A BUSY FUN WEEK...SO FAR

It's been a busy week. Curtis & Deedra and the kids came Sunday evening. They are on Spring Break and so they came to Nampa for the week. They are staying at Lynn's. Monday morning, Tony and I went to the gym and when we got home, we ate breakfast, and then Tony was blowing up his bike tires because Jack wanted to borrow it for the week. I started cleaning up the kitchen and then I got a call from Deedra. She said Gramma had a weevil infestation in her kitchen. She wanted to know what the best cleaner for her cupboards was. I got in the car and drove over to Lynn's, and Tony rode the bike over.  Deedra had the two older boys washing dishes that had been taken out of the cupboards. They had thrown out a lot of food that was open or expired and Deedra was washing the cupboards with bleach water. Tony and I started refilling the good stuff in the cupboards that were cleaned. Then we went to emptying some of the other cupboards that hadn't been done yet. It was a BIG job. Deedra is such a good mother, and I was impressed how she involved all four of her kids in the work. Good Kids!!  Four hours later, we finished up and Tony and I went and bought a couple of pizzas at Papa Murphys.  I had to laugh at Jack. When we asked what the kids wanted to eat, Jack said anything but Panda Express. lol  Rice just didn't look good after all the weevils!  We ate and then we played games till it was time to come home and go to bed. Tuesday, we picked up Lynn and the Brown's and we went to the temple0 and did endowments. The kids stayed at Lynn's and did their own things. When we got back from the temple, we changed and went back to Lynn's and played games again. 

Wednesday was rainy and we were so thankful for the moisture!! 

We need it so much.

The wind blew and most of my pretty pink petals are gone.

The pickup was "PETAL KISSED"

It was kinda cool, but Tony got out his blower and cleaned them all off after I took my picture. lol He had an appointment with his sleep doctor, so while he was gone, I worked on finishing up some things in the craft room.  When he got home, we went to Lynn's again. Tammy and her family came over as well and we all played games. 

It was raining again and it is music to my ears. We sure need it and I enjoy listening to it when we go to bed. Wednesday night, we watched a movie with the kids. Chris & Tammy came as well .

Curtis and Deedra have the ANGEL app and so we watched

 SOLO MIO! It was such a great movie. I definitely want to purchase this one. We all enjoyed it. We came home after it was over and went to bed. Tony and I went to the gym in the morning and after, came home and ate, Then Tony took Lynn to an eye appointment. Then when they were done, we got ready to go to the temple to do baptisms. The Butterfields came too (Curtis's parents) and so we were able able to do 107 baptisms and 107 confirmations.

Afterwards we got a picture of the bunch of us.  From the left: Garrett AKA Elder Butterfield. He is on a

SERVICE MISSION in Kennewick. Curtis, Jack. Charlotte, Deedra, me, Tony, Lynn, Gaya and Steve.

We then went to THE OLIVE GARDEN for lunch.

It was a good time and fun to be with the kids. Alice was being taken care of by her cousins Ellie and Livie. They are all planning on going to THE MARIO BROTHER'S movie this evening and so we dropped off Lynn and came home to relax. I am so tired. It's been a non-stop week so far. I guess I'm getting old and can't keep up the busy pace.  It's been a good week though.  Tomorrow they are going to WAHOOZ to play around and Tony and Me are getting together with the Poulsen's for dinner. We might possibly come back to our house and watch a movie. We'll see. 

Till the weekend, it's been fun.

GOD IS GOOD!~

MAD MONDAY!

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY! We started off by going to the gym at 7:45am . Met up with Pat and we walked our 4 miles. Had a great visit, as usual. I was happy to see Roan today and able to give him the Sympathy card I'd made for him and his wife for the loss of his daughter.  We  came home and Tony ate breakfast while I went to the hospital to do my labs. I have an appointment with Doctor Keller next week so always have to do labs the previous week, before my appointment. 

The sunset was gorgeous this morning.  Got a picture before we went in to walk.

