No walk to Walmart this morning. Sheri and I went to the grand opening of Rudy's BBQ on 54th Street and Chandler Blvd. We got there around 6:30 am for a 7:00 opening. We had said if there was a large crowd we wouldn't stay. There were 12 people ahead of us in line. When the doors were opened we were greeted by a row of friendly people and one of them handed us a gift card worth $20 in Rudy's BBQ Bucks. The first 100 people all got one. Sheri and I bought ready made breakfast tacos (burritos). I bought a bacon, potato, sausage, and a brisket. James said the brisket was really good. On the way home we stopped at Circle K and got diet Dr. Pepper. It was our lucky day!
For lunch Karen Schneider asked me to go to the mall with her. When I went to pick her up she had lamps, a clock, candler holder and a huge comforter and some pillows she wanted to give me for the cabin. Thank you Karen. You have such good taste and nice hand-me-downs. We had lunch at Paradise Bakery. I had a salad and chicken noodle soup. Karen is a good friend and I am going to miss her.
I got my grocery shopping done at Fry's and Walmart before Sheri called me to go to north Scottsdale to visit a new confectionary shop there called Sweet Tooth Fairy. They have one in Provo, Utah and now this one in Scottsdale. They sell cupcakes and a delectable little treat called cake bites. I bought a baker's dozen of cake bites. I almost went in to a food coma on the way home. Very sweet and delicious. My fav was the fairy fetti. I did save some for Kim to try. Boy, it's a good thing it's in north Scottsdale because I shouldn't go there very often.
This was a day for eating out. Something I won't get to do nearly so often when I move to Vernon. James and I took Alexander to Nello's for his birthday date. We went there last year too. I forgot how good their pizza is!! First we got a pizza crust as an appetizer at Alex's request. Yummy deli-iscious! I had the individual bbq chicken pizza and let me tell you it was a little bit of heaven. I was going to save some for tomorrow but I couldn't stop eating it. James got a thin whole wheat crust crab pizza that he loved. It's Alex's favorite restaurant and now it's one of mine too!
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Friday, April 6, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
I know my days of walking to Walmart are coming to an end so I am going to enjoy them while I can. I bought some 'shock it' and threw it in the pool when I got back home because it was starting to look a little green. With James leaving before daybreak and getting back late he hasn't had time to do the pool.
I had visiting teaching appointments today with Christy Wanlass and Bev Hermann. I said goodbye to Bev and told her this would be my last visit before moving. She seemed sad and gave me a hug. I have really enjoyed getting to know her. Christy made me cupcakes! I gave Christy a hug too but I am pretty sure I will see her again. She and Sheri are good friends, in fact they are hiking Camelback Mountain together this afternoon. I invited her to the cabin and told her I would give her a Ranger ride down Christmas Tree Trail.
I got a call from Laura today who is in Utah. She said that Evelyn, Cathi's mother passed away this morning. I talked to Cathi who was crying and told her I wanted to come and see her as soon as she got home. Adrienne Ellsworth and I went over at 3 pm and stayed well over an hour. We helped Cathi figure out when and where the funeral would be and Cathi called President Randall Jones and asked him to conduct. He was Evelyn's first bishop. The funeral will be Saturday morning while Cathi's sisters are in town. I guess I will have to postpone my garage sale a week. I am going to my last Relief Society Presidency meeting this evening to train Drea Boles who is going to be the new education counselor. I love Drea. Robyn Rogers will be the secretary.
I had visiting teaching appointments today with Christy Wanlass and Bev Hermann. I said goodbye to Bev and told her this would be my last visit before moving. She seemed sad and gave me a hug. I have really enjoyed getting to know her. Christy made me cupcakes! I gave Christy a hug too but I am pretty sure I will see her again. She and Sheri are good friends, in fact they are hiking Camelback Mountain together this afternoon. I invited her to the cabin and told her I would give her a Ranger ride down Christmas Tree Trail.
I got a call from Laura today who is in Utah. She said that Evelyn, Cathi's mother passed away this morning. I talked to Cathi who was crying and told her I wanted to come and see her as soon as she got home. Adrienne Ellsworth and I went over at 3 pm and stayed well over an hour. We helped Cathi figure out when and where the funeral would be and Cathi called President Randall Jones and asked him to conduct. He was Evelyn's first bishop. The funeral will be Saturday morning while Cathi's sisters are in town. I guess I will have to postpone my garage sale a week. I am going to my last Relief Society Presidency meeting this evening to train Drea Boles who is going to be the new education counselor. I love Drea. Robyn Rogers will be the secretary.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Study for my talk, walk to Walmart, and then yardwork. I am so tired and hurting.
