SINCE I WOKE UP AND HAD MANY THINGS RUNNING AROUND THROUGH MY HEAD THOUGHT I'D TRY BLOGGING FOR A BIT.
FIRST I NEEDED SOMETHING DONE FOR BLINDS OVER THE KITCHEN WINDOW. THAT PUT ME ON TO CALLING AND CALLING NUMEROUS DAYS AND NUMBERS FINALLY I HAD A RESPONSE AND THE FELLOW WAS ILL BUT SENT A HELPER. HE DIDN'T REALLY MAKE ME HAPPY FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST HE HAD TO COME AT TWO AS HE WAS LEAVING TOWN. CLAY AND KAREN CALLED TO INVITE ME TO HAVE LUNCH WITH THEM BUT I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE BLINDS MAN. THEN HE WAS LATE AND NO PHONE CALL TO LET ME KNOW. I'D TOLD THEM MY SON WANTED ME TO GO WITH HIM AND GAVE THEM REASON TO CHANGE THE TIME. ANYWAY IN THE MEAN TIME KAREN CALLED AND ASK ME WHERE I GOT MY RECOMMENDATION I TOLD HER I LOOKED IN THE PHONE BOOK. SHE SAID JUST GET AN ESTIMATE AND I'LL CALL YOU WHEN WE GET HOME AND GIVE YOU THE NAME AND NUMBER OF WHO DONE MINE. SO I TOLD THE DUMMY I JUST WANTED AN ESTIMATE THEN TOLD HIM I'D HAVE TO GO OVER MY FINANCES. SO WITH A BIT OVER FOUR HUNDRED BUCKS FOR THREE BLINDS AS THE ESTIMATE HE FINALLY LEFT. NEED I SAY I HAD A SOUR TASTE FOR THAT COMPANY.
I GOT THE NUMBER FROM KAREN CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE THAT EVENING. THEN YESTERDAY A.M. I CALLED AND THE MAN ANSWERED SAID HE WOULD COME AT THREE YESTERDAY. HE CALLED ABOUT TWO MINUTES TO THREE SAID HE WAS AROUND THE CORNER AND WOULD BE RIGHT HERE. WHEN HE CAME IN HE TOOK ONE LOOK AT ME SAID "DONNA JENSEN I KNOW YOU I'M JUDY HINCKLEY'S SON". HE CAME IN AND GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS AND WILL BE BACK TODAY AT THREE THIRTY AND INSTALL FOR HALF THE PRICE OF THE OTHER GUY FOUR BLINDS INSTEAD OF THREE. YESTERDAY BEFORE HE ARRIVED I THOUGHT OH I SHOULD PUT A BLIND IN THE BASEMENT WINDOW. SO I'M CHANGEING THE TWO WINDOWS IN THE FRONT ROOM AND KITCHEN ADDING ONE IN THE BASEMENT BEDROOM AND ONE IN THE GARAGE WINDOW. I'M SO EXCITED TO GET THIS DONE AND BET MY GUESTS WHO SLEEP IN THE BASEMENT ROOM WILL APPRECIATE A BLIND RATHER THAN THE MAKE SHIFT CURTAINS. HIP HIP WHO RAY FOR ME.
JUST WANT CJ AND LENELL TO KNOW I'VE HAD MIXED EMOTIONS OVER THEIR EXCITEMENT ABOUT GOING TO ENGLAND. THEN THE THOUGHT CAME MAYBE I CAN FLY OVER AND IF THEY AREN'T TOO FAR FROM WIGGAN WHERE MY DAD WAS BORN MAYBE I CAN GO THERE AND SEE THAT PART OF ENGLAND. FIRST I THOUGHT I'M GETTING TO OLD BUT DARLEEN CALLED ME YESTERDAY ALL EXCITED TO TELL ME SHE IS FLYING TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR THANKSGIVING WITH BONNIES FAMILY. BRANDON WILL FLY WITH HER AND SHE IS ANXIOUS TO SEE THE SAN FRANCISCO BRIDGE GO TO SUTTERS MILL AND MAYBE THE JELLY BELLY FACTORY. I TOLD HER TO NOT LET HERSELF GET TOO TIRED SEEING SO MUCH IN SO FEW DAYS.. OH AND SHE WILL BE 93 IN FEB. I'M EXCITED FOR HER TO DO THIS.
NEXT WEEK WILL BE TURKEY DAY BETTER KNOWN AS THANKSGIVING. WE WILL HAVING DINNER WITH CLAY KAREN, LANIE, CJ''S FAMILY,RYAN'S FAMILY, PENNY AND ANDRA. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT DAY NO MATTER WHAT WE EAT IT WILL BE GOOD FOOD BECAUSE FAMILY WILL BE THERE.
LAST NIGHT THE ELDERS PUT ON THE WARD DINNER THEY CHANGED THE ORIGINAL MEAL DONE EVERY YEAR SINCE WE MOVED HERE. LAST YEAR WAS THE WORST BAKED POTATO WITH ALMOST NOTHING TO ACCOMPANY THE POTATO. SO THIS YEAR BLESS THEM THEY MADE TACO'S [I'M SURE WITH WIVES HELP] THEN THE MEN HAD BIG MEXICAN TYPE STRAW HATS AND THEY HAD A PINATA FOR THE LITLE KIDS TO SWING AT BLIND FOLDED AND THE DURN THING BEING RAISED AND LOWERED AND SWUNG AROUND BY ONE OF THE ELDERS. I THINK HE WAS HAVING MORE FUN THAN THE KIDS. PROBABLY ALL THE KIDS HAD A TURN BEFORE IT FELL APART. AND DID THE CHILDREN SCRAMBLE AROUND ON THE FLOOR TO RETRIEVE WHAT EVER CANDY ARE WHAT EVER WAS INSIDE. IT WAS GREAT SPORT FOR THEM.
ANDRA CAME OVER AND EAT WITH THIRSA AND I AND SOME OTHER WARD MEMBERS,THEN SHE WENT TO HER ENRICHMENT MEETING AND WE CAME HOME.
THE NEW WARD MEMBERS CAME IN LARGE NUMBERS SO GOOD TO SEE THEM PARTICIPATE. I COULDN'T HELP THINKING BACK TO GRANDPA AND MY FIRST WARD DINNER AFTER WE MOVED HERE. WE DIDN'T KNOW FOLKS SO WE SAT DOWN AT A TABLE ALONE AND A YOUNG BOY NOT YET A DEACON CAME AND INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND WAS SO SWEET TO US AS WE ALL ATE OUR MEAL. HIS FAMILY WAS SOME PLACE ELSE AT ANOTHER TABLE BUT HE CHOSE TO EAT WITH US. NOW HE IS WAY OVER SIX FOOT TALL I THINK. GRANDPA ALWAYS ENJOYED GOING TO THOSE DINNERS AND WE DID SIT WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE THRU THE YEARS. THIRSA CALLS ME TO GO WITH HER EVERY MONTH AS STEVE IS WORKING SO SHE TAKES A PLATE HOME FOR HIM. I WAS IN GOOD COMPANY LAST NIGHT.
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Grandma, I'm so glad to read what you're up to...it's nice to feel like we are somewhat still be part of your life since we are so far away...glad you are getting new blinds and it's always nice when you know that people aren't ripping you off!!!!:) and I think you should definitely take this opportunity to go to England, now that CJ and Lenell will be there! But you should definitely take lots of pictures and post them in your blog! Love ya Grandma!:)
Grandma, we would love to be a reason to go visit someplace new! I have family from England and Scotland I plan on researching more so we can do it together. =) Maybe we can hit a pub and grab some real fish and chips (I'll even try the fish part).
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