Great
news about your house, eh? Of course, bittersweet. I wish I had the
money to buy it! I can’t move now, anyway. And you guys won’t
be there. But, it is such a nice house and more especially a great
location. I love the PNW and I love the park and nature area right
outside the back gate. Sounds like a good family is buying it.
I’ll
be praying for your folks to find a wonderful new home in Arizona.
I
look at my calendar for last week and don’t see any big events.
Yet, I felt like I was busy all week.
Monday
I attended the Elk Grove Historical Society again. Bethany’s mom,
Roberts, gave a presentation on the transcontinental railroad. This
makes attending two months in a row. Bethany’s dad is currently the
society president. Now they are encouraging me to join. Probably
not. Especially as Monday is usually when I read or have my phone
read the new Come, Follow Me selection for the week to the family at
dinner. Which didn’t happen because I left before the guys get
home. And then Tuesday, I forgot about it because of Downton Abbey.
I am a sinner.
Teresa
has started coming over in the morning at least once a week – we are trying to get
to more, maybe 3 – for us to exercise together for a few minutes.
I have some fun exercise DVDs.
“Body
Groove Dance Your Heart Out “with Misty Tripoli - dance inspired,
low impact, low stress, a little crazy
“Chair
Dancing Fitness Life’s a Celebration” which involves paper plates
and
others which I don’t know yet if they are fun. Ha ha. Haven’t
tried them
“Core
Chapter One – Tighten Your Waistline from Your Chair”
“Older
& Much Wiser Workout for Active Older Adults”
Not
much excuse for me to be so out of shape!
Friday’s
exercise was something different. Again I skipped temple. Andrew is
the Building Cleaning Coordinator. He gets the volunteers and
switches being the one on site every other month with his assistant.
October was his off month. But this week he was only to get one
volunteer – a 60+ woman. So he decided to go work at the building
Friday morning instead of coming with us to the temple. He was
stressing rather badly, so Teresa and I decided to help him – again
serve this side of the veil. We cleaned the chapel while he cleaned
the bathrooms. It was more exertion than we have been putting into
our dancing exercise sessions.
Then
we went to lunch at Wendy’s and to shop at Falling Prices. What a
weird place. A jumble of all kinds of goods – it coulld be pretty
much anything. On Tuesday everything costs $6 no matter what it is.
The prices drop each day. On Friday, everything is a dollar no
matter what it is. I think on Saturday they are 25cents. My
favorite find Friday which I did not buy, but almost wish I did, but
don’t know why was a bright yellow hood to toe body suit for a tall
person. My first thought was a rainy day bicycle suit – after the
feet were cut off to shorten the legs. It had a chemical company
sticker, so I assume it was a low level hazmat suit. It was too tall
for Andrew,
who gamely tried it on. Andrew said, “Who would wear it when?”
I put it back but I am a little sorry. The other time we went, the
first thing I saw was a black hoop skirt which I did buy. We joked
about me wearing them together. Teresa said I should find something
every time and wear them all together. Maybe at the Halloween Party.
But I didn’t.
Despite
doing most of the really important cleaning Friday, Andrew decided to
go back and help Saturday, too. David offered to give him a ride and
help clean. My guys are so good.
Saturday
I made rice krispie pumpkins. I took some to a friend’s
Housewarming Halloween Open House. I had kept her dog, Sadie, while
she was between houses and by sheer luck – or minor miracles and
tender mercies – helped her find this place to rent which she is
delighted with and likes her landlord.
Then we went to our Ward Taco
Dinner and Trunk or Treat. took rice krispie pumpkins. When I dressed, I was thinking pirate –
black top and skirt, red head band and red thing around my waist.
What a lot of our ward friends saw was gypsy. During the Trunk or
Treat, one sister asked me to read her palm. I handed her a
chocolate and told her she would have a sweet life. She liked that.
And said she already does.
Finished the evening going to babysit at
Hinds while Tom DJ’d and Ruth chaperoned the youth dance. The
littles went right to bed. Miriam, Joseph, and Andrew watched
“Spiderman Far From Home”. I sort of watched and sort of
napped. The timing was perfect. The older Hinds came home soon
after the movie ended. Esther had danced every dance. Jared
hung out and talked with some guys. Left rice krispie pumkins for them to have in the morning.
Every
possible evening, David and Teresa and I are watching Downton Abbey.
Right now we are in season 4. I look forward to seeing the new
movie. I hope the DVD comes out soon and shows up at Costco.
I
really, really, REALLY want to go on a Disney Alaska Cruise. Hoping,
sort of planning, on 2021. I hope you can come. Your mom plans to.
Teresa and I are working on David and he is showing signs of
weakening. I think Miriam wants to go, too. David and Teresa are
thinking of going to celebrate their anniversary which means a May
cruise. I was thinking of September for my birthday, but I am
willing to adjust. Your mom says less chance of rain. Her September
cruise this year was perfect weather, but she says that’s pretty
unusual.
I
spend way too much time Disney dreaming. Then I have to remind
myself that there is someplace else I want to go even more and I need
to think on it and work towards it.
In
RS one sister shared that when her daughter was born she died. She
got up and walked around behind the doctor and saw herself and the
baby. Then she went through this tunnel thing. She thought that she
would go “Pop” and it would all be over. But she didn’t, of
course, She realized that she was going HOME. She felt surrounded
by love and so happy. But then she had to back. She was very sad.
I think for a few days she mourned. Then she realized that she would
go HOME someday and feel that love and happiness.
Blessings
on you. Thank you for teaching people about their Heavenly Home and
how to get there.
Love,
Grandma Barbara
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