Saturday, March 10, 2012
Boy Scout merit badge
DH and I had the real pleasure of taking our grandson K to get his family history genealogy merit badge today. The requirements were: four generation pedigree chart, two family group sheets one listing him as a child and the other listing his parents as a child. Then he was required to interview a friend or relative which he did and he received his full blue card for his merit badge. K was able to answer all of the questions that were asked of the scouts. There were about 22 scouts at the meeting.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Lilly love on my lap
Lilly loves to lay on my lap in the evening after she's had half a can of her cat food and a very active day of being outside watching or chasing the birds or catching the voles. She wakes up around 7 o'clock after having spent the whole night inside and begins to plead soon meow meow, out out at the windowsill and I open up the window and she jumps up in the basement casement into her life outdoors. I always say a prayer of thankfulness to my Father in heaven for bringing her home safely and in the morning I pray for her safety during the day. She comes in several times during the day and gets a snack of Tuna crunchy chews she likes to snack on and she goes back out to be with the other cats and the creatures.
Since it can be quite cold in Utah she has a chair with an electric heating pad and it is made especially for kitty cats to sit on. We have a covered veranda and so she's quite protected except for the wind but as you can see her fur is quite long and keeps her snuggly. She comes in if she's too cold. However, when we open the door and she stands in front of it and the wind will hit her on the face and she'll back away shake her head and not go out if it's too bad. But she still is sad about it; wants to go out five minutes later to try it . It's a good thing DH and I are retired and have a lot of time to open doors for our kitty and make sure she's happy. We love her that much and she gives back twice as much love.
Since it can be quite cold in Utah she has a chair with an electric heating pad and it is made especially for kitty cats to sit on. We have a covered veranda and so she's quite protected except for the wind but as you can see her fur is quite long and keeps her snuggly. She comes in if she's too cold. However, when we open the door and she stands in front of it and the wind will hit her on the face and she'll back away shake her head and not go out if it's too bad. But she still is sad about it; wants to go out five minutes later to try it . It's a good thing DH and I are retired and have a lot of time to open doors for our kitty and make sure she's happy. We love her that much and she gives back twice as much love.
Foot surgery again
I just got out of the foot doctor's office. I have four cysts on my left heel and one on my right and they require surgery. My surgery will be Friday, March 17. The pain on these feet has been really bad so I'm glad to get some relief.
The only downside to this surgery is the recovery. I will have to stay off my feet for three weeks ouch. It is a small price to pay for feet that don't hurt anymore and I am going to do it.
Today I moved some of my things to the guest bedroom upstairs closer to where Bob works in the office. This way he won't have to go up and down the stairs and down the stairs to the basement where I normally sleep to help me with my meals and other necessities.
The only downside to this surgery is the recovery. I will have to stay off my feet for three weeks ouch. It is a small price to pay for feet that don't hurt anymore and I am going to do it.
Today I moved some of my things to the guest bedroom upstairs closer to where Bob works in the office. This way he won't have to go up and down the stairs and down the stairs to the basement where I normally sleep to help me with my meals and other necessities.
Did you Steal her from the cradle
While we were at the doctors office on Tuesday to have DH eyes checked, we mentioned the fact that our 50th wedding anniversary would be celebrated on June 30 this year. In great surprise the doctor looked at me and then looked at DH and said "Did you steal her from the cradle?"
DH replied "Well she is very lively and I'm a quite a bit calmer" The comment put a smile on my face as I said to the doctor "Here, let me give you five dollars" he held out his hand in a mock gesture of taking the five dollars from me and we all laughed heartily.
The really good news, however, was not a compliment but the fact that DH eyes are registering 20/50 and his vision is improved from the steroid treatment!
An update to this post is DH Had successful cataract surgery on his other eye and he can see well enough to drive.
DH replied "Well she is very lively and I'm a quite a bit calmer" The comment put a smile on my face as I said to the doctor "Here, let me give you five dollars" he held out his hand in a mock gesture of taking the five dollars from me and we all laughed heartily.
The really good news, however, was not a compliment but the fact that DH eyes are registering 20/50 and his vision is improved from the steroid treatment!
An update to this post is DH Had successful cataract surgery on his other eye and he can see well enough to drive.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Sunday
DH did not feel well today. He was overcome with exhaustion headache and was very dizzy. He slept most of the day sleeping.. I went to church and bore my testimony. I thanked Hwavenly father for prayer and strength through the Holy Ghost. After sacrament meeting I came home to be with DH. He was sound asleep so I ate some lunch, changed my clothes and proceeded to listen to my book and rest. I napped off and on all afternoon as I listened to my audiobook. I woke about 5 o'clock, and DH was in his office.
