2021 Journal

 31 Dec. 2021, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task Debbie's 70th Birthday Bowling and then BD party, games etc. at Laura and George's I got up about 5:30 AM.  Jared had taken his truck that was parked in the drive in front of the garage where we park the Subaru Outback some time in the early morning and gone home leaving Jack and Max to sleep in the couch together.  I drove to car to Macey's grocery store and got some bananas and eggs to last us through Monday.  I also go Debbie a very nice New Years and Birthday decoration and a birthday card.  I came back home and went to bed without waking Debbie.  The grandchildren started waking about 7 AM and Debbie got dressed.  I stopped her before leaving our bedroom.  I gave her the birthday gift, season tickets for two to the Hale Theater that I put under her pillow before she went to bed.  She was so tired last night she did not find them.  I left the birthday card and floral arrangement on t...

 30 Dec 2021, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task Ice Skating in Provo then soup at our home Karlene and Joe's Higham anniversary I slept better last night.  Debbie was up early.  The children are all excited and having fun.  I talked to Rae Lynn this morning.  I talk to all or some of the children each day.  Jody, Stephanie, and Ryan helped Debbie with breakfast this morning.  We had Serbian crepes, palacinke, with Nutella, peanut butter, strawberries, blue berries,,  raspberries, maple syrup, and  vanilla ice cream, orange juice and milk. Those who are up to it are going indoor ice skating at Peaks Ice Arena,  100 N Seven Peaks Blvd.,  Provo, UT 84606.   Debbie prepared lunch for those here at the house before they left.  Jack, Jared and Jami's son, has an abscessed tooth.  Several in Jodi's family are not here yet, including Tony. Laura called Debbie; she and Reed are at Jalna's.  She is disor...

 29 Dec 2021, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task Ryan and Stephanie were up early and left for Logan with the girls to look for a home.  Debbie went grocery shopping.  I stayed home with Carter, Mackay, and Andrew who are still sleeping.  Later Debbie is took them to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point today.  I have not been out of the house since I got sick with this chest cold but once and it was to take the garbage out one day when it was nice outside.  I woke up last night coughing and old slept fair during the night.  I have wheezing in my chest.   Beth, Rae Lynn and Brett took the children to ski and play.  Matthew and Melodie took the girls today and went to town and bought skies for everyone.  The skies, boots, coats, etc. they left at the cabin is gone.   Jody came by and Samantha took the girls and went over to Pat and Anndalyn, dropped Kylie and Abbey off to spend the night, and brought Camden and Aut...

28 Dec 2021, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task Debbie was up early and went grocery shopping.  She came home and we had prayer together before she left to drive up see her mother in Shelly and attend her aunt's, Anita Schrade's, sealing to her deceased husband, Bill,  and their children in the  Pocatello Temple at 4:30 PM. I talked to Debbie when she got to Jalna's in Shelly.  I talked to Matthew in Heber.  He, Melodie, Beth, Rae Lynn, Brett and all the children.  They were at Cafe Rio for lunch.  I think their mother, Patt, and Reg are with them. I made some cornbread for Ryan, Stephanie and children to have with ham and bean soup when they arrive this afternoon.  Debbie got back from Idaho late in the evening.  We all had prayer together and got to bed before midnight.

 27 Dec 2021, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Ora Truitt's 76th Birthday Beth, Rae Lynn, Brett, Ethan, Luke, Owen, Brody and Weston are at the cabin.  JC is bringing Tucker, Maggie, and Andrew to cabin later today.  It has been snowing, about a foot of snow every to every other day.  I spoke to Jill Christian; her husband Don Christian has a crew and equipment and contract with people who own cabin in Timber Lakes to keep their driveways snowed plowed.  This year they have been overwhelmed.  They are in a white-out now and their crew is up at the highest elevation where they was a foot and half of snow last night.  Timber Lakes road crews are working around the clock trying to keep the roads open.  They leave snow banks 4 foot high in front of the driveways to the cabins.  The families that have contracted with Don Christian to plow their drive ways are able to get out, other families can't.  They plowed our drive way yesterday but i...

 26 Dec 2021, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task I woke about 1 AM coughing and could not sleep for coughing.  I woke Debbie and kept her awake until about 3 AM when she told me to take something for the cough.  I went to the closet and opened the Nebulizer and the liquid silver supplement.  It took about 3 different treatment to make it through the night.  I did not think it wise to go to church today; Debbie covered for us at Abbington Memory Center.  I took a nap and rested. 9:00 AM - 1 hour church, sacrament meeting only this morning  10:15 AM - Church at Abbington Memory Center Beth left a little after noon to go up to the cabin.  Before she left she went by the pharmacy and picked up a Covid-19 test kit for me, Debbie and her.  I talked to Matthew earlier and he wanted us to be tested before he bring Ava and the other two girls up this week.  We all are negative, don't have Covid.  Rae Lynn called she and her family were in...

25 Dec 2021, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task Luke Olin Lively's 11th birthday (I tried to call Jason, Luke's dad, to wish them a merry Christmas and Luke a happy birthday but Jason has changed his phone number, so I called Lori Lynn but go her answering machine; I left a message wishing her a merry Christmas and asked her to tell Luke, Debbie and I wish him a happy birthday.  I next called Robyn and same as with her sister Lori Lynn; I called Luke's mother Lani Lively and had to leave the same message I left on Lori Lynn's answering phone.) Lori Lynn called me back and gave me Luke's phone number.  We called him but he did not answer.  We left a happy birthday greeting and a Merry Christmas wish. I called and talked to Roy Bryant and wished him and Elain who had surgery on her knee a Merry Christmas.  I called Frank Powell and wished him a Merry Christmas.  He is old in poor health and all alone.  Roy is my fist cousin and it is just him and Elain; th...