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This past weekend, Thurs, Fri, and Sat. Kim and I took the kids up to Bear River Lodge in the Uintas and went snowmobiling and stayed in a 5 bedroom cabin. The weather was absolutely beautiful. As we would sit around and talk we thought how wonderful it would be to own a great vacation home like that. But since we don’t I am grateful for the opportunity and the means to just rent one and enjoy the weekend. I was telling the kids that when they were little, money was always so tight, that I never imaged even being able to provide fun vacations like this. We played games, ate well and enjoyed being together and playing with Hyrum. The poor kid probably has such an over-load of attention when we are all together that he just can’t wait to have his space back when we’re all gone.
Hyrum in one of the 3 huge Love Sac's
Up in the loft, it could easily sleep 10 or more people
Boys playing in the loft, Gordon even jumped down onto one of the Love Sac's once and his parent's greatly disapproved
This table sat all 10 of us
Gordon pumping up the tubes that we never did take out
Lots of food in the big kitchen
Hyrum loved the snow and when ever he was outside he only wanted to walk on the snow and hated the sidewalk. Yes he is very bundled up
Mel and Hyrum getting ready for a ride?
Matt and Jennie
Gordon, Jodi and Jessica. We had to go in shifts we only had 6 machines and someone had to stay with Hyrum, so Mel and Justin didn't go out on the first run of the day
Kim and LeeAnn
Relaxing at the home front
Who is under there?
It was a great time and hopefully we can do it again. We did miss Jodi's friend Trevor, who couldn't get away from work, so maybe next time.
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For the whole month of Jan. our wards Relief Society is in charge of providing Heritage Care Center’s Relief Society each Monday. I have had this opportunity many many times over the years, either with the RS or with the Young Men and Women who help when wards takes turns providing the Sacrament meetings. It’s a great and humbling opportunity for both adults and youth. Last week when we got there a gentleman who we've knew from the 13Th ward was there in his wheelchair waiting for the meeting to start. I knew as soon as I saw him that it had to have been one of the hardest things his wife ever had to do to place him there. She has cared for him for the many years he has suffered with MD or MS and has been wheelchair bond for as long as we’ve known him which is at least 24 years. When she got there and we talked afterwards we both just cried for the situation he is in. There is also another man there who was in that same ward, and his wife was here with him and he has Alzheimer’s and no longer knows who his wife is nor does he speak, but it took all my control to not cry at seeing her sit by him and hold his hand during the meeting knowing that she still loves him no matter what!
My lesson this past Sunday was on the Creation, our eternal possibilities, the Lords plan for us here on earth and being able to Pass the Test and return to Him again. When we stop as see the full circle of life and know of the struggles we have to face and the lessons we must learn it is hard sometimes to remember we choose this opportunity to come here and go through all of this, but the reward must truly be splendid for us to continue only on faith.
For the whole month of Jan. our wards Relief Society is in charge of providing Heritage Care Center’s Relief Society each Monday. I have had this opportunity many many times over the years, either with the RS or with the Young Men and Women who help when wards takes turns providing the Sacrament meetings. It’s a great and humbling opportunity for both adults and youth. Last week when we got there a gentleman who we've knew from the 13Th ward was there in his wheelchair waiting for the meeting to start. I knew as soon as I saw him that it had to have been one of the hardest things his wife ever had to do to place him there. She has cared for him for the many years he has suffered with MD or MS and has been wheelchair bond for as long as we’ve known him which is at least 24 years. When she got there and we talked afterwards we both just cried for the situation he is in. There is also another man there who was in that same ward, and his wife was here with him and he has Alzheimer’s and no longer knows who his wife is nor does he speak, but it took all my control to not cry at seeing her sit by him and hold his hand during the meeting knowing that she still loves him no matter what!
My lesson this past Sunday was on the Creation, our eternal possibilities, the Lords plan for us here on earth and being able to Pass the Test and return to Him again. When we stop as see the full circle of life and know of the struggles we have to face and the lessons we must learn it is hard sometimes to remember we choose this opportunity to come here and go through all of this, but the reward must truly be splendid for us to continue only on faith.
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Looks like you had a great time.
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