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!

WHAT A GREAT SATURDAY !

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY

Saturday, our temple day was so awesome.  The trees along the sidewalk were all in bloom with their snowy white blossoms. We had a wonderful day serving and I was so excited to see Ellie and Alivia. They came to do Initiatory and I was in the main hall so I got to see them come in. Then I was at new name when they left so I got to see them again. It's always wonderful to see family at the temple.

They took this picture as they left. Beautiful girls.

When we left, I took a picture of the flower bed and the bulbs are all coming up and the grounds are lovely!!

Wish my garden beds looked so good!

We drove back to Nampa and guess where we went?? YEP,

Chick Fil A! We had to eat quickly because we made an  appointment to come back at 5 for baptisms. We ate and visited with our neighbors across the street for a bit about our yards. They are thinking about giving up their garden area like we did so we had a nice visit in our back yard. Then we came in and rested for a bit. We picked up Mom and Liz at 4pm and Drue picked up Christopher. (Yeti had to back out because he needed to get a new part in his car ) We called Tammy and Chris and they were on their way with the little boys. When we got to the temple, we were thrilled to see Elder Fenton and Elder Fritz as well as 6 Sister missionaries. 2 of which had served in our ward recently. Sister Curtis was dressed to do baptisms and so were the Elders. Sister Fonua and the other 4 sisters sat in the baptismal chapel and watched. 

These are the Elder's and the Sister's who helped us and Christopher is in the middle. Christopher has been a member a month now and he was so excited to attend the temple. He blessed the sacrament for the 1st time last Sunday and he was able to baptize for the 1st time on Saturday. He did a great job. He was nervous but he relaxed the more baptisms he performed. Our grandson (little Tony) had Christopher baptize him. It was sweet. There was a temple worker who came up to Christopher as we were getting ready to leave and told him how much he could feel the spirit as Christopher baptized. It made Christopher feel good and he said he felt it too.

We were able to get 89 baptisms and 89 confirmations completed with the group we had. It was an awesome evening.  From the left: Drue, who just took out his endowment last Saturday,  Elder Fenton, then Elder Fritz (little Tony in front of them) Liz, a convert almost 6 months. Christopher in the middle and he's been a member a month. Sister Curtis and Sister Fonua and me and Tammy in front of us. Mom and Chris on the right and Corbin behind us on the fountain. We were so grateful to the Elder's and Sisters who came to support our new members and to help us with our names. Drue and Elder Fenton each did 4 of their own family plus helping us with family names. It is such a joy for me and Tony to be able to help the Missionaries as we go on visits with them and get to know friends who are investigating the gospel and coming unto Christ.

GOD IS GOOD