SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2013
Hi Alert Readers! I’m afraid of my shoes. YEP! That’s what I said: “my
shoes”. Let me explain: I need
shoes that I can just slip on. We bought four pairs of shoes without backs.
They are like tennis shoes you just slip into. So far, so good. However, as I
have been wearing these shoes for more than two years, they are no longer tight
to my feet. Well, I have CHRONIC VERTIGO. Any little thing can trip me up and
make me fall flat. A couple of months ago, I turned around to pick something
off the counter in the kitchen, and –SPLATTTT!-
fell down hard, hitting my head on a kitchen chair. OUCH! My SHOE had come very loose and tripped
me! Soooooo, I am afraid of my
shoes. I am now wandering around the house barefooted rather than take a
chance! What’s worse: a bad fall or a scorpion
sting?
SAS SHOES is having a
sale!!!!!! Denny brought me a
flyer announcing a sale on “spring shoes”. We are going to check it out to see
if we can get me some “safe shoes” to wear around the house and to movies, etc.
Yes, SAS shoes are dumpy-frumpy, but they are NOT scary! ;)
Rory is crawling! What a big
girl she is! Now she wants to be down on the ground ALL THE TIME. If we pick
her up for a cuddle, she puts up with it for about a second and a half- then
she’s pushing away, trying to get down. On the days that we have her, she
entertains herself on the floor for at least two hours at a stretch. We strew
her toys around the room and she just crawls to and fro, to and fro, playing
with each one. Papa sits on the ground with her sometimes, and she LOVES
that! She catches sight of him,
and sprints off towards him as quickly as she can crawl. Then she climbs on and
around him for a while- but then, OFF SHE GOES!
–back to her toys. We get the biggest kick out of watching her. She still
absolutely LOVES her bouncer, and will bounce for an hour, giggling and
laughing. And she still enjoys her Exersaucer- at least the one at our house.
She evidently doesn’t use the ones at her own home or at Grandma and Grandpa Bowler’s
home anymore. But she still plays
here. It might be because Papa and GG are sitting right there, watching her and
talking to her- so she isn’t at all alone. (?)
I was so excited last
month! The Stake Relief Society
called to ask me to fill in for a speaker at our Stake RS Conference last
Saturday. The original speaker had to cancel, and Stake President Toone
recommended ME! I don’t know how he even knew that I LOVE to give talks!
Anyway, my topic was “Women in the Scriptures”. I loved it! I worked very hard doing some research
and deciding who to talk about. Finally, I decided to discuss the Woman With
the Issue of Blood, the Samaritan Woman at the Well, Mary Fielding Smith, and
Kristin! The principle in each section was “trusting in God”. I was told that
there would be a TON of women attending my part, so they put me in the chapel.
Well . . . it was quite disappointing, because I only had about 35-40 sisters
in both sessions. I had been told there would be at least 100. But- the sisters
in this Stake do not know me and have never heard me speak- so I don’t blame
them for going to a presentation they were sure would be good. I hope that I
will be given MORE opportunities. We’ll see . . .
The Temple was closed for two
weeks- this is vacation time for the Temple workers. I –of course- caught a bad
cold/flu and was sick the ENTIRE time! Denny took me to Urgent Care when it was
clear that I wasn’t getting better. The doctor there gave me some meds, and I
did begin to feel better. YAY! Being sick is the worst! We were able
to return to our service at the Temple when it opened this week.
We finally saw “Les
Miserables”! WOW! WHAT. A. MOVIE. !!!!! It was
hard not to sing along with the actors, but we refrained. We have seen the
stage production five times- LOVE IT!
And the movie was excellent. We were so happy to see Colm Wilkinson (the
original Jean Valjean) in it. That’s how it should have been! He played the
Priest.
Nick is getting married in 26
days! We went to Emily’s shower on
Thursday night. She is such a lovely young lady. We gave Nicky and Emily $1,000
towards the wedding (just like we did for Ali and Andrew), and they used it to
make arrangements for their honeymoon. They are taking a road trip up the coast
in California. COOL! We offered to help with the driving, but for some
reason, they weren’t interested!
Pop Turley is
engaged!!!!! We are sooooooo happy
for him! He was absolutely the
BEST thing to happen to our Mom. He took such loving care of her for so long,
until she passed away. He deserves to have years and years of joy. We love him
and are delighted with this news!
They are hoping for a wedding in mid-March.
Gotta go. I’ve got dishes
that need to be put away. They are kinda glaring at me! So, farewell until next time!!!!! Love
ya!
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