Thursday, March 10, 2016

Dollar Tree mirror for my visiting teaching handout.

James and I went this morning and picked up Lexy from Erik.  He still is not sure he doesn't need to replace the head gasket, but he said it passed all the tests and the check engine light went off.  If the check engine light comes back on, which it did, we will bring it in to have the head gasket replaced when we come back down for Easter. Update 3/18/16 The check engine light is off!

I went to five different Dollar Tree Stores this morning to look for the above mentioned mirror before I actually found three of them to use with a quote from the visiting teaching message to give to the sisters I visit.  I was so relieved and excited to finally find them!

After my shopping trip I went back to Cathi's and James and I went to lunch at Jersey Mike's.  We both had the chipotle cheesesteak sandwich.  Delicious!

Max, Alex, and Ben

This afternoon James and I went with Sheri, Alex, Ben, and Max to the Gilbert temple to do JD's baptism and confirmation.  JD is Ian's youngest brother.  Max was baptized for him, and Ben was confirmed.  James performed both ordinances.  It was all worth it to me as I sat across from Max during the confirmation.  Afterwards Max raised his head and there was a big smile on his face!
  Each boy actually did baptisms and confirmations for five individuals.  James and I saw and visited with an old high school friend Loren Hatch who was working in the temple.  I should have ask him if he was going to our 50th high school reunion this summer.

Ephraim Daniel Pope

Elida Pope had her baby today.  Boy #4 named Ephraim will join his brothers Ethan, Eli and Edmund, and his parents Erik and Elida. Congratulations! I was Elida's visiting teacher until they moved from our ward to Wagon Wheel. (Between Show Low and Lakeside).

This afternoon after dropping James's truck off at Cactus Radiator to have him put in a new muffler we went shopping at Deseret Book to get some new garments and to buy a book for Karen Schneider's birthday.  We also visited James's mom and sister Dawn.

James's truck waiting to be fixed.

James standing in front of a yellow rose bush in

his mom's back yard. 

On the way home to Cathi and Terry's we stopped at Elmer's to take home some dinner.  We called and ordered for Cathi and Terry too.  Cathi and I had the #7 plate with two beef enchiladas.  Terry and James both had machaca burros and tacos.  When we arrived home Wendy and Colton were visiting.  I felt bad that we hadn't brought them food, but soon found out that Wendy had been doing a Isogenix cleanse and wouldn't have eaten it anyway and Colton had already eaten.  Wendy told me all about Isogenix and her diet and even sent me the link so I could read about it.  She stayed and visited for quite awhile.  She shared with us when she experienced a tornado in Tennessee and then when she moved to Colorado and experienced another tornado there.  It was fun to visit with her and Cathi.  Colton seemed a little bored.

Michael had a track meet today at Brophy High School in Phoenix.

He did well in the 800.

Awesome!

This last picture is the wedding picture of Dave and Rosa Westbrook, two of our Vernon friends.  Dave is our home teacher and sometimes Rosa comes with him.  I was also Rosa's visiting teacher and loved to visit her.  This was posted on Facebook by their daughter Sadie.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Coyotes among us.

James woke up this morning to the howling of coyotes.  He saw three in our yard and I saw one.  The one I saw was out front walking on our road.  These coyotes are after my rabbits, and if I have my way they aren't going to get them!  James grabbed his rifle and went upstairs.  A few minutes later I heard a shot.  When I ask if he got one, he said no, it was too far away.  Nonetheless, we have not seen any coyotes since.

Sheri called me this morning.  She missed work because Evan was sick and so she is working on getting JD's information ready for the temple.  I told her to run off the ordinance request form off and take it to the temple.  She is excited about doing this and wants to take her boys to the temple during spring break to do the work.  
In other news, Alex starts his job at the Hungry Monk today.  He is going to be the host.  She wanted to take a picture of him, but this is the best she could get.

He looks tall in the picture!

I wonder if Adam made his move in with Stacy and Paul today.  I haven't heard anything from Stacy but I am assuming he did.  

James has a favorite new snack, and I can't keep enough of it.

 It's the Tostitos zesty bean & cheese dip.

He says it is better than Serranos.

I had a talk with Debbie Miller this morning.  Debbie is the visiting teaching supervisor and she called for my February visiting teaching report.  I told her about Jean Howard and how she never returned my call.  Every month I seem to have a problem with her.  She is very nice when I actually talk to her but there is always some reason I can't come.  I know she has serious health issues and Debbie even said she had been in the hospital.  I wish someone would have told me.  Anyway, I told Debbie I would continue to be her visiting teacher if that's what they wanted, but maybe she would respond to someone she knows a little better.  She said she would talk to the Relief Society president about it.  We will see what happens.  I will also be getting a new partner in March since my partner has moved.

I am continuing to unpack family photos and artwork.  Now I need to decide where I am going to hang everything.  I am very slow.  Sometimes I wonder, am I tired or lazy?  There is a fine line.

James put on his camo this evening and took off on the Razr to look for coyotes at the edge of our property.  He said a truck came along and he didn't see anything.

Our movies tonight:

"All of My Heart"

"Mystery Woman Books: Oh Baby"

The crash in Vernon which occurred on Sunday morning.

There was a candlelight vigil at the high school for 

Skye Perez and her father who were killed in this crash.