Friday, October 9, 2015

Sheri's quote:

 "He will not always take your afflictions from you,

but He will comfort and lead you with love

through whatever storm you face."

-Pres. Thomas S. Monson

I am excited that Kim and Brian are coming to visit today.  Now that they are empty nesters, it's just the two of them.  I went downstairs to check and make sure their room was okay when I discovered that there was a water leak, this time in their room.

The leak was coming from the planter outside.  James turned the water off just as I was leaving for town.  I had to go to the bank and Walmart.  

Kim and Brian arrive while the water is off and Kim is very concerned.  She says she drinks lots of water and consequently uses the bathroom alot.  I assure her that dad will get it fixed, which he does.  He is our hero!

This guy is not afraid of a little mud.

He had to dig a four feet deep hole.

Kim was talking about going home tomorrow but now she can stay until Sunday as they had planned.

Kim and Brian go one a Razr ride and see three deer, one buck and two doe's, and five cow elk.  Wow!  

We spent a quiet evening at home with Kim and Brian.  Kim goes to bed at 10 and gets up at 6.  She says that President Hinckley promised that if we keep those hours, everything will work out for us.

James and I watched a Hallmark movie in our bedroom, but we were in bed by ten.

 I love these two!

From the smiles, it looks like they

had a good time!

Nothing like Sleeping Beauty's 

castle for a backdrop.

 

 

 

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Seth and his Northern Pike

 

Sheri's quote:

"Great courage will be required as we remain 

FAITHFUL and TRUE

amid the ever-increasing pressures

and insidious influences."

-Pres. Thomas S. Monson

 

I was up quite early.  I couldn't sleep.  I was worried about selling the house and not seeing Joshua again.  James, on the other hand, had good dreams about me. He very seldom remembers his dreams.

 

James and I left the house around 8:30 to go to the Social Security office in Mesa. I had to get my 1099's for 2012, 2013, and 2014.  It only took us a few minutes and we were finished.  Last week when James got his it took him over an hour!

 

I got a call from Dennis inviting me to Vickie's birthday lunch today.  Of course I had to tell him I couldn't make it.  Maybe I can take her and Vickie out next week or the week after.

James helped me load up my car with boxes I had stored in Central self storage.  

 

Kim, James and I had lunch at the new Kneader's in Chandler on Queen Creek and Alma School.  It's the new one where Dallin works but we didn't see him. I invited Stacy to come too but she declined.   James and I both had Reuben sandwiches and I had the cheddar poblano soup.  It was delicious.  Kim ate healthy and had a salad.

 Kim told us all about her "Wanda the Witch" activities.  It sounds like lots of fun but also alot of work!

 

After lunch I tried to take a nap and then go pick up my Metoprolol prescription at Walmart.  The pharmacy was closed for lunch so I called James and asked him to pick it up later so I could head for home.  I stopped at Deseret Book and got us two new books to read.  This is the one we are reading first:

 New author so I don't know how good it's going to be.

I only had to stop 2x by the side of the road to take a short nap.  When I got home I unloaded my car and sat down to watch some TV.  I watched "Keeping up with the Randall's" by myself and when James got home around 9:30 we watched "Last Chance Harvey" starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson.

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Sheri's quote:

"As we make Christ the center of our lives, our fears will be 

replaced by the courage of our convictions."

-Pres. Thomas S. Monson

 Provo Tabernacle Temple

James and I were up and ready to leave for the valley by 6am.  It was rainy and foggy and I hated to leave.  We listen to our scriptures, the Book of Mormon, and the New Testament, as we go in to Show Low.  We finished "Sophia" yesterday so we don''t have a book to read.  I try to sleep through Salt River Canyon, but for some reason I can't.  

We stopped at Burger House in Miami for two Tony's breakfast specials, a green mixed burro for James and a red mixed burro for me for later on in the day.  We see a red pickup that has rolled over on the side of the road.  I hope no one was hurt.  It's raining and the highway is wet.  We think he may have hydro-planed coming down the hill.

When we get to the house, Paul, Michael and Joshua are all in the family room.  I go in and get ready to go to AARC (Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Center) in Mesa for my infusion appointment at 11.  I also see Dr. Caldron and his new assistant Rhona while I am there.  Tiffany is out on maternity leave.  She adopted a little boy.  

After my appointment I met my friend Karen Schneider at Firebirds for lunch.  It was my birthday lunch on her.  Thanks Karen!

Lance and Karen Schneider

Sheri, Ian and the boys went to Lois's today and helped her with yardwork.  

