THE END OF GARDENING

WANTED  

We love October with the cooler temperatures and the ending of our wonderful garden.

The best thing is that the month starts with The October General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  We wait 6 months for this to happen and it never disappoints.  Our prophet is a man of god an gives us blessings and ideas for the coming 6 months.  this time he spoke on how we must love all people and treat them with kindness and love.  All the speakers were so inspiring and gave such warm and encouraging messages for this time of struggle with the pandemic all over the world.  He announced 6 more temples to be built.  What a wonderful thing for the gathering of Israel and the coming of our Savior.  It was uplifting and inspiring.  He receives direct revelation form God, our Heavenly Father so that we can be prepared for what the future holds.  We love him and those who serve so closely with him.  The thing we remember most is not every detail of the talks but the feelings we felt as each one spoke, and pray we may remember this Spirit of truth.  The restored gospel of Jesus Christ will never lead us in the wrong direction.  It is truth that we can depend on for eternity.  We taped the sessions so that we can play them often and fear not, and keep the positive feelings alive.  Because we taped them we were able to go to Nixon's soccer game and see Titan also. (the twins' puppy)

                                                                 He was so tired after the game.

Sunday's sessions were no different.  President Nelson is 96 years old and never wavers.  He reassured us that we need not fear and to just follow the doctrine of Christ with love and service to others.  It was so powerful as were all the talks especially in this difficult time.  We are so blessed to have this pure knowledge and truth so that we can strive choose the right.

Monday, Bethany could not take Titan back to Beaver to meet Tiffani and the twins, so we did.  Scott's kids were so sad to lose him.  He cried a bit but then slept all the way, 2 hours.  When the girls got out of their car and called him, it took a second to know who they were , but then he knocked them over with excitement.  It was so fun to watch.     

 

Tuesday, the 6th was Bethany's birthday. What a wonderful addition she is to our family.  She is the perfect match for our Scott and such a loving mother for those 3 children.  Together Scott and Bethany plan such fun things to do or go.  Their main object in life is to be a happy and loving family. 

                      

Beth is always thinking of ways to change things in their home and they just go for it and change rooms and the yard all the time.  They make us tired.

Wednesday and Thursday the boys had games.  They won. 

Camden coming down the stairs.  (left back)

Wednesday we took Cinnabons to our ministering birthday people  We love doing things for them.

Thursday we made plans to go to Cortez and Monticello to see Dad's brothers and sister.  We had heard that Lyman was in a very sad health situation and Mark and Kay were not real healthy.  We wanted to see Mikki too.  We knew the tomatoes were ready so we hurried and canned 10 quarts of soup starter which we will really love this winter.

We left the next morning for our trip.  We stopped first in Monticello to see Mikki.  We had a very pleasant couple of hours and enjoyed every minute.  She is an amazing person and her home is such a comfortable place with so much history and stories in her decor.  We love hearing her stories.  I went with the intension of taking pictures and never took even one. This is from last summer.

                                                      

We stayed at the Hampton Hotel for the night and ate at Shiloh Steak House, which was nice.  We got a phone call from our neighbors, the Piggotts, that our garage door was open and because it was dark they were worried.  Thank goodness for good neighbors.  Bryan just went right over and shut it.  

The next morning we left for the ranch and a visit with the brothers.  We called Blanding so we could visit Eric, but never got an answer or text.  We went to Lyman's first and had such a great visit.  We expected to se him on his death bed but he was so good.  He is on medication and doing much better.  He and Jean are taking care of each other and doing well.  We had another couple of hours for a great visit.  We're sure we wore them right out.

Mark an Kay were also doing so well.  We are all getting older but we are grateful that we are doing as well as we are.  It was another pleasant visit and just so good to be with them.  Shawn came while we were there to put up a huge gate so Justine, his wife, could have some cows.  It is always wonderful to be at the ranch and enjoy the peaceful spirit that is always there.  We love these siblings and enjoy any

time we can be together.

