Saturday, May 18, 2013

The first thing I did this morning was chase cows.  They have a short memory.
I read Elder Ballard's conference address, "This Is My Work and Glory."
James and I left for the temple around 9 am.  We made it in time for the 10 o'clock session.  We found out that every 1st and 3rd Saturday the 10'oclock session is in Navajo.  James used earphones and I just read the closed captioning.  The session was packed and only about 1/3 of the people or less were Navajo.
After our session I convinced James we had to stop at El Cupido's for lunch.  It's inside a gas station which he thought was a little weird.  While we were there we saw Rusty and Steve Allen.  They were looking at a motorcycle to buy Rusty but decided his mom would be quite upset so they are going to look at trucks instead.  I had the Big Jake burro and James had a chicken pizza.
Before we left this morning I put a roast in the crockpot.  When we got home I added some carrots, potatoes, and onions.  We had a very delicious dinner.
We got this picture from Jared today.

"James caught this carp today in a muddy canal with a net then he and his friend made a afire and cooked it and ate it for dinner.  James said it was hillbilly fishing."

I typed James's talk he is giving tomorrow on the Book of Mormon.  I also finished preparing for my lesson on scripture study.  James worked on sales taxes which are due on Monday.

I chased cows three times today.
Apparently Sheri took Michael shopping at Target and wore him out.

 

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Happy Birthday to me!  My birthday gift to myself is the losing of 5 lbs.  I am very excited!  But the next time I go to the valley I am getting this treat:

I got up at 4am to finish my handouts for today's Young Women's lesson.  (See Saturday for pictures of handouts).  Around 5:30 I noticed a herd of cows in our backyard.  I decided to chase them away on the Ranger.  Goodbye cows, get your breakfast somewhere else.

We sat by the Crane's during sacrament meeting.  I told James his birthday gift to me was to stay for all of the block, and he did.  Afterwards he was glad he did because he said priesthood meeting was very spiritual.  

After our meetings James gave me another birthday present.  This wonderfully delicious addictive grilled honey lime chicken.

James and I ate this entire plate of chicken. 

It was better than birthday cake.

I got several phone calls, Facebook messages and Vox's today.  I talked to Dennis, Harold, Vickie, Lois, Darrel, and Stacy on the phone.  Kim and Brian, Laura,Darrel & Trina and several friends Facebooked me.  Jared and his family Skyped me.  I went to a fireside this afternoon and the young men and young women sang happy birthday to me.  It was a great birthday.  Jared told me that his kids fasted for Grandpa James last week.  They told Emmy because she wasn't 8 yet she didn't need to fast, but she did anyone.  We are so grateful for our dear sweet children and grandchildren!  We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family.

James's last gift to me was to take me on a Sunday drive.  

It was a great birthday.