The lab technician had to stab me in both arms today. She couldn't get blood from one arm but she got me in the left and it left a doozy of a bruise. The arm that she couldn't get anything out of did not bruise at all.  When I got home, I ate a bowl of cereal and then finished up Pat's birthday gift.

Then I made a card for Rena who will be turning 92 on the 11th of April. She walks with us at the rec center when we go at 8am.  I got out some pillows to take to Deedra and Tony got out his bike and aired up the tires so Jack could ride while he is here.  I got a call from Deedra who told us that Grandma has a weevil infestation and wanted to know what she should use to clean.  We went over and she and the 4 kids were up to their elbows in cleaning. We dug in and helped. The kids were washing dishes and Deedra was scrubbing cupboards out. They had thrown out a lot of food. We started filling the cupboards with the food that was safe and then put dishes away after they were cleaned. 4 hours later, we finished and Tony and I went to buy pizza for lunch and dinner. Heck, it was 4 in the afternoon. After we ate, we played some GOLF and at 7PM we came home and showered and are relaxing before bed.

I got the wedding invitation from Nicole in the mail today. I was fortunate enough to be up front at the temple, as the wedding coordinator the day they were married. It was awesome to see the Like's family. So nice to get her wedding invite and a thank you for being at the temple. Tender Mercies. 

GOD IS GOOD!

SUCH A GREAT DAY

       Tony and I had a great day at the temple today.  We had various assignments and it was another day to see old friends. The Bailey's came today. They used to be in our ward and moved to live with his parents to save money. It was great to see them again.

I got out a little earlier than Tony, so I walked the grounds and took some pictures. The flowers are gorgeous as well as the trees.

I went around back and took one of the pond. There was a wedding party taking pictures. I walked back to the car and Tony came out shortly thereafter. We drove home, changed our clothes and then watched an episode of HUDSON & REX. Then we went to pick up Pat to take her to dinner at THAILAND EXPRESS and then we went to THE LIVING CHRIST at the Smith building. 

There were all kinds of artwork and displays depicting the life of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. 

Four of these in this hallway were ours. My diamond painting and three of Tony's puzzle pictures.

Even the entryways were decorated. 

When we finished, we ended up in the cultural hall. There were so many beautiful pictures. 

The same picture but at different times of the day.

A display of the Last Supper

Pat loved the frame on this one. It is such a beautiful picture.

We had a sister take a picture of the three of us in from of the big mural of the Savior and the 12 apostles. After we finished, we drove Pat back to her house. She expressed how much she enjoyed the day. Having lunch with us and she love THE LIVING CHRIST exhibit.

Tony took a picture of us when we got back to her house. Her flowers are so pretty. She said we looked like twiners. lol  Only I'm the BIG twin. lol I sure enjoy Pat. She's a great friend. 

It was wonderful day!

GOD IS GOOD!

GETTING READY FOR THE WEEKEND

Got home from the gym on Thursday and it was cold and windy,

My pretty Flowering Cherry was loosing petals like crazy and the grass was pink. I could cry!  

I tried to get a picture of the petals falling and I did. This wasn't as many as at other times but at least I tried. We came in and ate a quick breakfast and then Tony took Lynn to her eye surgery. He was gone till three in the afternoon so I got busy.

I signed up to make three dozen cookies for THE LIVING CHRIST. I got 3 loads of laundry done in between baking.

I had some icing left over from the last one's I made so I used it up.

Then I made a new batch for the remainder of the cookies. I like this batch much better! Good thing they both taste the same. lol

Tony got home at 3, like I said, and I made us taco's for lunch.   Then we rested and were watching TV and I'd fold clothes and put them away when a commercial came on. We got a call from Debbie and she said she was trying to call her Mom but she wasn't answering. We told her we'd go over and turn her phone back on. Tony had silenced it while they were at the eye surgery and he forgot to turn it back on. So, we went over, turned it back on and then came home to bed. Got up Friday and went to the gym again. After we finished we came home, ate and then I got busy sewing.

Pat's birthday is coming up and I wanted to make her a makeup bag. She loves her three little dogs . She used to have 2 cats but one died. Nonetheless, she loves her animals. I had this fabric with paw prints on it so I used it.

