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What I did Saturday

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These pictures are for the family. Amber Morley (She is No. 1) is a chip off the old block. Look at those serves, look at the intensity with which she place. Awesome. Just like Mom. The Americna Girl Store is a racket and I am a sucker

The Simpleness of the Way

Three scriptures have jumped out at me this week. Each is about the simplicity of what we are asked to do to receive guidance. The first is about the people with Moses who were afflicted and dying. All they had to do was look at the pole Moses put before them and they would be healed. Some could not do it because it was so simple. They couldn’t believe it would work. Others believed, looked and were healed. (Numbers 21) The second is Naaman, the leper, who was simply asked to wash in the River Jordan 7 times. He was actually angry that he couldn’t pay to be healed, or that Elisha would not come out and perform a great miracle, and even worse, the River Jordan was not as great as the rivers of Damascus. But when he was humbled by one of his servants he was able to be healed by simply believing it would happen and then doing the simple thing he was asked to do. (2 King 5) The third is in Alma 37 38 And now, my son, I have somewhat to say concerning the thing which our fathers … called [t

What a ride...

6:30 a.m. dropped off Tarzan at the airport for a trip to see his Mom in Memphis, TN 7:30 a.m. phone call. Tarzan did not have a seat on the flight. They had overbooked and even though he was there 2 hours early, he was on standby. 7:45 a.m. phone call. Tarzan is informed that they had standby passangers who had been delayed on another flight and they got priority seating. 8:00 a.m. Tarzan had a seat. 8:30 a.m. Tarzan called from the plane 8:45 a.m. Tarzan was in the terminal again. They got all ready to go and had no pilot 9:00 a.m. Tarzan was back on the airplane and ready for takeoff. 11:45 a.m. Tarzan was back in Arizona. The got about 20 minutes out and the pilot announced they had problems with the flaps and he was going back. Tarzan reported the hardest landing he has ever experienced in his life. He kissed the ground when he got off the plane. 1:15 p.m. Tarzan is having lunch in the Arizona terminal. He was given a $5.00 voucher by the Airlines. His lunch cost $9.00. 1:30 p.m.

Positive Thinking

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I was thinking today about my basic personality of positive thinking. I generally am not even aware of unpleasantness. Some of the sisters in the Ward were talking about how important it is to get away from negative conversation and I was thinking “Who talks negative in our Ward?”. Then suddenly Satan’s pernicious opposition kicked in with no warning and I could only see negative things. I left early for work because I had a dentist appointment to get my teeth whitened. So, as a habit, I stopped by Fresh and Easy on my way to work to pick up whatever I need to fix dinner tonight. Yesterday, I needed Sesame Seeds, today I needed carrots, fresh green beans and a can of beef broth (Honey, ginger Pork tonight, Sesame Salmon last night). Fresh and Easy doesn’t open until 8:00 a.m., I got there at 7:30 a.m. Next, I drove to Fry’s on Baseline and got what I wanted, but the self-checkout didn’t know what to do with my produce and no one was manning the station to help. Had to go find someone t

RAK-Tired Feet

Today, I bought some mint foot scrub and mint lotion. Came home and just stopped everything to give Tarzan a surprise foot treatment. No special occasion, he has just not been feeling well. Feet in hot Dr. Scholl oatmeal soak. Towel on my lap Right foot scrubbed Right foot back in soak Left foot scrubbed Left foot back in soak Right foot dried and lotioned Left foot dried and lotioned 1 Excedrin PM Electric Blanket on Good night's sleep What a pleasant surprise. He loved it and all of the product was made by a friend with a small business (all natural products) so she got help, he got help, I felt good, everybody wins.

Emergency Preparedness Exercise

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Okay, let’s get real. There is no way to do a complete 72 hour emergency practice and continue in this world as it is now. No electricity? No TV? No telephone? Let me just give you the run down on our 72 hour emergency practice. For starters, Tarzan has been through so many practice maneuvers in the Air Force, that he thought it was unnecessary and that he could survive not matter what the circumstances, so with that said, here is what I found out. There is no lights in our bathroom. No window, means no lights without electricity and I read in the bathroom (sorry if that is more information than you want). Bo Hutchinson suggested those battery operated lights that you just press and they come on. They are applied to the wall by just peeling and sticking them on. My mother suggested a “treasure trove” of flashlights and batteries. I think we just need to install solar energy and be done with it. The next order of business for me was sweeping the living room carpet (no electricity, thus

SPT—What is extra special about you?

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“the spt challenge for next week is to photograph something that is extra special about you. it might be a physical feature, a talent, or an unknown secret. this spt is all about you!” As a woman who has been taught to be humble and never glorify herself, it is difficult for me to say these words. So, I tell you this with gratitude to a Heavenly Father who knows my ability and blesses me each time I use it. I have a gift that few of my current friends have witnessed. I am a great actress. I have even been paid for my acting ability. I have been in many theatrical productions, a few TV commercials, done a couple of voice-overs, and I have been a weekend DJ and reporter on women's issues at a radio station, KDJI, in Holbrook, Arizona. I had the privilege of doing a production “Morning After.” When, as the first actress to perform this piece, if it ever gets published, I will be the person listed in the front as the original star. The first production I did was “The Curios Savage.” I