The candles are lit and smelling good!
Some of the beautiful fall colors .....
Saturday morning breakfast. YUMMM.
Brandon and Cherise Blair
Cherise and the kids: Katie, Isabella, Abby, and Braydon
Had the most wonderful rain/sleet/snow/hail all through the night. Our own private cozy weather concert. Woke up and Duff and I and Meredith ran to Heber to the grocery store to grab a few things we couldn't get in a smaller quantity at Costco yesterday. Meredith had a list of personal items that she and Josh will just keep here so they don't have to bring them back and forth all the time. Like shampoo, lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair stuff, shaving stuff, etc. We did that a year ago finally and it is nice not to have to pack those kinds of things.
Smith's was having a case lot sale. So we stocked up on several things and put them in the north garage storage. We have been feeling like we should have some emergency preparedness here as well as at home.
Got breakfast done: scrambled eggs, bacon, cinnamon rolls, and fruit. So good. Watched conference in our sweats and jammies.
Brandon and Cherisse Blair got here with their 4 cute kiddos. Brandon and Josh have been friends for like 14 years! Brandon's family moved to Idaho Falls about 10 years ago, but we have always stayed in touch and the guys have been close. So they were down visiting his sisters in Payson, and came up to Midway. They will be staying the night and do morning conference with us.
Shaun's roommate, Christopher, came up to hang out 'family style' for conference with us too. We are kind of like that Primary song: Our Door Is Always Open.... you know the one--and we love being that way!
All the 'men-folk' went to Priesthood Meeting at the stake center, and we 'ladies' held down the fort and finished up the dinner that Shaun and Christine and Natalie started. My kids like to cook, so they started a homemade spaghetti sauce. Shaun was the chef and he likes to call Christine his sous chef. She loves the compliment! They report that the meeting was good, and dinner was excellent.
The guys all cleaned up--so nice for us gals--and Mere and I went for a little walk to get some fresh air in the snow.
Christine has been putting all her babysitting skills to good use helping entertain the Blair children. They like her and she is good with them. It's amazing to see how she is growing up. The kids have all appreciated a break from studies--Josh, Natalie, and Shaun. Mere is relaxing from work. We are missing Mike and Adrianne and wish they were here with us.
Looks like I've been tagged from my cousin, Roberta, so I'll have to take a breath and put my mind on rewind and fill this out!
Talked to my sister, Lisa, a couple of times today, and talked to my mom this evening. She has a pretty bad cold, and doesn't sound very good. She assures me she is better today than 2 days ago. As my parents are getting older and I see them with older eyes myself, I notice the subtle changes in them. A little more fragile, vulnerable. I'll be sure to call tomorrow and see how they are doing.
Nighty-night.