It really didn't turn out too good but she will love it. I filled it with gum, two pair of earrings and a necklace.

Then I had some  tiles, so I made her four coaster's with dogs and cats on them. While I was looking for the tiles in my craft closet, I decided to get my serger out along with all the thread. I posted it on Marketplace and I have a lady coming out tonight to pick it up. I told her we go to bed at 7 so she said she'd get on the freeway immediately. I only asked $75 dollars for it all so I know it's a good deal. I just don't use it anymore , so there's that.  lol

I will be glad to get rid of it. I hope she is happy with it.

GOD IS GOOD!

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

Tuesday, was Silver Sister's. I asked Pat to go with me and she said she would. I really enjoy her company. She came to my house and we went to pick up Lynn. It was held at the Stake house on Northside. They had a gal who is the Mental Health officer at Ridgeview High, was the speaker. She was really interesting and Pat loved it. She has only been to one other luncheon with me. It was all about the public library and she said she liked this one even more.

After the speaker finished,  they served Hawaiian Haystacks for lunch. Pat had never had them and she liked them. They were delicious. When we went home, I also took Wanetta home. We dropped her off 1st and then Lynn. When we got back to my house, Tony took a picture of me and Pat.

After Pat went home, I played with AI and made us into "ROCK STARS"  lol  I only wish I looked this good! lol

Wednesday, we picked up Lynn and then we picked up both sister Brown and her husband.  We went to the temple and we were happy to have another one along. We were able to do 10 endowments today.

It was a great day and the grounds are gorgeous. We dropped the Brown's off at their home and then the three of us went to Costco. We needed milk and half and half and then decided to eat lunch there. We dropped lynn off at home and we came home & rested up.

At 5:45, we went to pick up Lynn again and went to the Smith building. We wanted to take Lynn to THE LIVING CHRIST before she gets her eye surgery tomorrow. Tonight was the 1st night of it. We plan to bring Pat on Saturday.

It was done so beautifully. There were pictures of the Savior everywhere. They divided us into groups and then took each group to the rooms where they had a speaker and a video about the Savior. 

It ended in the gymnasium where they had tables set up and served cookies. There were several displays set up around the gym with more pictures and displays of the Savior. We saw a lot of friends who have moved out of our ward and other's from the Stake. I'm excited to have Pat come with us on Saturday.

GOD IS GOOD

LIVIE'S HOME FROM HER MISSION

We met some of the family at the airport Thursday evening at 5 to welcome Alivia home from her mission. 

I got a picture of Grandma and Grandpa Cleaver with their little granddaughter. Evelyn is such a little doll!

It was so fun to see Livie come out of the airport hallway and to see her expression as she was greeted by her family and friends!  She was so happy to finally meet the baby and get to hold her.

From the left: Melissa, Nathan, Livie and Evie, Ellie, Joe, Gravce and Blake. Grace is due to have her baby in July.

Aunt Alivia and Baby Evelyn

The three Cleaver siblings and their spouses and  baby Evie.

Me, Livie and Tony

AKA: Grandpa & Grandma Norton

Margie (Melissa's best friend) came to see her home as well as her Grandma & Grandpa Cleaver. 

It was such a fun evening and it didn't end there. We went home for a bit while they went to eat and get Livie home to settle in. She had never seen her parents new home so that was fun for her. We were invited up to their home because she was getting released from her mission at 8 PM. We still had Lynn with us and we drove up at the assigned time. President Wolstenhulme and his wife and Brother Bossen came up and we had a very spiritual get together on the new patio. It was a beautiful evening and Livie told us things about her mission as the President asked her questions. He had each of us tell Livie what we learned from her while she was on her mission. It was such a wonderful experience.  When she was released, she had Ellie video her taking off her Missionary tag and she went and jumped in the pool, dress and all!  It was so fun and her siblings and spouses  joined her soon after. She wants to send it to her Mission president.

The pool was a warm 87 degrees and what a view!

It was a Great day!

GOD IS GOOD!