Service with a Smile???

My Grandma has always been the first one to say CHARITY NEVER FAILETH. Regardless of her health, she has always been the first person to volunteer her time to help others or sew something or cook something. My dad was the same way. They both have ALWAYS been great examples to me about giving of yourself and serving others. So Grandma told us, I mean asked us, to come out and help her in the yard. They live on a good acre out in Fair Oaks and there is no sprinkler system to speak of. Every where you look, there are gardens and bushes and plants and fruit trees and vegetables. Grandma and Grandpa both have always had the crazy notion that holding a hose and watering everything by hand is fun and relaxing. That was how my father was also. It always hurt my thumb. As a kid it was boooorrrring. There was always something better to do when you were 14, than hold a hose for an hour.

So Kara and I loaded up the kids and we drove out to Fair Oaks this morning to be of SERVICE.

Why do we have to go and work out at Great Grandma's house?
Because she asked us to come out and help her.
Why can't she do it herself?
Because she is 90 and Grandpa is 96. They are old and need help. She said she would buy us lunch.
...thinking...
Where are we going?

Gotta love them...

HAMMERHEADS

Josh was asked to play baseball this last week for an Elk Grove team. It is fun to be able to play here and there and get to know other kids who love to play baseball. We have met some different coaches and it is always flattering to hear them say, "I would love to have Josh play for us all the time. He is a great ball player." He was able to pitch in this tournament, play 2nd base and center field. He had some good hits. He hit a triple out to right center. David was yelling for him to "GO THREE" but he saw the 3rd base coach waving his arms around weird and he thought he was telling him to stop. Oh well...

Apples to Apples

So at Mutual last night, we played Apples to Apples. One of my favorite games. So because everyone was being so loud arguing about their cards we changed up the rules. We went around and tried to convince the person why they should pick our card. So here is what happened:

The word was STRAIGHT.
Someone threw down the word WATCHING FOOTBALL. Here is the rest of the conversation...

"I am putting down football because you cannot be gay and watch football. All the guys that I know who watch football are straight. Am I right or what?"

Bishop walks in.
"Bishop do you watch football?"
His answer..."NO."
The room erupts in laughter!

Back from Camp

OK OK OK...sheesh!

Honestly nothing too crazy happened! Unless you call me being tailed by some crazy CHP motor officer, or falling and landing flat on my face in the dirt, and tearing a hole in my pants (and those were not even mine Thanks Nat!) and gashing my hand open and bruising my knee, and then almost peeing my pants because there is no bathroom in the middle of nowhere! Did I mention that was all on the way to camp!

No really it was a fun week. All the girls had a great week. The food was good. Everyone passed off their certification. We played with matches, did some Dutch Oven cooking-chili, some tin foil desserts-bananas, sliced down the middle, add some chocolate chips and marshmellows-wrap it up and leave a little air space. The girls loved it!

We only had to chase down one girl who snuck out of her cabin and went off with some friends. Yes, she was one of mine and it was midnight when we found out...NICE!

Camp

It is that time of the summer, Young Women's Camp week. We will be leaving on Tuesday Morning (fun store), bright and early at 8:00. I know, that is not early and the girl's won't be very bright. They will have too much stuff and yes, several of them will have forgotten their permission slips, but we let them go anyway. Besides I don't think that it mentions the word BEAR anywhere on the standard LDS permission slip...

See you on Saturday. Hopefully, I will at least come home with a few good stories to post!

Overheard in the Bathroom...

So while we were at the movie theatre today, I went to the bathroom. While I was doing my thing, there was a mom in one of the stalls with her 2 kids. The mom was encouraging the little girl to hurry up because the movie was playing and "We don't want to miss it!" She said, "But I need some privacy!" I laugh silently, cause it was funny, she was like a 3 or 4 year old. So mom kept saying, "Come on you need to hurry." Then the mom needed to go too. I was done at this point and was on my way to wash my hands. As I am walking past the door where they are, the little girl says, "Mom you have a big butt." And of course mom says, "Thanks!"

And I was dying...I laughed outloud and then ran out of the bathroom!

Homerun Hitter

Shelly Gale hitting away...

Thanks for having us out for the 4th of July! We always have a fun time with the Gale Family.

Happy 4th of July

I'm Back...

Well I guess I fell off the turnip truck for a good couple weeks there. Understandable though under the circumstances...

Back to my life now. So the popular question is, "How are you doing?" Well, the answer to that is simple...We are just dealing and living and moving on. Not forgetting, just trying to move forward. This has not been an easy month for anyone in David's family, but a time to come together. Thank you especially to all of our friends, who have called or just stopped by, shared some food with us, or just shared a laugh.

It helped...