No pinion picking today,
we are headed to the valley!
Sheri's thoughtful text:
"Casual prayer won't be enough Reading a few verses of scripture won't be enough. Doing the minimum of what the Lord asks us won't be enough. Hoping that we will have the Atonement work in our llives and that we will perhaps sometimes feel the influence of the Holy Ghost won't be enough. Only a steady ever-increasing effort will allow the Lord to take us to higher ground."
-Pres. Henry B. Eyring
We wanted to leave for the valley by 7am. It was a little after 7 when we left the first time. We went back for the book "Rough Stone Rolling", and to turn the water off. We are off again. Two miles down the road we have to go back for checks. Finally we are on our way with no turnarounds!
On the way to Show Low we listen to our scriptures from the New Testament and the Book of Mormon. We stop in Show Low at Burger King for a potty break and some breakfast. Back on the road we listen to Cleon Skousen's talk from 1980 on The Atonement. It is so good! Sheri recommended it.
Sheri posted this on Facebook
As we arrive in the valley we get off on Power Rd. to pick up thyroid pills at Dr. Allen's. On to Chandler where I drop James off at the job and then I go to the mall for a snack. I got James a brownie at Barnes and Noble and then I get a cinnamon sugar pretzel at Wetzel Pretzel. James calls for me to pick him up.
We drive from the jobsite to Security Title to pick up our check from the sale of the house. Immediately we drive to the bank and deposit it.
James drops me off at Sheri's where I wait for her and Kim. We are going for a late lunch. Sheri decides she can't go to lunch so she leaves to do errands. It's about 2:30 when Kim picks me up. We go to Zupa's for lunch. We both feel so much better after we eat!
Kim drops me off at the Springhill Marriott which is just across the street from Zupa's and the mall. James has already checked in to room 113.
James and I both take a nap until a little before five when we start getting ready to pick up Evan and Joshua for the Trunk or Treat in Rowan's ward.
Trina's brother Westley and his wife Lacy and their three little girls went to the Trunk of Treat too.
Evan's costume was the most fun to put on.
Baemax strikes again!
I loved Addy's costume. She wanted to be the Queen of Hearts so Trina told her to look on Pinterest for costume ideas. Trina came up with this:
The cutest Queen of Hearts
I've ever seen!
Ruby as Cinderella in the Halloween
Parade at her school.
Rowan as a storm trooper and
Joshua as Master Chief.
Tinkerbell was afraid her mom
was going to leave her I think.
This was by far the best Trunk or Treat any of us had ever been to.
I think Trina and Darrel belong to the Emerald Bay ward in Gilbert.
They had a bounce house, an inflatable slide, popcorn, and cotton candy, as well as hot chocolate, chili, cornbread and hotdogs.
They had carnival games with cookies and cupcakes for prizes. After the carnival aspect of the night, the kids got to go around Trunk or Treating. Here are some pictures:
Lola, Gpa, and Joshua
The cutest couple at the
Trunk or Treat!
Lola's dinner was a bun,
eaten on the run.
Lola loves grandpa and he loves her!
Lola making a getaway.
The dance floor was a big hit.
They even had a limbo contest.
