It was fun to look back at 2010 to see what I was thankful for last year. I started a separate page this year, Attitude of Gratitude, 2011, so I can just keep a running list. My first entry last year was Don. Interestingly enough my first entry this year was also Don. I am indeed thankful for my husband.
Wednesday, Nov. 2, I put Kindra (Palmer), the home health aide. Mother doesn't qualify for home health paid for by Medicare. It's private pay & Mother thinks she can only afford a shower once a week, so Kindra comes in once a week to give Mother a shower. I tried giving her a shower & it just doesn't work. I do not know the drill. So, I am truly grateful for Kindra.
Thursday, Nov. 3: It is hard to decide what specifically to be thankful for. I am thankful for everything.
Today, Friday, Nov. 4, I put hair. It might sound funny, but I am thankful for my hair. I am thankful I HAVE hair. My hair came out when I had chemo in 2007 & it is just starting to come back in good. I had my hair cut & a shampoo/set yesterday. It looks cute. I paid for it though with a bad headache. There is no bone where the craniectomy was done to remove the tumor in 2001. And even though Marcella was very careful in washing my hair, I got a headache. Mother's sister Onda, her husband Keith, & Mother's brother Larry came to visit Mother today from Blackfoot & Pocatello (Idaho). Mother's hair is still dark & thick. She has her hair done every week on Thursday & it stays in almost all week. Of course, people can't believe Mother doesn't dye her hair, so her hair is always a topic of conversation. Mother is the oldest sister & the other four have thin, white hair. My hair is thin & fine, but not white yet.
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Sibling Party
The sibling party was very nice. Jim & Donna put a lot of work into it. Everyone was thanking me! I didn't do anything except plan it. Jim & Donna did everything else.
My phone was on low battery & so I only got 2 pictures. I should've had a tape recorder to tape the reminiscing. It would have been priceless.
Here's a picture of the sisters, backwards, but they didn't want to move Odetta. My picture was blurry, can't remember why, but I didn't want this picture. They broke up before I could retake it. I took a picture with Onda's camera, then Luana's camera & then used my phone camera. We were trying to get their legs all crossed the same way. So, from left to right is Maxine, 66, Donna, 68, Onda, 76, Luana, 78, & Odetta, 83. Hopefully Luana's & Onda's pictures turned out better than mine did.
Then the men. I made this picture larger because it's not as blurry as the girls' picture. Left to right here is Bernard, Larry, Keith, Dorin & Jim. Jim wasn't going to get in the picture because he's not a brother, they decided to do all the men. I want you to notice Larry. He has the TV remote in his hand & he is watching the TV, LOL. I think the Kentucky Derby was finally being run. They waited for it all afternoon & then people were starting to leave & they hadn't taken any pictures.
I think they took a picture with everyone. The ladies posed with Vaudis & Lucy in it, but I didn't get that picture, then they added me to the mix. I don't know if they did couples or not. I was too busy with Alashandra's baby Zeke by that time.
My phone was on low battery & so I only got 2 pictures. I should've had a tape recorder to tape the reminiscing. It would have been priceless.
Here's a picture of the sisters, backwards, but they didn't want to move Odetta. My picture was blurry, can't remember why, but I didn't want this picture. They broke up before I could retake it. I took a picture with Onda's camera, then Luana's camera & then used my phone camera. We were trying to get their legs all crossed the same way. So, from left to right is Maxine, 66, Donna, 68, Onda, 76, Luana, 78, & Odetta, 83. Hopefully Luana's & Onda's pictures turned out better than mine did.
Then the men. I made this picture larger because it's not as blurry as the girls' picture. Left to right here is Bernard, Larry, Keith, Dorin & Jim. Jim wasn't going to get in the picture because he's not a brother, they decided to do all the men. I want you to notice Larry. He has the TV remote in his hand & he is watching the TV, LOL. I think the Kentucky Derby was finally being run. They waited for it all afternoon & then people were starting to leave & they hadn't taken any pictures.I think they took a picture with everyone. The ladies posed with Vaudis & Lucy in it, but I didn't get that picture, then they added me to the mix. I don't know if they did couples or not. I was too busy with Alashandra's baby Zeke by that time.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Moving in May, 5/2
As many times as I ran back & forth between Jim & Donna's house & the party room, I feel like I moved for 15 minutes. It just wasn't consecutive.
Today was the Porter siblings party. It was such a rainy day. Then this afternoon, it cleared off & was a beautiful, sunshiny day. I took Mother & Luana down in Don's car. It sounds like I'm going to have to buckle down & clean out my car because Donna wants to take Mother down to see their cousin Elva Larsen in Brigham City. Luana wants to go too.
Everyone was to the party except Larry's wife Madge. She was sick. Larry rode down with Keith & Onda, Maxine & Bernard. Vaudis rode down with Dorin & Lucy. Lucy drove. Donna & Jim's granddaugther Alashandra came to drop something off & we talked her into bringing Matt & Baby Zeke in to meet us all. They are blessing Zeke tomorrow.
We attended Burkley Balzar's baptism & confirmation this morning in Franklin. I THOUGHT Amber had said that Burkley would be baptized first, but no such thing. Whitney 2nd Ward was the host ward & the host ward's children are always baptized LAST!!
So, once I got over the disappointment & irritation, I decided that I'd just run home & get my rice pudding & laptop. Which reminds me, the laptop is still out in the trunk of Don's car. The rice pudding is a recipe I got from A Year of Crockpotting. Mine turned out very runny. I used skim milk instead of half & half or whipping cream. That may have been why. When I make it again, I'll use more rice.
Today was the Porter siblings party. It was such a rainy day. Then this afternoon, it cleared off & was a beautiful, sunshiny day. I took Mother & Luana down in Don's car. It sounds like I'm going to have to buckle down & clean out my car because Donna wants to take Mother down to see their cousin Elva Larsen in Brigham City. Luana wants to go too.
Everyone was to the party except Larry's wife Madge. She was sick. Larry rode down with Keith & Onda, Maxine & Bernard. Vaudis rode down with Dorin & Lucy. Lucy drove. Donna & Jim's granddaugther Alashandra came to drop something off & we talked her into bringing Matt & Baby Zeke in to meet us all. They are blessing Zeke tomorrow.
We attended Burkley Balzar's baptism & confirmation this morning in Franklin. I THOUGHT Amber had said that Burkley would be baptized first, but no such thing. Whitney 2nd Ward was the host ward & the host ward's children are always baptized LAST!!
So, once I got over the disappointment & irritation, I decided that I'd just run home & get my rice pudding & laptop. Which reminds me, the laptop is still out in the trunk of Don's car. The rice pudding is a recipe I got from A Year of Crockpotting. Mine turned out very runny. I used skim milk instead of half & half or whipping cream. That may have been why. When I make it again, I'll use more rice.
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