More of my favorite

things in Orlando.

Having fun with each other.

 

 

A few of my favorite things

in Florida . . .                                          

 Morning Devotionals

 

 

Cracker Popping

 

 

and Roll Call

  

What we feel ...

Waiting

For the Bishop's to arrive.  

Getting Ready . . .

 

We were a little

nervous about driving to Castledale today.  We woke up to about 8 inches of very heavy snow.  As we drove through town we saw many trees that had split in half because the snow was so heavy.  But amazingly, once we drove through the entrance to Spanish Fork Canyon, the weather was fine.   

Here's Gary with his sister, Geniel and her husband Dickson.  Behind them is a door with a sign that said "Share Your Key to Success."   I left it to Gary to write our key to success.  He said he wrote, "Always say Yes, Dear."   Now, if only he would always follow his own advice!

A good day to

Be in the press box.  Timpview vs East in semi-final game. 

I allowed myself

yesterday to grieve what might have been.  I was more emotionally spent by the whole election than I thought I would be.  I was excited about the possibility of change.  Who knows, it may not have made that much difference with Romney as president, but I was excited to see him try.  I have been disappointed in Obama as a  president and was hoping we would not have more of the same for four more years.

So, yesterday I allowed myself to be disappointed and mourn.  I slouched around all day, did as little as possible, read a lot, and ate anything I wanted.  Wow that accomplished a lot, don't you think?  It is the opposite of what would have really lifted my spirits, but sometimes I just have to rebel and be contrary.   I guess I was throwing a tantrum.   

 

But today, I'm back.  I went to Yoga and feel ambitious.  Besides, I can't stay down long when our Disney World countdown chain is this small:

Election Day

What an election season it has been.  And tonight it will all end.  That is a good thing in my book.

Here in Utah there is a pollster, Dan Jones, who has polled very election from 1960 on.  In an article in the paper today he mentions some things that have surprised him and made it different from other elections.  I agree with the points he made.

 His first point is the "intensity and the animosity" between Republicans and Democrats.   He feels it is the most emotional election he has ever covered. 

His second point was the "nonfactor of Romney's Mormon faith."  In other words, he thought that Romney's religion would impact his candidacy in a more negative manner than it appears to have done.   I was likewise afraid that there would be a lot of negative press for the Church.  While there has been some, I've felt that, for the most part, there has been an even-handed portrayal of our beliefs and programs in the press. 

The third and fourth points he mentioned were the "amount of money spent nationally and statewide" on the campaigns and the "impact of the debates".  In my opinion, Romney came across so poorly before the debates, that my hope was that he would just not embarrass himself during the debates.  Instead he presented himself and his policies very well.  And it created a great momentum for him that he did not have before.   Which leads to the fifth point, which is the closeness of the campaign.  The sixth point was the "sheer length of the campaign."   Which is why I'm glad it is coming to an end.

So whoever wins, I can feel amazed that in the last two elections we've had an African-American and a Mormon in the race.  Two groups of people who, at one time or another, were victims of prejudice and mistreatment.   That says a lot about democracy. 

I'm sitting here in

In my old alma mater's parking lot waiting for Gary to finish a meeting.  This is what I'm looking at.  I'm feeling anxious waiting to hear from Gary and Lynn about their son-in law Scott.  They discovered Friday that he had a brain tumor and are determing what to do.    Sometimes the.problems in life seem overwhelmiing. Elder Bednar suggests that anytime you read or hear the word "grace" that u replace it with "enabling and strenghtening power" of the atonement. I love that concept, have remembered it the last few months, and have felt it. We are truly never alone.