tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800964444761938992024-03-13T09:39:51.405-06:00Ackroyd HouseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1939125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-26648228645108048342023-12-24T07:19:00.000-07:002023-12-24T07:19:05.563-07:002023 has Zoomed By!<p> Well, well, well. I have done a really poor job of blogging in 2023. What in the world happened?<br /><br />Late in 2022, we were asked if we would be in charge of Moroni's Quest for our stake. I really didn't know what we were getting into and it didn't take long for things to ramp us and start taking up all the empty space and more in our calendars. The event was in July and I don't know if I've ever experienced anything more tiring AND more energizing at the same time. The learning curve was steep and I was so grateful for the mentorship from our friends, the Paynes. Allen's health was not great through it all and until we got answers in September, he really struggled to do all that was required. </p><p>The Sunday after Moroni's Quest, I was really ready for a rest. I'll never forget waking up Sunday morning and seeing the bags under my eyes. I looked terrible!! It took a good week of resting before I felt like I had really recovered. Apparently, rest wasn't a long term plan though as that Sunday I was called to be the Relief Society president in our ward. Again, it's been a tiring and energizing experience. I'm learning a lot and really growing to enjoy the assignment. <br /><br />This year, my goal is to write more. Stay tuned! </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-16689191174849423752022-12-25T20:09:00.001-07:002022-12-25T20:09:32.521-07:00Second Christmas<p> For our second Christmas we celebrated with Grandma. We were worried that she might not be able to come because it has been so cold lately - but on Christmas Eve the cold spell ended and things warmed up tremendously. So grateful! </p><p><br /></p><p>Christmas Eve was Chinese food and a movie (Scent of a Woman....strange choice for Christmas Eve....but alas!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gZa6DWikKz0N-CI8EA0F5SHVN6dvggDEugFd3cSL8LREALXr31_dGIBVHVfgGwVjwHrHRn01CBS700Pj9l3MQTTx1DznBU0Ypo-_UddznHdEmrSifGJgaIens-rT9noMMe1J8muj2j5hDuvCblqsKDphss81CfrbHsco9Z--ddKgUhshQFbkJGkcrA/s4080/PXL_20221225_004051554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gZa6DWikKz0N-CI8EA0F5SHVN6dvggDEugFd3cSL8LREALXr31_dGIBVHVfgGwVjwHrHRn01CBS700Pj9l3MQTTx1DznBU0Ypo-_UddznHdEmrSifGJgaIens-rT9noMMe1J8muj2j5hDuvCblqsKDphss81CfrbHsco9Z--ddKgUhshQFbkJGkcrA/s320/PXL_20221225_004051554.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p>Christmas morning we opened stockings and then headed off to church. I was playing the organ and the choir did a beautiful cantata. It was really amazing. </p><p>Later, there was another Santa visit by Allen. We have a family in our ward where the parents are absent and kids are living with their older brother so he helped them with presents by taking them shopping to buy gifts for their siblings and then today he showed up with stockings for them. <br /><br />Later we opened gifts. Grandma went off to her sister's house for dinner and we had ham and scalloped potatoes and an amazing cranberry cheesecake for dessert. I'm not one to make fancy desserts often. This one was a winner! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5x3gs3WShNL-eiUrtw8u0NyYjKgIeuNptKVNwyuL5nKKU_U4od3j2jcmXzJZEdOPYnV6bH4pLOuX-p2yPiOMHj0wRX3rarn3fGtxZwX9QZZUOxYvWRjWK_fjogSW1oMJa_J6drUqZRnoA_qBUFoyNNwG_xul-rSq68BVQl9iJsCZn1WSkZVDQxAGBA/s4080/PXL_20221226_004714236%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5x3gs3WShNL-eiUrtw8u0NyYjKgIeuNptKVNwyuL5nKKU_U4od3j2jcmXzJZEdOPYnV6bH4pLOuX-p2yPiOMHj0wRX3rarn3fGtxZwX9QZZUOxYvWRjWK_fjogSW1oMJa_J6drUqZRnoA_qBUFoyNNwG_xul-rSq68BVQl9iJsCZn1WSkZVDQxAGBA/s320/PXL_20221226_004714236%5B1%5D.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2t5o9tab_88w-hzz6qcSYb7BNFL-IwP5WErcv1WENAkeR9YR8kapcbzU2OoT9wLyYLkDs97wJ3mruyXa1hlMYkn8PQ9UNIS3rRRwtvj4kJZCTkV6RihRKUvycceqMj2AVq4mTADZSQClTqJh9BttHybb5edsWUIEokTnHar5F-X1hzOaSF4ibzlmOA/s3280/PXL_20221226_004829028%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2t5o9tab_88w-hzz6qcSYb7BNFL-IwP5WErcv1WENAkeR9YR8kapcbzU2OoT9wLyYLkDs97wJ3mruyXa1hlMYkn8PQ9UNIS3rRRwtvj4kJZCTkV6RihRKUvycceqMj2AVq4mTADZSQClTqJh9BttHybb5edsWUIEokTnHar5F-X1hzOaSF4ibzlmOA/s320/PXL_20221226_004829028%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I was trying to get a selfie of us. Finally Peirce said he should try. We are laughing at how simple it was for him! LOL</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9cvDhpvSHNoxOQjOEuPtPMY3Pv1qhFQvrP89-ycNOgeWFL1mLbHeFStyPuPWyRevM1u_7NvVLlPD3k0Nv2AarJW92c9BlZMgbmUj7IUzC_p6Jfr_XROIbtPnO0rdTTwRVZSiTpdfYJkRsv2gnWmIokjhyYNyDtiBJ54wWr9-7nOvn9MC9FpSg6YzOQ/s4080/PXL_20221226_011455049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9cvDhpvSHNoxOQjOEuPtPMY3Pv1qhFQvrP89-ycNOgeWFL1mLbHeFStyPuPWyRevM1u_7NvVLlPD3k0Nv2AarJW92c9BlZMgbmUj7IUzC_p6Jfr_XROIbtPnO0rdTTwRVZSiTpdfYJkRsv2gnWmIokjhyYNyDtiBJ54wWr9-7nOvn9MC9FpSg6YzOQ/s320/PXL_20221226_011455049.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.willcookforsmiles.com/christmas-cheesecake-cranberry-jam-white-chocolate-mousse-cheesecake/">Christmas Cranberry Cheesecake</a>. So good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyHus_QM_MS4G0Rlpe4GtqYOySieAdDo7fCcuEr4pAYnZoVb2InZ_dB70FW9L5_YAZWrG419vVtLkF4iMOnWDCjw1BbRDYMCbXdmmsa6g6ntB2D9gwtZOxovz7mvcLP9yWh3Ei8szcbwak_vDf_6_10k1n6WSCmu8tnvsDRd3pW-uuY5cymGEmCtvMg/s4080/PXL_20221225_185647036.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyHus_QM_MS4G0Rlpe4GtqYOySieAdDo7fCcuEr4pAYnZoVb2InZ_dB70FW9L5_YAZWrG419vVtLkF4iMOnWDCjw1BbRDYMCbXdmmsa6g6ntB2D9gwtZOxovz7mvcLP9yWh3Ei8szcbwak_vDf_6_10k1n6WSCmu8tnvsDRd3pW-uuY5cymGEmCtvMg/s320/PXL_20221225_185647036.MP.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>Two tricks we learned this weekend when it comes to Bentley: 1. If you buy him a bone he will be quite busy and stay distracted with it while we open presents. 2. He loves getting a new ball! He played for hours.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-13024428945256983762022-12-23T19:45:00.001-07:002022-12-25T19:55:18.040-07:00Crying in Safeway<p> One thing about Allen is that he loves to give gifts. He really is a true Santa Claus. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigVzQUFud4USb9GslcWXJje65j8jgCArFvEu7Az0TN8t9qcSGKujtONdloEtcyth2r706a33ZjLezXn5KXcCuNKVv9_I2Lg31X21OQMeW3G8zQy_6N0vxE7hMGhOWN7W-3OrnKn7O0_WxFAuj5NFRbQQJsgCcpGjuMwXbNq7usa0GIdd0kd0tqHnkeMA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigVzQUFud4USb9GslcWXJje65j8jgCArFvEu7Az0TN8t9qcSGKujtONdloEtcyth2r706a33ZjLezXn5KXcCuNKVv9_I2Lg31X21OQMeW3G8zQy_6N0vxE7hMGhOWN7W-3OrnKn7O0_WxFAuj5NFRbQQJsgCcpGjuMwXbNq7usa0GIdd0kd0tqHnkeMA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Today we went to give a gift to one of our favorite cashiers at Safeway. He always talks to all the cashiers and knows them and that's how he got to know her. We have another connection because I taught her daughter in grade 3. A few years ago her husband died suddenly and we often wonder what we can do to help them as they work through the loss of their dad and husband. Allen had bought a gift card to a restaurant and we went through her till. He placed it on the belt, along with the groceries we were buying. She started to ring in our items and then she froze and looked up at us. "You didn't have to do that," she said. Allen told her he knew, but he wanted to...and Merry Christmas and all that. That's when her tears started...and so did mine.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8vzH6URxkJaegow0ymbFcNJvjrDTQACEyYF8JJFrAQB-U8PzC87TxljbSTQwxP21U71bwlgUU-NSTqyPh53FkyuoGDPJSnfF08cyJm0hB2YSowXKUKi09rnjZod6yH-Xr4TFJxjfgZTlWi9mP9q6ViUaSQEXYYFUSNzxXtP4GEeGG1BxbOPcuk2gw3g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8vzH6URxkJaegow0ymbFcNJvjrDTQACEyYF8JJFrAQB-U8PzC87TxljbSTQwxP21U71bwlgUU-NSTqyPh53FkyuoGDPJSnfF08cyJm0hB2YSowXKUKi09rnjZod6yH-Xr4TFJxjfgZTlWi9mP9q6ViUaSQEXYYFUSNzxXtP4GEeGG1BxbOPcuk2gw3g" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-15023703215749243012022-12-18T22:06:00.012-07:002022-12-25T19:45:35.214-07:00Early Christmas Celebrations<p>There are a lot of memes and commentaries on social media about how women do all the work for Christmas and the husband just shows up and sees what everyone got for presents. That isn't the case in our house. Allen does the bulk of the gift planning and buying and he's great at it. He also is a great help at getting our house ready for Christmas. I'm so grateful for him!</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqpFSsdlGUYKBgaQnwT7wPy5acQmAkNn9iCadvJrGDiKkv3Nnl7y3AMJWzc9qZOXeKo26_SjuQNGVtF4M6KwpbVYS7V-Em-0Ai_OSQlDNIf-3hvEv7INKda_vwcHgqXgl4SUJAdqYTenl44D1KrmIowgAusq6brkJ9J92RaHvBJ4HW6-RDQK2t8yJBA/s4080/PXL_20221217_223648027%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqpFSsdlGUYKBgaQnwT7wPy5acQmAkNn9iCadvJrGDiKkv3Nnl7y3AMJWzc9qZOXeKo26_SjuQNGVtF4M6KwpbVYS7V-Em-0Ai_OSQlDNIf-3hvEv7INKda_vwcHgqXgl4SUJAdqYTenl44D1KrmIowgAusq6brkJ9J92RaHvBJ4HW6-RDQK2t8yJBA/s320/PXL_20221217_223648027%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXAjt9GRfALGWazQ9MlbQnGnS1W4SSnj8za5fOJGW8RJCc0l-ByIsTrhyEM74PtAs2t2w7X943PM6iMjyFvZduBsrTDe8mqFoPWYQHlDZPdjBT8MppjM7Q646TGSwUZ4np4vowkaxd8nAO6k9VJYgWtaF1p-fq4Ixb-WlhHvE4RfP4OtY9HmS6bKJmA/s4080/PXL_20221217_223703369%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXAjt9GRfALGWazQ9MlbQnGnS1W4SSnj8za5fOJGW8RJCc0l-ByIsTrhyEM74PtAs2t2w7X943PM6iMjyFvZduBsrTDe8mqFoPWYQHlDZPdjBT8MppjM7Q646TGSwUZ4np4vowkaxd8nAO6k9VJYgWtaF1p-fq4Ixb-WlhHvE4RfP4OtY9HmS6bKJmA/s320/PXL_20221217_223703369%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTA5dqEi5WhTmdOjMUAWsMQpaDReYaMvs6yKItAmsRfT89wCB69shQg1TkKdIq2ZLWZQDPIp2erFGv51e5fyTTngzZ-AEwDFjuMxu9-q3G-wiKHyFfg-w7N1InL_e-JNwWSKHToEhkYRAoKgVWDmXxol60QOqYwGlZL4NJlbrDODQZS38XN6vMxSgohw/s4080/PXL_20221217_223634189%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTA5dqEi5WhTmdOjMUAWsMQpaDReYaMvs6yKItAmsRfT89wCB69shQg1TkKdIq2ZLWZQDPIp2erFGv51e5fyTTngzZ-AEwDFjuMxu9-q3G-wiKHyFfg-w7N1InL_e-JNwWSKHToEhkYRAoKgVWDmXxol60QOqYwGlZL4NJlbrDODQZS38XN6vMxSgohw/s320/PXL_20221217_223634189%5B1%5D.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br />This year Jill and Chase are going to Ontario for Christmas so decided we would do Christmas with them the weekend before. I was not sure it was really going to be that great....but it was really a wonderful weekend! <br /><br />Jill and Chase and Peirce all came over for dinner on Saturday. We ordered a meat platter from one of our favorite restaurants, Big T's, and added some great <a href="https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/pomegranate-feta-salad/?fbclid=IwAR2vdtwMIdMdRz5HtU7vAKQAV7Sq52imLzxkuo5vfi3oMEFUh88jtBA8r5c">Christmas salads</a>. It was a great feast!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3-VxaL39XwRld8w2gqRIsufof7449kBV2x2jEU8morPDlD0HITY2TlExYsiku51KizOIsJVfy6c6rKPWMh2xf4eTt4Xk7iyHy6Jw9f8NyVYORhDx_IWwESg_wZxgOwJQZ166aiiZYJZXhg5UUh0YDXVV-o-rbA6S2tH7UvQbSaPxEIsNtOdpEfE6Iw/s4080/PXL_20221218_012028754%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3-VxaL39XwRld8w2gqRIsufof7449kBV2x2jEU8morPDlD0HITY2TlExYsiku51KizOIsJVfy6c6rKPWMh2xf4eTt4Xk7iyHy6Jw9f8NyVYORhDx_IWwESg_wZxgOwJQZ166aiiZYJZXhg5UUh0YDXVV-o-rbA6S2tH7UvQbSaPxEIsNtOdpEfE6Iw/s320/PXL_20221218_012028754%5B1%5D.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p>After dinner, we had a little family pranking to follow up on. There has been a long standing back and forth between us and the NAckroyds. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3frdxy4HsGgzo-75tPcBeoCbAZaGlpuK-fhPf7F0TIGHt6g_x4UIzUQ9gonQA9sQOiJd7v-QuAw57fU2UJc8c7XIE1tFKEZp4YWP2iIa12mUcl15Gorvh4bq4jQS4mIhJjNR9ko05SOllMQn-uc5mS03SndfK3hYJ3XmDT158XJu7unJ5s64yeFZAQ/s2048/319162449_859553861761309_5532261772300231893_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3frdxy4HsGgzo-75tPcBeoCbAZaGlpuK-fhPf7F0TIGHt6g_x4UIzUQ9gonQA9sQOiJd7v-QuAw57fU2UJc8c7XIE1tFKEZp4YWP2iIa12mUcl15Gorvh4bq4jQS4mIhJjNR9ko05SOllMQn-uc5mS03SndfK3hYJ3XmDT158XJu7unJ5s64yeFZAQ/s320/319162449_859553861761309_5532261772300231893_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Allen also had a visit to go do with the Payne's as Santa Claus. It was quite a busy night! </p><p><br /></p><br /><p>Later that night, we watched a movie (or rather, turned a movie on and fell asleep). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SQwT-QumyrHPPrrCjV2FdOoC2U_0UFDPBLipZKKKG6RdIA4Mj_4hRpxFrlpN3dMvoqgUNo8j4m6D_ei52rnGEwbY289VawXof-vQ1O_-BvcWH0AhhTpv0lbHqxiVjSkAWsTgUzCdrHq8671TXmTwHigElQ1wJoq42MmQ0rq6AMJk6ji3MNL9v2mW3w/s4080/PXL_20221218_024744828%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SQwT-QumyrHPPrrCjV2FdOoC2U_0UFDPBLipZKKKG6RdIA4Mj_4hRpxFrlpN3dMvoqgUNo8j4m6D_ei52rnGEwbY289VawXof-vQ1O_-BvcWH0AhhTpv0lbHqxiVjSkAWsTgUzCdrHq8671TXmTwHigElQ1wJoq42MmQ0rq6AMJk6ji3MNL9v2mW3w/s320/PXL_20221218_024744828%5B1%5D.