Tuesday, January 26, 2016

One of the tiny houses I want James to build

This morning I got up and studied.  Here are some of the things I studied from: "A Witness and a Warning", President Benson's book about the Book of Mormon. I worked on my 2015 and 2016 Sunday journal, read from the January Ensign, read 1 Nephi 17:31-47 with James and listened to three conference talks.  

I also swept and mopped the floors in the kitchen, dining room, hall, hall bath and laundry room, entry, and our bathroom floor.

I colored my hair and fixed taquitos for dinner.  

Stacy took Michael shopping today and bought him new Sunday shoes and new jeans.  It was a bonding experience for them.  They need more of those.

This evening I visited Claire Mercado, who is Amy Reynolds daughter, with my partner Corrina Westbrook.  Corrina announced that they are moving to Washington state.  Her husband can't find work here.  He has been chopping and selling wood to pay the bills.

We will miss their family.  They have five kids, three girls, two who are in Young Women's and one who is in Primary with her two younger brothers.  Last week is was Elida Pope who announced she was moving.

Corrina and her kids on their way to church.

Her husband Joe is already working in Washington.

Macey, Blue (Traven), Joely, Kyah, and Stratton who you can't see.

After visiting with Claire I met James at Kip and Alicia Hunsaker's for home teaching.  We love their family and had a nice visit.  After our visit they demonstrated their "glow in the dark" floor.  The kids love it, you can tell.

A friend of our friends here in Vernon,

Cope and Amy Reynolds.  He is LDS.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Happy Birthday Alex!

Sweet 16!

Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Where there is injury, pardon.

Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is despair, hope.

Where there is darkness, light.

And where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;

to be understood, as to understand;

to be loved, as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

I was up at 3:30 so I got an early start on my gospel study time.  

I downloaded four new songs I am phone.  They are: "Happy", "Some Nights", "Let It Go", and "Let Her Go." 

I swept outside today and cleaned off the deck.  The weather was so nice.  I listened to a session of General Conference while cleaning in the kitchen and kitchen-dining room floor.  I do love a clean house.  I also worked at the computer and made a Book of Mormon chart for the Young Women's room. 

Just before leaving for Mutual I noticed six deer outside my dining room window.  I tried to get a picture.  I should have used James's camera.  

Find Waldo, the deer.

I noticed on my way to Mutual that my car was driving funny so I stopped and got out to check the tires.  Sure enough the driver's front tire was flat.  Grrr.  I turned around and went back home, probably ruining the tire.  Luckily James is coming home sometime tomorrow.  I called and told Diana.  Since it was a combined activity with the boys in charge I wasn't missed too much.  

I watched American Idol.  James sent me these pictures he took at Red Lobster with Alex and Michael for Alex's birthday dinner.

 

Sheri posted this Earth Day poem that Evan wrote:

 I love this boy!

 

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Joe, Brian, and Kim 

Redwood Forest

 Joe in a tree

I slept in until 4:30. Yikes!  What a slacker.  

Gospel Study

Conference Goals

Elder Perry: "The Doctrines & Principles Contained in the Articles of Faith"

1.  Teach about the Godhead and the basic doctrine of Christ. (Articles 1-4).

2.  Understand the organization and order of the Priesthood, (5-6).

3.  Eternal Resources in a Mortal Journey, (7-9).

4.  Member missionaries, (10-12).

5.  Aspirational Attributes, (13). Honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, doing good to all men.  We seek after virtuous, lovely, and praiseworthy things.

6.  Encourage family to memorize the Articles of Faith.

Bishop Gerald Causse: "Ye Are No More Strangers"

1.  Welcome and greet people at church that I don't know.  Include them and love them.  Remember the bishop from Les Miserables.

The debate going on right now in our family is: Which are better, Droids or I-Phones.  Paul thinks I-Phones are for the slow and aged.  Well, I say: Droids drool and I-Phones rule!

I spent most of the day getting ready for tonight's Young Women's dinner at our house.  I cleaned upstairs, vacuumed bugs out of the windows and cleaned the main bathroom.  I did take the time to make soup and sandwiches for lunch and take a nap with James. 

This afternoon I made Lois's recipe for enchilada casserole.  They will probably be too spicy for the girls but I think the adults will love them.  

I had a visiting teaching interview at the church at 5:30 with Rosa Westbrook.  She encouraged me to keep trying to visit Lannie in her home and to remember to have prayer with my sisters.  I took Audrey Guerrero, Kelly Reynolds, and Jordyn and Shelly Applegate back home with me.

Here is how our evening went: Audrey made taquitos, rice and guacamole.  Diana set the tables with her Corelle dishes and flatware.  I provided the glasses.  Diana also made chicken enchiladas with sour cream so we had two kinds of enchiladas.  We also had two kinds of rice, beans, salsa and chips and salad.  For dessert LeeAnn made a Texas sheetcake, Alice brought cookies, and Jordyn made the best apple pie I've ever had.  She baked it in a paper bag and an hour and a half.  Shelly brought punch so we had plenty to eat and drink.  

Analee spoke to the girls about proper ettiquette.  She was the perfect person for that assignment.

 

Diana talked about Divine Nature and how they could overcome any obstacle to live a Christ-like life.

She told about her dad who grew up in a family where drugs and alcohol were used and how he met her mom and joined the Church and now they are serving a mission together.

Kelly in the corner.

After Diana I gave each one of the girls one of my "Light of Christ" handouts.  They loved them!  It was a wonderful evening.

 Those attending: Audrery Guerrero, Diana Curtis, Analee Hunsaker, myself as the adults.  Young Women: Jordyn, Trenda, Hailey, Shelly, Kelly, Maddie and her friend Jaime, Alice, Hope, Heaven, Kilee, and LeeAnn.