November 23, 2011

The day before Thanksgiving and I am blogging. Wow who would have thought that I would have been doing this when I was just born. There have been so many changes in the world and now there is even an I pod that lets people communicate who have not spoken. The Lord has so many surprises when people take the time to learn the skills.

Tomorrow for the first time since Darin has been married ( 9 years) they are coming here on Thanksgiving. They are coming for breakfast. That has been a tradition at her mother and dad's. So I am just grateful for all small blessings. Brian and his family are also coming. Then we are going to Stacy's for dinner. I don't know if Darin's family is going or not, but the rest of us are. This is the closest we have been in years as looking like a normal family and I will take it.

Went to Time Out for Women and the theme was Be All You Can Become and now I'm thinking of the challenge and so I''m trying to give up the negative in my vocabulary and concentrating on the positive. I know I can do it. I know Heavenly Father will help.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Wonderful week,,went to Kansas and was able to see Grandchildren and Trent...been two years since Ella passed away and we were finally permitted to put flowers on her grave. Went to Branson and then we came home. Fast trip, but worth the effort to clear the air somewhat.

Time out For Women this weekend. Dan and Jede went with Lyn and I and it was wonderful. They taught us to make a commitment to make ourselves better and be more what Heavenly Father wants us to be. It was great. So, now to decide where I want to grow.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Went to have my hair done on a different day, because we are flying to Kansas tomorrow. This will be the first time in several years. It will be a hard one since there has been so much bad email but maybe it will be a good visit if I can just say thank you and yes and glad to have you tell me that and nice to see you. We are going to put flowers on Ella's grave. It has been two years since she passed away. Doesn't seem possible, but time does go on.

I hope the weather is nice there and it is nice here today so that makes it a good day. I am going to try to think only pleasant thoughts while we are there. We are only going to be with them for two days, and so I can think pleasant thoughts for two days.

I will take my Sunday School lesson with me to think on when I am in church and that will give me something else to concentrate on instead of thinking of past things that I should forget anyway.

Sunday, October 30, 2011
Today was the first time for teaching the family prep. class. They just want to sit there and not answer any questions. Just like the class in the relief society room. But they started talking after awhile. It was okay and they who were brave actually took a flower out of the pot, but then some were too embarrassed to do it, so it was their loss.
Won't teach that class for a few more weeks and then it will be about families and children.

Tomorrow is Halloween. Can't believe that day is here again. I'm so glad I no longer have to get dressed up and do all the busy ness of that day in the school.

Dan and I and our friend will go to President Christensen's class and learn something useful about the Savior instead of playing silly games and eating donuts and drinking punch.

I guess there is a time and a season for all of these things and I have certainly gone beyond the season of Halloween. But it would be nice to see how my grandchildren are dressed for it, but that won't happen.

Glad the weather is staying nice and not snowing like it is in New York. They are having their first snow storm ever at this time and they are not happy. The leaves have not fallen from their trees, so branches and power lines are all coming down.,

Hope to have a good day tomorrow.

October 20, 2011
Thursday, hair day and visit with friends. Always a great day. I have almost finished quilting the never-ending quilt. I'm tying it and it is almost finished.
I think I am almost finished with my Christmas shopping too.! Nice to have it done and it isn't even November yet.
The weather is great and the tomatoes are still producing.
Having a good day.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

What a beautiful day. Sun is shining and we went to our first yard sale. It was just in our neighborhood. The Hammonds were selling a curio cabinet and I wanted it. Two glass shelves and a light and it is small, but I have some of my more delicate pieces in it. Didn't need it, but I wanted it and now it is in the hall. Takes some of the clutter off of the book case in the front room.
Working on a quilt that is taking toooo long, but I am making progress. Started another one that they showed us at Pic N Sew. So always another one to learn to do. I am also making three more 6 inch squares to be done with the year long project of 6 inch squares.

Worked some more on tomorrow's lesson. Dan was a dear and took the Family Prep class all by himself so I could sub for another gospel doctrine teacher. Just like dominoes we rearrange and go on.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Sun is shining and that is great. We have had snow and I'm not ready for winter.
Helped the neighbor boy do his homework for the entire week last night. He will work for me and not argue. He and his father just butt heads so it is better to help him than to have them fight.
Went to the Jordan River Temple last night. It has been too long and it was great to go back. The High Priests were sponsoring the occasion and there were 7 people on the 7:20 P.M. session. It was a late time to go, but still glad to have gone.
Nice day today so maybe I will try to get the visiting teaching done today.