Signs of the Times

This week we had a meteor flashing through the sky and landing in Washington State. Next we had a total lunar eclipse and then Wells, Nevada, had an earthquake!! Apparently this part of the country had the last earthquake in 1904 or sometime around then. We have more snow than we have had for several years and our heating bill is skyrocketing. I am waiting for the spring and summer to even the heating bill out. Washington state and Oregon have had more rain than usual and it has flooding. Then, San Diego had snow!! I think the earth is in turmoil as it says in the scriptures. When Enoch hears the groans of the earth and cried when the earth mourned (Moses 7: 48-49).

We had our humanitarian project yesterday at the stake center. All the stake sisters met to put the school bags together. I think the announcement was that the stake had 502 school bags. I also talked with Sue Perry who is on the stake board. She said that the humanitarian services really needs twin and full sized quilts. So guess what our next project is. Glenna Mavencamp and I talked and we decided that we should try to help in this area by having our ward members meet to tie quilts. I will see what can be done.

I went grocery shopping yesterday: the first time in a long time. I can barely walk and my hips are hurting along with my back. My shoulders are tender. Now I remember why I gave up grocery shopping. Oh well, I need to get back into it and despite the pain, I will press forward. I just come home and rest after the shopping.

Tonie came home last week-end for President's Holiday. It was nice having her back so soon. She and Robbie took us to eat sushi. Robb and I have not eaten sushi for a long time. We are not into that kind of eating. I had eel, shrimp, salmon, some two kinds of fish I cannot remember the name of, all in rolls. I especially liked the tempura vegetables. My taste buds were not working very well because I really could not tell much difference between the different rolls. I guess I will try this again in a few years. On Monday, before Tonie left, Robbie took Tonie and me to Tony Carrinos for pasta. Again I loved the steamed vegetables the best. Robb and I do not go out to eat very much anymore so it is hard for me to decide what to eat. I guess I will need to learn a new habit of ordering vegetables a la carte. Maybe that will work.

I better go. Love you all.