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><br />Sunday morning was Christmas stockings and then we went to church in Jill and Chase's ward. After church, we opened presents and had an amazing turkey dinner! <br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukzmiNscUDtqSKlDPLW1vB6QrZvSguB0YrxPlJlLE4HMp8JiIWbi5u1WIzPgQfQ_ONLs07VZ_nPKoPM1c3jVUPfTvNdQJaqPIgieRa8fgjqSDDhy6cmFFdSraKbxS3FzMgA9nNsbl3Gvbew_M4dmB11hEtiXpuYREn9PPPpA72-O_8H-cugATjKK_2w/s4080/PXL_20221218_191826141%5B2%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukzmiNscUDtqSKlDPLW1vB6QrZvSguB0YrxPlJlLE4HMp8JiIWbi5u1WIzPgQfQ_ONLs07VZ_nPKoPM1c3jVUPfTvNdQJaqPIgieRa8fgjqSDDhy6cmFFdSraKbxS3FzMgA9nNsbl3Gvbew_M4dmB11hEtiXpuYREn9PPPpA72-O_8H-cugATjKK_2w/s320/PXL_20221218_191826141%5B2%5D.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDeci-JM6GL5kp2ZfuTu95tMS8axH3Pi545zaGMbN7D_fQXkELnzn7pvY8yQWMEZ6crYv-YNQ41yv8Tctsa7yUQxmLOwzlyDhdxqC02TgQrGYX8wiXM0YlvgpG2Hz_8cJYY1pz6THwbYBh_tWBLqmv5Pm73cUETkctZTeCOrZpBc8_pXk6Z9vaVxW5w/s4080/PXL_20221218_190130660.MP%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDeci-JM6GL5kp2ZfuTu95tMS8axH3Pi545zaGMbN7D_fQXkELnzn7pvY8yQWMEZ6crYv-YNQ41yv8Tctsa7yUQxmLOwzlyDhdxqC02TgQrGYX8wiXM0YlvgpG2Hz_8cJYY1pz6THwbYBh_tWBLqmv5Pm73cUETkctZTeCOrZpBc8_pXk6Z9vaVxW5w/s320/PXL_20221218_190130660.MP%5B1%5D.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not a tennis racket?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxQHUHytI6wug8ztBkBkjufugj27tJU4rWP1OON2KmnxSyR5BtRCRpHcLGrRebfNRGassubPRZODY4IIQyM5EtAXM_7QcXnAnQDLkbK2Zsz_d-4v1J2WCOSFkZ0s_vDakQGKnYrUT1MOlgOzmv64xixED_ZIcMVB6tuNCdejogqmAfWhYS-bKi2hCnA/s4080/PXL_20221218_224030895%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxQHUHytI6wug8ztBkBkjufugj27tJU4rWP1OON2KmnxSyR5BtRCRpHcLGrRebfNRGassubPRZODY4IIQyM5EtAXM_7QcXnAnQDLkbK2Zsz_d-4v1J2WCOSFkZ0s_vDakQGKnYrUT1MOlgOzmv64xixED_ZIcMVB6tuNCdejogqmAfWhYS-bKi2hCnA/s320/PXL_20221218_224030895%5B1%5D.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our turkey was so big it was busting out of the roaster! :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYOWcUM3kWxuYFJxPRNaRT9xCzGTCnk7upHuVbGs5EIvyTxuPoCu8QCIYhyQuRKW3agATSLTSWyo8cOxkRVGLHCZP_uUAXzv3WslK-JvhARBZQof7_6moZA_4H7ENrVJ9dNEhZg3U3Yzp6fvJGTOeuLGlIx0BTzwXOLJVyrxt2v7I-Uo6FcVsoG5gdg/s4080/PXL_20221218_233511060%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYOWcUM3kWxuYFJxPRNaRT9xCzGTCnk7upHuVbGs5EIvyTxuPoCu8QCIYhyQuRKW3agATSLTSWyo8cOxkRVGLHCZP_uUAXzv3WslK-JvhARBZQof7_6moZA_4H7ENrVJ9dNEhZg3U3Yzp6fvJGTOeuLGlIx0BTzwXOLJVyrxt2v7I-Uo6FcVsoG5gdg/s320/PXL_20221218_233511060%5B1%5D.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those beautiful blue plates were one of my Christmas presents from my dear husband. <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNkSeIQFEwdgFixoCDS_8Z2gBbckdGI50aiOvnmb5uM_fZ9IfhLJdX6FDA0WtQRTafV_BAVSDlHFVV-Yb6dHIOp3hLA9WkUP1unSXSsv-fqrmykYxiRlx8AIMwTR_cheYdDU5bpH1Ce-B2Fz6E5tfzDThVC2sFdlJSZtedJLEBpPeP4o9ODqezGwHFg/s3280/PXL_20221218_233736026%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNkSeIQFEwdgFixoCDS_8Z2gBbckdGI50aiOvnmb5uM_fZ9IfhLJdX6FDA0WtQRTafV_BAVSDlHFVV-Yb6dHIOp3hLA9WkUP1unSXSsv-fqrmykYxiRlx8AIMwTR_cheYdDU5bpH1Ce-B2Fz6E5tfzDThVC2sFdlJSZtedJLEBpPeP4o9ODqezGwHFg/s320/PXL_20221218_233736026%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />On Sunday Allen also went and played Santa Claus for the Payne's. It was a lot of fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN860an1IozpNSlDWH5pjonj1gbs6rViH5-6QLHpFmZzlnIvkcQNeVn9JSRlWEAuFy-6Yc9DL3Wt2ho9rsYr3P32J8DqsjoDuYBn_D5F2SMtQQSglnW3HHBH8XOa7s0k6JjQQn3c5y-vxtK53Jjf7tOjLvwEc-O8pVxqYXt74VqKa0FoRDdiZlw_fh0g/s4080/PXL_20221219_004225540%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN860an1IozpNSlDWH5pjonj1gbs6rViH5-6QLHpFmZzlnIvkcQNeVn9JSRlWEAuFy-6Yc9DL3Wt2ho9rsYr3P32J8DqsjoDuYBn_D5F2SMtQQSglnW3HHBH8XOa7s0k6JjQQn3c5y-vxtK53Jjf7tOjLvwEc-O8pVxqYXt74VqKa0FoRDdiZlw_fh0g/s320/PXL_20221219_004225540%5B1%5D.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC4qK_7Ko3oWZmiGHlp6EXAODx9W0zM6BrLzMX9cyntQqkqG_ZZCgbIO-dVHsikRrTICOVO1bTJ8fy_1ZoV7mldk5xkof-ZZwNLLyAxPs6dvEv1up0p2tO3O9_hIEmi1LrvL-OUDJe2oovs67U7Q8ONj3lpP1OFS4EfmjwYuDUJJx3W_yWEsKPxZKBg/s1600/318684081_573583097933201_5099062501666015597_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC4qK_7Ko3oWZmiGHlp6EXAODx9W0zM6BrLzMX9cyntQqkqG_ZZCgbIO-dVHsikRrTICOVO1bTJ8fy_1ZoV7mldk5xkof-ZZwNLLyAxPs6dvEv1up0p2tO3O9_hIEmi1LrvL-OUDJe2oovs67U7Q8ONj3lpP1OFS4EfmjwYuDUJJx3W_yWEsKPxZKBg/s320/318684081_573583097933201_5099062501666015597_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was really a great weekend. It is fun to have our family all together. I love how Jill and Peirce and Chase all get along so well and have a good time together. I feel richly blessed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKw1JFjqf745rftQLUuuUuFGx8jRyRtestzDqke1C8ltD8r4GjC0z6yvLox56jAs0rWRkbUVluqDOqdLqNDskDLnAeV0iGf88wzq0bPhTaoVRtg8zbl6jKSUtaK8U9hmItktEnr5RLlNdfqj_B0Fc6usC7MYtpjfUaFPNGj5qCd0pR9tYHttLIkkbAAg/s4080/PXL_20221219_015312153%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKw1JFjqf745rftQLUuuUuFGx8jRyRtestzDqke1C8ltD8r4GjC0z6yvLox56jAs0rWRkbUVluqDOqdLqNDskDLnAeV0iGf88wzq0bPhTaoVRtg8zbl6jKSUtaK8U9hmItktEnr5RLlNdfqj_B0Fc6usC7MYtpjfUaFPNGj5qCd0pR9tYHttLIkkbAAg/s320/PXL_20221219_015312153%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-81366288174886852532022-06-12T13:39:00.010-06:002022-07-25T21:27:58.119-06:00Mission Reunion of Sorts<p>Father's Day seems like a good time to publish this post. I miss my dad. He served a mission to Denmark and always loved to tell stories of his experience there. <br /><br />I came across someone connected to my dad. It was quite a surprise:<br /><br />The internet can be a wild and wooly place with strange interactions. I have become more and more careful about who I connect with on the internet and so when I received a message from someone I didn't know named Tim Sondrop, I wasn't quick to respond. </p><p>Something about it made me curious though. He asked: <i>Is your father Gayle C Jensen who served in the Denmark mission during the mid -60s?</i><br /><br />That was a pretty specific question. Not your average 'hey pretty lady'. LOL I finally responded. Turns out Tim is the youngest of five boys and his father and mine were companions on their mission. <br /><br />He said:<br /><br /><i>I discovered his obituary in a google search. I read that he had passed away in 2010 to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. My condolences. I have no doubt that my father and he are continuing their missionary lessons in the spirit world. <br /><br />He was my father, Daryl Sondrup's first companion in the mission field. My father passed away abruptly last month and I've been reading through his missionary journal. In it, he relates his experiences with your father including baptizing, Thanksgiving and Christmas '65 and many missionary experiences. <br /><br />This particular one stood out to me:<br /><br />November 20, 1965</i></p><p><i>Today I had the scare of my life. As my companion and I were getting on the bus, my companion, Elder Jensen, turned to me and said, "This is a first lesson." We were just leaving to a cottage meeting. "I hope you're ready to give it."<br /><br />I don't know why, but I got kind of sick all of a sudden. I was praying that he was kidding. but when we got to the appointment, I found out, to my dismay, that he wasn't. So, when we got to the Joseph Smith story, he said, "Now my companion will take over."<br /><br />I was praying all the time. I started off quite well and even felt a little proud of myself until we got to about the middle of the lesson. Then I started to have a little trouble (every once in a while, my mind would go completely blank). Towards the end, my companion ended up giving most of the lesson. But I think it went quite well for the first time. I wish though, that I could get over getting embarrassed when I talked to people. We gave the lesson to Hr Nielsen a Ferisor.</i></p><p><i>Some other excerpts:<br /><br /></i></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>He bears his testimony which is very vital in the conversion of people, he is a good teacher - He makes the lessons interesting and understandable.</i></li><li><i>My three months I spent with Elder Gayle Jensen will be remembered for as long as I live. I will never forget the times I spent trying to struggle through the lessons. Elder Jensen's statement, "Come on, you can learn a page a day."</i></li><li><i>Elder Jensen was a great Elder and he helped me very much in getting a good start here on my mission. He pushed hard on the lessons, but I'm glad he did. <br /><br /><br /></i></li></ul><div><i>Here is my father's obituary: <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 oo483o9r gmql0nx0" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindquistmortuary.com%2Fobituary%2FDaryl-Sondrup%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1tXdzqgcMi7SiahIR3YRVcQATWyJF8TFEGF4GKtPe5TotuBLsm9xIV4YQ&h=AT2OQnWteUdzl7x61NgU8K_jkWzR6GE-CXCq2KaCY98qccaT_yTPI5btaBD_2EmHf7IuEbzM_m5ZHQafT8EVFpit2_4H2Yu-gz-aQdJrN8iy1wMBGXGryot_zcVAPWsB70eqJhTiMgH7xHEYWaM" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="-1" target="_blank">https://www.lindquistmortuary.com/obituary/Daryl-Sondrup</a> </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>We hoped we would get at least ten more years with "Papa", especially for the sake of his grandkids. He was a kid at heart and we all miss him dearly, but I believe that we all have a time appointed unto death, and that your father and mine were needed to continue their missionary service to the Lord beyond the veil.<br /><br />It's been a joy to read through my dad's missionary journal after all these years. I served a mission in Brazil, so I can relate to my father in a whole new missionary sense. Your father came across as a great man and I'm grateful to him for helping my dad at the onset of his mission. </i></div><p></p><p></p><div class="j83agx80 k4urcfbm" role="none" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: flex; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; width: 300px; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="cxgpxx05 d1544ag0 sj5x9vvc tw6a2znq l9j0dhe7 ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs e72ty7fz qlfml3jp jm1wdb64 qv66sw1b ljqsnud1 tkr6xdv7 rq0escxv hxptbbi5 k4urcfbm jinzq4gt mrjvor2e" role="none" style="background-color: var(--wash); border-radius: 18px 18px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--always-white); max-width: var(--mwp-xma-message-bubble-max-width,300px); overflow-wrap: break-word; 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<br /></span></div><div class="ii04i59q jq4qci2q g9io39s2 oo9gr5id" dir="auto" role="none" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Those mission reunions can be awfully sweet!</span></div><div class="ii04i59q jq4qci2q g9io39s2 oo9gr5id" dir="auto" role="none" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="ii04i59q jq4qci2q g9io39s2 oo9gr5id" dir="auto" role="none" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-style: normal; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Alma 17</span><span>
