William Clark Hale

Will right after he was born at Logan Regional

Our newest grandson, William Clark Hale, was born Tuesday, September 29th, at 2:00 a.m. at the Logan Regional Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 19 inches long. He began to have respiratory problems (pulmonary hypertension) and was put in NICU. He was only there about 22 hours and then was life-flighted to McKay Dee Hospital NICU for more intensive treatment. He has really struggled and has been listed as critical. Mike and Christina has been staying with him since he was admitted there. What a trial for them and the family. It has been so hard to see such a tiny, little boy hooked up to so many machines and tubes. But we saw great improvement yesterday after several "set-backs". He is strong and is such a fighter! We have certainly seen some miracles and we recognize our Heavenly Father's love and blessings for our sweet little one. We are grateful for those blessings and also for the many family members and friends of Mike and Christina. Everyone has rallied around them and shown so much love and support. We are so blessed!

Christina (Mom) touching and talking to her new son
in McKay Dee NICU

How Weird is This?

We planted, what we thought, was hubbard squash in a corner of our garden right next to the QWest substation. The phone station is surrounded by a chain link fence. After a spring hail storm, we thought we had lost our squash plants so I had a packet of "hubbard" squash and replanted a few of the seeds in the same hills as the pre-planted plants. It became the strangest squash crop that I have ever seen. Not only did it form "hubbard" squash but it also produced "banana" squash from the very same hill! The plants grew large and stretched out not only in our garden but to the neighboring pasture and also the substation. It climbed the chain link fence and this is what grew INTO and through the links of the fence. This one is a banana squash.

This is the outer part of the fence

The inside or side of the fence of the Qwest substation.

HOW WEIRD IS THAT???