In my journey this year of life, I promised myself
that I would write a little more often about the things going on in our
life. I often wondered what it was gonna be like to be retired.
I never in my crazy life thought that one could be so busy
even without a job running everything in my life.
But as it goes, I seem to keep myself quite busy. I have to think
that maybe life will slow down, but not yet.
I have a commitment almost every morning serving.
So my day really starts after my morning commitment.
That is usually around 10.
I try to watercolor a few days a week. I've been working on a few projects,
which I will post. I really have been trying about 2 days a week to commit to
watercoloring. I'm not that great at it, but practice makes perfect, I need to
practice a lot.
We spent a week going to Montana to trade our son with his truck, He had
borrowed our truck in August, and it was time for us to get ours back.
On Dana's week off we traveled up to Eureka with his truck and a
trailer full of the their stuff. It was such a crazy drive. We have a few close
calls which gave me a heart attack, well almost one anyway.
It was a miracle that we made it up there. The day before we left we had
the truck looked at, Dana was concerned that the 4 wheel drive wasn't
working. The friend that checked it said yes it was clicking into gear, so we
went on our way. After 16 hours of driving, which was quite crazy in the snow,
we learned upon arrival that in fact the 4 wheel drive was not working.
We really believe we had angels watching us and helping us through snowy canyons,
filled with the craziest drivers ever! Down Parleys Canyon, we weren't sure if we were
gonna get to Salt Lake without incident. but we did, even after someone
tried to cut us off, in the snow, when we discovered the trailer brakes were not
working. I knew this was gonna be our accident, but Dana with all his experience some how
pulled us through, cars on either side were watchful, but it was quite a miracle
that we did not hit anything or the car that pulled in front of us.
Why don't people watch where they are going?
I was scared, and whew, glad we have angels that watch over us.
The next morning .... 7 inches again of new snow on the ground, and we weren't sure
we were even gonna get our of the neighborhood.
Again, as we slid around a curve, and couldn't move forward or backward, only
the tires were spinning, and all of a sudden the truck started creeping
forward and before we knew it, we were in momentum and driving down the
neighborhood without sliding.
Getting to Montana was a miracle, and when we got to our son's house, he had to pull
us up the hill with our truck to get us all the way to his property.
Yes, yes, it was crazy to drive in such weather, but you go when your days off
are scheduled. We feel blessed beyond measure, and thank God that we arrived
there safe, and back again.
Did you know Eureka is almost to Canada? That seriously was a long, long drive.
We did get to see great country, Montana is beautiful! Past Kalisbell, Whitefish. All
of that country is so amazing. I understand why our son, son #3 wants to live there, but seriously,
12 hours away on good roads! Well, maybe more. Crazy! So yes! We were
almost to Canada, that far north! Next time we will bring our passports and do
a little touring.
We also were able to see a son # 2 a few weeks later. He came close to home for an interview
and we were able to meet him and spend the week-end together.
Hopefully, things will work out and we will have him live closer in a few months.
So in between all of that traveling, I watercolored, cleaned the house, painted a bathroom,
cabinets in the laundry room, and did some scrapbooking.
I also bought Julia Childs cook book and started cooking the way
the French cook. I must say... it is yummy!
I'm trying to get my parents pictures scrapbooked, their life together, and us as kids.
I have about 2/3rds of it done, but still a ways to go.
It has been a project I have been working on, on and off over the
last 2 years. I need to get it finished for sure. The plan is finish these pictures
this winter.
I guess something was accomplished, even if it was a lot of time in a vehicle.
This challenge, this journey.
I have been studying with my church the New Testament.
I watch one podcast and one utube channel about the few chapters
assigned for the week, and then read the chapters, and take notes. So each
week this is part of my schedules. It has been
an amazing way to learn. And even though I have read the New Testament
several times, and did a study program years ago. This time, I am learning so many
extra things through these podcasts. And I love it.
I will keep going, my journey.
Volunteering
Watercoloring
Visiting the kids
Scrapbooking
Studying the Book of Mormon
Studying the New Testament
and
a new way of cooking
It is about the journey and how much we make of the journey we are living.
I just noticed that the sun is just now going down. 6 pm
we have more sunlight in our day.
Maybe that will help me get a few more things done in the day.
Funny to think that would give me more time.
Ahhhhh
I will keep traveling on this journey.
Til next month.
I do love the change in my life.
The way I can serve.
The things I am learning.
The talents I am cultivating.
I'll keep going.
Robin
