SUMMER'S GONE!
It's been a really good year. We had lots of snow in the winter...cold, but not too bad. Beautiful spring...kind of late, but didn't freeze my apples. Frost got them the last two years, but this year the tree was full with plenty to share with friends and lots of deer and birds. Summer was really nice with a good rain now and then. And the rain! Wow, how great that has been. Snow came the first time in October, but turned into a beautiful Indian summer. The colors were spectacular till the snow hit. It has turned cold earlier than usual.
The High Priests brought me a couple of loads of wood that I have been using quite regularly. I love my fireplace. It is so comforting to watch and such a nice warmth you don't get from a furnace. I think we are in for a long cold winter. Kind of like it used to be. 20degrees below was expected and tolerated even without furnaces and electricity. We used a lot of wood and coal. Floors were cold and so were sheets. No carpeted floors, but I usually uses flannel sheet/blankets. They only cost a dollar and a half or such. Now they are expensive. How do you figure that?
Things sure have changed. I remember how wonderful when the baby slept all night. Getting out of bed on to the cold floor, putting wood or more coal in the kitchen stove to heat the water in the teakettle to warm the bottle while I shivered waiting. It was an everyday chore to sterilize the bottles and nipples and make the formula from canned milk deluted and a little brown Karo syrup and boined water. Now they have throw away bottles!
Then were the diapers to deal with. We made them from white flannel material. Two and a half dozen to start with. I had a diaper pail to soak dirties in before washing. It was so wonderful when they invented these little liner paper things to put in the diaper to catch the eeww stuff. They were like the little sheets we use in our dryer machines.... Then came diapers that were long and thinner. The flannel ones were square. You had to fold a little different. Big safety pins were used to pin them on the baby. They even made pins with little duck heads of pink and blue. Even the fashions were different. We always dresses babies in pastel colors till they were a year or so old. Now they even dress tiny babies in black and bright colors.
Wash day was a whole day job. I had a #2 wash tub I heated water on the coal stove and in the reservoir on the side of the stove. It was wonderful when electricity entered our lives. The gas motor washing machine was dirty and noisy. It was also a blessing when we got a cistern for water so all you had to do was pump into a bucket and empty it into the rinse tubs. Summer was nice to hang the clothes outside on wire lines. Everything smelled so fresh. But winter was another thing. Sometimes it would take a couple of days to dry and even then the corners where the pins held them on the line would have to finish drying in the house.
Are we spoiled or what? We have throw away everything. From doing things from scratch to just opening a box or push a button. From one phone for a whole community to phones that do everything. The idea that you could see the person you are talking to was so far fetched was crazy. My mind is completely boggled by the technology of today that will be old stuff tomorrow. Is it good or bad? Seems like things have just moved so fast that some of the basic things are being left behind and forgotten. I liked creating things from nothing into something I could be proud of...now you can just order it on the internet already made to perfection. Children in my early lifetime had time to be children. They could take time to figure things out for themselves.... to dream dreams.. Now parents seem driven to see that every minute of a child's life is organized by stuff....sports...dancing...karate.... All these things are important if used appropriately. They also need down time and work time and time to think about others. Children need to realize that parents are people too. They need to know that Mom and Dad need to be themselves sometimes too. So much of the time today parents lives are so wrapped around the children's needs and wants that they wear themselves out seeing that they have everything they think they want that the kids don't learn to look outside of themselves to see the needs of others. If the kids are pushed so hard that they feel the pressure to perform, everyone has a breaking point...even grownups. Society puts so much pressure on everybody today that too many feel like just screaming. That's not being happy, I pray every day that all my children, grandchildren, great=grandchildren might take time to see where they are on the thermometer of happiness. I hope they can look at their lives and be able to see where they and their families are on that gage. Too much pressure is dangerous.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Monday, August 26, 2013
Where do I start? August has been a busy short month. We've had hot and cool and rain. Plans were for Education Week at BYU in Provo. It is the highlight of the year for me and my girls getting together for this week of learning and enjoying being together. Even Chrystal and Megan were with is this year. Choosing the classes and instructors is the hard part. I love the musical classes, Marvin Goldstien with Vanisa Joy and Janice Kapp Perry, the Heartbound ladies and James O Miner. They are all so great musically and special messages. I am always so impressed with the intelligent people there. I took classes on Christopher Columbus and Washington that were so good. Classes on angels, temple symbolism.........Too much to name. Symbolism in the temple helped me a lot. We have to think of Adam and Eve as symbols representing ourselves. I guess I have had a hard time doing that as I always seem to take things at face value. Adam was the first flesh. It was clearified to me that meant the 'first mortal flesh' which is different than animal flesh. The new Temple Film is really beautiful and different than before...not is substance, but in filming. There is more emotion in this one than before too. I think it will mean more to me now.
Jay A Parry taught the classes on America ... Columbus and Washington ... warnings of the last days are here and yet we can be comforted knowing that this is still the promised land where Christ will come. Many hard times are ahead, but if we stay firm in the gospel we will be protected. One thing that I love going out there is to see over 30,000 people trying to be better people.
The Wednesday before going, Aug. 14th, I was at Wanda's watering her plants with a hose while they were gone that week and as I reached up to turn the hose on, I stepped up one step and as I turned around the hose caught my foot and I really crashed on my head, right side shoulder and hip. I was bleeding all over and couldn't get up without my leg hurting terribly. I finally struggled up and dragged myself up the steps to the deck on over to the door ( that was unlocked - they never leave a door unlocked) through the kitchen to the phone where I called Gay. I was so glad to hear her voice. She is outside so much away from the phone. She and Duane came and he carried me to the car and they took me to the Urgent Care place. I left a trail of blood everywhere. Got Xrays and 5 stitches in my head, but nothing seemed to be broken. I couldn't believe not even a concussion. I stayed at Gay's that night and then to Wanda's for a couple of nights before coming home. Had a wheelchair. I was determined that I would continue to get better so went with Wendy on Monday to Ed Week. My hip still hurt a lot, but they pushed me all over when I couldn't do it my self in the walker. The wheelchair would have been better, but harder to bring. Being a handicapped person got me some perks getting into classes sometimes. I made it through all but one class on Tuesday but had to take breaks on other days. Friday was bad. It was cold, can you believe? and I had to go to the room 4 classes early. Gay went with me on the van and put me to bed where I got warm and went to sleep till they came back. They ordered pizza in and we went to the big room with tables etc to eat and share our class information. That was so good, but I was ready for bed again. As Gay tucked me in I started to cry because of the love I felt for my girls. They were so good and caring even though I robbed them of some classes. Well, you don't cry around Gay. She started teasing me and I asked for a Kleenex so Chrystal gave me one and I said, "Don't tell Wendy!" She has this way of making me feel better by covering me with kleenexs till I'm ready to punch her. We all started laughing and Wendy shows up wanting to know what she missed. They couldn't tell her 'cause I said not to...Finally, I told her Chrystal had given me a Kleenex and we didn't want her to be mad. So she had to do her part. Anyway, laughter is the best medicine. And Gay is named rightly. Nobody can be sad around her for long. She and Chrystal always turn on the jazzy music every morning and go dancing around like they didn't know better. Wanda put her hands up and said, " I'm not a morning person!" but she loved it too.
Wendy wasn't ready to go home so she took us the long way. .. through ParkCity and then to Francis where we got lost trying to find the Wolf Creek Pass road. Her GPS thingy kept trying to send us back to Heber. We finally made it home the beautiful way through Hanna where I hoped to pick up my painting that is there, but it was closed again. Guess I need to call to be sure they are there and make a special trip.
My hip is not feeling much better. I have just laid around for two days, except for this morning Gay and Chrystal came and took me to get my stitches out and we ended up there for two hours. My left ear was plugged up so they tried to get the wax out of both ears and it didn't work. So I came home really deaf and will go back tomorrow to finish. My glasses should be there too. I did make an appointment with Dr Mason on Friday to check my hip. Hope it is just slow to heal.
Jay A Parry taught the classes on America ... Columbus and Washington ... warnings of the last days are here and yet we can be comforted knowing that this is still the promised land where Christ will come. Many hard times are ahead, but if we stay firm in the gospel we will be protected. One thing that I love going out there is to see over 30,000 people trying to be better people.
The Wednesday before going, Aug. 14th, I was at Wanda's watering her plants with a hose while they were gone that week and as I reached up to turn the hose on, I stepped up one step and as I turned around the hose caught my foot and I really crashed on my head, right side shoulder and hip. I was bleeding all over and couldn't get up without my leg hurting terribly. I finally struggled up and dragged myself up the steps to the deck on over to the door ( that was unlocked - they never leave a door unlocked) through the kitchen to the phone where I called Gay. I was so glad to hear her voice. She is outside so much away from the phone. She and Duane came and he carried me to the car and they took me to the Urgent Care place. I left a trail of blood everywhere. Got Xrays and 5 stitches in my head, but nothing seemed to be broken. I couldn't believe not even a concussion. I stayed at Gay's that night and then to Wanda's for a couple of nights before coming home. Had a wheelchair. I was determined that I would continue to get better so went with Wendy on Monday to Ed Week. My hip still hurt a lot, but they pushed me all over when I couldn't do it my self in the walker. The wheelchair would have been better, but harder to bring. Being a handicapped person got me some perks getting into classes sometimes. I made it through all but one class on Tuesday but had to take breaks on other days. Friday was bad. It was cold, can you believe? and I had to go to the room 4 classes early. Gay went with me on the van and put me to bed where I got warm and went to sleep till they came back. They ordered pizza in and we went to the big room with tables etc to eat and share our class information. That was so good, but I was ready for bed again. As Gay tucked me in I started to cry because of the love I felt for my girls. They were so good and caring even though I robbed them of some classes. Well, you don't cry around Gay. She started teasing me and I asked for a Kleenex so Chrystal gave me one and I said, "Don't tell Wendy!" She has this way of making me feel better by covering me with kleenexs till I'm ready to punch her. We all started laughing and Wendy shows up wanting to know what she missed. They couldn't tell her 'cause I said not to...Finally, I told her Chrystal had given me a Kleenex and we didn't want her to be mad. So she had to do her part. Anyway, laughter is the best medicine. And Gay is named rightly. Nobody can be sad around her for long. She and Chrystal always turn on the jazzy music every morning and go dancing around like they didn't know better. Wanda put her hands up and said, " I'm not a morning person!" but she loved it too.
