Tuesday, October 24, 2023: Thunder @ 3am. Rain!, Baking again, limping because of knee, J,JA town, J washes my car, ministering w Kathy C., Catherine & Janna, K&B's pumpkin carving, DBacks going to World Series

 

Montevideo, Uruguay

103rd operating temple

Dedicated: 18 Mar 2001

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Book of Mormon Reading

3 Nephi 12:1-24

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2 Nephi 2:14

And now, my sons, I speak unto you these things for your profit and learning; for there is a God, and he hath created all things, both the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are, both things to act and things to be acted upon.

Come Follow Me

1 Timothy 3-4; "Who were Timothy and Titus?"

October General Conference

"Our Constant Companion" by President Henry B. Eyring

I woke up at 3 am to a loud clap of thunder. I said to James, "Is that thunder?" He didn't answer. Then as I listened to him breathe I wondered if what I thought was thunder was actually him snoring. Nope, there it goes again, definitely thunder! 

When we got up this morning it was raining and had been raining. This was not in the forecast and James says he left lumber out. The rain didn't last long, soon the sun was shining.

I got out my pumpkin cake recipe and my 4" cake pans to make mini-cakes for the sisters I minister to and my ministering partner, Kathy Crane. The mini-cakes did not come out of the pans clean, they crumbled, although I waited the allotted time to take them out. Next time I will wait longer before trying to get them out of the pan, and I scratched the plan to frost them and take them to my sisters, even though I worked over 2 hours in the kitchen. 

Luckily I had some fun-sized Snickers candy bars to give to each sister. I put this tag on the Snickers:

Attached to a fun-sized Snickers

 

Kathy's ghost attached to a big with a mini-scarecrow

and white chocolate dipped Oreos.

I am limping because of my left knee. I am pretty miserable. James wants me to call the doctor and tell her that Actemra is not working for me as well as it use to. Maybe later.

James and Jared Ammon make a trip to town, going after lumber and a jacket for Jared. When James returned, he washed my car, paying special attention to the windshield and the windows. Bless him!

I picked up Kathy at 2:45 in my nice, clean car. I brought my little handouts and a basket with the memorabilia from Gramma and Grampa's house. I am visiting Janna Grombach who is Pat Tedder's daughter. Pat use to babysit for Aunt Gene and wanted something to remember their family by.

We visited Catherine first. Janna was scheduled first at 2 but had to reschedule to 4 because she was taking their dog, Grizz, a rottweiler, to the groomers. Her husband, Willy, usually takes him, but he was at our place helping James with the stable. 

 Catherine is an 89 year old widow who lives with her daughter Kerri. Kerri subs at Show Low High School so she is usually gone during the day. Catherine is lonely and really misses her husband who passed away in 2010, I believe.

I have heard most of Catherine's stories, her mother not wanting her and her grandmother raising her when her mother wanted to put her up for adoption. She was abused by her stepfather and has some trauma from her childhood. Catherine proceeds to tell Kathy some of her stories. When we left Kathy said she was exhausted from listening to Catherine. I personally did not feel that way. 

Grizz greeted us when we got out of the car at Janna's and we complemented him on how nice he looked. He was sad when Janna would not let him in the house. Janna said the groomer was a new girl and Grizz growled at her. Because of his size she was a little nervous. He is a very, gentle, sweet dog normally.

We had a nice visit with Janna and I left her with the "trinkets" for Pat. She didn't open her bag from Kathy but I saw a scarecrow head sticking out and Kathy gave me the chocolate dipped cookies so I knew those were in the bag too. 

When we left Janna's it was raining but it fizzled out before we got home. I am grateful that Kathy is my partner. She is the first partner I have had in a long time who actually likes to go ministering. 

This evening Kim and Brian had their annual pumpkin carving activity at their home. Here are some of the photos.

Last seconds of the D-Backs playing the

Phillies for the National League Championship.

The did it!

The D-Backs will face the Texas Rangers

in the World Series!