Sunday, August 26, 2012

Tyler Hunsaker, Tina Allen, and Jimmy McNeil were the speakers in sacrament meeting.  Tyler is 15 years old and he spoke on the 5th Article of Faith.  Tina and Jimmy spoke on overcoming adversity.  Tina is the Young Women's secretary and I have become friends with her.  She has two boys, Jackson who is a deacon and Rusty who is a priest.  Rusty plays ball with Colby.  She also has 5 grown daughters.  They all visited her this weekend for her birthday and they had a family picture taken, (there are 22 of them), in the field of sunflowers here in Vernon.

During sacrament meeting I saw Natalie and Hans Soderquist leave.  Their children stayed by the Hunsaker's.  After sacrament meeting Hans ask me if I would teach young women's because Natalie was sick.  Thank goodness I studied the lesson this morning and brought it with me to Church.  We had two visitors today, Ashley and Savannah from Lakeside.  Our lesson was on goal setting.  Afterwards I met with the class presidents and did some planning for the month of September.  James home taught Sister Lorraine Vaught at the church and I sat in.
I had two Mom's come up to me at Church and say how much their girls loved me and enjoyed our Wednesday night activity.  Trenda's mom, Sandra Wilhelm gave me a big hug.  When James went home teaching to the Hunsaker's he said Brother Hunsaker said I was an awesome young women's leader.  I am grateful for the praise but most of all I am grateful for the young women in this ward.\
We got more rain today and my car got covered with mud on the way home from church.  At the end of Sunday School there was a loud clash of thunder.  Someone said: "Time to end class."  During young women's the lights flickered and thunder crashed again.  I like rain but I don't like thunder and lightning.
We had grilled honey lime chicken again.  Not as good as last week's because it didn't marinate as long.

It was a good sabbath day.  I worked on Personal Progress this evening.

Monday, July 30, 2012

James left this morning around 10:30 for the valley.  He has a doctor's appointment at 2:30 and then tomorrow he will be back on the job in Scottsdale.  This time he is staying with Darrel and Trina because they invited him.  Before he left he made grilled pork chops for our lunch (yes, it was a little early).  They were delicious!
This afternoon I went to Walmart to look for birthday presents for Molly.  I wanted to get her a Dora Guitar like the one I got Ruby because she loves to sing but I couldn't find one.  I also wanted to get her a Hello Kitty stuffed animal but I couldn't find that either.  I was so discouraged I went home and decided I was just going to send money and a card. 
On the way home from Walmart I went through the car wash.  I don't know why I bother because the first time I drive on our road when it's wet the car will just be dirty again.
I began unloading boxes we have had in storage since we moved.  I figure if I do one box a day I will eventually have them all unloaded.  The trick is to find a place to put everything.
I started my walk a little late today, around 7 pm.  I had planned on walking for at least 30 minutes but as the storm clouds began to move in I decided I better cut it short.  I made it back to the cabin just before it began to rain, hard!   I sat down to watch some TV and listen to the downpour, the thunder, and to watch the lightning flash.  The lightning was a little too close for my taste and the TV kept going off.  Darn I need that TV when I am here alone!  The storm finally stopped.  I love the rain but a storm at night when you are by yourself is a little scary.