Saturday, October 19, 2013

This morning I had breakfast at Burger King.  I worked for a short time and then I went to Drea Boles's baby shower at Christy Wanlass's.  I said hi to Christy, who gave me a hug, Adrienne, and Tammy Wilson.  Drea, Jason and Benjamin all came to the shower.

The food was great.  There were three breakfast casseroles, muffins, fruit and water.  Sheri and I contributed to the group gift which I believe was a baby stroller.  It was fun to visit with many of my friends from Chandler.  I saw Jackie Hall, Karen Schneider, Judy Pargeter and Melanie Arntsen.  Mealnie is now the stake Relief Society president.  She was a ward president when I was the stake Relief Society president.  I also visited with Collee Tolman Geiger and Diana Dowdle.  Diana is the ward Young Women's president and so we talked about young women. 

Kim and Brian picked me up around 11.  They, along with Joe, help James and I load the truck.  Once the truck is loaded we leave for home.  James talks me into going the Globe way so we can stop at Burger House.  I get a bean burro and a green chili burro.  I eat the bean burro and save the green burro for tomorrow.  Once we get home and unload the truck we settle down to relax and watch some TV.  I am so tired, I fall asleep watching a Hallmark movie. 

Sheri, Ian, Kim, and Brian are a part of a dining out club.  Tonight they went to the Welcome Diner in Phoenix:

Chelsea Pace and Sheri.

 

Friday, October 18, 2013

Here is a picture of our home in Chandler.

I am sad about the dead branches on the tree

and the dead spots on the lawn.

We made a breakfast run to McDonald's to get me some oatmeal.  

I worked downstairs for awhile this morning and then went to lunch with Karen Schneider and Charlotte Mattice for Charlotte's birthday.  We got to Firebirds and have what we always have, sourdough bread, coconut shrimp with mango coleslaw and a chocolate sundae for dessert.  Charlotte thought she was 74 but I reminded her she was 10 years older than me and that would make her 75.

This afternoon Darrel came to help us haul things out of the basement.  The kids go to Sheri's.  We start in the years supply room.  We find salt from Smitty's dated in 1989.  Paul also helped us as today is his day off from work.  We are overwhelmed by all that needs to be done.  We are hardly making a dent.

I went to Sam's Club to get us some steak to try.  I got fillets and New York strip steaks.  James and Paul cooked them.  I am sorry that Darrel had to leave before the steaks were done. Both type of steaks were delicious but of course the fillets are too expensive.  I think these New York strip steaks is what we will use for our young women's dinner.

 This evening we watched Master Chef Jr.  These kids are amazing.  The youngest is 9 and the oldest is 13.

Evan's costume party.

Joshua, Max, Evan and Holly

Off Facebook:

Trina and her Ragnar team.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

We left for the valley around 9:30 this morning in the truck, with James driving.  We stopped at Arby's in Payson for lunch and I had a most delicious bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.  We arrived in Chandler around 1:30.

James had a meeting with Zaki and gave him a Book of Mormon.  Lloyd was there fixing James's powered concrete finisher. 

Stacy was very friendly and visited with us awhile.  She told us about Dallin choosing to move out because he didn't want to follow the rules.  That is so sad to me.  He is staying at his friend Mario's house and he is definitely still seeing Sarah who is not a good influence.  We will pray for him and I will try to figure out a way to reach out to him.

I went shopping this afternoon with Sheri, Max and Evan to get a Halloween costume for Evan.  He found a skeleton costume at Target and got a sword to go with it.  He has a costume party to go to tomorrow.

James and I had dinner at Jersey Mikes.  James now likes the Jersey Shore Favorite sandwich as much as I do!

James and I watched a movie with Stacy and Paul before going to bed.  It was called "Now You See Me" starring Mark Ruffalo.  We both enjoyed it.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

I love this quote!

Lynda Tanner posted on Facebook that she had only four hours sleep in the past 48 hours.  James is her home teacher and her husband is dying of cancer.  I private messaged her and asked if we could bring her some food.  There was no immediate response from Lynda but a step sister from Arkansas named Anita thought food was a good idea, so I messaged Lynda to tell her we were bringing her lunch.  No response until we were in Vernon at the post office.  I got a message from Lynda saying she was going to the airport to pick up her sister-in-law so she wouldn't be home for lunch.  I offered dinner, but didn't get a response.  We love Lynda and wish her all the very best.

We came home and I made sugar cookies for the combined young men and young women activity tonight.  They are playing human foozball and I'm sure they will be hungry afterwards.  Besides, I was assigned to do it.

Pumpkin sugar cookies.

While we were watching the kids play foozball I overheard Collin DeWitt telling Analee Hunsaker that a rat had chewed the hose on his AC unit in his truck and it had cost him $500 to get it fixed.  I guess the same thing had happened to Analee.  One of the hazards of living in the country.  James says that's what happend to his tractor.

