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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

10-11-11

Progress report to keep me motivated.
11 in 11

1. visit 11 temples this year and do the the temple work for at least 22 of our departed ancestors - COMPLETED July 2011

1. Provo, Utah temple-10 sealings for couples and sons
2. Provo, Utah temple - 5 initiatory
3. Albuquerque, New Mexico temple - 5 initiatory
4. Mesa, Arizona temple - 1 endowment
5. Laie, Hawaii temple - 1 endowment
6. St. George, Utah temple - 1 endowment
7. Provo, Utah temple - 8 sealings for couples, 4 sons (Rick), 3 daughters
8. San Diego temple - 1 sealing for couples, 3 daughters
9. Provo, Utah temple - 14 baptisms for women, 14 confirmations
10. Provo, Utah temple - 3 sealings for couples, five sons (Rick), five daughters
11. Provo, Utah temple - 1 endowment
12. Provo, Utah temple - 2 sealings for couples, 8 sons
13. Provo, Utah temple 2 sealings for couples, 4 sons
14. Provo, Utah temple 1 endowment
15. Provo, UT temple 3 sealings for couples, 5 daughters

2. lose 11 pounds

3. read 11 books - COMPLETED September 2011

1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2. Heidi (a childhood favorite - loved reading it again)
3. Same Kind of Different as Me
4. The Forgotten Garden
5. Jane Eyre
6. The Book Thief
7. Believing Christ
8. The Hunger Games
9. Catching Fire
10. Mockingjay
11. Rebel (book on tape while driving through the south, which lasted 16 hours!)

4. organize & label 11 of our family photo books - COMPLETED October 2011

completed 4 books, starting in 1976 through 1982
completed 7 books, starting in 2006-2011

5. visit 11 elderly people - COMPLETED August 2011

1. G.G. 2. G.D.E. 3. M. Y. 4. L. B. 5. V. B. R. 6. D. F. 7. A. E. 8. U. R. 8. A. L. 9. U. V. 10. L. C. 11. S. C. 12. P. P. R.

6. sew 11 items and give them away

1 skirt for Skippy, 1 blanket for Skippy, 1 skirt of Lauren, 1 skirt for Ellie, 1 skirt for Ada, 2 aprons for Skippy, 1 skirt for Skippy, 1 jumper for Kindergarten Lauren

7. go with Rick to visit 11 new places - COMPLETED September 2011

1. drove around Utah Lake for the first time
2. North shore Oahu, Hawaii - including Waimea, Haleiwa & Sunset beach
3. Hike to Diamond head, Hawaii
4. West shore Oahu, Hawaii - including Waianae, Maili & Ko Olina bay
5. Legoland, California
6. PETCO stadium, San Diego California
7. Mississippi - Jackson, Oxford
8. Tennessee - Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville
9. Kentucky - Bowling Green
10. North Carolina - Great Smoky Mountains, Asheville
11. South Carolina - Spartanburg, Greenville
12. Georgia - Atlanta, Athens
13. Alabama - Birmingham
14. Arkansas - Little Rock
15. Texas - Keller, Austin

8. send birthday cards to 11 people I don't normally send to - COMPLETED October 2011

1. A. K. 2. A. K. 3. D. A. 4. D. R. 5. D. S. 6. G. G. 7. T. S. 8. D. G. 9. M. J. 10. L. C. R. 11. H.F.

9. watch 11 old movies that I love but haven't seen for awhile - COMPLETED September 2011

1. Dances with Wolves
2. First Knight
3. Mama Mia
4. Groundhog Day
5. A River Runs Through It
6. October Sky
7. The Little Princess with Shirley Temple
8. Father of the Bride
9. Emma
10. Wuthering Heights
11. Fried Green Tomatoes
12. Gone With the Wind
13. Steel Magnolias
14. National Treasure

