Saturday, October 26, 2013

I had my oatmeal at McDonald's this morning then I went to Evan and Rowan's soccer game with Sheri and Kim.  I spent most of the game visiting with Addy and Ruby.  Tomorrow they have their Primary program and I am going to miss it.

While I was gone to the soccer game, James rented a U-Haul trailer.  I am so happy!  I hate those flatbed trailers we have.  Michael helped us load it up.  Speaking of Michael here are a couple of pictures.  One was posted by Sheri on Facebook and the other by his dad.

Once we were loaded we headed for home.  I let James go the Globe way because I was hungry for Burger House.  I got a bean burro and ate it right away.  I save my green burro for tomorrow's lunch.  James ordered two mixed burros and a green burro for himself but ended up with three green burros. 

When we got to Vernon we unloaded the trailer and then tok it to Harold's place in Linden to return it.  We came back home and unloaded the 350 cans in the back of James's truck.  We were exhausted when we finished.  I took a much needed shower and we settled down to watch a Hallmark movie and Elementary before going to bed. 

I found these interesting statistics on Facebook today:
"11 states now have more people on Welfare then than they do employed.  They are: Hawaii, California, New Mexico, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, New York, and Maine.  Last month the Senate Budget Committee reports that in fiscal year 2012 the average U.S. household below the poverty line received $168 a day in government support. (Food stamps, housing, child care, Medicaid, etc.).
Being on Welfare now pays the equivalent of $30 an hour for a 40 hour week, while the average job pays $20 an hour.  The mean income in America is $50,000 a year.

Friday, October 25, 2013

I got an early start this morning.  I cleaned my old office and the game room.  

I had lunch at Serrano's today with Karen Schneider and Jackie Hall.  It was for Jackie's birthday.  The big news right now is about Karin Gonda Westerman and her husband Steve.  He has been diagnosed with brain cancer and is beginning treatments.  Karin is expecting their first baby.  She has had complications with her pregnancy, she lost amniotic fluid and so she is in the hospital here in Chandler while he is in the hospital in Scottsdale.  It is a very trying time for this couple who have not even been married a year yet.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to them.

It was nice to visit with my good friends Jackie and Karen.  We are sorry that Janis Willis couldn't join us.  We were a foursome back in the day.

Sheri got off work early to help me today.  She carried up all the stuff I had stacked in the game room.  I vacuumed downstairs and Stacy vacuumed and cleaned the wood floors upstairs.  Around 5pm our neighbor Jason came to see the house with his wife.  I went down to Sheri's and hung out with her and Kim in Sheri's bedroom.  She has a nice bed and a cozy chair to sit in.  James said Jason would let us know by Monday if he was interested in buying the house. Joe was also at Sheri's and he and Kim just happend to have on the same shirt.

Like mother, like son.  Look how tall Joe is!

Sheri, Kim, and Brian help us load about 300 or so cans in the back of our truck.  We will have to put the rest in a trailer.

  We invited Brian and Kim to dinner at Pei Wei but they declined.  Sheri, James and I had a great time at Pei Wei.

The boys, Michael and Joseph sang at Sozo tonight.  Sorry we missed it but I was exhausted.

Trina posted this picture of her kids taken before going to the ward Trunk or Treat.  I love it!!

 A butterfly, a zombie pirate, and an angel.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

I studied, went to McDonald's for my oatmeal and diet coke and started to work hauling cans upstairs.  I came across this quote in my morning studies: "Discouragement weakens Faith."  I must not get discouraged!

I worked slowly but methodically carrying four cans at a time upstairs.  This afternoon Sheri came to help.  She is like Super woman!  She was carrying two boxes containing four cans each up the stairs each trip.  She is amazing.  She also got all the buckets of wheat off the top shelf that I couldn't reach.  They are very heavy and she was carrying two at a time. 

James brought me lunch from Elmer's.  Delicious!  I was so achy and tired by the end of the day and I think Sheri was too. 

Michael, Joe, and Alex had a choir concert this evening.  I was just too tired to go and also it cost $10 per person.  Here is a picture of Michael in his choir attire:

Handsome young man!

Here are some more quotes from my morning gospel study:

Mormon 9:21

"Whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he shall ask the Father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth."

Rescuing Wayward Children

"The Lord will tailormake conversion opportunities for every child."

(I love this quote!)

From Facebook:

A couple of Harold's grandkids who are seniors at Show Low High.

Colby Maxwell (Brian's son) and Kaytlynn Maxwell (Monte's daughter)

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Some quotes from my gospel study:

"Be still and know that I am God"

From Rescuing Wayward Children:

"Every effort that we make to increase our own level of sanctification has a direct redeeming effect on those for whom we are praying."

"When a seal is put upon the father and mother, it secures their posterity, so that their children cannot be lost, but will be saved by virtue of the covenant of their father and mother." - Joseph Smith

Such is the power of the temple!

"Though our children may seem lost today, they are not permanently lost.  If they are sealed to us in the temple, and if we keep our temple covenants, they will return after they have received the Lord's correction." - President Boyd K. Packer, February 9, 2008.

I love this book because it brings so much hope!

We left for the valley this morning around 8:15.  We stopped in Payson for gas and then when we got to Chandler we went straight to Jersey Mike's for lunch.  When we got to the house Adam was there and we had a nice visit with him.

Skittle, Adam, and James.