Wendy wasn't ready to go home so she took us the long way. .. through ParkCity and then to Francis where we got lost trying to find the Wolf Creek Pass road. Her GPS thingy kept trying to send us back to Heber. We finally made it home the beautiful way through Hanna where I hoped to pick up my painting that is there, but it was closed again. Guess I need to call to be sure they are there and make a special trip.
My hip is not feeling much better. I have just laid around for two days, except for this morning Gay and Chrystal came and took me to get my stitches out and we ended up there for two hours. My left ear was plugged up so they tried to get the wax out of both ears and it didn't work. So I came home really deaf and will go back tomorrow to finish. My glasses should be there too. I did make an appointment with Dr Mason on Friday to check my hip. Hope it is just slow to heal.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Camping in Style
Wow! Summer is here again. It has been hot lately. We did have a couple of wonderful rains last week. It really poured and felt so great. I just need to record our most special weekend. July 7th we (Collett's, Vanny's, Wendy and I) Went camping like rich folks do it. Carl Ray fibbed and told us he has reserved a couple of cabins at Trapper's Lake and we didn't have to take camping things...just food and clothes and water? Brent Brady runs his Uncle's Elk ranch at Hamilton, CO. That is between Craig and Meeker near the Thornburg place that Grandma Vena sold. Cheril Brady works for Carl Ray in the Steamboat shop and they were to do a BBQ for us on the way to Trapper's (we thought). Well, we stopped at their place and they took us up the mountain to this three story Lodge that their hunters stay at $350 a person a day. It is just amazingly beautiful on the top of a hill overlooking a small lake and surrounded with pines, quakies and flowers. We oood and awed as they showed it to us and low and behold!!! We stayed there. Brent insisted that we have full run of everything. Cheril fed us royally....Steaks, Twice baked potatoes, salad and Cheesecake as if we were paying people! It was so neat. Gay and Wanda have the pictures to prove it. I forgot my camera. We just did whatever we felt like doing. Sleeping, TV, reading, walking, boating, for two days we pretended we were rich people. It was great. Then we went on over the mountain where the flowers and scenery was unbelievable. I have never seen flowers so thick and beautiful before. We must have picked the perfect time. We passed Vaughn Lake where we used to camp some times on over to the Trappers area. What a Shock!! We had forgotten the fire a few years ago. It burned all the mountains bare. We couldn't even stand to have our lunch there. The cabins were spared and a part of the campground, but mostly just dead and bare. Even Himes Peak where we always camped was bare. We went on toward Meeker and ate on the White River and on home. We had to stop at Meeker for Ice Cream though, where we always stopped when we camped through the years. So many memories.
Friday, April 12, 2013
APRIL 12, 2013
Wish I was more faithful in this. By the time I get to it, I have forgotten the spirit of the occasions. I think it was in February that Barry had a kidney stone and a heart attack from the medication they gave him. He was on his way to work when he was struck with terrible pain. He drove to the hospital and called Temi and Chelsie. Chelsie rushed over and got him in the hospital where they gave him some medication and put him in the CTscan thing or was it the other machine??? Anyway, his heart stopped and they had to shock him to make it work again. He had sore ribs for a while. I am sure the details about this experience is different if Temi was telling it, but I just wanted to have this to remind me of how fragile life is. They flew him to Grand Junction to St. Mary's Hospital where they took care of the kidney stone. He was there a couple of days. He seems to have recovered fine. I worry about how hard he works in the cold weather. It's hard to accept that I have a son sixty one. That makes me eighty one in June this year. Most of the time I don't believe it, but sometimes, more and more, I believe it!
He, Barry, has been working in Texas for the past couple of months and it looks like he will be staying there for a few more months. Temi will go down every couple of weeks to visit him. I think they have gotten someone to do the farming this summer. They found a place in Texas that would be wonderful for them, but they would have to sell the ranch. That would be hard to face, but if it would make life easier for him, that is what is important.
Landon is still in the Las Vegas Mission and has had some growing experiences there. I think he has done quite well considering being in a big city area. Most of his companions seem to have been good for him. One kind of challenging though. He is such a great guy.
Wendy has moved into her house now and I do miss her. Nights especially. The builders have not been too good in finishing up things so she is struggling with problems every day. I am so surprised at the character of these men who don't seem to be bothered by not following through with the work they do. Her builder has given her nothing but grief, not remembering what she says she wants done, the plumber and electrician don't show up when they say....But, when she ever gets it all together, it will be wonderful. She has created a beautiful house from an old homemade one. She shows so much talent in figuring out things. She completely changed the whole house.
Gay and Duane are finally back home in their newly refurbished house. He has been in Alaska for three ? years?? Seems like a really long time . So now he will be working for the same people from down here. Not sure how it works, but at least, they are home. Gay is doing some kind of geneology work for a cousin of Carl Ray's. Right up her alley and she gets paid! Sure is good to have them back.
My dear friend Doris Burton is having a real struggle. She fell and apparently bruised her bone in her knee and is in constant pain, not able to get around without a wheelchair. Today I visited and she is suffering with a bad head ache also. She spent a couple of months in a Bee Hive House but decided she would do as well at home. She worries me a lot.
I have been trying to do yard work this spring and it is really painful. Seems like my back just aches no matter what I do. It is hard to see so much to do and not be able to just get after it and do it. Except for my back, I do very well. I mentally do not think I am eighty. I have been going out once in a while with a friend, Venil Johnson who is ninety one. He surly does not seem like it. He is lonely and we have lunch every once in a while. He is a really nice man. Wanda invited him to dinner one Sunday and made us play dominos after. I think he enjoyed it. I did too, but I don't let the girls know it. They have fun giving me a bad time.
This past winter has been very cold and we had more snow than I can remember for many years. I think we had at least eighteen inches here. The mountains not so good. It is finally starting to warm up and then we get really cold for a few days and wind. Today was better so hope it stays and doesn't freeze the fruit. It got the apples the last two years.
The state of our country is fast disintegrating. There's a new tax coming up called a rain tax. Unbelievable. There is a new thing with the schools called the Core learning that is another strike against what our children will be taught. It is so bad. People really need to teach at home. When it is not safe to send a child to a school it is time to keep them home. We have no control of what they are being taught and it is not good. Parents don't have rights anymore. Sooo depressing. Time to close.
Wish I was more faithful in this. By the time I get to it, I have forgotten the spirit of the occasions. I think it was in February that Barry had a kidney stone and a heart attack from the medication they gave him. He was on his way to work when he was struck with terrible pain. He drove to the hospital and called Temi and Chelsie. Chelsie rushed over and got him in the hospital where they gave him some medication and put him in the CTscan thing or was it the other machine??? Anyway, his heart stopped and they had to shock him to make it work again. He had sore ribs for a while. I am sure the details about this experience is different if Temi was telling it, but I just wanted to have this to remind me of how fragile life is. They flew him to Grand Junction to St. Mary's Hospital where they took care of the kidney stone. He was there a couple of days. He seems to have recovered fine. I worry about how hard he works in the cold weather. It's hard to accept that I have a son sixty one. That makes me eighty one in June this year. Most of the time I don't believe it, but sometimes, more and more, I believe it!
He, Barry, has been working in Texas for the past couple of months and it looks like he will be staying there for a few more months. Temi will go down every couple of weeks to visit him. I think they have gotten someone to do the farming this summer. They found a place in Texas that would be wonderful for them, but they would have to sell the ranch. That would be hard to face, but if it would make life easier for him, that is what is important.
Landon is still in the Las Vegas Mission and has had some growing experiences there. I think he has done quite well considering being in a big city area. Most of his companions seem to have been good for him. One kind of challenging though. He is such a great guy.
Wendy has moved into her house now and I do miss her. Nights especially. The builders have not been too good in finishing up things so she is struggling with problems every day. I am so surprised at the character of these men who don't seem to be bothered by not following through with the work they do. Her builder has given her nothing but grief, not remembering what she says she wants done, the plumber and electrician don't show up when they say....But, when she ever gets it all together, it will be wonderful. She has created a beautiful house from an old homemade one. She shows so much talent in figuring out things. She completely changed the whole house.
Gay and Duane are finally back home in their newly refurbished house. He has been in Alaska for three ? years?? Seems like a really long time . So now he will be working for the same people from down here. Not sure how it works, but at least, they are home. Gay is doing some kind of geneology work for a cousin of Carl Ray's. Right up her alley and she gets paid! Sure is good to have them back.
My dear friend Doris Burton is having a real struggle. She fell and apparently bruised her bone in her knee and is in constant pain, not able to get around without a wheelchair. Today I visited and she is suffering with a bad head ache also. She spent a couple of months in a Bee Hive House but decided she would do as well at home. She worries me a lot.
I have been trying to do yard work this spring and it is really painful. Seems like my back just aches no matter what I do. It is hard to see so much to do and not be able to just get after it and do it. Except for my back, I do very well. I mentally do not think I am eighty. I have been going out once in a while with a friend, Venil Johnson who is ninety one. He surly does not seem like it. He is lonely and we have lunch every once in a while. He is a really nice man. Wanda invited him to dinner one Sunday and made us play dominos after. I think he enjoyed it. I did too, but I don't let the girls know it. They have fun giving me a bad time.
This past winter has been very cold and we had more snow than I can remember for many years. I think we had at least eighteen inches here. The mountains not so good. It is finally starting to warm up and then we get really cold for a few days and wind. Today was better so hope it stays and doesn't freeze the fruit. It got the apples the last two years.
