Pete and Beverly

Our missionary son

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We received a letter this week from Doug with these pictures. He is in the last quarter of his mission and is lovin' every minute of it! The woman to the right of him was just baptized this month.

This years group of exchange students

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This is a fun group of kids we have this year. From left to right: Artur from Holland, Jonas from Denmark, Florine from Holland, Julias from Germany, Johanna from Sweden and Julia from Brazil. Florine and Julia live with us and the others are placed in homes here in Panaca or Pioche.

Our two girls still trying to catch up from the long flights and time changes. They did not take any time making themselves right at home! They are keepers!

Artur, Julia and Florine register for school

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See what a little water and sunshine can do!

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Pete is making fresh salsa almost three times a week for somebody to eat. The peppers, onions, tomatoes all did well. We also have more cucumbers and watermelon than we know what to do with. Never underestimate what you can grow from a small box garden!

The Petunia's have blossomed!

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The little groups of petunia's that Amber and Bailey planted in June have spread more than we could have imagined. They look so pretty now and have almost filled in the entire area along the sidewalk.

The front yard is finally done!

2009-07-01T14:31:00.000-07:00

While I was attending girls camp June 16-20th Pete gathered up some help and laid the sod in our front yard. It is looking good but needs a little more tender loving care. There are flowers along both sides of the walk but you can't see them very well in this picture. Amber and her kids planted them for us. As they spread out it will be very pretty! The black post that you see on the left side of the sidewalk is an old horse tie up post that Pete acquired.

Grandkid playhouse

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We have added a picnic table to the side of the playhouse for the grandkids to eat on. We hope to add flower boxes under the windows one of these days. The lawn is greening up nicely.

Progress in the back yard!

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Pete, along with the help of Daniel Stottler, has spent many hours working on the back yard. The garden boxes worked out great and the shed is for storing the 4-wheeler and lawn mowers.

We hope to side the shed like the house. We are happy with how things are turning out. The cement pad by the shed will be for a future dutch oven waist high pit. Like those at Cathedral Gorge. You won't have to bend over to cook! That will have to be a project for next year.

Friends for Life

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Ase's last day in Panaca. We told her to show this picture to her friends back home and tell them that this is the house she lived in for 10 months! (Really, it is the grandkids play house)

Ase has made many new friends while living here. These are a few that came over to say good-bye again on Monday before we left for Vegas. Top- Topias, Kade Lee, Ase Bottom- Sabrina, Jenna Shumway, Veronica Garcia.

End of the year for Exchange Students

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The exchange students from L to R. Wai Yan (Hong Kong), Andreas (Norway) Sabrina (Germany) Topias (Finland) Ase Berit (Norway)

Our exchange student, Ase Berit Fauske from Norway, has completed her Senior Year at LCHS! She got to walk with the class but none of the exchange students received a diploma because the school district does not offer them to exchange students. Pete made them all certificates of completion that looked very nice. We had a great group of students this year. We will miss them and hope that they always remember Lincoln County Nevada!

Gees mom, that's a lot of candles!

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Happy 29th Birthday to Amber! And we could not fit 29 candles on the Strawberry Cheesecake pie so she got a break in having to blow 29 candkes out. But she did blow all 13 out with one huff!

Memorial Day Weekend with the family

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We had Amber and her three kids plus Camille and Jonathan and their two kids here for Memorial Day weekend. The kids had a ball playing out back on our new lawn and having waterfights with their grandpa Pete. It was Ambers birthday today, Monday the 25th and she wanted strawberry cheesecake for her dessert. We managed to fill it with candles and sing to her. She had Brycen on top of the bar in his bumbo seat and he was talking to her about how hungry he thought he was. I just had to share the video with you here.

Amber will post pics of the other kids on her blog. I was in bed sleeping the whole morning after working a graveyard shift last night so I was not in on the outside fun with grandpa. The grandkids told me that they had more fun with grandpa than they could ever have with me and that is the truth. Pete is just another kid when it comes to water fights.

