Friday, March 25, 2016

James and I went to the Gilbert temple today, just not together.

I went to the 8:30 session with Kim and he went to the 10:30 session by himself.  He wasn't sure if he was going to go because of his voice, but when he got home from work he made the decision.  I am proud of him!

 After our session Kim and I rode the elevator with President D. Lynn Jones and Jessica Lamb and her new husband.  Jessica is Wayne and Chea's daughter.  When we got outside there was a big crowd of people.  We saw Wendy Arnett, Cliff and Cathy Arnett's daughter.  I wanted to see Cathy, but Wendy couldn't find her, so we left.  

Jessica Lamb is now Jessica Brown

 When I got home I waited for James and we went to Olive Garden again for lunch because we still had some money left on our gift card.  This time I had Minestrone soup, salad and breadsticks.  It was all delicious.  

This afternoon Sheri and Kim, and Sheri's boys and Joshua colored eggs at Sheri's.  Joshua was so sweet.  He asked me what was my favorite color, and then he made me a purple egg.  Sorry I didn't get a picture of it.  Here are the few pictures I took.

Kim and Evan

 Evan looks a little sad waiting for his egg

Ben enters the scene

Joshua coloring my egg.

Gee, I wonder what Sheri is doing over there.

Cute picture of Stacy.  Sheri on her phone.

Kim making a suggestion to Evan.

Joshua and Evan "horsing around."

Joe brought his guitar for our entertainment.

Alex and a friend hiked Squaw Peak today.

After we had finished coloring eggs, we heard a knock on Sheri's door.  When Sheri opened it, I thought it was Tricia and so did Kim.  It was Anna and Amanda.  Anna's hair is dark and she had on sunglasses.  She looks older than her 14 years.  They came in and visited with us for awhile.  It was fun to see them.  James was outside playing football with Ben and his friends.  He came in and gave me a big hug.  

As I was walking back to Cathi's I passed Jared going down to get Anna and Amanda.  He is taking them and James to a Fallout Boys concert at the Talking Stick Arena in downtown Phoenix.  It's where the Suns play and use to be called America West Arena.  

They left El Paso at 4:30 Arizona time with their youth group and did baptisms at the Mesa temple this morning.  The rest of the youth are going to the Easter Pageant this evening.  Jared and the girls will be staying here at Cathi and Terry's and James will spend the night at Sheri's.  Jared and the girls will go to the Gilbert temple in the morning to do baptisms and then Anna and James will spend Easter with Tricia and the Wallen's.  

I went shopping for the food for tomorrow's potluck at Sheri's.  I bought a $36 ham at Sam's Club and ended up taking it back because I decided it was too big.  The one I bought at Walmart cost me $21 and was plenty big.  I am making Easter beans, or Calico beans, depending on what you want to call them, and scalloped potatoes.  Sheri made a plea for me to make potato salad, but James had already ask me to make scalloped potatoes.  Besides, as Cathi says, scalloped potatoes go better with ham.  I agree.

Cathi and Terry went to dinner at the Keg this evening with the previous directors of the R.O.C. who are returning to their home in Salt Lake.  Their names are Marlow and Mary Ann Ashton.  Marlow is a friend of President Monson's.  He says that 20-30% of the missionaries who arrive at the MTC are sent home because they can't give up their cell phones.  What a tragedy.

James and I went to bed quite early because we have to get up early to fill the Easter eggs and do the cooking. 

I forgot to mention that when Cathi and Terry left for the center this morning, the doggies came to visit me.