The state of our country is fast disintegrating. There's a new tax coming up called a rain tax. Unbelievable. There is a new thing with the schools called the Core learning that is another strike against what our children will be taught. It is so bad. People really need to teach at home. When it is not safe to send a child to a school it is time to keep them home. We have no control of what they are being taught and it is not good. Parents don't have rights anymore. Sooo depressing. Time to close.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
November Elections
How do I express my feelings about this.....frustration? Anger? Hopless? Fear? I guess, all of those. I am sooo disappointed in the citizens of this great nation. This election shows without a doubt the state of this country. When half of the people would rather have a man like Obama as predident who has unanswerable questions about everything about him...even to his citizenship than a man of quality, dignity, honesty, abilities to govern and change the direction of distruction that we are rapidly going, it shows the dire straits the country is in. I have been so devistated to really see where we stand in the eyes of God. The majority of the people today have turned away from Christ and the principals set down in the Constitution that He inspired in those great men who wrote it. It is just a piece of paper that is outdated and might as well be thrown in the trash. There are many good and honest men and women who are trying to stem the tide, but are quite outnumbered. The Democratic Party using Obama are doing thier best to turn this great country into one of the failing European countries. How can they be so blind?
I do believe that Mitt Romney did exactly what the Lord wanted him to do. He opened alot of eyes to what the Church of Jesus Christ really is. I am relieved to know that this great man and his family will not have to suffer the terrible things they would have to suffer as the President who would do everything he could to do the right things to bring back the freedoms we have lost. He would be branded as a terrible man. God, our Father in Heaven and his son Jesus Christ are in controll. We haven't seen anything yet. I had really hoped that we could be able to bypass the terrible state of affairs that are coming that have been prophesied. All we can do now is to stand in Holy Places and live our lives according to the counsel of our Prophet. Are we prepared as we have been warned to be? We need to take stock and do what we should do and not put it off thinking that 'We're okay".
I do believe that Mitt Romney did exactly what the Lord wanted him to do. He opened alot of eyes to what the Church of Jesus Christ really is. I am relieved to know that this great man and his family will not have to suffer the terrible things they would have to suffer as the President who would do everything he could to do the right things to bring back the freedoms we have lost. He would be branded as a terrible man. God, our Father in Heaven and his son Jesus Christ are in controll. We haven't seen anything yet. I had really hoped that we could be able to bypass the terrible state of affairs that are coming that have been prophesied. All we can do now is to stand in Holy Places and live our lives according to the counsel of our Prophet. Are we prepared as we have been warned to be? We need to take stock and do what we should do and not put it off thinking that 'We're okay".
Sunday, August 5, 2012
August Family Reunion
Whew! What a weekend ! All five of my children and all but four of my grandchildren and All but four of my great-grandchildren were here! Landon in on his mission, Jimmy and Jake were not able to be here. Justin and April with their two, Tegan and Bridger coldn't make it either. But I had Gary and Erin's Mason (3 mos old)is the youngest and I got to hold him alot. He's so sweet and so much like Gary. Nick, Sara and kids, Ellie and Aidan came from Michigan. Gabe and Parker, Candice, Dave and kids, Colton, Abbi, Jaxon and Grayson were here for Wanda. Wendy had Megan & Jeff and Jonathon & Mehgan and Johannah & Remi. All of Gay's family was here....Chrystal & Blue, Dillon, Valerie, kids, Sydney, London and Turin (Buddy, who I had not seen before. So like Dillon). Brandi, Paul and theirs - Zachary & Gracie from Cheyenne came. Josh & Mindy and their three, Logan, twins, Clair and Jane were here from South Jordan. Richard, Megan & Jeff came Friday night and Johannah came Saturday. Matt had to work and had school classes. Barry, Layne & Pam came too. Sooo, how many is that? Five of mine, Barry, Wanda & Carl Ray, Wendy, Gay & Duane and Layne & Pam = eight. Gary & Erin, Nick & Sara, Gabe, Candice & Dave, Megan & Jeff, Jonathon & Meghan, and Johanna. Five - mine, Eleven grandkids, and seventeen greats. = Thirty three??? Wow? Plus Justin, Tegan, Bridger, Landon, Matt, Jim and Jake there would have been thirty nine without spouces. I seem to make things very confusing to figure out, don't I? Anyway, we sure had a bunch of us and had lots of fun.
It was so great to have Nick's family here for a couple of nights. They are a most special family. Nick saw a problem I have with one of the sprinklers that have been broken in the ground and he proceeded to fix it. He had to dig it up and cut a bunch of tree roots off that had caused the problem. Barry came Friday morning and helped him finish fixing it. I really enjoy Sara and the kids too.
The Parents and older kids went down the river Friday while the grandparents (& I) tended the eight babies under four years old all day long. I mostly held Gary and Erin's little Mason till I had to come to the house and fix food for the night BBQ. Wanda packed him around while she worked. He likes to be held. Everyone had a great time on the river except Candice when she lost her $3000 wedding ring in the river. They looked and looked but couldn't find it. Dave and CarlRay even went back Saturday to try to find it, but no use.
After eating, I did my Patsy Cline thing and everyone laughed at me. I got Duane to sing that witch song...Another Man Dead?? Marie La Voo?? He does it so good. Then Wanda played a DVD for Abbi and Ellie to dance to, but they wouldn't so I got Barry to dance with me. Wow! He had me twirling around and around. It was fun though.
Saturday we went to the Dinasaur place and saw the new buildng with all the dinasaur bones. It was worth the trip. We came back to the Trading Post for a while and then had lunch at the Sub Sandwitch place. We were supposed to go to Gay's for a B-day party for Logan, but we were so late that we didn't go. I feel bad that I didn't call and tell them. Chrystal went all out for it like she always does. I spent the afternoon cutting up chicken to dutch oven cook for night at Gays. They took the kids to Motts to ride their train at four pm. I was still busy. Layne and Pam came and helped me with the fire pit . Gabe started the fire and Layne made it work. Nobody came for a long time later than I thought they would so I went ahead and did the potatoes for Wanda too.
Everyone cooked in the dutch ovens and it was so good. Layne made a really good cassarole dinner. Dillon ( I think) did desserts. I couldn't help but feel that Oral was watching all the kids playing in her back yard. They had such fun. It was fun to watch them. I didn't do my Patsy Cline thing and was in trouble with Gay and family that didn't go to Wanda's the night before and I felt so bad to let her down. She had done so much planning. So this morning before going to church I went over and did it fore them and got to tell them goodbye.
In church this morning we were encouraged again to record special things. So decided I should write these things down befor forgetting as I usually do. It was so special to just watch all of these children that came from me and my Bob. I hoped he was watching along with Oral. They are each and every one so very special to me. Each one unique in their own ways. How blessed I am.
It was so great to have Nick's family here for a couple of nights. They are a most special family. Nick saw a problem I have with one of the sprinklers that have been broken in the ground and he proceeded to fix it. He had to dig it up and cut a bunch of tree roots off that had caused the problem. Barry came Friday morning and helped him finish fixing it. I really enjoy Sara and the kids too.
The Parents and older kids went down the river Friday while the grandparents (& I) tended the eight babies under four years old all day long. I mostly held Gary and Erin's little Mason till I had to come to the house and fix food for the night BBQ. Wanda packed him around while she worked. He likes to be held. Everyone had a great time on the river except Candice when she lost her $3000 wedding ring in the river. They looked and looked but couldn't find it. Dave and CarlRay even went back Saturday to try to find it, but no use.
After eating, I did my Patsy Cline thing and everyone laughed at me. I got Duane to sing that witch song...Another Man Dead?? Marie La Voo?? He does it so good. Then Wanda played a DVD for Abbi and Ellie to dance to, but they wouldn't so I got Barry to dance with me. Wow! He had me twirling around and around. It was fun though.
Saturday we went to the Dinasaur place and saw the new buildng with all the dinasaur bones. It was worth the trip. We came back to the Trading Post for a while and then had lunch at the Sub Sandwitch place. We were supposed to go to Gay's for a B-day party for Logan, but we were so late that we didn't go. I feel bad that I didn't call and tell them. Chrystal went all out for it like she always does. I spent the afternoon cutting up chicken to dutch oven cook for night at Gays. They took the kids to Motts to ride their train at four pm. I was still busy. Layne and Pam came and helped me with the fire pit . Gabe started the fire and Layne made it work. Nobody came for a long time later than I thought they would so I went ahead and did the potatoes for Wanda too.
Everyone cooked in the dutch ovens and it was so good. Layne made a really good cassarole dinner. Dillon ( I think) did desserts. I couldn't help but feel that Oral was watching all the kids playing in her back yard. They had such fun. It was fun to watch them. I didn't do my Patsy Cline thing and was in trouble with Gay and family that didn't go to Wanda's the night before and I felt so bad to let her down. She had done so much planning. So this morning before going to church I went over and did it fore them and got to tell them goodbye.
In church this morning we were encouraged again to record special things. So decided I should write these things down befor forgetting as I usually do. It was so special to just watch all of these children that came from me and my Bob. I hoped he was watching along with Oral. They are each and every one so very special to me. Each one unique in their own ways. How blessed I am.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Birthday Bash - June 9, 2012
Wow!! I made it to Eighty! June 10, 2012, Sunday
I am sure that I made it very clear that I didn't want the girls to go to alot of trouble for my B-day. Just family and closest friends. I didn't realize that I have so many close friends. It was suposed to be a surprise party and it sort of was. I did catch on when I saw what I assumed was an invitation as I looked over Bonnie Pratts shoulder in Sunday school class and saw my name on a paper that she quickly folded up and looked a little funny. Then a couple of other people kind of slipped a little. I definately was surprised though at how many came. Wanda counted over sixty. Her basement was full of people. Some brought presents relating to my being eighty....eighty m&ms....eighty things about me listed in a card from the Joneses....The cake was huge. Just had eight candels though. It was really good. It said something like..." You're about 29,200 days old. Now eighty doesn't sound so bad, does it" Happy 80th Birthday " It had a layer of fruity stuff in the middle.
