Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Turkey Day is Coming !
We are heading out today to make the drive to our Draper home and spend a few days there for the Thanksgiving weekend - we do have to be back by Sunday for church. So it will be a quick trip -only three days. Natasha has invited us to her home Thanskgiving day - she is hosting the Thomas family this year and included us since it is our off year with our famiky gathering. We got a big snow storm yesterday here at the lake it snowed all day long and is really cold. Craig was out trying to clear the snow off our new driveway. I said a prayer that his back would not flit up from shoveling snow ⛄️. Old man winter is here. I have been busy this past week getting my Christmas decor out here at the lake and decorating. It’s beginning to feel like Christmas in the Symes home. I went to our storage shed and gathered up all my boxes to go thru in the garage the past two days. Last year I was sick when it came time to tear down the Christmas at the Tabernacle for the stake Christmas program last year. I had the flu bug - so sister Linda Rasmussen it in for me. I had to go thru and organize all that I have collected from decorating the past 8 years for wards Christmas parties I keep adding Christmas decor each year with our different decor themes- last year was a wow Christmas party- my ward hasn’t asked me this year since we are in the YSA branch now. Last year was my last year decorating for the GardenCity 1st ward. They are combining with thr 2nd ward this year again which helps a lot in decorating- the 2nd ward is larger and has a lot more resources- they are hosting at our new visitor church building where the YSA branch meets. It is a lot large area to host a ward party. It will be the first ward parties hosted in our new building. It has been 5 years now since it was built. It will be nice to just show up this year and enjoy the event - by not being incharge. It is alot of work. The stake did call and ask if I would decorate for the Stake Christmas devotional again this year. I have done it for the past three years now that the word is out I do such a great job. Everyone loves what I create. It is such an honor to me to be able to decorate in the beautiful historical tabernacle. I have just made due with what I have collected over the years. Last year I added more gold tule and a few new ornaments- last year after Christmas I bought lots of beautiful new Christmas picks and Christmas balls anticipating they would ask me again this year. I’m so excited to decor this year with all the new things I bought. I love picking up new things up after the holidays it is all marked down to 80%. I’m adding a lot of white this year- I flet it would look really pretty in the Tabernacle- Craig and I drive down to Draper last Thursday evening and came back Saturday morning. It was another very quick trip down and back. We had to be back for stake conference. Craig was saying the closing prayer in our Saturday evening adult session. Last Thursday afternoon our new refridgerator was delivered. Our old one was costing to much to repair and we had to buy another fridge. We made a trip to Logan to shop for one and excited to have it delivered- it’s been a week now using and we are liking our new fridge. Our quick trip down for one day I worked hard tearing down all my Halloween decor in the downstairs family area- I have not been there long enough to tackle cleaning it all up. Time to change my decor for our family Christmas party. I plan hosting this year at our Draper home on Christmas Day- not a repeat of last year! My Christmas Day ended in tears because of family drama and Craig and I missed it all. I was so sad. It going to be a better Christmas Day this year for me - I will make it happen! I’m excited to decorate for the tabernacle this year. I had to gather up all the new Christmas decor I bought last year and haul up to the lake. I worked hard last Friday innour Draper home putting my Halloween decor away and cleaning downstairs so I will be ready when I come back to start decorating our Draper home for Christmas- I do have all my fall decor upstairs to put away- I wanted