I think Lola was 3 here because this was
close to James's 70th birthday.
Tom let me sleep in until 5 again. He went out the first time when I took him to the family room door. It usually takes at least two times.
We learned about "the seed of the woman" in Genesis 3. The seed of the woman who crushes Satan's head is Jesus Christ.
James was up at 6:30 instead of 8:00 like yesterday. He seemed to feel much better than he did yesterday.
James needs to get a copy of his social security card. I tried to order it online like I did mine but I got a message that the information I entered did not match their records. James tried to call and make an appointment at the Show Low office but he could never get through so we decided we would go in this morning and he could wait in line. First we had to meet a driver for Hatch Concrete who was delivering a load of ABC to Applegate's. James needed to show him where to dump it. A black man was the driver and he asked James if he knew the Hunsaker's. When James said yes, the driver told him that they had talked him in to going to church. He said his wife is going to go with him. He lives in Snowflake. Those Hunsaker's are great missionaries!
We parked in front of the Show Low social security office. While James went inside I waited in the car. He came out and told me it would be well over an hour, so if I have shopping to do I should go and do it now.
I drove to Walmart and did my shopping. Mainly I got the ingredients for calico beans which I am making for our men's shirt party on Saturday. When I was finished at Walmart I drove to White Mountain gas and carwash and got my car washed and filled it with gas. James calls as I am driving back to pick him up. He is finished. I asked him if he got his card and he said no. The guy told him when it was his turn that he needed an appointment to get a new card. Can you imagine waiting for over an hour and to be told it was all in vain. James told him he had tried to make an appointment online but was not able to. The guy said: "Sorry, that's the rule. It would be quicker for me to just get you a new card rather than have you come back for an appointment, but I can't." His appointment is tomorrow at 1:10. Why is the government so inefficient?
We drove back to Culver's for lunch. I always pick out the same booth while James orders our food. Of course I got my chicken cashew salad. James got a double mushroom burger. He really didn't want to make it a double but that's what they brought so he ate it. I had a couple of bites and we both decided that even though it was quite tasty, it would be better with grilled onions.
On the way home I texted Susan Goodman to see if Pierce would have time to look at my chipped tooth this afternoon. She said he would and told me to pick a time. It was 1:20 and we will be home in about 15 minutes so I said 2:00.
Pierce and Susan were both in the dental office. Pierce looked at the tooth and said it was a porcelain crown that had cracked with a metal center underneath. He said the metal will stay put and the only thing he could do was grind off the rough edge a bit, which he did. I was relieved it was nothing more serious. Thank you Pierce and Susan too. (I wish I had taken their picture. They are such a cute couple!)
Home for some rest & relaxation. My friend Karen Schneider called to tell me about Ralph Lamoreaux's funeral. I told her that I sent Jean a card. She said Jean was tired and looking forward to it being all over so she could rest. She told me about Lance, her husband's failing health and how they spent many hours in the ER over Christmas break.
I texted with Trina today. We scheduled a family party for March 28th before Darrel leaves for Farmington.
I was tired this evening but forced myself to get my 12,000 steps and two blog posts.
As Tom lay at the foot of our bed James said to me: "You were so nice to me today and never got angry at me." What does that tell me?
" 'Moral agency' is central in God's plan to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of His sons and daughters."
- Elder David A. Bednar, OGC 2025
Those were the days!
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