We had planned on staying in Moab and return home the next day but again, the traffic was crazy and there were no hotels available.  Dad is a good driver and we listened to football all the way home.  We

got there at 9:00 PM to learn BYU and won the game with UTSA.  Great trip except I lost my most      favorite turquoise earrings because I put them in a bad place.  They are over 40 years old.                     

 Sunday we did church on line with our ward.  It was fast Sunday so we were able to hear from several members whom we haven't seen for such a long time and their testimonies were beautiful.  When we got home, dad gave us the Sacrament.  I love this sacred time with just the two of us.    When we were through Dad could watch priesthood meeting on Zoom.  It was just a great Sabbath day.  This is a difficult time but if we follow the teachings of our Savior we will be just fine. 

 Tuesday we picked the garden and took some to Clark's house where the great grands were playing.  It's always good to see them.  That evening we went to Camden's last game.  They lost but we love watching him play.  Shanell, Erik, Asher, Molly, Lily and their friend, Sarah were there also.  It was good to be with family.

Wednesday we made 21 quarts of salsa from the food we had gathered.  Everything was from our garden.  We love doing this together and it is so much easier.

                                     

 Thursday the 15th, (half the month is over and we feel it just started.) we voted in the National Election 

and hope this country will be united.  We watched Suzanne Blakesley's funeral on Zoom.  She was a    wonderful friend who we just love.  She worked with George when he was the principal at Timpview   HS.  Because it is supposed to freeze tonight, Dad dug the potatoes and we will cover the tomatoes         tonight.  Tiffani is supposed to come at midnight for a few days.  Yeah!                                                    Friday, the kids did their virtual classes with vigor.

I would have hated this as a student but they are valiant.  I was impressed.  While they studied I did laundry and Titan entertained us.  That afternoon after classes we went to Gardner Village and just bummed around. 

They have the very best caramel apples.  When we got home we watched the BYU football game against Houston.  BYU won and much yelling and cheering could be heard.

The next day granddad helped the girls make apple cider.  They were so excited to do this and loved the process. 

They ended up making 3 gallons but drank one before they left to go home.  Erik's boys came to mow the lawn at the same time which we loved.  They are so good and do such a nice job.                                                                   

Sunday, the 18th we went to our ward meeting which was very good.  The speakers spoke to our hearts.  The girls went to my closet and chose what they wanted to wear, even on Lauryn's feet.  Cameron wore granddad's pants.

I love that they do this.  We love tht we can go to church with family.  The restored gospel of Jesus Christ is so true and filled with everlasting joy.  We love the teachings of our Savior and the truths that He taught with His perfect example.

That night the house was filled with yells of joy because the Dodgers won.

Monday the kids did their lessons on line again, Tiffani went for a run, George had a doctor's appointment and I did the laundry.  After their lessons the kids met up with the cousins and went to Gardner Village.  Tiff, Shanelle and Beth drove.  The cousins were so excited because they could be together and they were going to do the Great Escape Room. 

They made it through the clues with just one minute left.  They had so much fun.  The adults walked around looking at all the Halloween witches and stores.  Tiffani brought me home a huge caramel apple which I ate immediately.  The Dodgers won so their was much yelling.

Tuesday was a sad day because after their school work they left for Vegas and home.  The girls were through at 4:00 but Cameron had a paper due that took until 6:00.  We were glad they could stay that long.  This home school on line is indeed hard and not very thrilling, but they are troopers and do it.  After they left the house was so lonely.  We even missed Titan and the bird (Flappy).

Wednesday found us with our financial advisor getting ready for our taxes and checking on our stocks.  We have such confidence in Jason and he really is a great help.  That afternoon Dad had an appointment with his throat doctor, Dr. Stevenson, who put a camera down his nose and a needle in his throat and now he can talk in his normal voice.  He may need to do it again but we hope not.