Gay made several really yummy salads and cresants for the chicken salad. Wanda did lots of fruit. They decorated tables with white table plastics and little photo books with pictures of me and others. Wendy made tiny flowers in little cute bottles. Candice made pages for people to write on to put together in a book. Chrystal made this awsome book with color coded years. Each ten years had different colored papers. There are pictures from all stages of my life and little tidbit things that tell of things happened in that time space. People wrote on cards to go in that book too. It will take me a long time to read all the stuff she found for each ten year space of time in my life time. Gay took pictures and put them in it of people who came. Patty, Walter and Dusty Powell came from Rangely and also Marlene and Dalvas Kendall. Layne, Pam, Barry, Temi and Chelsie & Josh came. Chrystal, Josh, Mindy and children, Logan, Clair & Jane were here. Sharon Crook, Gillies, Burtons, Connie Cook, some of the Colletts....I need to send thank you cards. Especially to my girls and Corena Smith. She had charge of seeing that I was kept out of the way for the full day. She took me to breakfast at Bettys Cafe. Rita and Auer Warren came too and Auer kindof slipped about a party. Then Corena suggested we go to the Swett Ranch Day up on the mountain. I had planned to go to a shower for the Woodward girls who are both getting married and thought that we should be able to get back in time. But Corena suggested that we should go over to the Lodge and get a drink or something. So we went ofer there and ordered apple pie alamode with carmel. It was sooo good. The crust was crunchy and different. It had carmel in it too. It was too late for the shower, so we crashed at the house...Corena really needed a nap and me too, but she stuck by me till five o'clock when we went over to Wanda's. Everyone started coming and coming and coming. I couldn't believe it. And everything was fixed so nice. I doubt that these girls are capable of doing something small. They did everything wonderfully. They are so good to me. I am so blessed with my family. I love each and everyone so much. They are always there for me.
I was blessed with another great grandson May 16 to Gary and Erin. His name: Mason Dale. I love it. Last Saturday, June 16th, we went to Barry's and got to see this little guy. He resembles Gary, but when I first looked at him I remembered Landon.
Landon. He is now on his mission to the Las Vegas NV mission. His farewell was on Mother's Day and we all went to hear him. He gave a most unusual talk for a missionary going out. He had his dad's sense of humor and tolerance. It showed alot. He was upset that he can't take his knives and guns with him. The sons of Mosiah did. It was good. He will bring a different personality to the mission than most missions are used to.
I am sure that I made it very clear that I didn't want the girls to go to alot of trouble for my B-day. Just family and closest friends. I didn't realize that I have so many close friends. It was suposed to be a surprise party and it sort of was. I did catch on when I saw what I assumed was an invitation as I looked over Bonnie Pratts shoulder in Sunday school class and saw my name on a paper that she quickly folded up and looked a little funny. Then a couple of other people kind of slipped a little. I definately was surprised though at how many came. Wanda counted over sixty. Her basement was full of people. Some brought presents relating to my being eighty....eighty m&ms....eighty things about me listed in a card from the Joneses....The cake was huge. Just had eight candels though. It was really good. It said something like..." You're about 29,200 days old. Now eighty doesn't sound so bad, does it" Happy 80th Birthday " It had a layer of fruity stuff in the middle.
Gay made several really yummy salads and cresants for the chicken salad. Wanda did lots of fruit. They decorated tables with white table plastics and little photo books with pictures of me and others. Wendy made tiny flowers in little cute bottles. Candice made pages for people to write on to put together in a book. Chrystal made this awsome book with color coded years. Each ten years had different colored papers. There are pictures from all stages of my life and little tidbit things that tell of things happened in that time space. People wrote on cards to go in that book too. It will take me a long time to read all the stuff she found for each ten year space of time in my life time. Gay took pictures and put them in it of people who came. Patty, Walter and Dusty Powell came from Rangely and also Marlene and Dalvas Kendall. Layne, Pam, Barry, Temi and Chelsie & Josh came. Chrystal, Josh, Mindy and children, Logan, Clair & Jane were here. Sharon Crook, Gillies, Burtons, Connie Cook, some of the Colletts....I need to send thank you cards. Especially to my girls and Corena Smith. She had charge of seeing that I was kept out of the way for the full day. She took me to breakfast at Bettys Cafe. Rita and Auer Warren came too and Auer kindof slipped about a party. Then Corena suggested we go to the Swett Ranch Day up on the mountain. I had planned to go to a shower for the Woodward girls who are both getting married and thought that we should be able to get back in time. But Corena suggested that we should go over to the Lodge and get a drink or something. So we went ofer there and ordered apple pie alamode with carmel. It was sooo good. The crust was crunchy and different. It had carmel in it too. It was too late for the shower, so we crashed at the house...Corena really needed a nap and me too, but she stuck by me till five o'clock when we went over to Wanda's. Everyone started coming and coming and coming. I couldn't believe it. And everything was fixed so nice. I doubt that these girls are capable of doing something small. They did everything wonderfully. They are so good to me. I am so blessed with my family. I love each and everyone so much. They are always there for me.
I was blessed with another great grandson May 16 to Gary and Erin. His name: Mason Dale. I love it. Last Saturday, June 16th, we went to Barry's and got to see this little guy. He resembles Gary, but when I first looked at him I remembered Landon.
Landon. He is now on his mission to the Las Vegas NV mission. His farewell was on Mother's Day and we all went to hear him. He gave a most unusual talk for a missionary going out. He had his dad's sense of humor and tolerance. It showed alot. He was upset that he can't take his knives and guns with him. The sons of Mosiah did. It was good. He will bring a different personality to the mission than most missions are used to.
Monday, April 9, 2012
April, 2012
I am really bad at this. I read Gay's and am ashamed, then, I go to church and the lesson is on keeping a journal! I open my Book of Morman this morning and guess what? Nephi is commanded to keep a journal!!
So much has happened since I wrote last. We recieved four new babies and another coming in May. Dillon and Valerie have the cutest little Dillon named Turin Hunter March 6th 2011. August 9th Josh and Mindy were blessed with twin girls, Jane Elizabeth and Clair Michella. They are very identical and so beautiful. Justin and April recieved Bridger Vance on November 9th, 2011. Matt and Johanna have sweet little Ryme Jade born August 18th, 2011. They are all so precious.
We also have had two marriages. Matthew and Johanna were married in August and Megan Paige married Jeffery Thorn. Wendy has a full family and is so happy for all, especially Ryme (Remi ?) Matt served in Irac with the National Guard and came home to a family with a new baby girl. Megan and Jeff were married on December 3rd in a beautiful ceremony in this wonderful wedding building. They worked for months to be able to go to the temple, but the Stake Pres. denied them. Kind of strange. The Bishop gave permission and they even made appointments. Just a hicup in thier plans. Jonathan and Meghan went to the temple in November. I am so proud of all. They are all outstanding people.
Starting in November we lived through a nightmare for five months of unjustified torture. Little Bridger was only two weeks old when he slipped out of Justin's arms and hit his head on a mop board causin small fractures. Justin rushed him to the hospital and not wanting to admit that he had dropped him, said he had fallen off the bed...later telling what really happened. It was verified by little Tegan and a friend who was there, but the police was called and Justin was taken to jail charged of abuse. What caused the accident: They were in Tegan's room where a mobil light of the constilation was going and one planet came off and Justin reached out to keep it from hitting them and the babe arched his back and slipped out of Justin's arm. Wanda left after getting the call and Carl Ray from St George. Carl Ray paid the bond and got a lawyer. Justin was not able to go home and stayed at his Aunt Donnetta's througout the months. Bridger was taken to SL Children's Hospital with April. She was threatened to go against Justin or both children might be taken from both of them! Bless her heart, she never wavered. The press had him in the news on TV as an abuser of a tiny two week old baby. He recieved all kinds of threats. It used to be a person was innocent till proved guilty. This proved to be the opposite. Even when after two or three months the Child Serviced dropped the charges, the police procecuter insisted to persue the case of him lying as obstruction of justice. He went to court March 12th where he was sentenced to ten days in jail, one year of probation and going to classes that cost alot each month for a time...don't know how long. Also, the judge said he had to have a Fulltime Job within two weeks. Pretty unreal as hard as the job economy is now. When explained that Justin and April tried to have work that let one or the other be home with the children so as not having them in a day care situation, the judge just said that everyone puts thier kids in daycare..it won't hurt them. I couldn't believe a judge of all people would say that. He surely sees the results of parents working and children not knowing what a family is really like. This whole thing has been so unreal and unfair. They are there to protect children and families, but every effort was made to destroy. I have no feeling of respect or security toward our police and justice department. All they cared about was to convict and destroy. It has been so hard on everyone. Wanda and Carl Ray have spent so many days and hours and money. They are so great.
We just had Easter with alot of family. All of Wanda's were here. They are all so special! Duane came from Alaska. Brandi, Crystal and Josh came for Gay with those little ones. Brandi's Zacary is growing so and little Gracie is just a little clone of Brandi. We bonded pretty well. Josh's Logan is so cute but pretty shy. He stayed close to his Grammy. The girls are just sooo sweet. We expected Megan and Jeff but his mother won out and so Wendy was alone again. I wish her kids would treat her better. Megan tried, but she had to do what she had to do. Her heart was with her mother anyway. Wendy spent most of the day on a little BobCat pushing dirt around in her yard.
That is another thing happenining last year. Wendy bought a house that she is renevating herself. It is taking alot of time and work.
Landon got his mission call to Nevada. I went to the temple last Friday with them. It was pretty special. He has grown into a really special young man. I hope he has patience with the imperfect companions he will meet. He is so right down the line obedient. That we could all be so.
That's all for now.
So much has happened since I wrote last. We recieved four new babies and another coming in May. Dillon and Valerie have the cutest little Dillon named Turin Hunter March 6th 2011. August 9th Josh and Mindy were blessed with twin girls, Jane Elizabeth and Clair Michella. They are very identical and so beautiful. Justin and April recieved Bridger Vance on November 9th, 2011. Matt and Johanna have sweet little Ryme Jade born August 18th, 2011. They are all so precious.
We also have had two marriages. Matthew and Johanna were married in August and Megan Paige married Jeffery Thorn. Wendy has a full family and is so happy for all, especially Ryme (Remi ?) Matt served in Irac with the National Guard and came home to a family with a new baby girl. Megan and Jeff were married on December 3rd in a beautiful ceremony in this wonderful wedding building. They worked for months to be able to go to the temple, but the Stake Pres. denied them. Kind of strange. The Bishop gave permission and they even made appointments. Just a hicup in thier plans. Jonathan and Meghan went to the temple in November. I am so proud of all. They are all outstanding people.
