OUR FAMILY

Sunday, November 27, 2022

Saturday, November 26, 2022: Anthony cancels James, Can M&Ms, KIm tree lights, Brian sick, James cuts wood, turkey tacos, goodbye, Christmas movies, blog, read, walk

Rexburg, Idaho

125th operating temple

Dedicated: 10 Feb 2008

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Son of man

Luke 11:30

For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

Book of Mormon

Mormon 7:1-8:11

"Come Follow Me"

Micah 7

OctGenCon

That They Might Know Thee

Elder Jonathan S. Schmitt

Of the Seventy

A few years ago, I had a life-changing experience during a sacrament meeting in our home ward in Arizona. As the sacrament prayer indicated our willingness to "take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ," the Holy Ghost reminded me that Jesus has many names. This question then came to my heart: "Which of Jesus's names should I take upon myself this week?"

The Virtue Of The Word

Elder Mark D. Eddy

Of the Seventy

"And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just - yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them - therefore Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God."

James had planned on taking his Cat out to Anthony's today to help him put up a new antenna for his radio. James got a call from Anthony this morning. He said he wasn't ready for James to come out with his Cat. He had some prep work to do first. I think James was a little disappointed. He wanted to help Anthony and this is really the only day he could do it.

Kim worked on the tree lights all morning. Brian was sick and stayed downstairs. While Kim was working on our tree, I canned her M&M's for her. She had enough M&M's to fill 8 quart jars. I also made some turkey tacos for her and Brian to take home with them. I got a message from her this evening saying the turkey tacos were delicious! Thank you so much!

Brian had a bishopric meeting tonight so they left around 2:30. Kim was so sad she didn't get to finish the tree. The lights are about 2/3's done. Kim said she would come back on Thursday and finish the lights. I told her that wasn't necessary. We are having a "Come Follow Me' meeting here Monday night and I would like to have the tree done by then.

I forgot to mention that Brian bought me a white cast iron pot from Costco. He said I had mentioned that I saw them and wanted one but couldn't justify buying one, so he bought one for me. He is very thoughtful like that. Be careful what you say you want around him because he will probably buy it for you. He did the same thing with the TV and with our rocking chairs that go on the front porch.

Something else that happened yesterday that I forgot to share. James got up early and went in to town to get his quarterly cancer check bloodwork done, but they were not open. Many medical places now take Friday's off and since this is a holiday weekend it was just another reason to close.

Brian hung the wreath on the beams in front of the fireplace before he left so James wouldn't have to climb on the ladder. One of the gold flowers fell off and later James climbed the ladder and put it back on. There is no way we can keep him off a ladder as long as he can walk.

This afternoon and evening I worked on my blog, walked, and watched Christmas movies. James came in and wanted to read from our book while he walked. We read the last chapter of "The Call of the Sea." I know he liked the book but I wasn't a big fan. The names were too confusing.

I watched "A Match Made At Christmas" on GAF, "Baking All The Way" on Lifetime, and James and I watched "I'm Glad It's Christmas" on Hallmark, starring Gladys Knight, Jessica Lowdes, and Paul Greene. Yannick Bisson was in the baking movie. I used to watch him on "Sue Thompson F.B.Eye, and I really like him.

We went to bed around 9:30.

Safe Travels, we will miss you!

Griffin twins,

Midland, Texas

Sheri and her boys

Saturday, November 26, 2022

Friday, November 25, 2022: Luna in the bkyrd, J ties steel at Bartels, Leftovers, Christmas tree & wreaths, Lights, light, more lights, ASU loses to UofA, World Cup, "Disenchanted"

Helsinki, Finland

124th operating temple

Dedicated: 22 Oct 2006

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

(His last one)

Jesus Christ, Son of man

Luke 9:58

And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

Book of Mormon

Mormon 6:6-22

"Come Follow Me"

Micah 6:1-8 "What doth the Lord require of thee?" Micah 5-6.

OctGenCon

The Answer Is Jesus

Elder Ryan K. Olsen

Of the Seventy

In our relationship with the Savior, He looks on the heart and is "no respecter of persons." Consider how He chose His Apostles. He didn't pay attention to status or wealth. He invites us to follow Him, and I believe He reassures us that we belong with Him.

5:45 I guess it's a holiday weekend and we are allowed to sleep in.

Luna is in the backyard relaxing, lying in the dirt, looking like she is sun bathing. Kim and I thought it was quite funny. When she got tired of sun bathing, she got up and began munching on the grass. I am grateful she didn't fertilize it. James has the gate open because he has been bringing firewood in and that's how she got in. This evening I was looking out the window and Luna saw me. She walked over and began whinnying, telling me it was time for her dinner.

James finished tying all the steel by himself today at Barbara's. No one has helped him all week. Greg has been doing things around his house to help Kim get ready for the big Thanksgiving crowd coming to their place. They are expecting 27.

We had lots of leftovers for lunch, another feast day. I ate way too many carbs.

While Kim worked on getting the lights ready to put on the tree, Brian watched UofA beat ASU. It wasn't pretty. He also watched England and the USA play in the World Cup. They tied, 0 to 0.

Kim had asked before she came up if we could watch "Disenchanted" on the Disney Plus channel because they don't have it at their house. We watched but we were really quite disenchanted. It was not nearly as good as the first one!

