MONDAY, 22 JUNE 2915
Our Stake Conference was very informative. Elder Todd Hansen from Gilbert, AZ was our Presiding Authority.
He counseled us to keep the Sabbath Day Holy. He promised us if we faithfully did so that faith will increase throughout the earth and we will be blessed personally for our efforts.
President Gray asked us to look for those sitting alone in our meetings and friendship them. The Saturday night meeting left me pondering. The Holy Spirit was abundant in that meeting and it carried over to the Sunday meeting where Elder Hansen spoke of his own Father on this Father's Day weekend. Thank you Elder Hansen for coming on this weekend to be with our congregation. Hopefully you arrived back in Arizona in time to enjoy a Father's Day dinner with your family.
A sportscaster on our local tv channel was killed in a scooter, car accident on Friday Evening. His name is Bob Barry Jr. It has put the whole state in mourning for family. They are in our prayers. His funeral will be on Friday...so sad. He went Home on Father's Day weekend, since we all knew
his Father, that is an interesting departure.
his Father, that is an interesting departure.
Highlights of Grandpa Arthur's Father's Day weekend:
He mowed the lawn on Saturday and then got in the pool for his first swim. I doubt that he has even been in a swimming suit for ten years...Ha.. Of course Luke saw Grandpa in the pool and had to try and dunk him...
Then Grandpa had to have a ping pong game with Jake. He used his new sandpaper paddle and Jake had to move quickly to hit the ball back...good game Jake!
I enjoyed watching the bantering going back and forth and even Maya, the Hansen's dog, & Leif had a smile on their faces!
Sunday was our son Ryan's wedding anniversary and they had us over for dinner. Ribs and twice
baked potatoes were enjoyed by all. Here the grandchildren are trying to teach Rachel to blow a
bubble with their gum. Someday she will figure it out, but not tonight.
They served a nutella dessert that was yummy!
Grandpa & I had two meals on Sunday. Heather fed us baked Salmon after our Sunday Conference.
Yes, we enjoyed both meals...shame on us...both meals were delicious! Thank you Hansen's and Bushman's.
Here are some pictures of flowers in our yard.
This magnolia usually only blooms in the Spring, before the leaves are on.
This Father's Day the top of the tree is covered in blossom's....this is a tree my good friends
gave me when my mother Fay passed away. Thank you Heavenly Father for all the blooms on Father's Day!
I promised Luke I would take them to the Skate Park on Monday. Grandpa Arthur accompanied me. It was very hot, but there was a comfortable breeze blowing and the three little ones had a good time. This park is great...Thank you, Edmond Community, for all the parks and recreation the city provides for its residents!
So, I called Mercy Heart Hospital today to check on my leg surgeries. Medicare approved the surgeries. My first surgery is scheduled for 12th of August at 11:00 AM. So I will continue to ache and be nervous for a couple of months. I just pray this surgery brings some relief to my aching legs.
So thankful for Doctor's and modern medicine. Then it will be several months before I can swim again. That will be the worst!
TUESDAY, 23 June 2015
I got to the Y at 6:45 this AM. So it is scorching hot already today. I am going to try to do some unpacking in the storage room today. I have really had a hard time unpacking this move when returning to our house. I think I am afraid I will just get settled again and have to turn around and move again. The only good thing about all these moves is when or if I must go to a nursing home to reside, at the end of this exam, I have no qualms of leaving everything behind...I have overcome the compulsion of "things". So yesterday when the earth shook again, for the third time this week, I just sighed and carried on...earthquakes, flood's, tornado's, wars and rumors of wars...bah humbug, the Sun is shinning and this is a beautiful day! "Let us be glad and rejoice...Revelations 19:7"
WELCOME TO THE PROMISED LAND!
Emergency:
"The ground is trembling underneath the feet of Oklahomans at a record pace this year and by a wide margin, but the jury remains out on whether recent mitigation measures on injection wells will curtail the troubling trend.
Through April 2015, the seismically active region centered in Oklahoma has notched 468 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater. That figure is a leap of nearly 90 percent more than the 248 temblors of that strength experienced in the first four months of 2014, which went on to become the state’s most seismically active year by far, with 997 quakes.
The 2014 final figure was a leap of nearly 500 percent from 2013’s record total of 172 temblors of magnitude 3.0 or more."
"Shake rattle and roll"
Our Grandson, Cannon, ended up at the ER at Children's Hospital last evening. We thought he might need surgery, but the doctor's put him on a high dose of antibiotics and sent him home. Scary times for our Grandson. We are praying for you Cannon. Get well soon! Remember, you are sick
don't ride your bike! Aggghhh!
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
The heat index is 100 today! I went swimming this morning and it felt so good to get in the pool. It is too hot to do much so I returned my library books, and went and visited Cannon. His Mother is having a tough time getting him to rest! Boy's!
