SO MANY GREAT THINGS TO CELEBRATE THIS WEEK!

1.  TODAY is Spencer's birthday!  Spencer taught us all about being grandparents, and little did we know that it would bring more joy into our lives than we ever thought possible.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPENCER!  WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH ❤

2.  HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to the most wonderful men in my life!

 

Your goodness as a father is reflected in the most amazing grandchildren who bless our lives.  Thank you so much for loving your wives and children. 

 

 That is one of the things I always remember about my dad - how much he loved and honored our mom.  I miss him ❤

Oops, trouble in paradise this week . . .

Dad and Adam were in the garage working on a table Adam is building for their theatre room, when Dad lost the tip of his little finger to the jointer 😩.  We spent most of the remainder of the day in the emergency room, where they soaked, cleaned, snipped a little here and there, ex-rayed, and finally bandaged up the best they could and then referred Dad to a hand surgeon. 

All of that happened on Wednesday, and Dad was able to see the hand surgeon Friday morning.  There isn't much they can do for the finger except clean it thoroughly and remove what nail is left, and hope that a new nail will grow back.  He will be going back this week to have that done. 

DON'T STOP READING YET BECAUSE WEDNESDAY ISN'T OVER . . .

 We were so tired by the time we got home from the emergency room and I told Dad I just really needed a scoop of ice cream.  Dad said he would like some also, so when I got the ice cream out and opened it up, the entire container was like soup.  We discovered that not only was our freezer not working, but the entire refrigerator had died 😢. 

Jake came over on Thursday with Adam and helped me take all of the food in the refrigerator upstairs to the one we have in the kitchen downstairs.  AND I just don't know what it is about not having a fridge close at hand. I've had the worst time feeling motivated to cook anything if I have to go downstairs to get the ingredients. (it could be that it is so full it is hard to find anything)   Dad and I went out Friday evening and bought a new one.  Thanks so much to Kim for suggesting we look at a place that sells slightly scratched or dented ones, and to Adam, who knew where such a place was in Colorado Springs .   

  It was so fun to see Jake this week.  He is always such a great helper and never slows down.  When they were ready to leave Thursday evening, this is just a little bit of what his shirt looked like. I told him to leave it with me and I would use my magic stain stick on it.  He reminds me so much of Adam when he was little - his clothes always had a little bit of dirt mixed with his lunch and dinner on the front.    To my surprise, the stain remover worked!

I think I like to do laundry almost as much as Kim does. 😁

Tomorrow I will finish up my last assignment for the Humanities course I am taking.  I didn't think I would, but actually ended up really enjoying it.  Thanks to Kate and Jonathan, who helped me with selections for the classical music part.   As part of our final project, we had to describe two books considered to be classics that we will read over the next couple of years.  I am embarrassed to say that I have never read Jane Eyre, so that was at the top of my list, as well as The Grapes of Wrath.  

  I feel we have really been watched over and blessed this week. Adam was here when Dad hurt himself and was able to get him into the house before passed out (it looked pretty gruesome).  Adam and Chris Riggs gave Dad a blessing, and I know that has helped in the healing process.  I have had a mild headache for the last 10 days (I think it is eye strain) but this morning I woke up and it was gone! Yay!  I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father and for our Savior who understands our pains and trials and blesses us with the strength to get through them.   

Have wonderful, wonderful week!