Last week was another busy one, and I was not in blogland very much. I apologize again to all of my blog friends for not checking in much. I am hoping that will change in less than a week when I retire, and we move full-time into our new home. Here's a little of what we were up to during the week before Memorial Day.
We started the weekend celebrating our grandson's birthday with him. He turned 20 earlier in May. We celebrated with him by taking him to lunch and giving him a gift card for new shoes at Footlocker, and a special treat of Crumbl Cookies. We were so busy visiting and enjoying lunch that I forgot to take pictures.
The next day was Sunday, and Charly and I had been asked to introduce ourselves and give messages in our worship service, which we did. Speaking in church is not my favorite thing, but we did what we were ask, it went well, and I'm glad it's over with.
Later Sunday evening, we went to our granddaughter's graduation from Seminary. In our church, all students in grades 9-12 have the option of taking daily religious instruction in addition to their regular school classes. These classes are called Seminary. Hailey took the classes all four years they were offered and she received her Seminary diploma. Here she is with her dad and mom. Her mom is Tiffany, my second oldest daughter.
We are sure proud of this beautiful young lady. A couple of days after this picture was taken, she graduated from high school.
Sunday night and Monday, we got some rain, which is much needed in this area.
Our granddaughter's high school graduation took place at a large venue at nearby Utah Valley University. In this picture, the graduates are filing into the venue.
This is after the graduation and the graduates are changing their tassels to the right side, indicating the completion of their high school education.
After the ceremony, we took lots of pictures. Here's our granddaughter with her mom and dad and siblings.
Here's Charly and I with our sweet granddaughter.
Here's the whole family together at this happy occasion.
Here's our 15-year-old and 20-year-old grandsons after their sister's graduation. Later, we all met a fun burger place for a post-graduation family dinner. It was a great evening celebrating our granddaughter.
After the graduation, we went back to our Salt Lake City home because I needed to be at school for the rest of the week, but Friday afternoon, we came back to our new home for the weekend. We put out the flags for Memorial Day.
On Saturday, we went back to Salt Lake City with Josh to place flowers on our parent's graves. Josh asked if he could come along.
After going to the cemetery, we went to lunch at IHop to eat. I enjoyed breakfast - pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, and hashbrowns for lunch.
Sunday morning we got up early and went to church The picture is another of the beautiful paintings of Jesus in our meetinghouse.
Later, I fixed this taco casserole for our Sunday dinner. Josh came over to eat with us. I've shared this recipe on my blog before. It is one of our family's favorites.
After dinner, I went for a walk around our new neighborhood, then Charly and I watched a little TV.
We love our new home, and a week from now, I will be finished with the school year, retired from my teaching career, and living in this home 24/7. Our old home in Salt Lake City is still for sale but we have had several showings in the past week, so we think it will sell before long.
Gratitude for this week:
- Only four days left of school and my teaching career.
- Attending our granddaughter's graduation.
- Spending time with our children and grandchildren.
- Safe travels to and from our new home.
Praying for:
- Our children and grandchildren.
- The sale of our home in Salt Lake City.
- Our nation.
Looking forward to:
- Selling our home.
- Living here in our new home full-time.
- Retiring at the end of this week!
That's all for this post. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week!
Until next time.
😊Deb💖
"Let your hopes,
not your hurt
shape your future."
~Robert Schuller
