THURSDAY & FRIDAY & SATURDAY & SUNDAY

THURSDAY:

Got up this morning and went with Tony to his dermatology appointment. I brought my book, finished it and started on volume two while he was in his appointment.

Then we went to the gym and walked. When we got home, we ate a quick breakfast and Tony headed outside to spray weeds. They are growing like crazy. He then made an appointment to go to the Cpap place to see what they could do about the face mask cuz it bothers his nose. While he was gone, I got ready for our date with the Poulsons and read my book. Tony came home and just before we left to go pick up the Poulson's, the Bishop called and asked if we were going to be home. Tony told him we were leaving to go out with Kevin and Jan so he said "can we talk on the phone"  and asked if I was there as well. Tony put his phone on speaker and the Bishop told me I was going to be released on Sunday. I told him I was aware because Jenni was already sustained to be 1st counselor in the Stake Relief Society.  He confirmed I had been 1st counselor and I said I was. Then he said  "Sister Edge is being put in as the Relief Society President and we would like to call you to be 2nd counselor"   WHAT????   5 years wasn't enough.....he laughed and asked if I was OK with that ....I guess I'm still in Relief Society.....Just wonder for how long. 

We left to pick up the Poulson's and took off for the show. We went to SNOW WHITE. It was cute. A little different twist on the original story, but it was good.  Came home and got ready for bed.

FRIDAY:

Up at 7:30 and ready to head to the temple at 8:45.  We took Joyce's car today so I got to ride up front with Tony. Joyce always tells me I need to be by my husband whereas when we take Lynn's car, she sits up front. lol Before we left, I took a picture from  Joyce's house of our front yard. I love my flowering Cherry tree!!

I just wish the blossoms stayed longer!!   The grass is greening up nicely. I'll be cutting it for the 1st time next week.  We had a lovely day in the temple. We did an endowment each and then 2 hours of

sealings. and got some where around 80 ordinances completed.

It had rained a bit while we were in the temple and when we came out it had stopped and was sunny.  We are supposed to get more this evening and I hope we do. My plants need it. We went to Chick Fil A for lunch and are now home. We go to bed early tonight so I am going to read my book for a while. 

SATURDAY:

It was our turn to be Veil Coordinators so we had to be at the early morning prayer meeting at 5:30. Meaning we got up at 4am and left 45 minutes later. Lubov was on time (as she always is) and off we went. It was raining when we left.  It was a wonderful day. We love to work at the veil and it was great. After our shift, it was still raining! Lubov wanted to take us to dinner because Tony did the work for her nephew from baptism to sealing. She took us to Thailand Express and we enjoyed a wonderful meal. She chose a seafood dish and Tony and I both got Pad Thai. Delicious.

When we finished, we took her to Cold Stone Creamery. She is so cute. She took a live video of the place and sent it to her daughter in Spain. Evidently, she plans to retire this winter and move to Spain to be with her daughter and her family. She is the sweetest lady!!

I love my Sweet Russian Friend.

SUNDAY:

We went to choir practice at 9:30 but only got to practice for about 20 minutes. We moved into the chapel when the other ward was ready to use the Relief Society room and then the Young men and women needed to practice a song that they were going to sing in Sacrament meeting. I got a picture of a few of them before church started but when they actually sang, there were a lot more of them. It was a really nice number, and they all did a great job. It was our Ward Conference so I was released from Relief Society as well as Jenni, Carrie and Teri. Then I was put right back in as 2nd counselor with Debbie Edge as President, Shelly Hughes as 1st counselor and Mindy House as secretary. I was the only one who stayed in. Guess I'm still learning something. I'm really glad to be working with Shelly. She and I get along really well and if I have to continue, I'm glad she is there. Debbie and Mindy will be great too. Tony taught the Sunday School lesson as we combined the RS and the Priesthood. He did a great job. After church, I stayed to be set apart so Tony hurried and took Joyce and Lynn home and then came back and helped with us all getting set apart. Afterwards, we went home and I cooked rice and then we went over to Joyce's house and had beef stroganoff over rice and orange rolls and carrot sticks. Then we came to our house and watched the last disc in season 4 of The Chosen. We are going to the theater to watch Season 5 on Tuesday (well, part of it) and Lynn, Joyce and the Poulsons are going with us. Can't wait. 

When we walked back over to our house from Joyce's house, I noticed that my daffodils are starting to bloom. Well, ONE of them so far but there are more that will be opening soon.

I love my Flowering Cherry Tree!

It opens a little bit more every day.  It's a lot fuller than it was on Friday! The wind was blowing and some of the petals were coming off. Then it rained a bit more while we were watching The Chosen. We played GOLF for 18 rounds after the show and then the ladies went home. Tony and I watched a little NCIS and now were heading to bed. It's going to be a great week and

GENERAL CONFERENCE

is this coming weekend and that will be wonderful!!

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

We went to the gym on Monday morning. The sun was coming up and it was so bright.

But, beautiful!  We had a good workout. I am so proud of myself as I am able to walk 4 miles everyday at the gym before I do my weights. I'm gradually working my way up.

When we got home, I noticed my Peonies are coming up. In the ground and in the pots I have them planted in.

I'm hoping this one will have Big Red blooms this year. The 1st year I planted them, they didn't come up at all but at least a few sprouts are showing so finger's crossed! We ate some breakfast and then I  worked on a card with some new dies.

I only got one done before Lubov came over and I drove her to St Lukes for an appointment. She has been having some problems. It was pretty interesting as they had a screen pop up when she was checking in and a person translated everything in Russian so she could understand. Then a man came and went into the appointment with her and he translated in the room with the doctor. Amazing!!  I read my book when I got home and Tony went to his mother's to help her a bit. She has been very dizzy and using a walker to get around ever since we got back from Lewiston. I think she overdid it with her birthday week and all the visitors and then working in her yard with Diane before our trip to Lewiston.  Monday night, we went to bed. Tony has been sleeping really well since he got his Cpap. At 11:45 at night, I heard our garage door open partially and close again. I woke up Tony and told him and he just moaned something....then I heard it open again all the way. I got up and went downstairs and opened the door to the garage. The light was on (of course it goes on when the door opens) so I checked around a bit, turned off the light, closed the door and then went back to bed. HOWEVER, I couldn't sleep worth beans the rest of the night. Every creek  the house made, I would sit up and take notice. I imagined someone in the house and had thoughts of what they might do to us. It was awful!!

Tony got a super sleepscore on his fitbit and mine stunk!! 

Tuesday, we walked at the gym and then I came home and got ready to go to SILVER SISTERS. Joyce had a doctor appointment and her granddaughter took her to it. Lynn was still feeling out of it, so I went alone. Brother & Sister Leukenga were the guest speakers and they told about their mission to Russia. He ran the projector and she did most of the talking. Occasionally,  he would say a few things but he let her do most of it. It was so interesting!!

She showed us her 3 hats. One was a decorative hat that went with her dress. The one she is holding up was wool and she said it kept her ears warm when it was cold....but she had a big fur one that she said she wore when it was super cold. 38 degree's below a lot of the winter. Brrrr, that is cold!!

She had a table set up with a lot of the things they got while there. The dolls were handmade by people and they would sell them at little shops set up on the streets.

They were pretty cute!

She posed for me with her special hat after the program was over. She and her sister made the Russian Borscht soup, rye bread and then their was tossed salad and desserts. The desserts were made by the sisters in the ward who were hosting. There were desserts from Denmark, Argentina, Switzerland, Israel, Norway etc....can't even remember them all. It was a fun activity for sure! After, I got home, I did some laundry and then read my book.

Its the 1st one in the series I just got. This one I had in my book collection. #3, I got from Lynn. I found # 5 & #6 at the Deseret Industries and Debbie found me #2 and #4 at a 2nd hand book store in Bountiful. I'll have this one finished today and will be able to start on #2. They are so good! I love Gerald Lund books!

