Today was the Sabbath. Larry and I slept in today again. We got up about 8:00 a.m. We joke that we will die when we get to the mission. We are still coughing and have a lot of congestion. We went through our morning things and got ready for church.
Sacrament was several youth and two youth leaders talking about the Youth Theme this year which is "Come Unto Christ" There were several good talks. One talked about the ways we can come unto Christ. He listed several things like prayer, go to the temple, seminary, church, and scriptures. One girl told how she was influenced by the spirit by talking to her friends about the story of Joseph Smith and why it was so important to the church. She didn't have and answer but then and answer came to her. The leaders focused more on why we should come unto Christ. The answer being that we can have the peace and serenity that we need in life if we include Christ in our life.
Sunday School we are in Marriage and Family Relations. The lesson today was lesson 10 on the Role of Fathers. It talked about the fact that Fathers and Mothers need to work together and help each other in their separate roles. It also emphasized the importance of father's in a person's life. They had an article from the Deseret News that told about several types of problems that are prevalent in persons who do not have a father or a good father image.
Relief Society talked about the importance of women. I think it was hard for me to feel the spirit today because of my chest and cough. Maybe I should have stayed home.
We came home and ate. We had thawed some shrimp and had a salad made that we ate with yogurt and shrimp sauce it was a great meal.
Larry turned BYU TV on and I just lay on the couch for about two hours and watched a couple of BYU Devotionals. Finally I felt like getting up and we went for a short walk. It felt so good to be walking outside. I prefer it over the gym. It was a beautiful day today here. Sunny and in the 50's
Friday we went to the gym and then I came home and started working. I got some of the work done before 1:00 p.m. but we ended up tending Taylor in the afternoon while Kirsten and Jon went to counseling. We had a good time with Taylor. She is such a cute girl. She drew us several pictures and we watched Disney Junior. I finally brought my computer in and wrote some while we watched Disney Junior. Kirsten got back about 4:30 p.m.
After eating we went to the gym again so I was able to get more points that day. On the way home we were coughing so much we called and tried to get a substitute for the Family History Center. But we could not find anyone home.
Saturday the supervisor at the Family History Center called about 7:45 and said they would go to the center for us. We had set out alarm for 7:00 a.m. thinking that we would have to go. We read for a while and took a shower and then got ready to go to mom's to help her.
Mom had us vacuum and dust and get gas in the car and we took her shopping. Then we went and got something to eat. She seems to like to do that when we go down. We went to Arby's because she didn't think that she looked good enough to go to a restaurant. Funny! I was surprised that Mom ate a whole French Dip Sandwich. She usually orders a kids meal. She told us how much she and Dad loved to go to Arby's and get a plain sandwich. No barbeque. I didn't know they had liked it so much. She said that once they had tried to take Annette's kids there when they were little and they stuck their nose up and would not eat anything there.
Tonight we are watching the Olympics and I am working on the computer. Larry has been reading his email I think.
We just called our grandson Owen and wished him a happy birthday. Misty said that they might come and visit us in Texas or just before we leave. She said they had made marshmallow shooters and Owen and his friends and Matthew were shooting Marshmallows at each other.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
February 20th
Today we slept in until 8:00 a.m. Both Larry and I had spent the night coughing a lot. Larry has had the stuff for three weeks. I quit taking my antibiotic on Sunday and have gradually got the disease back. Monday morning I had a slight tickle in my throat and now I have gunk and cough. We got a doctors appointment for the afternoon and he gave us some antibiotic so hopefully we will get over it.
We made to the gym at about 10:00 a.m. We worked out well and then we went to get gas and went home. We found the check for the Malibu on the table where Dave said he had left it and Larry went to get that deposited with another check we got from Wells Fargo.
After eating lunch I started to work on the curriculum for a while. I got quite a bit written and then Kirsten called to say she wanted to have a family party with just the kids that are in Utah on February 28th a week from today. I talked to her for a while about some other things and then she had to go. She is looking for a job.
I worked for awhile and then we went to the doctor. We came home and took our medicine and just hung out before the TV. I got the information on the Mission insurance in the mail so I read that.
Then I started recording my Weight Watcher's points on the computer as my phone is not being cooperative. About that time BJ called and told us about what it would take to switch our phones to AT&T and we talked for about a half hour. We need to go in and look at the phones on the website.
While I was talking to BJ Larry fixed dinner. It was yummy. Pork Steak,Green Salad, Pineapple.
I decided that I needed to pace for an hour and so I paced back and forth while we watched the Olympics. Then I decide that I needed to start cleaning out the vanity in my bathroom. So Larry found me a box and I would clean a few things out and then keep walking. Maybe that is why I only got 1 point today. We have so many things in the drawers that we never use so I guess it will be a good thing to have to clean out some of the drawers.
We made to the gym at about 10:00 a.m. We worked out well and then we went to get gas and went home. We found the check for the Malibu on the table where Dave said he had left it and Larry went to get that deposited with another check we got from Wells Fargo.
After eating lunch I started to work on the curriculum for a while. I got quite a bit written and then Kirsten called to say she wanted to have a family party with just the kids that are in Utah on February 28th a week from today. I talked to her for a while about some other things and then she had to go. She is looking for a job.
I worked for awhile and then we went to the doctor. We came home and took our medicine and just hung out before the TV. I got the information on the Mission insurance in the mail so I read that.
Then I started recording my Weight Watcher's points on the computer as my phone is not being cooperative. About that time BJ called and told us about what it would take to switch our phones to AT&T and we talked for about a half hour. We need to go in and look at the phones on the website.
While I was talking to BJ Larry fixed dinner. It was yummy. Pork Steak,Green Salad, Pineapple.
I decided that I needed to pace for an hour and so I paced back and forth while we watched the Olympics. Then I decide that I needed to start cleaning out the vanity in my bathroom. So Larry found me a box and I would clean a few things out and then keep walking. Maybe that is why I only got 1 point today. We have so many things in the drawers that we never use so I guess it will be a good thing to have to clean out some of the drawers.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
February 19th
Today had several eventful happenings. It started off well. We got up and did the rituals and then went to the gym. I worked hard today and it paid off as I got 3 points on my active link. It was fairly warm when we went into the gym but when we came out it was really cold with a wind. The 43 degrees that it was this morning was the highest it got all day.
On the way home we went to the grocery store to get some bananas and a prescription I ran out of this morning. As we were paying for the food Larry suddenly remembered that he had left eggs boiling on the stove when we went to the gym. We were kind of worried about what we would find. Luckily he had put a lid on them like you are supposed to do and when the eggs exploded it did not go very far. The pan was pretty black but I think it will clean up but it will probably have hot spots after this. We were certainly blessed that it didn't do more damage.
Larry went to work cleaning up the mess and I went to work writing curriculum supposedly but we received a letter from the Mission President in San Antonio today telling us about the housing situation. It wasn't clear to me whether we had to find our own housing from the letter so I called the number and asked them. The Sister that answered the phone said that we would be taking over for a Brother and Sister Kasper and we would be living in their apartment, so she asked me if I wanted to talk to her. I decided to talk to her and she told us about the apartment and the address. Then she told me that she knew our Bishop Marshall McKinnon because her first husband had been a doctor at Tanner Clinic where he is the CEO. I was surprised and asked her what her first husbands name was and it was a Dr. Hicken. He died of cancer in 2004 and she has only been married to the Kasper for about 4 years. It turns out that she was a person that helped us a lot with our sewing projects when I taught at North Layton Jr. High. I haven't seen her for a long time but I know who she is. Like everyone says it is a small world especially in the Mormon Church!!