</span></span><p class="verse" data-aid="128350781" id="p1" style="--height: 126.875px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.65em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="verse-number" face=""Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Palatino Bold", Palatino-Bold, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 </span>And now it came to pass that as Alma was journeying from the land of Gideon southward, away to the land of <a class="study-note-ref" data-scroll-id="note1a" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/17.2?lang=eng#note1a" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="marker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">a</sup>Manti</a>, behold, to his astonishment, he <a class="study-note-ref" data-scroll-id="note1b" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/17.2?lang=eng#note1b" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="marker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">b</sup>met</a> with the <a class="study-note-ref" data-scroll-id="note1c" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/17.2?lang=eng#note1c" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="marker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">c</sup>sons of Mosiah</a> journeying towards the land of Zarahemla.</span></p><p class="verse active-item" data-aid="128350782" id="p2" style="--height: 213.266px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.65em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="verse-number" face=""Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Palatino Bold", Palatino-Bold, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 </span>Now these sons of Mosiah were with Alma at the time the angel <a class="study-note-ref" data-scroll-id="note2a" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/17.2?lang=eng#note2a" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="marker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">a</sup>first</a> appeared unto him; therefore Alma did rejoice exceedingly to see his brethren; and what added more to his joy, they were still his brethren in the Lord; yea, and they had waxed strong in the knowledge of the truth; for they were men of a sound understanding and they had <a class="study-note-ref" data-scroll-id="note2b" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/17.2?lang=eng#note2b" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="marker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">b</sup>searched</a> the scriptures diligently, that they might know the word of God.</span></p><p class="verse" data-aid="128350783" id="p3" style="--height: 126.875px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.65em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="verse-number" face=""Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Palatino Bold", Palatino-Bold, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3 </span>But this is not all; they had given themselves to much prayer, and <a class="study-note-ref" data-scroll-id="note3a" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/17.2?lang=eng#note3a" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="marker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">a</sup>fasting</a>; therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and when they taught, they taught with <a class="study-note-ref" data-scroll-id="note3b" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/17.2?lang=eng#note3b" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="marker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">b</sup>power</a> and authority of God.</span></p><p class="verse" data-aid="128350784" id="p4" style="--height: 184.469px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.65em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="verse-number" face=""Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Palatino Bold", Palatino-Bold, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4 </span>And they had been teaching the word of God for the space of fourteen years among the Lamanites, having had much <a class="study-note-ref" data-scroll-id="note4a" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/17.2?lang=eng#note4a" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="marker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">a</sup>success</a> in bringing many to the <a class="study-note-ref" data-scroll-id="note4b" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/17.2?lang=eng#note4b" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="marker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">b</sup>knowledge</a> of the truth; yea, by the power of their words many were brought before the altar of God, to call on his name and <a class="study-note-ref" data-scroll-id="note4c" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/17.2?lang=eng#note4c" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="marker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">c</sup>confess</a> their sins before him.</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem;">
</span></div></div></div><div class="ns4p8fja j83agx80 cbu4d94t a6sixzi8 bkfpd7mw d2edcug0 buofh1pr nred35xi" role="none" style="align-items: inherit; align-self: stretch; background-color: var(--messenger-card-background); display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; justify-content: flex-end; max-width: 100%;"><div class="buofh1pr rj1gh0hx" role="none" style="flex-basis: 0px; flex-grow: 1; font-family: inherit;"></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-59029096142168341992022-04-17T20:37:00.000-06:002022-04-17T20:37:05.669-06:00Photo Regrets and Easter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcAtcauu6Esg8ZrV3rSzUpt_EPHUDosn3Jy7iiTWrQNvURc9oMqB65sIHj4ci8muwBvMECl0e0CP-TsQ_XCbeokSOifKrCQiuy4dSnUy-KenVzAlbjLxj1hxRwHaUuqDLV-0HvV6hLNYFBhuHOzgNuZPEG0XaO2t-6wtYODfKwRkzTUIvDzUZQSbj-Q/s398/Easter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcAtcauu6Esg8ZrV3rSzUpt_EPHUDosn3Jy7iiTWrQNvURc9oMqB65sIHj4ci8muwBvMECl0e0CP-TsQ_XCbeokSOifKrCQiuy4dSnUy-KenVzAlbjLxj1hxRwHaUuqDLV-0HvV6hLNYFBhuHOzgNuZPEG0XaO2t-6wtYODfKwRkzTUIvDzUZQSbj-Q/s320/Easter.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />I need to make one of my goals to be a better photo taker! Usually, what happens is that I'm so busy on those special days making food, getting ready, cleaning, and more that by the time the main event rolls around I'm tired and just surviving....and I forget to take photos!! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeXwbIUEEDyYOk3QYu_QHThonnUj92-R6uIIbQtGyP-paN_q9EsEmKoo5LneJRdCFye19hdRM4GlZ571Dh6rpZxlJd5A_RAyEr7MBE22sgK5V9T_UvWXtz6J6s-ZVH2KaFL5N2thCqwBQGMlCHWfsViuPcJvOzHB327MLzSiIC2fHrGE2mFgfq3vnyQ/s653/Easter%20Photo%20Fails.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeXwbIUEEDyYOk3QYu_QHThonnUj92-R6uIIbQtGyP-paN_q9EsEmKoo5LneJRdCFye19hdRM4GlZ571Dh6rpZxlJd5A_RAyEr7MBE22sgK5V9T_UvWXtz6J6s-ZVH2KaFL5N2thCqwBQGMlCHWfsViuPcJvOzHB327MLzSiIC2fHrGE2mFgfq3vnyQ/s320/Easter%20Photo%20Fails.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p>On Saturday, we had dinner with the NAckroyds! It has been a long time since we have done this and I was surprised at how excited I was to have them over. I decorated the table with a yellow runner.Sad, but true.<br /><br />Our menu was: turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberries, fancy green beans, carrots, Thai cabbage salad, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, rice pilaf and for dessert the NAckroyds made the most amazing apple pie (with one crust!)<br /><br />On Easter Sunday, Allen was asked to speak in church. He gave a really great talk on the Atonement. It made my heart burst with love and admiration for the good person he is. Jill and Chase came to our ward and Peirce listened on Zoom. What a blessing to have everyone be able to listen to his talk!</p><p>This is our family Easter dinner on Sunday photo. Sad, but true. I took the photo of the table before dinner and meant to take one when everyone was at the table, but....alas. I need to work on this!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4oL4GAotKhu6gw9BVPvrnHihk2fj9W5CDi6q2e6q4EnuDfo1DloEEKOYVaZGNnJWw3E0HzaFEfnME5mu3JapNlznz3fHxGLGhwXu27zkGtjGgU97q6gCINeI_XME6BOJif_OzHUjC3bHbmNEzBkHDnFsGWhAVfxfDGMZoUsbLMkI8uDUwjy2FZmdyQ/s596/Family%20Easter%20Dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4oL4GAotKhu6gw9BVPvrnHihk2fj9W5CDi6q2e6q4EnuDfo1DloEEKOYVaZGNnJWw3E0HzaFEfnME5mu3JapNlznz3fHxGLGhwXu27zkGtjGgU97q6gCINeI_XME6BOJif_OzHUjC3bHbmNEzBkHDnFsGWhAVfxfDGMZoUsbLMkI8uDUwjy2FZmdyQ/s320/Family%20Easter%20Dinner.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p>Jill and Chase came over for Easter baskets and dinner. We had ham, scalloped potatoes, Asian cucumber salad, green beans (I love green beans) and for dessert, we made the kids share their Easter chocolate. LOL</p><p><br />We had a wonderful Easter even though I didn't record it very well. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-63729011673537003122022-03-13T19:49:00.005-06:002022-04-17T09:18:52.125-06:00Significant Dates in History<p>March 13:<br /><br />I remember the day Princess Diana died. We were newly married. I was upstairs in the bedroom, reading. Allen came running upstairs, burst into the bedroom and blurted out, "Princess Diana is dead!" I couldn't believe it. We spent the next hour watching the news on tv.</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember many details of my life when the 9/11 attacks happened. Jill was pre-school age and I had organized a group of moms to do our own at home pre-school. That day it was my turn to run pre-school. I heard the news and when Faye arrived with her daughter, we talked about what was happening. Little did we know it was still happening. During the day I kept the tv on to see what else would happen. From our kitchen window, we could see the airplanes lining up at the airport because they were all grounded. In the afternoon, we went to the church building and made sandwiches for all the people stranded at the airport. As the days unfolded, the horror continued. <br /><br />I For most teachers, in Alberta anyway, March 13 is a day we'll never forget. It is the day that was the last normal day of school before the pandemic. We went home that Friday not realizing that was it. Life wasn't going to be the same for a long time. I would have never thought that two years later, those changes would still be felt.<br /><br />I looked back in my bullet journal at March 2020. Jill had been home from her mission for a couple of months and was in training at Central Mountain Air for a flight attendant position. Peirce was in grade 12. Allen was still really struggling with his health (we didn't know a heart procedure would be on the horizon) and I was working hard to keep up with school and with seminary.<br /><br />The next week students did not come to school. The Premier announced on Sunday that school would be cancelled. We had one week to go until Spring Break and so we spent the week at school without students. We spent a lot of time in shock. We still didn't think that things would unfold as they would. When we were asked to clean out our student's desks, I thought they were overreacting. In the end, we ended up spending the rest of the school year online...and what a learning curve that was! <br /><br />One great blessing I'll never forget is that on Friday, March 13, for some reason I decided to have my students clean out their desks of anything that didn't need to be in their desks. I was so grateful the next week! Teachers told stories of digging through moldy food, scads of garbage and scrap paper and more. I didn't have any of that because a little voice told me on Friday that I should have my students clean out their desks.</p><p>As mandates were rolled out and lock downs were put in place, we learned a new way of life. We learned as teachers to turn on a dime. We learned how to socially distance, how to worship at home and we saved a heck of a lot of money on gas since no one was going anywhere. <br /><br />The world will never be the same. Now there is a lot of unrest, even though mandates are being lifted and there is a vaccine and we know how to keep ourselves safe. Somehow, people feel a need to protest. Sure, there are still measures in place for cross-boarder travel - but given the covid numbers in the states and some other countries over the past two years, I'm okay with following the Canadian rules. We have come out of this much better than many other countries have. All of this has been one long Lord of the Flies re-run where we have seen some people be quite self-centered and only care about what they want or what their traditions are versus the instinct to follow a set of rules and values so that we can live together and look after each other. <br /><br />Through all of this, we have learned some good lessons on simplifying life and what is really vital. May we never forget! </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-90895204893454371682021-10-11T08:30:00.001-06:002021-10-11T08:30:06.148-06:00My Brother, Neil<p> My brother passed away on Saturday night. He was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer almost five years ago. When he was diagnosed, we had no idea how long he would be able to live with the disease. We are grateful we got as many years together as we did. He did a lot of living in those years, traveling to many interesting places. <br /><br />This week, he started to feel worse than usual. No matter how much pain medication they gave him, it didn't seem to help. By Friday, he was unresponsive and he passed away Saturday at 7:30 pm. Our hearts are broken.</p><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="1o46f-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1o46f-0-0" style="font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1o46f-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">"End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it."</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="eopcd-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="eopcd-0-0" style="font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="eopcd-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="7c17d-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7c17d-0-0" style="font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="7c17d-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">โJ.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King</span></div></div></blockquote><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="4q4tf-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4q4tf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4q4tf-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="anjdh-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="anjdh-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="anjdh-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Lessons my brother taught me: </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="4v4e5-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4v4e5-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4v4e5-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">It's never too late to find love. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="s0bb-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="s0bb-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="s0bb-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Life is better with good friends. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="eeihl-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="eeihl-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="eeihl-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Always be positive. Happiness is a choice. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="5m83r-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5m83r-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="5m83r-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Winning is fun.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="6nqvn-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6nqvn-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6nqvn-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">You can't hit a homerun if you don't swing...and work on your form. Homeruns are more fun than singles. Besides, you don't have to run so hard. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="etrrh-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="etrrh-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="etrrh-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Go for the double play.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="a24sk-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a24sk-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="a24sk-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">When things are coming at you fast, choke up on the bat. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="4kei0-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4kei0-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4kei0-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">There's always the next game.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="cfkrs-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="cfkrs-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="cfkrs-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Be a team player. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="2ompf-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2ompf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="2ompf-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">There's something to appreciate about every part of the world. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="f31fu-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f31fu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="f31fu-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">If you get a chance, go!</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="99mj4-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="99mj4-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="99mj4-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">There's no need to be too serious. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="4vtfc-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4vtfc-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4vtfc-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Just because someone says you are sick doesn't mean you have to quit. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="74uan-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="74uan-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="74uan-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="39eue-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="39eue-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="39eue-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">My brother was a courageous fighter and an all round great guy. Everyone liked Neil. I can't even express how much he will be missed. On October 9, he hit is last figurative home run and rounded the bases jubilantly, all on his own. I only wish I could have seen the high fives on the other side. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="chp4h-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="chp4h-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="chp4h-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="evdo1" data-offset-key="6lq1n-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6lq1n-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6lq1n-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">This is how I will always remember him. In this picture, he is in the Czech Republic at the World Junior Hockey Tournament 2020. Canada beat Russia in the final game. He was thrilled to be able to be there. This is how I will always remember him:
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</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-91767139093837275112021-10-10T07:50:00.003-06:002021-10-11T08:01:24.484-06:00Wedding Days<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtCD9ll__42U9LHlRGjsLKME71M_sRRhFUu-M7YS9OYNphj_DjHIQLlxkMmA0r6OhfosO3dJjLdxUzV2u7yy4RPn6uicwZxED3InVjXVTCk1cBTG7uCfo64f6pBZjFHHVflkxpt50ZAvS/s4032/PXL_20211008_163554736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtCD9ll__42U9LHlRGjsLKME71M_sRRhFUu-M7YS9OYNphj_DjHIQLlxkMmA0r6OhfosO3dJjLdxUzV2u7yy4RPn6uicwZxED3InVjXVTCk1cBTG7uCfo64f6pBZjFHHVflkxpt50ZAvS/s320/PXL_20211008_163554736.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> This weekend was Jillian and Chase's wedding and it was a wonderful celebration! They were married in Cardston. We have a temple in Calgary but it was closed for some minor renovations. Allen and I were married in the Cardston temple and it had been a lot of years since we had been there. The person who married them was Brother Ursenbach. When I met him, I said, "Oh! I have some favorite Ursenbachs: Andy, Dan, Matt, Chuck...." and he happily responded, "Those are my sons!" The lady who helped us in the bride's room was from Paris and so it was fun for her to be able to speak French with Jill and later with Chase. The ceremony was really lovely. He encouraged everyone there to apply the covenants they make in the temple to their marriage. 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Then we were off to take pictures on the temple grounds. I can't wait to see the pictures!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02HHu7eEpqJuSgZ-Hc8EwZujlXohy_7n4CXJM85RyGjfOsADeaHOj9wt6u6b2M9ZZrVmjAnQqFLQhrqSkXTXUjQFVgDnPgE1swNMmprHleAh5AbHDqJafthF6_nAqPF6x-A8EU_WLMs5K/s4032/PXL_20211008_181624809.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02HHu7eEpqJuSgZ-Hc8EwZujlXohy_7n4CXJM85RyGjfOsADeaHOj9wt6u6b2M9ZZrVmjAnQqFLQhrqSkXTXUjQFVgDnPgE1swNMmprHleAh5AbHDqJafthF6_nAqPF6x-A8EU_WLMs5K/s320/PXL_20211008_181624809.MP.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1xq6BCB9CI7K-2uJH1K2VIF43y0u8sV_nqNwFX1HjpxCxKWuj6YBH11amQhx_Mnpotvz3id_ibhMPkN5Num2B7AXLHkaJJgcKN0VXvo7Xgcac4D8Ywd8J7MJjREeTTBY7gQZHHE5r2g4/s4032/PXL_20211008_190742660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1xq6BCB9CI7K-2uJH1K2VIF43y0u8sV_nqNwFX1HjpxCxKWuj6YBH11amQhx_Mnpotvz3id_ibhMPkN5Num2B7AXLHkaJJgcKN0VXvo7Xgcac4D8Ywd8J7MJjREeTTBY7gQZHHE5r2g4/s320/PXL_20211008_190742660.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHH20wHGxOQYiGu7hmDVh917UXw1mQ-RDbJYx5j4XZDd5ygrE7S8VBv-wyMpjShKYTtZMshWhrVIlGd_uvRUCZ27S4SOtm9WJGQPuCZSl8t5HnOI7xssPOaqAsnqWQCoTx9YAWSMuql2MZ/s4032/PXL_20211008_191020828.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHH20wHGxOQYiGu7hmDVh917UXw1mQ-RDbJYx5j4XZDd5ygrE7S8VBv-wyMpjShKYTtZMshWhrVIlGd_uvRUCZ27S4SOtm9WJGQPuCZSl8t5HnOI7xssPOaqAsnqWQCoTx9YAWSMuql2MZ/s320/PXL_20211008_191020828.MP.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfRxN9nliU9_Xjo9pful5U0uW8LBbFjGHMltFxCOj1_B3Rk83mCk0LO6K9_HQz-lbUZrTaW14IWfYo3VYQw5rNuhiREA9VzwUxKiU03pDXtXKO_JQ255cW9iUC6k6WIAzoHkBzrTitjX4/s4032/PXL_20211008_191021951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfRxN9nliU9_Xjo9pful5U0uW8LBbFjGHMltFxCOj1_B3Rk83mCk0LO6K9_HQz-lbUZrTaW14IWfYo3VYQw5rNuhiREA9VzwUxKiU03pDXtXKO_JQ255cW9iUC6k6WIAzoHkBzrTitjX4/s320/PXL_20211008_191021951.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br />That afternoon we had a lunch in Lethbridge at Earl's restaurant with lots of family and friends. It was nice to be able to sit and relax and visit. I stole a cool picture from Zoe's instragram from the restaurant.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPx-0RIL6mWGjCEuG2E3OWsyuOVCpKUOUhPo0IDPDxIlGW-9rI-POaD2uXf2WKT7DbMIeII2mglq3r_nsj_tob694f_lfe77lgdqwgNzVYeKKBO9lftIpDxxBEvGs1hbELeJur9-dbbFS/s3040/Screenshot_20211008-185653.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3040" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPx-0RIL6mWGjCEuG2E3OWsyuOVCpKUOUhPo0IDPDxIlGW-9rI-POaD2uXf2WKT7DbMIeII2mglq3r_nsj_tob694f_lfe77lgdqwgNzVYeKKBO9lftIpDxxBEvGs1hbELeJur9-dbbFS/s320/Screenshot_20211008-185653.png" width="152" /></a></div><br /><p>Saturday was the reception. Celebrating with lots of extended family and even more friends made our hearts swell! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwGq4hIUrgU8WJ2cOEWBhz7HzFb0XlQO0lY5PcpLXmpozRRRxUup4Kpf9HKlL3u5otVT8iwlKABr-cIvT7m1js1QM2jown4fGYWihChFP9c3lYZVx_pSePaDLMU_21Hm5iOvX4sq0vFgF/s4032/PXL_20211010_013223130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwGq4hIUrgU8WJ2cOEWBhz7HzFb0XlQO0lY5PcpLXmpozRRRxUup4Kpf9HKlL3u5otVT8iwlKABr-cIvT7m1js1QM2jown4fGYWihChFP9c3lYZVx_pSePaDLMU_21Hm5iOvX4sq0vFgF/s320/PXL_20211010_013223130.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6DCAnCzbm1B5DbWCuKDmhNDpBBRBrk8b0mfGbrYqSnyLN2uQcGfBGZNORMYxOMnjtj_ukvvAaDxnYDvnRAmqc3hwIRLuJNa1PgC7OW9jyH9_SJ4AR70P1fSo41QfSafuRJC3MYDVvj_t/s4032/PXL_20211010_013225421.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Last night some ladies in the ward planned a shower for them. Because of the new covid restrictions, we ended up doing it on Zoom. Peirce and Zoe and I went to their new place to be part of the shower. It was so fun! I'm so grateful for my dear friends who organized the shower! We felt the love! <br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMySKsJB5M1q2xv5XoNSKPw-3omaBTn-qOV5GFtP-q4-0G-CCljOgZGfvcXbrZ3U-LCgglKYpUWyIBBkPSfRJv9B2YR5DclUkgHRFP8tXQ4KL6B0EJ74yfYIjFyIQ8849-tGJoNN3lSiWm/s4032/PXL_20210919_010428385.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMySKsJB5M1q2xv5XoNSKPw-3omaBTn-qOV5GFtP-q4-0G-CCljOgZGfvcXbrZ3U-LCgglKYpUWyIBBkPSfRJv9B2YR5DclUkgHRFP8tXQ4KL6B0EJ74yfYIjFyIQ8849-tGJoNN3lSiWm/s320/PXL_20210919_010428385.MP.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxhbmV87gEwOcR0Q9aRPt7bvHy70Fy0FkQbEVs7v2Aa9NjCGp-165i7qJDUoMlK8xkGYb7AVFMmUBGST09ccwD8sCkifiOQuMxENL5Phb9D7KDJIU6QjRaOvit7GUPhuMpwVmrExWhMIR/s4032/PXL_20210919_010446377.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBpfKmkb584M9phktzTTdNCDKBoNpcVimSCaah91kvWqchIvzuQE9QU7Q4oI1o1BQcyTNs-TAn4TGvQmYCB1E0QRcWZ0RabkwXK3lO9J8db4hWoD_W_QonnPi_2tEX9E-_q-HgN9lyTWJ/s4032/PXL_20210919_022927477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBpfKmkb584M9phktzTTdNCDKBoNpcVimSCaah91kvWqchIvzuQE9QU7Q4oI1o1BQcyTNs-TAn4TGvQmYCB1E0QRcWZ0RabkwXK3lO9J8db4hWoD_W_QonnPi_2tEX9E-_q-HgN9lyTWJ/s320/PXL_20210919_022927477.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Karyn was up to her usual amazingness. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She made no-bake cheesecakes and also had macarons. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was delicious!