Friday, June 1st, 2018

Tijuana, Mexico

149th operating temple

Dedicated: 13 Dec 2015

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Condescension of

Psalms 113:6

Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

Book of Mormon

Alma 9:19-34

*Why does the Lord always use two or more witnesses to testify of the truth of His gospel?

Talk: The Many Witnesses of Jesus Christ and His Work

By: James M. Paramore

Oct. 1990

Old Testament

1 Kings 11-12

11 Solomon marries non-Israelite woe, and his wives turn his heart to the worship of false gods - The Lord stirs up adversaries against him, including Jeroboam, the son of Nebat - Ahijah promises Jeroboam that he will be the King of the ten tribes - Solomon dies and Rehoboam reigns in his stead.

12 Rehoboam seeks to impose greater burdens upon the people - The ten tribes revolt and turn to Jeroboam - Jeroboam turns to idolatry and worships false gods.

General Conference

Precious Gifts from God

M. Russell Ballard

"After Jesus's Resurrection, an event we celebrate this glorious Easter weekend, He appeared to His disciples and said, 'Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.' Notice a twofold action - God sends His Son. The Son sends His servants - mortal men and women - to accomplish Their work."

Russell M. Nelson 4/11 #57. Face the Future with Faith.

Happy Anniversary!

50 Years 

We look so young!

Jared, Kacey, and Stacy all posted about us on Facebook. We feel loved. James and I celebrated this morning by me cutting his hair. He looks so handsome!

Jared reminded us that this is our Family Birthday! We used to celebrate by buying the kids gifts.

Stacy's post.

I bet he couldn't do this now.

I look like I am blind.

So sweet. Thank you Jared.

The day started out with gospel study and blogging and family prayer with the boys,  then at 10 o'clock I left for my infusion at Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology in Mesa. 

The nurse who sets up my infusion asked me if I had lost weight. Yes I said, and to myself, thank you for noticing. 

When I returned to the resort in Scottsdale James had taken the boys swimming and fed them lunch from the Splash Grill. 

James and I were both hungry so we headed to a nearby Outback to use up our last restaurant gift card. I had a 6 ounce Victoria steak with a salad and baked potato soup. I shared my soup with James. He got salmon and broccoli and he said it was delicious. I had no desire for a bite of his food. 

James had a doctor's appointment this afternoon with an ENT (Ears, Nose, Throat) specialist in Scottsdale. The doctor told him he needs two surgeries. One for his adnoids which have grown back, and another for the hernia in his stomach. The doctor is convinced that these two things are what is causing James's laryngitis.

I think he needs to have these surgeries as soon as possible. This is coming from me who hates the thought of surgery.

Rowan and Joshua came into our room this afternoon and watched "Peter Rabbit", and ate cantaloupe and ice cream. Joshua loves mint chocolate chip ice cream as does Max, Rowan loves Rocky Road, and Evan likes vanilla.

Soon Evan joined them and he ate some vanilla ice cream while they watched the movie, "Coco." Joshua says that he and his dad love this movie! Max is still sleeping in the other room. I think that's because they have been going to be so late.

This evening the boys wanted to order NYPD pizza. Evan says that it is a condo tradition. I ordered them a large pepperoni pizza and 12 garlic knots. They ate every bite and then waited a little while before going night swimming. James and I had our green smoothies.

We had family prayer again and then everyone went down to the pool, except James, around 8 pm. James came down and joined us a little later. 

I read from "Riders of the Orphan Train" to James while the boys swam with their one "donut" tube. I kept taking breaks to walk around the pool.

After the boys went in James and I took a 30 minute walk around the resort. 

The real celebration for our anniversary is tomorrow night.

Watching a movie. Notice how Rowan is

laying in the tube.

Eating pizza and garlic knots.

Flowers from James

More flowers from James.

Summer fun for Ruby, roller blading

in her swimsuit. I hope she doesn't

fall and skin her knees.

