My 66th Birthday
I use this picture alot but it's the
only one of me that I even remotely like.
"Just as those who keep pedaling a bike can stay upright despite gravity's influence, those who are guided by the Holy Spirit in all they do can withstand the influence of the adversary."
-Sister Oscarson
I got so many birthday wishes today via phone calls, texts, and Facebook. It is one of the things that I like about Facebook. It certainly did make me feel loved. Stacy sang happy birthday to me and so did Darrel's kids. One of my favorite messages was from one of my young women, Alice Wilhelm who is a Beehive: "Happy Birthday Sister Lambson. You are one of the greatest people alive, you are pretty much perfect. Don't change. Just wanted to say happy birthday." Such a sweet message from a sweet girl.
Although James was not able to spend the day with me I know that what he is doing is for me and our welfare. I know that he is thinking of me and would do anything in the world to make me happy. Thank you honey.
It was my kind of day, overcast and rainy! It was the kind of day where you just want to curl up with a good book or in front of the TV all day, which is pretty much what I did. I watched: Sue Thomas F.B.Eye, Stranded in Paradise, The Wild Stallion and When Sparks Fly. I did make a trip to town to pick up my prescriptions and to get something to eat. I bought a piece of carrot cake at Walmart but it was a poor substitute for Lois's (Jame's mom's) carrot cake. I also got an orange chicken bowl at Panda Express. It rained most of the way home. I stopped across from Maverick and bought some roasted green chilies from a little roadside stand.
I took this picture of Vernon's sunflower field on the way home from town.
I was going along thinking how although I was alone today that it was a pretty good birthday, when a bunny ran in front of me. I looked back in my rear view mirror to only confirm my suspicions; there was a dead bunny lying in the road. I was feeling pretty low until I got home and realized there were 25 elk in my backyard.
I tried to get some pictures but it's so hard to get close. They stayed for a long time and two little calves were playing tag with each other. It was the best elk show I've ever had in my backyard.
Jared called me to wish me a happy birthday and to tell me he sent me a gift in the mail.
James called to say he deposited some money in our account and to give me a weather update for the valley. "There is lots of flooding and people have lost livestock, etc. Phoenix has had 8 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. A whirlwind came in and lifted up and destroyed 8 sheets of siding that were tied down and weighted. They were stacked under a roof. A cardboard box full of trash 30 yards away was untouched. I wouldn't have believed it but I was there and saw it happen."
Another message from James:
"I tore a ligament in my left shoulder and arm and it was hard to sleep last night. It's painful to move my arm."
My birthday is about to end. I guess the thing that made it the most memorable was the herd of elk that came to visit me.
