We Went Collecting

So sometimes when people rent Trailers from TJ Trailers they don't bring them back.  I don't know what they are thinking but Larry gets tired of it.  So, Larry decided to drive to SLC and find one that has been gone since November.  Jared and I went with him.  It was scary!  The little neighborhood just off of main and around 17 was small.  The houses were super close together and the roads were smaller than those in the Terrace where I grew up.  The first road we turned down got me scared.  There was a car in the middle of the road and one off the side.  The guys were not talking nice to each other and soon one guy was pulling another one from his car and hitting him.  We kept going but Jared was watching.  We came to a corner and there were two cars stopped even though there wasn't a stop sign...it all made me nervous!

The guy that had our Trailer was nice and polite.  He told us the trailer was in the back of his house which meant we had to go down the road behind his house.  There was no way Larry could turn around and so he backed up all the way down the street. He did as well as "Mater".  Larry asked the guy if he could come up with some $$$ for the use of the trailer and the guy was able to.  So everything worked out good.

We decided to stop and get some dinner at the Spaghetti Factory.  It was yummy as always.  It wasn't a typical Friday night but it was good.

I had this yummy dessert earlier this week with Kimleighel and even though it use to be my favorite it isn't anymore.  It is too rich and made me sick.  That's actually a nice thing.  I will cherish the memories. ☺

 Since it's cold and rainy I justify spending the day wrapped in a warm blanket and a book.

This tree makes me smile every time I drive by it.  I love the beautiful blossoms.

Terrific Thursday

Today was our last day of bowling for this season.  Next week we will bowl for fun and have a pot luck.  My team bowled the ghost team today and we won all the games.  I didn't contribute much the first two games but was a lot of help the third game.  Like we keep telling each other...it takes the whole team.  I'm glad the others are able to carry me when I am in a slump.  I feel bad when I don't do well and we lose.  The Bowling Buddies (my team) were in last place about a month ago but have worked our way up and might be about the middle now.  Seriously though, it doesn't matter to me where we stand and I wouldn't even know if my team didn't talk about it.  I figure we do our best every week and I don't really care where that puts us.  I'm taking the summer off but I hope I will be called to sub. I like subbing because then I don't have to pay. ☺

After bowling Carla and I went to the new Library.  I love our new library and now Carla does as well.  Carla checked out four big books. I returned one big book.  I couldn't find the one I saw the other day that I want to check out and so I decided that I will wait for another week since I have a few books at home to read.  I think you just might find Carla and myself hanging out at the library in the future.

We had DUP today too.  It's very enjoyable and I always enjoy learning about our pioneers.  Judy and Lisea give good lessons and make them interesting.  I believe we only have one more month of  DUP until we have a summer break.  Kathy made it today and I was happy to see her.  I moved over so she could sit between me and Carla.  I've enjoyed being a part of DUP.  It's interesting and fun being a member of this group.  We always have a yummy lunch served to us and today it was a chicken cordon blue casserole and peanut butter bars.  When we start up again in September me, Carla and Kathy will prepare the lunch.  Kathy laughed when she saw we had three of us doing the lunch and said it was because she wasn't dependable.  Kathy just never knows when she is going to feel good or not.  She struggles with migraines and never knows when they will hit, which is often.  So in a way she is right. haha ☺

I got home and was able to make my family dinner before heading to SNAP.  I lost the job I was assigned to do last week which was to get Val off the stage. (Val is blind)  Brother Smith had been helping Val and I told him he could still help Val since all I was doing was getting him off the stage.  Now I am just helping his right arm with the actions when we all sing "3 of a kind."  I"m excited for our production next week.  The participants are really excited and happy with how they are doing.

(Grandma Barbie and twins Revv & Harland)

I followed Barbie over to her daughters house after SNAP so I could see and hold Barbie's new twin grandson's.  They are so tiny and cute.  I sure love babies.  Speaking of babies we got good news on ours today.  They are both over 3 lbs and the fluid has gone down a little again.  WooHoo!  We will get to meet our twins in about 5 weeks.  I'm so excited.

Wonderful Wednesday

I started today off by going to the Temple.  Have I mentioned how much I enjoy going to the Temple every Wednesday morning? It's such a wonderful place to be any time we can make it.

I came home and Carla came over and we weeded a section of my yard.  Under my front room and kitchen windows was terrible.  The weeks were thick and thriving.  We got rid of them and put down some preen and sprayed a few tough roots.  It looks so good.  I am so thankful for Carla and her willingness to help me out.  She loves that kind of work and loves helping others.  Larry was happy that he didn't have to do it.  Heck, I was happy that Larry didn't have to do it.  He works hard all day and I think he needs a little break when he gets home.  It made me feel good to get that much done.