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-86596825527434573842021-07-21T11:10:00.000-06:002021-07-21T11:10:41.854-06:00The Power of 30 Minutes<p> During the summer, I always have these grand plans about things I'm going to get caught up on in my house and in the yard. However, I run into the problem of balance. If I spend too much time cleaning and doing yard work, I start to feel like I'm getting ripped off. If I don't do it, I feel like I'm wasting all this extra time I have. <br /><br />A number of years ago I decided I would do a load of laundry every day. It changed everything when it comes to laundry. I still do it religiously every single day. The loads are never very big, which makes it easy to wash and dry and put away each day. Sometimes I even have to look for things that I should wash - but not that often. Bedding, towels, etc make up the lulls in empty baskets. The nice thing about it is that I never have baskets and baskets of laundry to fold and put away and I never have piles of laundry sorted on the floor waiting to be washed. It's just become a quick and easy thing that gets taken care of each day. <br /><br />I decided to implement this strategy for my housework and yard-work goals this summer. I committed to 30 minutes a day for each. It's amazing how much gets accomplished in 30 minutes! This morning was a great example. I have mostly been working in the front yard but now things are mostly caught up and it's hard to find 30 minutes of work to do each day so I decided I should venture into the back yard. It's been something I've stayed away from because we are working on building a new fence and a new deck and there is a lot going on back there. However, today I decided maybe what I should do is tidy up the pile of boards that have been left for a couple weeks from fence work. Imagine my surprise when it was all taken care of in only 7 minutes?! I went from this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkuq1wT0RB4y3CyKp5g6FrYLtrpIbyB4N2bkHsYfGEatCzngzOqLWppEYubvjwK7k-9fc8lJ6jH6Uzx-UKKW5G-0r0JvDjMgDEvMGUsyrQ8_92MVxHeJC_Y1tNI2mrYg7wIkq66p_Uq9T/s4032/PXL_20210710_140253109.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkuq1wT0RB4y3CyKp5g6FrYLtrpIbyB4N2bkHsYfGEatCzngzOqLWppEYubvjwK7k-9fc8lJ6jH6Uzx-UKKW5G-0r0JvDjMgDEvMGUsyrQ8_92MVxHeJC_Y1tNI2mrYg7wIkq66p_Uq9T/w150-h200/PXL_20210710_140253109.MP.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>to this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1V1ARmucyNhe-9wTi7Vu5EIExwoG-ME0WHHBt4EMQo5-aaymxcgs5ZRkETyD5TEw0suT0DktyWiRk2y3qrI_wldGSkgK4ZM32wT9wOGCJq6vq7jCLfj3FS41LxXKiQnPhyphenhyphenp4FvNe6qFuQ/s4032/PXL_20210721_144818903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1V1ARmucyNhe-9wTi7Vu5EIExwoG-ME0WHHBt4EMQo5-aaymxcgs5ZRkETyD5TEw0suT0DktyWiRk2y3qrI_wldGSkgK4ZM32wT9wOGCJq6vq7jCLfj3FS41LxXKiQnPhyphenhyphenp4FvNe6qFuQ/w150-h200/PXL_20210721_144818903.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMy2_cZL-tcNXjxp-AlHtaqK86pIg38q8J7aMp04HejmIKEkAvSSiM7PgIb3RU9yTGP7axSixOkuADfkPq46WxazHJuUE7qN9RFs5i_9iJRlpVg6uPvXuOp2hch3FFjs8ziBTZ_EhM4OIG/s4032/PXL_20210721_144816414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMy2_cZL-tcNXjxp-AlHtaqK86pIg38q8J7aMp04HejmIKEkAvSSiM7PgIb3RU9yTGP7axSixOkuADfkPq46WxazHJuUE7qN9RFs5i_9iJRlpVg6uPvXuOp2hch3FFjs8ziBTZ_EhM4OIG/w150-h200/PXL_20210721_144816414.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><p>So then I had to figure out something to do for the last 20 minutes. See all those shoots around the lilac bush? I decided to get to work on them. It's amazing how much of that was taken care of in just 20 minutes! <br /><br />One of Gretchen Rubin's <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/gallery/secrets-of-adulthood/" target="_blank">secrets of adulthood</a> is that nothing is more exhausting than a task that is never started. That is so true! I looked at that pile for so many days and hated it....and it was so easy to look after! </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-83392234287418263012021-07-12T07:22:00.000-06:002021-07-12T07:22:01.523-06:00Engagement<p> Jillian is engaged! This was her post on Facebook:<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wouldnโt have guessed when I met Chase at that post church grilled cheese party what the next year and a half had in store! But now, even more than cherishing the memories weโve already made, I canโt wait to spend forever together!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZDjFbyaGhKYJo04Wrw0WAH1Zy-zbIFGm66yXQUOX6kSYHCxXGamX1AsaDDcUjmETjeZ1VkGy9JtkRqdlDnEWgmyoWNvIn1IAtzczLPQNIJM9jVek0aRp4h0_aHyArKgREo6XZVTDSKNb/s1440/Jill+and+Chase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZDjFbyaGhKYJo04Wrw0WAH1Zy-zbIFGm66yXQUOX6kSYHCxXGamX1AsaDDcUjmETjeZ1VkGy9JtkRqdlDnEWgmyoWNvIn1IAtzczLPQNIJM9jVek0aRp4h0_aHyArKgREo6XZVTDSKNb/s320/Jill+and+Chase.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPeE9dCmFaJqVEYQMGNpB8WQHIc5hdlzu5Vz2rCcFZd9Wg2BZpSCqRhihf-lnBcjMr4fMhbOjDnd-SJtsVw1RgUHzDARScTrMbnGBDiukPZf-eLkVSHge0jE-M8nE09Ssr6KQbOEsDW00/s1440/Jill+and+Chase2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPeE9dCmFaJqVEYQMGNpB8WQHIc5hdlzu5Vz2rCcFZd9Wg2BZpSCqRhihf-lnBcjMr4fMhbOjDnd-SJtsVw1RgUHzDARScTrMbnGBDiukPZf-eLkVSHge0jE-M8nE09Ssr6KQbOEsDW00/s320/Jill+and+Chase2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are super happy for them and excited to have Chase as a member of our family!</span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-20623052895624466802021-07-10T08:50:00.000-06:002021-07-12T08:57:25.715-06:00Renovations<p> We have been doing a lot of work around our house. We got new lights on the outside. We got a new roof and 3 skylights (and what a difference they make! So much light!). We are in the midst of new windows (three new windows have been put in the master bedroom....not quite finished though) and today we had some major fence repairs done. It's a beautiful fence!</p><p><br /></p><p>It's a great feeling to get some of these things done. So grateful for all the coordinating and hiring and work Allen is doing for it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDe3sUBX02uqA1L-KKUT5RRRvTNebGFs-taFgUMvpeTSuV8tU4XcQvvXEKXU0RDgSkvNtqKxaO7kVjhryMoZi41yj789ulyuqomm6SfMZ2RazkfdsxDf3ZvzD1C8fvvW7Xd0PuCDaW0mD/s4032/PXL_20210710_140253109.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDe3sUBX02uqA1L-KKUT5RRRvTNebGFs-taFgUMvpeTSuV8tU4XcQvvXEKXU0RDgSkvNtqKxaO7kVjhryMoZi41yj789ulyuqomm6SfMZ2RazkfdsxDf3ZvzD1C8fvvW7Xd0PuCDaW0mD/s320/PXL_20210710_140253109.MP.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Old boards!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jgws6mwEkAC4BMh1ceuVUiCr9_OH-I8HgtGAefZiWz-dr-C7c7HJIO27sJCtWYBcYXwnH49-BQA-pmYUV3yPC8QAGJC7JNsm6kFjZq4QLfYnob5NF4RDUG8OKieGRSfDXeY0PNlJqKTu/s395/fence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="310" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jgws6mwEkAC4BMh1ceuVUiCr9_OH-I8HgtGAefZiWz-dr-C7c7HJIO27sJCtWYBcYXwnH49-BQA-pmYUV3yPC8QAGJC7JNsm6kFjZq4QLfYnob5NF4RDUG8OKieGRSfDXeY0PNlJqKTu/s320/fence.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful new fence!</div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-46783642091433398232021-07-09T08:39:00.001-06:002021-07-12T08:42:16.355-06:00Employed!<p> Peirce has had a number of interviews. Today he started his first full time job in the pharmacy industry! He is working at a place that supplies pharmacies....so if they need a compound, they make it. If they need some unusual drugs or combinations, they put them together. It's very exciting....and he loves it! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiykfdUXxnydW-sWHDIGTxJhcq48K27TeDmQ-9WWyHcZEYRqtYcOqXtIQl1QTbZ2NWntwzDLtl-Z3G6-kHFf-0kjTvK9dV3fZKRz-YmwkyYv5XqL5kZfR6bR4la9aPqBnmculuCE29VIbz/s4032/PXL_20210705_142438496.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiykfdUXxnydW-sWHDIGTxJhcq48K27TeDmQ-9WWyHcZEYRqtYcOqXtIQl1QTbZ2NWntwzDLtl-Z3G6-kHFf-0kjTvK9dV3fZKRz-YmwkyYv5XqL5kZfR6bR4la9aPqBnmculuCE29VIbz/s320/PXL_20210705_142438496.MP.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Off for his first day!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-11919713115615684212021-05-15T06:43:00.002-06:002021-05-15T07:39:08.126-06:00Our Boy Is Amazing!<p> We are so proud of Peirce! He has finished the in-class portion of his pharmacy program with a near perfect GPA. It was really hard at first but he buckled down and figured out strategies to keep track of all the assignments and courses and technology issues when you're learning from a distance. He is now is doing a practicum in a pharmacy. He comes home excited every day to tell us stories of things he has learned. It's so fun to hear his excitement. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIU7q-2yV77GDaspPiXkSz4f-8JKB9FfO3hJ9A4DKX6BmFaEbdjB0gfQVYjU8eaYFbuPOvi54YDJQr-KeCmdkgTNh9ITnyG0jiIvfUS4XmD7HbHeeJc8vW-nrocwM605Rm0HvEcW9bJsxC/s4032/PXL_20210425_005154213.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIU7q-2yV77GDaspPiXkSz4f-8JKB9FfO3hJ9A4DKX6BmFaEbdjB0gfQVYjU8eaYFbuPOvi54YDJQr-KeCmdkgTNh9ITnyG0jiIvfUS4XmD7HbHeeJc8vW-nrocwM605Rm0HvEcW9bJsxC/s320/PXL_20210425_005154213.MP.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-73304028747012363372021-04-30T07:13:00.001-06:002021-05-15T07:38:25.450-06:00Vaccine #1: check!<p> It's hard to express the jubilation I felt at getting my first covid vaccine. My appointment was at our convention center downtown. They said not to arrive more than ten minutes prior to your appointment. I dutifully followed those instructions and was quite dismayed to realize how long the line was. It was like the worst kind of Disneyland line up with turns and twists. One minute I'd think I was almost there and realize that the line twisted off in another direction. In the end, it took two hours of standing in line. I felt a little irritated at that but had to reign in my feelings because I was finishing up<a href="http://ihaveabookyoushouldread.blogspot.com/2021/05/making-bombs-for-hitler-marsha-forchuk.html" target="_blank"> a book</a> as I stood in line that was about young Ukrainian people during World War II. Reading about their struggles, sacrifices and how they were abandoned made complaining about standing in a line for a vaccine that would end a world wide pandemic seem silly to complain about. It has been a hard year. We have had to pivot again and again in schools and adjust what we're doing. Children have made many sacrifices and struggled through this year, but most of us weren't starved or abused. The idea that the vaccine could get us out of the measures Alberta Health Services asks us to follow is to me, exhilarating. The sacrifice we've been asked to make hardly compares to what others before us have made. This vaccine is a miracle. I'm grateful.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57Y8UibCuYvv2GMDWjZJ3CnHaHg4k7bGIev6P5RHgmiCZ1ZzX5TJJhp9xqiw_aFm43-YoiKJczPxDHQbG7Qj7_TdmuhvlPe0ecYblMGij6T0J67EkcAxPa56C18uuvfr7bVdn9bbSHaPG/s3264/PXL_20210430_235712161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57Y8UibCuYvv2GMDWjZJ3CnHaHg4k7bGIev6P5RHgmiCZ1ZzX5TJJhp9xqiw_aFm43-YoiKJczPxDHQbG7Qj7_TdmuhvlPe0ecYblMGij6T0J67EkcAxPa56C18uuvfr7bVdn9bbSHaPG/s320/PXL_20210430_235712161.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-46882718168707653532021-04-06T20:56:00.007-06:002021-05-15T07:43:46.848-06:00Teaching DNA?<p>When I think back to going to university, I marvel that I did it. At the time, there wasn't a track record for me to follow. Neither of my parents completed university. None of my aunts and uncles or grandparents did. They all were very successful people in business. Some of my cousins started university, but at that time they hadn't finished. I look back sometimes and can't believe I even considered going to school to become a teacher. I really didn't know what I was doing. I didn't know how to select courses and maneuver the intricacies of a huge school like that. The content wasn't hard. The work wasn't that hard...the long haul of it was hard. Often when I was in the midst of my schooling, I wondered why I shouldn't just quit. I had skills I could use and places I could work and did work...but something propelled me forward. It took me a long time to figure things out. I wasn't good at asking for help. It's a miracle I made it through. </p><p>I certainly am grateful for all the help and support I got with my goal. University changed me. It helped me be open to thinking about and discussing things I would have never otherwise. In the end, I loved it. Still, I wondered where I ever got the hair-brained idea that I could become a teacher. <br /><br />Recently, I've been helping share family history stories my mom writes up. I felt impressed that I should help her out somehow and so I revived The Family Called Hyde blog and we share a story each day. One of the stories my mom shared was about my <a href="https://thefamilycalledhyde.blogspot.com/2021/03/john-walters-hyde.html" target="_blank">Great Great Grandpa Hyde</a>. He was a teacher and was not very impressed with his son's chosen ambitions to become a blacksmith. As a result, his son decided to leave and never come back. In those days, it meant he'd never see his family again. It seems his father was okay with that and that is sad.