Stacy and Paul went to the temple today with Paul's family. Paul's nephew, Justin Johnson, (Devin and Kim's son) is leaving on his mission for Argentina in a few days.
Darrel came over this afternoon with his kids. He left around 5 to go pick up Trina at the end of the Ragnar Race at Tempe Town Lake. Everybody is calling Trina the MVP because she ran for Hillary Whalen when Hillary got hurt. Trina and Sheri both had a great time! Sheri ran for Christy Wanlass and had to run up a huge hill in Fountain Hills. I am proud of both of them!
A friend from the ward, Katy Glemser, talked about how good Jersey Mike's Subs are so we went there for dinner. Katy recommended Jersey Shore's Favorite with provolone, ham and cappacualo. I dont' know what that last ingredient is, but the sub was delicious! James got a hot pastrami and loved it! We are definitely coming back to this place.
I spent most of the evening typing James's talk for him. He narrowed it down from 27 pages to 7 pages. Mine is about the same length. I went to bed before nine, which is my goal.
Stacy and Paul went to the temple today with Paul's family. Paul's nephew, Justin Johnson, (Devin and Kim's son) is leaving on his mission for Argentina in a few days.
Darrel came over this afternoon with his kids. He left around 5 to go pick up Trina at the end of the Ragnar Race at Tempe Town Lake. Everybody is calling Trina the MVP because she ran for Hillary Whalen when Hillary got hurt. Trina and Sheri both had a great time! Sheri ran for Christy Wanlass and had to run up a huge hill in Fountain Hills. I am proud of both of them!
A friend from the ward, Katy Glemser, talked about how good Jersey Mike's Subs are so we went there for dinner. Katy recommended Jersey Shore's Favorite with provolone, ham and cappacualo. I dont' know what that last ingredient is, but the sub was delicious! James got a hot pastrami and loved it! We are definitely coming back to this place.
I spent most of the evening typing James's talk for him. He narrowed it down from 27 pages to 7 pages. Mine is about the same length. I went to bed before nine, which is my goal.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
First real order of business for the day was to attend Case Lueck's baptism. Case is Max's best church and football friend so of course Sheri, Max and Evan were there too. After the baptism and confirmation Max went up and gave case a big hug.
At noon we went to Case and Max's and Braden Wanlass's flag football game. During fall ball this team was unbeatable and came home with the first place trophy. This season the schedule is a little tougher and they lost for the third time, this time 26-0. We are playing older guys and we are a young team. Max is the oldest on the team, and I might add one of the best players. That kid can run.
I went for my walk this morning to Walmart. That makes the 5th time this week. The nice weather makes it so much more doable. While I was there I bought the ingredients to make James two Eagle Brand lemon pies for his birthday. It's the only thing that he asked for.
James and I were going to use some of our movie passes we got for Christmas to go see the movie "We Bought A Zoo" this evening, but the theater was already 65% full and the guy said we would probably have to sit in the front. I refused and said we would come back on Monday when it wasn't quite so busy. Everybody that I know that has seen this movie has said it was great, including Michael and Alex. Speaking of Michael and Alex, I took them and Joe and dropped them off at the mall this evening. As they were leaving my car I shouted "Return With Honor."
First real order of business for the day was to attend Case Lueck's baptism. Case is Max's best church and football friend so of course Sheri, Max and Evan were there too. After the baptism and confirmation Max went up and gave case a big hug.
At noon we went to Case and Max's and Braden Wanlass's flag football game. During fall ball this team was unbeatable and came home with the first place trophy. This season the schedule is a little tougher and they lost for the third time, this time 26-0. We are playing older guys and we are a young team. Max is the oldest on the team, and I might add one of the best players. That kid can run.
I went for my walk this morning to Walmart. That makes the 5th time this week. The nice weather makes it so much more doable. While I was there I bought the ingredients to make James two Eagle Brand lemon pies for his birthday. It's the only thing that he asked for.
James and I were going to use some of our movie passes we got for Christmas to go see the movie "We Bought A Zoo" this evening, but the theater was already 65% full and the guy said we would probably have to sit in the front. I refused and said we would come back on Monday when it wasn't quite so busy. Everybody that I know that has seen this movie has said it was great, including Michael and Alex. Speaking of Michael and Alex, I took them and Joe and dropped them off at the mall this evening. As they were leaving my car I shouted "Return With Honor."
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
I walked to Walmart this morning and bought a roast and came home and put it in the crockpot. We are feeding the missionaries tonight and I wanted the roast to cook all day on slow heat. Later I went back to the store and got the rest of my groceries.
