Tuesday, November 17, 2015

I love President Monson

I woke up to this text on my phone from James: "I hope my favorite person is having a great day.  Good morning sweetheart!"  

After the good morning text he asks me where we are suppose to read today in the scriptures.  My answer: Hebrews 12 and Alma 27-29.  I love that he loves me and that he loves the scriptures!

I think we all need to be reminded of this from time to time.

 Christina and Jon Hoose with their children

Eden and Ander.

I think that these two have established a happy home.  Christina is the daughter of James's sister Rebecca Tibbetts and her husband Brent.  

It's sunny today and all of the snow is melting.  Sad there wasn't anyone here to play in it with me.  

I had to cancel our Visa credit card that James uses today. We had a security breach.  Someone tried to use it to buy a pair of running shoes.   Chase will send us a new one and it will arrive at Cathi's tomorrow which I thought was where James would be.  When I called to tell him he said he was coming home today.  Oh well, I guess he will have to wait until we go down next week to get his new card.  He brought burros from Burger House so I couldn't be too upset with him.

While James was in the valley he accomplished alot.  He worked at his remodel job, unclogged Sheri's sewer line from the sump pump to the main line.  Sheri was so grateful!  He also picked up the materials and started doing the remodel in his mom's new storage room.

I watched three Christmas movies today.  "One Starry Christmas", "Let It Snow", and "Christmas Incorporated."  James watched the last one with me.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

"God's law of the harvest is that

if we want something later, we 

have to work for it now."

- President Uchtdorf

First Presidency Message

August 2014 Ensign

 

Good morning sunshine!

I waited for the rain all day.  It finally came and rained most of the night.  Darrel said they got some hail in Mesa.  This storm was widespread throughout the state.

 Those clouds better mean rain!

I love this view but that grass needs to be green!

James sent me this picture from Troon North Golf Course where he was working today.

 Poisonous but slow.

He's definitely not someone you want to mess with.

Let me tell you why this is my new favorite crime fighting drama.  

There is no gore and very little violence.  I love the actor's who play the main characters.  It's a drama, a comedy and heart-warming all at the same time and it's based on a true story.  Sue is deaf and the F.B.I hires her to read lips.  Levi is her number one guy, Levi is her dog, until Jack comes along.  Jack is dreamy and everything you want in a main character.  I look forward to seeing this show everyday on the BYU channel!

I stayed at home today and started scraping the polish off my wood floor.  It became overwhelming and I decided rather than scrap the old polish off, I would just polish over it.  The floor looks great!

I look forward to James's texts everyday when he is out of town.  He really is a romantic kind of guy!

 

Monday, July 28, 2014

"Trials are not to destroy us but to sanctify us,

to help us become more Christlike, more loving,

more forgiving, and more optimistic."

-Ardeth G. Kapp

This morning when it came time for my exercise I was torn because I needed a nap.  What to do?  Nap of course!

When James is out of town I look forward to his morning and evening texts declaring his love for me.  It makes my day.

I listened to a program on the Mormon Channel radio done by young women and Julie Bagley a member of the Young Women's General Board.  It was about dress and appearance and dressing modestly, using the guidelines in For the Strength of Youth.

Paul went to the dentist today because he was in alot of pain and has been for awhile.  Dr. Douglas immediately sent him to an oral surgeon where he had two teeth extracted while he was awake.  Afterwards he went back to work.  Now that's dedication to your job!

I got a text from Jared today.  He and Anna and James are going to be here on the 9th of August and want to do baptisms at the temple.  He went on Family Search today and found a bunch as he said, of Strickland family names to do.  That is great!  I am excited that they will be a part of our ward youth group when we go to the temple.

Kathy Crane came by this afternoon to bring me a flyer about Vernon Days at the park this Saturday.  While we were on the porch we noticed a huge moth.  I texted a picture of it to James and he says it's a sphinx moth.  It was very beautiful but looked like it might be in pain.  When I got up this morning to check on it, it was gone.  It either flew away or a bird ate it.

  In other "wildlife" news, the hummingbirds ate all of the 'nectar' James gave them on Saturday.

Bone dry.

Trina sent met this picture of Lola and I just had to share it both on Facebook and on this blog.  She is such a precious baby!

 I spent most of the afternoon paying bills, both business and personal.  I can't complain though because it was after 9pm when James texted me and said he just got home from work.

I watched Master Chef before going to bed this evening.  I love this show.  Christine went home.  Gordon Ramsey had his wife Tana as a special guest for a romantic dinner.  Quite beautiful.

 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014ojnice

Ruthie Wilhelm,

James's little friend, at Rosevelt Lake

during Spring break.

Gospel Study
"Teaching with the Power and Authority of God"
David M. McConkie
1.  Listen and know when the Lord speaks to me.
2.  What would the Savior say if He were teaching today and how would He say it?
3.  Teach the gospel of Jesus Christ.
4.  Live worthy to have the Spirit always.
5. Diligently prepare so I can teach so as to help others exercise their agency righteously and allow the gospel to enter their hearts.
6.  Diligently search the scriptures and treasure them up.
7.  Ask for the Lord's help.
8.  Have both the word and power of the gospel in my life. (Alma 17:2-3)
9. Listen, to the Spirit, and my students.
10. Set aside notes and go where the Spirit prompts me.
11. Stand as an independent witness of Jesus Christ.

"Continually Holding Fast" 
Kevin S. Hamilton
1.  Hold fast to the Iron Rod - Consistently read and study the words of Christ.
2.  Succor the weak.
3.  Follow Jesus Christ.
4.  Attend all my Church meetings.
5.  Learn doctrine.
6.  Press forward, feasting upon the words of Christ.
7.  Keep my covenants.
8.  Make good decisions everyday.
 

My knees hurt almost every morning when I get up.  James's sweet texts make me feel better.  After my gospel study I started stripping wax off the wood floor and was really wishing I had an easier way to clean the floor.  James gave me permission to get the Shark wood floor cleaner they have at Walmart so I made a trip to town.  Why am I still feeling a little guilty?

It was too late to use the machine tonight so I will start tomorrow.  When the cashier asked me if I wanted the warranty I said no, if I don't like how it works I will be bringing it back. When I opened the box it says: DO NOT RETURN TO STORE...Why do they do that?

Cherry blossoms, Washington, D.C.

I watched some back episodes of The Voice and decided I really do like it better than American Idol.  I love the judges: Adam Levine, Shakira, Usher, and Blake Shelton.  

Stacy was feeding all her boys and the missionaries tonight and then doing a FHE.  I wonder how it went.

Bojnice Castle, Slovakia

I went to bed before 9 . . .and I was up an hour later.  I read for awhile and then went back to bed.  My knees hurt so much so I slept on the recliner and had a bizarre dream about Darrel and James shipping small dogs in very small cages to Australia.  Where do I get this stuff?