Father's Day

Today, I was supposed to be sitting with my parents at their house in Missouri. Instead, I attended church with my sister Amy in Pleasant Grove. I'm glad for my sissy and that we were able to call my Dad. It sounds like he and Mom had a very lovely day at church.

This week was busy as I prepared for my trip to Missouri, and then it was a massive discouraging not to be able to go due to airline problems. My parents were so good about managing their disappointment. Someday/somehow we will see each other again. It just doesn't seem like it will be anytime soon.

Luke told me this week he was getting so tired of all the things in his bedroom closet and he wanted to send everything to DI. I was dragging my feet, because I was emotionally invested in some of the things he had in his closet. He finally ran out of patience with me, and dragged all the totes into my room so I could go though things with him. He didn't want to keep anything. I however, kept a few stuffed animal, and Peter kept all the lightsabers. I also had to take a picture of these cute things that Peter created years ago. He used to love making things with duct tape. I hope one day he will use those creative skills to make things for his kids. This is a shield, mask, and Winter Solider arm. 

On Thursday I held our last Jr Fair board meeting. It was so much fun! I have a dynamic group of teenagers this year, and I feel so lucky to work with them. They are so ready to work, and they are excited to work together even though most of them are strangers. 

I was also able to go and pickup our volunteer shirts on Wednesday. I've been bugging the fair director to get them early. They looks fantastic, and I can't wait to get these on the kids. 

When things didn't work out with my flight on Friday, I came home feeling very sad and discouraged. I didn't want to stay home with such sad feelings. So, I drove down to Payson and did an endowment session at the temple. It was such a beautiful night, inside and outside of the temple. It was especially enjoyable to have a love and appreciation for the temple workers. It seems like each temple does things just slightly different. If you weren't a temple worker, you would probably never notice. 

On Saturday morning I decided to stop being a procrastinator and fix my leaking potty. It was such an easy fix. I wish I would have repaired it a lot sooner. It really needed to be fixed long ago. 

I also made a deal with a friend to meet her at the Riverwoods shopping area on Saturday afternoon. We ended up going to a new pizza place that is very, very popular. I'm so glad that we went at 3pm. The pizza was so extremely delicious! The company was pretty great too. 

The last project of the week was making this wreath. I'm planning to submit it to the fair. 

A busy library week

This week was busy with library events. I went on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. In addition to helping hand out summer lunches, I also helped with the book sale. It's always so thrilling to see so many wonderful books go to great families. 

My favorite thing is seeing little kids/tweens so excited about the books they find that they want to carry them back to the car instead of having us putting them in a bag. Our committee is hoping to earn $8,000. Hopefully we'll be really close to that amount. We don't have the final numbers yet. 

Last week I was talking to the director of the library about Thanksgiving Point memberships and how he would like the library to be able to offer them to patrons on a rotating basis. The only problem is they would cost the library $4,000/annually. I told him maybe the "Friends of the Library" organization could sponsor the tickets. Hopefully if we earned enough money at this sale, we can make it happen. 

On Thursday, I also went and volunteered at the DUP museum with a really good friend - Dixie Lewis. She always makes me feel better about myself when we are together. This is Dixie and her friend Heidi. They worked together on making this cute pioneer activity book. They sell it at the Springville DUP museum, plus the International DUP people in Salt Lake City have ordered 100 for their museum up there. Dixie is amazing like that - she is never afraid to tackle a massive project. 

I took my bobbin lace, and worked on it while we were sitting there chatting. I intended to make a really long piece of lace, but I discovered I don't have any more pink thread. I'm not surprised. I started this pink project 20 years ago. So, I'm pivoting to a different pattern/thread color. 

Luke and I went on a few adventures together this week. He is becoming more and more willing to step outside and do things with me. On Wednesday, we went to the local antique shop and went window shopping. After we looked at everything in the building Luke told me he saw something that he wanted to buy. A small silver bell. I was glad he knew the general area where it was located because the antique store is actually an antique mall and it's huge. He actually found the bell quite quickly, and got it home and polished. It's been so much fun to hear Luke randomly ringing it. 

Luke was also willing to go grocery shopping with me on Friday night. It was so nice to have someone to push the cart around for me. I hate that part of shopping (Walmart pickup - I love you). I gave him the freedom to pick some things that he wanted, and I think it helped him to feel empowered. I asked him if it was ok going shopping with me. He said it was an 8/10. That was happy news for me. Once we got home, I had to make a dash to the bathroom and Luke brought all the groceries in from the car. It was such a small thing that made me so grateful and happy. 

A few months ago I decided I'm going to make a patriotic corn husk doll to enter into the fair. So, yesterday, I started by making a mob cap first. It is teeny tiny  I love how cute it turned out. I'll add a little bow to the front once the doll is completely done. 

Tomorrow it will be one entire month of summer vacation. I feel like I've juggles it pretty good with rest, relaxation, projects, reading, volunteering, and working the 2nd job (data work) when it comes along. I am looking forward to make fun things this next week. Fingers crossed it's as amazing as I want it to be.  

June is here

I'm pinching myself repeatedly because I can't believe June is here. Where has the first part of the year gone? 

This week I have needed to find myself some extra things to do. So, I took myself over to the local antique store and found some fascinating treasures. I didn't buy much - just a puzzle for nursery, and a crocheted doily. I did have a lot of fun looking at all the things they had. The sad part, is some of those things were items I had when I was a child. Shocking! Surely, I'm not that old. Bwahahaha. 

My neighbors have worked really hard this week getting their house ready to sell. I keep going over there to see how I can help. Mostly, I've taken garbage from their can and transferred it to mine. They had to clean all their tile (over 300 tiles) plus their windows and this is what they used to get the job done. They said it worked pretty good. The thought of selling my house fills me with deep dread, but I'm adding these here in case I actually have to do it. 

I've done a lot of early morning walking, and then walking in the later evening with my friend Wendy. She is a hoot and a holler. Never in my life would I image we would be friends, but here were are. We found this lovely cloud while we were on this walk and we stopped to have a chat about what it most looks like. I love clouds!

 

One more funny thing that happened this week - I looked outside my front room window and saw that my neighbors have added a Walmart shopping cart to their landscaping. It's the neighbors with no parental supervision, so I'm not necessarily surprised. It is taking all my self control not to make a remark about it. 

Cemetery visits

The highlight of the week was going with Amy to the local cemeteries to find our ancestors. I have to admit, that it was a very big relief to see that Larry's family finally got him a headstone. I wish it wouldn't be place so weirdly, but uneven ground never gives you exactly what you want. I's so glad we were able to go. 

I also spent two different days serving in the temple. It was beautiful and amazing. I also had a neighbor ask if I would watch their four little boys for a little while. It was fun having silly tiny humans in the house again. It took a bit for the baby to get used to me, but we all survived. 

I also hosted a fantastic Jr Fairboard board meeting this week. We have been meeting monthly, and it's been such a good thing. The kids are getting to know each other before fair week - which I consider a good thing. I am so grateful for each one of these great kids.