Grandma Lois and the Gang

The rest of the family is so appreciative of the Trezise's!

 

This evening James and I went to see the movie "The Intern" starring Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway.  It was really good and very clean.  We saw Nancy Van Vleet and Raesh Fish from Sheri's work.  They liked the movie as well.  Afterwards James and I were hungry so we went to Firehouse Subs right across Germann from the theater.

James enjoying his hook and ladder sub.

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Fall break and Darrel and his family 

are at Disneyland!  It's Lola's first time.

Stacy, Paul, Michael, and Joshua are 

at the Grand Canyon.

Michael is awesome!

 

Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law

Vickie!

She is 64 today.

James cleaned the truck for me today so I could take Kilee Hunsaker to lunch.  

He cleaned it both inside and outside.  It hasn't been this clean since  it was brand new!
It looked like it was going to rain any minute so I took a rain jacket with me when I picked up Kilee.  We drove in to Pinetop to eat lunch at El Rancho.  As we were driving through Pinetop it looked like it had snowed, but it was actually hail.

Sunrise got quite a bit of snow in this storm.

After lunch I dropped Kilee off at the downtown chapel where she went shopping with her friend Hannah Borrego.  

When I got home I worked on my blog and paid bills.  It rained the rest of the day and in to the night.  

James worked on income taxes all day long.  He has until the 15th to finish.

This evening we made sandwiches for dinner and watched a Hallmark movie called, "A Gift of Miracles."  It was a good one. 

 

Monday, October 5, 2015

Sheri's Daily Quote:

2 Nephi 32:3

"Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost;

wherefore they speak the words of Christ.

Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ;

for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do."

 Elk fever is still alive and well at our house.

I got up to make chocolate chip muffins only to discover that we had no eggs.  I was going to go to Stanford to get some when Sheri asked if I wanted her to drive me.  I said yes and we jumped into her van only for her to discover that she didn't have her wallet.  She went back inside to look for it, but no luck.  She remembered having it at Safeway on Saturday so she called the store.  Sure enough, they had found it, so instead of going to Stanford we drove in to Show Low and went to Safeway. Also stopped at Sonic.
Usually when I go some place with Sheri she plays music.  This time she said she would rather listen to a conference talk.  I was fine with that!  We listened to a conference talk by Brother Davies of the presiding bishopric.  It was from a conference a few years ago and was one I hadn't heard about building our lives on a firm foundation.  He told of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake and houses that weren't built on firm foundations and how they crumbled.  It was great!
When we drove up at home this is the first thing we saw:

 Ian being silly and having a little fun!

We grilled burgers for lunch and Sheri did a puzzle.  Ben and Alex helped.

After the puzzle was finished Sheri, James, Alex and I played Hearts.  Sheri quit early, so I guessed she lost.

I made some smores dip because we had so many marshmallows left.  Instead of Hershey bars we used chocolate chips.

We used graham crackers as our dipping utensil.

Max said he didn't like it because the chocolate was melted.

Alex took the boys on a Razr ride up to the pit.  Also, we had a little company today.  Rick Lauritzen and Cope Reynolds came by to cut wood.  Rick brought his dog, a Mastif named Conan the Barkbarian.  Max and Evan loved him.

 

Time to say goodbye.  We will see you on 

Wednesday. So glad you came to visit!

We went to the dump and while we were there the attendant told us he had heard reports of a tornado in Lakeside.  Later someone posted this picture on Facebook.

It never touched down.

I took this picture at the dump.

The older Trezise boys were anxious to get home because they had ordered Magic cards and they were coming in the mail.  Max kept tracking the packages on Sheri's phone.  When Evan got home he got his Halloween costume.

It's Baymax from Big Hero 6.

It's really Evan!

James and I read from "Sophia" and watched a Hallmark movie, "Perfect."

Sunday, October 4, 2015

The Trezise's watched General Conference in the family room and James and I watched it in the bedroom.  

Sunday a.m. session

20. "Be an Example and a Light" - Thomas S. Monson

Towards the end of President Monson's talk he started to falter and was leaning against the pulpit.  Pres. Uchtdorf was on the edge of his seat with his arms outstretched ready to catch Pres. Monson if he began to fall.  After the talks was over he and another brother escorted Pres. Monson back to his seat.

 Two Primary aged children drew pictures of what they saw while

President Monson was speaking.  They said they saw angels beside him helping him.