Awesome day for Bev and Ase Berit!

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On Tuesday May 19th, Pete took Ase Berit (our exchange student) and I to Hurricane, Utah to Skydive! This has been a dream of mine for years and I thought that I would never see the day when I would actually go, but our exchange student, Ase Berit, wanted to skydive too and she is going back home to Norway in just three weeks so we told her that we would take her so Pete insisted that I went as well. He of course would not even consider the idea of jumping out of a plane. (Big chicken!) The web page http://www.skydivezion.com/ gives you an idea of what it is like, which is absolutely AWESOME! I was hoping to post my video which I paid to have made while I was falling but it won't download. (probably protected) Anyway, go to the site and watch their videos. Just put my face in there and you will see how excited I was to be free falling from the sky and then flying like a bird after the parachute deployed! He even let me pull the rip cord!

Needless to say, I thought that one time would be enough for me but now I am wanting to go again already. It costs a pretty penny though but was worth it. I am going to save up to go again next year with some of my kids. Yes.....I would let my kids do this too!

The man in the first picure is Dave the owner of skydive zion. He spends about a half hour teaching us what to do and then of course, he is tied to the back of us for the actual dive, called tandem diving. He made this dive lots of fun! If you decide to go skydiving, tell him Beverly Peterson sent you!

Dave recording the beginning of my experience

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Gearing up and getting instructions for the dive

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Ase coming in for a landing

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We are seeing green!

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After many hours of hard work, we now have green grass in our backyard. On Saturday May 16th Pete decided to buy sod to lay in the backyard. Our attempt at seeding failed and we wanted grass for the grandkids to play on this summer. We called our neighbors, Elisha and Ben Baker who came to help along with the missionaries and Chad Adamson. We had the yard looking really good in just a few hours. We now have the front yard to work on!

Our missionary son

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The first picture is of one of the Lost Tribes of Israel. They were found in a Florida swamp!

Next picture is of Elder Peterson with his last companion Elder Sorenson. Doug is now in a new area called Port Orange, Florida and has a new companion whose name I cannot remember. He says that he can see the beach from his apt. His year mark is June 25th and we hope that he can continue to work hard for another year in the heat and humidity!

Now for the yardwork!

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We have enjoyed 8 months inside our new home but with the warmer weather, the time has come to work on the outside of the home. With the help of Daniel Stottler and his brother Josh, we now have an extended patio walkway and sidewalk down to the grandkids playhouse. The brick used is from the old LCHS gym that was torn down several years ago and we have been saving them for use in our yard. We did not know where we would use them ,but Pete began laying them a few months ago and Daniel and his brother finished the project about one month ago.

With several more days of work, we prepared a small section for planting grass and today we actually spread the seed! In about 3-4 weeks we should have some green grass growing in this area. We also added a few trees to this section and look forward to some shade in a few years!

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On March 6th Beverly flew to Omaha, Nebraska to spend a week with Jenny, Andrew and the two boys, Tanner and Benson Bleak. The weather was fairly cold most days but that did not stop us from going to the Zoo two different days and having a great time seeing all the cool animals. We also took two days and drove to some of the church History sites within a few hours drive from Omaha. We saw Adam-ondi-Ahman, Independance, MO, Liberty Jail, and Far West. There is a special spirit in those places and you gain a new respect for the early saints who fought so hard to help establish the church upon the earth. While out there, I did find time to read a book that Jenny had borrowed called, "The Refiners Fire". It made me want to be a better member and made me realize that I am not doing all that I could to build up the kingdom here upon the earth. I live way below my potential; that is for sure.

I also spent a few days just playing with the boys and watching them laugh at each other. They both have such a sweet spirit and play together well.

