Saturday, November 21, 2015

James and I slept in the recliners last night.  James wanted to sleep with his head more elevated to keep from getting such a dry throat and a cough.  It worked!

I left James working on his taxes while I went in to town to get some rolls for our dinner tonight with the missionaries.  I put the roast and veggies in the crockpot before I left.  My friend Pam Giles is always talking about how good Karen's Bakery is.  They are located just a mile or two past Walmart so I thought I would give them a try.  They only had six rolls so I bought them and a loaf of bread.  I also bought myself a buttermilk bar which I proceeded to eat on my way back to Walmart.  It was very heavy and dry...like it was a couple of days old.  I didn't finish it but threw it in the trash as I went into Walmart.  

Because I only got six rolls at the bakery I decided to buy some Rhodes rolls hoping I would have enough time to allow them to rise and bake before 5.  Why is it I can't come in to Walmart without spending $100??

I noticed when I was driving past La Casita, our favorite mexican food restaurant, there was a for sale sign out front and the restaurant is closed.  How sad for us.  James says he bets the health department closed them down because he always thought it smelle funny inside.  I am the one with the bloodhound nose and I never noticed a bad smell.  I will miss going there for the delicious food and will miss seeing Charlotte, our favorite waitress.

 

As soon as I got home I started the rolls.  I tasted the ones from Karen's Bakery.  They were ok, but a little heavy.  I put the loaf of bread in the freezer.  

James was such a big help getting ready for the dinner.  He determined that the roast wasn't done so he put it on the stove to finish.  He made a drink and a salad.  My rolls turned out delicious!  (Notice I am taking credit when I should be giving the credit to the Rhodes family).  

Elder Brown and Elder White, both from Utah, arrived right on time.

 Brown and White

After dinner they shared a video with us and then they were on their way.  We sent them with a bag of rolls and some jalapeno jelly.

James and I did the dishes together and then sat down to watch our Christmas movies.  I made him watch "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" because I enjoyed it so much.  We also watched "A Christmas Wedding Tail" starring Jenny Garth.