The people at the mission said that I would be the media secretary and that Elder Presser would be the vehicle coordinator so we know more about what we will be doing. Our apartment is at 13000 Vista del Norte, San Antonio, Texas 78216. We went online and found out that is is about 7 miles from Nathan's rehabilitation center and about 4 miles from the Mission Home. It is about 14 miles from Sara and the kids. So I am excited about that.
After that call I started working on learning more about the selling process. I think I can start writing tomorrow.
While I was working Sara texted me a picture of Sammy with his first lost tooth. She said that it had been lose for a few weeks and she had tried to help him pull it last night but he finally pulled it himself during school today.
Nathan texted me to say Hi but didn't respond when I replied. Kirsten also texted me today.
Most of the afternoon it snowed and it even started hailing very hard about 3:00 p.m. The snow did not amount to anything much on the ground but it was really coming down.
I quit reading about 4:00 p.m. because my body could not work anymore on the curriculum. I found the taco soup recipe I had been wanting to make for dinner to use up some of the liquid from my fresh salsa and started to make that. I needed two things so Larry volunteered to go to the store for me.
While he was gone I watched the evening news and set up an automatic payment for our new 15 year mortgage.
I made the taco soup and we ate and then we settled down to watch American Idol and I worked on several things on the computer and paced back and forth for an hour to make sure I had some points today.
Larry went to bed but I am finishing this and then I will joint him. He is getting pretty congested and I am congested again after finishing my antibiotic on Sunday. So life is rough.
On the way home we went to the grocery store to get some bananas and a prescription I ran out of this morning. As we were paying for the food Larry suddenly remembered that he had left eggs boiling on the stove when we went to the gym. We were kind of worried about what we would find. Luckily he had put a lid on them like you are supposed to do and when the eggs exploded it did not go very far. The pan was pretty black but I think it will clean up but it will probably have hot spots after this. We were certainly blessed that it didn't do more damage.
Larry went to work cleaning up the mess and I went to work writing curriculum supposedly but we received a letter from the Mission President in San Antonio today telling us about the housing situation. It wasn't clear to me whether we had to find our own housing from the letter so I called the number and asked them. The Sister that answered the phone said that we would be taking over for a Brother and Sister Kasper and we would be living in their apartment, so she asked me if I wanted to talk to her. I decided to talk to her and she told us about the apartment and the address. Then she told me that she knew our Bishop Marshall McKinnon because her first husband had been a doctor at Tanner Clinic where he is the CEO. I was surprised and asked her what her first husbands name was and it was a Dr. Hicken. He died of cancer in 2004 and she has only been married to the Kasper for about 4 years. It turns out that she was a person that helped us a lot with our sewing projects when I taught at North Layton Jr. High. I haven't seen her for a long time but I know who she is. Like everyone says it is a small world especially in the Mormon Church!!
The people at the mission said that I would be the media secretary and that Elder Presser would be the vehicle coordinator so we know more about what we will be doing. Our apartment is at 13000 Vista del Norte, San Antonio, Texas 78216. We went online and found out that is is about 7 miles from Nathan's rehabilitation center and about 4 miles from the Mission Home. It is about 14 miles from Sara and the kids. So I am excited about that.
After that call I started working on learning more about the selling process. I think I can start writing tomorrow.
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| Sammy with his first lost tooth |
Nathan texted me to say Hi but didn't respond when I replied. Kirsten also texted me today.
Most of the afternoon it snowed and it even started hailing very hard about 3:00 p.m. The snow did not amount to anything much on the ground but it was really coming down.
I quit reading about 4:00 p.m. because my body could not work anymore on the curriculum. I found the taco soup recipe I had been wanting to make for dinner to use up some of the liquid from my fresh salsa and started to make that. I needed two things so Larry volunteered to go to the store for me.
While he was gone I watched the evening news and set up an automatic payment for our new 15 year mortgage.
I made the taco soup and we ate and then we settled down to watch American Idol and I worked on several things on the computer and paced back and forth for an hour to make sure I had some points today.
Larry went to bed but I am finishing this and then I will joint him. He is getting pretty congested and I am congested again after finishing my antibiotic on Sunday. So life is rough.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
February 18
Today was a busy day but my active link didn't think so. We arose early and went to the Salt Lake Temple by 10:00 a.m. The session was a good one. We were on our way home by 12:45 p.m. At that time it was 52 degrees and very sunny. It seemed that spring was on its way.
Maren called when we were on our way down and I got to talk to her. Her day was going much better because the kids were feeling better today. When we got to the temple I told her I would call her back later.
I ate lunch and I started working on the Curriculum. I am writing a chapter on selling this time. I spent most of the afternoon learning what selling is. Larry spent time working on laundry and putting stuff away in the house so the renters can come.
When I got bored and started falling asleep I called Maren again and she was at the beach with her kids looking for sharks teeth. Apparently it was a pretty good day there finally. She was busy so she said that she would call me back.
I read some more on selling and then Larry and I began to prepare a lesson for a Family Home Evening with Kirsten, even though it is Tuesday night. We have to give a lesson to someone on the different lessons in Chapter 3 of preach my gospel to prepare for our mission. Kirsten called and ask if we wanted to do FHE with them for the next three weeks since she didn't have to work on Monday nights now. But because yesterday was a holiday we decided to meet on Tuesday this week. She said that she would fix dinner if we would give the lesson.
On our way to Kirsten's house Maren called me back and we talked for a little more.
The lesson went very well. Kyle seemed to be really listening and Kirsten was good to make comments that added to the lesson. The dinner was really good. She had tried some new recipes where she cooked chicken in Balsamic Vinegar and she also had Sweet Potatoes that she had covered with olive oil and then added the Chicken and some balsamic vinegar. It all looked burnt but it was the most moist chicken I have had and the chicken and potatoes tasted good. The balsamic vinegar just made it look burnt. But it also gave it a good flavor.
After the lesson we watched Taylor play on some of her games that she likes on Kirsten's Kindle. She has several dress up games and a magic school bus game that she showed us tonight.
We came home and ate fruit and watched NCIS on demand and now we are preparing for bed.
Posting some pictures of other grandchildren that were on Facebook.
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| Ellie, Max, Gauge, Brinlie walking on the beach |
I ate lunch and I started working on the Curriculum. I am writing a chapter on selling this time. I spent most of the afternoon learning what selling is. Larry spent time working on laundry and putting stuff away in the house so the renters can come.
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| Maren and her kids on the beach |
I read some more on selling and then Larry and I began to prepare a lesson for a Family Home Evening with Kirsten, even though it is Tuesday night. We have to give a lesson to someone on the different lessons in Chapter 3 of preach my gospel to prepare for our mission. Kirsten called and ask if we wanted to do FHE with them for the next three weeks since she didn't have to work on Monday nights now. But because yesterday was a holiday we decided to meet on Tuesday this week. She said that she would fix dinner if we would give the lesson.
On our way to Kirsten's house Maren called me back and we talked for a little more.
