Sabbath Day / Teaching Gospel Doctrine

I’m so nervous.  I have a very busy Sunday.  I teach my first Gospel Doctrine lesson this week.  I have not taught adults in over 15 years.   Since I last taught in our Oak Grove Ward for three years.  It is very humbling for me.  Our lesson today is- He is Risen, all about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  It is a powerful lesson,  pray for the Holy Spirit to help me and lighten my mind to remember what I have studied for this lesson.  Only have one hour after church and then off to teach my self reliance -personal finance class for two hours at the stake center in- Saint Charles.  I indeed have a busy day and have lots of family here too.  Pray for calmness in my heart today!!!  

Surprise it is Fifth Sunday !! I don’t teach today, my dear husband didn’t remember to tell me.  The Bishopric is in charge of teaching all the adults on 5th Sunday!  All that prep work wow!   I was blessed to study this lesson even if I didn’t teach.  I did put more effort in preparation and have gained a greater appreciation for the life of the Savior and knowledge about the resurrection. The teacher is always the one who learns the most in preparing to teach.  They called two new teachers for the summer brother and sister Thornock so I’m letting them teach this coming week since I’m teaching the stake class for the next 10 weeks.   I had another great class this week.  Enjoying this time teaching and learning more about personal finances- putting forth the effort, praying together as a couple and communicating more as a couple about our budget.   Craig has been good to tell me what he spends and I have been keeping track.   We had to sit down this week and go over our finances- figuring out where to move money form our savings to purchase our new home.  I know it is has been stress for Craig.  We did decide to move the money from the money he invested a year ago which was our house money. We are taken a Penalty taking it out early.   But in Figuring the cost of getting a lone and paying a house payment this coming year we are better off taking the money out- we are only losing what it earned this past year and still have our full investment amount.  I have tried to be more involved and pay more attention to where Craig has invested our money.   This coming week we are to have a family council with each other and discusses our finances,  we need to pray and thank Heavenly Father for Our many blessing.  We are greatly blessed.  

Family Arriving

Tasha and her little family arrived Late Friday night and Stacy and her family arrived Saturday afternoon.  Things are liven up.  It is crazy with 9 grandchildren running around.   Stacy & Chad brought Luis a friend that is handicap mentally from Chad’s mission.  They help in caring for him over the years.  His parents deserted him and last year his home was burned down in Texas so he has been living with a family in Farmington, Utah since then.  They picked him up on their way.  She called to let me know, which is fine.  Trisha & Buck are arriving tomorrow.   Can’t seem to get Shannon and Ryan up here.  Shar & Dave have to much going to on to break away so they are not coming up either. They have been working hard in their backyard.  They just laid pavers for their patio, it looks really nice.  She says it was a lot of work she can hardly move.   Buck is going to be released as Bishop in his ward today.  I’m sure will be mixed emotions for him.  I know he has done a Great job serving.  They are looking forward to their new home.  Hopping to be moving in August.   

Dad told her, “wanna come to Bear Lake and do our boat ramp.  She replied -I think I’ll pass!!🤣😂We started on Monday and worked on it all day everyday until we finished it just today!  I’m so sore I can hardly move.  It does look really nice..  Craig and I might have to tackle our boat ramp.   

It’s Official

Our wiring of money ($587.500.00) is what we paid for our new home, went thru yesterday on the closing at the title company.  We official own our new place in Draper.  The previous owner will be renting it back from us for the month of July.  They said we most likely could move in around the 1st of August if their closing of their new home goes smoothly.  We told them they could rent back to the end of August but they said they would be moving out before then.  So excited to have our own place again in the valley. Craig is working on getting a lone for the amount of cash we are short own.  We had an annuity coming due in August that we were going to pay the home with but found out it is qualified money and we would have to pay taxes on the full amount, that would put us in too high of a tax bracket.  Craig thought it was non-qualified money and he would only have to pay taxes on the interest- not the full value amount.  So this was a huge mistake on our part.  We had $340.000.00 in our America express savings account.   Buying the boat this year cost us more than we would have liked to pay out this year $40, 000.00 of our half with the Burbidge family.  They needed the money for their new home they are building this year and should be moving in August.   We couldn’t be without a boat living on a lake.  This has ended up being an expensive year for us.  Guess we are not going to get the retaining wall & our driveway done this year.  Plus it has been really hard finding anyone to do it.  So we will have to wait another year on this project.  With our mess up on funds we are using our home Equity account for the difference of 244,000,00 until we can get a loan in place for that amount at Zion’s bank.  Craig is in the process of gathering up the paper work that is needed for qualifying for a lone.  Our Equity account is 5.9% and can go up.  We can secure a lone for about 3.75 % which will save us about $300 a month in a payment until we can pay it off.  We have our old house money coming due in 2021.  Craig invested it, which I was not happy about.  I knew I wanted to buy another place.  I was not going to live fultime at the lake another winter.  I had enough up here.  I have been really frustrated in not finding a new home, I have invested hours looking for over a year.  I finally just gave up.  I told the Lord he was going to have things fall in place when the time was right, because emotionally I was done and tired of searching for a new home.  Going to Alec’s graduation a home came up that day, a new listing-a realtor contacted us to let us know about it and by the end of the day they had accepted our offer.  It all happened really fast!  I felt the Lord had answer my prayers of frustration, the timing all fell in place very quickly.  We made an Offer on June 5th a Wednesday and closed on it June 25th  a wednesday, it all happened In three weeks.  So excited for our new home to be.  

