When Dad got up on Monday he left early for a run, which was good because he saw a notification that there was a meeting on line with James Perry, the Family History coordinator for the North Europe area at 8 and we would get to meet the Humphreys who are currently serving the assignment we will have when we go on our mission this fall. They live in Logan, and are actually home right now, because she had to come home for surgery on her back a month or so ago. He is a retired Airforce Pilot and they have lived all over the world. This is their 6th mission.
After we were done talking about some of our assignments, and computer programs we'll need to learn (Please pray for us) James took us on a virtual tour of the trip he took Elder McKay on around the Europe North area, including Iceland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Romania and Ukraine. They missed Sweden due to weather. This is a picture of the oldest chapel in England.
Afterward, we spent the rest of the morning and into the afternoon, working on the garden. I cut down stocks and trimmed vines. I also weeded. Dad tilled the garden boxes and then went to get manure that we use for fertilizer.
Then I spray painted the most recent batch of wood spools Dad had made me. Later I bought them in and sanded and stained them to look old. I let them dry all day, and then after Dad went to Barbershop in the evening I rolled ribbon and lace onto the majority of them, while I listened to a book on Libby.
On Tuesday, Dad headed off for an extra temple shift, while I put together the Harry Potter items, and made a Hogwart's acceptance letter for this basket for Penny's 11th birthday that would be Thursday. When it was done, I took the spools I had rolled the day before to the antique mall and worked on my 'Haberdashery' Booth there.
When Dad got home we headed to Penny's to present her basket to her. Here you see her reading her acceptance letter to Hogwarts.
There was a puzzle, a Harry Potter Cookbook, a rules of Quiddich handbook, a snitch under a dome, a lunch box, a couple of small Harry Potter characters, a small white owl and a time turner necklace, which was her favorite.
Here is the collage that Papa would post for her birthday on Thursday.
We went to Panera Bread, where we met up with Jeff and Robin, with whom we would go to and see the Wizard of Oz at the Ruth.
Here we are together at the Ruth. We all like the play, in case you were wondering.
On Wednesday Dad was tasked with picking up the groceries for a dinner we would host the next day for the Humphreys, and ran into Wes Pierce who used to work for Macey's. He loves these mini reunions, as you know.
Meanwhile I was at work and thought I'd get pictures of my Haberdashery booth to remember all the fun I'm having doing it. These are the size spools Dad makes for me.
The little brown spools here I am buying on line, along with a couple more of Dad's handiwork.
I've also been rolling lace on old sewing spools, they have been very popular and I need to make some more.
The fancier old laces I am winding onto cards I make.
This cute couple came into buy some circus stuff, and picked out these two items from Shirley's crafting that makes money Shirley dontes to Trevor's Christmas Charity. The little bear has a bit of history, as Shirley bought the antique bear pull toy from me, then fancied him up with the circus collar etc. Shirley and I were both peased to pass him along to a customer who was so absolutely delighted with him.
As soon as I got home from work that night, Dad and I drove to Manti to attend the viewing for Judy Chantry, a gal I have ministered to for almost two years. It was her dog that bit me when I tried to surprise her with a treat. Silly me. It was lovely to see her son, and daughter-in-law, Keith and Becky Murphy with whom she was living, as they were divided into another ward. Judy is a great lady, a former librarian, and book lover, we hit it off right away. She suggested one of her favorite books for me to read, and it was soon one of my favorite books, A Gentleman in Moscow. She also joined my bookclub, and went to the fist Pub Trivia Night at the Salem Library, before she was to ill with Chemo and Radiation treatments.
When we got home, I made the sugar free cake I would next day.
On Thursday morning I put together this trifle for dinner that night. I also made minestrone soup in the crock pot. Dad would work at the temple, and then come home to add the pasta, beans and zucchini to the soup, before throwing together the salad from 2 salad kits, and making the garlic bread. He also added the silverware to the place settings.
While Dad was at the temple he ran into Jeff Martinez and his wife Mackenzie on the session that Dad was officiating. He caught up with them outside for this picture. Their baby is now 14 months. Luke Clark Martinez. They live on the Orem-Provo bench in a house Becca found for them. He's a plumber and she is a pharmacist.
Meanwhile at the antique mall I got to see Sister Robin Parker, who was the director at Mosida the first year we were there. They have been home from their mission to Nauvoo for almost a year, and she saw Titan's Murder Mystery party on Insta and thinks we should do that for a missionary reunion at our house this summer. Sounds fun to me, now I need to have Titan tell me how its done.
Met this man who was very interesting. He is a commercial realtor who is hoping to represent the Taylor family when they end up selling the mall. Yikes! We actually have a dealer here who is also a commercial Real-estate dealer.
This is him before and after he grew his locks to appear in an episode the Chosen sometime this summer. How fun is that. His first name Truett is after the founder of Chick-Fillet. The things you learn at the mall.
