Family Vacation

Spring Break was this past week. Since the girls and Deb were out of school, I took Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday off so that we could do a family vacation.

Before we left, though, Deb took Lilli to the dentist. The day before, Lilli complained that her tooth hurt, so Deb got an appointment. When she got there, she had an abscessed tooth that needed a root canal. Fortunately, they were able to do it then. It made the trip much more tolerable for Lilli.

Our vacation was in Provo. We got a room at the Residence Inn for the two nights. While there, we ate at the Brick Oven and Legends Grille. We also visited the BYU Creamery on Ninth for some ice cream. On our way home, we stopped at Paradise Buffet in Salt Lake. We did some good eatin'!

On our way down, we stopped at the Layton Hills Mall. Lilli wanted to stop at a shop in the mall. She got some earrings and a necklace. Angie also got some clothes from another shop.

We had our supper at the Brick Oven then came back to the hotel to go swimming. Due to the pandemic, swimming is by appointment only. We could not get into the swimming pool until 10:30. The pool was cold. Lilli did not even dress to swim. I went into the pool but got out since it was so cold. Angie and Deb swam to get warmed up, but Deb claimed never to get warm.

On Wednesday, we spent the day at BYU. We visited the bookstore; each of us got something from there. We then went to Legends Grille for lunch. It was all-you-can-eat buffet, so we all got stuffed! After eating, we we into Legacy Hall next door. We got to see a lot of BYU sports history. We also saw several BYU football players. Afterwards, we were exhausted so we went back to the hotel to rest. While there, I watched BYU women's basketball team play in the second round of the NCAA tournament. BYU played well enough to win, but went ice cold over the last few minutes and lost to Arizona. We got ice cream then came back to the room and watched Pursuit of Happyness.

We checked out of the hotel and drove to west Provo. A storage unit has dozens and dozens of old gas station signs. Angie had found it on the internet and wanted to see it. It was interesting to see all of the old signs. We then headed north. On the way, we detoured to Herriman to see the replica of the house from Up. Afterwards, we stopped in Salt Lake to eat then headed home. It was nice to get back into our bed.

Friday, I went to work, and Lilli had a counseling appointment. Jordan and Casmin along with their toddler son, Walter, had come to Mom's so I took the afternoon off. We headed to Mom's after Lilli's appointment. It was great to see Jordan and Casmin. Their boy looks like both of them! He has Jordan's curly hair like Jordan had when he was that age. Kristi had flown out also, and Jacob and Amanda was there also. Shauna also came a little later. Brad and Lorie cam between other things that they had to do. Sid, Tracy, and Jayden were also there. It was nice to see the family.

It was an eventful week. It was great to have the time with family!

Sprinting Like a Turtle

 

Not much happened this week. We spent the week doing normal things on normal days. It seems as though we are sprinting on the back of a turtle at times!

One bright spot--we finally have our van back. The rental car, a Toyota Camry, was a nice car and had some bells and whistles that would be convenient to have, but I still like driving the van. The lesson learned in all of this is I will never own another car again. It will be a minivan or an SUV.

We are looking forward to this week. Deb and the girls have spring break so we are going to take family vacation. We need some time together as a family.

A Rental

We dropped of the minivan at J&J Auto Body to get fixed. As a result, we have a car rental from Enterprise that we are using. It is a 2021 Toyota Camry. It is a nice car, but I still like our minivan much better although it does not have all the bells and whistles that the Camry has. I will be glad when we get our car back.

Bill Jons was replaced as bishop in the Arimo Ward. His replacement is Cliff Kent. He will be a really good bishop for that ward. Bill is really happy with it knowing that Cliff will guide the ward as he did--with the Spirit.

Angie continues to improve from her surgery. She returns to school on Monday.

Lilli is a wonderful girl who is going through the typical childhood-to-adolescence transition. She is lost on who she really is and trying to get it figured out. We are trying to help her, but it will require her to make the decision that she can do what is hard.

On March 13, Mom and Dad celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. That marriage has done so much good in the world. I am so glad that I can say that I am the son of Phil and Betty Gambles.

Tonsils Gone!

Angie had her tonsils removed (along with her adenoids and turbinates in the nasal cavity). She had it done Wednesday morning at the Skyline Surgery Center in Pocatello. Due to COVID, only one parent is allowed with a minor patient so Deb went with her. I used Facetime and phone calls to keep up with what was going on. Angie was a hurting girl. She is still hurting although she seems to get better each day. 

Marsh Valley won the boys' basketball state championship on Saturday. They defeated McCall-Donnelly 58-51 to claim the crown. I find it interesting that Marsh Valley defeated McCall-Donnelly for the state football championship some eighteen years ago. The boy's team also won the academic championship for boys' basketball. The team has the best GPA in the state for 3A. The wrestling team also won the state academic championship.

We learned today that the stake will return to having the second hour of church meetings in April. It will be over a year since Sunday School, Relief Society, Young Women, Primary, and Priesthood meetings have been held. In fact, it will be a year ago this coming weekend when the church cancelled meetings due to the COVID pandemic.