Wonderful Being Home

It has been a very busy day again but wonderful to be home. Went to the hand specialist early this morning and he said that I didn't have to come back unless my hands were in a lot of pain, and then he would do the surgery because my joints are just plain worn out. But I am positive that they will be fine.

It was nice to go to work for the last 4 weeks and be in the business world again but there is no place like puttering around your home and getting things done there. I need to start going through things to give to Desert Industries so I will have more room in the house and garage. Lots of Relief Society things that I need to give away but something keeps telling me to hang on to them.

We are hoping that the election goes in a very positive way tomorrow Nov. 4, 2008 for everyone, the way that Heavenly Father would want it to be so that we can all live righteously and in peace with one another and that the economy will teach us all in the U. S. to be more prudent in living within our means. I can remember when I was a little girl that there was not that much to eat and my mother would take half milk and half water with a little salt, bring it to a boil, and then take a bowl of flour put a little water in the flour to make little clumps and drop them in the milk and water mix and cook it for a minute or two and it would become kind of creamy. She would put a ladle of it in a bowl and we would put a little sugar on it and that was our dinner. We called it Clunker Soup. I think it meant little dumpling soup. But that is how bad the economy was back then, specially during the War. But we didn't go to bed hungry. It was warm and filling. We don't know how fortunate we have it here in United States.

I love America and am so blessed that my parents came to this country because of their belief in the gospel and to make a better life for themselves. Thank you Mom and Dad wherever you are in heaven, I love you.

Fall is in the air and it is beautiful, just a little bit cooler but oh so nice.

Had a pleasant surprise this afternoon as our nephew, Frank Penny came by to see us. He is Ward's sister Ann's son and he was here in Arizona meeting with some judges on a case he is working on. He is a lawyer. He is such a sweet man just as sweet as he was when he was a little boy. Still has that angelic look about him.

Saw pictures of Natalie and Roberts apartment. So beautifully done just like the other girls in the family. They all have a special talent in making things nice.