Today, (Wednesday) we got up and went to the gym. We walked 4 miles. I'm not as fast as Tony so he went down to do a few weights while I finished my last 3 laps. Then we had to get to the Lawn Mower shop to pick up our mower. Lynn's and Joyce's won't be done for a week or so. 

When we got home, I cleaned up and then made lunch. Yeti and the sisters were coming over for a discussion and lunch. Yeti got to our house and the sister's texted and said one of them hurt her back and they probably wouldn't make it over. So, we had a nice lunch with Yeti and afterwards I told him about my families conversion. Then we listened to President Nelson's 2024 conference talk. He is the nicest guy and full of questions. Tony took him home (he doesn't have a car yet) so he could get picked up for work.  Now, back to my book and then I need to get up to shower. Tony went to Lowes on his way home and picked up a new garage door opener. He had taken our old one apart and it was broken inside. Hence,  the opening at any little jolt. I will sleep a lot sounder now! lol

EXCITING and BUSY FEW DAYS!

Just got this news!!  I'm so happy for her.  It will be the 8th of August in Emmett. Another good reason to start KETO again. lol 

We went to the gym this morning and then came home and ate a quick breakfast. Then we went shopping for a few things. We leave tomorrow morning for Lewiston. Bridger is getting baptized on Saturday. We came home and packed and will be going over to Lynn's to see Diane before she leaves to go home. 

We took Joyce with us and played some games with Diane. One last Hurrah before she heads back to Utah.

Then before leaving, we took a picture with her.

ME......

Then, TONY.

After a couple of hours, we left for home and a good nights rest because we wanted to leave fairly early on Friday morning.

We picked up Mom around 9am and Diane was leaving shortly after we took off. The roads were great but we could see Snow and low hanging clouds in the mountains.

The closer we got to McCall, the snowier it got.  But still, the roads were good!!  Thank Heaven! The trip was uneventful. I wanted to stay in a motel, when we were planning the trip, but Tony (always the one to save money) asked Kim if we could stay with her. I follow her blog and I knew she had her Aunt staying with her but she said she could stay with her sister for the weekend. She is so accommodating but I still hated to put her out!!

When we got to Lewiston, we stopped at the Downtown Cafe for dinner, before we went to Kim's. We've eaten their once before and it is really good. Tony and Mom got a Steak grinder sandwich, which they really liked.

I got a French Dip and Mom caught us with our mouths full! lol After eating, we drove up to Kim's and unloaded our things. We visited with her for an hour and then we drove up to Stillman's and Kim went to her sisters house. She also had a cousin come to town and she wanted to go visit with her at her sister's house. (Another reason I wished we'd gotten a motel)....too late now!!

Curtis and Deedra and kids made it to Stillman's shortly after we got there.  Stillman had a house full as all of Michelle's family was there too.  Curtis and Deedra and family were in a hotel. Bridget and Jeremy and Brogan stayed in Stillman's 5th wheel. Donna (Michelle's mother)  and Jordan (Michelle's brother) and Stephanie and their four children stayed in Stillman's house.  

The kids were all downstairs playing video games as we all visited upstairs. We played some games with the adults .

Then Keaton came up to show us his helmet and sword.  It was metal and looked HEAVY!!  Pretty cool though.  After games, we 

 headed back to Kim's to get some sleep. It was raining as we drove back to Kim's and I was glad Tony was driving. That town is super confusing to me. lol We got to Kim's and she was laying on the couch. We told her we were going to bed and I started down the hall and stepped in something squishy. Her dog, Rosco, had gotten sick and threw up on the carpet runner she had going down the hall. She got up and cleaned it up and I cleaned off my shoe. Again, I felt bad as she was put out too. She let Lynn have her bedroom. She said she was going to sleep there as well, but she didn't. Anyway, we went to bed. Tony and I did not sleep well. The bed was too soft and it was a double (maybe a queen) but after sleeping in a King, it seemed so small.  Tony had his sleep apnea machine and he just couldn't get comfortable. I finally ended up taking his neck pillow and used it instead of the pillow on the bed and eventually got to sleep. We got up on Saturday morning and Kim made a FANTASTIC breakfast of sausage and eggs and toast. She had made several bottles of strawberry jam and sent it home with us. Some for us, Joyce & Lynn. She is such a great person and so stinkin funny!! After eating, she rode with us to Bridger's baptism.