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| Sharks teeth that they found |
After the lesson we watched Taylor play on some of her games that she likes on Kirsten's Kindle. She has several dress up games and a magic school bus game that she showed us tonight.
We came home and ate fruit and watched NCIS on demand and now we are preparing for bed.
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| Lexie ready for the school play |
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| Lexie with friends in the school play |
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| Myles playing with a truck. |
Monday, February 17, 2014
February 17th
We decided that now we are feeling better that we better start getting up earlier so we got up at 7:00 a.m. We read, prayed, ate, and exercised all before we had to go to Weight Watchers at 9:30 a.m. It felt good to have so many things done earlier. Even though I did not lose or gain today it felt good to be up and going.
After Weight Watcher's we took the truck down to Autobahn Motors like the Malibu and we are planning to sell it at auction also. Hopefully it will sell because it is a 1988. When we got home we went to see our car insurance agent and canceled the policies on the Malibu and the Truck. It really cut down our insurance payment.
Then we went to get some more fruit and yogurt and soda at Bowman's and ended up buying a little more because we were hungry.
We went home and ate and then Larry started carrying things up and down the stairs to put things away and I started working on the bills and making phone calls. It took me most of the afternoon to balance the checkbook and get the bills organized into a new budget because we changed a few things. Mostly new health, dental, vision and car insurance. We have been able to drop our insurance from $825 to $384 so that helped a lot tonight. Larry getting on at the VA really has helped a lot in that area.
Larry fixed a yummy dinner while I continued to do bills.
Maren posted on Facebook that her girls were throwing up and I commented on it and I got different messages all afternoon on my phone from people sympathizing with her. I hope the girls get feeling better.
Tonight I worked on Weight Watcher's tracking and we watched a couple of Castle reruns which was not the best thing to do but I was feeling tired and I guess Larry was too.
Larry got 4 activity points tonight and I received 0 so I guess I need to move more when I do bills. It is frustrating to me that I can go workout for an hour in the morning and my active link still says that I have not been active enough!!!
After Weight Watcher's we took the truck down to Autobahn Motors like the Malibu and we are planning to sell it at auction also. Hopefully it will sell because it is a 1988. When we got home we went to see our car insurance agent and canceled the policies on the Malibu and the Truck. It really cut down our insurance payment.
Then we went to get some more fruit and yogurt and soda at Bowman's and ended up buying a little more because we were hungry.
We went home and ate and then Larry started carrying things up and down the stairs to put things away and I started working on the bills and making phone calls. It took me most of the afternoon to balance the checkbook and get the bills organized into a new budget because we changed a few things. Mostly new health, dental, vision and car insurance. We have been able to drop our insurance from $825 to $384 so that helped a lot tonight. Larry getting on at the VA really has helped a lot in that area.
Larry fixed a yummy dinner while I continued to do bills.
Maren posted on Facebook that her girls were throwing up and I commented on it and I got different messages all afternoon on my phone from people sympathizing with her. I hope the girls get feeling better.
Tonight I worked on Weight Watcher's tracking and we watched a couple of Castle reruns which was not the best thing to do but I was feeling tired and I guess Larry was too.
Larry got 4 activity points tonight and I received 0 so I guess I need to move more when I do bills. It is frustrating to me that I can go workout for an hour in the morning and my active link still says that I have not been active enough!!!
Sunday, February 16, 2014
February 16th and before
Well, February 16th is our grandson Isaac's birthday. He turns 9 today. They grow up so fast. We are excited because soon we will be close to him and his brothers and sisters in San Antonio so we will see them more often.
Today is Sunday so, of course, we went to church. It was a great Sacrament meeting. It was on the 2nd Article of Faith:"We believe that men will be punished for their own sins and not for Adam's transgression." It was interesting to see the different ways that the topic was treated by the 4 speakers. The youth speakers tended to talk about why we believe that and how that is different from most of the Christian world. We had a missionary reporting his mission and he stressed how important it is for youth and adults to chose to be a follower of Christ and make good choices like Adam did. He talked about the importance of choosing to do the things that we know are right even though the world may give us a bad time. The High Council speaker talked about the concept of punishment. He stressed that God will only punish us by the consequences of our sins and transgressions and that he loves us and is a kind an loving father who is trying to help us find happiness in this life and the next.
Sunday School is the Marriage and Family Relations Class. Today we started the first lesson in the 8 about how to raise our children. It was called Children are and heritage from the Lord. I found that there was a lot that I could relate to in the first lesson as my children are all adults. Everytime I go through a lesson like this I hope to find that there was something that I did right as a Mother. It is such a tremendous job to be a Mother. One thing I tried to do that the lesson talked about was to listen to my children. Although they would say that maybe not enough. I remember many times turning off something that I was interested in on the Radio or TV so that I could listen to what a child was saying. Sometimes not very happily too.
Relief Society talked about the Plan of Salvation. It focused on what we need to do to be happy. The 5 things are:
This afternoon we have been doing family history stuff. Larry found the sign that was on his baby bed in the hospital that said that is name was Laurence David Presser so apparently between then and the birth certificate they changed their minds to Laurence Edward Presser.
We had a chance to talk to Isaac and to Maggie and Sara this evening for a few minutes. Isaac was excited about what he got for his birthday.
I have not written since Wednesday because I was too tired most nights so I will try to give you the highlights.
Wednesday we got some papers from a support couple that has been assigned to us telling us about the different jobs in the mission office that we could do. They all seemed a bit overwhelming but "whom the Lord calls he qualifies". We talked to them and found out that we will be in the MTC for about 2 weeks. We will be finished on the 21st so we could start out that day or after the weekend but as we will have no where to stay we thought that we would start that day and go to Centerfield, Utah for a niece's son's wedding luncheon and then go on from there.
I worked most of the day on Wednesday on the Curriculum except for when we went to the gym. Larry started getting the house in order for when we rent it.
On Monday we had taken the Malibu down to have a member of our ward sell it at the auto auction. We thought we would hear on whether it had sold or not but we did not hear. They said it could sell anywhere from 1800 to 3000 so we were hopeful it would sell in the higher end. Thursday Dave called and said that it had sold but it was in arbitration. He said that was good because it sold for 3100 so when it is over 3000. they have to go into arbitration for some reason. We were excited because we need about 3000 to take with us for the first month.
Thursday was about the same as Wednesday. I worked until about 6:30 p.m. but I was excited because I finished the chapter I was working on so I only have one more chapter. When I finished I was going to start making something for dinner because Larry had not made anything but then he said that he wanted to go to Golden Corral because he had been watching an ad all day on television about their Lobster deal. So we went to Golden Corral and had lobster and steak and tried to be good Weight Watchers people.
Friday we went to the gym and I was finally able to do all the things that I was doing before I got sick at Maren's. Then we went to get our second hepatitis A and B immunization. We got home about 12:30 p.m. Just in time to tend Taylor for Kirsten and Jon while they went to counseling.
Taylor is easy to tend. She likes to watch Disney Junior and we worked on making some valentines for my grandchildren together. I gave her extra envelopes to write on so she could help me. We had a good afternoon but I could not get any other work done. Kirsten and Jon came back about 4:00 P.M.
