Balloon festival in New Mexico
These pictures were taken from Jared & Tricia's backyard.
Today is Memorial Day, the day we honor those who have or are serving our country. James mentioned last night that during World War II his dad went to enlist but they turned him down because they said he had seven brothers serving and that was enough from one family. I am grateful for those men and women who serve our country to protect our freedoms. Thank you so much.
Since today is a holiday James cannot get concrete so he spent the day with me. I studied, I read Elder Nelson's talk "Catch the Wave", jumped on my mini trampoline, watched the news, and did a little cleaning before we went to town. It was overcast on our way into town as I read to James from The Grecian Princess. We stopped at Licano's for lunch and I had my traditional carne asada burro with green sauce. Afterwards we did our traditional Walmart - Home Depot run.
We came home and took a nap. I also worked on Personal Progress. Yes, the leaders are suppose to get medallions too. When James got up we went outside and did some planting. I bought some flowers and strawberry plants from Walmart and James helped me plant them. Surprisingly there were no cows to chase today!
Plants on the porch
James gets all ready to leave for the valley this evening but instead of leaving he stays with me! For FHE we watched the Ron Clark story starring Matthew Perry. It's a true story about a young teacher from North Carolina who goes to Harlem to teach because he wants to make a difference. He really does make a difference in the lives of the kids he teaches. It is one of the best movies I've seen. Right up there with "To Sir with Love", "Stand and Deliver", and "Mr. Holland's Opus."
Sunset on a beautiful day.