</p><p> After a while, it struck me that maybe a tiny part of me came from Great Great Grandpa Hyde. Maybe it was part of my internal make up. Maybe his DNA helped me through university. One thing is for sure, I love teaching. It has changed me forever.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-84823940081962190752021-04-03T22:18:00.001-06:002021-04-03T22:18:07.375-06:00General Conference - Saturday Edition<p> I love conference weekend. I sit through all the sessions and write and read and listen and think. I was thinking today that I really don't have to wait for six months for the next one. I could have a deep dive weekend like that any time really. I guess the thing about this weekend though is everyone knows it's conference so they don't expect you to do other things. <br /><br />I didn't have a notebook ready so I didn't take notes today. I went and bought myself a new notebook tonight so tomorrow I'll get back on track. I've felt a bit ho hum lately about my scripture study. Perhaps I can turn things up a notch by re-listening and take notes from the Saturday sessions. Jill came over for the afternoon session...and lunch!<br /><br />Now and then Allen likes to cook. Today was one of those days. He made us grilled cheese sandwiches that were to die for! I had turkey, swiss cheese and cranberry spread. It was a lot of calories....but it sure was good!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6a3ka-7RpnTMyWPWMDcfVe2fkffajUdj_GxgLxUnppY0NT_6UU3ghD29XHPR_ROPNqTl3meCG2DOffzhmqfjF3WELjbs8xFj7MqWI3K3plA3hT41YWLi5O0e9o8LZRKjlPAiybhJ046j/s653/grilled+cheese.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6a3ka-7RpnTMyWPWMDcfVe2fkffajUdj_GxgLxUnppY0NT_6UU3ghD29XHPR_ROPNqTl3meCG2DOffzhmqfjF3WELjbs8xFj7MqWI3K3plA3hT41YWLi5O0e9o8LZRKjlPAiybhJ046j/s320/grilled+cheese.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>He doesn't skimp on the cheese, for sure! There were layers of cheese and turkey. So good!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-22617402059820359232021-04-02T16:36:00.003-06:002021-04-02T16:36:52.119-06:00Bunny Love<p> Last year Allen got the crazy idea to buy some big bunnies and give them to his brother's kids. They loved it. It was a fun thing to do to bring some happiness to our new crazy covid world.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvAVk5v8-Nt8HLNwouXFauqLetilgAtpyNdH-Ps8EIZXN-ky3wv24RXrRgzG62ues-BjGp03pBjZqPx-WsdKrRk8T4lgdHAcg4WMHr1FQx-nSd04aIKWCwm1IcREoeotZbwmKE4J_7i7D/s596/bunnies2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="447" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvAVk5v8-Nt8HLNwouXFauqLetilgAtpyNdH-Ps8EIZXN-ky3wv24RXrRgzG62ues-BjGp03pBjZqPx-WsdKrRk8T4lgdHAcg4WMHr1FQx-nSd04aIKWCwm1IcREoeotZbwmKE4J_7i7D/s320/bunnies2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS52-Yw67lls2zo8YEg8j0oYMkembBFd1lpj3IvvN9y2V0e8VohapIno_v-sjHqrT5QwL54v48685IIeAUfo7yI0IuSE-pQHdf7ODD1aKbRzUjqa9JPeb5EvFxYmiqLIbjOKvVAzBIJhBt/s653/bunnyies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS52-Yw67lls2zo8YEg8j0oYMkembBFd1lpj3IvvN9y2V0e8VohapIno_v-sjHqrT5QwL54v48685IIeAUfo7yI0IuSE-pQHdf7ODD1aKbRzUjqa9JPeb5EvFxYmiqLIbjOKvVAzBIJhBt/s320/bunnyies.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>They really did enjoy them! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7KzYLQc1ae7agX-PqpHdIbrVfbaU3LaXKaHw0c3QBXCwC57sD-p9KOCorPUJhycO8mOxXS28V_4EPiKiMjNzMrYemgfPgskmdo4-Vu5rycCkkFJ45XUwdB6pUyDX7iBvOi_kwDVqOcu4/s795/bunnies3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="795" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7KzYLQc1ae7agX-PqpHdIbrVfbaU3LaXKaHw0c3QBXCwC57sD-p9KOCorPUJhycO8mOxXS28V_4EPiKiMjNzMrYemgfPgskmdo4-Vu5rycCkkFJ45XUwdB6pUyDX7iBvOi_kwDVqOcu4/s320/bunnies3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>They surprised us this year by bringing them back! We woke up to this in our car!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAp94bYbC68NTCikv5r-m7BMhHzydVNTXGbxUg2f7LNw35238gN1QrKpYWB9GAG8rxRC3ZJQy9BwAjQ8OxcY3oPsyLCp1NWQ9Q49vDeNjjDBkUg-Pjq4QEFFgtq6uYP6tdQOop0J9M2wl/s596/bunnies4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="447" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAp94bYbC68NTCikv5r-m7BMhHzydVNTXGbxUg2f7LNw35238gN1QrKpYWB9GAG8rxRC3ZJQy9BwAjQ8OxcY3oPsyLCp1NWQ9Q49vDeNjjDBkUg-Pjq4QEFFgtq6uYP6tdQOop0J9M2wl/s320/bunnies4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Allen then decided to pass the joy along and dropped them off at the house of a family he is assigned to minister to. Those bunnies have brought about a lot of smiles!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioziMUvjtsemUIK47v8nuNxy_yUgIcIgeXX4m6-j3U5NX8S5ewY1R6KBahzjvR592XTI15_0I210NXqxtXPNP617MXbKxBJFKoVYLROrHfH4ZsErS42m5Hr1y78FMxIzcemhXjQW3rjxmM/s596/bunnies5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="282" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioziMUvjtsemUIK47v8nuNxy_yUgIcIgeXX4m6-j3U5NX8S5ewY1R6KBahzjvR592XTI15_0I210NXqxtXPNP617MXbKxBJFKoVYLROrHfH4ZsErS42m5Hr1y78FMxIzcemhXjQW3rjxmM/s320/bunnies5.png" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-53050706209100580192021-01-02T21:27:00.003-07:002021-01-02T21:27:36.856-07:00Blessed Drudgery<p> Today was a great day. I have started on my new goals and I accomplished a lot! That always makes me feel great. <br /><br />One of my goals this year is to NOT scroll on my phone when I'm in bed. It doesn't mean I can't scroll during certain hours. If I want to, I just have to get out of bed to do it. To remind myself, I put a sticky note that I had written my morning routine on my phone. The idea is that I have to move the sticky note to use my phone. It was a good reminder! I got up right away and got my exercise clothes on. <br /><br />I'm reading a great book called Atomic Habits and he talks about habit stacking - which is similar to what Gretchen Rubin calls the strategy of pairing - where you do something when you're doing something else. For example, I used to always read scriptures when I was on the treadmill. Reading every day was no challenge at all. Then I started walking to school and I didn't have my pairing. I decided that each morning I am going to do some time on the treadmill for two reasons: One is because I want to become a runner. This month I'm committing to running for one minute every day (pathetic, I know....but it's something I know for sure that I can do!) Today I did it and I stayed on the treadmill for an hour because I also was reading at the same time. It was terrific! <br /><br />I also did quite a lot of housework. I did my usual Saturday House Blessing (vacuum and mop and generally tidy up) but I also got a bucket with some good soapy water and bleach and cleaned some floor spots that just don't get clean with a mop. What a difference that made! I also cleaned the oven. I sprayed it with oven cleaner and left it for two hours, but that wasn't quite enough. It required some scrubbing. Actually, it required a lot of scrubbing....and it was brutal! I did get the glass clean though! I promise myself I will never let it get that bad again!</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ebPZutEyE-MP-D__K_Hj_LoF8g8lasUYJGP0-J6pVvGjO9Skf1197P8PbLaeEHywaBO5jPP5obVbKrms46bmcm7SRomuWhaATHlqCSXWXweVAuoDeYgHZ5KS4XOuc-Lfz4a97gjjD3ML/s4032/PXL_20210102_175625922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ebPZutEyE-MP-D__K_Hj_LoF8g8lasUYJGP0-J6pVvGjO9Skf1197P8PbLaeEHywaBO5jPP5obVbKrms46bmcm7SRomuWhaATHlqCSXWXweVAuoDeYgHZ5KS4XOuc-Lfz4a97gjjD3ML/s320/PXL_20210102_175625922.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtWeLiyaAerxTcEocS6fitstrkVdGdwKgyjLturtVyH02lqELUY24jd59_GAObXUdzPQj93oVf2iThHWPNTcfhvDhHRdXzoZmA8hKc74AMiYYj7YqlmuFRkxHDcZFPmRcXyBmYlAvVYGy/s4032/PXL_20210102_204850865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtWeLiyaAerxTcEocS6fitstrkVdGdwKgyjLturtVyH02lqELUY24jd59_GAObXUdzPQj93oVf2iThHWPNTcfhvDhHRdXzoZmA8hKc74AMiYYj7YqlmuFRkxHDcZFPmRcXyBmYlAvVYGy/s320/PXL_20210102_204850865.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ain't that something! I posted the before and after and my cousin asked me how I got it so clean. After I told her, she said she figured she'd just buy a new oven. Honestly, I don't think that's a bad idea. It was exhausting work!! I'm eager to get back to school so that I don't have time for things like this anymore. LOL<br /><br />More drudgery: I got groceries and made my lunches and snacks for next week. These are the things that make life so much better! It's a breeze if I don't have to think about lunches all week. <br /><br />Okay. That was a lot of drudgery - but it sure feels great to get it all done! Life is good. I'm grateful to have time for such drudgery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-25663737059402450772021-01-01T22:42:00.002-07:002021-01-01T22:42:23.186-07:002021!! Thank Goodness!<p> Well, the whole world sure seems to be ready to be finished with 2020. It was a hard year and hopefully things will start to get better. <br /><br />Last night we had a ton of snacky food and watched a couple movies. Well, I watched one then the rest of them watched another. I'm really not one for staying up until midnight....even on New Year's Eve. Ah well! <br /><br />We watched Death to 2020, which seemed appropriate! It was hilarious!! I can't believe all that has happened this year.<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/veUqfcyZ_Bo" width="560"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p>We had WAY too many snacks left over. I quickly cleaned everything up this morning and took it down to the food storage room. I don't mind having snacks in the house but I DON'T want them being front and center so that we snack on them all day long. It seemed to work. And now we'll have some snacks for, er, next Friday?<br /><br />This sunrise this morning was BEAUTIFUL!! I plan to enjoy a lot of them this year. I guess you could say I'm pretty set on my early to bed and early to rise gig.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28j7q-qZZyQHI1CmxTz4Dmh78_3DEj5Ql_C5QUx1N1CxzB_JCTzYnIHeGx6Xpt9t3wQXNH_ZXdm8RfzphwvrZHXxJMRexbfQfIcBNkJUt2hHGkUnnVqYUCBGblqWfxbYEN4lO7T7Nk9o6/s4032/PXL_20210101_151759644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28j7q-qZZyQHI1CmxTz4Dmh78_3DEj5Ql_C5QUx1N1CxzB_JCTzYnIHeGx6Xpt9t3wQXNH_ZXdm8RfzphwvrZHXxJMRexbfQfIcBNkJUt2hHGkUnnVqYUCBGblqWfxbYEN4lO7T7Nk9o6/s320/PXL_20210101_151759644.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Today we started off the year with some great food! Allen decided to try making pancakes for the first time ever! They were amazing. He used mango kefir and coconut. Of course, there was bacon and hash brown. Yum! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25HXcYC3CMASXWmRr1g4NgPIo9mFyadsKOxRDYgLTB1a33BWHnQeU_SeIyvc7fS6yuP2aymPzNdr-QvwKGk96i9EMP9UnLNslNLT5aIPOfsq5YPPtLm5dTrPsDL70jGBT9hHAPfTtKt5l/s4032/PXL_20210101_151659137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25HXcYC3CMASXWmRr1g4NgPIo9mFyadsKOxRDYgLTB1a33BWHnQeU_SeIyvc7fS6yuP2aymPzNdr-QvwKGk96i9EMP9UnLNslNLT5aIPOfsq5YPPtLm5dTrPsDL70jGBT9hHAPfTtKt5l/s320/PXL_20210101_151659137.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IttvNLuhY7ZoXFGULbMjRxUO_V1eVB2iVIkm0KrzOrbkJ8dcSurIwZplJncnv1bHcTg7KQJ1UCk7rmWeMsIVYA69USP3tB4fnNeyjPPCjyftBCNEBSr28wNe_yxTddMMAWsy_ji78OeV/s4032/PXL_20210101_190759204.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IttvNLuhY7ZoXFGULbMjRxUO_V1eVB2iVIkm0KrzOrbkJ8dcSurIwZplJncnv1bHcTg7KQJ1UCk7rmWeMsIVYA69USP3tB4fnNeyjPPCjyftBCNEBSr28wNe_yxTddMMAWsy_ji78OeV/s320/PXL_20210101_190759204.MP.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Evy4tpesYDBpwcNtRACRRXr3GrgFURf-xkX2nlSQmG-KePZ4JL2lFlAEUZfv70PNkbUS6FzrdN5f-cRl5dyRcFj7DqZcSrfyn2DT_IrOkO2DR16pmBO-56y25nw5gGoopimV4GTaTmdS/s4032/PXL_20210101_191702305.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Evy4tpesYDBpwcNtRACRRXr3GrgFURf-xkX2nlSQmG-KePZ4JL2lFlAEUZfv70PNkbUS6FzrdN5f-cRl5dyRcFj7DqZcSrfyn2DT_IrOkO2DR16pmBO-56y25nw5gGoopimV4GTaTmdS/s320/PXL_20210101_191702305.MP.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was great to have Jill over again. She and Peirce tried making a tiktok. It made for some good laughs anyway!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE75unzQL6-EwT2IatLf83PMsoJhCUUj0akCeKysEpqNVEXsD1lTvau-8B627tTjrkRWhzl0ACmUR3WDLccd79KIcsAAtyDSU7yWpcGxbcZiEQ-_gckJ6_mDLpOooPfuQlAlYHzGtf575/s4032/PXL_20210101_210256830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE75unzQL6-EwT2IatLf83PMsoJhCUUj0akCeKysEpqNVEXsD1lTvau-8B627tTjrkRWhzl0ACmUR3WDLccd79KIcsAAtyDSU7yWpcGxbcZiEQ-_gckJ6_mDLpOooPfuQlAlYHzGtf575/s320/PXL_20210101_210256830.