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Unexpected Road Trip 11-16-24

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  Retired Life. Sunday. Whose bright idea was it to stay up late watching football?? When the alarm went off early this morning so we would make it to church on time, we were grumpy and sleepy. We looked at the below Jesus Picture and got reminded of why church makes us happy, and got up and got going. Sacrament Meeting. Men's Meeting. Choir Practice. Made it home with time to eat a quick lunch. Then to Hanna's Mom's place to bring her in the Sacrament. Back home, we laid down for a quick nap. THREE hours later, we woke up! It was already dark outside! But it felt good, and as old retired folks that have worked hard our entire lives, it is deserved. Leftover stew for dinner, read, watched some church videos, watched an episode of The Chosen. And that was our Sunday. Retired Life. Monday. Today was one of our favorite days. Revlimid Day. Aka, Hanna's expensive Chemo Drug Arrival Day. We are grounded to the house until the FedEx dude shows up and we sign for the stuff. An...

BYU for the win! 11-9-24

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  Retired Life. Sunday. The worst possible thing happened this morning. The alarm went off at 5:45! It was set for 6:45 so we could get to church on time. But the app apparently doesn't account for the time change, even though the phone itself does. Ugh. We finally looked at the Jesus Picture below, remembered why church makes us happy, and got up and went to church. After church, lunch, then we drove to the Highland's (beautiful drive...see the picture) to retrieve the animal/tresspasser camera and take it home to be fixed. Once back home, we read, watched some church videos, ate leftover stew for dinner, and then watched The Chosen. And I included a picture of tonight's Palouse sunset. No AI needed for that one. Retired Life. Monday. Speaking of Exciting Financial Discussions, today was that day. Don't laugh. We close our family books every month just like a business would. We adjust our accounts to match their gains or losses in the market, inventory propane in our h...