This last week since I've been home we been doggy sitting Sophie my Mom's little dog. (Mom went to spend some time at Becky's.) We only lost her out the gate once and the front door abt. 3 times. She really needs to learn "come". When you say, "Sophie Come" she just looks at you and runs the other way. We aren't used to her energy. You see she is only 1 year old and very much a puppy. She kept trying to play with our dogs; Koira who is 15 yrs. old and Tena who is 13yrs. old. Our dogs just don't remember how to play, but they did very well ignoring her and calming her down. Our cats were another story. Kissa did very well at putting up with her follow him around. They are the same size and close to the same color. It was so funny watching her follow him all over the yard and house. (I tried but couldn't get a photo of them. Darn!) But he drew the line at following him, every time she would try to play she got hissed at. Our other cat Teemu went into hiding for 11 days. I think we only saw him half a dozen times. If he should even glimpse the puppy he would hiss and spit and run. I picked Mom up at the shuttle today and took both Mom and Sophie home. It's much quieter around here now. I'm anxious to see how long it takes Teemu to come out of hiding.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Girls Get-Away
April 16th - 20th, 2009
Mom and I left Thursday the 16th to go to Kirsti's house in North Salt Lake. We arrived there at about 5:00pm and met the Izatt's at Arbys. We had a good meal, than on to Kirstis to watch Survivor. It was a nice day.
On Friday we started out going to Thrift Town for some shopping. They have great deals on good used clothes. Then we went to lunch at Wendy's and took Kirsti and the girls home. Then Mom and I went to meet Shelley and Becky at the house we rented in Salt Lake for the weekend. Kirsti couldn't come until later that afternoon when Blake got home from work. The house we rented was very nice. It had 4 bedrooms and 2 baths and a spa right off the family room. This year we all brought our own projects to work on. Once the van was unloaded and things put away we just did our own thing. Kirsti arrived in time for dinner. After dinner we headed to Gardner Village. We had lots of fun checking out the shops. Our favorite ones were "The Girl Store" and "The Christmas Store". Oh and I can't forget the candy store where most of us had a sample of fudge and then bought gifts for those we left at home. We only wished we had more time to spend there. Since they closed at 8pm, we couldn't see all the shops. Can hardly wait to go back someday.
On Saturday the 18th we went out for breakfast and then after a minor delay (going back to the house for my pills that I forgot to bring) we were off to IKEA. Wow! Mom and I had never been there and were amazed at how big it was and how much fun stuff there was to look at. After two and a half hours, a good workout and 2 heaping carts we staggered to the van. We went to lunch at "Cold Stone Creamery". There's nothing like having ice cream for lunch. Then back to the house to hang out and do our own thing. After dinner most of us soaked in the spa and talked. It felt sooo... good. Then back inside for movie and pop corn. We all went to bed at about 10:30 pm, but not before Mom frolicked in her new PJ's. For some reason my Mom just loves to frolic in her 'jamies. She is the life of the party!
On Sunday the 19th we had a quick breakfast and then we went to Sacrament Meeting at 9am. It was really kind of weird, because at 10 mins. to 9 we were the only ones there. At 4 mins. to 9 there were 10 peope there, that included us. We were starting to wonder if we'd made a mistake on the time or something. It wasn't until after the sacrament most of the people arrived. That was Mormon standard time at it's best or worst, however you want to look at it. Then back to the house for photo's, lunch and naps. After nap time we started watching "The boy in the striped pajamas", we were waiting for Amy to arrive. What a great but very sad movie. When Amy arrived we headed to the cemetery. Becky and Shelley were going to show us where Virgil Ned Robison is buried. Shelley found his unmarked grave in the popper section of the Salt Lake Cemetery. We all wanted to see where it was. We couldn't of asked for a more beautiful day. The weather was perfect! Then back to the house for more visiting, dinner, and the hallmark movie. It was so nice to meet Amy. She is a special girl. Kirsti had to leave to go home before the movie was over. She had to be home so Blake could go to work the next morning at 6:30am. Devin came by to take Amy home after the movie. We were off to bed by 10:30pm but now frolicking tonight.
Monday the 20th was mainly spent eating breakfast and packing up. we had to be out of the house by 10am, but I think we left at about 9am. I sure do love our girls get-aways. I'm so grateful the men in our life support us and let us get away. Women just need to get away and be together every now and then. I'm really looking forward to next time.
Mom and I left Thursday the 16th to go to Kirsti's house in North Salt Lake. We arrived there at about 5:00pm and met the Izatt's at Arbys. We had a good meal, than on to Kirstis to watch Survivor. It was a nice day.
