Mon, Mar 21st, 2022: Hong Kong, China Temple, Appointment changed, Trip to valley, AARA, Casa Grande for James, "Flower Child", Costco, Payson, Home Again

 

Hong Kong, China

48th operating temple

Dedicated: 26 May 1996

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Rock

Jacob 4:15

And now I, Jacob, am led on by the Spirit unto prophesying; for I perceive by the workings of the Spirit which is in me, that by the stumbling of the Jews they will reject the stone upon which they might build and have safe foundation.

Book of Mormon

Jacob 5:1-18 Allegory of the Olive Tree - The branches are dependent on the nourishment from the trunk. What are some types of nourishment we can receive?

OctGenCon

"Daily Restoration"

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Do you want to change the shape of your life?

Change the shape of your day.

Do you want to change your day?

Change this hour.

Change what you think, feel, and do at this very moment.

A small rudder can steer a large ship.

Small bricks can become magnificent mansions.

Small seeds can become towering sequoias.

Minutes and hours well spent are the building blocks of a life well lived. They can inspire goodness, lift us from the captivity of imperfections, and lead us upward to the redemptive path of forgiveness and sanctification.

Inklings

"Trust Again"

Gerrit W. Gong

Luke 15:11-32

When I opened the window to look outside this morning I noticed there was snow all over the ground and in the tree and it was still snowing.

It's a snowy, snowy day, Let's all go

outside and play!

James too my blood pressure and it was 163/88. James gave me one of his nifedipine pills and when I got my blood pressure taken at AARA it was 118/73. That medicine works!

I got a call from AARA this morning. It was Angela from the infusion center. She wanted to know if I could come in at 10:45 instead of 3:30. I told her I was sitting at my desk in my pajamas and it was after 7 a.m. It takes three and a half hours to get to the valley and it would take me a little while to get ready. She then asked if I could come in at 12:30. I said I could. James and I left the house at 7:40. We went the Globe way because James was afraid there would be snow on the Rim. Instead of snow we had roadwork we had to wait for. Gas was $4.59 in Globe. We were hungry so we stopped so James could get a couple of Breakfast Jacks. I ate half of one of them. Here is what the traffic looked like. On the way to Mesa we listened to "Follow Him" with Dr. Riveria. One of the things said in the podcast was: "Israel was enslaved, redeemed, and set apart."

James says this is the fast way.

I say, Not!

We went straight to AARA when we got to town. I texted Kim and told her my appointment was earlier and I wouldn't be coming by but I looked forward to seeing her on Sunday. James dropped me off an hour and a half early. He had a work meeting in Casa Grande. I walked around the building several times and got about 3,000 steps before going inside. I waited a few minutes inside with my mask on watching "Love It or List It" when Frances came in and called me back. I had my pick of any chair when we got back to the infusion center. I was so happy with my blood pressure results! A new girl, new to me anyway, Jeanne, put in my infusion, got me my cold water and pillow. I settled in to watch the Drew Barrymore Show. By 1:40 my infusion was done and James was waiting for me outside when Frances told me I had an appointment with the PA at 2:15. I asked her if she could message her and tell her I was finished with my infusion, which she did. I saw Edith and I told her about my flare-ups and that I thought it was because I had not had any Actemra since January 7th. She said if it happens again to let them know and they would give me some prednisone. Edith wanted me to schedule a chest x-ray before leaving but it was too busy and I knew James had been waiting quite awhile. I will do it next time. 

James was standing out in the parking lot when I went outside. He was not happy. I think he was thinking he could have gone to Bass Pro but didn't because he thought I was going to be finished earlier. 

He wanted to go across the street to Costco but I asked if we could go to eat first and then do Costco. Trina and Darrel gave us a $40 gift card to "Flower Child", Trina's new favorite restaurant. I had the chicken enchilada's because Darrel recommended them. They were delicious. James had the Rebel wrap which was filled with thin slices of steak and he loved it.

Flower Child,

Trina's favorite

Chicken enchiladas

Rebel wrap

After lunch we drove about a mile to the Gilbert Costco. James is out of pomegranate juice and I am out of pistachios. We also got a couple of vitamins and spent $72.00. 

At my request we went back the Payson way although James said we were backtracking 28 miles. I'm not so sure about that but the ride home was more pleasant than the ride there and there was no snow on the Rim.

Gas was $4.29 at Circle K in Payson without EasyPay. When we got to Show Low we went straight to Walmart to pick up my hydrochlorathiazide. We were home by 7:40 which means we were gone 12 hours. James immediately went out to feed Luna. When James got back inside we walked and read, finishing our book. I then walked and finished my book. 

To Sheri

From Ian

My table

Fool Hollow Lake

Lynn and Kathy Jones family