SENIOR THANKSGIVING , BSU GAME & FAMILY VISIT

Today was THE SENIOR THANKSGIVING

I had invited Pat to go with us and she was excited to do so. 

She got to our house at noon and I had Tony take our picture.

Then we went to pick up Lynn and to drop the salad and brownies off at our church building for Sister Davis's funeral.

The dinner was held at the Smith building. They had a lot of tables set up and decorated beautifully! There were also a lot of decor on the stage and walls. I wish I'd taken pictures of the decor but we hurried and got a table picked out and sat down.

They had young adults as well as our Stake President and his councilors, and High councilmen serving us. Some Relief Society Sister's helped as well. We were all served in a very timely manner after President  Hagburg blessed the food. They had several people perform for entertainment. It was so nice. They served Pumpkin Pie and brownies for dessert and we were out by 2:30 or so. Pat loved it and kept thanking me for inviting her. She hugged me, we made plans for Monday morning and off she went.

I got busy on CHAT GPT . I turned us into Turkey for a start. lol

Then I had a flock of turkey chasing us down. LOL I sent them to Pat and she got a big kick out of them.  She sent them directly to her Aunt Erlene back east. She loves to get the pictures I make of Pat and myself. So glad I'm entertaining!  lol

We went to Lynn's at 4 this afternoon to watch BSU play COLORADO State. It was a great game and we won nicely. At half time, we went to Melissa's because Blake and Grace were home for an early Thanksgiving because Nate & Melissa are going to Thailand for the holiday. 

We got to meet little Penny Lane who is now 4 months old.

She is a real cutie and such a happy baby! 

She smiles easily and loves to suck on her hands and fingers.  

Alivia was home too so I got a picture of the three kids with their great gramma and her great great grandbabies. 

Joe and Evie did a little performance for us! 

When she gets tired of showing off, she simply sits down in her daddy's hand. It was so cute and she was quite proud of herself.

These little cousins are gonna be best friends in a few months. It will be fun to witness.

Aunt Ellie, Penny and Evelyn.

Evie played while we all visited. Grace's parents were there and Nate's parents as well but they left when we arrived. 

The dogs were all there. Maverick getting love from Joe.

Blake Grace and Penny!

Great great Grandma Lynn and Penny

MOTHER & DAUGHTER

We didn't stay too long. Melissa looked tired and we'd had a big day too. We hugged the kids and took Lynn home and then we came home. I showered while Tony worked on a new puzzle. We relaxed a bit and watched a couple of episodes and then got ready to go to bed. Tomorrow is the Sabbath and we are invited to Carol Ross's for dinner after church. It will be nice.

GOD IS GOOD!~

FRIDAY!!~

We picked up Mom and the Brown's on Friday morning and went to the Boise Temple  because Meridian is closed for cleaning. We had scheduled a 10 o'clock session but we were in time to make it to the 9:30. They do sessions every 1/2 hour so we were able to get directly into the 11:00 session after we completed the 1st. It was nice. Brother Brown loves to get pictures afterwards (like me) so I took a couple of them. Tony had gone to get the car so he took one of me & Mom.

Lynn will be going with us each week, as well as the Browns, and we have decided we will go to the Boise temple if we are just doing endowments. It's much quicker. We went to Deseret book after and we bought THE B of M videos and I got some new garment bottoms. We are Platinum Members and they were having some deals. I got a new Nativity Lantern and 3 Christmas pillows for gifts.  

The new statue of Kellen is in place at BSU.

Tony and I have made plans to go see t soon.

We came home and relaxed the rest of the day. Well, not entirely! Tony finished a puzzle while I did 3 loads of laundry. But while they were washing or drying, I watched TV with him.  I also made a fruit salad and a batch of Brownies for a funeral which was on Saturday. It was a good day!

GOD IS GOOD!~

A TOUCH OF THE BUG

Last night before bed, Tony finished yet another puzzle!

This is the 8th in the box of ten puzzles and he has already started on the 9th! This is a pretty one. But they all have been.

Today, we got up at 7 and ate a quick bite and then went to pick up Mom and Deb. We took Debbie to the airport to catch a plane home. We then took mom home and we went to the gym, met Pat and walked our 4 miles. I had a wee bit of a problem at the gym and had to keep stopping at the restroom. Tony wanted to go to the store afterwards but I wasn't feeling up to it. My stomach kept cramping and I knew I needed to be home. He dropped me off and I decided I needed some cheese to help my situation.

