January-February
January and February passed by quietly. I spent time doing my online piano lessons, working on quilts, painting, and doing family history. It was great to be together for Andrea's baptism. In February we got out covid shots. Happy day and what a relief! We also had a visit from Debbie. She came out to find a home so they could move back to Utah. We were so glad to hear that news!
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December 2020
We had a nice Christmas in spite of our isolated circumstance. We had individual dinners with Danica and her family, and Kevin and his family, before Christmas. Missy and Mike and Jessica came on Christmas day. We also had all of our local family together for Luminaria, a light display at Thanksgiving Point. We were so cold, it took the fun out of it for our youngest grandchildren. I think the older ones enjoyed getting together. I got separated from the group and tried to call Craig to let him know where I was, but my phone had died in the cold. I spent the rest of the evening alone in the warming area, waiting for everyone else. I think it was good for all of us to be together. On Christmas Eve, we attended a zoom worship service Susan in Massachusetts had invited us to. We were glad we did, because we got to see Debbie's face when her boys surprised her coming home on Christmas Eve. It was a special blessing. The night Kevin and his family were here for dinner, the ward put on a Christmas light parade which was fun to enjoy with our grandchildren. Christmas day, we visited Dan and Danica and watched their children open their gifts. We also visited Kevin and Melany's family and watched the children open their gifts. We were there when their special surprise came, a new puppy. It was fun to see their reactions. Most of them were thrilled but Avery and Emerson were nervous. The puppy took of running down the hall and Avery and Emerson ran to their rooms. A little while later, Emerson came out and said, "I was the only one who was safe. He had been hiding all that time in his room. We had a quiet dinner with Mike and Missy. Jessica joined us a little later. We had our traditional gingerbread with whipped cream and crushed
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| candy canes for dessert. It was delicous. Missy brought part of the dinner, so neither of us had to do too, much. Craig surprised me with a new art desk. It was such a thoughtful gift. We also received many nice gifts from our children as well. We took dinner to a ministering sister later in the day. Even though it was not the way we would have liked, we still had many nice experiences this Christmas. |
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| Missy reminded me of this picture of Brent dressed up in his Dad's army uniform. |
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| I painted this picture of our fall centerpiece. |
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| Craig wore his army uniform to church for Veteran's day. He looked so nice. |
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| Lauren loved showing us how she could ride her scooter. |
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| We love this picture of Emerson being so fierce. |
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| One of the great blessings we enjoy is the comfort of this warm fire in the winter. |
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| This was the pumpkin I decorated for our young women's zoom activity. |
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| Veteren's day. This was Brent on the day he graduated from Language School |
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| Avery's quilt |
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| Here is our Thanksgiving dinner for two. |
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| I painted this picture of a day when we took a beautiful walk just outside of Warrington. |
October 2020
It was another busy month of finishing the harvest and storing food from the garden. October is a busy birthday month. We celebrated Avery's, Jayson's, Marshall's, Grants and Olivia's. We couldn't be equally involved in all those special days, but we did what we could. I finished a quilt for Emerson and painted a picture of Pebble Beach. I worked on lots of family history and continued my online piano lessons. I also read many good books. Every day I have been grateful for good health and for Craig's companionship. I have been suffering from a sore tail bone for several months. I keep hoping and praying that it will improve. My foot has continued to give me some trouble as well, but I keep going and Craig and I love to walk every day that we can. We couldn't have our family Halloween Party, but we took the Pumpkin walk to Dan and Danica's and Kevin and Melany's. We also dropped off treats to James, Ian and Joseph. Craig and I spent a quiet evening at home on Halloween handing out treats. Because we couldn't be with some of our family around Halloween, I wanted to include pictures our children shared with us.
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| This miniature chair was at the home of one of our ministering sisters. It was a beautiful little chair. |