Starting in November we lived through a nightmare for five months of unjustified torture. Little Bridger was only two weeks old when he slipped out of Justin's arms and hit his head on a mop board causin small fractures. Justin rushed him to the hospital and not wanting to admit that he had dropped him, said he had fallen off the bed...later telling what really happened. It was verified by little Tegan and a friend who was there, but the police was called and Justin was taken to jail charged of abuse. What caused the accident: They were in Tegan's room where a mobil light of the constilation was going and one planet came off and Justin reached out to keep it from hitting them and the babe arched his back and slipped out of Justin's arm. Wanda left after getting the call and Carl Ray from St George. Carl Ray paid the bond and got a lawyer. Justin was not able to go home and stayed at his Aunt Donnetta's througout the months. Bridger was taken to SL Children's Hospital with April. She was threatened to go against Justin or both children might be taken from both of them! Bless her heart, she never wavered. The press had him in the news on TV as an abuser of a tiny two week old baby. He recieved all kinds of threats. It used to be a person was innocent till proved guilty. This proved to be the opposite. Even when after two or three months the Child Serviced dropped the charges, the police procecuter insisted to persue the case of him lying as obstruction of justice. He went to court March 12th where he was sentenced to ten days in jail, one year of probation and going to classes that cost alot each month for a time...don't know how long. Also, the judge said he had to have a Fulltime Job within two weeks. Pretty unreal as hard as the job economy is now. When explained that Justin and April tried to have work that let one or the other be home with the children so as not having them in a day care situation, the judge just said that everyone puts thier kids in daycare..it won't hurt them. I couldn't believe a judge of all people would say that. He surely sees the results of parents working and children not knowing what a family is really like. This whole thing has been so unreal and unfair. They are there to protect children and families, but every effort was made to destroy. I have no feeling of respect or security toward our police and justice department. All they cared about was to convict and destroy. It has been so hard on everyone. Wanda and Carl Ray have spent so many days and hours and money. They are so great.
We just had Easter with alot of family. All of Wanda's were here. They are all so special! Duane came from Alaska. Brandi, Crystal and Josh came for Gay with those little ones. Brandi's Zacary is growing so and little Gracie is just a little clone of Brandi. We bonded pretty well. Josh's Logan is so cute but pretty shy. He stayed close to his Grammy. The girls are just sooo sweet. We expected Megan and Jeff but his mother won out and so Wendy was alone again. I wish her kids would treat her better. Megan tried, but she had to do what she had to do. Her heart was with her mother anyway. Wendy spent most of the day on a little BobCat pushing dirt around in her yard.
That is another thing happenining last year. Wendy bought a house that she is renevating herself. It is taking alot of time and work.
Landon got his mission call to Nevada. I went to the temple last Friday with them. It was pretty special. He has grown into a really special young man. I hope he has patience with the imperfect companions he will meet. He is so right down the line obedient. That we could all be so.
That's all for now.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
2011 Is Over
Wow! I can't believe I haven't wrote since January! So, here goes. I did get my hip surgeries. Both of them. The first was March 1st in the University Hospital in SLC by Dr. Kubiac and was able to come home and have the Good Shephards people come for therapy. The second in Roosevelt by Dr Mason. Then I spent ten days in the Villa for therapy. Corena Smith was there recuperating from knee surgery and encouraged Wanda to have me go there. It was a nice place and good therapy, but I was ready to go home in a week, but my girls thought I should stay longer so I made it another three days and pretty well insisted that I go home. The therapy people were impressed at how well I did and said I could go home any time I wanted. I had had a bad night the first Sunday I was there with a nervous situation that was pretty bad. I have had the problem before and asked if there was someone to give me a blessing - which always helps..But the boy-nurse said he didn't know of anyone. Corena finally called Wendy and she called Kay in St George who called her son, Kenny. Then we thought of my friend, Betty Gilbert who lives there and she sent her husband and grandson at the same time as Kenny and his soon to be son-in-law. So I had plenty of priesthood finally. The nurse-guy wouldn't give me the lortab that would have helped either. I was not happy with him. Between the medicin and the blessing I finally relaxed enough to sleep. I hate doing this whatever it is. Anyway, Gay came and got me on the tenth day and I have never been so glad to be home. The Good Shepherd people came again for a couple of weeks.
I have recuperated really well. It is just my broken back that won't let me be. This has been a strange summer. I was able to go to Ed. Week with my girls again and it was great as always. It always amazes me to see the thousands of people who are there to better themselves. We stayed at the Dorms again and it was fun.
My garden was kindof a failure. Things just didn't grow right. Seemed like spring lasted till July. I wasn't able to work it like it needed either. I keep thinking that I should forget a garden, but can't seem to let it go.
Gay has been here since August working with builders to renevate her house. She thought it would be done by the end of November, but she is still here and it looks more like March before she can go to Alaska to Duane. They visit as a family every Sunday on Skype. That's pretty neat. They have gotten three new grandbabies this year...Josh and Mindy have twin girls, Clair and Jane. Dillon and Valerie have a little Dillon, Turin.
Wendy bought an older house this year and is working on it herself to re-build the inside. She just works on it as she can. She took a couple of months off while doing stuff for Megan's wedding. We are all happy to have Jeffery Thorn in our family. They are a sweet couple. He is so good to Megan. She seems to be plagued with health problems. It is hard for her.
Wendy has been blessed to have a new son-inlaw, a new daughter-in-law Johannah, a new grandbaby, Reme Jade, and went to the temple with Jonathon and Meghan in November.
Matt and Johanna got married in October before he went to Irac. He made it home for Thanksgiving and Megan and Jeff's wedding to meet his sweet baby girltoo.
Jeff and Megan were Married December 3rd in Hiland at a Wedding center. It was beautiful and everything went well. They planned on a Temple wedding but the Stake President thought they needed to wait.
In October Wanda & Carl Ray went on a cruise back east and the night before they left I had a strange dream that Bob came to me and told me not to worry, he would be there for me the next three months. I was really nervous about their trip...was something bad going to happen? But it didn't and they had a wonderful time. Later the need for support came.
April and Justin got a beautiful little boy added to thier family, named Brigham. Two weeks later, Justin was holding him and a light fixture (the universe) fell and he went to knock it away and the baby arched his back and slipped out of his arm hitting on his head. He rushed him to the hospital but didn't want to say he dropped him, so said that the baby fell off the bed. A really dumb thing to say because he had to admit what really happened and so the police was called and he was taken to jail facing abuse charges. So starte the horrible nightmare of events. Carl Ray got him out on bail, but they would not let him go home or near the children. He stayed with Carl Ray's sister Donnetta. Two terrible months of one thing and another. The families have had to pay thousands to lawyers and to help them with living expenses because neither have been able to work steady. Finally just before Christmas Child Services dropped their charges of abuse and they were able to come here for a couple of weeks. Today was another hearing about obstruction of justice because of his lying about what happened. It sounds better, but he will still have a court hearing in March. Many, many prayers, letters and support have been had for them. I do believe his Grandpa Bob has been there for us also as he promised.
So that's it for 2011. We've multiplied greatly and have been blessed in many ways.
I have recuperated really well. It is just my broken back that won't let me be. This has been a strange summer. I was able to go to Ed. Week with my girls again and it was great as always. It always amazes me to see the thousands of people who are there to better themselves. We stayed at the Dorms again and it was fun.
My garden was kindof a failure. Things just didn't grow right. Seemed like spring lasted till July. I wasn't able to work it like it needed either. I keep thinking that I should forget a garden, but can't seem to let it go.
Gay has been here since August working with builders to renevate her house. She thought it would be done by the end of November, but she is still here and it looks more like March before she can go to Alaska to Duane. They visit as a family every Sunday on Skype. That's pretty neat. They have gotten three new grandbabies this year...Josh and Mindy have twin girls, Clair and Jane. Dillon and Valerie have a little Dillon, Turin.
Wendy bought an older house this year and is working on it herself to re-build the inside. She just works on it as she can. She took a couple of months off while doing stuff for Megan's wedding. We are all happy to have Jeffery Thorn in our family. They are a sweet couple. He is so good to Megan. She seems to be plagued with health problems. It is hard for her.
Wendy has been blessed to have a new son-inlaw, a new daughter-in-law Johannah, a new grandbaby, Reme Jade, and went to the temple with Jonathon and Meghan in November.
Matt and Johanna got married in October before he went to Irac. He made it home for Thanksgiving and Megan and Jeff's wedding to meet his sweet baby girltoo.
Jeff and Megan were Married December 3rd in Hiland at a Wedding center. It was beautiful and everything went well. They planned on a Temple wedding but the Stake President thought they needed to wait.
In October Wanda & Carl Ray went on a cruise back east and the night before they left I had a strange dream that Bob came to me and told me not to worry, he would be there for me the next three months. I was really nervous about their trip...was something bad going to happen? But it didn't and they had a wonderful time. Later the need for support came.
April and Justin got a beautiful little boy added to thier family, named Brigham. Two weeks later, Justin was holding him and a light fixture (the universe) fell and he went to knock it away and the baby arched his back and slipped out of his arm hitting on his head. He rushed him to the hospital but didn't want to say he dropped him, so said that the baby fell off the bed. A really dumb thing to say because he had to admit what really happened and so the police was called and he was taken to jail facing abuse charges. So starte the horrible nightmare of events. Carl Ray got him out on bail, but they would not let him go home or near the children. He stayed with Carl Ray's sister Donnetta. Two terrible months of one thing and another. The families have had to pay thousands to lawyers and to help them with living expenses because neither have been able to work steady. Finally just before Christmas Child Services dropped their charges of abuse and they were able to come here for a couple of weeks. Today was another hearing about obstruction of justice because of his lying about what happened. It sounds better, but he will still have a court hearing in March. Many, many prayers, letters and support have been had for them. I do believe his Grandpa Bob has been there for us also as he promised.
So that's it for 2011. We've multiplied greatly and have been blessed in many ways.
Monday, March 28, 2011
March
On March 1st I recieved a new hip at the University Hospital in SLC. It is now the end of the month and I am surviving quite well. The Good Shephards have kicked in and I have had nurses come and check my blood twice a week and Therapists also. I have one more week and they will be through and it will be up to me to continue the exercises and care that I need to do to be able to completely heal. I should consider a year. It is quite amazing how the body heals though. I can see progress each day that is better than the last.
