President Oaks' first public speech since
becoming the Prophet was given today at
the BYU Devotional.
Tom wanted me to get up this morning. I fed him but he didn't want to go outside like he normally does, not even for James.
This was a difficult day for me for some reason. James went to Applegate's this morning and came home with a couple of checks. I deposited them immediately.
James and I made a trip to town today. One of the first items on our list was to return the pillow James had ordered. I ran off the return label from Amazon and taped it on the pillow box. It took James's muscle to get that thing back in its' box.
James dropped me off at Walmart while he went to the UPS store to return the pillow. I went back to where the books and coloring books are in Walmart to look for a gift for Peyton MacArthur for her 10th birthday. Which one:
I chose the cowgirl because there were 4 books
and she could share with Scotty and Boone.
I also bought Peyton a set of nice colored pencils with a sharpener and some crayons.
James not only went to UPS but he went to Circle K to get a wee bit of gas, $7.35 worth, so he could get a drink. I asked him if they took the package at the UPS store and he said no. They wouldn't take it because the box revealed what the content was and they were afraid the driver would be tempted to steal it. What?? I've never heard of such a thing. They said we might take it to a different UPS store and they would take it, but that was their policy here. The person also said they were the second store in the country for customer satisfaction. They were asking another customer to go online and rate them because they wanted to be number one. I told James you should have asked for the information so you could rate them. I guarantee it would not have been a good rating!
I went home and wrapped the package in brown paper where you could not tell that it was a pillow. We will take it with us tomorrow when we go to the valley and mail it at the UPS store on Alma School and Germann.
We had lunch at Culver's. I had my chicken cashew salad and James had a Reuben's sandwich. He said it was better than Arby's, I told him I wasn't surprised. He did say he wish they wouldn't put so much thousand island dressing on it. I told him to tell them next time.
James got a call from Molly Quintana about the Deming land that we sold to her. We thought she was sending us a check for $4,000 but she asked if we had received the papers. I guess it's a bill of sale we are to sign, send back, and then we will receive the money. We have not received the papers yet.
Stacy finally got her birthday card today. I have to remember when I am mailing cards from Vernon that it takes longer than normal.
I visited MacArthur's this afternoon and their dog, Emma, a St. Bernard, jumped up on me and drew blood in my right arm in a couple of places. This put a damper on my visit.
I had asked Chelsea to tell me some things about Peyton but I never got a response. I had no idea she was a Harry Potter fan. The house was decorated with Harry Potter backdrops, etc. I wish I would have known. Oh well, what can I do now. Peyton seemed especially happy with the colored pencils I gave her. I told her to color a picture and I would like to see it the next time I visit. She said she would.
We sent a copy of James's passport to JoNell at Tom Thompson's office because we wouldn't find his birth certificate. She said the woman she is corresponding with in Washington D.C. is working on our case. We are excited! This is the Downwind case.
"New beginnings are at the heart of the Father's plan for his children."
- Elder Patrick Kearon, OGC 2025
Genesis 9:7
And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
"The choking cares and pleasures of this life led to the general rejection of Noah's prophetic message."
- Elder Neal A. Maxwell, "For I Will Lead You Along"
his feet.
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