I made a pan of Mac & Cheese with some Jarlsberg, cheddar and parmesan. It was waaay good, if I do say so myself. After we ate, Tony needed to go to Lynn's and do a few things, so I put some in a container for her and then I stayed home and read my book. I'm almost done so I'll be ready for book club on Tuesday. 

We were invited to David Boyer's surprise birthday tonight and since the Meridian Temple is closed for cleaning, we were able to go. I was a bit queasy but we decided we'd just say a quick "Happy Birthday" and not stay long. Alissa had us all come in and she had him on her GPS on her phone and said he'd be home soon.

His son had taken him to do something while people showed up. He had to have known something was up when he saw all the cars at their house and in the neighborhood, but she had the lights out and we all yelled "SURPRISE" when he came in! 

Alissa turned on the lights and David waved Hello!!

She gave him a kiss and the party started!!

They came from Nyssa before they moved into our ward. They were in our ward for a few years and then built this beautiful home in Southwest Nampa. David is an artist and he and Alissa are starting their mission after Thanksgiving. Most everyone there were friends they knew in Nyssa. I talked to their daughter in law who moved to Parma. She and her husband, (David the 3rd) used to be in our ward for a while too. They had two girls when they were here and now they have four. A little boy and another baby girl. I recognized a couple of faces that I knew from the temple, but not many!! And there were a lot of people there!!

We know Rick Chandler who is speaking to Alissa. He and Lynn are cousins. He's the sweetest man! He also works at the temple.

The party was based on the Beatles music and so we has Submarine sandwiches, salad, chips, relishes, tarts and English truffle. When everyone had eaten, we sang Beatles songs. They had the words and music on their TV screen and we sang, Yellow Submarine, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band and I Want to Hold Your Hand.  It was a pretty fun evening but we left after an hour and a half.  I hadn't planned to stay that long. As we were leaving, Alissa gave me this picture of Christ that David painted. His son David the 3rd was the model for the painting. A few months ago (when I was still working on the Saturday shift) Alissa invited me and Pat to their Women's Conference. Her husband had painted a huge picture of the Savior and then they had a small one copied and framed for all the sister's that attended. I wasn't able to go because I served at the temple that day, so she gave a copy for me, Pat and Lynn! 

HOW SWEET!~

I't a 5 X7 and so beautiful. The huge one is hanging in the entry way to their home. I am so excited to be able to give one to Pat tomorrow when we walk. We are going to the Boise Temple in the morning, since ours is closed for cleaning and we will be taking Mom and the Browns. I'll see Pat in the afternoon when we get home. She is also going to the Senior Thanksgiving with us on Saturday. I love her, she's such a great friend.

GOD IS GOOD!~

NOVEMBER !!!

Four days into November already!!

It's gone and is going fast! Sunday was nice and Tony and I had a good day together. We picked up Robin for church. I told her she'd have to go an hour early because we are practicing for the Christmas program. She said that was OK and then after Sacrament meeting, she said she was dizzy and sick to her stomach and needed to go home. I had Primary and Tony had to go to Priesthood so Brother Law took her home. We came home and I made a Bean soup that Deedra told me about (and it was good) and cornbread muffins. I also made cinnamon rolls which were delicious! We watched several church programs and relaxed. It was heaven!

Trying to have a better attitude about everything.

This is a perfect reminder!

Monday, we went to the gym. This little man has started coming to the gym with his little dog. He's a cute little fella until he crapped on the floor beside the entrance to the track. Someone had to tell the owner or it would still be there. lol  But, he stays with his owner without a leash and doesn't bother anyone.

We came home and I did some laundry and we went to Costco for some groceries. Debbie and Lynn were driving home and would be home late. I planned to feed them on Tuesday because Lynn wouldn't have a lot of necessities when they got home. They arrived back in Nampa around 8:30 at night. 

Tuesday, we went to the gym early and afterwards, we picked up Lynn and went to the library to vote. After taking Lynn home, I went home and cleaned up the house and set the table for lupper.

The latch on the hatch (I'm a poet)  of our car has not been working for a long time. It won't open. Well once in a while but not always. It's been a pain in the neck. The Ford dealership was going to charge us around $500 to fix it. So, Tony was talking to Stillman and he said he had just fixed the same thing on Michelle's truck. He googled it and told Tony to do the same. So we ordered the part and it came on Tuesday morning. 

Tony watched the video and then got busy. It took him about an hour and it works beautifully.  He paid $40 bucks for the part so it saved us a ton! Thank you Stillman for the advise. 

I worked on cards I had been making over the past few days.  Mostly done but some need some more embellishments.

Lynn and Debbie came over about 4PM. I made a Swiss and bacon quiche. I cut up some banana, apple and grapes to go with it. When we finished eating, Lynn wanted to play games!! SHOCK!!  

