Eventful Week!

Why is it that we can go about our lives with nothing much happening for days and even weeks, then all of a sudden things explode! Well, I guess inferring that my life has just erupted in chaos is a gross exaggeration, but somethings worth noting did happen this last week.

Monday, the 24th was my mom's birthday. We had a party for her out in our backyard because of the fire hazard of the 98 candles on her cake. My sister, Carol, and all of her family (except Paul who lives in Arizona) as well as all my kids and grandchildren came. We swam, ate, and then had a little program about grandma's life. Each family was assigned a specific event of grandma's life to tell us about. We found out that when grandma and grandpa met there was a lot of kissing, that grandma thought grandpa was a spoiled brat when she first met him, that grandpa was hard to find when it was time for grandma to have a baby, and lots more. Mom seemed to enjoy the trip down memory lane and added her share of comments.

Wednesday, I mentioned to my friend and neighbor, Kathy, that I needed more to do. She warned me not to talk like that or the church would find me more to do. That evening we got a call from a woman at the Jordan River Temple. She said our names had been suggested to be workers there. We went for an interview Saturday and came home set apart ordinance workers. I have been practicing my smiling and directing traffic skills. I'm a little apprehensive about it, but I'm also excited. The man who set me apart promised me some special experiences in the temple.

Friday morning we attended the wedding of a close friend's daughter. After, I helped stuff rolls with chicken salad for the reception. That evening I helped with serving the food. I have never seen so much pasta salad in my life. They had mixed it in a garbage bag in a picnic cooler because that was the only thing big enough. Needless to say there was enough left to feed a room full of starving teenage boys.

Along with these special events were the everyday things that we usually do around here. The girls came with their kids to swim almost everyday. I tended. I did whatever it is I do!