I watched a couple of Christmas movies while working in my bedroom. "When I Think of Christmas" starring Shenae Grimes and Nial Matter. "My Southern Family Christmas" starring Jacey Elliot and Ryan Rottman. They were both very good. Hallmark is really outdoing Great American Family with the quality of their Christmas movies.

Let the decorating begin

Randa Hall and her very large friend

Thursday, November 24th, 2022: Happy Thanksgiving! Vance's dogs gift to James, Turkey, Sweet Potatoes, Mashed potatoes, green beans, stuffing, gravy, K&B here, Stacy broke her foot, Catherine in hospital, Brian's mom

Sacramento, California

123rd operating temple

Dedicated: 3 Sep 2006

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Son of man

Luke 9:56

For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

Book of Mormon

Mormon 5:13-6:5

"Come Follow Me"

Micah 4:11-13; 5:8-15; 7:5-7 Jesus Christ quoted the writings of Micah. Micah 3-4.

OctGenCon

Legacy of Encouragement

President Henry B. Eyring

Second Counselor in the First Presidency

I encourage you to continue striving to qualify to return to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Wherever you are on the covenant path, you will find a struggle against the physical trials of mortality and the opposition of Satan.

3:57 became 4:46. Good intentions.

I got the turkey in the roaster oven by 8 a.m. I felt like I really accomplished something. James got rid of the giblets and neck.

Next the sweet potatoes and the mashed potatoes.

I got a call from Kim. Brian is feeling better and they are leaving around 9:30 to come up here. They should get here sometime between 12:30 and 1 if they don't stop. I had just finished preparing the green beans, stuffing, and gravy and gone into the bedroom to get ready when Kim and Brian drove up. I hurried to get ready but James came in before I had hair done or makeup on and said they were ready to eat. What should I do, hair or makeup, I don't have time for both. I chose makeup. Needless to say I didn't look my best.

James said the blessing on the food and we had a nice meal together. Kim and Brian brought a Honey-baked ham so we had ham and turkey. I prefer ham myself. My rolls were small but they tasted okay, especially warmed up in the microwave. Brian also bought a big pecan pie from Costco. They also brought two containers of cranberry celebration. They know how much we love it so that's why they brought two containers.

After dinner James picked all the meat off the turkey and put it in baggies in the frig and then he got rid of the turkey carcass, then he left to go back outside and cut and haul more wood. I cleaned out the roaster oven and Brian put it away for me. It goes in the high cupboard over the built-in microwave. Kim and I went in the family room and watched the semi-final of DWTS She loved Charlie and Mark's Viennese waltz as much as I did. After this episode was over we went back in the kitchen and did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen and put all of the leftover food away. Kim then began making pumpkin delight dessert. It takes over an hour to make. When it was in the oven cooking we turned on the DWTS finale. Brian joined us in watching it. James dug in to the pumpkin delight as soon as it came out of the oven, not waiting for it to cool. I had a piece to. It was delicious.

We had some good news and some bad news today. The good news is that Trenda has her baby boy. He was born on the 22nd and wasn't due until December 7th. Here is a picture that Sandra sent me:

Elden Ethan Ellsworth

Here are some pictures Trenda posted:

Emmett giving Elden a kiss

The bad news: Catherine Halcomb fainted and Kerri had to take her to the hospital. She is diabetic and Kerri thought she had a low blood sugar. I guess it was actually high but the final conclusion is she is low on sodium, just like Donna Peeler was when she went to the hospital recently. She is going to be okay and will come home tomorrow. She and Kerri will be driving to the valley for a family reunion on Saturday.

After dinner Brian got a call from his dad. His mom had to be taken to the emergency room and she cancelled Thanksgiving dinner at her house. She was given some medicine and was sent home. She will be all right.

I got a text from Stacy at 6:25 p.m.: Hope your Thanksgiving was better than mine. I am in the ER with I think a couple of fractures in my foot. I ran into the wall in the middle of the night. Had one of my vivid dreams that someone was there to kill me. I put a hole the size of an orange in the drywall. I am bruised in the face as well.

Me: Oh Stacy, I am so sorry. That is terrible. I have night terror like that but so far I haven't hit a wall. This is so sad! What can I do for you? I wonder if Tramadol is doing this to us.

Stacy: I didn't take any. These types of dreams are a syndrome. I forgot what it is called. I gave the Tramadol to Paul.

Are you in the hospital now?

Yes. It could be high blood sugar. I see things. That's the first time I moved.

I see things too. Are you staying overnight?

No. Medications can exacerbate it. I am on an antipsychotic for manic depression. That can trigger it. I am waiting to get an x-ray. Thankfully Paul and Gus did Thanksgiving.

I am so sorry. Please let me know when you get home.

Ok. I'm fine. My foot just hurts really bad. I just feel bad that I am not at home with my kids. My foot is broken in two places.

Is this the foot you were going to have surgery on?

Yes. I'm an idiot.

No you aren't. Those dreams seem so real and you can't blame yourself.

Thank you. I wonder if the dreaming thing is hereditary?

I'm wondering that too.

They are worse when I have anxiety and worry about my kids.

Isn't that most of the time? It is for me.

True.

All in all, except for Stacy, it was a good Thanksgiving for us. We have so many things and people to be grateful for!

Happy Thanksgiving!