I am starting my painting classes this Wednesday again. I believe in keeping busy. I have lain around long enough. Wanda and Wendy have taken the best of care of me. I thank the Lord every day for all they and others have given to me. I am really blessed. My back continues to be the problem and I guess always will. My knee seems to have arthritis that kicks in pretty good. Hopefully it will get better.
I am starting my painting classes this Wednesday again. I believe in keeping busy. I have lain around long enough. Wanda and Wendy have taken the best of care of me. I thank the Lord every day for all they and others have given to me. I am really blessed. My back continues to be the problem and I guess always will. My knee seems to have arthritis that kicks in pretty good. Hopefully it will get better.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
These Great Golden Years
I will be starting this new year with a new hip in February. I have been dealing with a fractures pelvas for six months hoping it would heal it's self, but a Dr. Kubiac in SLC University Hospital says it won't. Wanda took me out to see him and we scheduled the surgery for Feb. 25th. I am at the point of being excited to get it done.
It has been an interesting few months. I started teaching Dr. James White painting lessons the day before my fracture happened. It was the day we (I and girls) had our Gangster Video night with Niles and Connie's Model T. Dr. White came the next Wednesday and I was cripping around on CR's too big crutches. He analized the situation and ordered me to get an Xray nest day. It didn't show so eventually after some shots here and there they took a CTscan which showed it plainly. He thought it should heal it's self but no luck. I had gone to a Dr. Hughes last June who had me take an upper and lower GI stomach probe. A few weeks ago he called me in because they found a bad bacteria in my stomach, but when he saw my hip problem, he got excited and called Dr Woodward (my primary Dr.) who called Dr White and Dr Young (surgen) and Dr Perry (radiologist). Dr White talked to Dr Perry and Dr Mason (another sergon) and Dr Perry about it. He, Dr Perry and Dr Mason thought it could still heal it'self. Dr Young, Dr Hughes and Dr Woodward thought I should have surgery now. So they sent me to Dr Kubiac who said I could choose to go on like I am in pain or have surgery and not have pain. I said "Okay. When?" He said he was booked up for three months but go get it set up. Well, the guy who mades the appointments had an opening for Feb 25 so that's as soon as it can be. I go in to Dr Hughes Monday about my stomach I guess...Whew...Too Many Doctors.
Last night I had a real bad night and couldn't relax all night. I read till about 2am, turned on music till 3am, took a soaking bath, went to the pottie a couple of times, got up about 6am and did email...Jonathon and Meghan came about 10pm with thier dogs which turned Shay on and woke me up good. They have this big golden lab that scared me when I got up at 4am and 6am again, so went back to bed about 7:30 but by then my nerves were at the breaking point. I started shaking and my muscles tightened up till I couldn't stand it. I called Wendy on the phone and told her to get Carl Ray for a blessing and to call Dr White. They finally got there. Wendy worked on my stiff leg till it was better but as soon as they gave me the blessing I finally relaxed. I am so tired. I just stayed in bed...finally got dressed though and Dr White called and came over again with a perscription for Valium to be used only when really needed. He brought his eight yr old daughter, Rosie to see the paintings. He really likes my Yellow Roses in the Kitchen. He is just the nicest man. He is about 6ft 4.
Last year was not too healthy. Hope this one is better.
It has been an interesting few months. I started teaching Dr. James White painting lessons the day before my fracture happened. It was the day we (I and girls) had our Gangster Video night with Niles and Connie's Model T. Dr. White came the next Wednesday and I was cripping around on CR's too big crutches. He analized the situation and ordered me to get an Xray nest day. It didn't show so eventually after some shots here and there they took a CTscan which showed it plainly. He thought it should heal it's self but no luck. I had gone to a Dr. Hughes last June who had me take an upper and lower GI stomach probe. A few weeks ago he called me in because they found a bad bacteria in my stomach, but when he saw my hip problem, he got excited and called Dr Woodward (my primary Dr.) who called Dr White and Dr Young (surgen) and Dr Perry (radiologist). Dr White talked to Dr Perry and Dr Mason (another sergon) and Dr Perry about it. He, Dr Perry and Dr Mason thought it could still heal it'self. Dr Young, Dr Hughes and Dr Woodward thought I should have surgery now. So they sent me to Dr Kubiac who said I could choose to go on like I am in pain or have surgery and not have pain. I said "Okay. When?" He said he was booked up for three months but go get it set up. Well, the guy who mades the appointments had an opening for Feb 25 so that's as soon as it can be. I go in to Dr Hughes Monday about my stomach I guess...Whew...Too Many Doctors.
Last night I had a real bad night and couldn't relax all night. I read till about 2am, turned on music till 3am, took a soaking bath, went to the pottie a couple of times, got up about 6am and did email...Jonathon and Meghan came about 10pm with thier dogs which turned Shay on and woke me up good. They have this big golden lab that scared me when I got up at 4am and 6am again, so went back to bed about 7:30 but by then my nerves were at the breaking point. I started shaking and my muscles tightened up till I couldn't stand it. I called Wendy on the phone and told her to get Carl Ray for a blessing and to call Dr White. They finally got there. Wendy worked on my stiff leg till it was better but as soon as they gave me the blessing I finally relaxed. I am so tired. I just stayed in bed...finally got dressed though and Dr White called and came over again with a perscription for Valium to be used only when really needed. He brought his eight yr old daughter, Rosie to see the paintings. He really likes my Yellow Roses in the Kitchen. He is just the nicest man. He is about 6ft 4.
Last year was not too healthy. Hope this one is better.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
The year 2010
As I come to the end of this year, I pause to remember important times of these past months. The winter seemed to go on and on. Cold and Snow. Spring was slow and many fruit blossoms froze. I found 3 apples on my tree which surprised me as I thought there were none. I planted a peach tree in the garden area. Michael Durant has been so good to come with his tractor and till my garden and spread fertilizer which made things do much better.I planted gladiolas and zinnias with the cosmos which come every year and are so beautiful. The deer like the glads as soon as they bud. Tomatoes did nothing. Potatoes were great. Cabbages were gigantic. Spring and summer kind of combined. It was never too hot and we had alot of rain off and on. That was great.
I spent a week in Mesa Arizona with Patty and Walter Powell and got to stay one night with Dillon's family and go to church with them. They took me for a ride Sunday to a Ghost Town where we witnessed a hanging, a shootout and got to look at the old buildings as they were years ago. I really enjoyed my visit. Walter spent alot of time telling me stories of old Rangely days and people. I never knew he was such a talker. He and Bob always visited while I and Patty talked, so didn't really know Walter.
The Wardell Reunion was at Connie and Nile's again on Memorial weekend. I wasn't feeling at all well so came home early. Moana was in charge and did a great job. Gay worked with her to make a Wardell Book for us and any who wanted to buy one. It is wonderful.
By Sunday I was really sick. Carl Ray and Dave gave me a blessing and I took some Milk of Magnesia which cleaned me out pretty good. I was feeling better, but Wanda insisted on taking me to the emergency because she was going out of town with Gay and Wendy (I think...anyway, they were all going to be gone) They sent me to Dr. Hughs and he had a bunch of tests done and I still don't know why...it didn't seem to tell why I got sick. If I wasn't better Dr Hughs wanted a stomach probe. I got better. Later he had me come in and take blood etc which made him think I needed a whole colostomy..uper and lower. It showed some ulsers so gave me pills. Then in August, we were getting together for our Video nite of Gangsters when my groin began to hurt really sharply till I couldn't walk. Dr White had started coming to my painting class and set me up for Xrays the next day. It didn't show anything so he had me take shots in my knee and then my hip which got me through Education week. Then he had me get a CT scan which showed a fractured pelvas. He thought it could hear it'self if I would go on a walker etc. I thought it was getting better so didn't use the walker as much as a cane. I had wanted a Dr Woodward for my basic doctor and finally got an appointment with him and he had me get another CTscan. It looked kind of bad and then Dr Hughes called me in because in one of the tests it showed a bacteria in my stomach. But when he realized the time I was having with my hip, he got all excited and called Dr Woodard, Dr Young the surgen, and Dr Perry the radiologist. They all but Perry thought I should have surgery as soon as possible. Dr Perry and Dr White still believe it could heal and should give it some more time. I do not want surgery so have decided to turn to the Lord instead of the arm of flesh. I have asked family and friends to remember me next fast Sunday. I pray that my faith will be enough to warrent the healing that I need. May the Lord's will be done.
So..all in all...this year has been a challenge healthwise. I miss Gay, as she has gone to Alaska. But am so blessed with my family, friends and neighbors. Everyone is so good to me. I feel so undeserving. I still try each day to become a better person.
Christmas has been different. The only one I have ever spent alone. Wendy went to Provo to her family. Wanda and CR to thiers. Bishop Jones has been here checking on me a couple of times. I just felt like I should stay in one place and try to heal. Hope it works. I am doing alot of positive thinking.
I spent a week in Mesa Arizona with Patty and Walter Powell and got to stay one night with Dillon's family and go to church with them. They took me for a ride Sunday to a Ghost Town where we witnessed a hanging, a shootout and got to look at the old buildings as they were years ago. I really enjoyed my visit. Walter spent alot of time telling me stories of old Rangely days and people. I never knew he was such a talker. He and Bob always visited while I and Patty talked, so didn't really know Walter.
The Wardell Reunion was at Connie and Nile's again on Memorial weekend. I wasn't feeling at all well so came home early. Moana was in charge and did a great job. Gay worked with her to make a Wardell Book for us and any who wanted to buy one. It is wonderful.