Michelle took several pictures of him, and they turned out so good!

I got a picture of Bridger and his parents before the baptism. 

After getting pictures of everyone there, we went back to Kim's to change and she stayed home to babysit her granddaughter. We then drove to Stillman's and had lunch. Chicken salad sandwiches on Croissants, chips and carrot sticks. It was so good!!

We then all went to the High School to watch Jayden in the school play, "THE WIZARD OF OZ" Jaden played the coroner as well as some other parts with singing and dancing. He has a great voice and is an excellent dancer.  

I got a picture of him and Alice after the performance.

As well as a picture of Alice with "Dorothy". She did a great job as well! She went to prom with Jaden and  she was so sweet!  After the play, we went back to Stillman's to celebrate Bridger's 8th birthday. 

Stillman BBQed Brats and Burger's.  Kim had made a Big Frog Eye salad, and of course, chips and then CAKE & ICE-CREAM! He loves Spiderman and everything was that theme. The kids started with a Spiderman Pinata and it was STUFFED FULL! 

Then we came inside and Bridger blew out his candle and opened his gifts! He read EVERY card (and really well, I might add) and thanked everyone. It was sweet!

He got money from Kim, me, Donna and someone else (can't remember) but as he opened mine, it was adding up and he exclaimed,  "I'm getting RICH".....it was so cute!!  After the party was over, it was getting late and so we said our goodbyes and went back to Kim's and to bed. Tony slept poorly again and I actually did better than the previous night. Kim left for church shortly after we were up and we packed and took off for home. It was raining the entire trip. We drove to McCall and went to,  

"MY FATHER'S PLACE" for lunch. 

As we were leaving, a family of deer came trotting by the place.

Three on one side and the Big  Daddy on the other.

The snow on the roof's were deep!  Good for this summer's water!!

It was a good weekend but I am glad to be home. 

GOING GOING GOING FOR TWO WEEKS!

I sent a message to my friend, Robin, last Monday. I wished her a Happy Birthday but she didn't respond. SO, Tuesday, we picked up Lynn and Diane to go to the gym and walk with us. They did (but didn't walk) lol  Diane played racquetball and Lynn did her bike. We only walked because Tony is trying to get his back healed up. He's had 3 visits to the chiropractor and wanted to make sure the adjustments stay in place. Once we were done, we took them home and then I came home, made the above picture with some of my shells and took a trip over to Robin's to wish her a Happy Birthday. She said she had been sick but she loved the picture. I stayed a good hour to visit and then came home.

I have been struggling to lose weight. I'm exercising but don't seem to be loosing. I saw this and had to laugh. At least I can laugh about it! NOW, you can see why!.......

We had another Electricians luncheon on Thursday, and it was at 

THE GOLDEN CORAL! We met our friends, Ron & Meegan Anderson and enjoyed lunch together. We had to leave a little before two because I had an appointment with my kidney doctor.  We drove to Caldwell and I had a great visit with him. He dropped my infusion drip to 500 mg the last infusion I had, and he was doing a follow up with me to let me know if he decided to up it back up to 1000 mg. He said my labs were good and we will continue with 500 again in August. He wants to monitor me with labs each month to see if I'm staying stable. Sure hope it works. If it does, in 2 years, he is going to take me off completely and we'll see how it goes. He said if I stay in remission, we may be out of the woods. 

Thursday night, Debbie, Alivia & Cory and Danae, got into town to celebrate  Lynn's 93rd birthday.  We got together on Friday afternoon to have lunch and play games. Diane made a big Taco salad and it was delicious. Afterwards, we played games.

