Sunday, March 1, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
A Day Out With Grandma Owens
Jeff and Josie are on vacation so I got to tend the grandkids for three days. I wish I was Mary Poppins. My grandkids deserve a magic babysitter. Of course I'm not magic but I try and make the time I spend with them memorable. We went to the Children's Museum today. It was noisy and crowded with school children who were rude and hyper and not nearly as cute as my grandkids.
We went to the top the the Church building to view the city.
Audrey operating the crane
Alex sitting in the pilots seat of a helicopter
And of course we frosted sugar cookies with the cousins.
The night before I was to be at Jeff's home there were winter storm warnings on TV. I got up and left at 5:30 so I would be sure and arrive on time. The warnings did not do the storm justice. When I got into the canyon I decided it was too severe to continue. I turned around and decided to go home and wait it out. But then other cars were going through so I decided to follow them. I could only go 20 miles an hour. The wind was blowing and visability was zero. It was terrifying. I'm glad I know the canyon well. I knew if I could make it to the summit I would be all right. All I can say is, "Just try and keep a grandma from a date with her grandkids".
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
"We talk of the Second Coming; half the world has never heard of the first." -- Oswald J. Smith
Jordan and his comp meeting Christ at the Second Coming.
Jordan looking cool at a covered bridge.
Jordan says, " Don't tract into dogs like this. They don't like guys in suits -
1st time I had to run. Chain is on. . .but not in ground.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
What is Hump Day?
I think it means that you have been out on your mission a year and like a camel that stores important nutrients in it's hump you have stored important learning experiences in your book of life like: testimony, love for God the Father and Jesus, an understanding of the plan of salvation, love for the Church, and love for home and family. I can't believe how much I miss Jordan some days. He still has to fill up another hump (year 2009) but if times keeps going as fast as the past year, he'll be home in a flash.
It is a great blessing to have a missionary.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Hurrah for Israel!
We drove up to Boise this weekend - a very long and boring drive - but so worth it.
Noah was baptized, confirmed, and ordained a priest in the Aronic Priesthood. I can see a new light radiating from him or is it that he just lights up around Nikki? My favorite story of Noah's conversion is, when the Elders called and asked Nikki if there was anything they should know about him before they started teaching him, she said, "Yes. He is really cute".
Nikki made dinner for us on Sunday. MMMMM MMMMM MMMMM
She is a gourmet cook. We had steamed clams, sturgeon, mashed potatoes and yams, bread, brocolli, and bannana cream pie. I felt like I was on the cooking channel as we ate in her Pottery Barn like kitchen.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Audrey is FIVE!
Audrey at Chuck E Cheese. (The most obnoxious place on the planet)
Oh well - the kids had a great time.
I'll be home for Christmas
At the Cabin playing WII
Digging the snow cave
Josie, Heidi, and Nikki
Inside the snow cave
The snow was this deep!
The Cabin at Christmas. Thanks for this beautiful picture Heidi.
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