I carried up 100 #10 cans from the basement this afternoon.  I was pretty tired when I finished.  I will do more tomorrow.  Michael came to my rescue with his candy bars.  I bought one of each from him.

I took this picture of Evan and Max helping Joshua do his homework.

Evan, Joshua, and Max.

Facebook 

I love this quote that Sheri posted!

Alicia and Stefani Hunsaker in the early years.

Stefani is now our ward choir director and

Alicia is the ward Relief Society president.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Here is a list of some of the things I am studying right now.  The Book of Momron.  By the end of the year I will have read it eight times.  The Doctrine and Covenants and Our Heritage as part of our Sunday School curriculum.  The Come Follow Me lessons for young women, and the teachings of Lorenzo Snow as part of the Relief Society course of study.  The current conference talks, the Family Proclamation (Pres. Williams asked us to memorize it), a book by Monte Nyman, "28 Truths Taught by the Book of Mormon, "Visions of Glory", "Rescuing Wayward Children", "Becoming His", "Everyday Missionaries", and "100 Versus to bring us Closer to Christ."  I love studying the gospel and spend several hours in the morning, starting usually at 4am, in gospel study. 

I am also trying to catch up on my journal/blog.  Today I made three entries.  I tried to do some indexing of gravestones but couldn't get pas the first entry.  I had to stop and get ready to go to town with James.  He's waiting for me. 

We stopped at the post office, the bank, and then at La Casita for my favorite meal.

James in front of LaCasita.

James dropped me off at Walmart while he went on to Home Depot and to Horne's Auto to measure for concrete.  On the way home we saw this smoke from a prescribed burn.  It is so annoying when they pollute our fresh air with smoke.

I don't like prescribed burns!!

We took a Razr ride up the hill to see where the fire was.  It was pretty close, and right where James said it would be.

Today's Facebook pictures:

Ben after cross country refusing to get in the car because

Alex is in the front seat. 

I think he is tired.  Alex finally moved.

The angel Moroni on top of the

Gilbert temple.

Monday, October 21, 2013

James fixed one of his wonderful egg, potato, onion, cheese and green chili concoctions for breakfast.  It was delicious!

I posted three days from early September on my blog and then indexed 25 names.  James went to the post office by himself.  He wanted to go into Show Low and do some measuring at Horne's but I talked him into waiting until tomorrow when LaCasita is open.  They are closed on Mondays. 

I watched Project Runway finale.  My girl Dom won!

I indexed another 25 names for family search while watching The Mentalist, that way I don't feel so guilty for watching it.  While doing this I get a call from the elders in our ward.  They were calling to remind me of our dinner appointment at 5pm.  This was at 3:30.  Oh dear, I had forgotten!  I jumped up, prepared some chili, put a cake and some cornbrean in the oven while James made a salad. 

It was a casual dinner but we so enjoyed the company of Elder Boyer and Elder Bon.  They left us with a challenge and gave each of us a card that says:  "Would you be willing to listen to a brief presentation about __________________(Jesus Christ, my religion, the Book of Mormon, etc.).  We are to give it to someone who fills out their personal information then gives it back to us and we give it to the missionaries. 

I am so sorry I didn't get a picture of the Elders!

Sunday, October 20, 2013

I got up this morning and colored my hair because yesterday James told me he saw lots of gray.  I should have taken my shower before James took his bath because he used most of the hot water.

We got a text from Presidential Realty today.  The buyer wants to reduce the price by $100,000.  No thank you Layne Peterson from Silver Creek Investment, we will pass.  It is very discouraging!

Today is Lannie Gillespie's birthday and I had a gift for her but I forgot to bring it.  James was coming later so I called and asked him to bring it.  He did, but he dropped the card.  He goes home to get it before going to Show Low to visit the Country Club Manor Elder's Quorum.  I do appreciate him.  Lannie is such a dear friend and I am so grateful to be her visiting teacher

The Pete and Donna Stock family speak in our sacrament meeting.  It is really to say hello and then goodbye.  Donna and the kids have been in our ward for about a month but now they are moving back to Show Low to be with their dad and husband. 

In Sunday School we talked about the importance and blessing of having a prophet of God lead the Church. 

In Young Women's Diana Curtis gave a lesson on the attributes of Christ.  I think this lesson saved me.  I really needed it today.  Some of the attributes of Christ are: Faith, hope, charity and love, virtue, knowledge, patience, humility, diligence, and obedience.  Here is what it says about patience in the Preach My Gospel manual on p. 120:  "Patience is the capacity to endure delay, trouble, opposition, or suffering without becoming angry, frustrated, or anxious.  It is the ability to do God's will and accept His timing.  When you are patient, you hold up under pressure and are able to face adversity calmly and hopefully.  Patience is related to hope and faith - you must wait for the Lord's promised blessings to be fulfilled.  You need patience in your everyday experiences and relationships, especially with your companion.  You must be patient with all people, yourself included, as you work to overcome faults and weaknesses."

I had my Burger House green chili burro for lunch.  When James got home I made him a grilled tuna and cheese sandwich with tomato soup.  He ate both of his burros yesterday.

James rests while I clean before our home teachers come.  When Collin and Chuck, our home teachers get here after the message, we visit about choosing a new fire chief for Vernon, James's leg, and my arthritis. 

Today on Facebook:

Paul is in the center of the picture.