Ollie saving a spot for Sheri.

Today was also National Donut Day.

This is Kyra Lambson's 
ex-husband. The family he is
threatening is Kyra's family.
Kyra's father, Curtis has her children and 
recently they had to move from their home in
Flagstaff to an undisclosed location.
Delbert's funeral is tomorrow in St. Johns.
Delbert is Kyra's grandfather.
This man has a history of violence.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

I left for the valley around 9am this morning.  I stopped at the McDonald's in Payson for a chicken nugget Happy Meal for lunch.  I love their hot mustard sauce first introduced to me by James.  When I get to Chandler the first thing I do is go home and brush my teeth and then head for the dentist's office. 

My temporary crown comes off and my permanent gold crown goes on.  I now have three molars with gold crowns and the other one still has a silver filling.  I have to wait an hour before I can eat but that's okay because my next stop was at an imaging place by the hospital to get a chest x-ray which was ordered by my rheumatologist before I can go on my new medication,  Remmicade.

After my x-ray I meet James at home and we head for Outback to use our giftcard that Darrel and Trina gave James for his birthday.  I had the Victorian steak with a salad and a sweet potato.  Oh my, that sweet potato was good!  They put butter and brown sugar on it.  After dinner James was sweet enough to let me run in to Hobby Lobby to get some Valentine goodie bags.  He really is a sweetie.  

Back at home, I was tired and was lying on the bed.  James came in and flopped down, and then got up and then flopped down again and then got up.  Somehow he punctured a hole in the bed with all his flopping around.  We had to sleep on the twin mattress on Stacy's bunkbed.  Not only was it tight quarters but that thing has no box springs so the mattress is hard as a rock.  I didn't get much sleep.  We started out with our heads together but I changed and made it head to feet.  I kept feeling like I was going to fall of..

Oh I forgot to mention something cool that happened today.  Kim ordered James and I handkerchief's for the Gilbert temple dedication.  They have our names embroidered on one side and a picture and name of the temple on the other.  Here is a picture:

These are such a special keepsake of a sacred occasion

Thank you Kim!

Friday, November 2, 2012

Well I finished stripping the wallpaper in the living room all except for around Paul's desk.  I am waiting for him to move it.

Hurricane Sandy certainly wrecked havoc on the east coast.  There was a story about a pizza place owner who delivered over 1,000 pizzas to the hardest hit areas.  Many people are still without electricity and another storm is suppose to hit this weekend.  Glenn Beck said the following on his program today:  "Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and other leftists on TV mocked me for advocating emergency preparedness.  I wonder how they are feeling today as local New York reporters say people are literally dempster diving for food and supplies."

James and I had lunch at In n Out Burger.  I love their burgers and fries.  They are so fresh!

I went shopping today at Sam's Club and bought myself some boots and a purple furry jacket.  I can justify the boots because I will need them to wear to church when it snows but the jacket was a result of my weakness for the color purple.  I really didn't need a new jacket.

As I was unloading from my trip to Sam's Club my friend Judy Pargetter came by.  I spoke to her and Allen and Katelyn a few minutes from their car.  Katelyn was on her way to a piano lesson with Karen Schneider, and I was on my way to Chandler Eye to get my eyes dialated.  Sheri drove me home after my dialation.  It was really not nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

This evening James and I had dinner at Outback.  We were going to Black Angus but at the last minute James changed his mind and decided he wanted the tilapia from Outback.  We sat outside on the patio because the weather was so nice.  Afterwards we went to the Chandler Mall to see Sheri while she was working at the Loft.  We went in to Barnes and Nobles and ran in to our friends Lance and Karen Schneider and we sat and talked with them for about an hour.  Karen told me to check at the mini ipads at the Apple Store.  The Apple Store is near where Sheri works.  Sheri was very happy to see us.

Joshua made this spider hat at school today and he modeled it for me.

 

I had to post all three pictures.  So cute.