We had planned to go to Rootstech with Kyle and then we got sick last week so we told him that we would do something that he wanted to do this weekend. When I realized that it was Valentine's Day I told him we could wait but he said that he would like to go out on Valentine's. After much thought he decided that he wanted to go to a show. So we picked him up about 4:30 p.m. to go to dinner at Applebee's. The theory being that if we went early it would not be crowded. We were wrong!!! Everyone must have had the same idea so we had to wait for about 20 minutes for dinner.
I was so proud of myself because it was the first time I went to dinner and stayed within my Weight Watcher's points!!! Applebee's have some Weight Watchers entrees that are about 12 points so that was good.
After dinner we went to AMC to see the Lego movie in 3-D. It was a cute movie. It was awesome in 3-D. All in all we had a good time and had a chance to spend some one on one time with Kyle our oldest grandchild.
Saturday we got up and went to the Family Search Center as we had promised we would work for two more weeks. There were a lot of people working there so it didn't seem they needed us but I did get to help a lady figure out where she needed to look for some help with a German ancestor. I showed her the wiki and then we looked at the German records on FamilySearch.org.
While we were there Erick called and said that they were planning to come down and get some of his stuff out of the house so we can rent it. They got there about 12:30 p.m. We had fun talking to them while they ate and then they decided to pack the fish tank and his drums. Apparently his in-laws agreed to take it in there basement. I told him he should take the drums home and put them in Ryker's room! Lol
About 2:00 p.m. we left to go to Mom's to help her. She had me vacuum the kitchen and bathroom and the back stairs then we went to Provo Town Center to trade in some nylons she had got from JC Penney's. Then we went to University Mall to take back some pajamas that she had bought that did not fit. Then we went to Lehi and ate at Culver's and went to Lowe's to get furnace filters and light bulbs. By the time we got back to Mom's it was 7:30 p.m. just in time for her to watch Lawrence Welk.
Keith called and I talked to him a few minutes. He was just checking on Mom also. Annette was there too but she was off doing something with her children and grandchildren. We then drove home and went promptly to bed after prayer and scripture.
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| Isaac eating his birthday dinner, ramen noodles and hot dogs |
Today is Sunday so, of course, we went to church. It was a great Sacrament meeting. It was on the 2nd Article of Faith:"We believe that men will be punished for their own sins and not for Adam's transgression." It was interesting to see the different ways that the topic was treated by the 4 speakers. The youth speakers tended to talk about why we believe that and how that is different from most of the Christian world. We had a missionary reporting his mission and he stressed how important it is for youth and adults to chose to be a follower of Christ and make good choices like Adam did. He talked about the importance of choosing to do the things that we know are right even though the world may give us a bad time. The High Council speaker talked about the concept of punishment. He stressed that God will only punish us by the consequences of our sins and transgressions and that he loves us and is a kind an loving father who is trying to help us find happiness in this life and the next.
Sunday School is the Marriage and Family Relations Class. Today we started the first lesson in the 8 about how to raise our children. It was called Children are and heritage from the Lord. I found that there was a lot that I could relate to in the first lesson as my children are all adults. Everytime I go through a lesson like this I hope to find that there was something that I did right as a Mother. It is such a tremendous job to be a Mother. One thing I tried to do that the lesson talked about was to listen to my children. Although they would say that maybe not enough. I remember many times turning off something that I was interested in on the Radio or TV so that I could listen to what a child was saying. Sometimes not very happily too.
Relief Society talked about the Plan of Salvation. It focused on what we need to do to be happy. The 5 things are:
- Have Faith in Jesus Christ
- Repent of any wrongdoings
- Be Baptized by someone with the proper authority
- Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost
- Endure to the End
This afternoon we have been doing family history stuff. Larry found the sign that was on his baby bed in the hospital that said that is name was Laurence David Presser so apparently between then and the birth certificate they changed their minds to Laurence Edward Presser.
We had a chance to talk to Isaac and to Maggie and Sara this evening for a few minutes. Isaac was excited about what he got for his birthday.
I have not written since Wednesday because I was too tired most nights so I will try to give you the highlights.
Wednesday we got some papers from a support couple that has been assigned to us telling us about the different jobs in the mission office that we could do. They all seemed a bit overwhelming but "whom the Lord calls he qualifies". We talked to them and found out that we will be in the MTC for about 2 weeks. We will be finished on the 21st so we could start out that day or after the weekend but as we will have no where to stay we thought that we would start that day and go to Centerfield, Utah for a niece's son's wedding luncheon and then go on from there.
I worked most of the day on Wednesday on the Curriculum except for when we went to the gym. Larry started getting the house in order for when we rent it.
On Monday we had taken the Malibu down to have a member of our ward sell it at the auto auction. We thought we would hear on whether it had sold or not but we did not hear. They said it could sell anywhere from 1800 to 3000 so we were hopeful it would sell in the higher end. Thursday Dave called and said that it had sold but it was in arbitration. He said that was good because it sold for 3100 so when it is over 3000. they have to go into arbitration for some reason. We were excited because we need about 3000 to take with us for the first month.
Thursday was about the same as Wednesday. I worked until about 6:30 p.m. but I was excited because I finished the chapter I was working on so I only have one more chapter. When I finished I was going to start making something for dinner because Larry had not made anything but then he said that he wanted to go to Golden Corral because he had been watching an ad all day on television about their Lobster deal. So we went to Golden Corral and had lobster and steak and tried to be good Weight Watchers people.
Friday we went to the gym and I was finally able to do all the things that I was doing before I got sick at Maren's. Then we went to get our second hepatitis A and B immunization. We got home about 12:30 p.m. Just in time to tend Taylor for Kirsten and Jon while they went to counseling.
Taylor is easy to tend. She likes to watch Disney Junior and we worked on making some valentines for my grandchildren together. I gave her extra envelopes to write on so she could help me. We had a good afternoon but I could not get any other work done. Kirsten and Jon came back about 4:00 P.M.
We had planned to go to Rootstech with Kyle and then we got sick last week so we told him that we would do something that he wanted to do this weekend. When I realized that it was Valentine's Day I told him we could wait but he said that he would like to go out on Valentine's. After much thought he decided that he wanted to go to a show. So we picked him up about 4:30 p.m. to go to dinner at Applebee's. The theory being that if we went early it would not be crowded. We were wrong!!! Everyone must have had the same idea so we had to wait for about 20 minutes for dinner.
I was so proud of myself because it was the first time I went to dinner and stayed within my Weight Watcher's points!!! Applebee's have some Weight Watchers entrees that are about 12 points so that was good.
After dinner we went to AMC to see the Lego movie in 3-D. It was a cute movie. It was awesome in 3-D. All in all we had a good time and had a chance to spend some one on one time with Kyle our oldest grandchild.
Saturday we got up and went to the Family Search Center as we had promised we would work for two more weeks. There were a lot of people working there so it didn't seem they needed us but I did get to help a lady figure out where she needed to look for some help with a German ancestor. I showed her the wiki and then we looked at the German records on FamilySearch.org.
While we were there Erick called and said that they were planning to come down and get some of his stuff out of the house so we can rent it. They got there about 12:30 p.m. We had fun talking to them while they ate and then they decided to pack the fish tank and his drums. Apparently his in-laws agreed to take it in there basement. I told him he should take the drums home and put them in Ryker's room! Lol
About 2:00 p.m. we left to go to Mom's to help her. She had me vacuum the kitchen and bathroom and the back stairs then we went to Provo Town Center to trade in some nylons she had got from JC Penney's. Then we went to University Mall to take back some pajamas that she had bought that did not fit. Then we went to Lehi and ate at Culver's and went to Lowe's to get furnace filters and light bulbs. By the time we got back to Mom's it was 7:30 p.m. just in time for her to watch Lawrence Welk.
Keith called and I talked to him a few minutes. He was just checking on Mom also. Annette was there too but she was off doing something with her children and grandchildren. We then drove home and went promptly to bed after prayer and scripture.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
February 12th
We slept in again today but we also stayed up too late last night. It was almost 10:00 a.m. when I got up this morning but I think it helped because I am starting to feel normal tonight and not like I am fighting a disease.
We got ready to go to the gym but then we got a phone call that our taxes were done so Larry stopped there to sign some things so it could be electronically filed. We didn't have our checkbook so rather than go home he went to the bank and got the number they needed. While we were there he told them that we wanted to get an account for our renter to pay the rent into and they said well why don't you do it today. So we did.
We finally got to the gym and worked for a little over a half hour. I am really having to work up to where I was again. But I am getting a lot read in David Ridges book "The Old Testament made Easy' vol. 1 while I walk. It is really interesting.
While I was there Kirsten called and said that the doctor had given her another antibiotic to take and that if she doesn't get better by Monday she is supposed to get a chest x-ray. She was kind of discouraged, with reason.
We went to Bowman's to get some things and then Larry took me home and he went to get copies of our will made in Layton so we could give them to the people that we have chosen for Executor and such. I ate lunch and then started to work on the curriculum.
I was not happy with the things I wrote yesterday so I spent the afternoon revising and trying to make it more understandable. I worked until about 5:30 p.m., then we at dinner.
Just as I finished writing the Bishop called and said that they wanted us to talk on the 9th of March if we could but we had other options if that would not work. I told him I needed to talk to Larry and to the renters that were coming to look at the house tonight because I didn't know when they wanted to move in.
Nancy and Myron Barlow came to see the house with their daughter Jenna Avery and her daughter Kennedy. We showed them the house and talked about the details for about an hour. Jenna is not moving in until after we leave on the 10th so it worked out that we could talk on the 9th.
We have watched the Olympics tonight and worked on the computer. I sent out a invite on Facebook for the Farewell and I have worked on Weight Watcher's and this blog. Life is good.
We got ready to go to the gym but then we got a phone call that our taxes were done so Larry stopped there to sign some things so it could be electronically filed. We didn't have our checkbook so rather than go home he went to the bank and got the number they needed. While we were there he told them that we wanted to get an account for our renter to pay the rent into and they said well why don't you do it today. So we did.
We finally got to the gym and worked for a little over a half hour. I am really having to work up to where I was again. But I am getting a lot read in David Ridges book "The Old Testament made Easy' vol. 1 while I walk. It is really interesting.
While I was there Kirsten called and said that the doctor had given her another antibiotic to take and that if she doesn't get better by Monday she is supposed to get a chest x-ray. She was kind of discouraged, with reason.
We went to Bowman's to get some things and then Larry took me home and he went to get copies of our will made in Layton so we could give them to the people that we have chosen for Executor and such. I ate lunch and then started to work on the curriculum.
I was not happy with the things I wrote yesterday so I spent the afternoon revising and trying to make it more understandable. I worked until about 5:30 p.m., then we at dinner.
Just as I finished writing the Bishop called and said that they wanted us to talk on the 9th of March if we could but we had other options if that would not work. I told him I needed to talk to Larry and to the renters that were coming to look at the house tonight because I didn't know when they wanted to move in.
Nancy and Myron Barlow came to see the house with their daughter Jenna Avery and her daughter Kennedy. We showed them the house and talked about the details for about an hour. Jenna is not moving in until after we leave on the 10th so it worked out that we could talk on the 9th.
We have watched the Olympics tonight and worked on the computer. I sent out a invite on Facebook for the Farewell and I have worked on Weight Watcher's and this blog. Life is good.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
February 10th and 11th
Monday started out great! I lost 7.2lbs. at Weight Watchers so this disease has been good for something. When you have no appetite for anything except oranges and water I guess the weight will fall off. Also I decided that I had to start counting points again because the Simple Start makes me feel out of control.
After going to Weight Watchers we went to the gym. I am so out of shape that I could only walk about 20 minutes but at least I tried.
We decided to sell the Malibu before we went on the mission so it will not just be sitting in the garage or outside. We have a person in our ward who owns a car business so he said that if we took it down to him on Monday he could take it to the car auction and see if it would sell on Wednesday. So we cleaned out the car and took it down to him in Bountiful to see if he could sell it.
When we got home I took a nap for about an hour and a half after eating lunch. I stayed up too late the night before and so I was tired from that and the walking.
When I finally woke up it was about 3:30 p.m. I worked on balancing the check book so we could see where we were. We still had money but not as much as we hoped so we are hoping that the car will sell on Wednesday.
While I was working on that Maren called and I had a chance to talk to her while she waited for Brinlie to finish up with dance. We had a good talk. She is doing well despite Landon being gone but she said that she was tired. I enjoy talking to Maren.
When I hung up from that call, Kirsten called and I was able to talk with her and we sympathized with each other because we are both still fighting this cold or flu or something. We were able to talk about many things that helped me feel better, hopefully it helped her feel the same. By this time it was after 5:00 p.m.
We had dinner and then Larry and I spent time working on the missionary list that we need to finish before we go into the MTC. It was fun to work on some of the things like our profiles on Mormon.org. Mine is at http://mormon.org/me/2WNY
I also talked to Erick for awhile about our mission and what we plan to do with the house while we were gone and the wills and power of attorney. Erick is a great person to help.
Today we slept in until about 9:00 a.m. After eating we started to go to the gym but ended up taking clothes to DI that do not fit and going to see Frank Sano our manager at LDS Employment to tell him about our mission. We then went Deseret Book to get some of the books that we need for our mission. I also bought some for Kyle for his birthday. Then we went to the gym. I was able to walk for a half hour today so I guess I am getting better.
Larry had put a pork roast with potatoes and carrots in last night in the crock pot last night and so we ate that for lunch. It was wonderful. It is so fun to eat something that is so perfectly cooked. It was fun to have it taste good.
Then I went in and said a prayer that the answer to it helped me to avert a possible relationship complication so I was grateful for prayer.
Then I went to work on the curriculum. I was able to get the beginning structure for the chapter done so I think I can get it finished this week. That is a major miracle for me.
BJ called and wanted to know if we wanted to switch phone plans with them so I have to talk to Larry about that. He is always trying to find a way for us to save money.
My visiting teachers came to visit and we had a good talk. I was not a diligent person and did not go to Relief Society because I was feeling tired.
Erick and Heather and Ryker sent us some Valentines today and a bag of hershey's raspery kisses. I called them tonight and tried to talk to Ryker but he was mostly concentrating on talking about how he broke his arm while riding a bike.
Tonight I have been working on various things on the computer. I cleaned out my email and answered some, worked on some of the missionary things, counted my points for Weight Watchers and active link. And now I am finishing my blog. Well kinds of boring but that is my life lately.
Guess Larry and I will go and read our scriptures and go to bed as we have seen most of the 9:00 p.m. news while I was typing this.
