Fashion Show Complete!

I have been working for 2 months to get the Stake Enrichment activity taken care of. It took me awhile to write the program. We did a vintage fashion show and showed the changes in fashion along with the history of Relief Society. We had a group do some musical numbers and then we had about 18 models show the fashion for the times. It turned out really well and I think everyone enjoyed it. It was a lot of work, but I have had many compliments and praise about how well it went and how much everyone enjoyed it. My sister Peggy had 2/3 of the clothes that she has collected over the years and I furnished the other third. We both have about 30 vintage hats and so we decorated with them on the tables. Everytime I do this I say I won't do it again because it is so much work, but then I give in and try it one more time! Can you say Crazy?

Visit to the Land of Snow!

On February 10, I flew to Utah to spend some time with Marlene and her cute little family. Elie and Keaton were happy to see me, but Anabelle wasn't too sure about me. By the time I left she would let me hold her and play with her. Now the next time I visit, I will probably have to start all over again. I really, really, really don't like being this far away from my children and grandchildren. Thank goodness we have telephones and computers! I love that Eliana calls me at least once a week to share things about her day.

We spent the week painting, and shopping and more shopping and decorating Marlene's new house. It is a beautiful BIG home with lots of places to decorate so we concentrated on the kitchen and family room. I made a silk flower arrangement for her and we decorated above the kitchen cabinets and found some cute things to put on her granite countertops. It was fun but went way too fast! We were going to make some curtains, but we couldn't find any decent fabric. I was so surprised that we actually have more fabric and better choices in Phoenix than they do in the Salt Lake area. What is wrong with this picture?!

One night, my brother Randy came by for dinner as well as James from BYU. We had a good meal of Navajo tacos and then visited and played a card game that Dane got for Christmas. It snowed all night and most of the next morning. By noon a lot of the snow cleared off so James could drive back to Provo. Elie and her dad went out and shoveled the driveway and built a snowman. Pretty cute!

It was a fun visit and just what I needed. Now we need to get them back to Phoenix for a visit. It isn't as easy as it used to be because 3 kids change the whole scenario!

Eliana and Keaton were playing with me at the table and making faces. They helped me make some Valentines to send to their cousins.

This is the snowman that Dane and Eliana made.

My sweet little (well, not really so little) Anabelle...she just kept looking at me and studying me!