Monday, March 24th, I am grateful for cereal. I have watched documentaries about some of the beginnings of making cereal and the competition between companies for making new kinds of cereals. I have very happy with Honey Nut Cheerios and Great Grains with Pecans. Those are my two favorites.
Had a chat with our Nissa to confirm our travel to Michigan later.
Claude tried his hand at making onion burgers. We learned about these on our Route 66 trip. They were so delicious. Claude made his and found some cherry BBQ sauce to put on them. They were so yummy. We will have to do this again! Travel has its rewards!
Tuesday, March 25th, was what I call a 'purposeful day'. I did my home PT then iced my shoulder while I ate my cereal and studied Greek on Duolingo. Then I secured us a hotel in Chicago. I practiced the piano. I entered a bit of history on the Church website for Relief Society. Then I researched doing a Mastodon Scavenger Hunt with our great grandmonsters while we visit them in Muskegon.
Claude on the other had started his day with a doctor visit that was previously scheduled to check his sugar. As it turns out, he was beginning a cold which we thought was allergies. His doctor visit went well. As the day worn on, it became obvious he had a spring cold and not just allergies. We found some cold medication and he started that.
Wednesday, March 26th, was to be a day of healing. My belief is that a cold is best treated with lots of rest and lots of liquid. Claude would spend the day in his recliner. He put in Lonesome Dove and we watched it all day long. In the evening, we watched our Castle television series.
This was our Nissa's birthday. I posted this on our family Facebook page: "From birth to graduation...let's take a journey pictures of Nissa Tyler as we celebrate her Happy Birthday!! Our "test monkey" is one amazing Lady! May the joy you have brought into each of our lives be felt today and in this coming year! Happy Birthday Nissa Kamantha Maebelle!! Love Ya Bunches!!"
Thursday, March 27th, I decided it was time to do laundry. Is that not the most exciting way to spend a day or what???
This was Paul's birthday. I posted this on our family Facebook Page: "As you ponder the verity of life, ponder on the fact that today, this very day, we all wish you a very Happy Birthday, Paul (Jesse James MacTavish)!! Hope you have a truly good day. Love Ya Bunches!!"
I was able to locate a binder of writings that Jake wanted us to bring him. It is always good to be able to place your hand on things you have stored away.
I found this picture on Facebook. My family know my love of crocheting. This was a good one to share on our Family Facebook page with this caption: "Hmmmm...is this my future???" Bailey, our youngest grandmonster, commented, "Only if you say, “Bailey I'm your grandma!” Oh my, I did have a belly laugh with this comment. Then our daughter Andie, who is a 1st grade teacher, commented: "I want this!!! It would be perfection for Hat Days at school. I could use the sound system and my teacher mic ALL DAY LONG to make Vader noises and say... Ho-bur...you are my student. But, you can have one too. 🤣" And that is how we keep in touch in this digital age!!
Friday, March 28th, Katelyn shared this cute picture of Raelyn. She added this comment to explain the picture, "Raelyn had her vocab parade. Her assignment was to pick a word and find the definition, put the definition in her own words, use it in a sentence and then make a poster with this information and dress as your word. Any guesses on her word???"
Her word was hockey. Her dad, Drew, is really, really, really into hockey. Such a fun way to pay tribute to her dad and his love of hockey.
Saturday, March 29th, in the morning I attended the Elkhorn Creek Ward Relief Society Activity entitled "Know Your Average Morning!" Lots of needlework was learned or worked on. Sisters helped other sisters begin a new skill for them. We welcomed two visitors. It was a good activity.
Lisa Adams brought an afghan a lady made for her in Florida. Beautiful afghan with a horse outline worked into the afghan with missing stitches. However, Lisa's dog had gotten hold of it and it now had some stitches ripped out. I helped her find a big darning needle and she was able to pull it back together.
Bice Stark brought over her crocheted shawl wanting me to figure out the pattern so she could make another. This one was about 15 years old and the yarn was matting up. I tried to figure out how the put this one together. I felt like I knew what it was but I couldn't quite make it out. I assured Bice I had lots of patterns at home and I would go home and see if I could find one close for her to make another shawl out of. I did that after I got home. I didn't have one in my patterns. I looked online and found a free one that was very close. I printed it out, labeled the top with where I found the pattern. I would take it to Bice at church on Sunday.
As I walked around the front of our home, I noticed some more spring flowers popping up in the front flower bed. Love spring flowers!!
It was fun to text Hayden back and forth. We will see him in about a week. He wanted to firm up how we wanted to spend our time. I love that he truly wants to be a good host when we visit. We got a plan in place we both felt good about.
We decided for our evening, we would go to KFC for chicken for our dinner. We brought that home and curled up to watch what I call my "Dan Brown Movies". These three movies were based on the books written by Dan Brown entitled "Angels and Demons", "The DaVinci Code", and "Inferno". It was a pleasant evening.
Sunday, March 30th, I awoke feeling sick to my stomach. Ugh.
We attended Sacrament Meeting. Fast Sunday is usually the first Sunday of each month. On that Sunday we hold Testimony Meeting in Sacrament Meeting. Since the first Sunday of April will be General Conference and since March was a 5-Sunday month, Fast Sunday was moved to this Sunday. I would bear my testimony.
As the sacrament was passed, I focused my attention on the things that happened that last week of the Savior's life and the final days of his life. My mind caught on him being brought before Herod. I looked up Luke 23:8-9. It reads:
8) And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
9) Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.
For my testimony I shared these verses. I explained that verse 8 shows how Herod was thinking and acting. He used 'many words' as he questioned Jesus. His interest was in seeing a miracle, not in recognizing the Savior. I shared that Jesus knew what was going to happen. He had already been through very difficult things. More difficult this were coming. As he stood before Herod using 'many words', Jesus 'answered him nothing'. I realized that is a profound lesson for me in daily living. How many times to people say or do things that leave my with a desire to lash out, strike out, try to get my point across. I could learn from this example to think through the situation first. Don't react to the situation. Sometimes, silence is the answer. When I do this, I am being a little more like the Savior. I loved learning this lesson during the sacrament today.
This afternoon, I will get my laptop work as cleared as I can before our trip. We anticipate a severe storm during the night.
Facebook Fun: I saw a post with lots of miniature scenes created by a Japanese artist, Tatsuya Tanaka. The post said he has been creating miniatures for 7 years!! These are my favorites. Thank you Tatsuya Tanaka for sharing your talent with us. It brought me joy!