When he got home he was determined to find my turquoise earrings that he had given me over 45 years ago.  I have only worn them a few times for fear I might lose one.  They go very well with the squash Granny gave me.  I lost them when we went to Cortez.  We had torn the truck apart but could not find it.  We had prayed and prayed but I was finally certain that we would never find it and that I should take better care of such valuable things.  When he walked in the house he asked, "If you could wish for anything is this world, what would it be?"  I could think of nothing and finally said, "That all our children and grandchildren would be in our family for eternity."  He then held out the earrings. 

I cried a bit.  What a miracle!  The most amazing thing is where he found them.  When he told me I said that it could not be.  They were way in the back seat of the truck, under the seat if you lift it up, and under a blanket and a jacket.  Well, I never was in the back seat and we never put the seat up because there were just the two of us.  It was an unbelievable miracle.  I know that our Heavenly Father is aware of every thing and is always ready to answer our prayers, but this was impossible.  What a physical acknowledgement of this fact.  He knows us and loves each and every one of us. 

                           The black thing is a shelf that goes under the seat to hold things.

When he lifted the seat this is what he saw. blankets and jackets.  Had not been opened for weeks.

After poking around he found them way down in the bottom, under the blankets, completely covered.

I did not wear them to Nixon's game which he won, but the Dodgers lost.

Friday after we signed some papers for Jason, we went to Heber so our Chiropractor, Scott Phillips could work us over.  Dad has had a very bad neck problem for some time now.

That evening we went to Nixon's last game.  Nixon played very well and they won.

Thursday, the 22nd, Judy Sandstrom came to interview us for the ward newsletter.  We had a great time with her and who knows what she'll write?  Troy Hulse came to show dad some pictures he had developed for him to sign.  They were of 4 of the guys at Centennial Middle school where dad was the principal.  One of them, Danny Throckmorton, is very ill.  They had a great time.  He lives in Genola and gave dad 2 bales straw for the grandkids to use when they rope our fake bulls.  They had a great time.

Friday, we had appointments in Heber with our chiropractor, Scott Phillips.  Dad has had great pain in his neck lately and I have problems with my hips.  He is amazing with adjustments.

The 24th was another BYU game and they won.  Titan was an amazing fan.

#1 FAN

Hey! that was not a hold.

Tuesday, the 27th was Hailey's birthday.  She teaches music and choir at Spectrum school for autistic children and loves every minute.  She is such a good person for this position.  She lights up any room when she enters.  She enjoys everything, especially the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and her family.  Her cousins think she is the greatest and she is.

We saw Dr. McKell and no cavities.  Whew!  Dad picked up Troy Hulse and they visited with Danny Trockmorton again.  He is still not doing well.  When he got home we delivered the last picking of the garden to our 7 ministering homes.  We love these good friends and enjoy doing things for them.

The next day we went again to the chiropractor in Heber and then to Scott's to be there because they were having a new furnace put in and didn't want the grands there alone.  They have been without heat for a week now.

Friday was my brother Del's 82nd birthday.  He is such a loving brother and now that he has a home in Cedar City, we see him more often.  He is always fixing up something and is very happy now that he has Brigita.  

We spent the morning clearing the garden and doing some pruning.  

I think this was Kolton's last game but the TV did not let me get a good picture.

Simon and William came to trick-or-treat and we just loved the visit.  They are so full of energy and sun.  We gave them some glasses with their candy.

That evening David Batchelor came to visit his father.  He is not doing well and David wanted to be with him.  He stayed all day Saturday and left Sunday morning.  It was good to see him but we just wish it had been under different conditions.

Halloween we were invited to Clark's for a super party.  They had all kinds of games in the front yard and then a Navajo taco lunch.  It was such a fun time.

We ate instead of made.

That evening our only trick-or-treaters were Scott's family.  There were no people out this year because of the Covid.

                                  These cuties stayed for awhile and we loved having them.

