Week of July 19 - 25, 2020

Highlights:

Spiritual

Sunday began as normal with getting ready for Sunday and posting the blog. Then the internet cut out...and ended up being out till later Monday, so we could not watch Music and the Spoken Word or any BYU Devotionals. Dorrie came by for a visit and that was nice. We studied and did what we could. Later we went to visit Doran and Amber and on the way home, Dad's jeep just stalled out, overheated, and we limped off the freeway till Nathan and Jessica came and towed us home. So thankful for their help, but it was just not the best Sunday. 

I continue to watch General Conference talks, study Come Follow Me, and read the Book of Mormon daily. 

I have indexed 12,144 records and reviewed 60,161 records so far this year. 

Family

The Wilkins Family

We spoke with Allison earlier on Sunday since Mike is now not working all night during his conversion period. They got a lot done this week and I saw the house and it looks awesome! Mike stayed home with the carpet installers while Allison took the kids to Lake Mead. While they used sunscreen, it takes a day at the lake to see where you missed putting that stuff on. On their way, they stopped at Albertson's and got fried chicken, just like we used to do when they were younger. They did get to return to attending church last Sunday. The meeting was short, and only about 20 people were in attendance. 

Adam is well and hopes to get on physical therapy next week. He made Swedish hot dogs for dinner last week...something that I am not sure I would try to eat. He has had some challenges with his phone not working properly. Keeping up with your friends during this pandemic is very hard, and losing the use of your phone makes it worse!  Grace has completed selecting all her high school classes and is looking forward to going, though the decision was made at the state level to have every student attend online for the first quarter...quite the letdown! She went to the orthodontist and he added some thicker wires and bands to achieve more aggressive movement. She also was able to babysit on Saturday. Joshua is good, though he is not happy with Taco Bell, who has eliminated his favorite burrito. Sam is a learning machine and tells me all about scary sea creatures and bugs. He loved going to the lake and seeing the algae on the rocks. He is a little scientist! He is just the kindest little guy and told Allison when I was rambling on Marco Polo that I was pretty. Love that sweetheart!!! Allison still alternates between temple cleaning and indexing for the current time. They hope to get their home on the market soon. 

The Ethan Rice Family

Ethan, Cameo, Kaylee, and Wade are doing well. I was speaking via Facetime with them when Wade picked a ton of tomatoes and Kaylee harvested her first corn on the cob. Their garden looks great! Kaylee worked all week to get her room clean so they could go on a special trip, and on Friday, they headed to Savannah Georgia, and then to the beach. Kaylee was so excited to go!

The Doran Rice Family

We had a good visit on Sunday with Doran, Amber, Kelsie, and Kooper. They have been very busy making their house a home. Doran painted their gate a charcoal grey, and they are painting their interior walls a pale grey too. They had a good work week. Kelsie has been a great help around the house, until

Doran worked all over the state this week. His boss is not the most logical at scheduling so hours and hours were spent driving from place to place. Kelsie has been so helpful with pet care. 

Morgan

Morgan came for a visit on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. He is doing well and enjoying working at a brick company. 

Kayty

Kayty had a good work week, other than a few computer glitches. She is now addicted to 911 (a show) and watches till late at night.

Two major saves this week. 

The Nathan Rice Family

Nathan and Jessica and the girls had a good week. They are enjoying their new kittens, Buttercup and Georgie. They made a nice climbing house for them and the girls are totally thrilled with their new family members. They had a great time spending the night at Grammy Lorrie's house on Friday night. Work is going well for Nathan, though his sense of smell had not returned so he cannot return to the site. 

Dad's Garden

Still getting lots of basil and dad continues to prep the new garden beds. 

Other highlights

Weather actually was cooler for a few days. We could tell our air conditioner was very happy! It made for nicer jogs in the morning.

I sent cards to my ministering sisters this week and heard back from one sister. 

Christmas in July included watching "How The Grinch Stole Christmas", lots of Christmas music, finishing completely all my ornaments, and cutting out all the final nativity pieces. I had some sanded until I broke the sanding belt. 

Not so highlights

What a day we had on Monday! No internet (finally repaired in the mid-afternoon) so Kayty had to work using her phone as a hot spot, though Dad could not. Dad started the day trying to repair his car. As the initial repair of the thermostat and replacement part and gasket were installed and tested, we discovered the radiator had actually broken and was leaking. Then we were still not sure the engine had not been damaged by the excessive heat, nor were we sure the water pump wasn't gone. Dad was figuring out whether to just get rid of it. Dad worked as best he could, and received a phone call from the guy who got Dad this job and was the only Honeywell inspector left letting him know that he had gotten a position at Space (Nathan's job site) and is leaving, so Dad would be the only inspector remaining. He was leaving early for an inspection when he received the email that next week begins another no pay furlough.