Our Missionary in Orlando, FL

2009-03-30T20:18:00.000-07:00

So, our son Doug has been out in the mission field for 9 months now and I have not posted a thing about him since he left for Orlando. Thanks to Camille, she updated a few things for me a few months ago. Doug is working hard and having lots of success with baptisms and families he is teaching. He is going to be turning 20 years old this Saturday, April 4th! I am sure that he will have a good time with a member family out there who has planned a birthday dinner for him.

We miss him but would not want him to anywhere else at this time in his life.

Here are a few pictures that he sent me in January. P-day golfing, assisting a member dentist on a day off perform dental work on his companion, and shaking hands with his mission President.

My father has moved on to a better place

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The day that we all knew would come, arrived on November 10th, 2008. My father passed away while he was living here in my home. He would ask occasionally why he could not die. He was mostly bed ridden for the past several months and felt as though he was a big burden and of no use to anyone. All of my family members told him that he still had work to do on the earth and that the Lord would not take him until that was written. We knew that he had been working on his life history for a few months and that possibly he was being spared because it was not finished. He then pursued the task of speaking into a recorder or having someone type as he dictated his history. Last week he began to show signs of pneumonia and his appetite was very poor. I asked him if he wanted to see if the Dr. would give him an antibiotic and he said,"No".
I knew that he would not last long with the chest congestion he was having. With each passing day, his color looked a little more pale and he ate less and less. By Monday morning, I could tell that his time was short on this earth.
I called Barbara, Deanna and Doug to tell them that they may want to come over to see dad. My mother was already here with dad. Barb and Deanna got here about 1pm and spent the day talking and typing more of his history as he dictated it to them. He seemed to have rallied a bit and I apoligized to them for having them drop everything and come. But, they were glad to have come and enjoyed helping dad with his history. Deanna was hungry and dad told her to go eat supper. She had Barb come in to sit with dad. As Barb sat with him around 5:55 she asked him if he had anything else to say and he said, "I'm............done." And he closed his eyes and slowed his breathing. Barb came running out of the room saying that he was going. We could not believe it because he was just talking to Deanna 5 minutes before. As we entered the room it was obvious that he was indeed going. We all said goodbye and Pete and a neighbor gave him a blessing to release him. He passed peacefully and quietly. We could not have been blessed more with that release. Mom is doing fine and we will plan on a funeral Saturday at 1pm in Panguitch.

More rooms in the house

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One of our guest rooms, the exercise room and the grandkids attic room.

Our New Home

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I am finally getting around to posting pictures of our new home.

Here are a few views of the kitchen and dining room.

Doug Update

2008-10-17T21:10:00.000-07:00

Well Doug has been in the mission field for almost 4 whole months now. He is doing really well and seems super happy. We are very proud of him and the changes he is showing already!

Here is a couple excerpts from his letters:

"We have been so busy, we found 8 new investigators this week. Prior to that the most we found in a week was 4. Two of them Jesu's and Sarah are seventh day adventisit, probably the hardest people to teach because of the seventh day. But they seemed open minded and are way cool so hopfully they can get over the seventh day. These are the first seventh day people that committed to read and pray. "................................."Ellsworth (the church ranch) feels like home it is awesome. We drive around in big ranch trucks looking for gators, coyotes, and wild bore. This kid Lance takes out a rifle and we cruise the ranch it is so awesome. They also feed us fatty steaks not spequetti like every meal we get here in Palm Bay. Everyone is so friendly, they told me to come back after my mission to ride air boats and hunt. I am down." (9-15-08)

"Edeline Charisma asked me to be the one that baptizes her family. So that should be awesome, I have never baptized anyone let alone a family." (9-22-08)

"Well our baptisms went great. I was so nervous because I had never done it before but I did all three the very first time no mistakes".................. "I just wrote a letter like yesturday...the weeks are like two days back home."
"I love you all and don't forget to pray." (9-29-08)
-Elder Peterson