This month has been very fulfilling; mainly because of General Conference and the hope and peace which we felt.  We are going through trials but we know what we need to do to follow Jesus Christ.  Our ancestors had such a harder time and they never gave up.  They paved the way so that we could know who and what to follow.  We must all thank the Lord for the great plan of salvation and the knowledge of what we need to do.  Yes, it is a hard time and we may never be back as we used to be.  The important thing is that we KNOW who our leader is and who to follow.  Satan is so frustrated with this and we love that.  He will NOT win.  We must strive even harder to do whatever is required of us so that we will endure to the end with blessings that we cannot even imagine.  Our little grandchildren whom we love so much, we know that schooling is so hard now and that it will last for awhile but you must be strong so that Satan cannot get you down.  Every effort you make is so important and no matter what, you must do what is expected of you.  You are our future leaders and we need you to be strong.  Know that we will always love you and know that Christ will win this battle with Satan.  He is our Savior and our Redeemer.  All our faith and hope is in Him.  Bless you.  We pray for you individually every day and are so proud of your efforts at this hard time.  Make it a great and positive adventure so that those who see you can follow in faith and hope.  Our joy is in who you are and how wonderful you have become.  Again----we love you.  Jesus Christ is the only answer to everything.  The restored gospel is  the way to eternal joy and happiness.

SEPTEMBER AND COOLER WEATHER

This month started out with Dianne and the girls picking the garden.  Of course I didn't take pictures.  We love it when family comes and we can visit for just a short time.  Because of the Covid we don't see family often.  We have Lily, and Erik's family in quarantine for 2 weeks.  It's certainly not fun.  I finished our reservations for our trip to Mt. Rushmore this month.

Thursday we tended Scott's kids while he finished a project and Bethany was at dance.  Ava left for dance right after we got there.  It was a fun time.

Friday was Clark's 51st birthday.  He is such a good man and does so much for other people.  He works hard and loves his family and leads them in righteousness,  The best thing is the example he sets for all of us as a man of God, living the Doctrine of Christ.  It just doesn't get better than that.

                                                    during the Covid19; always with Dianne

It was also the twins 13th birthday.  It was especially a fun time because we went to Cedar City and the Jennings' cabin on the mountain.  Lauryn Dora is the older and such a fun girl.  She has her nose in a book most of the time.  She loves to read and her Granddad loves this.  She is an amazing cook and has been making delicious dishes from an early age. (She even cleans up her messes) She can start a fire in the wood burning stove in the cabin, in a heart beat.

Clara Camille is also fun.  She challenges herself in everything she does.  She wants to serve a mission in Russia and is trying to learn the language.  She loves anything to do with family.

They both look for the one who is all alone and try to include that person or persons in what they are doing.  They love helping other people.

They have been begging for a puppy for 10 years, when their dog died.  They opened a huge bird cage before going to the cabin.  They were confused and then realized it was for Flappy, Cameron's bird and realized that Flappy would need a bigger cage if they had a dog.  They screamed and cried.  They were given a picture of the puppy.

                                                                 They named him, Titan.

We went to Cedar City that day to celebrate in the Jennings' cabin.  We went to my brother Del's home to wait until the Jennings arrived to show us how to get there in case we had forgotten.  We had such a great visit with Del and his wife, Brigita.

We met The Vegans after we had both eaten and followed them to a farm to see the puppy.  The girls were so excited but we think Dave was even more so. 

They loved him and will take him home on Monday when he will be a few days older.  After much playing and holding we followed them up to Duck Creek and the cabin.

Dave drew the plan for this cabin and has been working on it in the summer weekends for a long time. We tease him about it but he has done an incredible job.  It is so beautiful but is not finished.  This trip we had solar power, hot water, a refrigerator, stove, microwave, beautiful counter tops (Dave finished himself) and toilets that flush.  It has 3 bedrooms and 2 lofts for sleepovers.

Lunch was yummy.

