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.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
James left early for San Carlos this morning with Drea and Lado. I studied and prayed, went for my walk to Walmart, did some yardwork and then cleaned baseboard and walls in the hall way and the floor and cabinets in the bathroom. This was all done before noon.
This afternoon I went around looking for books to sell at the garage sale I plan on having this weekend. I decided I can't part with any of my church books but I can part with just about all of my diet books. This evening I had a temple recommend interview with the stake. My interview was with our former bishop, Randall Jones. He is one of my favorite ex-bishops with the last name of Jones.
Kim and Brian had a stressful day at the cabin. Because of the snow the propane truck got stuck in one of the ditches James dug to drain the water off the road. He couldn't get out and finally ended up calling a tow truck. Consequently he did not deliver any propane. He said he would come back tomorrow when the ground was frozen. Kim said there is no gas left and they will either freeze or starve tonite. I told her to get all the space heaters and set up camp in our bedroom. She said she has no bread so pbj's are out and the can opener doesn't work so they will be having cereal for dinner. Hopefully they will survive until tomorrow.
This afternoon I went around looking for books to sell at the garage sale I plan on having this weekend. I decided I can't part with any of my church books but I can part with just about all of my diet books. This evening I had a temple recommend interview with the stake. My interview was with our former bishop, Randall Jones. He is one of my favorite ex-bishops with the last name of Jones.
Kim and Brian had a stressful day at the cabin. Because of the snow the propane truck got stuck in one of the ditches James dug to drain the water off the road. He couldn't get out and finally ended up calling a tow truck. Consequently he did not deliver any propane. He said he would come back tomorrow when the ground was frozen. Kim said there is no gas left and they will either freeze or starve tonite. I told her to get all the space heaters and set up camp in our bedroom. She said she has no bread so pbj's are out and the can opener doesn't work so they will be having cereal for dinner. Hopefully they will survive until tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Omni 1:26
"And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved." This is one of my favorite scriptures from the Book of Mormon. Here are some thoughts on sacrifice:
"Sacrifice is an amazing principle. As we willingl give our time and talents and all that we possess, it becomes one of our truest forms of worship. It can develop within us a profound love for each other and our Savior, Jesus Christ. Through sacrifice our hearts can be changed; we live closer to the Spirit and have less of an appetite for things of the world." (Carol B. Thomas, "Sacrifice: An Eternal Investment." Ensign, May 2001, 63).
The high today was 55 degrees. James got a call on his way to San Carlos from the superintendent telling him not to come because it is too muddy to work. He came home and instead of going for my walk he convinced me to go lay day for awhile. It wasn't too hard to convince me since I have been awake since 2:30 am. Today was the day I was going to take my dolls to the cabin but there is just too much snow. Also, I found out that highway 87 to Payson was closed.
This morning at 4:47 a fire truck and a paramedics truck stopped in front of Cathi and Terry's. They think Evelyn might have a blood clot in her leg so they are taking her to the hospital. Usually Dave and Laura are up but they missed this one. Laura was upset that she heard about it from Jackie Hall instead of me. Dave and Laura are leaving for Utah and Idaho tomorrow so I went over to say goodbye to Laura this afternoon. We will probably be moved when they get back.
James cooked us yummy steaks from Costco today. They were better than the ones we had at Black Angus the other night and half as cheap.
I cleaned out my sock drawer today. One person should not have this many socks. Wow all shapes, sizes and colors. I got rid of about half of them.
"And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved." This is one of my favorite scriptures from the Book of Mormon. Here are some thoughts on sacrifice:
"Sacrifice is an amazing principle. As we willingl give our time and talents and all that we possess, it becomes one of our truest forms of worship. It can develop within us a profound love for each other and our Savior, Jesus Christ. Through sacrifice our hearts can be changed; we live closer to the Spirit and have less of an appetite for things of the world." (Carol B. Thomas, "Sacrifice: An Eternal Investment." Ensign, May 2001, 63).