By Sunday I was really sick. Carl Ray and Dave gave me a blessing and I took some Milk of Magnesia which cleaned me out pretty good. I was feeling better, but Wanda insisted on taking me to the emergency because she was going out of town with Gay and Wendy (I think...anyway, they were all going to be gone) They sent me to Dr. Hughs and he had a bunch of tests done and I still don't know why...it didn't seem to tell why I got sick. If I wasn't better Dr Hughs wanted a stomach probe. I got better. Later he had me come in and take blood etc which made him think I needed a whole colostomy..uper and lower. It showed some ulsers so gave me pills. Then in August, we were getting together for our Video nite of Gangsters when my groin began to hurt really sharply till I couldn't walk. Dr White had started coming to my painting class and set me up for Xrays the next day. It didn't show anything so he had me take shots in my knee and then my hip which got me through Education week. Then he had me get a CT scan which showed a fractured pelvas. He thought it could hear it'self if I would go on a walker etc. I thought it was getting better so didn't use the walker as much as a cane. I had wanted a Dr Woodward for my basic doctor and finally got an appointment with him and he had me get another CTscan. It looked kind of bad and then Dr Hughes called me in because in one of the tests it showed a bacteria in my stomach. But when he realized the time I was having with my hip, he got all excited and called Dr Woodard, Dr Young the surgen, and Dr Perry the radiologist. They all but Perry thought I should have surgery as soon as possible. Dr Perry and Dr White still believe it could heal and should give it some more time. I do not want surgery so have decided to turn to the Lord instead of the arm of flesh. I have asked family and friends to remember me next fast Sunday. I pray that my faith will be enough to warrent the healing that I need. May the Lord's will be done.
So..all in all...this year has been a challenge healthwise. I miss Gay, as she has gone to Alaska. But am so blessed with my family, friends and neighbors. Everyone is so good to me. I feel so undeserving. I still try each day to become a better person.
Christmas has been different. The only one I have ever spent alone. Wendy went to Provo to her family. Wanda and CR to thiers. Bishop Jones has been here checking on me a couple of times. I just felt like I should stay in one place and try to heal. Hope it works. I am doing alot of positive thinking.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Getting Older Every Day
Here it is Fall again. We've hardly had a summer. We are having a beautiful Indian Summer. Warm and Sunny. Nights are cooler. About six weeks ago I started having pain in my groin. It got worse and worse. Dr. James White had just started coming to my painting class, so he observed my pain and said I might have a fractured hip or pelves. I got Xrays the next day and it didn't show a fracture so they put a cortizone shot in my hip the week before Ed Week. It didn't take until Monday afternoon in Provo...our first day there. I had a great week till Friday afternoon when the pain returned. My knee was bothering me alot too, so they gave me a shot in the knee. That was supposed to tell if it or my hip was the real problem. The hip was the problem, so a CT was called for which showed a fracture in the hip in the part that makes a cup for the ball to fit in. So...I am broken. However, Dr White says that it should heal if I stay on a walker for three months and take care for six. I hope that is so, but it is so hard to do anything much with a walker. But I am trying. Getting old certainly is not for sissys. Sometimes I am a sissy.
Friday, August 6, 2010
August, 2010
Wow! What a full calendar! I went to the Ward campout the last of July and that was fun. I took Wendy's big tent and the usual stuff, cot, food, etc. and didn't need much as I ate with Rich's the first night and Miles's for Saturday breakfast. Gay went with me to set up the tent on Thursday and then went home. Glenda Rich and two g kids helped. I had to go back Friday to work in the temple and then back to the Mountain (Iron Springs) for the dinner and then I was responsible for the campfire program. I got five men to act out "The Book of Mormon by Dr Suess" It was good. Gay and Wendy came to help me again then went home. I did ok except going to the bathroom in the night and losing Shay. I went around softly calling, "Shaaay, Shaaay" and finally turned around to go back to the tent and there he was following me. Next time I will get me a portaPotty.
Matt and Melinda's wedding is Aug. 6th. Family Camp is next weekend and then Ed Week is the next.
We had our Gangster Video night Aug 3rd. It was a fun one. Gay had Niles & Connie bring one of his restored cars for pictures. It is a red and black Modle T. I went as a flapper girl. Gay wore a black and white checered suit etc, Wendy and Wanda wore dark suits too and they really looked the part of gangsters. We watched "Blue Eyes" (I think) while we ate calzones, pasta-potatoes, salad and crembroule (???) What ever - it was sooo good. But I got pains in my left groin so bad I could hardly walk. Next morning was worse, but I uses CR's crutches and had art class. Dr James White came to paint that night and told me I better get Xrays. So he called the Rx in to the hospital next morning and Gay took me down. I borrowed a walker from Doris Burton which helped a little, but had excruciating pain whenever I put my weight on it or lifted it. We were afraid it would be a fractured pelvis or hip, but Dr White called that night and said I wasn't broken but I have a really bad case of artheritis. So I was not able to go to the wedding. I am here alone, just laying around. Not what I like doing. Dr said to take a bunch of Motrin, but it wouldn't kick in for about 3 days. I don't think I will be camping but hopefully will be able to go to Ed Week. Oh well, such is life these days!
Matt and Melinda's wedding is Aug. 6th. Family Camp is next weekend and then Ed Week is the next.
We had our Gangster Video night Aug 3rd. It was a fun one. Gay had Niles & Connie bring one of his restored cars for pictures. It is a red and black Modle T. I went as a flapper girl. Gay wore a black and white checered suit etc, Wendy and Wanda wore dark suits too and they really looked the part of gangsters. We watched "Blue Eyes" (I think) while we ate calzones, pasta-potatoes, salad and crembroule (???) What ever - it was sooo good. But I got pains in my left groin so bad I could hardly walk. Next morning was worse, but I uses CR's crutches and had art class. Dr James White came to paint that night and told me I better get Xrays. So he called the Rx in to the hospital next morning and Gay took me down. I borrowed a walker from Doris Burton which helped a little, but had excruciating pain whenever I put my weight on it or lifted it. We were afraid it would be a fractured pelvis or hip, but Dr White called that night and said I wasn't broken but I have a really bad case of artheritis. So I was not able to go to the wedding. I am here alone, just laying around. Not what I like doing. Dr said to take a bunch of Motrin, but it wouldn't kick in for about 3 days. I don't think I will be camping but hopefully will be able to go to Ed Week. Oh well, such is life these days!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
60th Class Reunion - Hall Reunion
What a wonderful time!! July 6th, Tuesdsy was dinner at Casa Rio's where we all met to start it off. The food service was pretty bad. They put two large platters on a long table - one of fruit and the other lettuce salad. Then we were served a plat with one large baked potatoe and two big slices of roast beef. That was it! no veggie, no parsley....just a bare plate. We had already eaten the green salad and fruit. It was pretty crowded too, but that was okay. I had made 10 centerpieces for the tables. Lowell Caldwell was the MC. Dewey Paulson was head of it this year with Lorain (who was not able to help), Marvin Richardson, Arden Robbins, Joy Horton and I were on the committee. I am always over the picnic part. We used to have it up to the Orchard in Dry Fork but now it is in my back yard. Which took place the next day after a bus trip around the valley with Dewey as our guide. He did a good job.
Richard Jean Michle came the Friday before while I was gone with Wendy and Gay to the Hall Reunion in Kaysville, UT that weekend. More about that later. We got home on Sunday and Jean showed up and I let him sleep in the camper trailer. He was very happy to not be in the same house with two women and 'all those pillows'. He got teary eyed thinking of Bob and camping with us in the years past. So that worked out really well. The electric cord was too long to give him lights, so he used my big camp flashlight and was happy. He said he had never slept so well. It was fun to have him here. He always finds something to fix when he comes. This time he replaced the fausets in the bathroom that were leaking. He spent most of the day Monday fixing it...going back and forth to town for something else he needed. We ate at JB's one night and Chinese the next and then went to the movie..Eclipse. It was fun to have him.
Back to the picnic. Lisa Reynolds catered the lunch and it was sooo good! It made up for the night before. Too bad not everyone came to the picnic that was there the night before. I had tables and chairs out on the lawn in the shade and everyone seemed to really enjoy the day. Nobody hurried to leave. There were still people visiting about 4pm. I had each one of the classmates give a minute sharing thier lives with everyone. Lathair was the timer. When the minute was up he would wave his hand up. Not everyone paid attention but it was good. Lowell Caldwell volunteered to head it in three years. He's such a good man.
HALL REUNION
Wendy, Gay and I went to Kaysville July 2nd & 3rd for the Hall Reunion. Glade and Cicile and Mark something were in charge. We got there a little late..like 7pm and had a hard time finding the address. We saw these people at a church pavilion as we first got where we thought we should be except the address said 9th west. The girls just knew that was the wrong place (even though there was a 9th on the building) because 9th always means 900. So we went all over trying to find it on 900 west. The finally agreed after talking to a wonman on the street to go back and sure enough that was our group. We didn't know many there but got aquainted and really enjoyed ourselves. When the meeting to decide who would do the next reunion in two years, Gay and Wendy volunteered me! That automatically made them the committee. So we will be having the next one here in Vernal. I was surprised that they wanted to come back here...but so glad. The girls also said we would do the Wardell one next year too. Anyway, it has been a very busy summer... and a different year. The winter never ended till May and so far it has been a moderate summer..some rain...wind...I do think the Latter Days are here.
Richard Jean Michle came the Friday before while I was gone with Wendy and Gay to the Hall Reunion in Kaysville, UT that weekend. More about that later. We got home on Sunday and Jean showed up and I let him sleep in the camper trailer. He was very happy to not be in the same house with two women and 'all those pillows'. He got teary eyed thinking of Bob and camping with us in the years past. So that worked out really well. The electric cord was too long to give him lights, so he used my big camp flashlight and was happy. He said he had never slept so well. It was fun to have him here. He always finds something to fix when he comes. This time he replaced the fausets in the bathroom that were leaking. He spent most of the day Monday fixing it...going back and forth to town for something else he needed. We ate at JB's one night and Chinese the next and then went to the movie..Eclipse. It was fun to have him.
Back to the picnic. Lisa Reynolds catered the lunch and it was sooo good! It made up for the night before. Too bad not everyone came to the picnic that was there the night before. I had tables and chairs out on the lawn in the shade and everyone seemed to really enjoy the day. Nobody hurried to leave. There were still people visiting about 4pm. I had each one of the classmates give a minute sharing thier lives with everyone. Lathair was the timer. When the minute was up he would wave his hand up. Not everyone paid attention but it was good. Lowell Caldwell volunteered to head it in three years. He's such a good man.
