BLUSTERY MARCH 2009

THIS MORNING AT 6 I WATCHED THE WEATHER FOR IDAHO OUR AREA. THE WEATHER MAN SAID WHAT A STORMY MONTH IT HAS BEEN. I HOPE THE MOUNTAINS AROUND IS GETTING LOADED MORE THAN WE. THE JACKSON PASS WILL BE CLOSED FOR AWHILE DUE TO AVALANCHE WORRY'S. I THINK IT WAS PLANNED TO CAUSE ONE THEN CLEAN IT UP FOR THE CARS TO AGAIN TRAVEL OVER THE HILL.

THIS MONTH I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A DR. NOR DENTIST HOW NICE THAT HAS BEEN. IT IS GOOD TO BE FAIRLY WELL AND MOBILE. HEAVENLY FATHER HAS TRULY BLESSED ME EVEN IF I DON'T DESERVE IT ALL THE TIME.

RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST OF THE MONTH MY NEPHEW BRIAN WRIGHT CALLED AND TOLD ME HIS SISTER J'LENE'S HUSBAND HAD A STROKE AND THEY WAS DOWN HERE AT THE HOSPITAL. I WENT OVER AND A FRIEND HAD PAID FOR A ROOM AT A MOTEL FOR HER FOR A FEW NIGHTS. I INVITED HER TO COME STAY HERE WITH ME. SHE SLEPT IN A CHAIR IN BLAINES ROOM TILL HE WAS MOVED TO THE REHAB FLOOR AT THE HOSPITAL. SHE THEN CAME AND STAYED. I'M HAPPY I WAS ABLE TO HELP THEM OUT THAT MUCH. WE GOT A LITTLE VISITING DONE WHILE SHE WAS HERE BUT NOT MUCH ELSE. SHE TOOK BLAINE BACK HOME TO SALMON LAST FRIDAY.I HOPE HE REGAINS MORE OF HIS ABILITY'S.

KAREN AND SISTERS FLEW TO KENTUCKY FOR A VISIT WITH JACKIE AND FAMILY. THEY DID SOME INTERESTING THINGS BEFORE FLYING HOME AGAIN. CLAY AND LANIE BATCHED IT WHILE SHE WAS GONE. I HAD A LUNCH ARE TWO WITH CLAY ALSO.

LENELL HURT HER KNEE AND WHEN I TALKED WITH CLAY I THOUGHT HE SAID SHE WAS HAVING SURGERY. [ONE THING THAT GOES AS I AGE IS MY HEARING] SO I THINK I MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT HE SAID. I TOLD HIM TO ASK IF THEY WOULD LIKE ME TO COME HELP. HE CALLED BACK TO SAY YES I COULD GO. I PACKED MY BAGS AND RODE DOWN THAT FAR WITH CLAY AND JIM AS JIM WAS BEING CHECKED FOR A SURGERY. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS THERE FOR A WEEK OF SUCH FUN AND GETTING TO KNOW THE BOYS. IT IS A BIT DIFFERENT IN THEIR HOME THAN WHEN THEY COME VISIT FOR A SHORT TIME. I ENJOYED LETTING ANDREW READ TO ME SEVERAL EVENINGS AS PART OF HIS SCHOOL WORK. ALEX WAS ALWAYS SWEET WITH AIDEN AND HE DOES LOOK OUT FOR HIM. AVERY LIKED PLAYING BOTH IN THE FRONT YARD AND BACK YARD. HE IS SWEET AND CAN BE HELPFUL IF HE WANTS TO BE. I NOTICED IT DEPENED ON HOW HE FELT JUST THEN. PENNY CAME TO VISIT FOR AN AFTERNOON AND SHE AND AVERY HAD FUN TOGETHER. AIDEN GOT MY NUMBER AND IF THE BOYS WENT OUT FRONT HE'D COME GET HOLD OF MY FINGER TO TAKE HIM OUT. HE THINKS HE'S AS BIG AS ANY OF THE KIDS. IF THE FINGER DIDN'T WORK AND IF I WERE STANDING HE'D PUSH ON MY LEG. WE TOOK SOME RIDES UP AND DOWN THE SIDE WALK AROUND THE AREA BUT HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE BACK YARD ONCE HE WAS OUT FRONT. HOW I LOVE THAT FAMILY. THANKS AGAIN FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME. HOPE TO SEE YOU IN ENGLAND ONE DAY.

I HAD LUNCH WITH MELBA AND ONE OF THE NEW LADIES IN OUR WARD. SHE AND MELBA JENSEN HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE CHILDHOOD. THEN JEANETTE TOOK US OVER TO SEE THE MILLION DOLLAR HOUSE THAT I THINK IS AN UGLY STRUCTURE. THE MAN WHO WAS HAVING IT BUILT IS IN DEEP DODO I THINK. JEANETTE SAID DAREN IS FROM EGIN. I'D FORGOTTEN THERE WAS PALMERS UP THERE. WAS HAPPY TO LEARN THAT AS I THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE LAVAR PALMERS SON. PLEASED TO KNOW HE'S NOT. WE DECIEDED TO HAVE LUNCH ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH SO WE DON'T PUT OFF TILL LATE IN THE MONTH. JEANETTE IS FROM THE CONDO'S BEHIND ME THAT GOT ADDED TO OUR WARD A WHILE BACK AND A VERY ENJOYABLE LADY TO BE AROUND.

ANDRA WENT TO SLC TO SEE JANA AND MEET MACIE AND PLAY WITH PARKER. SINCE WE HAD A WIDE SPREAD SNOW STORM SHE DIDN'T COME HOME YESTERDAY.
SHE DID MOVE OUT FROM MY HOUSE INTO AN APT. IN REXBURG. SHE SEEMS QUITE HAPPY THERE AND FOR SURE IT IS LESS EARLY A,M. DRIVING TO SCHOOL. I LEFT HER A MESSAGE ABOUT THE EXPECTED SNOW STORM STARTING TONITE AND WILL LAST OFF AND ON THE REST OF THE WEEK TILL THE WEEK END WHEN WE SHOULD SEE FIFTY DEGREE WEATHER GAIN. SPRING MAY GET HERE AFTER ALL.

LAST NIGHT THE STAKE HOSTED THE 'SOUNDS' CHOIR. JEANETTE AND HER FRIEND JUNE PICKED ME UP AND WE WENT IN THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS SINGING GROUP HAVE BEEN TO GETHER FOR MANY YEARS. THEY HAVE A TURN OVER OF SINGERS LIKE ANY OTHER GROUP. JUNE SANG WITH THEM THEN HAD TO QUITE WHEN HER EYE SIGHT WENT. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW IF ANY OF THE ORIGINAL SINGERS ARE STILL WITH THE GROUP. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENING INSIDE OUR STAKE HOUSE AND THE PROGRAM WAS EXCELLENT. IT WAS SO UPLIFTING TO MY SOUL.

WELL THAT'S IT FOR THIS TIME.