon this month so while she ran her race in Colorado, I ran a virtual marathon.
Sounds pretty crazy, I know. Is a virtual race is the same as a “real” marathon? I say, yes!
I ran the distance.
I even brought my after race snacks.
I didn’t have any wheat bread in the house, but I found wheat chex cereal. 🙂 Counts as wheat, right? Nutri-grain bar, raisins, a chocolate muffin, and a half eaten pumpkin muffin.
I did have to stop 1/2 way through to switch out my Gatorade and get some water.
Mile 8, I had my cheering crowd!
I ran an easy route where it was pretty flat and only a few small hills. With all the easy marathons I ran this year, I needed something in my favor 🙂
Paul thought it was funny I purchased a medal for running. I thought it was a huge accomplishment and needed a reward at the end.
This was another challenging run. I had to keep talking myself into running. 1/2 way through I was wondering why I’m doing this and no one would know if I stopped. But, I kept going! I may have cried half way through mile 11, but I did it. 4th marathon of the year. 3 more to go…
Two: This little guy was in the green and school without any card moves! For only 1 day, but FINALLY, he did it!
Three: Made my first candle out of beeswax from our hives. The cutest little thing. It’s only 2 inches!
Four: We catered the missionaries lunch. My phone number gets passed down to the new missionaries that come into the stake. Always happy to bring them lunch!
Five: Service. I’m grateful I had the opportunity to serve others. Their payment to me was a picture 🙂
Always nice to remember the good and the positive that happens throughout the week!
We started the day with a family reunion at a splash pad.
I caught up with one of my cousins. She is running her first 1/2 marathon this month and gave me her ideas on how she stays hydrated during her runs. I’m running a 1/2 marathon Saturday and will be trying her ideas. I’m excited to see if helps me stay hydrated and fueled.
That evening we went to dinner at Siragusa’s.
They have excellent sweet potato gnocchi in their house cream sauce. Really tasty.
I couldn’t help it. I purchased more pumpkins. You can’t have too many, right 🙂
Good thing for holidays. We needed a day to take off and enjoy being a family.