HALL REUNION
Wendy, Gay and I went to Kaysville July 2nd & 3rd for the Hall Reunion. Glade and Cicile and Mark something were in charge. We got there a little late..like 7pm and had a hard time finding the address. We saw these people at a church pavilion as we first got where we thought we should be except the address said 9th west. The girls just knew that was the wrong place (even though there was a 9th on the building) because 9th always means 900. So we went all over trying to find it on 900 west. The finally agreed after talking to a wonman on the street to go back and sure enough that was our group. We didn't know many there but got aquainted and really enjoyed ourselves. When the meeting to decide who would do the next reunion in two years, Gay and Wendy volunteered me! That automatically made them the committee. So we will be having the next one here in Vernal. I was surprised that they wanted to come back here...but so glad. The girls also said we would do the Wardell one next year too. Anyway, it has been a very busy summer... and a different year. The winter never ended till May and so far it has been a moderate summer..some rain...wind...I do think the Latter Days are here.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Trip to Mesa AZ March 10 to 17
Last Christmas, Patty Powell called and said I should go down to Mesa, AZ to visit. They have a house there where they go every winter. So - I decided to just do it. I surprised everyone, including myself. Wendy helped me by getting the best tickets on line. It was $249 for round trip. I left SLC on March 10 and returned March 17. Wendy took me to Orem. Richard took me to the airport Wednesday morning. I flew to Las Angeles then to the Phonix airport where Patty and Walter picked me up. Wendy got me a new cell phone so I was able to call Patty when I got there and it worked out fine. I waited mayby 5 minutes. Thier neighbor, Jim, drove thier car.
It was beautiful weather and they treated me so special. I was given a beautiful room with a bathroom attatched. Thier house is really nice and comfortable with a fenced back yard. There is a swing on the patio that I enjoyed every morning. They said I took naps, but I said I was just resting my eyes from the bright sunshine. They have two orange trees, a lemon and grapefruit trees back there too. The Oranges were gone, but the Lemon tree had fruit as big as the grapefruits. Unbelievable! It was a really relaxed easy time. They just visit and whatever one wants to do. It was really different to be around people who are not involved in church stuff -- meetings etc. like we are. It was pretty nice. We went to the Farmers Market, Grocery store, Antique store.... Grace Hayes lives there in an assisted living place that we visited. She was so happy to see me. She used to paint in my class in Rangely. It was a really beautiful place to live. Costs $1500 a month!! Saturday morning we went to an Art Show and that was fun. We especially liked it because none of the work was better than ours. (except on portrait of a little child. It was so precious)
I called Dillon and Valerie and he came and got me Saturday with Sydney and London. I stayed the night and went to church with them. Sydney kept me going. She is a bundle of energy. They took me to a Ghost Town where we watched a hanging and a shootout on the street. It is really an interesting place. The desert is beautiful. There are so many kinds of Cacti and everything is green this time of year. It was so good to be in thier home. They are a great little family. They took me back to Powell's Sunday afternoon and came to the patio where everyone was. Pam, Patty's daughter and her daughter Corey and two kids came the day after I got there and so they had a full house. I still got to keep the bedroom I felt kindof guilty, but Patty said I got there first.
Patty and Pam took me to the airport about 5am and left me to my own vices. I made it through okay. It went through Denver this time. Gay met me in the Salt Lake airport. We went to their hotel for a little rest. She met Duane coming from Maryland that night. Then we had lunch at the Joseph Smith Building and then to the Family History Building where Gay found a little information she needed. We then went to Jonathon's and met Wendy. He and Meghan have a nice appartment with Matt. We ate at Panda Express,(I think) and then I and Wendy left for home. Got home about midnight. I was really tired. It was a good trip. I am so glad I went.
It was beautiful weather and they treated me so special. I was given a beautiful room with a bathroom attatched. Thier house is really nice and comfortable with a fenced back yard. There is a swing on the patio that I enjoyed every morning. They said I took naps, but I said I was just resting my eyes from the bright sunshine. They have two orange trees, a lemon and grapefruit trees back there too. The Oranges were gone, but the Lemon tree had fruit as big as the grapefruits. Unbelievable! It was a really relaxed easy time. They just visit and whatever one wants to do. It was really different to be around people who are not involved in church stuff -- meetings etc. like we are. It was pretty nice. We went to the Farmers Market, Grocery store, Antique store.... Grace Hayes lives there in an assisted living place that we visited. She was so happy to see me. She used to paint in my class in Rangely. It was a really beautiful place to live. Costs $1500 a month!! Saturday morning we went to an Art Show and that was fun. We especially liked it because none of the work was better than ours. (except on portrait of a little child. It was so precious)
I called Dillon and Valerie and he came and got me Saturday with Sydney and London. I stayed the night and went to church with them. Sydney kept me going. She is a bundle of energy. They took me to a Ghost Town where we watched a hanging and a shootout on the street. It is really an interesting place. The desert is beautiful. There are so many kinds of Cacti and everything is green this time of year. It was so good to be in thier home. They are a great little family. They took me back to Powell's Sunday afternoon and came to the patio where everyone was. Pam, Patty's daughter and her daughter Corey and two kids came the day after I got there and so they had a full house. I still got to keep the bedroom I felt kindof guilty, but Patty said I got there first.
Patty and Pam took me to the airport about 5am and left me to my own vices. I made it through okay. It went through Denver this time. Gay met me in the Salt Lake airport. We went to their hotel for a little rest. She met Duane coming from Maryland that night. Then we had lunch at the Joseph Smith Building and then to the Family History Building where Gay found a little information she needed. We then went to Jonathon's and met Wendy. He and Meghan have a nice appartment with Matt. We ate at Panda Express,(I think) and then I and Wendy left for home. Got home about midnight. I was really tired. It was a good trip. I am so glad I went.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
February 3, 2010
Today is my brother, Morgan's, birthday. Yesterday Virginia passed over to him and thier son, Gary Dodds Hall. He was killed in the Viatnaum war. Virginia has been living in the BeeHive House here in Vernal for most of a year. The last few months have been hard for her. She existed on fluids only for the past two weeks. I have been singing to both Houses, but only a few times where Virginia lived. She has been in pain for a long time and it was hard to visit with her very long at a time. While she was still in her home, I tried to interest her in going to church, but she and her sister, Lois, didn't seem interested. So many people think that if they believe in God and live good honest lives, that is enough. Something must have touched Virginia, though. Gayla told me that the night before she died, that she was questioning why she couldn't go...."Was it because she hadn't joined the church?" I am sure not, but she will be glad to accept it now. Layne and Landon had Morgan baptised and endowed and we had him sealed to our parents. At the baptism, Layne told me that the sister attending heard voices exclaiming things like "Good job..." She looked around and there was nobode there. We know that Morgan and others were there extited to have our family complete.
The funeral is Saturday at the Mortuary. I am to sing. Will add more later.
The funeral is Saturday at the Mortuary. I am to sing. Will add more later.
Friday, January 8, 2010
The Last of 2009 & First of the New Year 2010
It has been a busy few weeks. Jonathon's wedding, Thanksgiving at Wanda's, our Wardell party. Christmas busyness... My favorite times are always when the family gets together. I LOVE my family! They are all so great. Our family party was especially wonderful for me because all my kids were here together. But, these 'kids' are not very young any more...so guess what that makes me? Landon and Joshua, Megan and Mr and Mrs Jonathon were the only grandkids. Everyone did a part on the program and it was quite hillarious. Pam had Layne, Landon, Temi and Barry read Dr. Suess's version of the Book of Mormon. Barry told how the Angel got to the top of the Christmas Tree. (I think I didn't really get what I was supposed to from that story) Wanda read a story dresses as a cute elf person. Wendy told about the meaning of Twelve Days of Christmas and Jonathon and Meghan shared a cute story. The final touch was Gay and Duane impersonating Julia Childs demonstrating an artichoc/spinach dip. Gay did the talking - Duane's hands did the mixing as though they belonged to Gay. It was awesome. Joshua really got a kick out of that, especially when Gay's nose itched and Duane's hands had to scratch it with cream cheese hands. The food was great as usual and much to much. Gay and Wanda made really good soups and there were lots of finger foods.
Christmas it's self was more quiet. Gay went to Brandi's and took Chrystal. Wendy went to Jonathon's new apartment. Gabe and Parker, and Justin, April and Tegan came home for Christmas day and Candic's family came next day. I think I have never seen so many presents and toys. We are all a bit spoiled, I'm afraid. There was just too much.
We have gotten a few pretty good snow storms. There was probably 14 or 15 inches in the back yard. Then the cold closed in and doesn't want to leave. I keep hoping for a January thaw, but so far it just gets colder. How greatful for warm houses with central heat, running water that doesn't freeze (so far) and wood for my little fireplace that makes it seem so comfortable and cheery.
I am hoping that I will be able to follow through with my resolution to learn the new family history program and actually DO some temple work. All I seem to ever acomplish so far is to up date stuff. Gay is helping me so maybe...?
It is a pretty scary time for our country. Our new President Obama promised changes and has really filled that promise. The economy is terrible. Everything is a mess. He is spending us into a terrible depression. People are out of work..We can count on higher taxes...socialism is taking over...Where will it end? Not good. We can only pray that the Lord will somehow rescue us.
Christmas it's self was more quiet. Gay went to Brandi's and took Chrystal. Wendy went to Jonathon's new apartment. Gabe and Parker, and Justin, April and Tegan came home for Christmas day and Candic's family came next day. I think I have never seen so many presents and toys. We are all a bit spoiled, I'm afraid. There was just too much.
We have gotten a few pretty good snow storms. There was probably 14 or 15 inches in the back yard. Then the cold closed in and doesn't want to leave. I keep hoping for a January thaw, but so far it just gets colder. How greatful for warm houses with central heat, running water that doesn't freeze (so far) and wood for my little fireplace that makes it seem so comfortable and cheery.
I am hoping that I will be able to follow through with my resolution to learn the new family history program and actually DO some temple work. All I seem to ever acomplish so far is to up date stuff. Gay is helping me so maybe...?
It is a pretty scary time for our country. Our new President Obama promised changes and has really filled that promise. The economy is terrible. Everything is a mess. He is spending us into a terrible depression. People are out of work..We can count on higher taxes...socialism is taking over...Where will it end? Not good. We can only pray that the Lord will somehow rescue us.
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