10. make 11 new recipes

1. Lentil soup (won't be making this again - it wasn't a hit with the husband)
2. Ziti Primavera
3. Cinnamon rolls (new recipe)
4. Easter Dessert
5. oriental chicken in the crock pot
6. Grilled chicken southwestern salad (from Jordan)
7. Fast Easy Bread, cinnamon rolls, monkey bread, crescent rolls with Lindsey!!
8. Shirley J, using the Universal sauce for beef stroganoff & broccoli cheese soup
9. Southern cooking from Mary Mac's cookbook - fried chicken, fresh creamed corn, peach cobbler, peach pancakes

11. invite 11 groups of people over for dinner - COMPLETED July 2011

1. Lacey & friends, Pat & Vern
2. Valentine dinner with the Mark & Colleen, Trent & Kelley
3. Cleofon group of women for luncheon
4. Ryan, Jill and Corbin C.
5. Dave's friends from college - Erick & Sam, Bryan & Kelly, Danny & Danielle, Kyle & Kayla
6. Cousin Margaret & family
7. Niece Syd & Adam, Danny & Danielle, Romney, Jesse
8. Ryan & Jill, Corbin & Loni (BBQ outside)
9. Denise, Lacey & family
10. Adam and Crissa
11. Lindsey R. and her four darling daughters, Corbin
12. 4th of July BBQ - 70 family and friends
13. Ben and Melissa
14. Mom, David, Diane, Syd, Adam, Bishop and Becca
15. Dustin, Daelynn, MacKinley, Lucy, Syd, Adam
16. Margie, Ann, Brian, Robyn, Doug, Deborah, Pat & Vern (for Pat's birthday dinner)

Friday, October 7, 2011

I think I'm in love (don't tell Rick.) Ok, well, at least I'm in love with a voice. My oh my. What a voice it is. Last night we had the good fortune of attending the BYU Homecoming Spectacular. It was in a word - Spectacular! Wow. Brian Stokes Mitchell was the guest performer. It was fabulous entertainment and Brian was amazing. He appeared a couple of years ago with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the annual Christmas concert. He sang with the choir another time as a guest with Music and the Spoken word (video below.) I've followed him since. They will do a second concert tonight at the Marriott Center. He sang "the Impossible Dream" with the BYU Men's Chorus and the BYU Philharmonic orchestra. It brought tears to my eyes! It was powerful. Brian is an awesome performer. If you live in the area - be sure to see it!

Even though the quality of this video isn't great, the sound is wonderful, so ENJOY!!!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Provo Tabernacle Temple!!

We were so excited to learn last Saturday that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be rebuilding the Provo tabernacle and turning it into a temple! It is indeed a happy day!
Our tears have turned from tears of sorrow to tears of joy!
This temple will be a great boost to downtown Provo. The Church has bought up the property south of the old tabernacle and the redevelopment will add so much to downtown Provo. Now a certain someone can WALK to the temple in his beloved Provo. Great, great news!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Mentors International

I've mentioned this great organization before. Check it out here and here and here and here.
I won't be able to attend the annual gala this year. I'm sorry to miss. Jenny Oaks Baker and Lisa Hopkins Seegmiller will be performing. I'll be headed out of town to tend three of my four grand girls for a week.
Here is a shout out to a wonderful organization that does a lot of good in the world. I guess someone else will just have to win one of the beautiful centerpieces this year since I won't be there to claim it. Best of luck! I hope everyone gives generously. Check out this great video.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Visit all 50 (updated)

2 1/2 years ago I shared that Rick and I were trying to visit all 50 states sometime in our lives. I'm happy to report that we've made some progress. I think we will need to take three more trips to polish all 50 off. We need to go through the mid-west to pick up 5 states, to the great lakes area for 4 more and finally go back to new England to pick up the last 4 states we're missing. 13 to go! I wonder which one will be the last?? Maybe Rhode Island or Maine. We decided that in order to check off a state, that we had to actually step foot in that state or country. Going through an airport doesn't count.
I love this web site that lets you fill in the states you've visited. You can also do it with foreign countries. I'd love to visit at least one country on each continent. Four down, three to go. My map: