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.
Monday, August 26, 2013
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.
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