Cardston, Alberta
6th operating temple
Dedicated: 26-29 Aug 1923
By: Heber J. Grant
Book of Mormon
1 Nephi 12
10 And these twelve ministers whom thou beholdest shall judge thy seed. And, behold, they are righteous forever; for because of their faith in the Lamb of God their garments are made white in his blood.
Come Follow Me
1 Nephi 11-15 "Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God"
October General Conference
"More Than a Hero" Bishop W. Christopher Waddell
We left Vernon at 7 a.m., going the Salt River Canyon way. No rocks fell upon us which was a relief to me.
When we arrived in the valley the first place we went to was Chandler Eye Care. I took Sheri her puzzle. She came out to the car to say hi to James and to give him his birthday card. Ben gave me a hug and while in the parking lot we saw Michael who works across the parking lot from Sheri and Ben.
I can't remember if I have mentioned this before, but Sheri's surgery has been postponed. It had been scheduled for February 28th but now the doctor is saying because of the complications of Sheri's case he wants a specific assistant who is not available on that day. Sheri told them that she has to be healed by June because she is going to Europe. She said she just spent $11,000 buying tickets. They, Ian, Sheri, Alex, Ben, Max, and Evan are going with Ian's mom Betty who grew up in Scotland. I am sure Betty is paying for most of the trip as she told Alex he could go to England, Scotland, Germany, Prague and Vienna.
James dropped me off at my infusion a little before 10:45 for my 11:00 infusion. Frances took me back and Amanda put my infusion in. I asked if she was going to draw blood but she said she did not have any orders. That's funny because my doctor wanted my blood to be drawn again because my liver count was low. Oh well.
James needed to go by the job he has on Ray and Alma School. He met Armando there and Armando and I had a little chat while James was on the phone. This is the barbershop job for a man with the first name of Daryl. We are still waiting for payment from Daryl. If payment is not received by tomorrow, the job will come to a screeching halt. I told him I did not want him to do this job and Armando told him he thinks the guy is a little shady.
We went to Elmer's Tacos for lunch. We both ordered a machaca burro, two drinks, they serve Coke now instead of Pepsi, and a large order of strips. James finished his burro but I could only eat about half of mine and we left half the strips. What a waste. Next time it's going to be a taco instead of a burro. Elmer's is celebrating 50 years of business. James had an office just a few doors down from them when they opened and he remembers walking over for lunch most days before the high school crowd hit.
Our next stop was in Tempe at Lois & Dawn's. Dawn called and made sure we were coming by our next trip down and was happy to learn it was today. They have birthday gifts for James.
These are the gifts James came away with: Amazon gift card, a plaid shirt, and one with writing on the front, and some socks like he really likes. From Sheri's family a card for Cheesecake Factory.
We had some orange cheesecake and had a nice visit and then we were on our way. Stacy texted earlier and said that she and Joshua were sick and would not be able to take us to lunch. She left a big package of batteries at our house. We dropped them off and left them on her door knob.
Next stop the Gilbert Costco. My friend Sue told me that Costco has Disney gift cards worth $50 on sale for $35. We looked through all of the gift cards and there were none for Disney. I guess they are all gone. We didn't even do any other shopping because we were due at Darrel & Trina's at 3:30 to pick up Lola and Ruby and it was after 3.
When we ring the doorbell, Lola lets out a yell. I guess she is excited.
Addy and Trina were also home. I told Addy that I had found an LDS tour of some of the Christmas marketplaces in Europe. She asked me how much it was. $3795. She said, wow, that seems like a lot. Trina asked her how much she thought it was going to be. I told her that I really couldn't afford it either since we were making two trips to Disneyland this year. She says she only works one day a week. I suggested that we wait until she graduates and celebrate by going to Europe. She loved the idea. That gives us at least 2 1/2 more years.
We loaded Ruby and Lola's things in the car, including a case of Gatorade and a box of assorted chips. I said a prayer before we left. James took the 202 south behind South Mountain to avoid the traffic in central Phoenix.
We stopped in Quartzite at McDonald's for dinner. We told the girls that people come here in their travel trailers and motorhomes to spend the winter looking for rocks and playing with their ATV's in the desert. We couldn't believe our bill was over $43 for McDonald's. From Quartzite to Orange we played a podcast game called Family Trivia. The girls loved it. Some of our categories were grocery shopping, Disney movies, and kinds of candy.
We got in to some rain around Palm Springs and it rained pretty hard until we go to Riverside. James hydroplaned a couple of times but nothing too serious.
We checked in to the Embassy Suites in Orange around 9:30 California time, 10:30 Arizona time. I thought this was a newer hotel but the popcorn ceiling and no exhaust fan in the bathroom tells me otherwise.
The two room suite is smaller than the ones at the Embassy Suites on Harbor. I'm now regretting cancelling my room there. It is so much nicer.
Some perks are the small balcony off the room where Lola goes to sing and watch the traffic. Our room number is 406, our PO Box number, I told the girls. This motel is within walking distance of the Block at Orange, the outlet mall in Orange.
Lola was concerned because there was a pink stain on the floor and the lampshade was crooked and broken.
Lola says we were in the car for seven hours. So be it.
Both girls slept on the hideaway bed in the couch in the first room. The second bed in our room was never used. I paid an extra $20 a room for the extra bed. Oh well.
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