Friday, October 30, 2020: CVS woes; Walmart; Halcomb's; "Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe; Scarlett and Autumn; Sheri's office. My Bests?

 

Bountiful, Utah

47th operating temple

Dedicated: 8 Jan 1995

By: Howard W. Hunter

Jesus Christ, Messiah

1 Nephi 10:4

Yea, even six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem, a prophet would the Lord God raise up among the Jews - even a Messiah, or, in other words, a Savior of the world.

Book of Mormon

Mormon 5

October General Conference

'Enduring Power'

Elder Kelly R. Johnson

Only faith and the word of God that fill our inner soul are

sufficient to sustain us - and to allow us to access His power.

Restoration Proclamation

P2 S2

He had questions regarding the salvation of his soul and trusted that God would direct him.

Paid bills this morning. Two credit cards and our mortgage payment are due on the first of the month. Easy come, easy go.

I made an appointment with Barnett, Delaney, Perkins to get the process going for my cataract surgery. Since they have never seen me as a patient, although they did get a referral from Chandler Eyecare, they want to do an examine before scheduling the surgery. My appointment for this is on December 1st.

It looks like I may be going to the valley next week so Stacy can do my lashes again. James is going down either Wednesday or Thursday and I will be going down too. 

I made a trip to town today. My first stop was at CVS. James got a notice that his prescription was ready. I waited in line for 20-30 minutes only for the girl to tell me that it would take another 30 minutes to fill the prescription. I was so upset I just drove off. I did my shopping at Walmart and then went back to CVS when I was finished. I had to wait in line another 30 minutes but thank goodness the prescription was ready this time. I felt like punching someone when I left that place. I was one hour late for my appointment with Catherine Halcomb. 

When I got to Catherine's she and Kerri both said they had similar experiences with CVS. Catherine said she would get a notice her insulin was ready and then when she got there they would say they were out of insulin. The same think happened with Kerri's kidney medication. They said they both use Walmart now and would never go back to CVS. By the way, Kerri told us the other night that she is now on the list to get a kidney transplant.

After my visit with the Halcomb's I came home and put my groceries away and walked while watching an old Christmas movie, "Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe" starring Lacey Chabert and Brendan Penny.

James worked outside most of the day and when he came in this evening he said his leg hurt. This is the leg with the metal rod inside. He said it felt like maybe a screw had slipped out. He needs to go get it x-rayed to see what's going on.

I ordered four pies for Thanksgiving dinner. The Show Low Wrestling team sells them every year. They are pies from Village Inn restaurant. I bought mine from Curtis Wilhelm.

Scarlett

Scarlett's mom, Autumn

Roman 5th or 6th century baptismal font

So I guess the Catholics didn't always 

believe in sprinkling

This is Emily Belle Freeman's grandma Belle's list of best things

she loved to do. After her husband died she could barely get out of bed in the morning. She decided she would make a list of things she loved to do and that would help her to get back on her feet. This is her list.

Another view of my "new" family room arrangement.

This is the Book of Mormon Ben

gave to me.

One of the lines I was in at CVS

Sweet Scarlett

You gotta love Elder Holland!

Sheri and her office staff

Thursday, October 29, 2020: Auto-Owners Checks; Pumpkin bread; Inklings Institute; Christmas movie; Ander is 5; Brimhall's; Jackson's Cat; Sheri's Dog; Steps

Orlando, Florida

46th operating temple

Dedicated: 9 Oct 1994

By: Howard W. Hunter

Jesus Christ, Messiah

Philippians 2:11

And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Book of Mormon

Mormon 4

October General Conference

'Do Justly, Love Mercy, And Walk Humbly with God'

 Elder Dale G. Renlund

To do justly means acting honorably. We act honorably with God by walking humbly with Him. We act honorably with others by loving mercy.

 Restoration Proclamation

Two hundred years ago, on a beautiful spring morning in 1820, young Joseph Smith, seeking to know which church to join, went into the woods to pray near his home in upstate New York, USA.

