tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post7935453695612177489..comments2023-12-12T08:22:49.015-07:00Comments on navel gazing at its finest: Did They Like It? Wild West Veteran's Memorial Park, West Jordan, UtahTheOneTrueSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756132396031048647noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-3553729093786632342010-07-13T18:57:35.582-06:002010-07-13T18:57:35.582-06:00Sue! I know I'm late with my comment but I am ...Sue! I know I'm late with my comment but I am a regular reader of your blog (one of those MMB gals). Anyway, I cannot TELL you how much I loved finding your post when I google searched the playground. All the comments have made me smile!<br /><br />You see, that playground started as an idea in my head and ultimately resulted in nearly 6,000 people giving time to build it Extreme-Home-Makeover style in just 10 days. You cannot begin to imagine how much work it was to pull off a project on that scale FOR FREE. Leading this project consumed 2 years of my life. And so, when I read comments from those who've been there and enjoyed it with their families (as all us volunteers intended), it makes all the time spent feel WORTH it. Thank you!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300459671364768442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-70005259654328609002010-03-30T19:07:02.561-06:002010-03-30T19:07:02.561-06:00We love WJ park...it is definitely are favorite. ...We love WJ park...it is definitely are favorite. It helps that we live ridiculously close. =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296525264018764113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-45779844601321515692010-03-23T09:37:14.611-06:002010-03-23T09:37:14.611-06:00AGH! This baby has eaten my reading comprehension!...AGH! This baby has eaten my reading comprehension!!<br /><br />Next time, make the link big and sparkly. With arrows. And shoots a post-it note out of the CD drive on my computer.Adhishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785957920019814677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-17795617883597694462010-03-23T09:29:44.321-06:002010-03-23T09:29:44.321-06:00Hi Adhis - it was Kristina's Snuggies for Seni...Hi Adhis - it was Kristina's Snuggies for Seniors lunch... I linked to it a few times...TheOneTrueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152442732262673983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-21657191512835542652010-03-23T08:27:51.573-06:002010-03-23T08:27:51.573-06:00Was there another bloggy thing this past Saturday?...Was there another bloggy thing this past Saturday? I didn't see any announcements for it.Adhishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785957920019814677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-26405722621198239642010-03-22T23:57:53.204-06:002010-03-22T23:57:53.204-06:00I'm excited to go try these new parks. Althoug...I'm excited to go try these new parks. Although I do love the little quite one up the road from my house. I dont think very many people know about it so my kids usually get it all to themselves.<br /><br />Hey I saw you at the bloggy lunch and wanted to say hi but when I tried I didnt want to interrupt you. SO I just wanted to say hi and it was good seeing you on Saturday. :)Cranberryfrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384164423414892482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-90926646306644825272010-03-22T22:49:59.555-06:002010-03-22T22:49:59.555-06:00Is that new? I used to live right by there and I d...Is that new? I used to live right by there and I don't remember seeing this. It's darling! <br /><br />My favorite thing is the Olympic Fountain and the Planetarium. I'm looking forward to taking the grandkids there when they come to visit this summer. Maybe we'll check out this playground too.AdriansCrazyLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463022076036044242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-3461703388780141962010-03-22T14:16:32.741-06:002010-03-22T14:16:32.741-06:00I am pretty sure you post pictures of that round b...I am pretty sure you post pictures of that round baby to taunt me... I am almost sure of it.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348771668193012812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-38600387090077526422010-03-22T11:56:24.057-06:002010-03-22T11:56:24.057-06:00That park sounds AWESOME!! I'm going to have ...That park sounds AWESOME!! I'm going to have go give it a whirl!Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255980370281345632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-46906744739124227262010-03-22T10:54:27.720-06:002010-03-22T10:54:27.720-06:00Up North, here in Ogden, we have a fun & free ...Up North, here in Ogden, we have a fun & free park with a "splash pad". Basically huge sprinklers & dump buckets, no pools...the kids can cool off and moms can actually enjoy a book, unlike taking them to the pool where you have to watch them every second. Love this place and can't wait for summer!<br />http://www.southogdencity.com/parks_recreation.naturepark.html#splashSharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652895997531860290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-6919716793549753582010-03-22T10:47:07.172-06:002010-03-22T10:47:07.172-06:00Approvingly your article helped me terribly much i...Approvingly your article helped me terribly much in my college assignment. Hats off to you send, will look forward in the direction of more related articles promptly as its sole of my choice topic to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-78029042906127123792010-03-22T09:01:07.858-06:002010-03-22T09:01:07.858-06:00Oh yeah! I totally forgot about this park. I liv...Oh yeah! I totally forgot about this park. I live in Utah County so I'm not up that way all that often, but it is a fantastic park and proably worth the trip now and then. Thanks for the reminder!