to wait until after Thanksgiving tackle that project. I really haven’t had to time. It was a race last Friday to get done what I could. On our way out of town we stopped at the funeral viewing for Gene England who lives to be 105 years old. He married Aunt Donna Symes at 101 years old. She is our favorite Aunt on the Symes side- was was married to Uncle Jim Symes brother to Craig’s dad Merlin. We have loved our association with Aunt Donna over the years- she remarried Gene in her 90’s- it’s rare for anyone to be remarried at 101 they were able to have 4 years before he died. It was very nice to visit with symes cousins in attendance and Aunt Donna - she looks really good for 95 years old. We also know serval of Gene’s sons that Craig grew up with. Todd Enland and Jennett Lived in Pepperwood and are in the same ward as Natasha and Bridger. I see them often when we visit their ward on my baby sitting shifts. Jennett and her daughter Courtney were on the drill team with Stacy and Natasha. And they did all the flowers for Natasha’s wedding. Jennett knew Bridgers mother growing up they went to Highschool together- she encouraged Bridger to attend his mothers funeral on Saturday. Bridgers parents were divorced when he was 15 years old. His mother had mental issues and had been estranged from his life since he was a young team. He has not had a relationship with her since the divorce- he didn’t know if he wanted to attend her funeral it was mixed emotions for him- since his marriage to Natasha they have only seen her different occasions. I can relate to his feelings from my own birth father who deserted our family as a young three old. He didn’t show up in my life until I was married at age 20 and then in and out 2 other occasion before he died- so I relate to his emotions in their relationship- I will visit with him on Thanksgiving day to see how the funeral went for him. They flew to Las Vegas last Saturday to attend the funeral. Looking forward to gathering with the Thomas family tomorrow. I have been working hard this past week sorting and Christmas decorating- I have the lake house ready. I could put out more but have to quit today to get ready for Thannoying day. I. Red a little break from it all. I’m pleased with what I have accomplished so far. I’m copying the light of Christ theme tree that Trisha created- for the tabernacle. I found the perfect lanterns surprisingly at the $ store in Evanston last Thursday evening on our stop there for dinner and our drive down. Excited to see it all come together. I do need a little break from my decorating- the lake house will be all ready for Christmas when we come back Saturday evening which is December 1st- the Christmas season is coming fast!
Monday, November 25, 2024
November Week three/ Ysa Pizza night /
The month is flying by especially taking time to go to California. Adjusting to the cold weather sitting in for the winter season. Not in the Chratmas decorating mood yet. It feels nice to put my autumn things away not that it’s done feels nice a clean at iur lake home. I have spent time giving our bedroom a good cleaning and did put out mini Christmas tress I ordered online and placed on our night stands to get me in the mood. They look fun for the winter season. I can leave out all winter and not just for Christmas. We are playing Pickelball three days a week inside at ideal beach enclosure gym. It is not heated so we do have to dress warm. Monday was a blizzard day getting inside tijj no play. We enjoyed our time playing three days last week. For YSA activity this week we met at the Smoot home and cooked our own mini pizzas to eat. It was fun to create a yummy pizza and visit. I was really hungry- I had not eaten much all day. Trying to get my weight back down after our trip to California has thrown me off my diet. By Wednesday I have dropped back down to where I was before we left 167 lbs- got to keep going. I really want to get some weight off itnis a constant battle for me. The weight just creeps on so fast and dosen’t come off very fast. I have slowly been getting out my Chratmas decor. I bought some fun things last year after Christmas sales and fun to get out this year.
November 5th - Go vote today! It’s crucial, even if it means missing some work. YSA Stargazing at 7 PM in Laketown: 560 N Falula Rd, with a big telescope! It was a very cold night- old man winter it here! It was nice to gathering to enjoy a warm and delicious dinner- Thank you Sister Droesbeke. Fun to learn about the stars and see the planet Saturn in the night sky and several of the moon’s circling. We had an investigator being taught by the sister missionaries Dustin attending for the first time tonight. Sister Symes is supporting the sister missionaries on Wednesday afternoon to continue teaching Dustin about the gospel message discussing 3 Nephi 11. They are going to President Symes home for another lesson. Those in attendance this week- Jackson Pratt, Kyle Cazier, Geffory Taylor, Karen Barlow, Brandon Snow, Brother & Sister Droesbeke, Brother and Sister Smoot, Brother Derk Rasmussen and President and Sister Symes-
Josh England, President Symes, Karen Barlow
Kyle Cazier
Lindsey Wahlburg- Smile
November 12- No activity tonight. It’s been moved to this Friday: Worldwide YSA broadcast at 7 PM, at the Visitor Branch building. Dessert to follow! We had a low attendance only 4 YSA members. We had hope for more to attend-
November 19- We’re making homemade pizza at the Smoots house tonight at 7 in Garden City! 150 south 70 west. Come connect and enjoy the evening! Yummy to cook our own mini pizzas to eat. It was fun to create and see all the different yummy pizza. We were all really hungry-
November 26th - No YSA tonight. Happy Thanksgiving
Pretty arrangement Sister Symes created
Thanksgiving Week
The month of November is flying by. It has been two weeks since last recored in my journal. We have kept busy. We watched the Towner grandkids till Wednesday evening November 13th. It was a quick trip for them only 4 days. Yael was sick and stayed home from school on Tuesday. I tried to give him extra vitamins to build his immune symptom to fight off the flu bug- he layed around all day playing video games in their garage- which is the game area for the kids. The weather is so warm there year round they use their garage area as another family room for the kids. Praying Craig and I didn’t come down with this virus. I washed my hands a lot. We had fun playing uno and cover your assets card games in the evenings with the kids. We had so wild card games. We enjoyed spending time with them. Wednesday was our last day- the kids all made it to school and this freed the day up for us. We enjoyed driving up and down the pacific coast highway and stopping at the beach area in Newport for a walk .along the beach it so beautiful. Stacy and Chad arrived home late Wednesday evening. Chad celebrated his 40th birthday October 12th while in Cancun. Stacy is on the 19th also turning 40 years old. Chad surprised her with another trip to Kaui, Hawaii with the kids leaving on Sunday November 17th. They were only home three days and off for entire week with the kids to celebrate her 40th birthday. Craig and I left Thursday morning saying our goodbyes to everyone as they rushed out the door for school and Chad to work. We were on the road by 8:30am. Surprising the traffic wasn’t to bad. We drove 7 hours to St George and had a lovely Thanksgiving dinner with the Burbidge family. We were going to stay the night, but had another 7 hour drive to the lake. I just wanted to stop at our Draper home to break the drive up. Another 4 hour drive. We stayed at Burbidge family to enjoy dinner and then out the door for our evening drive- arriving at midnight. We were able to slept in and rest from our long drive. Needed time to take a hot bath and clean up. Wr had to be back at the lake for YSA regional devotional boadcast- hosting at the visitor branch building. So off we went back to the lake. It felt nice to rest for a bit and break up the driving time. We arrived in time for the devotional. It was really good and uplifting. Sister Camille Johnson taught us how to follow the prophets teachings by reading his talks on gospel library to study his words and learning how to apply in our lives daily. Wished we didn’t have to rush back for the devotional and could have stayed longer at our Draper home. I haven’t had time to take down any of my Halloween decoration. It will have to wait until we can come back. We had a cold weekend- the weather turning cold and some snow. Jackie and Flint came up for the weekend to rake up the leaves and winterize their place for the winter. I didnt want to go outside it was cold after being in California for a few days I was not ready for the cold weather. I worked inside all day putting my fall decorations away. I have lived my fall decor and didn’t want to put it away. It was a days work for me packing it all up. It felt good to declutter things. If flet nice and clean until I drag out my Christmas decor’ we ended the night watching the BYU football game with Jackie and Flint- sad to say they lost their winning streak of -0-9 having their first loss of the season. Sunday enjoyed our time at church We had several YSA visitors which raised our numbers up for our sacrament meeting. We have so few local YSA members attending only 7 this week. We did have a very nice come follow me lesson time. I served pumpkin pie form our linger longer time after church. On my way home I had a bad stomach ache come on. I had to go straight to the toilet. I was so sick felt I was going to throw up ans bad stomach pain. I was wiped out and stayed the rest of the day in bed resting. We have had a full week.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Day At The Beach
We arrived at Trisha’s new home about 4:30 pm. We took a quick tour of their new home and started playing Pickelball on their new court. Buck was out of town and the girls were working. It was just Trisha and Boston - we had fun playing sevaral games of Pickelball. Boston fixed us navjio tacos for dinner. We then watched a movie Fall Guy- we slept in the new guest room and very comfortable. Their new home has turned out so nice. Trisha has been working on a festival of trees in St George and had a lovely tree she has decorated for the event all set up in the garage ready to go. It turned out so pretty- she named it “Be the Light” I loved the battery operated lights and candles that she placed on the tree with lighted pictures of the Savior. I go to take a picture, she going to send me pictures. We woke up early and out the doo by 9am for our 5 and half hour drive arriving Saturday afternoon at the Towner home. We were stuck in California traffic and it took us an additional hour traveling. I was tired! The guys enjoyed watching thr BYU football game for the evening celebrating BYU’s win of one pointing -beating the competitive- Utah team. BYU is having a great year -9 wins and no losses this season. Beating Utah is a huge accomplishment for the cougars. Stacy and Chad left early Sunday morning. We manage to get everyone ready for church and on time arriving by 9am- Yael was not feeling well and stayed home. He laid around all day running a mild fever. Sure hope grandpa and I can avoid this illness. It seems every time we babysit someone is sick and we come down sick after our babysitting shift- sure hope we can escape this time around. We had a lazy day Sunday hanging out at the house after church. The kids enjoyed watching TV and playing their video games. I fixed lunch and Craig picked up a pizza from Costco for dinner. I had time to listen to a few podcast and catch up on some of my scripture reading. I enjoyed attending relief society in Stacy’s ward. Nice to be inspired by the sister’s comments- felt nice, I haven’t attended RS for over a year now serving in the YSA. We don’t have enough sisters in the area to have relief society. We reviewed bother Bednars confernce talk about avoiding pride in our lives- this has been the downfall of many nations -the pride cycle and we have to guard against by striving to be obedient and striving to live righteously- Honoring God in all our dealings- Today is veteran Day- a holiday for the kids. We all slept in and have come to the beach for the afternoon- feels good to be out side and soak up some sunshine, I love the smell of the salty air, listen to the waves crashing in and enjoying the beauty that surrounds us. The kids had fun playing on the beach. We only stayed about an hour- they started getting hungry and we all went to Wendy’s for lunch. We hurried home in time for Yael to go to the movies with a friend. Rest for and hour and get little Enzo to his football practise at 4pm. The day has ticked by. By 4pm the sunshine starts dropping off and air cools off quickly it is dark here by 5:30 pm -makes for a short day with day light saving time for the next six months. Stacy and Chad will be back late Wednesday night. The kids will be in school tomorrw so that will free up our day- we will have to find something to do may play some pickleball in the morning. The kids are very busy after school and we will be busy carpooling them to their various activities. The time is going to go by quickly!
Friday, November 8, 2024
Arriving To St George
The RS dinner was a great secuss. it all turned out so pretty. Everyone loved how I decorated- I hung 6 cornsaulks on culture hall wall with big autumn bows and made lovely centerpieces for all the tables. I was really pleased with how it all turned out. They had a great attendances - I had a busy day. Woke up early to 6am to shower a d get ready for the day, I headed to the church to decorate at 8:30 am and finished up at 12:30 I was hungry and Craig and I went to cafe Sabor for lunch. We then went home and worked a couple of hours putting things away out side for the winter cold months ahead. We have had a lovely fall. Just this fall the first week of November that we had the temperature drop in the 20’s all week my growing season is done. I was able to rest about a half an hour when sister Menlove called one on thr cornstalk fell off the wall. It had already fell once when I was there earlier in the day. This one hook was not holding. I was able to hurry and dress for the event and out the doo by 5pm with a new command hook and tape to try again hanging the last cornstalk. Yeah this hook held for the event. The food was yummy and a very nice devotional. Karen. Barlow one of our ysa sisters attended with me and helped me tear things down afterwards. It all came down fast. Several sister wanted thr cornstalk so I said take them. I was just going to throw in thr garage. I had to hurry home for thr sister missionaries to arrive for a missionary discussion for a young man named Dustin. Had had gone with them Wednesday afternoon teaching this young man. He is from Louisiana and had been in the area 4 months. He didn’t invite us in- we stood at the doorstep teaching for for ah hour in thr cold air. 32 degres and a cool breeze my hands were freezing. We were all so cold when we left. They schedule another time the next night and I suggested meeting at our home so we would not be standing outside again- we scheduled for later 8:30 pm after the devotional - I hurried home after the event with everything unloaded and put away just in time for the sisters arrival. Craig had to go pick Sustin up to come to our home. It was quick lesson. They left and we packed up to drive to our Draper home arriving at 12:45 am this has been Avery busy day and very rewarding. Craig and I woke up early and out the door by 10 am for his back doctor appointment y which went really well. We then began out road trip to Sta George - just arriving and sleeping over at the Burbidge’s new home tonight
Arriving To St George
The RS dinner was a great secuss. it all turned out so pretty. Everyone loved how I decorated- I hung 6 cornsaulks on culture hall wall with big autumn bows and made lovely centerpieces for all the tables. I was really pleased with how it all turned out. They had a great attendances - I had a busy day. Woke up early to 6am to shower a d get ready for the day, I headed to the church to decorate at 8:30 am and finished up at 12:30 I was hungry and Craig and I went to cafe Sabor for lunch. We then went home and worked a couple of hours putting things away out side for the winter cold months ahead. We have had a lovely fall. Just this fall the first week of November that we had the temperature drop in the 20’s all week my growing season is done. I was able to rest about a half an hour when sister Menlove called one on thr cornstalk fell off the wall. It had already fell once when I was there earlier in the day. This one hook was not holding. I was able to hurry and dress for the event and out the doo by 5pm with a new command hook and tape to try again hanging the last cornstalk. Yeah this hook held for the event. The food was yummy and a very nice devotional. Karen. Barlow one of our ysa sisters attended with me and helped me tear things down afterwards. It all came down fast. Several sister wanted thr cornstalk so I said take them. I was just going to throw in thr garage. I had to hurry home for thr sister missionaries to arrive for a missionary discussion for a young man named Dustin. Had had gone with them Wednesday afternoon teaching this young man. He is from Louisiana and had been in the area 4 months. He didn’t invite us in- we stood at the doorstep teaching for for ah hour in thr cold air. 32 degres and a cool breeze my hands were freezing. We were all so cold when we left. They schedule another time the next night and I suggested meeting at our home so we would not be standing outside again- we scheduled for later 8:30 pm after the devotional - I hurried home after the event with everything unloaded and put away just in time for the sisters arrival. Craig had to go pick Sustin up to come to our home. It was quick lesson. They left and we packed up to drive to our Draper home arriving at 12:45 am this has been Avery busy day and very rewarding. Craig and I woke up early and out the door by 10 am for his back doctor appointment y which went really well. We then began out road trip to Sta George - just arriving and sleeping over at the Burbidge’s new home tonight
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Yeah I’m Losing Weight
I reached my all time high again 175! Ouch I needed to buckle down and start working on losing weight I can’t gain any more. I don’t like weighing this much it all see. To go to my stomach. Giving up the pop I had been my huge challenge. I have gone an entire week now with not trip to Mikes for my daily soda drink. I have been drinking lots more water and eating less and more protein. Yeah this morning I weighed in at 167.8 pounds so excited I’m heading in the right directions. That’s 8 pounds I’ve dropped !! Keep it going I really would like to lose 20 pounds. Going to focus on getting in the 150’s which I haven’t seen since 2018- I got down to 157-
Stake Relief Society Gratitude Dinner
Our stake gratitude dinner is this Thursday evening October 7th. Sister Menlove asked me to decorated for the event. I decorated two years ago- which turned out lovely- I have been able to get out the things I made and add to it. I have 18 round tables and 13 long tables to add autumn decor. I already had 12 round table centerpieces already made. I just needed to hot glue the fallen off leaves and pincones. I was then able to tear about three centerpieces I had made two years ago. I cut them in half and recreated a new center piece- this gives me the 18 centerpieces I needed and them I worked on the 13 long tables centerpieces- I was able to finish up by Monday evening- I woke up at 5:30 am and worked the entire day- they have all turned out so pretty- Tuesday I was able to pick up cornstock bundles Sister Smoot saved for me from her garden and Sister Droesbeke. Stopped by the church to preview the cultural hall and figure out where to place them. I decided they would each look great hanging on the wooden panels on the walls three on each side, I was able to come home and make six big bows with pretty autumn ribbon to tie around each one. It is all going to look to pretty. Excited for the event tomorrow night. I’m ready to work my magic putting it all together starting in the morning- I will have to take pictures of what I have created.
President Trump Won !!
PALM BEACH, Florida — Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential contest after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House.
"America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate," he said early on Wednesday to a roaring crowd of supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, flanked by his vice presidential running mate, Sen. JD Vance, Republican leaders and members of Trump's family.
He also spent several minutes praising Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, who pumped some $120 million into backing Trump's campaign. Trump has said he will appoint Musk to lead a government efficiency commission.
Other news outlets had yet to call the race for Trump, but he appeared on the verge of winning after capturing the battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia and holding leads in the other four, according to Edison Research.
Harris did not speak to her supporters, who had gathered at her alma mater Howard University. Her campaign co-chair, Cedric Richmond, briefly addressed the crowd after midnight, saying Harris would speak publicly on Wednesday.
"We still have votes to count," he said. The former president was showing strength across broad swaths of the country, improving on his 2020 performance everywhere from rural areas to urban centers.
Republicans won a U.S. Senate majority after flipping Democratic seats in West Virginia and Ohio. Neither party appeared to have an edge in the fight for control of the House of Representatives where Republicans currently hold a narrow majority.
Trump went into Election Day with a 50-50 chance of reclaiming the White House, a remarkable turnaround from Jan. 6, 2021, when many pundits pronounced his political career to be over. That day, a mob of his supporters stormed Congress in a violent attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump picked up more support from Hispanics, traditionally Democratic voters, and among lower-income households that have keenly felt the sting of price rises since the last presidential election in 2020, according to exit polls from Edison.
Trump won 45% of Hispanic voters nationwide, trailing Harris with 53% but up 13 percentage points from 2020.
About 31% of voters said the economy was their top issue, and they voted for Trump by a 79%-to-20% margin, according to exit polls. Some 45% of voters across the country said their family's financial situation was worse off today than four years ago, and they favored Trump 80% to 17%.
Global investors were increasingly pricing in a Trump win late on Tuesday. U.S. stock futures and the dollar pushed higher, while Treasury yields climbed and bitcoin rose — all flagged by analysts and investors as trades that favor a Trump victory.
No matter who won the election, history was in the making. Trump, 78, the only president to be impeached twice and the first former president to be criminally convicted, would also become the first president to win non-consecutive terms in more than a century and would be the oldest presidential candidate ever elected.
If elected, Harris, 60, the first female vice president, would become the first woman, Black woman and South Asian American to win the presidency.
Trump outperforms 2020
Trump was earning a bigger share of the vote than he did four years ago in nearly every corner of the country.
By 12:30 a.m. EST, officials had nearly completed their count of ballots in more than 1,600 counties – about half the country – and Trump's share was up about 2 percentage points compared to 2020, reflecting a broad if not especially deep shift in Americans' support for the president they ousted four years ago.
He improved his numbers in suburban counties, rural regions and even some large cities that are historically bastions of Democratic support; in high-income counties and low-income ones; and in places where unemployment was comparatively high and in places where it is now at record lows.
Harris had banked on big margins among urban and suburban voters, but her support in those places was running well behind President Joe Biden's in the 2020 election. Nearly three-quarters of voters said American democracy is under threat, according to the exit polls, underscoring the depth of polarization in a nation where divisions have only grown starker during a fiercely competitive race.
Trump employed increasingly apocalyptic rhetoric while stoking unfounded fears that the election system cannot be trusted. Harris warned that a second Trump term would threaten the underpinnings of American democracy.
Hours before polls closed, Trump claimed on his Truth Social site without evidence that there was "a lot of talk about massive CHEATING" in Philadelphia, echoing his false claims in 2020 that fraud had occurred in large, Democratic-dominated cities. In a subsequent post, he also asserted there was fraud in Detroit.
"I don't respond to nonsense," Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey told Reuters.
A Philadelphia city commissioner, Seth Bluestein, replied on X, "There is absolutely no truth to this allegation."
Trump voted earlier near his home in Palm Beach, Florida.
"If I lose an election, if it's a fair election, I'm gonna be the first one to acknowledge it," Trump told reporters.
Millions of Americans waited in orderly lines to cast ballots, with only sporadic disruptions reported across a handful of states, including several non-credible bomb threats that the FBI said appeared to originate from Russian email domains.
Tuesday's vote capped a dizzying race churned by unprecedented events, including two assassination attempts against Trump, Biden's surprise withdrawal and Harris' rapid rise.Congrates President Trump- Craig and and I were up late watching the reported voting outcome and hoping for Trump to take the lead. This morning we woke up early 6am to see the report- there are votes that still need to be counted but Trump has received 277 electoral votes when he need 270- he has surpassed and will continue as the day progresses. This is exciting for the many in the county. Trump wins the popular vote and every states vote the red wave. We are a country of the Red White and Blue - pray we can blend and have some unity to lead our county in a forward direction. Our country has been hanging by a thread - Make America great again- thankful for the many standing up against evil forces leading us in global direction to crush America- this has been a fight of words and very politically charged to watch. Let the work begin to turn things around- so excited to watch the events ahead
YSA Star Gazing
It was a very cold night- old man winter it here! It
was nice to gathering to enjoy a warm and delicious dinner- Thank you Sister
Droesbeke. Fun to learn about the star and see the planet Saturn in the night
sky and several of the moon’s circling. We had an investigator being
taught by the sister missionaries Dustin attending for the first time tonight.
Sister Symes is supporting the sister missionaries on Wednesday afternoon
to continue teaching Dustin about the gospel message discussing 3 Nephi 11. They are going to President Symes home for
another lesson. Those in attendance this week Jackson Pratt, Kyle Cazier,
Geffory Taylor, Karen Barlow, Brandon Snow, Brother & Sister Droesbeke, Brother
and Sister Smoot, Brother Derk Rasmussen and President and Sister Symes-
Saturday, November 2, 2024
It’s November
The month is of October flew by we had a very busy month- I had fun hosting two Halloween parties one for family and one for the YSA- Wednesday - Saturday we have been busy working in our garage- the expoy floor was completed and we were able to start moving things back on Wednesday. We did drive to Logan to pick up molding for the garage walls to finish things off nice- I helped Craig cut and place the trek molding in place that was a days job for us on Thursday. Friday I painted the entire garage walls with a new coat of Fresh paint. That was a big chore for us both. We then finished putting things away in our nice clean garage. It has turned out so nice- feels good to get things organized. This has been an on going project for us this year since May- with the new driveway and finishing the garage floor by thr end of October. Wr are very pleased with the out come. I’ve been working today sorting and cleaning things up by 1:30 pm I had to take a nap. My back is killing me and I don’t feel well- all achie so I crawled in bed for a rest and I’ve slept 4 hours- guess I needed the rest. Our darn upstairs kitchen fridge stopped working October 18th a repair man was able to return with the part October 31st- the fridge is running but not cooling now- so we are still without a fridge in the upper kitchen and he will not be able to be back until the 15th the month- so another two weeks of moving things up and down to our lower kitchen fridge. Looks like we are going to have to get another Refridgerator. We have not had good luck with this fridge this is the third time to have repairs in 12 years.
YSA Halloween Party/Oct YSA Activities-
YSA October Highlights -
Ryder Rasmussen, Josh Englan, Kyle in the back
Ellie Puzzey and Brandon Snow
Brandon and Ryder and Sister Droesbeke- Brandon's mother
Our Sister Missionaries- Sister Neff is a granddaughter to Bill and Reane Neff who were our neighbors living in Sandy, Utah. So nice to meet Sister Neff. We love the Neff family Clan. Fun to share stories with her of our girls growing up. Her father is Kenny Neff, our Shannon and Kenny use to date.
October 24th-Pumpkin carving & pizza night! Join us at Smoot’s house: 150 S 70 W, Garden City. 7:00 PM. Bring a friend for some fun & socializing!- we all got creative and carved some cool pumpkins-We were few in numbers but still had 7 YSA in attendance, Kyle Cazier, Jackson Pratt, Brandon Snow and Brother and sister Droesbeke, Karen and Emily Barlow, Karissa and Kalisha Parker Ryder Rasmussen and three sister missionaries. Brother and sister Rasmussen. We ate summit pizza and I brought dessert- my yummy pumpkin brownies left over from Enzo’s birthday baptism dinner. Good thing I bought them they did not have a desert. Chris was out of town and Mark was incharge- we all had fun carving pumpkin.
Jackson Pratt and Kyle Cazier
Bradon Snow
Jackson Pumpkin with the mustash
Karen Barlow
Emily Barlow
Karissa and Kalisha Parker- sisters
Brother Droesbeke
October 1st- YSA activity tonight at the Daun’s house. 1671 Rendezvous Run, Garden City. Making dinner and playing games. Gate code is 2002# Saying good bye to the Daun’s they will be leaving for the winter season. They had done a great job this year serving on our YSA Activity Committee.
October 8th -YSA tonight @7. Hosted by Brother Derk and Sister Linda Rasmussen
78 Hollow Dr Fish Haven.
Thai soup & toasted cheese sandwiches Then we'll play a mystery game. Every one had a great time.
October 15th - Come hang out at the Smoot’s house tonight at 7pm for dinner and a good time! 70 W 150 S Garden City. We had fun playing uno and eating good food. Thank you brother and sister Smoot for hosting this week. We had a great time eating good food and playing Uno. Brandon Snow brought his Star Wars Uno Cards.
Brandon and Ryder and Sister Droesbeke- Brandon's mother
October 24th-Pumpkin carving & pizza night! Join us at Smoot’s house: 150 S 70 W, Garden City. 7:00 PM. Bring a friend for some fun & socializing!- we all got creative and carved some cool pumpkins-We were few in numbers but still had 7 YSA in attendance, Kyle Cazier, Jackson Pratt, Brandon Snow and Brother and sister Droesbeke, Karen and Emily Barlow, Karissa and Kalisha Parker Ryder Rasmussen and three sister missionaries. Brother and sister Rasmussen. We ate summit pizza and I brought dessert- my yummy pumpkin brownies left over from Enzo’s birthday baptism dinner. Good thing I bought them they did not have a desert. Chris was out of town and Mark was incharge- we all had fun carving pumpkin.
October 29th -Halloween party tonight @7, Sunrise Resort (865 N, Harbor Village E Dr). Costumes welcome! Games, apple bobbing, & a comedy in the theater! We all had fun a fun time. We had some great costumes for our Halloween party. Sister Symes decorated for the occasion.
Jackson Pratt, Wolverine, he made the iron hand. He is a welder for his profession- did a great job!
We have had a fun October in the YSA Branch this year 2024-
October 29th we hosted a fun Halloween party at sunrise resort- Craig and I drove down to Draper Sunday afternoon after church to baby sit the Thomas grandkids for two nights. Natasha and Bridger arrived home from their two week trip to Italy on Wednesday afternoon. I enjoyed watching the kids 8 days total while they were gone. Their kitty cosmo is looking better from the medication we started last Monday. Hope he keeps improving from the illness he has contacted as a very young kitten. The medication was the last resort to help him recover. He needs to be on it for 12 weeks 11 more to go. I was able to gather things up from my Halloween room to decorate for our YSA party. It all turned out cute- I decorated the bar area. It was fun to dress up this year- Craig and I dressed up like the 70vty’s-