Saturday, June 27 2015
Today is the day Joseph Smith and Hyrum were killed. Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled same sex marriage is legal in all States. I swam in Heather's pool this morning and ignored all the sadness in the world and listened to the sounds of nature. Grandpa Arthur washed my car and vacuumed it, so I vacuumed out his truck. we worked on some scripture study and enjoyed a peaceful morning.
Around 4:30 we drove to the library and returned a movie I had rented about King Arthur!
we drove to the Edmond building for an ADOPTION EXTRAVANGANZA. Two of our former bishops children married about 6 years ago. They were not able to have children of their own, so became foster parents. After years and years of caring for babies the courts granted them adoption rights for 5 children they have been caring for. They held a huge celebration party. I was so moved by their devotion to these babies. It was truly an honor to attend their party, we served with the great- grandparents on our mission in New York. Our love and prayers are with these blessed children and their family....now this is truly a blessing for all to enjoy...no sorrow here...just lots of service and sacrifice and sweet hug's!
TUESDAY, 23 June 2015
I got to the Y at 6:45 this AM. So it is scorching hot already today. I am going to try to do some unpacking in the storage room today. I have really had a hard time unpacking this move when returning to our house. I think I am afraid I will just get settled again and have to turn around and move again. The only good thing about all these moves is when or if I must go to a nursing home to reside, at the end of this exam, I have no qualms of leaving everything behind...I have overcome the compulsion of "things". So yesterday when the earth shook again, for the third time this week, I just sighed and carried on...earthquakes, flood's, tornado's, wars and rumors of wars...bah humbug, the Sun is shinning and this is a beautiful day! "Let us be glad and rejoice...Revelations 19:7"
WELCOME TO THE PROMISED LAND!
Emergency:
Through April 2015, the seismically active region centered in Oklahoma has notched 468 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater. That figure is a leap of nearly 90 percent more than the 248 temblors of that strength experienced in the first four months of 2014, which went on to become the state’s most seismically active year by far, with 997 quakes.
The 2014 final figure was a leap of nearly 500 percent from 2013’s record total of 172 temblors of magnitude 3.0 or more."
Our Grandson, Cannon, ended up at the ER at Children's Hospital last evening. We thought he might need surgery, but the doctor's put him on a high dose of antibiotics and sent him home. Scary times for our Grandson. We are praying for you Cannon. Get well soon! Remember, you are sick
don't ride your bike! Aggghhh!
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
The heat index is 100 today! I went swimming this morning and it felt so good to get in the pool. It is too hot to do much so I returned my library books, and went and visited Cannon. His Mother is having a tough time getting him to rest! Boy's!
Saturday, June 27 2015
Today is the day Joseph Smith and Hyrum were killed. Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled same sex marriage is legal in all States. I swam in Heather's pool this morning and ignored all the sadness in the world and listened to the sounds of nature. Grandpa Arthur washed my car and vacuumed it, so I vacuumed out his truck. we worked on some scripture study and enjoyed a peaceful morning.
Around 4:30 we drove to the library and returned a movie I had rented about King Arthur!
we drove to the Edmond building for an ADOPTION EXTRAVANGANZA. Two of our former bishops children married about 6 years ago. They were not able to have children of their own, so became foster parents. After years and years of caring for babies the courts granted them adoption rights for 5 children they have been caring for. They held a huge celebration party. I was so moved by their devotion to these babies. It was truly an honor to attend their party, we served with the great- grandparents on our mission in New York. Our love and prayers are with these blessed children and their family....now this is truly a blessing for all to enjoy...no sorrow here...just lots of service and sacrifice and sweet hug's!
Our grandson, Jacob, returned home from Scout camp last night. He earned four merit badges at camp..way to go Jake!
Our tomato plant is sort of surviving the heat of this week.
Our daughter had a swim party last evening, we counted 16 children in the pool at one time.
we went over just before dark so we could see the laser show. The lights ere fantastic! It was also noisy with all the children...ha!
we went inside and looked at our son-in-law's fish tank
So I told this chicken about the Supreme Court ruling this week...really? really.
SUNDAY, 28 June 2015
Today we gave our homecoming talks in Sacrament Meeting. It was a great day to talk about The Atonement of Jesus Christ and the clear window in the Palmyra Temple that looks out upon The Sacred Grove and the Joseph Smith Homestead. It was a great mission and a wonderful place to live for a year. May The Lord's blessings be with all the residents of Palmyra, New York.
Later that evening we enjoyed Sunday Supper with our 11 family members that reside by us...lovely way to begin the last week of June.
MONDAY, June 29, 2015
The best day ever! I went to the Y to swim this morning and the barriers in the center of the pool were gone and I got to experience the Olympic lap lanes...this was the best. Even this ol' lady's body survived this marvelous exercise. Hurrah for Mitch Park YMCA Pool!
My aching legs thank you!
Blessings to each of you. May your week be a pleasant one and may your tomorrow's be healthy and filled with peace and joy. Remember to tell your children you love them and give them hug's.
Grandma Gene and Grandpa Arthur
Arthur & Gene
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