I loaded the dishwasher and cleaned the table and Tony got out the cards. We played GOLF for quite a while and then had a cinnamon roll. I asked Deb if she had ever seen

YOUNG GEORGE WASHINGTON. 

She hadn't, so we moved to the living room and watched it. She thoroughly enjoyed it. After it was over, it was time for them to leave. We went to bed and today, (Wednesday) Tony and I went to the gym early! Got there at 7am and Pat wasn't able to come because of a doctor appointment. I walked 2 miles and rode the elliptical for 5. When we got home, we cleaned up and got to Lynn's at 10:15. Deb was still in her PJ's but they were eating breakfast. I sat in the living room and read my book till they were ready to go to Nyssa.

Debbie and Lynn wanted to go see Ada and Mel. Ada is Lynn's sister. It takes about 45 minutes to get there and we left around 11:30.

We visited in the living room for a while and Mel was proud to talk about his yard and garden. He has two walnut trees and he went down to his freezer and brought up 2 big gallon bags of walnuts he had shelled and froze. Then he took us out to the garage and showed us his project for winter!! 

LOOK AT ALL THOSE NUTS!!

Mel had 4 cute little kittens in the garage. 

They were crawling around our feet and so cute. I picked up two and Lynn had one and Mel had one. They were adorable.

We put them in a box Mel had for them and they have such sharp claws that they climbed up the box and out again. lol

Mel gathered them up and then put a couple of wire covers over the top of the box. They were fun to play with. We went in, washed our hands and then sat down for lunch. Ada made a salad with chicken and homemade croutons and a delicious homemade dressing. Mel made 3 different kinds of ice-cream. It was a lovely lunch and a nice visit. They had a granddaughter who lives in Caldwell come to visit after we'd eaten. We had been there for quite a while so we said our goodbyes and headed back to Nampa. Tony wanted to stop at Tammy's so Lynn and Debbie could see her. She just had a surgery on her parathyroid so we didn't stay long. I was ready to call it a day. We dropped them off and came home. We have to take Deb to the airport in the morning so until then.

GOD IS GOOD!~ 

HALLOWEEN 2026

Halloween was an interesting day!  Tony and I went to the gym and walked with Pat. We walked and visited and then after leaving, we went to Costco and got some groceries. We came home and had a good relaxing day planned. I got some paper and such, &  brought it down to the living room and Tony worked on a puzzle. We watched the BYU game at 1 o'clock. It was a close one!!  We went to the new POLO LOCO fast food place at half time and got a chicken salad. We brought it home and ate it while finishing the rest of the game.  BYU did win by a touchdown against Arizona State but it was not lookin good for a while!!  lol So much for relaxing!

We continued to watch TV and work on puzzle and cards UNTIL evening. I had Halloween candy but not much. lol However, No door bells ringing at all. I didn't really expect a lot of Trick or Treaters because I never get very many. At 7:30, I got a call from Katelynn and she asked if we were home. I said we were so she said she and Anna would be at my door in a minute. I went to the door and it was pouring rain! I had no idea it was raining!! 

They were out by themselves and Katie drives so they weren't wet. They came in and I got a picture of them in their costumes. Katie did the artwork with bleach and water.

A couple of skeletons. 

Katie is a very good artist. She had some other things painted on the back . A skeleton on a skeleton horse and a dragon.  They stayed for about 1/2 hour  and Anna helped Tony for a while on his puzzle. Katie told me about the guy she is dating and then they decided they were going to IN & OUT to eat. They left and it was still raining pretty good. I could see why I didn't have trick or treaters.

We watched the BSU/TEXAS game. There were posts on Facebook of Kellan Moore back on the blue turf during the day and then he was being honored at half time with a 9 foot statue of him that is being placed on campus. SO COOL!~

The game at half time was BSU 28 and Texas 3. 

The statue was unveiled and Kellan gave a short speech. Very short. It was kinda funny. But, he a humble guy. Basically said it was good to be back on the blue and GO BRONCOS'!  

The 2nd half started and Texas came out ON FIRE!~

Before long we were behind and it was seriously

NOT LOOKING GOOD!  We were both getting worried and then Maddox got sacked and hyper extended his leg and he was out!!  They sent in our 2nd QB and he took care of business and we miraculously won by ONE STINKIN POINT!! 

But it was a win, so we'll take it! lolIt was midnight and luckily, we were able to turn back the clock by an hour. So, off to bed we went.

Oh, and Tony finished his puzzle. lol

GOD IS GOOD!~