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Saturday, June 18, 2011

The Bounty...

This week I ordered from Bountiful Baskets again... here is the haul. 
Pineapple, lettuce, spinach, apples, bananas, celery (oops it didn't make the photo), orange and yellow peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, canteloupe, plums, and blackberries!!

Thursday, June 16, 2011

This is the place..,.

Girls Camp.... always a summer highlight for me.
Each year I think I might not get to be involved, and will be home knitting and canning for the summer... but not this year!
I am submersed in it again, and I love every minute of it.
I was able to plea with my new boss over the time off, and it worked out well for me.  He could either give me the time off, or he could "do" girls camp.  It wasn't really an ultimatum, since he is my Bishop... just reality, so I didn't have to do much arm twisting at all.

So last Saturday, I went with some friends up to see the spot we picked last September when I didn't have any idea what girls camp would look like this year.

 When we arrived there were lots of nice improvements to the campsite.   Gravel in camp to cut down on the dust.
And dutch oven tables.
 I big huge grill.
 Benches and tables, and a nice fire pit area.
 I was so grateful for these guys to take me along... we could have winged it, but I like to have a plan in my head and visualize the spot when I am planning.
 Horseshoes anyone?
 The pit stop area...
 I think it will fit really nice.
 While we were in the area, he went to check on a job at Lake McCall before we came home.  It was so pretty!  I just wanted to stay.
But I needed to rush back home and see how my boys did... they were in charge of going to buy the missionaries white clothing.  I wanted to go with him to do this, but decided with all we had going on, it would be okay for his Dad to be with him and experience it and bond and all that.  He was excited to show me what he got, and they had a great time doing it together... I am going to have to cut the umbilical chord soon anyway, might as well start letting go a little at a time now.  He is a really smart kid, and I know we have taught him well, and he can find his way in the world just fine.   It's just hard not to watch him from under my feet to just over my shoulder to at an arms length, but rather from a distance now.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Missionaries from....

We Love, Love, Love to feed the missionaries!
And right now, the poor guys get all kinds of questions and drilling from the teenager inquiring about anything and everything mission related!  But they never seem to mind, and love teaching him all they know.
This dinner was an extra special one for us... meet Elder Ozuna and Elder Navarrete!  They are serving in the Spanish Branch... but we were able to have them to our house with special permission because Elder Ozuna is from Asuncion Paraguay!!!
Right where Jacob will be serving.
They couldn't believe it!!
It was an instant bond, and he will share some names of friends and family, for Jacob to take with him to visit and hopefully teach on his mission.
 There seems to be a very special brotherhood (and sisterhood too) of missionaries no matter when or where they serve.
A bond and understanding like no other.
 These boys hit it off, shared some very sweet family stories of conversion and how they came to serve missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and we hope to see much more of them in the next 2 1/2 months!
They will probably never know how special it was for them to come  have dinner with us.  But the teenager requested his favorite Korean Chicken... so anyone who knows us, knows just how special it was!!
A thrill and an honor!!!!!!
We loved every minute of it!

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