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Yep!  This morning we (Paul and I) did our Wednesday routine of my reading scriptures to Paul while he drove us to our 4 hour service assignment in Salt Lake.  This evening I had a class I help teach at the church and afterwards I did a couple of word games that I enjoy doing, and I have worked on making a couple of Christmas gifts for some good friends that we will be partying with on Friday.  We have gotten together with this group of friends every year for over 25 years.  We do it on Friday…

Ron and I listened to Proverbs 4 today from a CD and we again listened to a chapter in Atomic Habits; this is a great book and it's given me some great tips!

I did 20 minutes on the stationary bike and decided to do a minute of planks.  It was a pretty day and I got outside and walked some on our street.  Looks like we are about to get a big dip in our weather the end of the week and we might see the teens at night.  It's been a long time since it's gotten that cold.  Most of the time we…

Hi everyone, hope all is well with you all, I have had so many problems with my laptop lately, that I haven't been on  for a few days.  I have had limited use from it until now but yesterday and today were the the worst, but whatever he did to it this evening, has certainly done the trick.  It is so great to have a IT engineer for a son, he is still learning, even after years of working in the trade, but tonight he really came up trumps for me.  I hate it when I can't do things like Fitera and…

Today being Tues. I got up and ready to do our routine Tuesday service assignment in Salt Lake City.  On the way there I read scriptures out loud while my husband did the driving.  After we finished our assignment, we did something very un routine for us, and that is that we went truck shopping!  We have and old 1989 Chevy truck that has been so good to us as it has hauled a lot of "stuff" to the dump, green waste to the recycle physicality at the dump, moved items from one house to another…

Got up early this morning with my husband and we listened to today's Proverb reading and then we listened to Atomic Habits from Audible.  This afternoon danced around the house to the Pointer Sisters music.  I watched a Hallmark movie with my daughter; we love the Christmas stories, lol.  Just as soon as I finish this up, I'm shuting down all electronics and do some deep breathing and some prayers and then off to bed!  If you have a moment, please pray for my son who is starting his exams…

I ordered our boys Christmas gifts this morning and I'm happy because I am sure they will both be pleased with what they are getting. Our daughters gifts are purchased. I know what I am getting my husband and I really only have my sister left to buy for. 

My niece sent her letter for mom's 90th Birthday celebration so 3 down and 3 to go. 

I want to get into the bedroom and begin wrapping gifts that need to be mailed. I try to always send an extra gift to our boys so they have something…

Oh, don't we all know about the "I wish I had time to.....". well here are today's thoughts for myself with respect to this nagging little voice. Since Pater retired we are so busy with the "together" things, that some of my favourite "alone" things seem to have been squeezed out of my daily routines. i can still knit all I want because it is easy to do in the car when we are travelling to and from family etc...but quilting, alas, sitts beckoning me in my bedroom. The quilt is about 1/3 hand…

I sincerely hope each of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving week!  Ours began with packing last Monday, going to Salt Lake on Tuesday to do our Service assignment, and leaving from there to drive 3 plus hours to stay at the home of our second oldest son, who lives within a few miles of two of his siblings.  We stopped by the two siblings homes and by the time we got to our sons home, we were exhausted!  Our son and his family were gone as this was the year for them to spend time with his…

Came back to a good challenge; I just started reading a book called Atomic Habits which is right up this alley, lol.  My goal this week is to get back to getting up early with my husband and having the time to interact with him.  We've gotten so busy in our schedules, that this is the only time I really get to see him alone.  I'm also trying to get back on track and pushing myself to be consistent with my good habits.  I've been sliding and falling back into old habits.  I've been under some…

I got right on board with this challenge as it seems everyone here whether working or retired is so busy it seems we could all do with some removing, adjusting, adding. 

So I am going to read at least 30 minutes a day minimum because I love to read, I have been reading only one night a week because by the time we go to bed I am too tired to stay awake. So tonight we designated in bed by 9 and I plan to do tha tall week. 

I'm going to take time after lunch to work at least one Magic…