On Friday we started out going to Thrift Town for some shopping. They have great deals on good used clothes. Then we went to lunch at Wendy's and took Kirsti and the girls home. Then Mom and I went to meet Shelley and Becky at the house we rented in Salt Lake for the weekend. Kirsti couldn't come until later that afternoon when Blake got home from work. The house we rented was very nice. It had 4 bedrooms and 2 baths and a spa right off the family room. This year we all brought our own projects to work on. Once the van was unloaded and things put away we just did our own thing. Kirsti arrived in time for dinner. After dinner we headed to Gardner Village. We had lots of fun checking out the shops. Our favorite ones were "The Girl Store" and "The Christmas Store". Oh and I can't forget the candy store where most of us had a sample of fudge and then bought gifts for those we left at home. We only wished we had more time to spend there. Since they closed at 8pm, we couldn't see all the shops. Can hardly wait to go back someday.
On Saturday the 18th we went out for breakfast and then after a minor delay (going back to the house for my pills that I forgot to bring) we were off to IKEA. Wow! Mom and I had never been there and were amazed at how big it was and how much fun stuff there was to look at. After two and a half hours, a good workout and 2 heaping carts we staggered to the van. We went to lunch at "Cold Stone Creamery". There's nothing like having ice cream for lunch. Then back to the house to hang out and do our own thing. After dinner most of us soaked in the spa and talked. It felt sooo... good. Then back inside for movie and pop corn. We all went to bed at about 10:30 pm, but not before Mom frolicked in her new PJ's. For some reason my Mom just loves to frolic in her 'jamies. She is the life of the party!
On Sunday the 19th we had a quick breakfast and then we went to Sacrament Meeting at 9am. It was really kind of weird, because at 10 mins. to 9 we were the only ones there. At 4 mins. to 9 there were 10 peope there, that included us. We were starting to wonder if we'd made a mistake on the time or something. It wasn't until after the sacrament most of the people arrived. That was Mormon standard time at it's best or worst, however you want to look at it. Then back to the house for photo's, lunch and naps. After nap time we started watching "The boy in the striped pajamas", we were waiting for Amy to arrive. What a great but very sad movie. When Amy arrived we headed to the cemetery. Becky and Shelley were going to show us where Virgil Ned Robison is buried. Shelley found his unmarked grave in the popper section of the Salt Lake Cemetery. We all wanted to see where it was. We couldn't of asked for a more beautiful day. The weather was perfect! Then back to the house for more visiting, dinner, and the hallmark movie. It was so nice to meet Amy. She is a special girl. Kirsti had to leave to go home before the movie was over. She had to be home so Blake could go to work the next morning at 6:30am. Devin came by to take Amy home after the movie. We were off to bed by 10:30pm but now frolicking tonight.
Monday the 20th was mainly spent eating breakfast and packing up. we had to be out of the house by 10am, but I think we left at about 9am. I sure do love our girls get-aways. I'm so grateful the men in our life support us and let us get away. Women just need to get away and be together every now and then. I'm really looking forward to next time.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Easter Weekend
We had a wonderful Easter weekend. The Izatts arrived on Thursday April 9th. Rick and I watched our sweet granddaughters on Friday so Kirsti and Blake could get away for the day. Unfortunately it was our turn to help clean the church, so the morning started out going over to the church. The girls were very good and actually helped where they could. We did have one causality when Ashley was trying to dust the piano and fell. She hit her left check right on the edge of the piano. She now has a big bruise. I'm hoping they don't show up in the photos. Once the cleaning was finished we headed home for lunch, a movie (Snow White) and Easter egg coloring. I was amazed at how well the egg coloring went. Nobody spilled anything and we all had a wonderful time. We were able to wear the girls out, so when bed time came they went right to sleep. Needless to say wearing the girls out also wore out the grandparents. All we could do was sit down and try not to go to sleep until at least 9:30pm. Believe me it wasn't easy to stay awake.
Saturday the 11th was our Easter Egg Hunts. The first one was held at The Gables assisted living center where Rick's mom lives. Shelley came with her boys Kasen and Aidan. The weather turned out to be beautiful so they were able to be outside. After the egg hunt at the Gables everyone came to our house for lund and the Jensen egg hunt. My mom was able to here. Everyone had fun! I was amazed at how well Kasen and Ashley got along. They are only 9 days apart in age and were so cute together. After everyone left McKenzie and Ashley drew beautiful chalk pictures on our patio. I took photos of a couple of them. Kenzie was very proud of the tiger she drew. It was a really big tiger. Before the girls went to bed we watched a movie about Jesus and the Resurrection. We wanted to remember the true reason we celebrate Easter.
Easter Sunday we were able to focus on the Savior. We attended church together. The girls looked so cute in their Easter dresses. Rick and I sang in the choir. It was a very uplifting experience. We sang "In a coming day" by Kory Kuntz. (He used to teach seminary here in Shelley. As a matter he was one of Kirsti's seminary teachers.) Anyway the song talks about when we die and go to heaven and knowing the Savior and knowing he's God son and our Redeemer. We must of done a good job because our chorister cried through the whole thing. She's never done that before. After chruch we took a few photos in our Easter clothes and then had a nice Easter dinner. Then it was time for everyone to leave. It's always hard to see them go, but it is amazing how good the quiet sounds the first little while anyway.