After going to Weight Watchers we went to the gym. I am so out of shape that I could only walk about 20 minutes but at least I tried.
We decided to sell the Malibu before we went on the mission so it will not just be sitting in the garage or outside. We have a person in our ward who owns a car business so he said that if we took it down to him on Monday he could take it to the car auction and see if it would sell on Wednesday. So we cleaned out the car and took it down to him in Bountiful to see if he could sell it.
When we got home I took a nap for about an hour and a half after eating lunch. I stayed up too late the night before and so I was tired from that and the walking.
When I finally woke up it was about 3:30 p.m. I worked on balancing the check book so we could see where we were. We still had money but not as much as we hoped so we are hoping that the car will sell on Wednesday.
While I was working on that Maren called and I had a chance to talk to her while she waited for Brinlie to finish up with dance. We had a good talk. She is doing well despite Landon being gone but she said that she was tired. I enjoy talking to Maren.
When I hung up from that call, Kirsten called and I was able to talk with her and we sympathized with each other because we are both still fighting this cold or flu or something. We were able to talk about many things that helped me feel better, hopefully it helped her feel the same. By this time it was after 5:00 p.m.
We had dinner and then Larry and I spent time working on the missionary list that we need to finish before we go into the MTC. It was fun to work on some of the things like our profiles on Mormon.org. Mine is at http://mormon.org/me/2WNY
I also talked to Erick for awhile about our mission and what we plan to do with the house while we were gone and the wills and power of attorney. Erick is a great person to help.
Today we slept in until about 9:00 a.m. After eating we started to go to the gym but ended up taking clothes to DI that do not fit and going to see Frank Sano our manager at LDS Employment to tell him about our mission. We then went Deseret Book to get some of the books that we need for our mission. I also bought some for Kyle for his birthday. Then we went to the gym. I was able to walk for a half hour today so I guess I am getting better.
Larry had put a pork roast with potatoes and carrots in last night in the crock pot last night and so we ate that for lunch. It was wonderful. It is so fun to eat something that is so perfectly cooked. It was fun to have it taste good.
Then I went in and said a prayer that the answer to it helped me to avert a possible relationship complication so I was grateful for prayer.
Then I went to work on the curriculum. I was able to get the beginning structure for the chapter done so I think I can get it finished this week. That is a major miracle for me.
BJ called and wanted to know if we wanted to switch phone plans with them so I have to talk to Larry about that. He is always trying to find a way for us to save money.
My visiting teachers came to visit and we had a good talk. I was not a diligent person and did not go to Relief Society because I was feeling tired.
Erick and Heather and Ryker sent us some Valentines today and a bag of hershey's raspery kisses. I called them tonight and tried to talk to Ryker but he was mostly concentrating on talking about how he broke his arm while riding a bike.
Tonight I have been working on various things on the computer. I cleaned out my email and answered some, worked on some of the missionary things, counted my points for Weight Watchers and active link. And now I am finishing my blog. Well kinds of boring but that is my life lately.
Guess Larry and I will go and read our scriptures and go to bed as we have seen most of the 9:00 p.m. news while I was typing this.
Sunday, February 09, 2014
February 9th and before
Well it has been a week since I wrote on our blog. We have both been very ill. It has not been a fun week.
Today we went to church because the Bishop had asked us to read our calls to the ward and bear our testimonies. We went but came home after Sunday School. I had asked Heavenly Father to help me feel better last night and I did but when we got home today all the aches and pains seemed to return.
We spent most of the day today doing things to get ready for our mission. We had 3 more episodes of the District to watch and then we spent some time reading the missionary handbook together until we were both losing our voices. We have been listening to three chapters of the Book of Mormon together at night and in the morning in an attempt to read the Book of Mormon again before we go to the mission. I am always amazed at the many beautiful concepts that are in the Book of Mormon when I read it and the feeling of peace that I feel. I realized that the whole point of the Book of Mormon is to bring people to Christ and to repent and be baptized and teach us the plan of Happiness.
Larry put on the TV for a few minutes before he went to bed and I was reminded that I did not get to see the Beatles on TV 50 years ago because I needed to go to church. I was a teenager then so it was kind of important to me, but I made my own decision. Back in the day we went back to Sacrament meeting in the evening. I knew I would be blessed for not missing church and 20 years later and tonight I was able to see the performance several times. I guess it all is in your perspective but I feel like I didn't miss a thing and I was strengthened in my faith by being obedient.
During the week here are a few of the highlights.
Monday we went to Weight Watchers and weighed in. We both gained weight. I was the worst at 3.2lbs. I have decided that I cannot do Simple Start. I get too out of control and think I can eat anything and that is just not the case. We did not stay to class because of our colds and Larry took me home and then he went to the gym but that is the last time either one of us had gone all week.
Most of the first part of the week I spent working on our finances and the curriculum anything that made it so I did not have to talk. I finally finished Chapter 13 and turned it inThursday. I have two more chapters to write.
I was supposed to talk to a lawyer for Nathan but had to postpone it because I could not talk and Nathan had a dentist appointment at the time I had scheduled.
Monday night we went to a Empty Nester's family home evening it was fun. But they played Bingo to get us ready for the Rest Home. Not my idea of an uplifting FHE. They did have great snacks. Many of them fresh fruits that helped me stay on track but mostly my throat wanted water. Chocolate was not even tempting, not even eclairs, my favorite looked good to me.
Tuesday we met with a lawyer Mike Blackburn and finalized things on wills for both of us and power of attorney for both of us. I also got a HIPPA release for my family and made a living will so people will know what to do with me if I am sick and can't talk myself. I felt good about it and in talking to Erick tonight he was relieved that we had got that done since so much has happened this last year to emphasize the importance of that. It is the only time I have done something without asking Larry Jenkins, my brother, about it so I felt guilty but I don't know why. I guess I feel like I owe him the business but he doesn't do wills and such.
Wednesday I spent on curriculum. Larry slept a lot and turned the heat up because he was chilling1
Thursday Larry and I watched a Roots Tech class that was streamed live from the Salt Palace on Family Search about 1:00 p.m. but other than eating and sleeping I spent the day on the curriculum.
Thursday was our grandson, Kyle Blunt's 17th birthday. We were planning on taking him to rootstech and then doing something while we were there for his birthday and giving him his presents. But as you will read later that was not to be.
Our grandson Ryker had his arm broken a week ago and he was able to get his cast on today. He wanted a red cast. Erick said that he had such a good time at the hospital when he went in that he has been asking if he can break his other arm. They put him under anesthesia to set the break because it was compound and then they let him watch Shrek, gave him candy and a Popsicle and stickers. I think that is not worth breaking your arm for!
Friday we went to the Dr. and got our immunizations for the mission. He also gave me an antibiotic for my disease that he said should not have lasted more than 10 days. Larry having had it for only 4 days did not get any medicine. We went from there to the LDS Employment Center to tell everyone about our mission. We were disappointed that our Manager Frank Sano was not there but it was fun to talk to the others.
Maren posted pictures of Landon leaving on the ship and of the ship on Facebook that day. She has also posted pictures and comments about many nice things that are being done for her since Landon left. We are praying for her and Landon and the kids that things will go well.