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't really expect that Allen would make another meal, but he did! We had an amazing cajun chicken based on the dish Cactus Club serves. Yum!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMI2t848IhYcuqMH9lkSspcRFcyhE9thVLtP1yuV9U_-gcRG7oVzuSe91Hp-TnrXM6n7g89S8x3GJrN66Jfl5bJ0P075HDjlGVObZ4s4JIPI4f0XMsYa9-UfrEOp3DxpcbVyzoygNlmuxJ/s4032/PXL_20210102_005246500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMI2t848IhYcuqMH9lkSspcRFcyhE9thVLtP1yuV9U_-gcRG7oVzuSe91Hp-TnrXM6n7g89S8x3GJrN66Jfl5bJ0P075HDjlGVObZ4s4JIPI4f0XMsYa9-UfrEOp3DxpcbVyzoygNlmuxJ/s320/PXL_20210102_005246500.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I spent way too much time scrolling through twitter to get angry over people with political positions in Alberta who took trips to Hawaii and not enough time on my bullet journal. Tonight though I made some good headway. I'm excited for 2021 and have some good goals to work on! I also got to spend a bunch of time reading today while Jill and Peirce were out hanging out with Zoe and Daniel. They had a great time together!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymKwnN62_lIQ4H-lZ7V0qn2bG2zEl3DitEVKzx6AA5H7dCSvCPnsAxjm56EOYZ1yW4jYcOZKmSYqbkD3FGvuDboFJ916urp_-aBS0psAatGydZqDE9FJTj0FV3HMNMdLsYuqWLKPQcznc/s4032/PXL_20210101_201131261.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymKwnN62_lIQ4H-lZ7V0qn2bG2zEl3DitEVKzx6AA5H7dCSvCPnsAxjm56EOYZ1yW4jYcOZKmSYqbkD3FGvuDboFJ916urp_-aBS0psAatGydZqDE9FJTj0FV3HMNMdLsYuqWLKPQcznc/s320/PXL_20210101_201131261.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eMF0YqFZ7x0_4cXH7ihGfJzGthWk05eA0WU4yN8pT2FSLuO5NrXUV1MAqPLhosZI3AmfS_UNL6FfR9DXqEmZjkZr5WKl9z-RJ1IswE10MEkagFqU1SOHuglmd-qYC5DaUw8XDKIUT3DI/s4032/PXL_20210101_205452631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eMF0YqFZ7x0_4cXH7ihGfJzGthWk05eA0WU4yN8pT2FSLuO5NrXUV1MAqPLhosZI3AmfS_UNL6FfR9DXqEmZjkZr5WKl9z-RJ1IswE10MEkagFqU1SOHuglmd-qYC5DaUw8XDKIUT3DI/s320/PXL_20210101_205452631.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm wondering if Chico set a goal to get along with Bentley this year. THIS has never happened! They're both on my lap.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-8833246093435688332020-12-26T22:20:00.005-07:002021-01-01T22:31:38.683-07:00Christmas<p>Her car had been in for repairs for quite a while and so it also meant we got to drive her to work. It was great because that meant lots of visiting time.</p><p><br /></p><p>On Christmas Eve, we played games together. Jackbox is a lot of fun!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rVWxTDFLNwIQTCL25BJD9mPjLDEdDiqg0geRryaVR2jbaCB8weRqKLAdGjvPKkBsd3iqkD3XaNSpQNMKuVCZxEmgbFEoeEnq8s7M0eepLw572NpvyPKXAFy09UMVfz1nz2ucJ8qS_3YJ/s4032/PXL_20201225_031839989.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rVWxTDFLNwIQTCL25BJD9mPjLDEdDiqg0geRryaVR2jbaCB8weRqKLAdGjvPKkBsd3iqkD3XaNSpQNMKuVCZxEmgbFEoeEnq8s7M0eepLw572NpvyPKXAFy09UMVfz1nz2ucJ8qS_3YJ/s320/PXL_20201225_031839989.MP.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Allen always likes to take something over to his godchildren, Antonio's boys - and so he dresses up and heads out as Santa. They really love it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAT9QYFJxtxzL5zctOZRhYRf7Zf8T3mg-qm6ZCXWkFZ5kKBxlZGgw_QC4krPOAkBkdJYE6lB7nFdeC7BMqceN0qDdfsjRchg7E4d1XwrO7UHDiJtqJVer4LWGB-c2-COxUnu-r5RMv-enK/s4032/PXL_20201225_044855454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAT9QYFJxtxzL5zctOZRhYRf7Zf8T3mg-qm6ZCXWkFZ5kKBxlZGgw_QC4krPOAkBkdJYE6lB7nFdeC7BMqceN0qDdfsjRchg7E4d1XwrO7UHDiJtqJVer4LWGB-c2-COxUnu-r5RMv-enK/s320/PXL_20201225_044855454.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0y3Ef4Ggz_Matk1aPALRulFi84BgYju4Dd8M2qp2DmB1d829Np5FGqNRgXGnG8chIw0QLJtD7hlIhI8m3xBzwzdA8eSGA5HvIfWHu3KRmfD8uqHj80aKpWCeBFSj6UxgkT-nOKBGMkf7/s4032/PXL_20201225_140727006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0y3Ef4Ggz_Matk1aPALRulFi84BgYju4Dd8M2qp2DmB1d829Np5FGqNRgXGnG8chIw0QLJtD7hlIhI8m3xBzwzdA8eSGA5HvIfWHu3KRmfD8uqHj80aKpWCeBFSj6UxgkT-nOKBGMkf7/s320/PXL_20201225_140727006.jpg" /></a></div>Santa was very good to us this year. Lots of clothes and books and other fun things....like a pie lifter! LOL<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzhw2CSNXW1FmA6PTEOTCtGZY0GPyuUIj2Sl8HsVOrqixjf8hj4Xoilait896Auk8Ku2e8_Fq6rjY4OrCUDBasiJz0_W6FiU720pVg-0aSrWuc1VdFFqq-g3zd-fw9t8B4O9-xdyMNywr/s4032/PXL_20201226_010042700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzhw2CSNXW1FmA6PTEOTCtGZY0GPyuUIj2Sl8HsVOrqixjf8hj4Xoilait896Auk8Ku2e8_Fq6rjY4OrCUDBasiJz0_W6FiU720pVg-0aSrWuc1VdFFqq-g3zd-fw9t8B4O9-xdyMNywr/s320/PXL_20201226_010042700.jpg" /></a></div>We usually have a few extra people for Christmas dinner. I really had to keep reminding myself to make small servings of each dish. Dinner was really great!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FtYits3OpFp_vNRB85FYHAAZbNO4RXTu0-2-M_jX1xLyJlfGjQEXiMwkqX_2XJRGhJsu-0_LJ3Eos9E6aRht2oQfbSzFOrRW9FTJrpV8vvY49ZWP3En8vcGL0eNoSr9eqdQHKDc-oDlc/s4032/PXL_20201226_010732959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FtYits3OpFp_vNRB85FYHAAZbNO4RXTu0-2-M_jX1xLyJlfGjQEXiMwkqX_2XJRGhJsu-0_LJ3Eos9E6aRht2oQfbSzFOrRW9FTJrpV8vvY49ZWP3En8vcGL0eNoSr9eqdQHKDc-oDlc/s320/PXL_20201226_010732959.jpg" /></a></div>Letourneaus gave us some sparkly pear juice! Delicious! I have to remember to guy that kind of stuff.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NtVzoPS8pN6LB9rFY8xtu4Bh5k1TCF1LUMWAcvZY393N51M4yShiTjZtwjZFTCp6o1GyDZTf90-BKOsgjoX6aY6X4q4kNQw1jivuVu_c0O0PHNzauIEx-tw_AtpCS0GMMPXOtuTb1OOX/s4032/PXL_20201225_202545768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NtVzoPS8pN6LB9rFY8xtu4Bh5k1TCF1LUMWAcvZY393N51M4yShiTjZtwjZFTCp6o1GyDZTf90-BKOsgjoX6aY6X4q4kNQw1jivuVu_c0O0PHNzauIEx-tw_AtpCS0GMMPXOtuTb1OOX/s320/PXL_20201225_202545768.jpg" /></a></div>We also had a zoom call with Grandma (she had spent the day at Brad and Jill's) and Gaylene and Duane (they were in Kelowna with Neil, Rachelle and Jordan....different rules in BC) and Taylor and Britt in Utah as well as Sydney who was in Airdrie at her (drum roll.....) fiance's house, Nathan Muller (son of Becky and Brian Muller!) Who would have thought their kids would get engaged?! It's like a match made in heaven. <br /><br />Later in the day we had planned to watch a movie, but the truth was, everyone really just needed a little quiet time - so reading became the focus. It was a wonderful day!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PSvMcFwL0JAFW-eUAAooBfna_DxqRg6LGlDl5yO2ReMG_LnDWfwR1yhc2nd8VAQk0oMthKO1ZdravYS5tXb8b0eva3YS05jn4RLb3pxJ2g_m4zXTL9fepu1CmrCTuuPlnC-lltj_OgCP/s4032/PXL_20201226_025320081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PSvMcFwL0JAFW-eUAAooBfna_DxqRg6LGlDl5yO2ReMG_LnDWfwR1yhc2nd8VAQk0oMthKO1ZdravYS5tXb8b0eva3YS05jn4RLb3pxJ2g_m4zXTL9fepu1CmrCTuuPlnC-lltj_OgCP/s320/PXL_20201226_025320081.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1L9nozXBbnxVSCio-Dk92WkEuMsIqH2ChwnKV5fhyphenhyphenJ5wc4Ex6nJbUz_OjfV-KSbQ25yQDaIDwuslprDQ5vhC9cltjAjR1fNZcvLYDM_hgPH4bvqGdbR7P9ks8Nf8v0uowsh1giMsSyCl8/s4032/PXL_20201226_025327491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><figure class="imageMedia leadmedia-story full" style="margin: 0px;"><div class="placeholder" style="background: radial-gradient(rgb(255, 255, 255), rgb(203, 203, 203)) 0% 0% / cover no-repeat; margin: 1rem 0px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><div class="placeholderImage" style="padding-bottom: 405px;"></div><img alt="" sizes="" src="https://i.cbc.ca/1.5743719.1601511582!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/allen-ackroyd-foothills-covid-outbreak.jpg" srcset="" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: 405px; left: 0px; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transform: translateZ(0px); transition: opacity 0.5s linear 0s; width: 720px;" /></div><figcaption class="image-caption" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); color: #545454; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-block-end: 16px; margin-block-start: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px;">Allen Ackroyd, pictured here with his daughter, was released from a Foothills hospital cardiac ward one week before the first COVID-19 case was detected. He now has COVID-19 and his wife says they should have been notified. (submitted)</figcaption></figure><div class="commentCount"><button class="commentCount-link" style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); border-left: none; border-radius: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: none; color: #0550c8; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-weight: unset; margin: 0px; transition: background-color 0.25s linear 0s;"><div class="commentCount-text-container" style="display: flex;"><div class="viafoura" style="--background-color: var(--default-color, #fff); --base-font-size: 0.625rem; --dark-text-on-background-color: var(--dark-text-on-default-color, #000); --light-text-on-background-color: var(--light-text-on-default-color, rgba(0,0,0,0.6)); background-color: var(--background-color, #fff); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: background-color 0.25s linear 0s;"><span class="vf-counter vf-widget" data-engage="0" data-path="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/foothills-covid-case-1.5743684" data-vf-id="18" data-widget="counter" style="box-sizing: inherit;">31</span></div><div class="commentCount-text" style="line-height: 20.8px; white-space: pre;"> comments</div></div></button><span class="commentCount-icon" style="display: inline-block; fill: rgb(5, 80, 200); height: 32px; margin-left: 0.5rem; vertical-align: middle; width: 32px;"><svg focusable="false" viewbox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M20.95,17H11a1,1,0,0,0,0,2h10a1,1,0,0,0,0-2Zm2-6H9a1,1,0,0,0,0,2h14a1,1,0,0,0,0-2ZM16,0C7.14,0,0,6.26,0,14a12.55,12.55,0,0,0,6,10.9v7.07l7-4.25a18.71,18.71,0,0,0,3,.25c8.82,0,16-6.25,16-14S24.78,0,16,0Zm0,25.95a16.29,16.29,0,0,1-3.37-.37l-4.7,2.82.06-4.63A11.56,11.56,0,0,1,2,14C2,7.36,8.24,2,16,2s14,5.36,14,12-6.26,12-14,12Zm0,0"></path></svg></span></div><div class="story" style="color: #222222; line-height: 24px; margin-block-end: 16px; margin-block-start: 16px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-top: 16px;"><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">A Calgary woman says her husband ended up sick with COVID-19 a week after being released from a Foothills hospital cardiac unit โ which is now at the centre of the largest active outbreak in Alberta โ and no one from Alberta Health Services alerted them to the danger.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">Four people have died and a total of 63 patients, visitors and staff have tested positive as the Foothills Medical Centre battles several outbreaks. Six units now have declared outbreaks, including several cardiac wards, and two others are on outbreak watch. As of Tuesday, <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/foothills-outbreaks-1.5743898" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); color: #0550c8; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background-color 0.25s linear 0s;">290 health-care workers</a> were in isolation.</p><section id="inread-wrapper-id-612"></section><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">Dawn Ackroyd's husband, Allen, was admitted to Foothills hospital cardiac unit 81 on Sept. 9, for an angiogram to treat blockages in his heart, and released on Sept. 11.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">He started experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms one week later (on Sept. 18 ), the same day the first COVID-19 case was identified on the Foothills hospital cardiac care units. That outbreak was declared on Sept. 19.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">Allen tested positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 20.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">"I expected somewhere along the way somebody would call us from the hospital or Alberta Health Services to say that there had been an outbreak and to be cautious but nobody has," said Ackroyd.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">The situation is particularly concerning, Ackroyd said, because heart patients like her husband are at higher risk for COVID-19 complications.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">"In his case it's life and death," she said. "We definitely have that concern and are watching him closely."</p><h2 style="line-height: 2.5rem;">Not all patients contacted</h2><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">What Ackroyd has discovered is that the contact tracing at Foothills hospital doesn't involve connecting with every patient that has been on impacted wards .