Primary Project

 I had Annie help me with a gift for my little primary class to give to their parents.  Last Sunday we went in the kitchen during class time and had the children dip their hands in paint and then put their hand on paper for a hand print.  Lynda Ann made the little vase with the rocks, stick and petals.  I brought the hand prints home to dry and then with Annie's help, we assemble each child's hand print on the stick.  Lynda Ann is so creative.  Don't know what I would do without her vision, craft expertise and willingness to help me with all my projects.  

This is the beginning.

Cutting out the hand prints.

The finished project.  Aren't they cute?  Thanks Annie for always being there for me and helping me brighten someone else's day.  This time the mothers of my little primary class.

Taylor Graduates Bachelor of Science

It was so fun to be able to drive down to UVU and see Taylor at her graduation exercises.  So proud to have another grandchild graduate from college.  Emmi and Mallory from BYU and Taylor from UVU.  The other exciting news is that Maren also finished her Bachelor's degree in nursing.  That ceremony will be some time in June.  Neal and I are proud of Taylor and Maren for their accomplishments.  Maren, Greg, Sylvia (Greg's mom) Tucker and Neal and I were there to celebrate with her.  Some good pictures and some not quite so good :-)

Very fun morning for all of us.  We love you and are so proud of you Taylor and we see a bright future ahead for you.  
 

Early or Late Christmas Present

 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.  

Back side and front side.

Orem Temple Day

 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.

Mallory keeps me on the straight and narrow path!  Thanks Mallory for making the temple appointments for us.  

Annie said that she felt like her biological great aunt  that she went through the temple for was ready to have her work done and was present.  Those are the kind of experiences that can't be denied when doing work for our ancestors.  

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!!!

PS:  I had a fun compliment given to me Tuesday morning at the temple.  I was assisting someone in the initiatory area and the sister said that I had the most gorgeous blue eyes and blond hair and that I reminded her of Doris Day!!!  I'll take it.  If you don't know who Doris Day is, you'll have to look her up.  She was a darling and styling movie star in her day. 

Funny me!

 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.  

The Lucky Stiff

 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.

David is the second row, third from the right.  

Little Eye Surgery

 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.  

Another Stitching Project Underway

 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.

Mallory has a set of these and when we saw the Olympics pattern it there was no question that she would get this one.  

Not sure who found this picture.  Either Mallory or Lynda Ann.  I'm to sure I've ever seen it but it is a great picture of the three of us.  

Easter Gathering

 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.

Jeff, Lynda Ann, Mallory, Andrew, Hayley and Alex were here representing the Gertson family.

Tucker and Maren, Greg, Taylor and Jayden came.  Boston was in Richfield with some friends and Brock is still away at college.  Lyndsy and Sunshine.  

We had a delicious dinner that all the girls contributed to which made it very easy for me.  Then we had our egg contest.

It came down to Jeffrey and Hayley.  Jeffrey still had both ends of his egg not broken and Hayley had one end not broken.  There was hope that Jeffrey would finally get his name on the famous family Easter Egg trophy.  I think everyone was kind of secretly hoping he would win.

And the winner for the 2026 egg contest is:

I guess Jeffrey will have to wait yet another year.  

We even had Logan participate.  

Just for family history.  Tucker gave me the BYU necklace.  Yup Tucker actually got on line and found them and ordered them for me.  Now that is true son to mother love!!!  Thanks Tucker, I love them!!