Scott's family had been staying in St. George for a soccer tournament with Nixon.  We met them Saturday at Nixon's afternoon game in Cedar.  They won.  

After the game we out to where the puppy was so the girls could show them their pup.  They played and played.  The farm has goats sheep, horses, chickens, cats and the dogs. 

                                  It was a haven for the kids.  We then went to Pizza Factory and met Del and Brigita for dinner.  We did a little shopping for the puppy and then went to the 7:30 game.  They lost.  We went back to the cabin and played lots of games.  It was just a great day.

Breakfast was yummy.

Sunday was a great lesson on Samuel the Lamanite by Tiffanni.  She had a paper for each child and as she read from the Book of  Mormon she had them write things that would show the birth of Christ and then on the other side she had them write what happened at His death.  They talked about their ideas.  It was so well done.  On the wood stove she had made a brick wall out of Rice Krispie treats with Samuel on top of the wall made of or miniature marshmallows.  Each child took a handful of marshmallows and threw them at Samuel.  They were very close but not one could hit him.  What a vivid and powerful lesson for both children and adults.  It was amazing.

Scott was going crazy without something to do so he attached several light fixtures so we would have more light.  He loves doing things like this and is very good at it.

Somewhere in here some relaxed and Nixon caught a baby horny toad.

Del and Brigita were not there so we went down the mountain to see about them.  They had spent hours trying to find the cabin but is is very hard to find so we met them and they followed us up.  We just visited and played games.

                                                                    love the fireplace

We cooked hamburgers and corn on the cob for dinner.  After dinner we had S'more's.  Brigita had never had this.

                                                     

Before Del left we had family prayer.  While Dad was deciding who should say it Rowan said "I will say it!"  The prayer she offered was tender and incredible.  It was not short and it contained everything we needed to feel the Spirit strongly.  It was silent when she finished.  What a way to close a beautiful day.

Happiest ride home ever.

Monday we had breakfast, cleaned the cabin and said good-bye.  No one was anxious except the girls and Dave.  They could not wait to see the puppy.  Tiffani noticed Uncle Del had left his camera case so we stopped on our way home and gave it to him.  On the way we experienced a huge mountain fire near Santaquin.  The planes were dropping fire retardant on it but it didn't seem to help.  There are many fires around the West now.

The big win was BYU defeating Navy 55-3.  YaHoo!

Monday I did my favorite thing, a Mammogram,  Ugh!  The girls came and picked the garden while I was gone.  We have so much food.  I wrote to our missionaries and Uncle Jay and mailed a package to Kristin.

Thursday Dad got the first maintenance on his truck as in a year it only has 3,000 miles.  That evening we went to Camden's game but he didn't play because he was in quarantine for the last 2 weeks.  We like to support him anyway. They won 26-7.  Game over at last TD so didn't even go for the extra point.

Friday and it is still in the upper 50's.  We love it after all those days of over 100.  I decided to put in these 2 pictures because I am so proud of Kristin and Dad.

                                                                this year            2 years ago

Friday, the 11th, we were so excited to get a phone call from Angela Outz and her daughter, Ashton.  They were just a few blocks away.  Ashton is now a student at BYU-Idaho.  This family were so good to us on our mission in North Carolina.  They fed us and welcomed us in their home so often.  We feel like they are family.  It was so good to see them.

Sunday, the 13th we went to our building for church.  It was good to see friends but we really missed being with our family on Zoom.  It was Rick and Kim's McCloskey's mission farewell so we were happy to hear them.  they are going to Taiwan and will be such good missionaries.  After the meeting we loaded the truck and headed for our trip to Mt. Rushmore.  We have wanted to do this ever since we missed it when we went 53 years ago.  We had been in Dayton, Ohio visiting my parents and Karen, my sister, had a medical problem and needed my mother in Malad, Idaho.  We added her to our car and hurried on after a great visit.  We went 1000 miles to see the monument hoping they lit it at night but we got there after midnight and there were no lights.  We have wanted to return ever since.