<br /><br />(And personally, I think it's far superior to Discovery Park)Omgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193367587292656589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-62775735228699086822010-03-22T07:51:03.986-06:002010-03-22T07:51:03.986-06:00Hubby and I were in that park yesterday doing a bi...Hubby and I were in that park yesterday doing a bit of letterboxing, and wondered about those curbs, too. I theorized that maybe those are to stop enterprising truck owners from trying to drive up on the grass to watch the baseball games while having tailgate parties.GreenJellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10008711974632671478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-86304161465324043412010-03-22T05:18:07.286-06:002010-03-22T05:18:07.286-06:00We frequent that park, the kids LOVE it! If you ev...We frequent that park, the kids LOVE it! If you ever go there again, let me know and I'll meet you there.Jillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150574987267072428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-2003943218156789362010-03-21T21:39:36.978-06:002010-03-21T21:39:36.978-06:00The Discovery Park in Pleasant Grove is pretty awe...The Discovery Park in Pleasant Grove is pretty awesome, too. Or it was. They kinda let it go so we haven't been back in a while. Around the kids' area they placed a fence where each plank has the name of contributors to the park funds. It was eerie seeing my name on that fence, knowing full well that I didn't make any sort of donation. Did someone think I died and made it in my honor? Did I have a split personality? Or maybe an evil twin?Jessica G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10641255166732692924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-60780565751212299792010-03-21T21:34:14.129-06:002010-03-21T21:34:14.129-06:00Thanks for the tip. I had no idea it was there my ...Thanks for the tip. I had no idea it was there my boys will LOVE IT.Sarbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647328985785636350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-56513094445838049882010-03-21T21:09:13.396-06:002010-03-21T21:09:13.396-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619293936418976914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-59180471069246963662010-03-21T21:09:12.259-06:002010-03-21T21:09:12.259-06:00Oh man, that brings back memories. I used to live...Oh man, that brings back memories. I used to live right in that area!!!! only 8 months ago. That park has certainly "evolved" over the 25 years we lived there.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619293936418976914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-40957790371769473202010-03-21T20:11:44.903-06:002010-03-21T20:11:44.903-06:00It's even better in the summer and fall becaus...It's even better in the summer and fall because the farmer's market is open. We would go get some peaches and raspberries and then play. Too fun.Rachel Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426183215612921121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-34241636883253795882010-03-21T19:08:57.579-06:002010-03-21T19:08:57.579-06:00We LOVED that park when we lived in West Jordan. ...We LOVED that park when we lived in West Jordan. Its amazing. The only downside is that its so huge that it's really easy to lose your kids in the park. (Maybe that's not such a downside...) Fun to take a whole group of moms and kids so you have more than one set of eyes.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187291686384680925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-18900133710471622972010-03-21T18:49:57.223-06:002010-03-21T18:49:57.223-06:00Wow! I've never heard of this park. We will de...Wow! I've never heard of this park. We will definitely have to try it out! Looks like so much fun!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394453668517249660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-49338755991849250322010-03-21T18:47:46.900-06:002010-03-21T18:47:46.900-06:00It does look much like the Cedar Hills Discovery P...It does look much like the Cedar Hills Discovery Park, which is also very nice and which, when we were last there (a year ago?) had a multiplicity of huge black beetles. TONS. For my bug-loving daughter that just made the park all the better.<br /><br />As I've thought about it, I'm nearly certain the locked bathrooms are because they have to shut the water off in winter so the pipes don't freeze, since the little buildings that house the facilities are plumbed but not heated. It does make early Spring park trips awkward, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-46063406496013578882010-03-21T16:29:38.920-06:002010-03-21T16:29:38.920-06:00That's a great idea! (about posting about fun ...That's a great idea! (about posting about fun things to do. about.)<br /><br />I will have to post a photo of the space between our ottoman and the living room window. Our daughter swears by it.Adhishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785957920019814677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-59306237776340271962010-03-21T16:07:36.255-06:002010-03-21T16:07:36.255-06:00I am a little curious about what they're doing...I am a little curious about what they're doing with most of that 99 acres. I have an acre myself, and it would make a nice neighborhood park. But 99 acres would make a nice, small working farm. We do still have a good amount of free space in Utah - like 99 percent of the state, but most of that is desert - like you couldn't dig a well there. In the green belt, we still have a lot of acreage, also - most of which I'd fight to death to keep agricultural land. You can't eat Kentucky Blue Grass or asphalt. They just built a nursing home down the street and I'm mad about it because even at a single story, the thing blocks a view of the mountains that I pretty much thought was mine forever, thank you very much. Anyway. That's my answer to the above question. I'd love to see that park.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040714440875408436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-38194826536749485632010-03-21T15:58:58.855-06:002010-03-21T15:58:58.855-06:00Well, for once it seems that the powers that be, g...Well, for once it seems that the powers that be, got it RIGHT! Wonderful looking playground for kids! Too bad they are not all like this!!Mellodeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515414035373189099noreply@blogger.com