Thursday, June 28, 2012

Today Trina and I took the kids to the lavender fields in Concho.  They are out in the middle of no where, the land of desolation, and it was warm.  It cost Trina and I $5 each to get in.  The kids wanted to pick some lavender and it cost them $5 each.  It was expensive but the lavender cookies were good except Addy didn't like the coconut in them.  Trina, Ruby and I liked them.  We had packed a picnic lunch which we ate out on the lawn and then we packed up and left.

This afternoon after a nice rest from our morning activities we went on a nature hike.  It was cool because the sun was behind a cloud.  

Ruby loved picking up sticks and saying: "I found some wood."

We climbed up to the fort.  Addy said the rules for the fort were: "Have fun and don't hurt anyone.

We all enjoyed our nature hike and we even found some elk droppings.

The End.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

The well went off this morning.  Thank goodness James was here.  He pushed the reset button and we waited about 45 minutes and walla, there was water again.  He said the pump had been off for some time and we were using water from the storage tank which finally emptied.
We got our social security checks today.  They were much needed after all the bills I paid yesterday.
I went visiting teaching this morning with my new partner Eileen Duggins.  We visited Linda Diewald.  They are both women about my age and we talked about illness and medicine and all those things that are part o life but not very uplifting.  The message was on the importance of visiting teaching and we did have a good discussion.
When I got home we all went in to town.  James and I in our car and Trina and the kids behind us in their Jeep.  We met Darrel at La Casita for lunch.  Of course I had a green chili burro.  Darrel and Trina paid for our lunch before we even realized it.  After lunch Darrel went back to work and Trina, James and I took the kids to the go cart track in Lakeside.  Addy was my partner, Rowan was with James and Ruby and Trina were together.  After we got started and James and Rowan passed us Addy was wishing Grandpa James was her partner.  It was alot of fun but quite expensive and again, Trina paid.  The discussion at dinner this evening was who gets to be grandpa's partner next time at the Go Cart track.  I think it will be Addy.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

I spent much of the day paying bills, both personal and Lambson Construction. 
Trina took all of the kids on a Ranger ride this morning and then Rowan wanted to go on another one, so off they went.  The girls stayed at the cabin with James and I.  James and I were eating lunch when it started to rain.  We were concerned about Trina and Rowan so James took off in the truck to look for him.  They were already most of the way home.  It had started raining and hailing on them up on the road to Green's Peak earlier than it rained here.  They were soaked and shivering.  Trina went upstairs to take a hot shower and we put Rowan in our bath tub.  He loved having the jets on and stayed a long time. 
James made a delicious dinner for us using things we have in our food storage.  He used canned chicken, green chilies and green chili enchilada sauce, corn tortillas and cheese to make us some delicious tacos.  Trina made a salad using James's "receipe" which includes fresh lemon zest.  Everything was delicious and quite healthy too! 
Trina made smores for the kids in the microwave.
I forgot to mention earlier that Darrel got me a new cover for my phone.  It is purple and I love it!  It is like having a new phone.  Thank you Darrel!

Monday, June 25, 2012

Darrel's first day at the Guidance Center in Show Low.  Trina, the kids and I met him for lunch at the Subway near the hospital.  The weather was overcast with scattered showers. 

We said goodbye to Darrel and headed to Walmart to do some shopping.  Addy and I finished our shopping before Trina, Rowan and Ruby.  I wanted to buy her a chocolate dipped ice cream cone at McDonald's but she said no because her mom might not want her to have it.  What a girl!

Trina fixed dinner.  She made 7 layer dip at Addy's request.  She says it's one of her favorite things.  After dinner grandpa built a fire outside and Trina made us campfire cones, a dessert she found on Pinterest.  She took an ice cream cone and filled it with chocolate, marshmallows, strawberries and bananas and then wrapped it in foil and threw it on the fire.  They were quite tasty. 

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Jackson Allen was the youth speaker in church today.  He spoke for quite a long time so when it was my turn I had to hurry so James would have plenty of time of time for his talk.  I just couldn't think how to leave anything out of my talk.  When I sat down James said you spoke for over 20 minutes.  Wrong!  It was just 16 minutes.  James did a nice job on his talk on the sacrament  He related quite a few personal stories and he only had to take one drink.  Heavenly Father always blesses us when we do our part.

I was so glad I put a roast on before leaving for church this morning.  It was nice to come home and have something good to eat.  James had a meeting after church.  Brother Wallace brought him home. 
I laid down to take a nap but couldn't sleep.  I was excited that Darrel and Trina are coming this evening. 
They arrived around 6pm.  We had dinner: roast, asparagus, corn, and salad.  We are so happy to see everyone.  Addy, Rowan, and Ruby are so excited to be here.  They were all three talking to me all at once.  So fun!

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Family Temple day.  Tricia went to the temple.  Thanks you Tricia.  We are planning another one the end of July.  It will be on Saturday, July 28th.
James has a goal to read through his talk at least 10 times before he gives it.  He is still a little concerned about his voice.  It seems he always gets laringitis before giving a talk.
We took a break today and went in to town.  Our first stop was for lunch at La Casita Mexican Food Restaurant.  I had a green chili burro and James had a crab enchilada.  My burro was very similar to those at The Burger House in Miami and I left with a smile on my face.  James was pretty crazy about his crab enchilada too.
James went to Home Depot to spend the two gift cards he got for Father's Day from Kim and Darrel.  I went to Walmart to get a roast and some other things for dinner tomorrow.  I can't get out of this store without spending $100.
Back home to work on our talks and to enjoy the weather and do some reading while sitting outside on the deck. 

Friday, June 22, 2012

Happy Birthday to brother Gail. 
It sure seems lonely here with all the Besties gone home to Chandler.  Thank goodness Darrel, Trina and their kids will be here on Sunday. 
Today I finished writing my talk for Church on and I typed James's talk for him.  His is longer than mine but I told him I had the last say because I speak first.  He is speaking on the sacrament and I am speaking on faith in Jesus Christ.
We had clouds and some rain today but we didn't get rained on when we went on our Ranger ride up on the mountain....thank goodness!
We took breaks throughout the day to read from our latest Victoria Holt book "Pride of the Peacock."