Our first stop was the night in Rawlins, Wyoming.  There is nothing between here and there and nothing for miles after that.  We checked into our Fairfield and drove around.  They do have an old territorial prison still standing from the 1800's.  We stopped at a store and bought some salad for dinner because there were no restaurants that had salads, so we were told.  We are being so careful because of 

dad's diet and he has lost over 25 pounds.

Monday we drove forever with not really anything different to see.  We did go to Martin's Cove just for the memory of our family trip years ago and I just love to remember my heritage because of my great great grandfather, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks who rescued that company.  Everything is closed but we saw adult missionaries working on the grounds.  We loved the view of Devil's Gate.  That is where the handcarts went through on their way to Zion.

We then went a few miles to Independence Rock, where many people traveled to get to the West.  Some of them carved their names and dates on the huge rocks there.  We walked the entire path around it.

We decided to go out of our way again and went to the Crazy Horse Monument and Visitor's Center.  Crazy Horse is the Indian leader of the Battle of Little Big Horn where Custer was defeated.  It is an incredible place where a huge mountain sculpture is being carved of Crazy Horse going to battle on his horse.  It is far from finished but is going to be a great memorial.  Only his head is finished.  It will take years to accomplish.

This is a very tiny replica of what it will look like when finished on the mountain.

We got to Mt Rushmore in time to enjoy it. We were so thrilled with what we saw.

There is a flag for every state in the USA.

We stayed until the night show and a wonderful program honoring our Veterans.

We then went on to Rapid City.  My cousin David Baker said we would like this city and we did.  They have several corners on Main Street where each president of the United States is a statue in all 4 corners.  You just walk down the street and can see them all.  No pictures of course.  We stopped at an antique shop that was 2 stories and huge.  I could not pass up this buggy.  Where in the world am I going to put it?

We were late on our time to get back to Rawlins but Dad wanted so much to see Deadwood and where Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane were buried.  We just bit the bullet and went.  We walked up and down the street and saw all the fun things and even went to a fun restaurant and had dinner.

        I love this little pack the twins gave me.  It has been a life saver.

                                 Dad was a buffalo at Wood Badge so we ate here and he had a buffalo burger.

  

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Dad is a great driver so we headed for Rawlins and our Fairfield.  We got there very tired at 8:00PM.  Every rest stop had squirrels running around.  The sun was beautiful.

Wednesday was home and Dad working in the garden.  It was just a great trip filled with fun and love.

Thursday the 17th, Dianne, Ashley, Lily, Jonny and the Greats came to pick the garden.  William and Simon love doing this.  It was a fun time and they worked hard. 

                                            When the work was over Lily turned the hose on them'

 That evening we went to Camden's football game.  We are so glad the boys are out of quarantine.

Saturday we spent the morning preparing boxes of produce for our ministering assignments.  We love these good people and love doing things for them.  We also took peaches to Clark and Scott because they wanted more.  There is no way we can eat all of our garden.  I put up another batch of raspberry jam and gave some to Sister Hunter for watching our house while we were gone.  She did a great job.  Dad and I prepared 4 quarts of peaches for the freezer so he can eat some when his diet slows down.  They are so good.  dad also made cider with the apples that had fallen or had been pecked by the birds.

Friday, Dad, Scott and Bethany went to Gunnies to shoot guns. I got to stay home with Rowan.  What a treat.  She is so easy to have because she is self-entertained and loves everything.  It has been a week and dad still can't hear out of his right ear.  He wore plugs.  Kolton's game was that night and they lost for the first time this year.  We still have to watch it on KSL live.

Saturday the 19th, we made 7 boxes full of veggies from our garden for our ministering people.  It was so fun to deliver them and know that they love the freshness.

a few of the carrots

Sunday was Tiffani's turn for church.  I was on 3 Nephi 8-11.  Cameron gave a great talk on chapter 11 and Tiffani also talked.  When she was finished anyone who wanted could give their thoughts on these chapters.  It was a very good meeting.  We love 3 Nephi.  After church we took more peaches to Clark.

We found these 3 eating all the dinner.

 Monday, the 21st, was David Batchelor's 40th birthday.  (finally)  He now has a teaching job in a new school close to their home.  He teaches music grades K-6 and loves it.  Everything is so different with the Covid19.  Jalen and Baylie love that he is so close and can be home more.  We love David and pray for him.

Monday, Dad went to a throat specialist because his voice is really weird.  Doctor Stevenson is sending him to a therapist and is that doesn't work he will go in the throat to fix it.  The boys came today to mow and the lawn was really high.  They do such a good job and we love when they come.  They don't go in the house and we stay our distance but it is still good to see them.  We put a load of veggies in their truck to take home.  Monday was a hard day for me.

The next day we took a truck to Clint's to get checked out because something was wrong with the cooling system.  It is a truck Gary found for his dad, Uncle Mark, so he can easily go check the fields.  They found the problem.  We picked the truck up in Lehi and took it to the shop in Spanish Fork.  I followed in our car.  Just before we got there a huge truck flipped rocks and put a chip in the truck's windshield.  We will have to fix that.  We are waiting on the owner to tell Gary if he will lower the price because of the radiator repairs.

Wednesday evening we went to Nixon's football game. They won and Nixon ran for a TD. Camden was one of the refs.

Yes, we have football on Wednesdays, football and soccer on Thursdays and football on Fridays.  We love it.  That evening we watched the PG Homecoming Pageant on KSL live because Molly was in it representing the girls' basketball team.  She didn't win but was so beautiful.

Thursday Camden's team won their game and he got to play. 

Camden is left tackle

Coach Bayles in white hat,  Camden in mask (obedient)

Friday, the 25th Clarks family came and picked apples and gleaned the garden.  There is so much food and they put it to such good use.

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That evening we went to Kolton's game but they lost.  We love watching no matter what the outcome.

We love reading the Book of Mormon together every night.  The restored gospel of Jesus Christ  is so true and no matter what happens in this world, we feel great knowledge from this truth.  It is true.

The next day, Clark, family and friends, including Dad, picked apples and did cider and honey.  This is a day's hard work but so rewarding.

Hailey and Dianne

                                                                           the group
                                                                           Dad and Clark

The great grands did the testing.

Monday Kolton and Camden came to mow our lawns.  They do such a great job and it's just good to see them.  They are obedient, upright young men and are going down the right path.

Tuesday, a couple, the Tanners, came and gave us some peaches.  they are on their second marriages and are so happy.  They lost their sweet companions and are happy not to be alone. They came out to the garden and filled some bags with veggies.  We love tht we can share with others.

Dad ran some errands and came home with a cute surprise.  He was so excited to set them up.

We also have some cute friends on the porch.

The last day of the month found Dad making zucchini noodles and me doing more raspberry jam.  We bumped into each other a bit but had a fun time. 

7:00 found us at Nixon's football game.  They won but the fun thing was that his cousin, Stockton, Jen and Cory's boy, was on the other team.  They were so cheering for each other.

We also made the seat for the chair Scott refinished .  We love it.

This has been a wonderful month filled with good feelings because of our Savior.  We know we will be together forever with those we love and nothing beats that.  Families are the main reason we are on this earth and the most beautiful blessing is that we can be sealed together for all eternity.  This Covid19 is difficult but it will end and blessings are always coming.  We just need to trust in the Lord with all our hearts and do everything we can to serve Him and others.  It's true.  It's just that simple.  We are blessed by the missionaries who are serving the Lord at this time and pray for all of our family constantly.  There is no way to put into words our love for our children and their children.  The blessings we receive because of them are not possible to write.  We just love them and the Lord for giving them to us.