Week of January 21 - January 27, 2024

Spiritual

We had a good Sunday. Two young sisters spoke as they are ready to begin their church missions tomorrow. One will serve in West Virginia and one in North Carolina. Primary went pretty well and we had a rainy quiet Sunday. 

We were able to attend the temple this week. I attended an endowment session on Tuesday morning and Dad attended a session on Thursday evening. 

My daily morning foundation of General Conference talk(s), prayer, scripture study and Come Follow Me study continues each day. 

I have indexed 1489 records and reviewed 264 records so far this year.

Family

The Wilkins Family

The Wilkins Family had a very very busy Sunday and a busy week. 

The Ethan Rice Family

This family is struggling with a virus. Fevers have hit everyone. They are just trying to get better and take it easy. 

The Doran Rice Family

Doran, Amber, Keslie and Kooper are recovering from a week of a cold. Doran taught dad how to make pickled ginger. He and Kooper are planning on elk hunting and are trying to figure out what Kooper will hunt with. 

Morgan

Morgan and Cassie are both very busy working. They are doing well. 

Kayty

Kayty had a very busy work week. She also did three or four Poshmark shows and did pretty well. 

The Nathan Rice Family

Nathan and Dad plan to hunt deer in Arkansas later in the year. His job is going well and other opportunities might be on the horizon. Annie texted me this week. Ellie was sick on Wednesday so they couldn't go to gymnastics and she was a bit disappointed. The sisters are enjoying playing together. Restaurant is the newest game. I facetimed with the girls Saturday night as they helped Daddy make a fancy cheesecake for Sunday. They shared their new seeds planted for their garden. Nathan talked about property they are hoping to purchase. Annie and Emma showed me some of their gymnastics. All are well. 

Dad's Garden

Dad harvested lots of snow and snap peas, carrots, turnips and radishes. Tomatoes are doing their best. We hope they enjoy the warmer weather this week.

 

Other highlights

Rain this week was a joy! Cooler temps but not too cold. And moist ground. Hopefully the carrots will go crazy with the rain like they have in the past. 

I had to run to Moms to pay for her quarterly health evaluation. An independent medical person evaluates her needs and the level of care she needs. Her hospice nurse contacted me on Thursday. She visits mom weekly. She said that mom's situation is deteriorating. It is expected the nurse said with the dementia and alzheimers. She sleeps more and sometimes misses a meal. She is calm and seems happy and they are all so very kind to her at this place. 

Dad and I hiked Deem Hills on Saturday afternoon. It's nice to hike in cooler weather!!

Memories...

As I took the backdrop down and rehung pictures in the living room, I hung the Young Women and Eagle Scout embroideries Mom made for each of the kids. What a treasured work! and now that she has absolutely no recollection of doing it, it makes each and every stitch so impressive and valueable.