Aunt Candy and Uncle Bruce

Last stop was Willets, CA to visit with Aunt Candy and Uncle Bruce. It's beautiful there as you can see. The bottom right picture is the view from their deck, like living in the forest!

Candy gave us a tour of where she works, hospice care. A very nice facility. We spent a little time around downtown Willets too. Had a great dinner and fun visiting.

Interesting to hear the probably unforseen problems that have been caused by the legalization of medical marijuana. Someone even had been growing plants on Bruce and Candy's property unbeknownest to them until they hired someone to cut back plant growth on their 3 acre lot and they discovered where the plants had formerly been and the very expensive tools left behind when the plants were suddenly moved. Bruce also told us about the people who come to him wanting prescriptions for marijuana. He told us about the unemployed people who get government money for their kid's education and other things who are really making upwards of $250,000 yearly on their marijuana plants but don't pay income taxes! The county is currently trying to get the situation under control. And it was weird to see real hippies but they are old now, like a strange time warp back to the 60s but with old people. Oh, also armed robbers stealing plants from gardens.

It was great to see Candy and Bruce. They have a beautiful home. The biggest surprise was after dinner when Aunt Candy got up and turned on the tv to watch American Idol. Just the show we had been wanting to see!

Grandma and Grandpa

We spent a couple of days in Medford, OR with Grandma and Grandpa. We got to eat the famous chicken noodle soup that Grandma Moore and Grandma Clune talk about all the time, and it was good!

We had a great time visiting. Notice Grandpa's still very dark hair. How does he do it? It was great to visit and sad to leave.

Kate and Brooke jumping, swinging, and doing the rings.

Things White People Like

Today I found this web site and although I didn't have time to read much what I read was funny. So, I'm going to recommend it to everyone and hopefully it won't offend anyone.

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/full-list-of-stuff-white-people-like/

I'd recommend you read #100, #25, and #62. And then I'd love to hear which strike your funny bone!!

Visiting California

Chris and Marc are in a beautiful place, Pleasanton, California. We went to their ward, ate dinner, and then went to a park on a warm and balmy evening. They took long boards and tried to help dad and I ride them but mostly had fun riding them themselves. Chris and dad spent time talking and Marc spent time jumping from one board to the other. Of course one was in motion and then when he landed on the other one it was in motion. Rather tricky but he was flawless in his skill.

It was a great visit. We laughed and had such a great time. They're doing well. We just wish we were all living within blocks of each other!!

My beautiful girls

I am sure that there aren't any cuter more beautiful girls in the world than my Glauser girls!! I love spending time with them. Each morning Kate and Brooke come into my room and snuggle in bed with Grandpa and I. The snuggling doesn't last long because they always want to start playing with the bags of blocks in the closet. We build towers and roads and make houses and just have a great time. Campbell isn't able to participate in the fun yet but one day she will be big enough!

We spent time doing a lot of fun things. We played on the trampoline. Kate can do flips! Campbell just lays there and is bounced until a kindly Grandma or mom moves her to safety. We take bike walks around the neighborhood and sometimes to the school where we can play on their play equipment. Kate was collecting bugs for school and found a bonus of caterpillars, she had about 7 at one point. We went to a park where we played hide and seek. The girls love to swing and their feet go so high they are higher than the tree tops. Kate worked and worked on being able to go all the way across on the rings. At first she could only go about three rings and then she would drop to the ground. But she worked and worked and finally was able to swing herself from ring to ring all the way from the beginning to the end. Brooke cracks us up with the funny things she says and her extremely expressive face. We watched "A Hundred and Dalmations" (no typo, that's what Brooke called it) and had a party in the family room, all the adults fell asleep but the girls made it all the way through the movie - for about the fourth or fifth time!

Leaving is the saddest thing in the world. We miss our girls!!

The Rexburg Temple

Grandma and I were able to go to the temple in Rexburg. It was a little warm outside but as usual the wind was blowing, the sun was shining and the sky was blue.

The temple is so beautiful, I love the wheat motif that is reflected in the stained glass windows, in the stair railings, on the ceilings and the walls, and even carved into the carpet. I feel that this is my temple, it reflects my roots.

It was wonderful to be there with Grandma. It is easy for her to go, everyone helps her. It was a beautiful, peaceful experience.

Visiting Grandma

We were able to spend Mother's day with Grandma this year. I am glad that we were there. It was a quiet day, but a pleasant day.

Mom likes to open her back door and sit in the sunshine. It warms her body and makes her feel happy. She will sit there for a long time just enjoying the warmth and the light.

I love the way the sun lights up her face.








The second photo haunts me. She was actually dozing but as I look at it she looks as though she is deep in thought. Sometimes I think she is remembering better days, other times I wonder if she is somehow in communication with Grandpa. I wonder how much time she sits waiting to enter a better world. I know she prays while she is sitting there, prays for all of us and for her friends and neighbors and for herself too I think.

Hands

A while ago we were visiting Joyce and Kent Seal in Tulsa. A mom of one of their missionaries is a photographer and had sent a photo gift to them. It was a picture of President Hinckley's hands. He was holding his cane and one hand was on top of the other. I was so impressed by that picture that I decided to take some pictures of Grandma Moore's hands. She thought it was a little strange.

Hands are very powerful - they can heal and they can hurt. They can sooth and they can spank. As I looked at my mother's hands I could not help but think about all of the years of service they have given and all of the years of work they have done. They look worn and aged but they continue to reach out to others in service, love, greeting, compassion, welcome - so many, many ways really.

I am thankful for hands and for all they do.