This afternoon I vacuumed and dusted and got out the china and crystal all for the missionaries. Stacy helped me fix the dinner. We had: roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, corn, and rolls. For dessert Stacy made some brownies. At one point Elder Milne poured salad dressing on his potatoes because he thought it was gravy. James did the same thing. Oops, I thought I had made it clear which one was the gravy but I guess not. Elder Milne is from Logan, Utah and Elder Paige is from Grants Pass, Oregon. Right now they are teaching two people from our ward, Elliott Hall and a 12 year old young man. ( I forget his name). They are a little frustrated because Elliott will not commit to a date for baptism. Before leaving Elder Paige shared his favorite scripture story from the Book of Mormon, the story of the brother of Jared seeing the finger of the Lord and then seeing the Lord. It's always a spiritual experience to have the missionaries come over. It did take some effort though on my part. I pretty much prepared most of the day for it and was pretty exhausted after doing the dishes.
This evening James and I watched the Republican presidential debate with the four candidates that are left: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul. I am a big Mitt Romney supporter although I do see good in all of the candidates. I am a little irritated with Ron Paul because he is kind of the revolutionary and is taking away alot of Mormon's from supporting Romney.
I walked to Walmart this morning and bought a roast and came home and put it in the crockpot. We are feeding the missionaries tonight and I wanted the roast to cook all day on slow heat. Later I went back to the store and got the rest of my groceries.
This afternoon I vacuumed and dusted and got out the china and crystal all for the missionaries. Stacy helped me fix the dinner. We had: roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, corn, and rolls. For dessert Stacy made some brownies. At one point Elder Milne poured salad dressing on his potatoes because he thought it was gravy. James did the same thing. Oops, I thought I had made it clear which one was the gravy but I guess not. Elder Milne is from Logan, Utah and Elder Paige is from Grants Pass, Oregon. Right now they are teaching two people from our ward, Elliott Hall and a 12 year old young man. ( I forget his name). They are a little frustrated because Elliott will not commit to a date for baptism. Before leaving Elder Paige shared his favorite scripture story from the Book of Mormon, the story of the brother of Jared seeing the finger of the Lord and then seeing the Lord. It's always a spiritual experience to have the missionaries come over. It did take some effort though on my part. I pretty much prepared most of the day for it and was pretty exhausted after doing the dishes.
This evening James and I watched the Republican presidential debate with the four candidates that are left: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul. I am a big Mitt Romney supporter although I do see good in all of the candidates. I am a little irritated with Ron Paul because he is kind of the revolutionary and is taking away alot of Mormon's from supporting Romney.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
MLK day so the kids were out of school.
It was nice and cool when I went on my walk to Walmart. I warmed up by having a fruit and oatmeal cup at McDonald's for breakfast. You are right Sheri they are yummdelicious!
I had an appointment at Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology today. It's just my routine that I have every 4 months where I see the doctor and then have my blood drawn. (They took 4 vials today). My blood pressure was 112/62 and I'm not mentioning my weight. Let's just say I need to loose some.
In high school Stacy had a friend named Cindy Ganado. Cindy was a devoted Catholic girl and Stacy tried inviting her to Church activities but she was never interested. When they were 16 Stacy gave Cindy a Book of Mormon. Cindy ended up joining the Church and marrying a good friend, John Teasley, who also happens to be Mormon. Stacy got a Christmas card from John and Cindy this year (they live in Carlsbad, Calif.) with the following letter from John inside:
"Stacy, I wanted to share an experience with you that I had today at church. I teach Sunday school to the 14 year olds (including our 14 year old, Alyssa). This year we will be teaching from the Book of Mormon. Cindy has such a powerful conversion story, I asked her to come share her experience with how she came to know that the Book of Mormon is true.
Stacy, as you know, it was the Book of Mormon that you had the courage to give to her when you were 16 that she read when she received a spiritual witness as to the truthfulness of that book. As she related her experience of how the Book of Mormon was the foundation of her testimony, and how it was the something that she couldn't deny when deciding whether she should be baptized or not, I got to thinking. I started to think about what would have happened if you hadn't given her that Book of Mormon. When she began to have a mild curosity about the church when we were dating as freshmen in college would she have reached out to me or someone else to get a copy of the Book of Mormon? Probably not. She didn't even tell me that she had been reading it until she was well into the book. Other questions flashed through my mind such as: If that book that you gave her wasn't easily within her reach, would she have been baptized? Would we have been married? Would we have had kids born under the covenant? Would our lives and the lives of our children have been the recipients of the rich blessings that we have received over the years as a result of the gospel? Maybe, but maybe not. Regardless, it hit me like a ton of bricks today that I owe you a huge debt of gratitude for loving her enough and having the courage to write down your testimony and giving her that Book of Mormon back in high school.