I went home and attempted to work on curriculum for the afternoon but finally laid down for a nap about 2:30 p.m. When I got up I tried to work but finally gave up for a while. We were supposed to take Kyle to Rootstech the next day. We had got substitutes at the Family History Library but finally at about 9:00 p.m. I texted Kyle and Kirsten and told them that we did not feel like going and we would have to do something another day. We are hoping to do something he wants to do with us for his Birthday next week. We tried to watch the Olympic opening ceremony but gave up after the introduction of the athletes. We called Mom and told her that we would not be down the next day because of the way we felt and went to bed. I think that we had a reaction to the shots on top of the cold or flu that we have.
Saturday we slept till about 10:00 a.m. and felt somewhat better but we just stayed in most of the day. Larry did go to pay a bill for home repairs and to get some groceries as we were running out of fresh fruits.
Talked to Kirsten a few minutes and she is still sick after antibiotics and she is starting the 4th week. Hoping that she and we will be better soon!!!
Today we went to church because the Bishop had asked us to read our calls to the ward and bear our testimonies. We went but came home after Sunday School. I had asked Heavenly Father to help me feel better last night and I did but when we got home today all the aches and pains seemed to return.
We spent most of the day today doing things to get ready for our mission. We had 3 more episodes of the District to watch and then we spent some time reading the missionary handbook together until we were both losing our voices. We have been listening to three chapters of the Book of Mormon together at night and in the morning in an attempt to read the Book of Mormon again before we go to the mission. I am always amazed at the many beautiful concepts that are in the Book of Mormon when I read it and the feeling of peace that I feel. I realized that the whole point of the Book of Mormon is to bring people to Christ and to repent and be baptized and teach us the plan of Happiness.
Larry put on the TV for a few minutes before he went to bed and I was reminded that I did not get to see the Beatles on TV 50 years ago because I needed to go to church. I was a teenager then so it was kind of important to me, but I made my own decision. Back in the day we went back to Sacrament meeting in the evening. I knew I would be blessed for not missing church and 20 years later and tonight I was able to see the performance several times. I guess it all is in your perspective but I feel like I didn't miss a thing and I was strengthened in my faith by being obedient.
During the week here are a few of the highlights.
Monday we went to Weight Watchers and weighed in. We both gained weight. I was the worst at 3.2lbs. I have decided that I cannot do Simple Start. I get too out of control and think I can eat anything and that is just not the case. We did not stay to class because of our colds and Larry took me home and then he went to the gym but that is the last time either one of us had gone all week.
Most of the first part of the week I spent working on our finances and the curriculum anything that made it so I did not have to talk. I finally finished Chapter 13 and turned it inThursday. I have two more chapters to write.
I was supposed to talk to a lawyer for Nathan but had to postpone it because I could not talk and Nathan had a dentist appointment at the time I had scheduled.
Monday night we went to a Empty Nester's family home evening it was fun. But they played Bingo to get us ready for the Rest Home. Not my idea of an uplifting FHE. They did have great snacks. Many of them fresh fruits that helped me stay on track but mostly my throat wanted water. Chocolate was not even tempting, not even eclairs, my favorite looked good to me.
Tuesday we met with a lawyer Mike Blackburn and finalized things on wills for both of us and power of attorney for both of us. I also got a HIPPA release for my family and made a living will so people will know what to do with me if I am sick and can't talk myself. I felt good about it and in talking to Erick tonight he was relieved that we had got that done since so much has happened this last year to emphasize the importance of that. It is the only time I have done something without asking Larry Jenkins, my brother, about it so I felt guilty but I don't know why. I guess I feel like I owe him the business but he doesn't do wills and such.
Wednesday I spent on curriculum. Larry slept a lot and turned the heat up because he was chilling1
Thursday Larry and I watched a Roots Tech class that was streamed live from the Salt Palace on Family Search about 1:00 p.m. but other than eating and sleeping I spent the day on the curriculum.
Thursday was our grandson, Kyle Blunt's 17th birthday. We were planning on taking him to rootstech and then doing something while we were there for his birthday and giving him his presents. But as you will read later that was not to be.
Our grandson Ryker had his arm broken a week ago and he was able to get his cast on today. He wanted a red cast. Erick said that he had such a good time at the hospital when he went in that he has been asking if he can break his other arm. They put him under anesthesia to set the break because it was compound and then they let him watch Shrek, gave him candy and a Popsicle and stickers. I think that is not worth breaking your arm for!
Friday we went to the Dr. and got our immunizations for the mission. He also gave me an antibiotic for my disease that he said should not have lasted more than 10 days. Larry having had it for only 4 days did not get any medicine. We went from there to the LDS Employment Center to tell everyone about our mission. We were disappointed that our Manager Frank Sano was not there but it was fun to talk to the others.
Maren posted pictures of Landon leaving on the ship and of the ship on Facebook that day. She has also posted pictures and comments about many nice things that are being done for her since Landon left. We are praying for her and Landon and the kids that things will go well.
I went home and attempted to work on curriculum for the afternoon but finally laid down for a nap about 2:30 p.m. When I got up I tried to work but finally gave up for a while. We were supposed to take Kyle to Rootstech the next day. We had got substitutes at the Family History Library but finally at about 9:00 p.m. I texted Kyle and Kirsten and told them that we did not feel like going and we would have to do something another day. We are hoping to do something he wants to do with us for his Birthday next week. We tried to watch the Olympic opening ceremony but gave up after the introduction of the athletes. We called Mom and told her that we would not be down the next day because of the way we felt and went to bed. I think that we had a reaction to the shots on top of the cold or flu that we have.
Saturday we slept till about 10:00 a.m. and felt somewhat better but we just stayed in most of the day. Larry did go to pay a bill for home repairs and to get some groceries as we were running out of fresh fruits.
Talked to Kirsten a few minutes and she is still sick after antibiotics and she is starting the 4th week. Hoping that she and we will be better soon!!!
Sunday, February 02, 2014
February 2nd and before
Today was Groundhog day and they say that he saw his shadow so we will have 6 more weeks of winter. We probably need it in Utah. They are saying the snow level is really low.
I stayed home from church today to try and get feeling better. I have lost my voice and cannot talk over a whisper. I feel like I have problems in my sinuses and my teeth ache but when I went to the doctor yesterday they said that I did not have a bacterial infection. I will be grateful when it goes away. I slept a lot today.
It was Stake Conference today so Larry attended and took notes for me. He also went to the adult meeting last night by himself but he took notes so I got a smidgen of what the meeting was about. He said that last nights meeting theme was assigned by the First Presidency, which I guess from what he said is unusual, and it was on hastening the work-specifically missionary work. I listened to one of the talks they quoted from today, Elder Ballard's October 2013 talk.
Larry fixed lunch and dinner. He is so great. We still have pork left that he cooked for me the night I got home so we had pork quesidilla's for lunch and for dinner he fixed a steak and salad with fresh pineapple. I haven't been especially hungry the last few days but it all tasted really good.
While we were eating a friend in our ward, Nancy Barlow, called and asked if we would consider renting our house to her daughter while we were on our mission. They said that they would help her keep up the yard and such so we prayed about it and felt good about it so we just have to work out the details. I felt like it was an answer to prayer because we didn't want to leave the house with someone we did not trust.
Larry watched the Super Bowl for the first half but got disgusted with it and turned it off for most of the second half. I told him to turn it on that maybe Denver had a come back so he turned it on towards the end and was even more disgusted with the games final score of 43-8 for the Seahawks.
