This and that

Roy and I had the opportunity to visit Grandpa Rasband this week.  We took him an adjustable bed that he had purchased from Matt's company.  It probably saved him about $4000 to buy it from Matt.  We also took down a mattress and sheets.  The bed weighed about 200 lbs.  Roy got a dolly and we maneuvered the box out of the truck onto the dolly which promptly fell over.  The only way we could work it out was for me to sit on the end and keep the box on the dolly while Roy pulled us inch by inch to Grandpa's room.  I helped by pushing with my feet.  It took us an hour or so to set up the bed, then we visited grandpa for another hour before returning home.  It's great to visit grandpa, but not great to have to drive to Santaquin.

I mentioned a few weeks back that we had gone to see "Crazy for You" at the Centerpoint Legacy Theater and that we liked it so much we wanted to see the other cast.  Phil replied that if we did that he'd like to go with us, so I set up tickets for the 12th.  They met us for dinner at Twigs.  We have had various experiences at this restaurant, but this time everything tasted really good, at least for me.  I had an ahi tuna sandwich. It was messy, but I enjoyed it.  They are great with the gluten free and have a separate menu for it so it's a good choice for Charlotte. It was fun spending time with them.

Caitlyn had another doctor's appoint with the Rheumatoid arthritis specialist.  He was a little concerned that she'd lost so much weight since her last visit.  He said that the medicine she's on should not cause weight loss, so he tested her thyroid and also tested her for celiac.  I'm praying it's not either, but just a change in her eating habits (we got the results back--Monday--everything is fine, so why does she have stomach issues and dizziness?).

Jennie went off for the weekend to Flaming Gorge with friends.  It's a little quieter without her, but I don't see a lot of her when she's here, so it's not that different.  Roy visited Logan with Nick and together with Crista and Matt they rode in the Gran Fondo which is a 50 mile bike race (or you can choose the longer 100+ miles.  James Shriever also went up with them and he and Matt did the longer race.  Unfortunately, Nick got really sick and wasn't able to finish.

Matt's aufnt, Roy and Crista

Today it was my turn to teach Relief Society.  My lesson was from Elder Cook's talk, "Prepare to Meet God."  It was an excellent talk and provided a lot of material for a lesson, but I really struggled with which parts of the talk I should focus on.  With a lot of prayer this week, I was finally able to focus my thoughts and I think it went well.

Elise sent me a cute picture of Beverly this week.  She is 8 months old and has already started climbing.  She is anxious to walk and wants to stand up to things all the time.  It makes for a busy mom since Bevy doesn't have the balance to stand up for long.

For Sunday dinner we had most of the family.  Roy also invited his new "ministering" family (for want of a better way to put it) and we also had the missionaries.  Adrienne  made the comment that we are always inviting random people.  I thought my kids were used to that by now :)

I was able to finish my Princess House this week as well. I put many many hours into it.  I hope  the kids will enjoy playing with it.