Saturday the 11th was our Easter Egg Hunts. The first one was held at The Gables assisted living center where Rick's mom lives. Shelley came with her boys Kasen and Aidan. The weather turned out to be beautiful so they were able to be outside. After the egg hunt at the Gables everyone came to our house for lund and the Jensen egg hunt. My mom was able to here. Everyone had fun! I was amazed at how well Kasen and Ashley got along. They are only 9 days apart in age and were so cute together. After everyone left McKenzie and Ashley drew beautiful chalk pictures on our patio. I took photos of a couple of them. Kenzie was very proud of the tiger she drew. It was a really big tiger. Before the girls went to bed we watched a movie about Jesus and the Resurrection. We wanted to remember the true reason we celebrate Easter.
Easter Sunday we were able to focus on the Savior. We attended church together. The girls looked so cute in their Easter dresses. Rick and I sang in the choir. It was a very uplifting experience. We sang "In a coming day" by Kory Kuntz. (He used to teach seminary here in Shelley. As a matter he was one of Kirsti's seminary teachers.) Anyway the song talks about when we die and go to heaven and knowing the Savior and knowing he's God son and our Redeemer. We must of done a good job because our chorister cried through the whole thing. She's never done that before. After chruch we took a few photos in our Easter clothes and then had a nice Easter dinner. Then it was time for everyone to leave. It's always hard to see them go, but it is amazing how good the quiet sounds the first little while anyway.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
General Conference Weekend
On Friday we were busy trying to get everything done so we could just sit and watch conference. We met the Burtenshaws at WinCo trying to do the same.
We really enjoyed conference as we usually do. We were both taking notes on all the talks, because Monday is our Empty Nester FHE group and we are supposed to share our favorite parts of conference. (We meet once a month.) Taking notes is both good and bad. It's good because you are really listening and trying to remember what is being said. It's bad because as I am writing things down (I must write too slow) I'm missing other things. The major theme seemed to be as Elder Allen Packer of the Seventy put it "These are the days when prophies are being fulfilled". I need to do much better in my temple attendance. One of my favorite quotes was from Gary E. Stevenson of the Seventy "You are never lost when you can see the temple". I really need to go over my budget and work harder on sticking to it. I need to learn to say as Elder Robert D. Hales told us "We can't afford it, even if we need it and/or We don't need it even, if we can afford it". One of Rick's favorite quotes was from Elder Hales "The 3 most important words are I love you and the 4 most important words are We can't afford it". My whole problem is figuring out what my true needs are. I loved Elder D. Todd Christoferson's talk on being good Christians. I also enjoyed Elder M. Russell Ballard's talk on learning from the passed and I loved when President Monson said "Fear not and be of good cheer your future is as bright as your faith". I don't think I've ever really understood Christ suffering on the cross and why God had to withdraw his spirit from Jesus until I heard Elder Hollands talk. It was all amazing. I can hardly wait for the Ensign so I read and reread the talks again. Rick's favorite session was the Priesthood session and his favorite quote came from that session. He can't remember who said it, but it was " Young men look to the future, because they have no passed. Old men look to the passed, because they have no future".
I'm really looking forward to Easter! The Izatt's will be here to help celebrate. I always love being with my granddaughters!!
We really enjoyed conference as we usually do. We were both taking notes on all the talks, because Monday is our Empty Nester FHE group and we are supposed to share our favorite parts of conference. (We meet once a month.) Taking notes is both good and bad. It's good because you are really listening and trying to remember what is being said. It's bad because as I am writing things down (I must write too slow) I'm missing other things. The major theme seemed to be as Elder Allen Packer of the Seventy put it "These are the days when prophies are being fulfilled". I need to do much better in my temple attendance. One of my favorite quotes was from Gary E. Stevenson of the Seventy "You are never lost when you can see the temple". I really need to go over my budget and work harder on sticking to it. I need to learn to say as Elder Robert D. Hales told us "We can't afford it, even if we need it and/or We don't need it even, if we can afford it". One of Rick's favorite quotes was from Elder Hales "The 3 most important words are I love you and the 4 most important words are We can't afford it". My whole problem is figuring out what my true needs are. I loved Elder D. Todd Christoferson's talk on being good Christians. I also enjoyed Elder M. Russell Ballard's talk on learning from the passed and I loved when President Monson said "Fear not and be of good cheer your future is as bright as your faith". I don't think I've ever really understood Christ suffering on the cross and why God had to withdraw his spirit from Jesus until I heard Elder Hollands talk. It was all amazing. I can hardly wait for the Ensign so I read and reread the talks again. Rick's favorite session was the Priesthood session and his favorite quote came from that session. He can't remember who said it, but it was " Young men look to the future, because they have no passed. Old men look to the passed, because they have no future".
I'm really looking forward to Easter! The Izatt's will be here to help celebrate. I always love being with my granddaughters!!
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