</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">In a news conference Monday afternoon, Foothills hospital medical director Dr. Peter Jamieson told reporters the window for contact tracing dates back to Sept. 1, to account for the incubation period of the virus.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">However, AHS has confirmed not all patients who were on an outbreak wards during that time period would be contacted.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">"At-risk patients who are identified through our outbreak investigation are contacted by AHS' public health team if they are no longer in hospital. Patients who have already tested positive are notified through standard contact tracing," an AHS spokesperson said in a statement emailed to CBC News.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">The spokesperson further clarified that the "at-risk" patients are those "who are deemed by infection prevention and control specialists and other health professionals such as medical officers of health as potentially at risk of exposure to a confirmed positive case."</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">According to Dr. Stephanie Smith, an infectious disease physician and director of Infection Prevention and Control at the University of Alberta Hospital, patients are considered at risk for infection if they had face-to-face contact with a symptomatic case for 15 minutes or more.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">"Certainly for the index patient, obviously anyone that was in the same room with them would be considered exposed. But if there was someone on the ward that was in a different room and there was thought to be no direct contact between those patients they wouldn't necessarily be considered to be exposed," she said.</p><h2 style="line-height: 2.5rem;">AHS complaint</h2><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">Ackroyd is so concerned she filed a complaint with AHS and is calling for all patients who are admitted to outbreak wards in the 14 days prior to the identification of cases to be alerted.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">"They said they were sorry that nobody had contacted us but they were doing the best they could and they can't be sure that that's where he got it," she said.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">"I wasn't really satisfied with that because he hasn't been anywhere but the hospital and home and so my guess is the numbers that they're sharing about cases from that outbreak are not accurate."</p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;">The outbreaks at the Foothills hospital continue to grow. Three more cases were identified in patients and staff on Wednesday as public health officials continued to piece together how the virus got into the hospital and put a stop to it.</p></div></div><div class="authorprofile" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><h2 class="headingText" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</h2><div class="authorprofile-container" style="align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-top: 1rem;"><div class="authorprofile-image-container" style="margin-right: 1rem; min-width: 100px;"><figure class="imageMedia author-image full" style="display: inline; height: 100%; margin: 0px; max-height: none; max-width: none; padding: 0px; width: 100%;"><div class="placeholder" style="background: none; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid rgb(203, 203, 203); overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><div class="placeholderImage" style="padding-bottom: 98px;"></div><img alt="" sizes="258px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/1.4692736.1528224228!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_620/jennifer-lee.jpg" srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/1.4692736.1528224228!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_300/jennifer-lee.jpg 300w,https://i.cbc.ca/1.4692736.1528224228!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_460/jennifer-lee.jpg 460w,https://i.cbc.ca/1.4692736.1528224228!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_620/jennifer-lee.jpg 620w" style="background: none; border-radius: 20px; border: 1px solid rgb(203, 203, 203); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 98px; left: 0px; max-height: none; max-width: none; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transform: translateZ(0px); transition: opacity 0.5s linear 0s; width: 98px;" /></div></figure></div><div class="authorprofile-name-container" style="justify-content: center;"><a class="" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/jennifer-lee-1.2878035">Jennifer Lee</a><p class="authorprofile-title" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.4rem;">Reporter</p></div></div><p class="authorprofile-biography" style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 1rem;">Jennifer Lee is a CBC News reporter based in Calgary. She worked at CBC Toronto, Saskatoon and Regina, before landing in Calgary in 2002. If you have a health or human interest story to share, let her know. Jennifer.Lee@cbc.ca</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-43996734083920845392020-09-27T18:09:00.007-06:002020-09-27T18:25:22.888-06:00What a month!<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have had quite a month in our house. This fall, after being sent for a couple of stress tests, it came to light that Allen had severe blockages in his heart. They gave him strict rules (no walks, no mowing, no going to the gym, nothing to stress him.....they even said don't wash dishes! LOL) as they were really concerned that he could have a heart attack. All this time they've been trying to figure out why post stroke fatigue was such an issue for him. Now we know. He heeded their warnings and went to emergency a couple times. The first time they ran a long list of tests to make sure he hadn't had a heart attack as well as check his heart. The second time he went in they decided to admit him until they could give him an angiogram. He was admitted on Wednesday, had the procedure on Thursday and came home on Friday. This was the first week of school. Teachers always talk about how there's no tired like September tired. Well, I now know there's no tired like September tired when you're dealing with school and covid and then you get to spend evenings at the hospital! ugh</span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The procedure went very well though and they gave him a stent in a vein that had 90% blockage. It was amazing when I saw him after the procedure. I could tell as soon as he started talking how much better he felt. We were grateful and excited about a new lease on life. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">That excitement was short lived. The next Friday , one week later, he started to have a sore throat and runny nose and just generally feel terrible. I know from the workshops I've sat in at school that those are just the things to watch for. Peirce and Allen and I booked a test for Sunday morning (his birthday). We had our results by that night at 2 am. They text them to you. I was negative but Allen and Peirce were positive. Jill also got tested later that week and was negative (she lives in her own place with roommates). She had been over the Monday before for FHE.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">It seems like a cruel twist of fate that he would get covid in the hospital. Who would have ever expected that?! It turned out there was an outbreak in his unit. So far his symptoms have been mild and hopefully there won't be long lasting effects. Four people in that unit have died so we are taking it quite seriously. We have been quarantining all this past week. Peirce's main symptoms are gone but still has no sense of taste or smell. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">When Allen was first in the hospital my SIL, Becky, rallied a bunch of friends to bring us meals - which was really great. Our RSP subsequently organized meals for us for this past week. It seemed kind of like we should be able to cook for ourselves, but it has been nice to have these expressions of kindness while we're hold up in our house. LOL It also helps to stretch out the groceries! Allen and Peirce are spending their time on the lower two floors of the house and I'm upstairs. I get the kitchen so there's a bit of a Romeo and Juliet thing going on.....they call for me to bring food down for them often. <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="๐" height="16" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4c/1/16/1f642.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span> We also have great neighbors who do runs for chips and orange juice and just keep us well stocked in treats.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">I've been working from home and setting students up online when they're absent. These days, if a student is absent, it's never just one day since they have to book a test and wait for results - it's usually four days. It's been nice to be able to keep them up on their work. Last week we had some days where there were 8 kids that I was working with. Just before all this happened, my vacuum broke so I've been a little miserable about my carpets that need to be vacuumed - but Auntie Shirley saved the day and lent me her vacuum. It's amazing how a clean house makes the world a better place! Thank you Auntie Shirley!</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Allen and Peirce bust out of quarantine on Tuesday as long as they're symptom free, which I'm pretty sure they will be (and as long as not being able to smell or taste doesn't count). The rule for isolating is 10 days from the onset of symptoms for anyone that tests positive. I'm stuck here until Sunday because if you test positive, you have to isolate 14 days from the time you had contact with a positive case. I'm trying to make the best of it and looking at this as a great chance to read more and putter around my house....and sleep. I've been getting LOTS of sleep! </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">In the end, we're sure glad this happened AFTER Allen had his procedure. If he was living on 10% blood flow and a damaged heart his might be a whole different story.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpDfH1dgnvk_gtYeP0rq9njYxu47_UhVoUGd7nQhtWBPds_eZCeW1qlPAOm0c6OANRFjvDngnHUnrNe0hkHrHsPP71QvsYeZvTHxfRP3hnikD3kHem5pwCBKXhZhWoXrfro1f3frogfYb/s4032/IMG_20200921_160151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpDfH1dgnvk_gtYeP0rq9njYxu47_UhVoUGd7nQhtWBPds_eZCeW1qlPAOm0c6OANRFjvDngnHUnrNe0hkHrHsPP71QvsYeZvTHxfRP3hnikD3kHem5pwCBKXhZhWoXrfro1f3frogfYb/s320/IMG_20200921_160151.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bentley gets to hang out with the boys downstairs.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYrw8T73ksl4TfQDDh3_k5NPeRouvV3ayR_mN_WNXdnSQwysr40rW8Ws825EQnvaHKuBdtZ3OPRhr8ky3aQfdbgOnfX3vazhFhbrxqntGi6FvLoPkSWZFflN5cyKAiedEg26wiJ_0IsNp/s4032/IMG_20200912_102409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYrw8T73ksl4TfQDDh3_k5NPeRouvV3ayR_mN_WNXdnSQwysr40rW8Ws825EQnvaHKuBdtZ3OPRhr8ky3aQfdbgOnfX3vazhFhbrxqntGi6FvLoPkSWZFflN5cyKAiedEg26wiJ_0IsNp/s320/IMG_20200912_102409.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When they did the angiogram, they went in through Allen's wrist. He had quite the bruise!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZKoHdx0hOiLeMvuSuGmFbZWfvsq_cchmJ1lPg_2WBYU2WTAI39AEbng8pTqxPMSpWpCogdKVhyphenhyphenhsmNCDqpL_ZnRfVfhAW7-2kAzsyD32ejo51nQvipovdu0fjBE5IK5n6V57dLS7qdwg/s4032/IMG_20200827_200539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZKoHdx0hOiLeMvuSuGmFbZWfvsq_cchmJ1lPg_2WBYU2WTAI39AEbng8pTqxPMSpWpCogdKVhyphenhyphenhsmNCDqpL_ZnRfVfhAW7-2kAzsyD32ejo51nQvipovdu0fjBE5IK5n6V57dLS7qdwg/s320/IMG_20200827_200539.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think he's trying to turn my phone off here. LOL This was one of the trips to emergency.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/95_df_op0L4" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380096444476193899.post-23305883398462705232020-09-05T18:01:00.001-06:002020-09-27T18:06:13.021-06:00Meet Bentley!<p> We have a new family member who is filling our empty hearts! Meet Bentley!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu62vRteOAc6a-CHCJwBYX5oTZ6edkGuQJlncJeEtU2x0TIlY4qxiaiwR4MtrYkyohJiv-46rzLR3PgLDjljopVZft8GM3cvG-nXK0W3aa12Z2NnyfhWsM0gADIZgnryDhht5nY0zTes3U/s4032/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu62vRteOAc6a-CHCJwBYX5oTZ6edkGuQJlncJeEtU2x0TIlY4qxiaiwR4MtrYkyohJiv-46rzLR3PgLDjljopVZft8GM3cvG-nXK0W3aa12Z2NnyfhWsM0gADIZgnryDhht5nY0zTes3U/s320/image.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0