We played GOLF and had fun but Tony and I decided we needed to get home and to bed by 7PM because we worked in the temple the following morning. So, we took off early. Saturday, we worked our shift and we officiated a session at 10 so we didn't get out till 11:30. We had to stop at COSTCO  on the way home to pick up the cake we ordered for Lynn's party. We then took Lubov home, then we changed clothes and headed to Lynn's. Diane had prepared an IRISH dinner. She made roast beef that had pickle ling spices and it wasn't corned beef but it had a taste similar to it. She also made red cabbage, mashed potatoes and we had a tossed salad and a fruit salad. There were a lot in attendance. Her brother Jeff & his wife Cynthia. Her sister Joyce, her sister Ada & her husband Melvin, her sister in law Debbie and her new husband. Then there was all of us as well as Chris & Tammy Floyd and 2 of their kids.

After we ate, we brought out the cake and lit up the 93 candles!! lol  TWO candles but one was a 9 and one was a 3....can you imagine 93 stick candles lit!!  We'd have burned the house down! lol

AND, she managed to blow out this many! lol

Alivia gave her a new coat, she also got a couple of puzzles, some tea towels, and we gave her some new earrings and a big pot with flowers and greenery in it for her porch. 

A lot of the family left after the cake and then some of them started putting together one of her puzzles. They got it done and "I" put in the very last piece ! lol  That's about all I can do on jigsaw puzzles. We left about 4:45, went home and changed again and then headed back to the temple with Chris, Tammy and Corbin. Corbin was getting baptized for the dead for the 1st time. It was a phenomenal evening in the baptistry.  There were SO MANY young people serving. It was an awesome evening.  Tammy got baptized by Chris and then he baptized Corbin. Then Tony baptized Chris. Then they dressed and we met to confirm all those they did the work for.

We went out back and got some pictures. It was cold and windy so we didn't stay long afterwards.

Corbin didn't have a coat so I snuggled with him and tried to keep him warm.  GREAT NIGHT!! The next day was Sunday and after church, we met at Lynn's to have a quick dinner before Deb and family had to leave. I made sourdough waffle batter the night before. I brought my waffle iron over and Joyce brought hers. Lynn fried bacon while Joyce & I made waffles. Then when the bacon was done, we fried eggs.  People kinda ate in shifts as the waffles came out of the irons. Debbie and family left, Tony left for a meeting and Diane, Joyce, Lynn and me stayed and cleaned up. Tony came and picked me up at 4 and I went home to rest a bit till the Relief Society Devotional. I went to the church for the meeting and then Lynn, Joyce and Diane came too. It was a wonderful meeting. When it was over, I went back to pick up Tony and we then took Joyce home.

Monday, Tony and I went to the gym and then we came home. I relaxed and read my latest John Grisham book! SO GOOD!~  Then Diane called and said she'd made a date with Tiffany Chandler Sherle. She and her new husband own a Yogurt shoppe in Caldwell. 

It was so fun to see her!! She is such a lovely gal and I am just so happy for her and her new life. The shoppe was so cute and the yogurt so good. Although I just tasted Tony's and I got a lemonade with those bobo strawberry beads in it. It was delicious!! We had a great visit with her and then we came back to Lynn's and watched THE GREATEST SHOWMAN. 

Today, we got up, went to the gym, walked till 10 after 9 and then had to leave to get to Tony's C Pap fitting.

It took longer than I expected. There was a lot of her explaining how to fit it, clean it, adjust etc.  Then he tried two of them and made his choice. She left the room for a few minutes so he could decide which one felt the best.

I was worried they would ne noisy and it would disturb me, but they are very quiet. He made his choice and then we came home. I got things ready for lunch while he was setting up his machine.

At two o'clock, the Sister's came over and Yeti did too. We had lunch and then a discussion. I made Chicken salad sandwiches on croissants, chips and brownies.  I caught them with their mouths full. lol They really enjoyed the meal and I sent brownies home with Yeti. There were only 2 left and he was headed to work so he had dessert to eat with his packed lunch for later. We will do the same thing next Wednesday. It's fun to meet with him and I am amazed how smart he is. He studies hard and is so excited about the gospel. After we finished, Tony took Yeti home so he could get picked up by a friend who works at the same place. It's been a good couple of week but very busy. I'm almost finished reading my book but we are just relaxing tonight. We've been on the go and need a rest!