The high today was 55 degrees. James got a call on his way to San Carlos from the superintendent telling him not to come because it is too muddy to work. He came home and instead of going for my walk he convinced me to go lay day for awhile. It wasn't too hard to convince me since I have been awake since 2:30 am. Today was the day I was going to take my dolls to the cabin but there is just too much snow. Also, I found out that highway 87 to Payson was closed.
This morning at 4:47 a fire truck and a paramedics truck stopped in front of Cathi and Terry's. They think Evelyn might have a blood clot in her leg so they are taking her to the hospital. Usually Dave and Laura are up but they missed this one. Laura was upset that she heard about it from Jackie Hall instead of me. Dave and Laura are leaving for Utah and Idaho tomorrow so I went over to say goodbye to Laura this afternoon. We will probably be moved when they get back.
James cooked us yummy steaks from Costco today. They were better than the ones we had at Black Angus the other night and half as cheap.
I cleaned out my sock drawer today. One person should not have this many socks. Wow all shapes, sizes and colors. I got rid of about half of them.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
One of the reasons I get up so early in the morning (4 am) is because I love spending quiet time to think, ponder, study and pray. Today I listened to it rain in the background. I didn't mind the interruption at all.
James had an early meeting so he took his truck to Church. I got a text from Sheri asking me if I would take her boys because she wasn't feeling well. I was hoping it would be all four of them but I guess Evan slept late and had just gotten up. I love Alex, Ben and Max. I asked Ben and Alex how they did on their 30 mile hike. They said it was alot of fun but they got really cold the first night. Funny, James said the same thing about his campout.
Just when I got to Church James grabbed me and said the bishop wanted to see us in his office. I knew it was coming but I'm not sure I was ready for it, at least not today. Bishop Wilson thanked us for our service and then released James as the 1st counselor in the Young Men's presidency and he released me as 1st counselor in the Relief Society. That's it. The last callings we will have in this ward. I am a little sad. No one has been called yet to take our places.
Halle Wilson was the youth speaker in sacrament meeting and Rachel and Greg Hill were the main speakers. The theme was "The Living Christ."
During Brother Chubbs's Book of Mormon lesson in Sunday School I sat by Karen Schneider and we looked up the scripture readings on our iphones. Have I mentioned how much I love my new phone. I think James is jealous. I want to get him one too.
Julie Johansen gave the lesson in Relief Society on sustaining our leaders. It was a good lesson to have right before stake and general conference.
While we were in Relief Society it hailed really hard outside. The only indication I saw of it was a picture Janet Anderson posted on Fasebook and Stacy telling me that the ground was covered in white. Brian sent me a picture of the snow at the cabin. Kim says it's been snowing 13 hours straight and shows no signs of stopping. Hope they don't run out of propane and get snowed in.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
In an article in this month's Ensign by Elder Dallin H. Oaks I found the following quote: "I affirm the great truth that our Heavenly Father loves all His children. This is an immensely powerful idea that children can begin to understand through the love and sacrifice of their earthly parents. Love is the most powerful force in the world. I pray that every parent is providing the kind of loving example that encourages the rising generation to understand the love of God toward them and the great desire of our Heavenly Father that all of His children on earth do what is necessary to qualify for the choicest blessings of eternity."
I worked in the yard this morning. A storm is supposed to be moving in so I wasn't sure if I needed to water, but I did anyway. While working I wore by bright green shirt I bought at Walmart for $4.48. I certainly didn't want to get pinched by anyone passing by.
James, Joe and Michael were home by 3pm. James was wearing is Mountain Man outfit which included his coon skin cap and the shirt that I made him. He looked so cool, but boy did he small like a campfire! They all had a great time and I guess the fried chicken was a big hit. Now comes the fun part of unpacking and putting everything away.
Kim, Brian, Joe and Michael left for the cabin this evening. I am a little worred and hope they make it before the storm hits.
James and I had dinner at Black Angus this evening. I had some coupons but I left them at home. We ended up spending about $60 and I felt guilty. It was nice to spend some time together. We really missed each other!
