wii
Last night was a BLAST! Jay and I met Matt and Jen at the Red Robin and had dinner. Then we stopped at Target to get two more remotes for the wii. Then we went to their house to play. It was AWESOME. whoever developed this game system is a genius!
You hold the remote (which is wireless) and swing it like a tennis racket, golf club, fist, bowling ball or whatever depending on the game.
We played tennis, we bowled, we played golf and the boys boxed (Poor Jay got the snot knocked out of him) and played baseball (I think Jay’s team won). The neat thing is it’s just like you’re really playing. It is so realistic. The way you throw and aim the ball for bowling - the way you swing your club in golf. Tennis was a little harder, I had trouble figuring out the backhand, so always missed those shots.
After a score in all the games, there is a replay. It is so cool to watch! The tennis players even jump around and fall. It’s great because unlike other video games it’s quite physical! I had a sore shoulder this morning!
You even get to create your “mii”. You pick from a selection of face shapes, body shapes, eyes, eyebrows, mouth, coloring, hair style and color, etc. Matt’s “mii” looks just like him! It was almost scary!
Anyway, we had fun. We all laughed a lot. The cats were weary (they have been trampled in the past from this game) but watched with curiosity and interest. We did have to move the furniture and rug (no potential accidents for Momma) but they have a huge family room, so there was lots of room to get silly.
Thanks, Matt and Jen for a great night!

So, take a good look at this picture. The cactus at the bottom is a prickly pear. Click on the picture to open it larger if you need to. Notice the pickers? This is a photo from last January on this road, so it is not bearing fruit in this picture. They are now and the fruit is also full of pickers.
First of all, let me point out a couple of things - the road grade was 14% going down into this valley to get to the bridge. That in itself was a bit scary! The last section of the road headed about 500 feet straight down to the entrance booth! Honestly, I didn’t think we would be able to stop.
Well, yesterday was Jay’s day off, so we decided to take a drive up to Payson and the 
