Smoky sunrise.
"Those who read the Book of Mormon will be blessed with an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord, a greater resolve to obey His commandments, and a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God."
-President Gordon B. Hinckley
Happy Birthday to Max.
He's 11 years old today.
I was going to go for a walk this morning but I stepped outside and nearly gagged. Smoke had settled in and so had the smell.
Clouds and smoke mixed together.
More clouds and smoke.
I wish/hope those clouds have some rain in them.
Something strange is going on in the world of illegal immigration. Somehow the word got out in several countries south of the border that if you send your kids to America they will get an education and be well cared for. Since last October 52,000 children have come across the border illegally. Recently they arrived in Texas only to be shipped to Arizona. Governor Brewer is furious. They tried also to ship them to California but the people in California came out in droves and wouldn't let them off the bus. What is going on in our strangely sad world? Wouldn't it be sad to be so desperate that you would send your children to a foreign country alone?
I made a trip to town today. I got a call from UPS that they had tried to deliver a package to our house but they couldn't get through because the road was closed due to the fire. They told me I could pick up the package at the UPS depot in Show Low. The package is James's new glasses that he's been waiting for. Frankly, I was expecting more. I was a little disappointed in the primitiveness of the UPS depot but mission accomplished, I got the package.
I made the mistake of going to Walmart to get some balloons for our Mutual activity tomorrow night. We are playing water volleyball and since it was my idea Diana put me in charge. I bought a huge container to put the balloons in but when it came to finding the balloons I was at a loss so I called Diana. She suggested the Dollar Store. Now why didn't I think of that? I was so glad to get out of Walmart because it was a madhouse. Diana was right, the Dollar Store had lots of balloons. I got enough packages to do over 100 balloons.
Today is the second day in a row that I have not had any diet soda. I have a slight headache and I binged on snack sized Snickers and cinnamon roasted almonds on the way home.
James told me a funny story about Joshua this evening. He said Joshua came up to him and said: "Grandpa, I have something serious that I need to talk to you about. You know how you said no one should eat or drink on the new carpet. Well my mom takes her drink in there even after I told her not to. I don't know what to do. I guess you need to talk to her." Stacy busted by her own kid.
