Well, since I have an extra hour or so today, I thought that I would contribute to our almost comotose blog. Thanks to Tom, Buffy and Anne for trying to wake it up! I got a call about half-way through getting dressed that school was going to be 2 hours late due to icy roads today. That means that seminary was cancelled. The best news on that is that I have my lesson ready for tomorrow so I don't have to spend time preparing today!!!! A gift of time!

Dad and I have been busy planning all our recreation for next year...which unfortunately means paying deposits...and sometimes the entire fee!!! But it looks like fun. This weekend--Thurs-Sunday--we are going up to Lake Collins by Timberline to a condo for the weekend. At the end of the month, we are going to Elko again for the Cowboy Poetry weekend. In May, we are doing D'land with the next two in line. June, we are doing the houseboat with T & T, D & A and , I think, P & A. I think no one else can come...but we have room if you can. Next Christmas, we'll be going to Germany to spend Christmas with Mike and Brooke and then will go to a condo up in the German Alps for the week until the new year. In April of 2009, we had to use our time share exchange before it expires so we traded it for a condo in Devon, Great Britain. Very exciting! We need to do some serious research before we go...so we can make sure not to miss anything!

Obviously, I'm not planning on teaching seminary this next year. I haven't told them but in my mind that is the way it will be. This week in church they announced that we will have a change of bishopric on the 27th of the month. I think we have an idea of who it is...it will be interesting to see if we are right. Grandma has had a semi revival and is doing better...at least much brighter in her eyes and many more smiles. She still has her sense of humor and is using it a bit more. She is still pretty bed bound due to some bad sores on her bottom. Her leg sores, however, are finally healing up after two years!!!

Well, I better use my time and get my desk more organized. Then at about 8, I'm going to venture out to go exercise and go to Weight Watchers, mail Brooke's package, see Grandma and then spend the afternoon working for Columbia Basin at home.

Love you all....

Mom