For a while tonight we worked on our wills and power of attorney so we can get that finished.
The last time I wrote it was Thursday. As you know my flight was canceled that day as well in the evening so I spent another day with Maren. I was surprized that they had taken the tent down that they had built the night before for Gauge before I even got up. I helped Brinlie finish her Hello Kitty pillow that we had started on Monday. It just needed some different glue. I watched the kids play. I took a shower and convinced Maren to do my hair for me. Then Maren took some pictures of Me and her together and another of Me and her and the girls together. I got to see why instagram is good to have for photos when she fixed the pictures right on her phone but when I tried to download it and login it said it did not recognized my Facebook password so I just gave up.
The snow in Richlands really melted that day and the ice on the streets melted so that it was about 45 degrees when I left. I was pretty sure that I would go this time because Maren's Cul-de-sac was dry and the roads were dry by the evening. So I was able to take off for home.
When I got to Atlanta I got off the plane and I felt like I was missing something but I went to Chick-fil-A and got a light lemonade and some fries. I thought that would go good with my sandwich I had made for dinner. Then I found my flight which was two terminals down and began eating in the waiting area. When I went to get my sandwich I realized that the thing I was missing was my dinner sack that I had left on the plane from Jacksonville. Luckily I was not very hungry.
I usually just read on the plane but I was falling asleep even before we took off so I purchased a set of headphones and I rented the move "The Butler" and watched that. Larry had told me he didn't want to watch it because Jane Fonda was in it so that is one reason I chose it. He would be even more upset if he knew that the main character was thrilled when Barack Obama was elected. After that I was able to use the ear buds and play Stack the States a geography game I downloaded for Sammy but for some reason I really like to play it.
When Larry picked me up he said that he had fixed roast pork and dipping shrimp for me so when we got home he served me dinner at 1:30 a.m. I was thrilled. Even thought I could not talk. We got to bed about 2:00 a.m. Part of the reason was that when he came he had our Misson Call. I was so excited to find out when we were going and that we really were going to San Antonio that I had to post it on Facebook that night even before we ate.
We are going to the Texas San Antonio mission and will be office assistants. We go into the Provo MTC on March 10, 2014 so we only have about 35 days now to get ready.
The next morning we were supposed to work at the Family Search Center but I felt so rotten that I called and got a substitute to go in. Larry went over but he said that they had plenty of people to work so he came home. We took a nap together for awhile.
I decided about 2:30p.m. that I would go to the Saturday Urgent Care at the Doctor's office. The doctor said that he didn't think that it was bacterial but to come back in about three days if it had not gone away. He told me that even whispering was hard on the vocal chords and so to go home and rest and drink plenty of liquids and not talk.
Mostly on Saturday I just rested and slept. I had a few people call to congratulate us on the mission call and then they were embarrassed, as was I, when I could not talk. I told them I would call back when I could talk better. Hopefully it will get better soon because we have a ton of things to do before March 10th.
I stayed home from church today to try and get feeling better. I have lost my voice and cannot talk over a whisper. I feel like I have problems in my sinuses and my teeth ache but when I went to the doctor yesterday they said that I did not have a bacterial infection. I will be grateful when it goes away. I slept a lot today.
It was Stake Conference today so Larry attended and took notes for me. He also went to the adult meeting last night by himself but he took notes so I got a smidgen of what the meeting was about. He said that last nights meeting theme was assigned by the First Presidency, which I guess from what he said is unusual, and it was on hastening the work-specifically missionary work. I listened to one of the talks they quoted from today, Elder Ballard's October 2013 talk.
Larry fixed lunch and dinner. He is so great. We still have pork left that he cooked for me the night I got home so we had pork quesidilla's for lunch and for dinner he fixed a steak and salad with fresh pineapple. I haven't been especially hungry the last few days but it all tasted really good.
While we were eating a friend in our ward, Nancy Barlow, called and asked if we would consider renting our house to her daughter while we were on our mission. They said that they would help her keep up the yard and such so we prayed about it and felt good about it so we just have to work out the details. I felt like it was an answer to prayer because we didn't want to leave the house with someone we did not trust.
Larry watched the Super Bowl for the first half but got disgusted with it and turned it off for most of the second half. I told him to turn it on that maybe Denver had a come back so he turned it on towards the end and was even more disgusted with the games final score of 43-8 for the Seahawks.
For a while tonight we worked on our wills and power of attorney so we can get that finished.
The last time I wrote it was Thursday. As you know my flight was canceled that day as well in the evening so I spent another day with Maren. I was surprized that they had taken the tent down that they had built the night before for Gauge before I even got up. I helped Brinlie finish her Hello Kitty pillow that we had started on Monday. It just needed some different glue. I watched the kids play. I took a shower and convinced Maren to do my hair for me. Then Maren took some pictures of Me and her together and another of Me and her and the girls together. I got to see why instagram is good to have for photos when she fixed the pictures right on her phone but when I tried to download it and login it said it did not recognized my Facebook password so I just gave up.
The snow in Richlands really melted that day and the ice on the streets melted so that it was about 45 degrees when I left. I was pretty sure that I would go this time because Maren's Cul-de-sac was dry and the roads were dry by the evening. So I was able to take off for home.
When I got to Atlanta I got off the plane and I felt like I was missing something but I went to Chick-fil-A and got a light lemonade and some fries. I thought that would go good with my sandwich I had made for dinner. Then I found my flight which was two terminals down and began eating in the waiting area. When I went to get my sandwich I realized that the thing I was missing was my dinner sack that I had left on the plane from Jacksonville. Luckily I was not very hungry.
I usually just read on the plane but I was falling asleep even before we took off so I purchased a set of headphones and I rented the move "The Butler" and watched that. Larry had told me he didn't want to watch it because Jane Fonda was in it so that is one reason I chose it. He would be even more upset if he knew that the main character was thrilled when Barack Obama was elected. After that I was able to use the ear buds and play Stack the States a geography game I downloaded for Sammy but for some reason I really like to play it.
When Larry picked me up he said that he had fixed roast pork and dipping shrimp for me so when we got home he served me dinner at 1:30 a.m. I was thrilled. Even thought I could not talk. We got to bed about 2:00 a.m. Part of the reason was that when he came he had our Misson Call. I was so excited to find out when we were going and that we really were going to San Antonio that I had to post it on Facebook that night even before we ate.
We are going to the Texas San Antonio mission and will be office assistants. We go into the Provo MTC on March 10, 2014 so we only have about 35 days now to get ready.
The next morning we were supposed to work at the Family Search Center but I felt so rotten that I called and got a substitute to go in. Larry went over but he said that they had plenty of people to work so he came home. We took a nap together for awhile.
I decided about 2:30p.m. that I would go to the Saturday Urgent Care at the Doctor's office. The doctor said that he didn't think that it was bacterial but to come back in about three days if it had not gone away. He told me that even whispering was hard on the vocal chords and so to go home and rest and drink plenty of liquids and not talk.
Mostly on Saturday I just rested and slept. I had a few people call to congratulate us on the mission call and then they were embarrassed, as was I, when I could not talk. I told them I would call back when I could talk better. Hopefully it will get better soon because we have a ton of things to do before March 10th.
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