Memorial Day Weekend

 

The week was full of ups and downs. I helped Lilli with her homework to get her grades in line to pass middle school. It was a struggle, but we got it done. However, she will need to take a math class during the summer to get her prepared for high school math.

Angie ran for Junior class president but did not win. She had a cute video made but could not show it since the Junior class met in the old high school gym and had not way to show it. They did post it on Instagram.

Deb has an abscessed tooth. She will need a root canal or possibly remove the tooth since it is so infected. We will see what happens there.

We visited some grave sites over the past two days. On Saturday, we went with Mom, Shauna, Scott, and Jackie to Lewiston, Fairview, and Preston. While in Preston, Mom treated us to a meal at the Golden City Restaurant. It was delicious.

Today we visited graves in Inkom, Lava, Clifton, and Swan Lake.

We also got to visit with relatives. On Friday, Bob and Lois Hess and Kelly and Connie Kent stopped in. On Sunday, Dee Gilbert stopped in for a visit. It is always good to visit with family.

Cousins

It has been an interesting week. We worked on getting Lilli finished with her schoolwork, and Angie is on the homestretch for school.

Deb had her Kindergarten graduation. It was a really cute program and the kids were fun to watch. She now has two work days but does not have any days with kids, so essentially, she is finished with school.

Deb had a cousin reunion in Brigham City at Maddox Ranch House. The first cousins of her dad all met with younger cousins attending. There are nine first cousins still living and all nine attended. There were several second cousins also attending. Of course, we attended. Connie and Bill also were there.

It was wonderful to have a delicious meal from there. I had the salmon while Deb had the shrimp steak. After dinner, we spent some time visiting with family. Deb was looking forward the most to seeing Ray. She spent a lot of time with him and his wife Gloria while she lived in Las Vegas. They lived in California, and Deb would get cheap airline tickets to visit them when she had three-day weekends.

Spring Has Sprung

 

The week was pretty simple and uninspiring.

Lilli did a presentation at the middle school for one of her classes. She did a good job. They presented the experiment they did with color dye in the water changing the color of white flowers. She did it with her classmate Sarah.

The Young Women held a fundraiser of a potato bar. It was at Woodland Park. They seemed to have a lot of people come, so hopefully it was a good source of funds for their upcoming Girls Camp.

The weather has decidedly turned into spring. Plants seem to be growing right before our eyes. It is amazing to watch the change that occurs each spring.

Mother's Day

Not much happened during the week. Each of us are doing what needs to be done. Lilli is still struggling. Hopefully, she will find her true self.

Eastern Idaho experienced what has not happened here. A shooting at Rigby Middle School occurred on Thursday. A twelve year old girl shot at her classmates, and a custodian and teacher stopped her. Fortunately, none of the injuries were life threatening. It has me really thinking about all of the pressure that young people now face with the intense pressure of social media.

Mother's Day was not the best for Deb. I got her only a bouquet and some candy bars. The girls did not get her anything. I then burnt dinner. Overall, it was a crappy holiday for someone who does holidays to the max.

We visited with Mom tonight. During Sacrament Meeting, the speakers spoke of how they wish they had hugged their Mom more, so I made sure I gave her a big hug when we left. I love Mom.

May Begins

The week started out very depressing. I took the car to Honda to see why the check engine light was coming on. It was a sensor that needed to be replaced. That was not all though. Honda gave me a list of things that should be repaired amounting to $4,000 worth. UGH! I opted to repair only the sensor; it set us back almost $500. We will have to see if the other things get fixed, or if we try to get by without getting them fixed. Unfortunately, I am afraid we will HAVE to get them fixed sometime down the road (no pun intended).

We brought Lilli home on Wednesday. Originally, she was going to be released on Tuesday, but the doctor decided to change the dosage on her medicine and wanted to see how she would react to it for a day. So, on Wednesday, we got her. She said that she was no longer suicidal, but she still has some major issues that she needs to fix. We are praying and hoping that Lilli will be that sweet girl she once was--not the one that has depressed her and made her into a different person.

Angie went to her first prom. She went with Carter Hall, a classmate from Inkom. Two other couples were together with them, Katanya Higbee was with Porter Sutton, and Sarah Sutton was with Carter's cousin from Utah, Brock. Three sets of cousins were in the group--Angie and Katanya, Porter and Sarah, and Carter and Brock.

Angie left late morning to go on her date. They did some eating and other fun things in the afternoon. Deb and I then went to Carter's house where pictures were going to be taken, and the couples would have dinner served by the Halls. After pictures, we went to Inkom Elementary to drop off the refrigerator that Deb wanted in her classroom. We then headed over to the Inkom City Park to watch the promenade. The prom was held at The Place in Inkom since it was held out of doors and not at the school. Angie looked beautiful. She and Carter made a cute couple.

We had dinner with Mom, Todd, Brad, and Lorie and Mom's today. After dinner, Angie showed everyone some pictures and videos from prom.