I am listening to Hawaiian music as I write. Fifty-four years ago we were in Kona on our honeymoon. It was my first time to Hawaii but Tom had been there many times before. It was his favorite place on earth. They had spent a lot of time there when he was young. They would go each winter for a few weeks or months. They even put Tom into school there a couple of times. The music, the people and the islands themselves were very special to him and now he was sharing it all with me. If ever there was a prince charming taking his bride to his beloved kingdom, this was it. I loved it, he loved it and we were so in love with each other. Hawaii will always hold my heart. We first visited Kona on the Big Island, went on to Maui and then Honolulu before reluctantly leaving.
The weather has definitely been turning colder and looking more like fall. There has been some residual warmth of summer thank goodness. I have started doing a little fall yard work in preparation for the season to be fully upon us.
Cindy and Paul celebrated their 30th anniversary by staying at a Tree House in the Bellingham area for few days. I had Sam for Sunday dinner and phoned him each day. They had been planning on going to Hawaii but decided they best drive Jack over to Alberta in preparation for school instead.
I did a condensed Temple Prep course for the YSA as President Vermeeren wanted some of them Temple ready quickly. I did the last lesssons on Sunday and now our Bishop wants me to start with a group in our ward. I am meeting with him tonight.
I had my blood pressure doctor’s appointment by phone after recording my own blood pressure for three days. It’s the new medical way of doing things. My blood pressure was fine. I already knew it was.
Cindy took me to IKEA for a shop and I took them to C-Lovers for dinner that night. I hadn’t been to IKEA since being in Australia and to C-Lovers since I had picked some halibut up for Tom and I the day before he went into the hospital.
Toese brought dinner over on Sunday for us to share. It was fun to visit and Siona and her family FaceTimed while she was here and I was able to say hello. Mary Harvey somehow remembered our wedding Anniversary on August 26 - so kind. Renee Gallant brought me Tom’s completed shirt quilt the day before our anniversary. Perfect timing. She had won first place with it at a fair and I was thrilled.
Busy days and good family and friends.
My latest flowers from the “five months of flowers” the children gave me for Mother’s Day.
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