First Time Late?

Jeanne and I have been listening to Church on Zoom but decided to go to regular meeting today.  She said she was dressed and ready and would go down to the shuttle to be there at 10:15.  I said I would try and make it but I had fallen asleep and it was after nine when I woke up.

I did get there just in time for the shuttle but Lee told me it was full so I got a ride over with another lady who was taking her car.  I waited for the bus to unload at the church, until the end, and then found out that Jeanne was not aboard.

I rode back with Lee and found Jeanne upstairs all ready to go.  She said she had had to go to the bathroom just before leaving and by the time she got finished it was too late to catch the shuttle.  I said, "We may as well go as we were all ready", so I took her down to where my car was parked.  It was quite late by then but as the car was covered with snow, that took more time to clean it off.

By the time we got in the foyer the sacrament was being passed but the bread had already been offered so we didn't get to do the sacrament.  So by the time we got in there, it was 5 to 11...25 minutes late.

Jeanne said, "First time for everything!"  So she had never been late to church before?  Probably.

Thanksgiving 2021

 Jeanne and I were at Treeo for Thanksgiving and they had a delicious spread but of course, I did not take any pictures.  We could take as many left overs as we wanted also! and I had a second meal at midnight.

Friday we drove over to Dave and Tami's house for dinner with Dave and Tami and Tami's daughter Emily and her husband Ammon.  Emily and Ammon are currently living in St George where Ammon  is becoming an ONP and Emily is having a baby in early July.  They are such a nice couple and so fun to listen to their stories.

Tami had made delicious scalloped potatoes and Dave the carrots that were baked in the oven in a casserole dish with lots of butter.  I did not eat the roll but delicious ham.  For dessert we had a wonderful berry pie baked by Tami.

Again,I forgot to take pictures but their beautiful renovated home that Dave did had all been decorated for Christmas and I should have snapped a picture of the tree all in white and silver and the lights outside were gorgeous.

We had problems reading the street number to know we were at the right house but Emily smiled and said she had met me at Jeanne's birthday party in the canyon and said we were at the right place!!!

I had not cared about decorating for Christmas but I must have been inspired because I got up around 3 in the morning and decorated all I am going to do for Christmas.  It is very cozy and I also got out all my Christmas Cds and I am listening to Christmas all day long.

Several years ago, I made some Christmas mix cds and I am so glad I did.  I would not know how today but it is really a good mix...two of them actually.

Marilyn and I made the Storybook of Christmas stories and songs for all of our grandchildren when I was at her house in 2015 after Arkie died.

Linda had made the mats for me years ago, on the other side is Fall.

The Nativity family I added to my Christmas last year in Rancho Bernardo.  The book beside the family is my life in photo and story.  On the table also is the cd player Linda gifted me last year and so fun to play Christmas songs all day long.

I was going to decorate this little fake tree but just put all the lights on it.  So nice to have Christmas lighting at night!

I took this picture because I want everyone to realize I need updated Christmas pictures!!!!

Also on the floor is my Christmas books with all cards I sent and pictures for Christmas since 1960, the first Christmas with baby Johnny.  Jennifer gave me the Christmas book cover.  I am so glad I have these books to look at!!!  Maryanne gave me the Love Never Melts that she made herself.  I wanted people to see that I need updated Christmas pix of them!!!

Jeanne's Birthday Party in Provo Canyon

Jeanne with her five children Carole, Brian, Steven, Doug and David at her 92nd Birthday.

Janet and Jeanne

Brian presents the Birthday Cake.

There was a lot of family, grandchildren and spouses but we didn't get the pictures!!

 

Jeanne and I go to Dave and Tami's Home for a Cookout

Molly and her boys Dylan and Elijah, Jeanne, Julie, Janet, Tami and Dave

 

NewFamilySearch

The last couple of days I have been working in the church Family History program seeing what needs to be done on my father's genealogy line.  I was very discouraged last night because his great great grandfather was attached to a Danish family which would send us back along a Jensen line in Denmark---wrong, wrong, wrong.  I couldn't figure out how to undo it.

Jeanne's oldest son Steven

But today my nephew Steven was online the same time I was and he straightened everything out and taught me a lot through umpteen emails.  So much easier than reading all the directions myself.  I feel very good about everything!!! Yea.  Hope it isn't all undone tomorrow.

Steven was a toddler when I was at BYU so I was his babysitter quite often.  I will never forget the time I was riding with Jeanne and holding the new baby Dougie in my arms.  Stevie was standing between us (this was before carseats).  Looking very nonchalant and staring straight ahead he casually lifted his right foot and brought it back forcefully right on baby Dougie's head.  Still not sure how he did it so well.  Except for Dougie crying, it was almost funny.  Jealousy begins at a very young age.

Anyway I surely appreciated his help today.