Thanksgiving

We had our first Thanksgiving dinner tonight. We left home bright and early (rather dark and early) and arrived in Orem ta 4:00 pm. It rained until just before we got to Fillmore. Dry after that. We were invited to have Thanksgiving dinner with N & A at A's parent's home. It was good but too many children running around without restraints. Next Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. Will not be a Thanksgiving meal critic!

Happy Thanksgiving to family and friends!!!

monday morning

Today we can see the hills again...yesterday the air was just white and you couldn't see much of anything. The Chino Valley school district is closed today..probably because Ayala High School was an evacuation center for 500 last night...Diamond Bar high school was one too, along with the new civic center...remember how my friend Sandy W. was burned out like 10 years ago in Carbon Canyon??? They rebuilt..yah..that whole area burned/and /or was evacuated yesterday again...it will be interesting to see what happened..I heard in Diamond Bar one of the first places that burned was the water pumping station, so there was no water pressure...the air is MUCH better today already. I suspect things are doing better..[plus the news attention has moved to the fires in Sylmar.] Have a SWELL day ya'all

So, things did not go as planned...all mom's kids came in this weekend for a sealing session that didn't happen because mom

was stuck in the hospital . Her dialysis tube was clogged again and they had to put a catheter in her chest to do dialysis now. Sat. night she finally got home and their family was all together...we had a nice dinner of enchiladas, rice and beans....Eddie was at the Winter nationals all day in Pomona..but got back in time for left overs. LIFE...WHAT HAPPENS WHILE YOU MAKE OTHER PLANS .

California's Burning UP!

Saturday, November 15. 60 Freeway westbound. The smoke is rising from the Triangle Complex fire burning Corona-Yorba Linda-Brea. Last night it moved into Chino Hills and by midday Diamond Bar. Air quality is not so good, worse than a smog day. We were on our way to Grandma Grumpy's for dinner. She was back home from her enforced stay at the hospital. It took us two hours from Chino to Pico Rivera because the 91 freeway was closed and the 60 was backed up big time. We took surface streets mostly and they were a little better. The two scooper planes were flying from the reservoir in San Dimas to fight the fires. That is one of them as it was flying over us back to the reservoir for more water.

Where's Waldo ?

The YMYW had a Where's Waldo activity at the shoppes at Chino Hills this evening...11 of us were to be found ...Dampa and I individually...here we are at our best...thanks Ed for the loan of the shirt and the stuffing idea !! Shop owners were worried and Security was activated...our bag lady was detained for questioning and explained the situation..after that, one shopkeeeper was out on the sidewalk and as I walked by.. again.. he said..Waldo ? I said yes..the kids were in groups of 4 with an adult each. They had to find us and ask if we were waldo..and collect a colored card..after about 45 minutes they were given clues..it was fun freaking some of those kids out !![and the bishop ]

would you recognize your father ??
How about that old lady ?

As we were leaving we saw my daughter-in-law's sister Shannon sitting at a table and we stopped to say Hi..she didn't have a clue who we were and why we were talking to her...even after we told her..she still thinks we are wierd, I am sure !! Hey.. it was fun, cheap, thrills !!
See...we sorta have a life !!

Where's Waldo?

These photos represent " Where's Waldo" at the shoppes in Chino Hills for a YMYW joint activity....there were 11 of us to find...it was fun !! they had to give clues after awhile..they had to find us individually....Here we are at out best !! Oh, as we were leaving my daughter-in-law's sister Shannon was sitting at a table and we stopped to talk to her and freak her out...she didn't have a clue who we were until we told her !!{even then she obviously wondered !}..they did activate security who stopped our bag lady .. then they weren't all worried after she explained Waldo games and church group activities to them !!

election day

This morning dadu and I tracked grandma M's ballet being sent express mail from Utah ...When it got to Chino dadu went in the back door of our post office and got it for me so I could take it to the closest LA county poll place and turn it in....I could not stay home and wait to sign for it whenever the mailman got here because I agreed to be a poll watcher today...and in between marking off who had voted on my list and passing that info on to the poll watcher base I was hanging door hangers for those who hadn't voted until it got dark and then was calling those who hadn't voted................while I was in my assigned precinct doing my checking lots of people came in and wanted to know the closest LA polling place....and just imagine that.... I was the official director for them since I knew from dropping off gma's there at 8:30 this morning.! Wiggins say HI to I and A !!!! They were so excited to hear about you two !!
tomorrow I am goofing off.

Sign of the Times: The New Homeless

The troubles with the economy have struck even the rich and famous.

The pictures below show you how bad our economy has fallen and probably indicate that it isn't going to improve in the near future regardless of who is elected president.

As seen along the 60 freeway in California. (Hairdo courtesy of Santa Ana winds.)

Even though she's headed for cover because they are forecasting rain., she's still got a smile on her face!

gender

Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
St. Matthew 19:4,5,6
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
And said, for this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

November 1 - Yes on Prop 8!

Today we started at about a quarter to 8 and spent the morning going through the precinct lists we had been given, hanging reminders to Vote and Vote Yes on Proposition 8. The lists were prepared from telephone calls that identified those who are in favor of Prop 8. These unfortunately were not in 'delivery' order, So we had to back track several times, and there are still two gated apartment complexes we were not able to enter.We finished this at about 11:30 am. Today was also the band review at Chino High School and so streets were blocked and this was the area we were working. That took most of the morning. Then we came home, ate something quick (leftovers), and then headed off to The Shoppes in Chino Hills for a Yes on 8 Rally. There were about 500 of us covering all of the street corners. Signs waving, chanting Yes on 8, Protect Marriage Now, etc. Cars and trucks driving by, honking their horns. Our legs are tired, our ears are sore, we're a little dehydrated, and had too much exhaust fumes but we spent an hour and a half waving signs and chanting. Got home at about 3:00 pm. Someone had stolen our Yes on 8 sign from the front yard. So we planted the one Mom was waving at the rally. Still have chores to do. Stake Conference meeting tonight at 7:00 pm. We are feeling our age (but I could still deliver mail if that was my job). Only pictures are on Mom's cell phone and she doesn't know how to get them out.