Between making the soup, the trifle and setting the table that morning I had run to the basement to dig out what partiotic decor items I could, since I don't decorate for the fourth anymore. I marked it super high, so no one would buy it and I could use it to attract attention to the rest of the display. Alas, it sold the next day.
Here is the whole display.
Dad had everything ready when I got home, and the Humphreys were already there. We had a great visit and learned more about what this mission
will be like for us. We are so excited.
Eva is checking out churchs in the Dominican Republic as she gets ready for her mission. She will leave two months before us, so happily we will be there to see her off, and she will be there to welcome us home. Dad actually tried to get me to go on a mission to her mission so we could work nearby.
I worked at the Grove on Friday, while Dad did all the dishes from our small party the night before. While there, a customer brought this up to buy. Its a sterling silver baby toothbrush. I have never so much as heard they existed. I remember an expensive gift shop in Salt Lake City, called Felt-Buchorn that had unusual gifts, I am so guessing that is where this came from.
On Saturday Dad posted this collage to celebrate Jeff and Robin's 43rd anniversary. We have been friends for 35 years. Such lovely people.
I had gathered all the goodies I was to sell at Fleaology that day, in my new smaller selling format. Instead of a booth with 3 banquet tables and numerous bit of furniture, I set up a table, with about four by four feet of medium size items, a trunk, a small table, and a couple of sheep pelts from Aunt Julie.
This gal has been shopping fleaology from the beginning in the summer of 2006 for the first fleaology. She came with her teenage daughter this time, who was not even born at that time. She said she saw my post about all my red and white and wore her red and white shirt to match. I thought that was so fun. Her just older daughter came out to Mosida when we were there, with her stake, and she too was a lot of fun, and a leader of her youth group to boot.
almost everythingn in the side area sold.
Here's our security at the sale. All of them grandsons of Sherri's.
These girls, of whom there are four, including one other who was at the sale, have the Maiden name of Fitt, they are all remarkably crafty like their mother (Who used to be the set dresser for the old Orem Hale Theater.) They have been making and selling crafts since they were young and call their venture, the Miss Fitts ... which I think is hilarious. They actually sold at fleaology at my house many many years ago.
This shows the booths to the south of my booth. The checked pop up is the Miss Fitts.
I was especially delighted when Kimi showed up with friends.
Here I am with her Mom and her.
She found this shadow box and has a project in mind. I so hope she remembers to send me a picture when she is done. After the sale the four of them went to Broadstone for a self guided tour. I hope they liked it.
Here I am with my friend Julie Smith with whom I worked at Mosida during our mission, they have served about four missions out there and are a great asset. Her husband Blake is actually a decedent of the only family who was a part of the Modisa Project, who are still owners of that property. (Mosida started as an Orchard development back in 1909)
Here I am with Sherri's bestie Carole, and Holly Zeeman Jensen, who's folks used to live in our ward, She's a long time antiquer friend as well..
This is Julie's daughter Heather, who had the booth to the south of me, she is a great crafter, in fact she met Shirley, my crafting sister at a Halloween Craft All, I hosted a year and a half ago.
Here I am with Krystal, who is Sherri's niece, and the older sister of our Missionary Kati Copper. All of the Cooper family of whom we boarded our horses when living in Orem, and later when we lived in Payson. In fact Krystal's mom Margaret, was an Oldham, and a sister to Wade Oldham who along with his wife Sherri own the fleaology farm.
Here I am with Tiffany who has the best sales at her home in Santaquin. She is now a dealer at both Treasures and The Grove.
I haven't seen Mike Rek for years. He's been in California caring for his mom, and being beat up and nearly killed by by home invasion robbers His mom is gone now and his wife has cancer. He has aged a lot in the last 6 years, but he's back home, and its great to see him. I thought his sign was hilarious.
And of course Keith, who was to the east of me.
As I was leaving I walked past a dealer table and saw this book. How perfect for the end of a perfect sale. The smaller space was heaven when it came to set up and take down. I just love the hole day, making 2/3 of what I used to make with the full booth.
Other people I love went golfing. In fact this is probably all of my sons, as I cannot imagine Ben not joining them for the afternoon. It warms my heart.
and it looks like they all had fun.
Nothing a mother likes better than having their kids hang out.
That evening we headed up to Pleasant Grove Junior to see Eleanor in her last play of her Junior High Career. We ran into Tiina and Ed Watts. She is Dad's former Finnish tutor from before our first mission. They were there to see their granddaughter as well.
Here are some cute shots of our darling girl.
Always fun and enthusiastic
She puts here heart into everything she does.
Tada!!
We had the Watts jump in with us for our photo. Janelle's sister Bugs who was also there to support her niece took the picture.
So that was our week. We now find ourselves heading south, we are just outside of Montecello, all ready to cut across the corner of Colorado and into New Mexico on our way to see the Talleys in Texas for our quickest trip ever.
