A friend of mine made this table runner for me to use during the holidays. It is gorgeous and I just had to take a picture of it and post it. It was made by Deanna, Judy Stanfield's sister. So happy that I am the recipient of such a masterful piece of work.
Mallory made appointments for Annie and I to go to the new Orem temple with her last Saturday. Mallory has made two or three appointments to go and every time something has happened that we've had to cancel. This time we made it. What an incredibly gorgeous temple. The stained glass windows are amazing. I love going to the temple and when I get to go with my daughter and my granddaughter it is even more special. I remember meeting Lila Mae at the Provo temple every Saturday and doing a session with her before going to mother's for lunch and a visit. I will cherish those memories with her. It was there that we told each other that we had each been called to be the Stake RS President.
As I sat in the temple with Mallory and Lynda Ann I thought how much knowledge we have been given. The plan of salvation is amazing. When we know the plan we know who we are, we know why we are, and we know where we are. We know that each is a son or daughter of God. One day we may return to His presence. What greater blessing could we be given. I couldn't help but be overwhelmed at my Heavenly Father's Love for me and all His children.
The gardens at the temple were breath taking.
We had a marvelous and very spiritual day and a delicious lunch at the Black Bear Diner. Thanks girls for a wonderful and very fun day. Love you both!!!
I finally got a hair cut appointment with David - a miracle at best! I've needed a hair cut for a while. Nice to get it trimmed. As I was leaving the salon and going down the stairs I noticed a big mirror above the stairs so I decided to take a picture of my new hair do. In my mind it should work, however this is what I got when I snapped the camera. I chuckled all the way home.
Lynda Ann invited Neal and I to go see The Lucky Stiff at the West Valley Performing Arts Center. Such a funny story and has a great ending. Dave (our hair dresser) played the part of the dead person. His whole performance was almost all in a wheel chair sitting motionless. He was amazing and very funny. Jeff, Annie, JC and Jenny along with Neal and I went to the play. Love every minute of it. We did stop at Red Robin for dinner before the play. Very fun evening. Thanks Annie, for including us.
I've had a little growth on my eye for the past year and finally went to a specialist to see if they could remove it. The doctor said he was pretty sure it was benign but they will send it for a biopsy just to make sure. The whole procedure only took about 20 minutes and was absolutely painless. Even the shots to numb my eye didn't hurt. Actually it hurts more now that it is all over than it did when they did the procedure. The doctor did tell me that I would probably have a black eye. I'll for sure post that if it happens. The nice thing that happened is when they saw my birthday they couldn't believe that I was as old as my birthday says. That was flattering and certainly made me feel good.
It has been almost a year since I've done any counted Cross stitching. For some reason just haven't wanted to pick up the needle and thread. I must have needed a little break from it. But during General Conference I decided to pick it up again. This is my new project.
We had our annual family Easter dinner and egg contest again this year. We ended up with 22 people, which is more than the usual amount. Mindy, Robert, Maddie, Grayson and our new great grandchild, Logan were here.
Last week the three of us realized that we had all bought the same shirt at Costco. So we decided to wear them when we played bridge this week and see if Yvonne noticed. It took her a little bit of time before she focused in on the fact that we all had the same shirt on. We had a good laugh about it and had Yvonne take a picture of the three of us.
Left to right: Kerma Jones, me, Judy Stanfield.
Neal and I had the opportunity to go to the Hale Centre Theatre and see the Hunchback of Notre Dame. It was the Disney stage production and I have to admit, it was amazing. We had excellent seats and enjoyed the evening out.
I came out of the temple last Tuesday and just happened to have my phone with me (which I never take in the temple). I noticed the gorgeous Spring carpet of pansies and daffodils and tulips and just had to stop and take a couple pictures. How can anyone deny that there is a God in Heaven who has provided all this beauty for us. The changing seasons are amazing and every season has a beauty all its own. I do love the awakening of Spring.
Abby came in to town to work with her students who are raising guide dogs. KSL News went to Pleasant Grove on Saturday morning to do a news clip on the program and to film the students training and working with the labs. We are all anxious to see the clip and hopefully other schools will want to join in and be a part of raising these amazing dogs for the blind. While Abby was here, we celebrated her birthday. Annie called and asked if we could have Abby's birthday dinner at our home. Abby requested, marinated chicken, corn, baked potatoes with all the accessories. For dessert Annie had made a chocolate cake with ice cream. So delicious!
Saturday found the Gertsons and Neal and Jeannine in Heber to celebrate Susan's 70th birthday. What a fun day we had. Lynda Ann and I along with Susan's sister, Mary, invited the people that we knew Susan would want to celebrate with. We had 26 family and friends who showed up at Don Pedro's to honor her. And, of course, we had the waiters sing happy birthday to her and put on the Mexican Sombrero. We knew she would hate it but we also knew that she would be a good sport and wear it while we all joined in to sing happy birthday to her. Fun had by all who came.
I will try and name all the people starting with Neal, Susan, Ian, Robin, Lynn, Carolyn, Keith, Mary, Cierra, Kaden, Sandy, Becky, Christopher, Sara, Anna, Donavon, Dallas, Alex, Hayley, Lynda, Andrew, Mallory, Jeffrey and me taking the picture.
