Showing posts with label quote of the day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quote of the day. Show all posts

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Thursday, September 17, 2015

He looks like a tree.  How does an elk with antlers this big hold up his head?

Sheri's quote of  the day:
Elder Ochoa: "... if you ever come across anything that causes you to question your testimony of the gospel, I plead with you to look up.  Look to the Source of all wisdom and truth.  Nourish your faith and testimony with the word of God.  there are those in the world who seek to undermine your faith by mixing lies with half-truths.  This is why it is absolutely critical that you remain constantly worthy of the Spirit  The companionship of the Holy Ghost is not just a pleasant convenience - it is essential to your spiritual survival.  If you will not treasure up the words of Christ and listen closely to the promptings of the Spirit, you will be deceived."

I was up at 6 a.m. to do my blog.  At 8:30 I left for the valley.  I stopped at the Sonic in Show Low for my diet cherry coke.  
As I am traveling between Show Low and Globe I pass so many motorcycles.  A big group was stopped in Salt River Canyon.  
There is probably a law against taking pictures while driving.  Those are two motocyclists traveling together.  I wished I would have counted how many groups I passed.
This motocycle parked at the McDonald's in Globe where I stopped for a potty break, was my favorite.
Purple with orange flames
Probably a Phoenix Suns fan
As I was leaving McDonald's an older Indian woman came up to my car so I rolled my window down.  She asked me if I had any change, which I didn't, and then said she and her family were looking for work.  When I told her I didn't carry cash she was very polite and said, "God bless you."  I wished her good luck and asked her name so I could pray for her.  Her name was Holly.  As I think back on this experience I wish I would have offered to take her and those with her inside McDonald's and bought them something to eat.

It seems funny to pass up Burger House without stopping.  I made it through the blasting area without having to stop, but then I have to stop between Superior and Apache Junction for about 10 minutes.  
 I arrived in Chandler around 12:30.  The home inspection was scheduled to start at one, but the inspector, Leon Vogel, came a little early.  He starts his inspection in the kitchen.  

James and I went to Olive Garden for lunch.  I had the soup, pasta fagoli, salad and breadsticks.  James tried a new chicken dish, and for dessert we shared a piece of pumpkin cheesecake.
It was delicious but my favorite is still the lemon meringue cheesecake at Cheesecake Factory.

After lunch we went to see this movie:
 A true story!
Back at home the inspection is still going on and it lasts for over six hours.  Jennifer, our realtor is there, and introduces us to the family buying the house.  There are the parents, Zach and Jennifer and their children Ashley a girl who is 15, Hayden a 13 year old boy, and Orion a 10 year old boy.  Orion and Joshua play together but Stacy is concerned because she says the boy uses bad language.  Darn!  I didn't need to hear that.
A VA loan requires a thorough inspection and because the house is older, I am sure we will have quite a few items to take care of.

For dinner we go to Taco Bell and then we watch Cinderella on my computer.
 

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Sheri posted this for grandparents day.

Sheri's quote of the day:
"A person cannot give a crust to the Lord without
receiving a loaf in return."
-Melvin J. Ballard

James left to be at the church by 5am.  He takes the missionaries in his car to the temple.  They travel about 45 minutes to the Snowflake temple with other leaders and the youth of the Vernon ward.  
 Holly
 Alice
Heaven
 LeeAnn
Shelly also went to the temple but she left before James could get her picture.  Lane Hall and Ty Applegate were the boys who attended.  I guess James would rather take pictures of girls than boys.

After returned from the temple James loaded up his CAT SkidSteer and left to help gather wood for the single sisters in our ward.  The youth were supposed to help, but only the young women and Ty and Jace showed up.  
Elder White  and Holly in the background.
 Kyah and Ty. James says they spent the whole time together.
Some of the wood was black from the burn and the kids,
and adults got it on their faces.
Jace and Heaven
These kids are not afraid to get dirty.
Shelly and Kip Hunsaker.
Brother Blain Curtis
Unknown helper and Ty
Unknown helper and Ty
LeeAnn and Shelly
The group cut, loaded, hauled, and unloaded 14 cords of wood for the widows of Vernon, not just the LDS sisters but others in our community as well.

James arrived home this afternoon just before our daughter Kim arrived here from Chandler.  She needed a break from the remodeling project they are doing in their house.  This is the first time she has ever come up by herself. 
Kim and I went on a Razr ride together.  It's one of the things she loves to do when she comes up.  We got into a little rain, a little dust, and got hit by a few bugs.  We made the Christmas tree trail circle so we were gone about an hour.  

I bought Kim a stress relieving coloring book just like mine.  When we got back from our Razr ride we colored in our coloring books.  
I made spaghetti for dinner.  Kim had some but she also had her mixed green chili burro from Burger House.  James likes the spaghetti sauce, but he doesn't care for the noodles.  
Kim helped me clean the kitchen and then because all three of us were tired, we went to bed early.

I got a text before going to bed from Jen, our realtor.  We got an offer on the house in Chandler.  She said we will talk on Monday.
  
Stacy posted this picture of Michael and Alexis: