Sight Seeing

Mom & I drove over to Nacogdoches Texas to see the Azelea‘s.  They are so pretty.  Nacogdoches is the oldest town in Texas.  Fun to get out and sight see today.  Michele and her husband John watch TV all day and I didn’t want to sit around today so we got out of the house today.  The weather is beautiful, spring is coming here!! It was high 70’s today.  Michele is fixing us a yummy steak dinner. She has been serving us in bed each morning.  She fixed us three meals yesterday and I’m stuffed from all her good cooking.

Visiting My Sister Michele

Mom & I drove to Timpson, Texas a small town on the Texas and Louisiana boarder.  We slept over for the night.  She served us breakfast in bed, so nice of her it was a yummy breakfast.  I’m enjoying seating on her country swing.  They bought an old 100 year old country home and have slowly been remodeling it.  I love her big front porch sitting outside.  Spring is here the leaves are budding out and it is very peaceful.   They live right by the train and fun to hear as it passes by.

Friday

I slept in today it is 10:30am.  I need to get up.  Mom is waiting for home heath care to come take care of her feet and then we have another doctor's appointment in Tyler, Texas today which is north of us in East Texas glad it is not Dallas.  We are thinking about going to my sisters home for the weekend after her doctor appointment, I want to get up and go for a walk today and enjoy the warmer weather,  feels so good to not have snow.

Day Two

I slept ok, kept walking up.   We drove to downtown Dallas for an appointment with a Knee surgeon. Mom is wanting a knee replacement,  she really needs one, but is at high risk,  so see what the doctor says today.  She is filling out all new paperwork hasn’t seen this doctor before.  This Dallas location for doctors is suppose to be the best in the State so we will see what the doctor says.  Driving in Dallas traffic is crazy. Mom at 82 years old does really good driving in this crazy busy traffic.  Spring is here, it is 75 degrees today and feel so good. Didn’t get to enjoy the pretty weather, stuck in the doctor’s office all afternoon.  We were there for over three hours.   We got stuck in the terrible 4pm Dallas traffic, bumper to bumper.  Mom does so well driving In it.   With her on Star navigator it is a life saver getting directed out of town.  The roads are crazy splitting off all directions and not any warning which lane to traffic her age and by herself.  Bless her heart!!  I have to say she is a brave soul in her older years!!  Far cry from the days when I was living at home she would be scared to death and freak out.  We Went all day with out eating, we were so hungry we drove thru Sonic to get food and came home to eat it.  We spent the evening talking and didn’t crawl in Bed till midnight.  Thank the Lord for a safe return. I love the beautiful Blue Bonnets this time of year.

Texas Trip

Craig and I drove down to salt lake Tuesday so I would not be rushed coming to the airport.  We went to a late movie last night.  We have not been to a movie in many months.  We saw Green book it was a good movie.   I arrived at my Mother's home in Canton, Texas today.  Tommy and Richelle picked me up at the Airport and drove me to Canton which is a 2 1/2 hour drive.  It has been so nice to visit. Mom is really excited to have me here. I plan on staying for two weeks which is going to be long. Pray I can manage my time and be helpful to my mother.  We have a doctor appointment in the afternoon tomorrow in downtown Dallas.  I’m really tired tonight hope I sleep in a strange bed, takes a few days getting use to it.

Debbie & Richelle

St Patrick’s Day / Towner Grand Kids.

Today has been a busy Sabbath day.  I made it to church today.  It had been 6 weeks the longest time I have missed church in my life time other than an illness I had in 2001.  We hosted Bishop youth discussion at our home tonight.  I’m made fun treats shamrock ☘️ cookies and green cupcakes with green drink and mint chocolate chip ice cream.  We played gospel topic history questions?  Everyone had a great time.

Craig teaching the lesson

Youth playing Pool, they like to play when the come to our home

Happy St Patrick' Day

Enjoying Mint Ice Cream

Our yummy green drink and treats

Yummy Green cupcakes I made

Hanging out Craig, Bishop England, Brother Menlove

                     Stacy sent me the most darling pictures of the grandkids on St Patrick's Day

March 13th Boston’s 9th Birthday

We drove down to Salt Lake Wednesday morning in a snow storm.   It was tense riding in the car for me the roads were really bad.  We have had a lot of snow.  Salt lake on the benches got a lot of snow again.  A lot more than we have at the lake.  We are ready for spring its the middle of March it looks like winter wonderland.   Craig had a busy day planned.  We drove to a doctor appointment for his shoulder in Park City.   The doctor said he has bone on bone but not bad enough for a shoulder replacement, advised him to not push pass what hurts in his movement.  He has to adjust to the way he does things.  Getting older is not fun.   We drove to Tasha’s home and I hung out with Tasha, while Craig meet with Aunt Cheryl, he is helping her with her money investments.  She has been a real challenge to work with.   We looked at two homes in Autumn ridge, and one up by the Draper temple, the 1990’s home are just too dated and they need a lot of work for the standard we would like.   I found out the home in steeple Chase I have been hoping for was sold at the Auction on March 4th which was frustrating that we didn’t get a chance to bid on it.   I called Eric to see why we didn’t know about it.  Eric said the attorney said it didn’t sell so not sure what is happening.    We had a nice dinner with the Burbidge family to celebrate Boston’s Birthday.   A yummy meal at Texas Rhode house.  Our Boston is now 9yrs old.  He is a very special grandson in our family.  Buck his dad is a day later on his birthday turning 42 years old. Fun to spend time with our family.

Boston 9yrs old