Here are some pictures of the ym/yw playing foozball:

Kaeli, on the left, was in charge.

Jordyn, Trenda, Shelly, and Brother Pope.

The backside of greatness!

The ball in motion.

Going for the cookies!

Kaeli Nicoll, Kelly, Coty, Trenda, Kilee, Maddie

This is what our bishop was doing while we were playing foozball:

Tricia posted these pictures on Facebook:

Molly in her Woody PJ's

Molly does her own thing.

Where is Anna?

I will end with this:

I love President Monson!

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

We made a trip to town and the post office but were disappointed when we did not receive any checks.  We stopped at the Wizard Stove store in Show Low and spoke with Jennifer.  James got a call from the buyer of our house.  He is doing an inspection today.  Good!  Back to the stoves, they are nice, but so expensive!

I dropped James off at physical therapy with Dr. Wiltbank.  I went to get gas and some steaks at Safeway and I price out some Boston cream cakes for dessert at our YW dinner on Nov. 13th. 

When James comes out of therapy he is using his cane and doing so well!  Our next stop was Horne Auto Center to visit with Andrew Horne about some remodel work.  Finally we make it to LaCasita where I get my chicken enchilada with green sauce and some refried beans.  We even order two green chili burros to take home. 

At Walmart Mary Swift checks me out and saves me from the long lines. 

Back at home I watched the Disney Villian Cakes Challenge.  There was a Captain Hook, Crocodile cake which was the winnder, along with 101 Dalmatians, Ursula, Scar and Jafar.  Stacy watched too. 

Some pictures I took today of some trees,

Monday, October 14, 2013

Happy 24th Anniversary

Dave & Laura Lambson

I am stressed about many things right now and to add to that stress the buyer for our house wants another 10 days to inspect claiming they haven't been able to contact Stacy & Paul to make an appointment for an inspection.  We agree they should have more time, but why do they need ten days?

The only place we went today was to the dump and the post office.  There is still no check from Rico.  He is almost a month late now.  I paid Lambson Construction bills and James paid sales taxes.  He thought we were going to owe over $4,000 until he realized that Desert Highlands was a subcontract.  We only ended up owing a little over a $1,000.

I watched Dancing with the Stars this evening.  Mark Ballas and his partner got the first ten of the season adn then at the end of the show they were eliminated.  Shocker!  

For FHE we read President Monson's welcome address for conference.  The Church's membership has now reached the 15 million mark and the missionaries number over 80,000. Wow!!

I got a text from Shelly Applegate.  She finished reading the Book of Mormon for the very first time in her life and she is so excited! So am I!

Paul posted this picture of Joshua and Michael on Facebook.  I love it.

Brotherly love!

Sunday, October 13, 2013

I got up at 6:30 to read from the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants. 
James and I started the 40 day conference challenge today.  Everyday we will read a General Conference address or an address from the General Women's meeting. 
We took the truck because of a gas issue and left for stake conference before 9 am.  Before conference started James and Sean Hunsaker gave Lorraine Vaught a priesthood blessing.  She has a detached retina and some heart problems. 

We missed getting in the padded seats.  We sat by Rick and Rosie Lauritzen, Brother and Sister Jerry Scott, and April Allen.  Walter Denham, someone we knew in high school came up and spoke with James before conference started.  Gladys, one of my friends is his sister. 

My notes on conference are in my stake conference journal.  Pres. Williams talked about the Book of Mormon challenge and shared this promise given by Pres. Marion G. Romney in the April 1960 General Conference:

"I counsel you, my beloved brothers and sisters and friends everywhere, to make reading in the Book of Mormon a few minutes each day a lifelong practice...I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children, the spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein.  The spirit of contention will depart.  Parents will counsel their children in greater love and wisdom.  Children will be more responsive and submissive to that counsel.  Righteousness will increase.  Faith, hope, and charity - the pure love of Christ - will abound in our homes and lives, bringing in their wake peace, joy and happiness."

When we returned home Kim and Brian had lunch prepared for us.  We had nachos and then I made some corn dogs for whoever wanted one.  I visit with Kim, Brian, and the boys until it's time for them to leave.  After saying our goodbyes James and I go in to take a nap.  

This evening we had stake auxiliary training.  James is over the Sunday School.  He rode to the meeting with Owen Peeler from our ward who is also the stake Sunday School president.  I drove my car and picked up Analee Hunsaker, Kaeli Nicoll, and Diana Curtis, our young women's presidency.  

After the meeting Analee told me some sad news about Sherry Swansey.  After going through the temple two times she decided it wasn't right and that we were all being duped.  She wrote a letter to Pres. Williams, Bishop Hall, and Sean Hunsaker that she wanted no more to do with the Church.  This is some of the saddest news I have heard in a long time.  I just don't understand.

James and I watched an episode of The Walton's before going to bed.

Today was Kevin Lambson's 42nd birthday.  Happy birthday Kevin.