I downloaded a quiche cookbook onto my computer this morning. The first recipe I am going to try is a hashbrown quiche. It's a way to eat eggs when I don't like them very well.

As I was sorting through the pile of mail on my desk today I found two envelopes from Auto-Owners Insurance company. There was a check in each envelope. One was for $390.50 and the other was for $9, 184.94. These are the checks James has been waiting for. Normally I would have given these envelopes to James so I don't understand how they ended up on my desk. Oh well, we are excited to have our payoff.

I did two blog posts today. Eventually I will be caught up, which will be nice. I have appointments to see Tanna and Catherine tomorrow so today I made two more loaves of pumpkin bread. This time I got the eggs to room temperature, added extra water for high altitude, and baked them in glass pans instead of the aluminum toss out pans. I baked them longer and they turned out beautifully, no hole in the middle. The only problem I had was getting one of the loaves out of the pan. Part of it stuck so I had to stick it back onto the bottom of the loaf. 

I worked on my general conference notebook today and listened to Inklings Institute with Emily and Rio. I also watched "Homestead Christmas" an older Hallmark move, and drank hot cocoa. 

I read from "Key Lime Pie" with James and listened to Dr. Scott Atlas on the internet per James's request. He thinks we are getting lots of false information regarding Covid-19 and thinks it is a big mistake to close schools. Interesting.

Another Ander Hoose Birthday Post

Our friends Nancy and Steve live in Pinedale

Our other Brimhall friends Dan & Karin do this every Sunday

Dan proposed to Karin at the Taylor Rodeo a few 

years ago.

Dan's from Taylor and Karin's from Wyoming

She was in our ward in Chandler for years

Jackson's fur coat

 

 

 

 

 

      

Wed, October 28, 2020: Missionaries help move couch; RS Presidency meeting; Charlie's Trunk or Treat; Ander Hoose; Tanna's baby;

 

San Diego, California

45th operating temple

Dedicated: 25 April 1993

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Messiah

Acts 18:5

And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

Book of Mormon

Mormon 3

October General Conference

'Ask, Seek, Knock'

Milton Camargo

1st Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency

An important part of Heavenly Father's plan is the opportunity to communicate with Him anytime we want.

Restoration Proclamation

P1 S4

He is our Savior, our Exemplar, and our Redeemer.

James called Elder Miller and Elder Falslev and they came to help him move the couch in that he brought from Darrel and Trina's. It took some moving around but we finally got the couches set up they way we wanted them. James took the old broken loveseat and the corner section of the sectional to the dump. It cost him $12 to dump it. Lame.

More places to set in our family room

James gave the missionaries a loaf of pumpkin bread for helping us today. 

James went to the post office today and we had lots of mail. That's because we have not picked it up for a couple of days. I am getting still getting books to sell but this will be the last of them because I have quit buying them. 

I texted with Tanna today to see how she was and ask her about the baby. I read to James from "Key Lime Pie" and listened to "Dragon Watch 4" while I walked. At 5 pm we had a Relief Society presidency meeting here at our house. Tamara was the first to arrive and then Kerri and Maxine came together. Kerri gave the opening prayer and then Tamara went over the notes from ward council. The bishop wants all of the sisters to listen to the women's session of general conference and take notes on it. He also said he was going to ask those who came in to tithing settlement if they were working on food storage. 

We talked about Ginger and I texted her and got her birthday. She was born in the same year as Tamara and is 55. Now Tamara will give her name to Brother Diewald so he can get her records and then we can assign her ministering sisters. 

Kerri brought an HDMI cord and we connected my computer to the TV and brought up the church website and the ministering page where we went to proposed assignments. We made lots of changes which will need Bishop Hunsaker's approval. Our meeting wasn't over until 8:30 when Tamara said the closing prayer. 

My new partner is Jean and Chelsea, my neighbor is now one of the sisters I visit.

Tanna's baby, Bradley. He was born the 

end of August.

Charlie and friends