I worked in the yard this morning. A storm is supposed to be moving in so I wasn't sure if I needed to water, but I did anyway. While working I wore by bright green shirt I bought at Walmart for $4.48. I certainly didn't want to get pinched by anyone passing by.
James, Joe and Michael were home by 3pm. James was wearing is Mountain Man outfit which included his coon skin cap and the shirt that I made him. He looked so cool, but boy did he small like a campfire! They all had a great time and I guess the fried chicken was a big hit. Now comes the fun part of unpacking and putting everything away.
Kim, Brian, Joe and Michael left for the cabin this evening. I am a little worred and hope they make it before the storm hits.
James and I had dinner at Black Angus this evening. I had some coupons but I left them at home. We ended up spending about $60 and I felt guilty. It was nice to spend some time together. We really missed each other!
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
I read an article in this month's Ensign about President Monson. The following is a quote from that article: "He learned Christlike living at home, where charity - the pure love of Christ - compassion, and a desire to lift and bless the lives of others were the standard and where, though his parents did not read him the scriptures, they lived them." Another quote from the same article, this one by President Boyd K. Packer: "President Monson is more Christlike than the rest of us."
Ben and Alex are gone on a Scout hike until tomorrow evening. Sheri had to work today and since it is spring break both Max and Evan came to our house. Max wanted to go home after being here only an hour. I was trying to stall him so I offered to make him my homemade buttermilk pancakes for breakfast. I was sure he would love it. He tasted it and I asked: "How is it?" He said: "It's okay." I was crushed. As a consolation Stacy, Dallin, and Adam all loved them.
I had lunch today with Drea Boles at a place called Jimmie John's subs. Drea invited me when she heard how much I love Jersey Mike's. I must say the bread on the sub was delicious, and I love both Mike's and Jimmie's for different reasons.
This afternoon Sheri invited me to go see the Dr. Suess movie "The Lorax" with her, Max, Evan and Joshua. Evan refused to wear his glasses. Sheri is going to have to think of something to motivate him. It was a cute movie and I really enjoyed being with Sheri and the boys.
Went to bed early. I miss James.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Mountain Man Rendezvous Day is finally here. I was up at 4:30 finishing James's shirt. He realized at the last minute that the boys medical release forms were not complete so he spent the morning running them off the computer so he could have the parents fill them out and sign them. After I finished the shirt I started packing food. I got the chicken all ready and Kim helped me load it into the truck. When they, James, Joe, and Michael, finally left to go pick up the boys an hour late, Stacy made the comment: "Boy, that was stressful." That is so true but now it is peaceful and my life can get back to normal . . . until they return on Saturday and we start to unload and do laundry.
At 11:00 this morning Karen Schneider picked me up and we went to Serranos to have our birthday lunch with Janis Willis and Jackie Hall. This month we are celebrating Karen's and Janis's birthdays. We also discussed the visiting teaching message. Jackie and Karen are Janis's visiting teachers and I am Karen's.
This afternoon Trina and her kids were here. I had Stacy tell her that they probably wouldn't be ready to move out by the end of the month. Trina acted like it was no big deal but I could tell she was upset and disappointed. I feel bad but don't know what I can do. Stacy should be getting some work with a temp agency next week and hopefully they can get enough money to move out by the middle of April. If not, Trina and Darrel may move in anyway.
At 11:00 this morning Karen Schneider picked me up and we went to Serranos to have our birthday lunch with Janis Willis and Jackie Hall. This month we are celebrating Karen's and Janis's birthdays. We also discussed the visiting teaching message. Jackie and Karen are Janis's visiting teachers and I am Karen's.
This afternoon Trina and her kids were here. I had Stacy tell her that they probably wouldn't be ready to move out by the end of the month. Trina acted like it was no big deal but I could tell she was upset and disappointed. I feel bad but don't know what I can do. Stacy should be getting some work with a temp agency next week and hopefully they can get enough money to move out by the middle of April. If not, Trina and Darrel may move in anyway.
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