Monday, October 7th, 2019

Concepcion, Chile

160th operating temple

Dedicated: 28 Oct 2018

By: Russell M. Nelson

Jesus Christ, Good Shepherd

Psalm 80:1

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 1:1-14

New Testament: Ephesians Review: "For the Perfecting of the Saints"

General Conference

Trust in the Lord

President Dallin H. Oaks

"Our only sure reliance is to trust in the Lord and His love for His children."

Sheri made pumpkin muffins and turkey bacon for breakfast. She also cooked eggs for anyone who wanted them. She put pecans in some of the muffins for dad and I. Thanks Sheri!

I sold a couple of books today. My total sales for the year: $9,755.10.

Sheri, Max, Evan, Joshua and I went into town this morning. The purpose of the trip was to get a fishing license for Max at Walmart per Alex's request. Alex is coming up tonight and wants Max to go fishing with him in the morning.

I found a new recipe for chicken tacos and wanted to make them this evening so I bought the ingredients for tacos. On the way home we stopped at KFC to take home chicken for everyone. I told James he didn't need to eat KFC because I was going to make him some chicken tacos. He still had to have one piece.

Sheri and I watched two Hallmark movies, a Ruby Herring mystery and one that was filmed in Ireland. Ian was saying that all Hallmark movies were basically the same. I said, well, aren't all football games basically the same? While he and Max watched Monday Night Football in the family room Sheri and I went in the bedroom and watched tonight's episode of "Dancing with the Stars." Lamar Odom finally went home.

Sheri fixed hotdogs and hamburgers for dinner and I made chicken tacos. James had four tacos and a hotdog. How does he do it and stay so thin. It's not fair.

 You just can't keep a good man down.

 The logs look so much better!

Twinkie Minions from 5 years ago.

 Yes, Lola is a winner!

 One of my favorites on "DWTS"

Monday, November 23, 2015

I actually got up at 4 this morning.  Something I haven't done for awhile.  

It was a beautiful day today with the high around 60 here in Vernon.

I got ready this morning and went into town to get a turkey.  James decided he needed to stay home and work.  I made a frozen pizza before I left and ate a couple of pieces thinking James would eat some and I would have another slice when I got back from town.  When I got home the pizza was totally gone...he ate it all.  I was a little peeved.  He said I thought for sure I would get something in town.  I told him no, I was looking forward to having a piece of pizza when I got home.  It was a little ridiculous that we were fighting over a piece of pizza.  

I worked upstairs this afternoon cleaning and putting up curtains.  James washed the upstairs windows both inside and out.  

For dinner I made chicken tacos from the roasted chicken I bought at Walmart.  We also had some fresh pineapple.

 I found this information on the internet and found it interesting.  I got the pineapple for James hoping it would help him with his dry throat and cough and with my inflammation.

After dinner we read Elder Cook's conference talk for FHE in front of the fireplace, then we watched our Christmas movie, "Murder She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery" starring Allison Sweeney and Cameron Matthison.  We both liked this one.

 

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

I'm still trying to learn this.

Since I took the day off yesterday I had lots to do today.  I started out by cancelling our accounts at SRP, Southwest Gas, and the City of Chandler.  I updated both the business and the personal checking accounts and paid bills.  I also unloaded five boxes from the garage. 

 For lunch we had leftover chili with chips and Kathy Crane's homemade green salsa.

This afternoon I worked on my blog.  I just can't seem to catchup.

James started putting together the shelves he got from the storage shed in Chandler.  He is putting our gallon jars from the cannery on them.

It almost looks like a store.

For dinner I shredded the roasted chicken I bought at Walmart yesterday and made chicken tacos for dinner.  I also cooked some cauliflower as a side dish which made James happy.

In Chandler Joshua attended his last pack meeting in the Galveston 3rd ward with his friend and cousin Evan.

 Love these boys!

I wish Rowan was here too.

Joshua in character.

James's niece Christina Tibbetts Hoose had a baby boy just before midnight.  She was induced early and if she had waited a week longer the baby would have died, according to her doctor. I am not sure what was wrong, but here is a picture of Ander Orion Hoose.

He is adorable!

His sister Eden is adorable dressed as a bunny

for Halloween.

Monday, August 24, 2015

First Day of School in El Paso, Texas

James

Anna

 Emmy

 Molly

A funny story about Molly.  She lost a tooth while eating lunch and swallowed it.  She had to write a note to the tooth fairy and explain.

I know this sounds crazy but I had enchiladas and apple pie for breakfast while listening to President Uchtdorf and President Eyring speak during the priesthood session of General Conference.

After scriptures and prayer James left on the Razr to pick up his wildlife cameras.  I guess he is helping his friends from Oregon, who are coming down in September to hunt, scout for elk.

When James returned from his ride we started reading "The Lady of Milkweed Manor."  I also worked on my blog, washed sheets, and began dusting furniture and cleaning the wood floor.  

 We also made a trip to Walmart and Home Depot.  There were lots of clouds in the sky, but no rain.  I love the cool temperatures though.

We had chicken tacos for dinner.  James had to let off another ant bomb upstairs to stop the invasion.  

In the way of world news, the stock market was lower than it's been in a long time today.  Glen Beck warns that we need to prepare.  He suggests having cash at home in case the banks close, even for a short time.

For FHE we listened to a conference talk about temples by President Monson.  Afterwards we watched a Hallmark movie where Jaclyn Smith played an evil mother-in-law to be.  

On another note, during nap time today I woke up and thought I saw an orange and black caterpillar crawling on James.  It wasn't real but it sure seemed real to me.