Thursday, March 21, 2013

I coughed and snored most of the night.  James told me I snored and I remember the coughing.  I was actually glad to get out of bed this morning.
I finished all of the wallpaper removal in the living room except for above the window where I can't reach.  Paul said he would do that for me. 
There is mold on the outside wall where the roof leaks that we need to take care of.  Now I will be waiting for James to mud-in the walls and sand them so I can paint.
James got his $16,000 check from the insurance company today for his truck.  I deposited it in the bank this afternoon and then went to Target.  I made these cute little Easter "buckets":

Peeps for my peeps.

The buckets were in Target's dollar spot.

This afternoon John Usher from Usher and Sons Lawn Care came by and did an estimate on cleaning up our yard.  He's going to do everything except trim the dead branches off the trees in the front.  James wants to do that.  John seems like such a nice guy and his price was good.  I can hardly wait to get it done!

Dallin had a visitor today.  Her name is Alexis Mitchell.  She is James & Lisa Mitchell's daughter and she and Dallin used to be next door neighbors and play together.  She saw Dallin singing on youtube and called and said she would like to come over.  She is a very cute girl, she looks alot like her mother.

This evening I went to Panda Express for dinner and then went to Sam's Club for gas and a free carwash.  J I took this picture on the freeway:

Sunset in the city.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Well I am going to miss the Young Men fixing dinner for the Young Women this evening.  I was really looking forward to it. They are having biscuits and gravy.
I borrowed some CD's from Kim because I knew the boys would want to listen to music and they wouldn't like mine that well.  We borrowed Good Ole War, Guster, Keane, Cold Play, and Travis.  The boys wanted to stop at Sonic in Payson for lunch.  I stopped for them and got myself a drink. 
We met James at the Whataburger on 90th St. and Shea in Scottsdale.  He bought me a Whataburger with green chili.  I gave him his pills and then headed for Chandler to take the boys home. 
Stacy and Michael had a student research team from ASU come over to ask them some questions.  They each got $40 for their time.  One of the students was Jeffrey Maxwell but he did not have time to visit.  He was all business so I left him alone and went downstairs.
I did some shopping at Walmart and bought their last bottle of Krud Kutter.  It's a good thing that's all I need.  I also went in and visited with Josh who was playing video games with Skittles on his shoulder.

Josh and his lovebird.

When James got home we went to dinner at Si Senor's.  We got the gorditas.  I did not like them.  I don't go here often enough to know what I like at this restaurant.  Afterwards we drove down Arizona Ave. looking at trucks.  When we got home I got on Craig's List and found a couple of trucks that James is going to call on. 

I bought a Rabbit TV USB so James and I watched Body of Proof on the computer.  It was really good but is continued next week.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

I took some cold medicine this morning and went back to bed.  After Sheri's run she came in and we watched a Hallmark movie called "Chasing Lepruchens."  We both liked it. 
The boys have been dying to ride the Ranger but it has a low tire.  I tried using the air pump but couldn't figure out how to put it together so I went in to Vernon and got a couple of cans of Fix-a-Flat.  It cost me $20. 
While the boys were out riding it the Ranger broke down.  I went and tried to drive it back but although the engine comes on the tires aren't moving.  It's probably a belt.  At least the boys pushed it off the road.
Kim and Sheri worked on a puzzle most of the afternoon.  Ben got a huge rubber ball at the store yesterday and the boys played with it.
Around 5 pm Sheri and Evan left for Chandler.  I forgot to give Sheri James's breathing machine and now he calls and tells me his pills are in there too and he hasn't taken them since Sunday.  Alex, Ben and Max stayed here and were going to go back with me on Thursday but now it looks like I'm going down tomorrow instead.
Ben didn't want anything for dinner.  I fixed Max a hotdog, and Alex and I had chicken fried steaks that Kim brought. 
Kim and I watched a recap of Dancing with the Stars.