"........on the way home from the Ranch a 250 lg. hog with tusks crossed the road. I loaded the gun and my ward mission leader dropped it right where it was didn't even give it a extra step, needless to say it was awwwwesome. On the down side I had a 150 lb. rot wieler dominate me in the dark. It took me to the grownd and i just punched it while some guy was yelling. I should of called the cops but I had to find the nearest bathroom to check my pants. It was scary."
(10-14-08)

Doug & some mission companions having fun at the beach

(Doug is 2nd from the left)

Doug enters the Mission Field

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In the middle of our busy life, we stopped long enough to send Doug off to the MTC on June 25.
He is now serving in the Florida Orlando Mission and is loving it so far. The humidity is killing him but he trudges on each and every day, sweating it out like a real trooper. He rides his bike about 20 miles a day and is getting into the best shape he has ever been in.
His first baptism was on Sunday August 17th and he could not be a happier missionary!
Although his mission is an English speaking mission, he has found that almost everyone he meets speaks something other than English! He has learned to introduce himself in French, Creole, Spanish, Cuban , and Portuguese. His first teaching lesson on the day he arrived in the field was to a Hatian man who only spoke Creole! Now that would be a challenge. But, God willing, he was able to communicate and this man is the one he just baptized on the 17th of August! With God, anything can happen and miracles happen each day.
He is happy and working hard. We miss him but cannot think of anywhere else we would rather have him at this time in his life. I'll post some pictures that he has sent us in the next day or two.

We have moved in!

2008-08-22T20:43:00.000-07:00

I know that it has been several months since I posted anything on this site and for that I can only say......we've been too busy finishing up the house and moving in to sit down to the computer to post!
On our 29th Wedding Anniversary which was July 12th, we spent our first night in the house. Camille came up from Vegas and worked like a pack mule for three days. She would haul load after load from the garage to the new house. Up and down stairs for hours on end. Before that, she spent a day just cleaning all of the dust from the new home so we could move in. We are truly grateful for her help.
It is exhausting to say the least, to move anywhere let alone build and then move.
We are beginning to feel at home here finally and although every room has little things that need patching or touching up, we can relax a bit for now. Each day we try to do just one or two things on our "still to do" list.
I'll try to post pictures of the finished rooms very soon.

The Cabinets are HERE!

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Siding almost complete!

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Our big yellow house is just about finished with it's siding. It's just what we wanted.

Now, the yard work is another thing that will take some time and of course, money!

The Man on Stilts / April 3rd

2008-04-07T07:06:00.001-07:00

After the sheetrock hanging crew was finished, the man on stilts showed up to begin mudding and taping the seams and nail heads. He was very skilled on these stilts.

Icyene Insulation March 17,18th, 2008

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After searching for a better way to insulate our home, we decided to try the Icyene foam insulation. Gale Construction in St. George was our choice of contractors for installing this type of insulation. It is sprayed in wet like paint, but swells and fills the cavity between the 2x6's on the inside of the outer walls. An amazing thing to watch indeed! This type of insulation fills all of the holes in the outer walls around pipes, electrical outlets, windows etc.

The Sheetrock Work Crew Arrives! March 27th, 2008

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This was the most amazing day in the construction of our home so far to date! Ten Mexican men arrived to hang the sheetrock. The pieces were 5/8" thick, and 8'x12' long. They arrived at 7am and pulled out at 5:30pm with the whole house fully sheetrocked! They were just like bees in a beehive in full action! They really knew what they were doing, with each one knowing what his job was.

The sheetrock arrives!

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Now is the exciting part! The day we have waited for...... the Sheetrock arrives.

Date of arrival : March 25th, 2008

Goodbye!

2008-03-15T21:30:00.000-07:00

On Friday, March 14th we signed the papers to finalize the sale of our old home to Elisha Baker and her two kids, Ben and Allison.
They have been living in it since we moved out last October but were just renting until we
could get the home and land converted to
"real property" on paper.
It took us longer than we had hoped, but it is final now and the Bakers are great neighbors. They are just over the back fence!
Lucky for us, they love the chickens..........
and the roosters.
(Our new home is behind and to the left in this picture so you cannot see it)

More local craftsmen to thank

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This is Dave Carlson and his son Beau (squatting) as they install foam insulation before attaching the beautiful yellow siding to the house.