Angels on his shoulders

21. "I Stand All Amazed" - Ronald A. Rasband

22. "Plain and Precious Truths" - Gary E. Stevenson

23. "Through God's Eyes" - Dale G. Renlund

24. "A Plea to My Sisters" - Russell M. Nelson

25. "Let the Clarion Trumpet Sound" - Gregory A. Schwitzer

26. "That They Do Always Remember Him" - Claudio R.M. Costa

27. "The Holy Ghost as Your Companion" - Henry B. Eyring

As we were listening to the closing song of this session I told James that I was hungry for hashbrowns.  When the session was over we went out into the kitchen and lo and behold, Sheri was cooking hashbrowns!  She also made bacon, eggs, and biscuits.  It was a nice lunch between conference sessions!

Sunday p.m. session

28. "Why the Church" - D. Todd Christofferson

29. "My Heart Pondereth Them Continually" - Devin G. Durrant

30. "Blessed and Happy Are Those Who Keep the Commandments of God - Von G. Keetch

31. "If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments" - Carole M. Stephens

32. "Remembering in Whom We Have Trusted" - Allen D. Haynie

33. "Eyes to See and Ears to Hear" - Kim B. Clark

34. "Hold on Thy Way" - Koichi Aoyagi

35. "Chosen to Bear Testimony of My Name" - David A. Bednar

James and I drove to Springerville in the truck to check out the pinion crop.  It started raining when James got out of the car.

Looking for pinions in the rain.

The crop here was a little disappointing.

Back home I made taco soup for dinner.  Sheri, Ian and the boys had steak. mashed potatoes, and broccoli.  

We finished our Five Crowns game and Max ended up winning after Sheri was ahead the entire time.

James and Alex played chess and Alex won!

 Two deep thinkers

For dessert we made smores.  James had made a fire in the fireplace and the coals made the most perfectly toasted marshmallows!

Saturday, October 3, 2015

The 185th Semi-Annual Conference of

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

James and I look forward to General Conference every six months where we can sit in the comfort of our own home and be spiritually fed by our Church leaders.

In his favorite place, sitting in his favorite chair, in his

favorite outfit (he just got back from bugling for elk),

listening and watching General Conference.

James is drinking Pero and just finished eating an almond poppy seed muffin.  That's my Dr. Pepper10 and I will be sitting right beside him during conference.  We love taking notes and then reading the addresses when they come out in the Ensign.  I listen to or read each conference talk from the last conference once a month for the next six months.  I love General Conference and I am so grateful for living prophets!

Saturday a.m. session

1.  "It Works Wonderfully" - Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf

2.  "God Is at the Helm" - M. Russell Ballard

3.  "The Joy of Living a Christ-Centered Life" - Richard J. Maynes

4.  "Yielding Our Hearts to God" - Neill F. Marriott

5.  "What Lack I Yet?" - Larry R. Lawrence

6.  "The Pleasing Word of God" - Francisco J. Vinas

7.  "Shipshape and Bristol Fashion: Be Temple Worthy - in Good Times and Bad Times" - Quentin L. Cook

Between sessions we had lunch and a nap.  We are looking forward to the afternoon session where the three new apostles will be sustained.

Saturday p.m. session

The Sustaining of Church Officers - Henry B. Eyring

8.  "Meeting the Challenges of Today's World" - Robert D. Hales

9.  "Behold Thy Mother" - Jeffrey R. Holland

10. "It's Never Too Early and It's Never Too Late" - Bradley D. Foster

11. "Tested and Tempted - but Helped" - Hugo Montoya

12. "Choose the Light" - Vern P. Stanfill

13. "Turn to Him and Answers Will Come" - James B. Martino

14. "Strengthened by the Atonement of Jesus Christ" - Dallin Oaks

We had planned on going in to town to get some groceries before the Priesthood session and before Sheri and Ian arrived.  We got about 10 miles down the road and the truck started heating up so we turned around and came home.  We called Sheri and they were just arriving in Show Low so we asked them to please bring us some anti-freeze.  

The Trezise's arrive just in time to watch the Priesthood session of conference with James.  Sheri and I hang out in the bedroom and watch "A Novel Romance", our Hallmark movies of choice.  Evan goes back and forth between conference and our Hallmark movie.

Priesthood Session

15. "Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice" - Neil L. Andersen

16. "Your Next Step" - Randall K. Bennett
17. "Be Not Afraid, Only Believe" - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
18. "You Are Not Alone in the Work" - Henry B. Eyring
19. "Keep the Commandments" - Thomas S. Monson

Sheri, Max, Ben and I started a game of Five Crowns but we didn't finish.  We left the cards out so we could finish tomorrow.