Back At The Lake

The weather is going to be beautiful today.  It is warming up!!  Craig is getting our boat out today.  We have not had it in the water yet this year with all the cold fronts rolling in and out with rain showers, we have had a very cold rainy June.   It will feel so good to have it warm up this year.  I want to work in the raspberry patch weeding the grass out.  I have been working on it this year so we should have some raspberries this year.  It is on the Biesinger side, they have not cared for it for many years so it has been a lot of work weeding the highway side.  It looks so much better.  I have enjoyed planting flowers this year.  I moved all my flower pot up by the road on our rock wall that has been so desolate looking for all to long.  We have planned in moving the rocks and building a new retaining wall with steeps coming down yet we have not been able to get any one to do it.  Now Craig does not-want to spent the money with us buying a home.  So moving the planter pots up there looks really nice and makes the area not look so desolate.  Flowers always cheer things up, which I do love flowers.  I want to buy some perennials to plant on the highway side -add a little each year and it should fill in over time.  We are going to have to watch our money spending until we get thru the purchase of our new home.  They are selling their 80 inch tv in the basement for $750, we looked at Costco and a new 80 inch tv cost $2500 to over 3000 so we have decided to buy their Tv.  They are also selling their washer and dryer, but we are just going to use the ones we have for now.  I want to put a stack set in there with it being a small laundry room to open it up. They are selling their bar stool which are to modern for me and end tables in The basement for $100,  we decided to buy since we don’t have any furniture for the basement.  We are going to have to buy all new furniture over time.   I’m just so excited to have our own place in the valley again.   

Our new 80 inch tv and end tables for the basement.  We won’t be moving in until the 1st of August they are renting back until they move in their new home. 

Closing Of Our New Home

We drove to Draper early Monday morning to have our final walk thru of our new home at 11:30 am. Tasha met us there with little Annie.  She has not seen our new place yet.   Everything looks good and we are moving forward with the purchase.  I was really tired last night from our busy day and I was so tired from my very busy sabbath day.  I hit the bed and out for the night.  I was so tired I slept in my clothes.   I was slow getting up this morning.  Craig was up early and off to the bank to wire our house money to the title company for closing.   I didn’t even hear him leave.  Our little Annie was so cute I told her I didn’t  know where grandpa was.  “ she quickly replied, He went to the bank to get money to pay for your new home!”   It was so cute the way she said it.  She loves her papa.  She had to sleep right next to him all night long.  We stopped by the Chaudhry’s yesterday to see our baby Ashtyn who is turning three years old on the 27th this month.  Can’t believe she is going to be three.   The past three years have flown by for us.  Ashtyn is a beautiful little girl.   She has brought such joy to all our lives.   We gave her a unicorn pillow and matching blanket, and a new swim suit for her birthday gift.  She loves her unicorn pillow.  It is really soft and cuddly.   She is such a busy bee.   Today we meet them at a store called Lotus that has all kind of polished rocks.  Shannon is learning about all kinds of rocks and the health value they are for our bodies, it is a very interesting science.  We met her there to pick up Landon, we also picked up Boston to come back up to the lake with us.  They both are so excited to come up to the lake for some summer fun.  The weather is warming up.   It was so cold this past weekend.  Summer has been slow coming for us.   We had to stop on the way to buy groceries.   Looking forward to the family coming up this weekend for the 4th of July.  I’m teaching gospel doctrine this Sunday so I have spent the evening reading and getting thoughts in my head for the lesson this Sunday.    The wind is howling tonight.  We watch a movie with the boys titled “He is Risen “ which is the title for our lesson this Sunday, and said family prayer,  I want to set a good example to the boys while they are with us and take the time to teach them from our come follow me lesson book, which will help me in Preparing for my lesson this Sunday, pray for the courage I need to teach adults again.  It has been over 15 years since 2001 so I’m nervous, pray I can retain what I study

Sabbath Day/ June 23rd / Sustained to New Calling

Sacrament meeting-  brother Curl spoke about the challenges in our lives, the gospel of Jesus Christ gives us strength.   The Savior takes our damage parts and replaces it whole again,  like he was a carpenter. He can fix our broken part -“ Obedience's brings blessings in our lives.”   When we are humble we are teachable, the lord wants us on our knees, humble.  In our adversity and challenges the Lord knows them and he promised to be there with us to give us strength.  We have to have Hope- the things we have hope in gives us the greatest confidences.   Hope is the gift of the spirit.  - Elder Utchdroff talk about hope refer to again.  Don’t lose hope Heavenly Father is in charge.   Adversity is not taken away, but we can be strength.  The Lord is giving us opportunity to grow and be strengthen in our efforts.  President utchdroff talk - “‘Behold the Man” also a talk by elder Bednar talk -  about adversity, great message, the lord has our a prefect plan in place for each of us.  

I was called today and sustained today as a gospel doctrine teacher for the Adult class in Sacrament today.  Craig told me the Bishop was calling me to this new calling.  I had a 3 month break from young women.  Time to get back on the horse so to speak and have a calling again.  I was called to two new callings, the week earlier the Stake presidency called me to be a facilitator for the self reliance program.  I’m teaching a 12 week course on personal finances.   I start my first class tonight. I’m really nervous.  Pray things go well.  I was set apart after church for my new calling as gospel doctrine teacher by the Bishop.  Pray for the Holy Ghost to be my guide and get me studying again.  I have been slaking from all this heart ache from young women’s.  It really took the wind out of my sail.  I have needed some healing time.  Now it’s times to get back to work!! 

Review from Lori Kapp - speaker at girls camp on Friday night -  such a great talk, she encouraged the young women to  clean ourselves up daily and then walk out the door and forget ourselves, reaching out to others  -Will make us happy and we will have lots of friends.  She has no arms and shared such an amazing message.   love - L - love your self- and laugh at yourself, be light hearted in life, laughter is a great healer,   O-  obedience - obedient to our heavenly fathers commandment bring joy in our lives.   V- vision keep our vision in life of what we want to accomplish.   E- example- be an example to others how we live our lives following the covenant path.   

Father’s Day

We had a great trip with Heidi and Chris to California.  

Trisha picked us up at the airport.   We all headed to the lake.  Buck came up Wednesday with the kids. Trisha wasn’t feeling well and needed time to to rest.  The weather is beautiful today.  Feels so good to have sunshine.  It was cold on our trip and we didn’t see the sun.  They called it the June glum in California in this area.   The Bishop called me to serve as the gospel doctrine teacher for the ward. Sister Menlove was released as the previous teacher.  They are leaving for their mission the first week In July.  I’m going to miss them so much.  Message in sacrament is about adversity in our lives.  Sister Gwenda Hansen is speaking and her husband today.  Life is about growing, the Lord blesses us as we want to improve and the Savior is there to give us strength and to keep going.   

Cute picture the Thomas kids made for Craig on Father’s Day 2019 

We have had a nice Day.  We finished watching the US Open Golf tournament.  Gary Woodland won, fun to watch.  It is a beautiful golf course.  The pro's made golfing look easy.  After being there and watching I came home ready to play golf.  I'm terrible at it!! 

Day Two Of The US Open

We had a fun day,  it has been on the cool side being close to the ocean. Craig bought me a US open jacket.  Going to need it today.  It is suppose to only be about 59 degrees today.  It was fun to see Tiger Woods finish his last round of golf yesterday in his practice round.   Today starts the beginning of the competition.  At lunch Craig had a bad pain attack come one suddenly,  I think he has gall stones, he hurts right where I did when mine flared up.  I know the pain!! 

           Craig & Debbie 

Craig 

Tiger Woods in the yellow seater at the 

last 18th hole . 

Chris & Heidi Woodward, We’re ready for the fun!! 

US Open

We’re Here! Beginning the journey! it is beautiful here on the coastline of 

Pebble Beach In California.  

Chris & Heidi Woodward invited us to go with them.  We are staying in a home right on the pebble beach loacation.  We flew in yeasterday.  It was a full day of 

traveling.  We left Bear lake- our three hour drive to the airport - three hours of flying and then a two hour drive to our location, I was so tired last night I fell in bed fast asleep.  Excited to explore our day of the world of golf.  

Beautiful Monday Morning

The sun is out and it supposed to be about 75° so glad it’s feeling warmer.  We are going to hose the porch off from the winter dust and grime in bird poop it’s an annual event for us to wash all the railings and hose the porch off and clean the windows.  I might put the boat in today later this afternoon and I have weeding that I want to get done in my raspberry patch slowly getting it cleared out on Biesinger side it’s going to be a beautiful day

Sabbath Day /Singing A Solo

I can’t believe it’s another Sunday this last week has gone by very quickly.  I’m singing again the song I sing last Sunday for stake conference.  Our ward was assigned the sacrament meeting for the senior center in Montpelier.  I’ve volunteered to sing my song again since I already knew something.  Not feeling very well so I don’t know if I can even make it.  I managed to get myself up and my hair washed and dressed for the day- I had to leave here by 9:15 in the morning.  When I returned I had to go to Sierra's wedding reception one of my Laurel's is getting married.  Her reception was unusual to be on Sunday from noon to 2pm in the afternoon.  She has not been on good speaking terms with her parents- they do not like her fiancé, she did invite her father to walk her down the aisle of the wedding today- so slowly their building some bridges.  After the wedding reception I needed to come home -I was just not feeling well enough to attend any more church meetings in our own ward- after I went to the senior center for sacrament.  I needed to come home and rest I was aching really bad.  I wanted to tinker in the yard just a little bit with the sunshine out it felt so good today.  I did sit in an alarm chair and took a nap in the sunshine- rested until I had to go to my training meeting tonight at 6 PM.  We had a self-reliance fireside tonight and as a new facilitator I needed to attend.  We didn’t have anybody from our ward show up which was disappointing.  Looks like they’ll be enough for a group that will be starting in about a week they will let me know what class to teach.  I can tell that the antibiotic is kicking in because I’m starting to feel a little better not as achy as I was yesterday.  As a reminder from our class tonight I need to be better about daily reading my scriptures I have great they slacked off and I need to invite the spirit into my life- I wanted to do better this area-  I have been flat out sick and not feeling like doing anything but sleeping -so I’ll try again this week- no excuse -I just didn’t do so good this week- going to do better. Hope to keep feeling better.  

Another Infection

I have had a rough week.  I started bleeding last weekend and have bleed all week long.  Which is very unusual at my age.  I guess my new hormone pellet activated a cycle.  I could tell Friday I wasn’t feeling the best- starting to feel a little achy all over.  Saturday I felt terrible I slept most of the day- it had turned off really cold only 45° the entire day- so I just cuddled in bed most of the afternoon didn’t feel like doing much at all- luckily I have an antibiotic that I could start taking because I could tell from the symptoms it’s another bladder infection.  Didn’t have any burning or stinging when I urinate but I can just tell when I start getting flu like symptoms and bad body aches that I need an antibiotic.  I had a rough night and didn’t sleep well hurting all over- I have lived on ibuprofen this week- I’m just so glad I had some medicine on hand or Craig wouldn’t  had to take me to the Insta- Care.  I got to get feeling better and I have had a very busy Sunday.

Shauna Robinson For Dinner

I invited Shauna to come to our home this Thursday with her son Trey.  He wanted to go for a ride in Craig’s Corvette.  I meet Shauna at the Shell station when I get my refills to drink. I have been reaching out to her all year long and befriending her.  I took her food for Thanksgiving and Christmas giving some money to help her family.  They have been struggling to get along financially.  She recently told me that she was separated from her fiancé they were planning on getting married but he broke off the engagement.  She has been with this man for over 12 years now and they have a 10-year-old son together.  She can say that their relationship is not progressing in that she needs to move on with her own life.  I felt the spirit prompting this last month and I needed to present the gospel of Jesus Christ to her and give her a book on Mormon.  So after our stake conference talking about being more bold in our missionary efforts -I realized I need to be bold.  I gave her a book of Mormon after our dinner.  She graciously excepted it and said that she would read it she has never had a book of Mormon and doesn’t know much about the LDS church which is a surprise with her living in  a Mormon community.  So I will continue to nurture the relationship we had a very nice time visiting and a lovely dinner together- the missionaries were excited that I gave her a book of Mormon so that they can have someone to follow up with I am inviting her to attend the self-reliance class on Sunday. she said she would like to come but was not able to attend at the last minute.  It is a special feeling sharing the gospel with others pray for the strength and wisdom I need to know how to reach out to her.  

Our Anniversary

Today is our 42nd anniversary -I slept in this morning - Craig went and played pickle ball with the girls at ideal Beach -right now heading over to Bowers to play pickle ball, Today is a beautiful sunny day- I want to enjoy this day with my hubby on our special anniversary day June 7, 1977 such a special day- I love him with all my heart- we have lived a great life together.  We wore ourselves out playing pickle ball- we had to take a nap afterword's.  I’m not feeling the best I can tell I’m fighting something-  I have body aches coming on.  We rested and then took a drive over to the other side of the lake- Denise had told me about a nursery that grows perennials over there- that are acclimated for the climate here at Bear Lake.  I wanted to go over and find it and check out what they have- we drove the van over and we stopped at the North Shore and had a yummy hamburger- they have good burgers there.  I enjoyed our ride around the lake -the nursery was really fun -lots of fun perennials- now I know where I can buy when I’m ready to plant some.  We had a low-key day and enjoyed the weather outside -it did turn off cold for the day anxious for warmer weather to come- we did have a nice happy anniversary together.  

Monday Morning

We woke up early this morning 6 AM.  Craig was getting ready for the scout’s bike ride around the lake- he took about nine young men, it’s 50 miles around the lake, -he should be home probably between 1:30 or 2pm today.  I’m slow to get moving today, I’m still bleeding really heavily which is so unusual and I have terrible cramps,  I feel terrible.  It is a beautiful day, the sun is out and I want to be out in the yard, I bought flowers and I need to get them in their pots planted for the summer season.  I called and checked on my mother this morning.  I had a message from Woody saying mama called him bawling her eyes out saying all she has is a bed- so I needed to call and check on her.  I was surprised as I thought things were OK.  I knew that  Jake and Chance came to spend time with her this past weekend and she was  texting me yesterday to see how my solo went.  I called and she said that Woody has been calling and texting her and leaving voice messages, he’s so annoying she said he is wanting money that she does not have to pay him back, he’s just an old fart- that’s what she said.  She said he got her upset and she did start crying which I can see why she would.  He’s been bugging me, he gave us this African head lady and wants me to mail it back to him- it’s really heavy, I just haven’t taken the time to mail it, he’s an Indian giver, I didn’t want to take it at the time and he insisted.  I’ve chatted with mom for a while and she seems to be ok- know she gets really lonely and sad at times.  She really does want to get her knee replacement done so she’s working on meeting with a cardiologist and a dermatologist in Dallas to coordinate with the knee surgeon.  If they’ll approve it 
she’s going to have her knee replacement done- which she will need help and I’ll need to go stay a couple weeks with her.  I told her to see how it goes  I will try to make it work.  I just don’t want to be doing it in July because I would like to enjoy the summer here.  After stake conference yesterday I have felt very strongly I need to follow up with Shauna that works at the Chevron gas station- I need to fellowship her and see if we can share the gospel message with her.  I want to do better this week in my come follow me study time and saying our prayers together inviting the powers of heaven into our lives. 

Scouts from Our Ward on their Bike Ride  

  

Memorial Day

Honoring our love ones,  note from my mother : Remembering my wonderful Husband on this Memorial Day , he is always in my heart and I always feel him near watching over me .. and as always I remember my mother and Father , my brother and two sisters who I miss very much . I have one sister left and she and I are both getting old and feeble so makes me realize how precious each day we have is a wonderful blessing and I need to use each moment wisely so let’s all remember our loved ones this Memorial Day 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Tasha & Bridger took flower to grandpa Symes grave today too!  So lovely ! 

John Wallace at Pearl Harbor War World 11 - 1944 

Winiston and Annie at the gravesite of  Great-grandpa Merlin Symes May 2019 

Going To Draper Today

We got up early to drive to Draper today.  We have our inspection of the home we offered on.  We are going through it again today at 1pm, 

so excited to see it all again in detail knowing it is going to be ours. 

I love the kitchen and family room.  It is open and spacious when you walk in.  It had pretty white cabinets throughout which is a fun change.  I like the light feeling.   The master bedroom on the main level with another room with a full bath in the front of the home when you walk in.  It will be our office, and I can use it as a guess room too for when mother comes to visit on the main level.  She doesn’t do well with stairs now.  We have no backyard only a small deck.  It is private.   The master closet is not as big as I would have liked but it is better than we saw in many other homes, for a twin home,  I have lots of space in the basement.  We have a small kitchen in the basement with another fireplace.  With two bedrooms and-another bath.  It is 4400 square feet and Is open , which is what we wanted.  The inspection went well.  We still love it.  Trisha and Buck came over to see it while we were there.  They really like it and happy for us that we finally find something that will work for us.  Exited for the other kids to see our new home.   It will  be so nice to have a place to stay when we are in the Valley going back and forth to the lake.  

Dining room area is part of the open room.  It is the same layout in the finish basement.  

Our Master bedroom and bath are a nice size too,  it is going to be fun to make it Ours. The Sellers were going to rent it from us for the summer months.   They did find another home and told us they could be out by the end of July instead of August.  Fun to set up house again and get all our things out of storage.  We gave away to the kids a lot of our things so we don’t have much left.  We can slowly add what we want for our new home, that will be the fun part having a decoration project again which I love.   

Master Bedroom

We gave a great view of the Salt Valley being close to the foothills of the mountains.  I love that the temple is less than five minutes away.  

We pay an HOA monthly which dies cover lawn care for the entire development. Also snow removal in the winter which will be nice. We can just come and go  So excited!! 

Alec’s High School Graduation

Our Alec is graduating from high school today.  So proud of him, this graduation is huge!! We are filling the Marriott Center at BYU.  There are 950 students graduating in his class of 2019.  I got emotional thinking of how fast the years have gone by thinking of the day our Alec was born and so excited for him to join our family.  He has been a joy to watch and interact with him over the 18 years of his life.  Now he is beginning a new chapter

While at the Graduation a realtor texted pictures of a home that had just came up on the ML listings today.  I knew when I saw the pictures it was what we have been looking for and the right size.  After the graduation we went and looked at it and made an offer that evening on home.  It was exciting and stressful at the same time.  I knew this was the home for us at this season in our lives.  I felt Heavenly Father was answering my prayers.  I had been so frustrated with the process of looking for another home. I had just given up.  I told Heavenly Father he was just going to have to help me out this has been too emotional for me.     

Our New Home In Draper

We have our inspection on our new home tomorrow at 1pm.  So we have to get up early and and drive to the Salt Lake Valley.  I’m really excited to see our new home again.  We only saw it for an hour the day we made an offer.  A week later we are in the process buying the home. Everything is on course.  Our closing date is scheduled for the 26th this month- It is all happening fast all in three weeks.  We are really excited.   

Playing Pickelball

Dale and Denise invited us over to their place this morning to play Pickelball.  They have an outdoor court on their driveway,  we have had a great time playing for two hours,  it is something I can enjoying doing with my hubby.  The weather is off & on sunshine and then clouds rolling in.  It was a beautiful day yesterday with the sun out felt so good!  We got the boat out and I gave it a good detail cleaning in the inside. It was dirty.   We officially own the boat now. no partnership, Trisha & Buck wanted to sell the boat, they needed the $40, thousand to finish their new home they are building.   We looked around at boats and just decided to buy them out and keep the boat in the family.  It is a really nice boat.  It is hard to pay out that much money from our savings account.  This will be the last boat for us most likely.  Feel so good to have some sunshine.  So exciting that they have excepted our offer.  They sent the signed contract over this morning agreeing to our offer.  We have scheduled to meet Wednesday June 5th at 1pm for an inspection and go through the home again, Incase we changed our minds, which Indont see that happening.  I love the place the first showing, better than anything we have seen so it has been an easy decision for me.   we need to get out in the yard today it just feels so good to have warmer weather Craigs out mowing the lawn now The lake is pretty and calm today until another storm rolls in which is daily.  I’m going over to the church to practice singing for an hour.  I also call sister Claudia Lopez, I’m her ministering sister.  She had surgery three weeks ago and still has complication.  I felt I should check on her and bring a meal to their family today.  When I called, learn she had to go to the doctor again in ally of pain, bless her heart.  The sling they placed for her Bladder tore away and is causing the pain.  She is going to have an added two more weeks of recovery. So glad I headed the prompting to just take a dinner today.  Tonight we have Quincy Stokes dance recital at the Bear Lake junior high at 7pm.  She is only 6 years old and lives Craig, she invited him to come see her.  So sweet their relationship. She is another papa to her and she loves him.  Craig is so sweet with our little granddaughters Annie and Ashtyn they love their papa.  

Passing Of A Dear Friend / Barbara

Shannon called me first thing this morning to let me know that Barbara Funk Kudlik had died last night, she saw a post on Facebook early this morning.  I’m so sadden to hear of her passing at age 64 yrs old which is very close to home. She graduated with Craig at Skyline high.  We became dear friends in about 1984.  I was selling jewelry and had gone knocking on doors in the neighborhood when I meet Barbara for the first time.  We hit it off and became dear friends with our children small, we enjoyed working out together at the church and spending time at her home in Our  20’s..  we had a lot of fun together.  She was a great strength for me in 1885-1987.  We both were having challenges in our marriages.  Barbara ended up getting divorced and remarried in 1988.  Our lives grew apart as we both lived away from each other, yet we could always meet Year’s later and feel we’re never apart.  She was one of those special friends that touched my heart forever!!   I’m so sadden we never got our lunch together this past year.  We talked serval times on Marco Polo and Facebook and on the phone trying to make time for us to meet.  She expressed her love to me when I reached out to her in 2017 at the passing of her dear mother.  I have a short video clip I will cherish of her.  Wishing I had made the time to see her.... Shannon And I were just talking about her last week, when Shannon saw Barbara was communicating with an Energy Healing friend that Shannon has also been communicating with lately, both commented that she must be struggle with something,  I thought I needed to give her a call.  So sad I did not listen to the thought to call her and visit with her. Now she is gone to Heaven.  We will meet again in the future dear friend... note to her son,  I’m so sadden to hear of your mothers passing this morning, life is truly a gift, I’m going to miss my dear friend... So sad that we never got our lunch together this past year. A remainder to make time for our family and friends we never know when they will not be with us love you Barbara 💕❤️🌹forever friends, Debbie.  

God Be with you until we Meet again !

Life is short and fragile, each day is a gift for God.  I love you and will miss you- 

March 16, 1955 - June 3, 2019

Our cherished mother, grandmother, wife, sister, and friend, Barbara Ann Kudlik, is heaven's newest and most beloved angel. Barbara passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019 in Holladay, UT due to the sudden onset of an aggressive and degenerative disease. She passed peacefully in her home surrounded by her family. Barbara was born the baby of the family on March 16, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah to loving parents Kenneth Christopher and Geraldine Huish Funk, and 3 adoring siblings, Linda Bowers (Doug), Sharon Sheranian (Judd), and Christopher Funk (Pam). Barbie had a fairytale childhood and spent her young days traveling the country with her family and soaking up the sun by their family pool in Canyon Rim. She enjoyed a successful modeling career and made many cherished and lifelong friends throughout her work and travels. Above all else, Barbara was a devoted mother and doting grandmother. Family meant everything to her; she would have done anything for her children, Sean Springer, Joshua Springer (Melissa), Allison Hoffman (Matthew), and Nicholas Kudlik. She was an amazing grandma to her two grandchildren, Cameran and Cortland, and loved them passionately. Anyone who knew Barbara loved her. Her enormous heart thrived on human connection, drawing people in and connecting with precious friends wherever she went throughout her life with the love, empathy, and compassion she radiated. She lived with an uncompromising dedication to the happiness of those in her life-always there to lend a sympathetic ear and an empathetic heart, rejoicing in her loved ones' triumphs and accomplishments. Barb loved all things beautiful. Everywhere she lived and every space she created became a haven of love, comfort, and elegance. She loved to shop, walk, and chat with her family and friends, particularly her beloved mother, and enjoyed participating in lively and boisterous laughter and conversation, often heard far and wide. She loved traveling with her adoring husband, Michael John, and found immense joy in embracing and experiencing other cultures, which widened her perspective on life and deepened her compassion for others. Barbara's deep well of spirituality and faith also provided a tremendous source of strength and comfort in her life. Our dear, sweet Barbie's love, generosity, and devotion to her family knew no bounds. Our hearts are broken by her unseasonably early and unexpected passing. We will miss everything about her, but few things as much as her incredible heart.

Services will be held on Saturday, June 15 at 10:00 am in the Holladay 4th Ward Chapel, 4917 South Viewmont Street. The family will receive visitors from 9:30-10:00 am.

Published in Deseret News from June 9 to June 11, 2019

Learning a New App

How to enter a picture into my Blog

This is fun picture at Coles state track meet at BYU.  Cole did really well!! So proud of him !

I left the meet and went house hunting for a few hours.  It is so depressing for me.  I really want to find another home for us in the Draper area or the Salt Lake Valley, I have been looking everywhere and trying to be open minded.  This is is such a challenging process.   

Performance Day for Me

• I’m really nervous to be singing today at our stake Adult session tonight.  We have a 70vty coming Elder Bowen.  I have got to clean up pretty and practice.   I’m not feeling well.  I have cramps really bad which is very unusual for me at this age.  I’m having a full on period, bleeding heavy and very bad cramps.  I’ve taken some IB profine for the aches, hope it kicks in soon.  I had to come home from the recital last night and go straight to bed.  I hurt all over and extremely tired.  Today I’m just dragging.  I got blood all over our bedding sleeping and have had to wash the sheets, which is a chore changing our bed sheets.  I’ve got to clean my messy kitchen,  I left it a huge mess when cooking for the Lopez family yesterday, didn’t have time to clean up.  Now it is waiting for me.  I’ve got to practice singing too!! The sun was out for a short time this morning which felt so good.  I wanted to be outside working in the yard but I didn’t have time today. The sunshine didn’t last now it is Cloudy again.  looks like rain is coming again.  We had a huge rain storm roll in evening time yesterday.  It pored hard rain fun to listen too.  Our drive to the recital we saw the most beautiful rain bow, from on end to the other which is rare to see.  It shined so brightly, we could see all the rainbow colors. Such a wonder of nature to witness!  Little Quincy was so excited that Craig came to her recital last night.  This is the note her mother sent this morning: Thanks so much for coming to watch Little miss Q last night. She woke up this morning and said, “I can’t believe symes came to watch me. He even knows my favorite flower! And you made me take a picture!” 😂❤️. so sweet !! When she was getting ready yesterday she told her mother, “Do you think Brother Symes will like my hair Curley ?  So Funny !!! She is a sweet little girl.  Pray for good luck today as I perform singing!!!    Well that is over a sigh of relief.  My singing went well,  I know it invited a specail spirit into the meeting.  It was an Honor to meet our 70Vty brother Bowen.  It was a rocky start at the beginning of the meeting, they forgot to announce when I was singing.  I was waiting to hear my order in the program.   President Roberts got up and said now time for our special number I wasn’t sure if that was me? He then did proceeded to say guess she is not here ?   I spoke up and said Is the special number me?  There was confusion in announcing correctly who was doing what.  They forgot to announce the music for the meeting and those participating.  I quickly got up to sing and feeling rushed,  Brother Todd Bennion my piano player was way up in the choir area and had to walk down the stairs.  I took a deep sigh when he was ready and began singing.  The microphone was not loud enough, yet the sound does carry really well in this beautiful old Tabernacle.  It was such an honor to be singing in the historic building dedicated in 1888.  I received lots of compliments for the song I shared. An older brother can up afterwards and wanted to know the name of the song I sang.  Shelly Wallentine That I meet in the Sound of  Music play came and gave me a big hug.  I hadn’t see her in a year.  We had some good laughs afterwards over the confussion of announcing my special number.   Singing this song has been good healing time for me after the trauma of my young women’s calling.   I have had a really hard time pulling my self out of the sorrow I have felt inside.  The words to the song I sang are:   There is but one who bore all things for us, there is But one who offers perfect love, whatever earthly pain we know, he has descended far below.  There is no sorrow he cannot comprehend, there is no so suffering he cannot understand , he was forsaken left alone, our deepest pain to him is known, in the arms of his love there is healing, in the arms of his love there is hope, there is one who is just, there is one we can trust, we are safe in the arms of his love.  There is but one who brings eternal life.  His yoke is easy and his burden light,  becouse he paid the price for sin, we may repent and come to him.  When we have wonder into the lonely night, he gently bids return into the light  And when we fall and faith grows dim their is forgivess there with him,  in the arms of his love there is safety, in the arms of his love there is peace, there is one who is just, there is one we can trust we are safe in the arms of his love... this song spoke deep to my heart in knowing Heavwnly Father & my Savior know my Pain and sorrow,  they are there to take it away and to heal my heart as I feels the saviors love in my life, he understands,  I can let go of the hurt and move on.  After the meeting Brother Garmen from the stake presidency extended a new calling for me to serve in the stake on the Reliance Committee.   I’m suppose to help teach classes and serve with  brother and sister Gunderson in our stake.  This is my first Stake calling.  I’m excited for the opportunity.  

Sunday Stake Session

This morning is a beautiful sunny sabbath day.  We were slow getting ourselves ready And out the door.  Craig drove the Corvette to the meeting.  We got there just in time for the services to start.  It was Full house.  The talks given were all very inspirational to my soul.  The temple president and his wife of the Logan Temple spoke.  They both testified of the blessings of the temple in our lives and I so know after serving myself 5 yrs in the draper temple.   I miss going to the temple as often as I would like due to the long drive over an hour one way.  It wears me out now when I do attend the temple it takes five hours just getting there a session and driving home.  We don’t live 5 minutes away now like we used to.  It takes more of a sacrifice of time to attend the temple.  When really it is not a sacrifice but a joy to attend the temple. I was touched by the comments from our stake president Roberts about the importance of taking the sacrament In Our lives.  Elder Bowen also talked in depth to about the importance of taking the sacrament weekly, constantly repenting of our sins and how important weekly we attend sacrament In Humble prayer and supplication.  I was touch by thoughts shared in the new come follow me program and how daily we need to invite the spirit into our lives,  Craig and I need to do better in following the new daily study program.  We need to share daily and invite the spirit into our home.  Our home is a scared place, we need to repent and do only those things in our home that will invite the spirit of the lord.   These are just a few thoughts that stood out to me from the session.   Temple and family history, missionary work, the lord knows us and will lead those to us that are ready to hear the gospel.  We need to be brave, open our mouth and share the gospel message.  Even when it feels awkward, the Lord’s message will touch others hearts in love.  My song went right along with the messages shared at our Stake Conference.  I want to do better. I have been so tired today, I came home fixed us a Yummy dinner and had to take a long nap,  I have terrible cramps still and just want to sleep today.  Exciting to start working on my new calling as a facilitator for the self-reliance program in our stake -my first training meeting is this Wednesday at 7 PM at the Saint Charles chapel.