Carla and I were asked to help at the Book Fair at the Elementary School today too.  The school was having a art fair which I guess was pretty awesome.  Local artists brought their paintings and the kids art was displayed as well.  Kimleighel played her cello.  We were there a little early and the PTA President, Cindy P. said she was going to ask Kimi but hadn't.  Kimi loves playing so she went home and got her cello and played for a few minutes.  I know it made Kimi happy.

When our shift at the Book Fair was over I bumped into my cute grands.  They were just going into the book fair and had already had their faces painted.  They are so cute. They had also each painted a shirt with the mustang logo on it.  I think it was screen printed.  I remember screen printing in junior high school.  I made the screen print up even....it was cool. I was glad that I got to see my cute grands.  I was glad that I was able to help at the Book Fair.  I really like helping at my grands schools.  It was a fun and rewarding day for sure!

Memory Lane

These pictures popped up on my memories on Facebook.  This fun day happened in 2012.  I love strolling down memory lane!

Gaming Gals

We had another fun game day with some fun gals.  Today Lorrilee joined us and it was fun seeing her again.  Lorr and I share nieces and have been friends for over 38 years.  Today we played Rummikub and Farkle.  There's a reason I don't take chances.  When I did take a chance playing Farkle, I would "Farkle" and lose all my points.  I might have been the biggest loser today. ;)  I had a great time though regardless if I won or lost.  I really don't care.  However we have a few "Lucky Ducks" and I think we need to bring a duck or chicken to our game days so the winner can have her picture taken with it.  Debbie and Julie were both winners today.

Carla made blueberry muffins for us and I brought some teddy grahams to munch on.  We had a great time and the hours flew by.  Carla doesn't like for me to leave once I'm at her house and so I stayed and had lunch with her and visited for another hour or so. Carla's a sweetie!  I've decided that Mondays are busy now and not just for a few hours.  It's a great way to start a week though...I enjoy my friends.

I was reading Jodi's blog today and made a comment and decided to make it a quote to share.  "Oh the Good We Could Do If We Just Would".  So often we think about doing a kindness for someone but don't get to it.  If we would follow our promptings we really would made a difference...a good difference!

Shelby's getting Married

My niece, Shelby is getting married in a few weeks and so she was "Showered" with Lots of Love and Cool Gifts today.  All my girls except Julie were able to come with me to celebrate Shelby.  Julie has been getting sick with these twins and was down today.  She needs to really rest right now and felt bad that she couldn't come with us.  I was glad that the other girls were their to support our family and Shelby.  It means so much to me.

Shelby is opening the gift we gave her....a pressure cooker.  I told her to make sure she knew how to work it so she doesn't get hurt.  I think pressure cookers are wonderful and had forgot that I have one.  I use to cook with it all the time and got out of the habit.  It's coming back out and will be used again.

I'm excited for Shelby to start this next season of her life.  It's fun and there are lots of adventures waiting for her to experience.

Celebrating Kamryn

I got to pick this cutie up from school so we could celebrate her turning eight which is happening next week.  I liked having so much time with Kamryn.  We went to Toy's R Us and Kam chose a walking Panda as her gift.  We walked all around the store to make sure that is what she wanted.  She was so happy with her choice and even slept with it.  I really love taking the grands shopping.  It's so fun watching them choose their gift.  Since Kam didn't have an after school snack we stopped at Fiiz and got us a drink and cookie.  We sat inside at the bar.  Kam noticed they have chairs like my new ones and a coach to match.

I sure love Kamryn.  Kamryn is such a good big sister.  She's so responsible and smart.  She knew the first presidency of the church when she was three.  I heard her Grandma Lynette tell her they need to work on them again since we have a few new ones now.  Kamryn is brave and dares doing most things.  She won the calf riding contest in Hooper last fall because she wouldn't let go.  She is adventerous and strong.  She does gymnastics and wants to play football.  Kam has so many talents and it's fun watching her as she try everything.

Kamryn enjoys our "one on one" time.  She likes having me to herself.  We tried out the new air mattress I just bought and only the two of us slept in the front room.  (she likes it that way)  We had to get up and get her ready for her early soccer game.  I made her blueberry pancakes and bacon.  She's such a cutie and very appreciative.  I can't believe we are going to have another eight year old...these kids grow up so fast.  I love Kamryn and had a great time celebrating HER!