Tuesday, February 24, 2015

It's snowing in Vernon!

One of my friends posted this picture on Facebook.  I wish I was there!

"There is no other joy like that of feeling free from sin through the power of the Atonement."

-Neil L. Andersen

 

James opened an email on my computer this morning because his computer is not working.  A prompt came up to call a number saying I may have a virus.  I can't get this prompt to go away, so I call the number.  The woman on the phone starts telling me I have a virus and all the horrible things that will happen as a result of it.  She told me the Microsoft people are talked to a week or so ago were scam artists and I asked her: "How do I know you aren't one?"  I asked her how much it would cost for her company to fix my computer and she said $99.99.  I said I had my own technician and I wouldn't be needing her companies services.  It's hard to know who to trust anymore, but I know I can trust our neighbor, Joe Johnston.  He fixed my computer for $20 and told me to cancel Office 365 because I didn't need it. 

 

Today is Taco Tuesday and my turn to choose where we go for lunch.  This is what I chose:

I had the sweet pork salad and James had two tacos.

 

After lunch we did a little shopping at Costco.  While I got some groceries James shopped for a new computer.  He ended up getting an HP like mine only his is smaller.  He got a $100 discount because it was the floor model.  I found these yummy snacks:





I am really beginning to like dark chocolate.

 

Alex came in just I was starting to paint the shelves for Joshua's room.  Dad asked him if he would like to paint and he said yes so I gladly relinquished my paintbrush.  Later Seth came to help and then dad sent them downstairs to take apart the bunk bed so he could make a bed frame for Joshua. 

 

I missed taking my nap today and I am miserable.  I can tell it is towards the end of my Remicade cycle because both my knees hurt and my right knee is swollen.  I missed going to our ward's "Harvest Night" for Bishop Lewis but James, Paul, and Michael all went.  The bishop gives everyone a list of people that are inactive to visit and then everyone comes back and reports to him.  I think it is a great idea and Bishop Lewis does it about once a month.  I had planned on going and am sorry I missed the opportunity but James got to be paired with his good friend Dave Miner.

 

 

When James got home from Harvest Night he went to Walgreen's to get me some Icebreakers and a diet cherry Pepsi.  He is so good to me!  As a way of saying thank you I read a chapter from "Trouble in Store."  It's getting good.  There are a couple of murders to solve.  

 





Saturday, February 1, 2014

Our youth group and leaders met at the church at 6:15 this morning for our trip to the Gilbert temple open house.  We had a total of 39 people in 8 different vehicles who went.  Adults and leaders: Bishop Hall, Brother and Sister Applegate, Sandra Wilhelm, Brother and Sister Ulmer, Collin Dewitt, Kaeli Nicoll, Diana Curtis, Audrey Guerrero, Sean and Stefani Hunsaker, and myself.  Young Women and Young Men and other children: Westin, Lane, and Ashten Hall, Shelly, Jace, Ty, and Jordyn Applegate, Hailey, Hope, Heaven Lootans, Kelly Reynolds, LeeAnn and Kilee Hunsaker, Aaron Windsor, Glenzo Swift, Daniel R., Sy Westbrook, Tyler Hunsaker, Holly Hunsaker, Rusty and Jackson Allen, and one young man I did not know. 

The Vernon youth group

Audrey Guerrero, Kilee and LeeAnn Hunsaker rode with me.  We went by to get Maddie Carroll but she was sick.  We all went the Globe way because it is closer to the temple.  Kaeli Nicoll started out in the lead but it wasn't long before Bishop Hall and Brother Applegate passed her up.  I stayed behind until we got in the valley.  Kaeli's car and our car stopped in Globe for a potty break and snacks.  

Stefani and Sean Hunsaker beat us to the temple and they went the Payson way.  Brother Hunsaker does have a reputation of having a lead foot.  

One of the best parts of the tour was when Kaeli showed Shelly the mirrors in a sealing room.  Jordyn was fascinated with the artwork and the agave plants as a part of that artwork.  Many we in awe of the chandaliers, and Trenda said this is definitely the temple where she is getting married.  

After the tour we all met at Golden Corral where Bishop Hall and the ward budget bought us lunch.  I think the highlight of Golden Corral was the cotton candy.

 Kaeli enjoying some cotton candy

Kaeli told the girls about Chris's new job with the Tempe fire department and that 

she would be gone from Wednesday meetings for the next 14 weeks.

Kilee asked me to go home through Payson because she was afraid she would get sick if she went the other way.  That was fine with me.  LeeAnn's money was burning a hold in her pocket on the way home.  She must have made 10 phone calls to her mom asking first if she could get a trac phone, then false eyelashes, and then a Valentine's gift for a friend.  As she hung up the last time she made the comment: "I wish I had my own money."  I told her, well, I guess you are going to have to get a job.

There was snow in Vernon when we got home, more than we've had for quite awhile.  How exciting!  When I got home I crashed on the couch.  James and I watched Elementary before going to bed.

 Any snow is appreciated in such a dry year.

 Tyler Hunsaker, Allen Jackson, Talon Wilhelm

I love to see the temple.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

We have lots of family birthdays in February.  Today is Sheri's 38th birthday.  I can't believe it's been that many years since she went down to the chicken coop and grabbed the rooster by the tail and said:  "Look Daddy I got him." 

We had snow today but the big news is that there was snow in Scottsdale and Phoenix and quite a bit of it.  James took me a picture.

Scottsdale, Az.

Vernon, Az.

Darrel's backyard

Mesa, Az.

We also had a beautiful sunrise in Vernon:

Coming home from Mutual.

This evening we had a combined activity with the young men, volleyball.  

The young women won thanks to Brothers Hunsaker, Allen, and Wilhelm.

Monday, January 28, 2013

James took this picture near Forest Lakes on the Rim today on his way back to the valley.

Don't take pictures while you are driving Honey!

I took these pictures here at home.  We don't have quite as much snow.

It's only just begun.

Soon the trees will be frosted.

I am calling this Crisis week.  Thank goodness for the gospel and an eternal perspective.  

Sheri's washer went kaput.

Stacy and Paul's car is on the blitz.

James is out of his blood pressure meds because of the slowness of Dr. Wilson's office.

Our propane, which heats our house in on less than 10%.

Evan has pink eye.

Dave & Laura's granddaughter Kenna is in the hospital with RSV.

Some how all of this too shall pass.

I spent the day home alone cleaning, studying, trying to get some exercise in on my rebounder, and watching a little TV.  I started watching a series of 5 episodes called "The Good Witch" which I am really enjoying.  It is a show with a moral that you can actually watch with your kids.