Week of December 15 - December 21, 2024

Spiritual

We enjoyed stake speakers on Sunday in Sacrament Meeting. Primary went well and the kids enjoyed the book I read to them and making an ornament. 

We were able to attend the temple this week on Thursday for an endowment session. 

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

I have indexed 62,426 records and reviewed 22,875 records so far this year.

Family

The Wilkins Family

Allison completed her Masters Degree progam this week. So very very proud of you Allison!!!

The Ethan Rice Family

Work and school kept this family busy this week. Now to get ready for Christmas. 

The Doran Rice Family

Happy Birthday Amber on Wednesday. 

Morgan

Morgan and Cassie are doing well. 

Kayty

Kayty had a pretty good work week. Pot luck with coworkers on Tuesday and a Party and Dave and Busters on Friday afternoon. She is still coming back to 100% after her hospitalization. 

1 major low this week. 

The Nathan Rice Family

Nathan and Jessica are doing well and are very busy. The girls struggled with illness all week. They did have some good adventures and enjoyed helping clean their church building. Nathan spent the day friday and part of Saturday serving his neighbor and replacing freeze plugs on his car engine. He had a good week at work. They are hoping all family members are healed so they can come out to Arizona on December 26th. 

Dad's Garden

Harvesting great romaine, radishes and even some carrots. Citrus is doing well. 

 

Week of December 8 - December 14, 2024

Spiritual

We had a wonderful sacrament meeting. Two youth and two adults spoke. Primary went well. We had a quiet afternoon that included a couple of visitors and then we watched the First Presidency Christmas Broadcast. 

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

I have indexed 60,943 records and reviewed 22,858 records so far this year.

Family

The Wilkins Family

No news from the Wilkins Family this week. 

The Ethan Rice Family

Happy Birthday Ethan on Friday! They celebrated with a wonderful Germann Chocolate Bunny Cake after a Tomato Round steak dinner. He had a wonderful day!

The week was good. Wade did well in his basketball game and Kaylee performed in her school chorus concert. Friends came over and shared in an ugly sweater party that was great fun. 

The Doran Rice Family

No news from Doran and Amber this week. 

Morgan

No news from Morgan and Cassie this week. 

Kayty

Kayty is busy at work. Doing well. 

The Nathan Rice Family

This family had a good week at work, at homeschool, playing soccer, getting new tires. And a great Surprise on Saturday: the girls got to "Shop With A Cop". They had such a wonderful time!!! Nathan spent the day playing Harry Potter Monopoly with the girls and baking 11 gingerbread houses!

Dad's Garden

We are still harvesting lots of lettuce and radishes. We are getting nearly a half dozen eggs most days. Dad's tomato seed starts are finally growing and he is working on preparing the garden bed for planting. 

 

Other highlights

Dad was able to speak with his old friend Randy Greeson on Sunday night. Randy fell a few months ago, which led to a brain bleed/stroke. He now lives in an assisted living in Mesa. Dad is going to visit him soon. 

Week of December 1 - December 7, 2024

Spiritual

Sunday was very good and we enjoyed an uplifting fast and Testimony meeting. I had teacher training instead of being with my primary kids. Not fun! Quiet rest of Sunday.

We were able to attend the temple this week for an endowment session on Thursday. 

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

I have indexed 60,357 records and reviewed 22,489 records so far this year.

Family

The Wilkins Family

Happy Birthday 15th to Joshua on Sunday.

This family had a good week and got to visit a fun Christmas peppermint house, a venue they have long tried to get into and finally accomplished. They enjoyed their time there. 

The Ethan Rice Family

Happy 8th Birthday to Wade on Sunday. Wade had a fun birthday party with a few friends at Top Golf. He loved his friends, his fun, his ice cream cake and everything birthday!

Wade also had his first basketball game this week. He had a great time and did well!!

The Doran Rice Family

Doran, Amber, Kelsie and Kooper are doing well and enjoying jobs and school. 

Morgan

No news from Morgan and Cassie this week. 

Kayty

Kayty had a pretty good week. The non fun part of a hospital stay is the bills. He final emergency room physician bill was almost $700. She paid that this week. Her hospital bill totalled nearly $60,000, after insurance she owes about $4000 so she will need to make monthly payments on that. She did well at work and tried a new sales platform but seems to be not a fan. 

The Nathan Rice Family

Nathan, Jessica and the girls had a good week. Work is going well. Nathan often calls for a visit on his way home from work and the puppies are always waiting to greet him when he arrives home. 

Dad's Garden

Dad completed his garden sink project and it is no so much nicer to wash vegetables and to refil water containters for the chickens. He continues to replace some of our worn outdoor faucets. 

 

Week of November 24 - November 30, 2024

Spiritual

We had a good Sunday. Primary went well. The rest of the day was quiet. 

We wereun able toget an appointment to attend the temple this week. 

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

I have indexed 60,198  records and reviewed 22,364 records so far this year.

Family

The Wilkins Family

Things are very busy as usual for the Wilkins family. Mike is doing well both at work and at school. Allison has completed a major evaluation of her classroom and teaching skills. Her work load as a lead teacher is becoming a bit more managable as more teachers have been hired. She is completing her Masters Portfolio this week. Adam is doing well. He is working and enjoys spending spare time with his girlfriend. He is even looking into college soon. Grace is busy busy busy with school, work, volunteering, Institute classes and temple prep classes. Joshua was blessed that while he was riding is bike home and was hit by a car, he was not hurt! His bike did not fare so well and he is now borrowing Adam's bike. Sam is busy with plays and practices. He shared some French Horn playing. He is very good at it. They will celebrate Thanksgiving on Tuesday this week, since Mike has to work. 

The Ethan Rice Family

Ethan and Cameo are doing well. Final garden carrot harvest will happen before Thanksgiving and before their super cold weather hits. They showed my via Facetime their new Christmas Tree and their outdoor decorations. Everything looked lovely!!

They had a great trip on Thanksgiving day to share a meal and fun with Doran and Amber, Nathan and Jessica. 

The Doran Rice Family

Doran and Amber hosted Thanksgiving and shared a great meal and great fun. 

Morgan

No news from Morgan and Cassie. 

Kayty

Kayty enjoyed a short work week. She had a yard sale on Saturday to liquidate items she had not sold in her Poshmark closet and on her sales shows. 

The Nathan Rice Family

Nathan and Jessica and the girls had a great week. Nathan is still waiting for the perfect deer to walk by when he is in his tree stand. They had such a great time preparing for Thanksgiving. Nathan made some awesome pies and Ellie made a pumpkin pie!. Their puppies went with them as they traveled to Doran and Amber's house. Everyone loved Whitney and Cookie. 

Dad's Garden

Lots of radishes and lettuce are being harvested. Chickens give three to five eggs a day. The weather has been beautiful!!

 

Other highlights

A family in our ward invited us to share family home evening with them on Tuesday. We talked about gratitude, enjoyed a fun gratitude scavenger hunt, and then played Turkey Hide and Seek before we shared cookies and Dad's limeade. 

Dad, Kayty and I had a good Thanksgiving. Dad smoked a turkey, I roasted one, Kayty peeled ten potatoes that were riced into cream and butter, I made my Nano's stuffing, and we had homemade cranberry sauce and cranberry salad. I made dad a little mesquite bread and Kayty ate soft hawaiian rolls.