Monday, March 18, 2013

As is his custom, James left for the valley early this morning.  I woke up with the chills and really not feeling very well.  I wrote on my blog, read from the Book of Mormon, and laid back down for a nap.  After Sheri got back from her run and took a shower she wanted to go into town.  I managed to get dressed and go with her but not before taking some cold medicine. 
We did our shopping at Walmart and then stopped at Circle K for drinks and Little Cesars for pizza.  I felt pretty good until my cold medicine started to wear off. 
Kim and Joe arrived in the late afternoon, early evening.  Kim missed watching Hallmark movies with Sheri and I.  We watched "Tom, Dick, and Harriet", and "Perfect Partners."  This evening  Kim and Sheri did watch the debut of season 16 of "Dancing With the Stars" with me.  Sheri wanted to see Sean Lowe from the Bachelor.  I went outside and made a fire but no one was interested so I let it go out.  The boys are mainly interested in playing video games, except for Joe and Evan.  We all watched Castle.  Afterwards I felt bad we didn't have FHE so I prepared a lesson for the boys.  I'm not sure when I will have a chance to give it.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Today's sunrise.

I got up to study and then I took a nap.  James left quite early to go to our ward's P.E.C.  I sat on a row by myself until Wendy DeWitt and one of her daughters came in with 3 kids looking for a place to sit.  I moved over and shared my row with them.
Ann Miller was the first speaker in sacrament meeting.  She spoke about mothers and their place in the home.  James spoke on the priesthood in the Church and in the home.  Both talks were very good.  Bishop Hall told James he could listen to him speak all day.  What a nice thing to say.
Tina Allen gave the lesson in Young Women on how the Atonement can help us through our trials.  We watched a video on my tablet about a young girl who cannot eat solid foods and how it has affected her life.  She enjoys doing service for children in the hospital by making them sock monkeys.  It was very inspirational.
James and I came home and watched a Hallmark movie and then he took a nap while I made cookies for tonight's fireside at Brother Smith's home.  Westin Hall requested chocolate chip cookies and Jackson Allen requested oatmeal with walnuts and raisins.  Since Shelly is making chocolate chip I am making the oatmeal with raisins and walnuts.
I picked up Kilee and LeeAnn Hunsaker and Trenda Wilhelm.  The fireside was really good.  The three members of the bishopric all spoke.  The bishop assigned the topic of resisting temptation.  Each talk was so good and each took a different perspective.  I think the youth really felt the Spirit and learned alot.
Back at home I helped James set up our old bed from Chandler downstairs for Kim and Brian.  They are coming this week.  Afterwards we watched my new favorite show: "Once Upon a Time."  Sheri got here around 9pm.  James went to bed while Sheri and I watched the latest episode of "The Mentalist."
Jared and Tricia sent this picture from Cloud Croft, New Mexico where they are spending a few days.  This picture was taken from inside the cabin where they are staying.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

James went to Adalyn Soderquist's baptism this morning.

The Soderquist family: Natalie, Adalyn, Hans, and Jonah.

 I am still not feeling well.  I stayed home and took a nap and then made some chicken enchiladas for lunch and dinner. 
I called Kathy Crane this afternoon and told her I didn't think I would be going to the stake Relief Society event in Show Low this evening.  We were going to car pool together.  She was on her way home from the cannery and said she didn't think she would be going either.
I worked on my Sunday journal.  I read the Sunday School lesson, the Relief Society lesson, and watched some videos for Young Women. 
James worked on his talk and when he was finsihed I typed it for him.  It's from a talk given by Dallin H. Oaks on Priesthood Authority. 
In other news, all of the snow and the mud are all gone. 

Friday, March 15, 2013

James works at Zaki's and then goes to Troy Andersen's. 
Dallin says he really misses the piano.  Here is a picture of him and Kevin practicing.

Looks like Dallin's telling Kevin what to do.

I worked from about 8-12:30pm.  I ran out of Krud Kutter and since I felt like crud I decided to pack up and go home.  I stopped at El Sol and got a green chili burro and a side of guacamole.  I didn't like the green chili very much but I love their homemade tortillas and their guacamole.  

I didn't make any more stops all the way home.  I got home around 4:30, unpacked and tried to relax a little. I finished watching "Suddenly Last Summer" which had a really dumb ending.  Some old movies just aren't worth it.  

Last night one of the sisters in our ward, someone I don't know, was riding her bicycle down town when the peddle fell off and she crashed.  She cracked her skull and had to be air lifted to the hospital in Flagstaff.  The helicopter landed right in Vernon by the library.  That doesn't happen very often.

When James got home we watched Elementary.  It was really good.