Though she would never admit it, or even necessarily agree with it, today, Cindy is a force for good in the gospel. She is one of the most noble and valiant spirits I have evern known. She has affected so many lives through her example, love, and service. She has faithfully served in many callings. She has served in the Young Women's program, as a stake missionary, and as a Primary President. Currently she is the Relief Society President in our ward ministering to the temporal and spiritual needs of many. Most importantly, she keeps me on the right track, and is an amazing mother to our 4 children.
Please know that your single act has had a major impact for good in Cindy's life, my life, the lives of our children, and the lives of countless more. Thank you again, Stacy. I guess we sometimes wait for years to realize the impact of sharing our testimonies with others.
MLK day so the kids were out of school.
It was nice and cool when I went on my walk to Walmart. I warmed up by having a fruit and oatmeal cup at McDonald's for breakfast. You are right Sheri they are yummdelicious!
I had an appointment at Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology today. It's just my routine that I have every 4 months where I see the doctor and then have my blood drawn. (They took 4 vials today). My blood pressure was 112/62 and I'm not mentioning my weight. Let's just say I need to loose some.
In high school Stacy had a friend named Cindy Ganado. Cindy was a devoted Catholic girl and Stacy tried inviting her to Church activities but she was never interested. When they were 16 Stacy gave Cindy a Book of Mormon. Cindy ended up joining the Church and marrying a good friend, John Teasley, who also happens to be Mormon. Stacy got a Christmas card from John and Cindy this year (they live in Carlsbad, Calif.) with the following letter from John inside:
"Stacy, I wanted to share an experience with you that I had today at church. I teach Sunday school to the 14 year olds (including our 14 year old, Alyssa). This year we will be teaching from the Book of Mormon. Cindy has such a powerful conversion story, I asked her to come share her experience with how she came to know that the Book of Mormon is true.
Stacy, as you know, it was the Book of Mormon that you had the courage to give to her when you were 16 that she read when she received a spiritual witness as to the truthfulness of that book. As she related her experience of how the Book of Mormon was the foundation of her testimony, and how it was the something that she couldn't deny when deciding whether she should be baptized or not, I got to thinking. I started to think about what would have happened if you hadn't given her that Book of Mormon. When she began to have a mild curosity about the church when we were dating as freshmen in college would she have reached out to me or someone else to get a copy of the Book of Mormon? Probably not. She didn't even tell me that she had been reading it until she was well into the book. Other questions flashed through my mind such as: If that book that you gave her wasn't easily within her reach, would she have been baptized? Would we have been married? Would we have had kids born under the covenant? Would our lives and the lives of our children have been the recipients of the rich blessings that we have received over the years as a result of the gospel? Maybe, but maybe not. Regardless, it hit me like a ton of bricks today that I owe you a huge debt of gratitude for loving her enough and having the courage to write down your testimony and giving her that Book of Mormon back in high school.
Though she would never admit it, or even necessarily agree with it, today, Cindy is a force for good in the gospel. She is one of the most noble and valiant spirits I have evern known. She has affected so many lives through her example, love, and service. She has faithfully served in many callings. She has served in the Young Women's program, as a stake missionary, and as a Primary President. Currently she is the Relief Society President in our ward ministering to the temporal and spiritual needs of many. Most importantly, she keeps me on the right track, and is an amazing mother to our 4 children.
Please know that your single act has had a major impact for good in Cindy's life, my life, the lives of our children, and the lives of countless more. Thank you again, Stacy. I guess we sometimes wait for years to realize the impact of sharing our testimonies with others.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Things that Evan ate at our house today: 3 cinnamon rolls, a hamburger, and a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch.
Walked to Walmart again this morning. It's not as far as I thought. It's only a little over a mile one way.
I began cleaning out the laundry room today in preparation for our upcoming move. Who knew so much stuff could be stored in such a small room. I took 5 bags of stuff to Goodwill and I'm only halfway done!
Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary and the Iowa. Two down, 48 to go.
James installed a new toilet at aunt June's and now she can't close the bathroom door. Well, she does live alone so it should be okay, right? Jk, he has to try and take it back to Home Depot without the box, which he took to the dump.
As much as I'm enjoying the nice weather I sure would like to see some clouds and rain.
Things that Evan ate at our house today: 3 cinnamon rolls, a hamburger, and a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch.
Walked to Walmart again this morning. It's not as far as I thought. It's only a little over a mile one way.
I began cleaning out the laundry room today in preparation for our upcoming move. Who knew so much stuff could be stored in such a small room. I took 5 bags of stuff to Goodwill and I'm only halfway done!
Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary and the Iowa. Two down, 48 to go.
James installed a new toilet at aunt June's and now she can't close the bathroom door. Well, she does live alone so it should be okay, right? Jk, he has to try and take it back to Home Depot without the box, which he took to the dump.
As much as I'm enjoying the nice weather I sure would like to see some clouds and rain.
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