Welcome to the Pollan Post

Welcome to the Pollan Post

This is my attempt at keeping a journal, writing cute little things my kids do, keeping a vacation log but most importantly having a place for my mother in law to see cute pictures of our kids.

With the Holidays closing in quickly on us I need to get my booty in gear. We have been lingering in the last few days of summer, hoping they will extend as far into winter as spring did into summer. Those hopes have been quickly dashed by the 6 inches of snow we received this last week. The kids had way more fun than is even reasonable out there sledding and throwing snowballs. Ali came inside after playing and said, "I had FUN in the snow." We had a weekend of gloves, boots, snow pants and missing hats. The snow melted into the carpet causing wet socks to the unexpectant feet. I am still deliberating on whether to welcome winter with open arms or crawl up in a ball and cry. Ali does make it harder to feel down when she is so excited about the "snow everywhere." She has even declared she wants to learn how to ski.

Carter couldn't be convinced for most of the weekend to go out and play with the younger kids. He finally came around and did some surfing down the grass in the front on Sunday after church. You will find Carter begging to go to the fire station lately so he can get another thing passed off for his Wolf badge. I finally got his Bobcat and a few other badges he has earned sewn onto his scout shirt and he couldn't be more pleased with himself.

Tyler is the two-wheeler king now. He recently mastered the art of balance and has taken off on his two-wheeler. He is loving the last few warm days we are having this week and rides his bike all around outside.

They keep running commercials for the widows-weekend events they have for the deer-hunter wives and I keep wondering when I will see an add for the widow-events for the bird hunters wives. Byron is off again today with his girl Jessie trying to get a grouse or a chucker or anything else that flies. He reads and studies the maps all week and then on the weekends he heads out to see what he can find. I will say it has improved his waist-line if nothing else. We have enjoyed one lovely meal of grouse-shishkabob. I just hope he doesn't get to good at this bird hunting. I really do prefer chicken given the option but as we tell our kids, you kill it...you eat it. Anyone interested in a bird hunt, now is the time to visit. Byron would love to have you.

I have been busy with the art gallery. We got our sign on the window so now people can see there is a gallery in the restaurant as they drive by. I added a new artist this week and her work is amazing. We should have an article run in the Deseret News and the Clipper this week. Really though word of mouth is the best review you can get.

Hope you are all doing well and enjoying the fall season. I have started noticing christmas lights sneaking up onto peoples rooflines and the anticipation of the joy the season brings to the little ones is contageous. We all need to reflect more on the things we are grateful for and get out there and vote.