Our Thursday, End of February

How are you all? I am fine. Still taking pain meds at night, and that seems to cover things. Last night, Mark got me a giant baked potato at Smith's. Yum! Thank you, Mark! To answer you questions, Mark's talk was good, and he's the Sun. School President. Mark's got his hands full with work, with major people quitting, a building flooding, and crazy things coming out of the woodwork. I always think when events seem to conspire against you, that's probably happening right before something really good. At least that's true in my experience. It's like the machine that you push and stretch your body against, and you learn to associate it with something good, some good purpose. I think that's what opposition is, and you learn to appreciate it and also all the people that stretch your patience and understanding. I don't even feel that anymore, probably because I'm in a protected position, but maybe because I've seem how those ornery people provide us with a chance to grow in understanding and faith. Okay, Seth just left for work, and I have Rachel Ray on in the background. I'm reading The Vampire Lestat on Seth's recommendation. So far, it's been really interesting and I love Anne Rice's style and pacing, etc. So here's to the end of February! Only a few more days left till March! Wahoo! 'Love You, xoxoxo

Tues. Night and My Teeth Are Outa Sight

That means that I got my last two top teeth pulled, in hopes of getting a replacement denture. A partial didn't work too well for me; it will be a couple of months before they do the denture. The dentist (or Dentite, as we call him, after the Anti-Lehi-Nephites) had a hard time getting them out, and I have a bunch of stitches now. I've been taking pain meds that make me sleep, until this afternoon. I've been up enough now to eat some mashed potatoes and canned pears (yum!), and now I'll take a pain pill for tonight. Isn't that fascinating? Anyway, that's why I didn't post the past two days. But I'll get caught up pretty soon. Thanks for your patience! xoxoxo

Saturday Morning

I love Saturdays, don't you? Mark downloaded the pictures today! I'll post them soon; I just need to find them again and edit them. He baked really delicious chocolate chip cookies last night. The recipe has you brown the butter a little and then use mostly brown sugar. Gives them a lot of flavor. Mark has a talk tomorrow, on prayer and promptings. He's going to tell a bit about things that happened to me as a single mom, as part of his talk. Mostly about the persistence of the prompting about getting our car from the Allens, after our ancient car finally bit the dust. I was so horrified to call and tell Sis. Allen that I'd been told by the Spirit that they had a car for us. Imagine my relief when she gasped and said, "We've been praying about who to give one of our cars to!!" That was the Suburban that carried us to Logan and back to I.F., that died just as we got back here, after Mark and I were married. So many things like that happened to us, just when we needed them. Btw, when I relate things that I've learned, especially spiritual things, I'm not thinking that you don't already know them and live them; I'm just putting them down as a record of my life and beliefs. But if it helps someone, especially my descendants, then that will be wonderful. So Mark has his talk done now, Leto is whining to be let out where Mark is (in the office, which is just a few steps away, through the French doors), and I am listening to a documentary about babies. Jasmine is sun bathing on the floor, and Tut is outside. Seth is working, assembling delicious sandwiches. I want one! Okay, that's the skinny from here! Take care! xoxoxo