Monticello, Utah
53rd operating temple
Dedicated: 26 July 1998
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Book of Mormon
Alma 61:6-21
Come Follow Me
1 Corinthians 14-16 "God is Not the Author of Confusion, but of Peace."
April General Conference
"Ministering" by Elder Gerrit W. Gong
When I woke up at 6:45 James was already gone. I figured he probably went outside for a walk but this was not the case. He was in the kitchen indexing.
Kacey tried a new recipe today for using avocados with hard boiled eggs. I am not an egg eater but James tried one and said they were very tasty. I'm assuming they would be good for you too. I really do wish I liked eggs because they are a healthy food source, especially for breakfast.
Charlie has a class at the zoo in Tyler today. Kacey explained to her that none of us including Scarlett, could go with her. She said Charlie wouldn't know anyone except one of her friends but she would be able to make some new friends. Charlie still wanted to go so we all piled into Kacey's Honda Odyssey van and headed for Tyler. The first route we took we got stopped by a train. It was such a long train that Charlie said, "This is getting boring." Kacey turned around and we too another route.
We dropped Charlie off at the zoo around 12:30. We spoke with the girl whose class she will be in and Kacey had to fill out some paper work. Charlie had no qualms about getting out of the car and heading over to where the other kids were waiting. Charlie's friend greeted her and the friends older sister picked her up and gave her a hug. We will be back to pick her up at 3:30.
Jared & Kacey took us to lunch at Torchy's Tacos. Torchy is a little devil and I asked Jared if he was friends with Sparky, the ASU mascot. Jared said he didn't know but he likes both of them.
You go through a line to order your food, Kacey ordered two pork green chili tacos and I ordered the same. She said the tacos were small hence the reason for ordering two. We found a place to sit, a booth and a table pushed up against the booth so we had room for everyone: Jared, Kacey, James, myself, Autumn, and Scarlett. Scarlett had eaten lunch before we left home so she didn't get anything. She spent her time coloring. Can I just say how well behaved she was everywhere we went today. It couldn't have been much fun for her but I never once heard her complain.
Jared paid for our lunch for my birthday, which was very nice of him. The tacos were delicious but I only ate one of mine, giving the other one to Autumn because she only got one. We also had chips with two kinds of dip. Jared had jerk chicken tacos with mango salsa. I think this is one of his favorite places to eat. It was casual and noisy but the food was great. James got an avocado tostado and a chicken fajita taco.
When we were all finished eating we had some time to kill before going back over to pick up Charlie. We were close to a store called Ollie's so we walked over to check it out. Autumn and Kacey had been to Ollie's before. I think Autumn likes it more than Kacey.
Ollie's reminded me of Big Lots. They had a good book section and Autumn bought some books. James bought some treat and that was about it. I'm not sure if Kacey bought anything or not.
We still had more time so we went to the Hobby Lobby. It seemed like a Saturday because the store was so busy and then I remembered that this is a holiday and everyone is out looking for something fun to do. I bought two puzzles, a cereal one and a Christmas donut one. I almost bought a "Christmas Carols" one but I figured two was enough.
When we were finished at Hobby Lobby it was time to go back and pick up Charlie. While we were waiting in the very long line that snaked back to the zoo Jared ordered us drinks at the nearby Sonic and he and James walked over and picked them up.
Charlie seemed happy when she got back in the car and she was carry a paper alligator or crocodile she had made. I guess they studied about the animals in the North American section because she didn't get to see the penguins. She was not upset though.
On the way back to Longview I wrote down some of the signs I saw, with the emphasis on donut shops: Star Donuts, Gentry Donuts, Donut Delight, Donut Palace, Same Good Donut, East Texas Donuts and back in Longview Dunkin' Donuts. We passed a Civil War POW camp and several churches with unusual names: New Days Community Church, Miracle Inter Church, New Beginning Church, just to name a few. Oh yes, there was a taco shop called Damn Good Tacos. These are some things you don't see in Arizona, except for Dunkin' Donuts.
Kacey and Autumn went to work. Kacey has a part-time job cleaning a wedding venue once a week. I think she said it would take 14 hours. They left right after we got home and were still gone when we went to bed. We are leaving at 4:30 a.m. so we probably won't see them again before we leave. We took a nap and then we had some dinner. Hamburgers left from yesterday. Charlie and Scarlett were sitting at the dining room table and Charlie wanted me to sit by her. I'm not very graceful climbing over benches so I went to the other side of the table and told her I wanted to look at her. She seemed sad. If I had it to do over again I would have gone around and jumped over that bench and given her and Scarlett a big hug. I missed an opportunity I won't have again for a long time. Sweet Charlie, I love you.
After dinner Charlie grabbed the tablet off the kitchen counter and spilled a glass of water. I think she thought I was going to be upset and I told her it was okay, accidents happen. She went over to the couch to play and video game and Scarlett joined her. Charlie knew how to play the game but Scarlett didn't so Charlie was trying to explain to her how to play, saying things like, "Scarlett, don't hit the laser. Oh Scarlett, you hit the laser. Scarlett, it's my turn now." "Scarlett, I know how to play this game and I will help you." "Yeah, that's right Scarlett. Good job."
Soon Scarlett got tired of the video games and wanted to go outside and swing. Charlie was still engrossed in her game. James and Jared were working on the swing set and Jared was telling dad he was doing something wrong and he needed to follow the directions. It reminded me of Charlie and Scarlett. So funny. James wants to dive in and figure things out without reading directions and Jared follows each detailed step.
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Jared gave Charlie a bath, read both girls a story and put them both to bed. Tomorrow is a school day. I'm not sure when Autumn and Kacey got home but I think it was quite late.
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