Here's our week in a nutshell. After our wonderful Sunday with the whole family I took the opportunity to take my 2 granddaughters shopping, something I've been waiting years to do, even though Macy will not remember it. I bought Macy 3 outfits for the colder weather (I've been dying to buy her some clothes but she had enough summer stuff). I bought Janelle a dress, a pair of pants, 3 tops, and some flip-flops. We had great fun. We also had Trinity with us and I bought her a couple of books (she didn't need any clothes, she has an aunt who keeps her well stocked from her 2 little girls). We took in some lunch, I took Janelle to an appointment, took Macy to Jessica, and met up with John and Tammy to drop off Trinity. I had a great day with my 3 sweet girls!!

Steve had Thursday and Friday off. He rarely has 2 days off in a row other than Sunday and Monday. He decided he should take a little day trip. I told him he should go down to Tucson to visit with his sister as he hadn't been there since his dad passed away in May. He flew out Thursday morning and was set to come back Friday morning but hurricane Ike put a damper on that. All the flights out of Tucson were booked with people affected by the hurricane. You wouldn't think that being so far away from it we would be affected by it but it has far reaching effects. Steve ended up buying a ticket for the next day. He was able to spend more time with Carolyn and some of her kids and grandkids so he really didn't mind other than having to buy a ticket instead of flying free!!! He got home on Saturday just in time to go with Matthew and Nathan to the BYU football game. In case you haven't heard, BYU defeated UCLA 59-0. Go Cougars!!! While they were at the game I went with some Red Hat ladies (a group of over 50 ladies, which I now am, headed by Isaac's mom, Diane) to a cute little diner in Oakley, Utah. (I'll post a picture later.) After going the wrong way for about 5 miles (my mistake as navigator) we finally got there. It was great fun.

We had Stake Conference today which was actually part of a Regional Conference broadcast from the Conference Center. President Monson related a funny story I'd like to share. He said that during one of the General Conferences President Hinckley had told him that if he (Pres. Hinckley) nodded off President Monson was to give him a little nudge. President Faust then said the same thing. Well, during conference President Monson noticed them both nodding off but he thought, "how do I nudge a prophet of the Lord awake." He then came up with a great idea. He gave President Hinckley a little nudge and told him to give President Faust a nudge. Well President Hinckley went on to give President Faust more than just a little nudge. It just goes to show that even the greatest of spiritual giants can have a great sense of humor.

As for our kids, Heather is still looking for a place to live in December after her roommate gets married and Isaac and Bethany are waiting to move into a basement apartment in November. Nathan and Jessica and Macy are doing great. Matthew, Lavern, and Janelle have made some improvements to their house and yard. Life is good.