We had a good visit and then he told me he would like to take a trip to Montréal Canada. HIS MOTHER'S PEOPLE ARE FROM THERE. He would like to go and visit and see what it looks like. He wants to take A&T. Because T, speaks French and A.would take good care of him. I suggested to him that he locate through ancestry.com one of his relatives who lives in the area. There are many obstacles in his way to accomplish this trip, but I will not discourage him. I have had to cancel at least three trips (LasVegas, Palm Desert and Seattle) because he was too nervous to go. We shall see how this progresses I pray for his success.
We had a good visit and then he told me he would like to take a trip to Montréal Canada. HIS MOTHER'S PEOPLE ARE FROM THERE. He would like to go and visit and see what it looks like. He wants to take A&T. Because T, speaks French and A.would take good care of him. I suggested to him that he locate through ancestry.com one of his relatives who lives in the area. There are many obstacles in his way to accomplish this trip, but I will not discourage him. I have had to cancel at least three trips (LasVegas, Palm Desert and Seattle) because he was too nervous to go. We shall see how this progresses I pray for his success.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Dancing in the kitchen
I really love listening to Roy Orbison. Some of his songs just absolutely thrill me.
Today while we were emptying the dishwasher I was being particularly rough on Bob. You see we had a very good system every morning and he says since I cook meals, do all the errands, pay the bills, drive the car, help him and do 100 other things he says for him. So he insists that he wants to empty the dishwasher. Lately, the last couple days, I've gotten up in the morning and the dishwasher hasn't been emptied and I do it.
So I asked him why he's changing his schedule and he tells me that he's afraid he's going to wake me up in the morning. I have assured him several times that I cannot hear the dishwasher from the basement where I sleep but he still thinks it's a problem as I begin to assure him again it was not a problem I was going about telling him in a mean way. When I realized what I was doing, I kind of smiled at him and began to sing "I got a woman mean as she can be. Sometimes I think she's almost mean to me." His sweet old eyes got huge and he looked me right in the face and I began to sing and laugh and then I said I'm going to play that song for you. I turned on my iPhone, Roy Orbison Mean woman blues, and we danced and touched and swayed and as he began to kiss me we danced the twist and held each other tight as he told me how beautiful I was and how special I am. It was really wonderful. I love him so much.
Today while we were emptying the dishwasher I was being particularly rough on Bob. You see we had a very good system every morning and he says since I cook meals, do all the errands, pay the bills, drive the car, help him and do 100 other things he says for him. So he insists that he wants to empty the dishwasher. Lately, the last couple days, I've gotten up in the morning and the dishwasher hasn't been emptied and I do it.
So I asked him why he's changing his schedule and he tells me that he's afraid he's going to wake me up in the morning. I have assured him several times that I cannot hear the dishwasher from the basement where I sleep but he still thinks it's a problem as I begin to assure him again it was not a problem I was going about telling him in a mean way. When I realized what I was doing, I kind of smiled at him and began to sing "I got a woman mean as she can be. Sometimes I think she's almost mean to me." His sweet old eyes got huge and he looked me right in the face and I began to sing and laugh and then I said I'm going to play that song for you. I turned on my iPhone, Roy Orbison Mean woman blues, and we danced and touched and swayed and as he began to kiss me we danced the twist and held each other tight as he told me how beautiful I was and how special I am. It was really wonderful. I love him so much.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
A visit
Today we had a phone call from the Stake Exe. Secretary asking if the Stake Presidency could stop by for a few minutes tonight. President Kidd, Richards and Harrington came around 7pm, and we had a wonderful visit. They asked Bob about his latest health crisis and I got to bear my testimony of God's strength and help through prayer. We also told them the good news that A&T have received verbal agreement from the bank that they are accepting their offer for the new house just two doors down from us. We got to share our excitement over the new indexing app on the mobile phones. Bob told them about the new Family Tree. It was a wonderful visit and we so appreciated it.
To see or not to see
My eyesight. after having cataract surgery there was some problems with my retina with too much fluid behind it. The doctor injected steroids directly into my retina near the eyeball and we waited for the blurry vision to clear up. After both eyes were injected the vision return to 20/20. However, today there was a large white mass above the left eye over the left eye. I called my friend BethAnn and she took me immediately to the doctor's office. The doctor said that the mass was quite normal after having the steroids injected into my eye and that it would be allright
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Blogging with my iPhone 4S
I just want to say I LOVE my I Phone The last blog I wrote about Loving Moving Furniture including the photo I did with the App from Blogger on IPhone. Yes, its true and so great. I haven't been blogging much lately because of all the other musts that get in the way, but now when I have a few minutes, I just talk into that cute little iPhone, snap a photo, publish and it's done. Just saying!!
Also, you can go between the various blogs and chose the one you want to work in. I'm definitely back in the blogging mode and am so glad. At the end of the year, I'm planning to use Blurb to print my blog and will have my personal history for the year DONE. Oh Yeah!!
Also, you can go between the various blogs and chose the one you want to work in. I'm definitely back in the blogging mode and am so glad. At the end of the year, I'm planning to use Blurb to print my blog and will have my personal history for the year DONE. Oh Yeah!!
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