May 25, 2023

 I am grateful for our children, grandchildren and spouses. They bless my life and give me reason and reason and a reason is important for me. After the deacons pulled up the sod, I was left with more sod than I had ever anticipated. It needed redistribution in more bags which was beyond my capacity and strength, so on Monday evening, which had been the Victoria Day holiday, Cindy, Paul and Sam came to take care of that and also finish setting up my new deck furniture and break down the cardboard boxes the furniture had come in. They worked hard and I so appreciated it. I bought them A+W for supper before they went to have ice cream with Ross and Sarah. Paul and Sam put the debris filled bags out on the walk for pickup the next day but unfortunately the green pickup does not take sod and dirt and I had both, so when Paul and Sam came on Tuesday evening to have Trisha cut their hair after she cut mine, they pulled the bags back up to the house again. They hope to take them to the dump on Saturday. What a project this has become! Ryan, my landscaper, is coming to evaluate my burned turf and give me suggestions for the front.

I stained the back deck myself but parts of it are still tacky and refusing to dry. I have my back deck set up with the new furniture and it looks cute. I planted a few more plants in the back today and I am done back there. I have a neighbor, who does woodwork on his driveway. He is a kind fellow and offered to knock the wasp nests down from my eves and from Marie’s. I may ask him to make a little rustic bench to put where the BBQ  was on the back deck. It would provide a little extra seating and be a place where I could put plants and other things. We will see.

The dog is doing better but had to have a follow up appointment with the vet and have a follow up poop analysis. We took care of that today. I think she is fine and definitely lively but still having accidents in the house. Ugh! 

The Temple is really busy as we approach the 2 1/2 month closure. Saturday was extremely busy but I feel that all went well with our live ordinances. We will be busy right up until the doors close this Saturday. I will miss the Temple a great deal but I want to use the extra time I have to get some things done that I need too such as starting work on our project to improve the Fort Langley cemetery and placing of the headstone. I have Moroni’s Quest with the youth, Zach’s wedding, Jack and Jeannette coming to visit as they do their Alaska cruise and more.

Cindy just old me that Phil Harvey and Jesse Leavitt came today while I was out and removed my bags to the dump. How kind people are! I am so grateful!