Pete and Piete

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Here are Pete and Piete Florence working on the miles and miles of wire!

When you are hooking up phone, TV, internet, lightning and speakers you cannot believe the maze of wires!

Also in the picture is pex water pipe, central vac pipe line and gas lines.

It's amazing what goes into the walls and ceiling joists before the insulation and sheetrock!

We are truly thankful

2008-03-15T20:36:00.000-07:00

I would be very ungrateful if I did not give credit to the men who have helped us make this new home a reality. First of all, we asked Ariel Escobedo to use his architectual skills that he is learning at BYU to help us take the plans from my head and drawings I had made, to making them real blue prints for the builder to build from. He is to be commended for his patience and long suffering on his computer. Second, James Bleak for the dirt and concrete work. Third, Paul Steed for being our #1 framer and giving our house it's shape. He truly can build anything that we ask him to and he is very, very patient with us and our daily plan changes. To him, we are truly grateful. Also, I need to thank the Weiderman brothers Kenny and Richie for working along side Paul and doing whatever he asked. (see picture) Then, there is Piete Florence who is the most talented electrician that we know. He has more lighting ideas that we could ever dream of. After watching him hook up the main electrical panel, he might as well be a surgeon! With my Pete helping pull thousands of feet of wire, the job of rough wiring is finally done. Next week we will get insulation and sheet rock.

Expect more pictures!

Fresh from the nest

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This is what we get in an average day. Our grandkids love to gather the eggs when they are here to visit. We love the different colored eggs that our chickens hatch!

Our beautiful rooster

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This rooster is my favorite one.

Down on the farm

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When we bought our piece of land to build on, it had an old chicken coop on it. Pete decided that it would be cool to have chickens, so with donations from generous chicken owners in the county we began raising our own home grown eggs. We now have added some exotic hens and colorful roosters and we wake each morning to the sound of the roosters crowing!

It's turning yellow!

2008-03-15T12:09:00.001-07:00

For over 20 years, I have dreamed of having a big yellow house with white trim and a wrap around porch. Well, it is finally coming true for me. And, of course, Pete likes it too!

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Here is a view of the home from an airplane that Cliff was in while flying over Panaca with one of his roommates who is taking flight lessons. Pic taken Jan 15th 2008

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I apologize to Jonathan Christensen for not taking pictures while he, his dad, brother and brother-in-law came and worked on our home Feb. 16th. They installed all of our gas line throughout the whole house. We are truly grateful for their generosity. It takes lots of people to make this dream a reality and it is not over yet. Pete and I are trying to do some of the work ourselves but mostly we hire out our own sub-contractors. We are what they call "Owner Builders" and we do the work of getting our own help. More pics to come......

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Doug and Jonathan Brunjes working on the back deck. Shingles being put on the roof.

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Still more pics of the house. It's getting bigger each day!

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Obviously these pics are not in order but I am doing the best that I can! Enjoy them for what they are OK?

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More stages of building. It has been fun to watch it take the shape that we designed!

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More pictures of the various stages of our home. November and December 07.

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This is the beginning of our new home

started in November of 2007.

We have finally come aboard Blog spot!!

2008-02-25T19:22:00.000-08:00

Ok, after much begging of our children, I have taken it upon myself to climb aboard the Blog Spot train and join in on the fun. I have always enjoyed visiting my childrens blog spots when I took the time to sit down for a minute. And that was because one of them would call or e-mail me telling me to check out the newest updates!
I am terrible about keeping in touch with my family especially lately because we are building a new home. Yes, all the more reasons to blog my life with stories and pictures of all that we have going on here. And especially for our daughter Jenny, son-in-law Andrew and our precious Tanner.
So, here is my first attempt of posting. Hope it works!! Are you happy now kids???
Bev