Our Colorful Hobbit Week in District Twelve!!

It was just another typical week for us here at home.

Monday I worked on more projects for fleaology and craft stuff to blog about, as well as doing some blogging. Dad worked in the Sandy store and came home a bit early to work on getting the sprinkler system up and ready for the season.

On Tuesday I went and got Eva and brought her to Payson so I could take her on a double Grandma date with a new lady in our ward who babysits her 4 year old granddaughter every day.

We went to Payson park and had a picnic. Below Eva is shown back at the house pushing her dolling in the swing behind our house. Dad had an interesting day that day. He got to work with a Palestinian intern for the day. He said it was his first time to have extensive interactions with someone from the Mideast. He also got called in to donate blood, as the blood drive at work hadn't been too successful and everyone, evidently, knows he is the one to call if you need blood. Thus it was he was a pint low when he went to do his normal shift at the temple and came home exhausted.

I worked Wednesday and Thursday, having great sales days both days for an excellent sales month for me. Not everyone has been that lucky, so I just feel blessed. On Thursday Dad worked in the Spanish Fork store getting the chips moved from one isle to another in preparation for their major reset next week, which will keep him sequestered for a while.

He took his Dad to dinner on Wednesday night and then went to the temple with the Stake for Stake Conference on Thursday night. I had book club that night and had to miss the temple, but book club was great as always.

Friday was Emily's big 'Hunger Games' event. She had invited a lot of ladies from the ward who are close to her age to come and socialize and talk about the book. I had just finished the third book Wednesday night and was excited to talk Peeta vs Gale.

She set the dining table with half with fancy foods on a lace table cloth in fancy dishes, to represent the Capital, and then the other side was set with simple foods on the rough woven wool cloth I use for Bethlehem Dinner and used the wood plates and stoneware as well.

That night Dad and I went and saw John Carter.  We, of course, had heard it was a bust, but since the author of the book is a relative of friends (Edgar Rice Burrows) and we loved the Tarzan books we thought we would chance it.  So we found that we quite enjoyed it, and plan to listen to the 5 books, based on the character, now, since they are available free to down load on Livrivox.

Saturday I took off early for an estate sale in Salt Lake, and then had breakfast with my friend Jenn. Dad took off and met Trevor in Orem for the 'Color Me Rad' 5K. It was run by the same guy that does the Dirty Dash, with whom Trevor used to work. Here they are before the race.

Here they are after the race.

Beckie didn't quite know what to make of her colorful Grandpa.

When we both got back we worked on the yard in preparation for fleaology.

That night we went to a dinner for the Stake Presidency and High Council and their wives at the Stake Center. I got acquainted with the wife of another High Councilman. She has MS and was telling us that she has a shot every day, that she gives herself, shudder. She said its like mini-chemo and keeps the disease from progressing as fast. I thought that was amazing. After this first dinner, we attended the evening session of Stake Conference.

For our traditional dinner going out with Kews after the adult session of conference we enjoyed a second dinner at High Mexican with the Kews and also the DeWitts ... can I just say, its so great to be a Hobbit!!

This morning Dad and I were off early and got to attend Bishop and Sister Spangler's talks in the Park Ward before attending our Stake Conference in our building. All the talks we heard were amazingly uplifting and the spirit was strong all day.

Then tonight it was off to Trevor and Nell's for Balloon Hats and Hogies night to watch Cupcake Wars.  Our cousin Erik was a contender again.  It was fun to watch him on National TV but disappointing to see him come in 3rd of 4.  Still we know his cupcakes are yummy, having eaten them.

So that's it for our week, thanks for taking the time to check it out.  Be sure to check out the funny balloon hats below that Uncle Trevor made for everyone!