A Dusting of the Cobwebs: Reviewing year 2017...

A Dusting of the Cobwebs....

welcome to my blog!
...allow me a brief introduction...

In a reacent conversation with my daughter, her questions were why I, and her Dad were so quiet about our lifes? Meaning writing or telling about our own personal historys.

I didn't think there was anything important to write about. As I was just a normal person, getting up in the morning and getting the day started, getting kids off to school, or meeting schedules of the whole family, cleaning house, and landry. Keeping little ones busy, and changing diapers, comming home fixing dinner, helping with homework, putting kids to bed, watch some news, go to bed. And then do it all over again the next day. Then some days was teaching lessons in Primary, RS, MIA, Sundayschool, cub scouts, or helping at schools, ect. Family home evening, Visiting teaching, and even some Home teaching and being the family schaefer. most of the time we had one car, 6 kids, one working husband. Oh yes, the multi years of music lessons, and baseball teams, coaching, and even one major jumproap champion, for one daughter.

We had trials too. some were very hard, just thinking about a single memory of losing our son, brings tears. But we are told that this life is to meet trials, and how we handle them will be for our own eternal growth.

A very wise Stake President, President Alred, once said "We are here to be schooled in the principles of eternity. We will work by the sweat of our brow, to work our way through this life... But remember we are here to be schooled in the principles of eternity."

So, I welcome you to my blog. Please feel free to stay and go as you please, and wander where you wish. And, as always, feel comfortable in sharing those stories that you may feel are just "an every day" thing as well...

Dec 31, 2017

Reviewing year 2017...

Dec 31, 2017

This has been a full year for me. I take a deep breath and wonder what this new year starting tomorrow will bring.

I have had two brothers leave this earth, Ivan H Brimhall Died March 16, 2017 in SLC, which was kind of expected. And Cecil Robert Brimhall (Bob) Died July 24, 2017 in Ogden, which was a surprise to me...how ever I hear that both had colon cancer.
I have only one brother living, Verl Brimhall. Its a wired feeling to feel that you don't have any of your family left.....soon it will be just me.....maybe...

I have two additions to my family, two Great Grand Children. Both are from Launie's family. Ivie had a boy, in Idaho. and Sharlyn had a Girl, in Arizona.

My daughter Pauli had a miscarriage this week, it was hard on all of us. Pauli was about three months along. started a day or two before Christmas.

I was filled with a wonderful surprise a few months ago of learning that Terry and Cathy Walker, Lynn's brother, were called to work in the Provo Temple. What a wonderful blessing for them and their family. I love to watch the change it is causing for Terry.
Now that is wonderful words! If you knew about Terry and his life, and see how he has and is changing, the heavens couldn't keep the angels from singing.

I was called to work in Young Women's in my ward. To help with the Personal Progress program.
I say MIA and every body looks at me like what is that? Time has changed since I or my girls were in it. We have 60 plus girls, and I don't know what I am doing....My helper who is alot younger, was just called to be a Beehive teacher.

People worry that I am staying in the house all the time. Which I am keeping busy...I have firends that keep me moving, Penny took me and LaDean on her vacation. Then Terry and Cathy took me to Manti....We were to go to the Temple, but found it closed when we got there. The next day we went to the Payson Temple, which is Beyond Beautiful...

I am in a Card group of nine ladies, which meet on Mondays, for about two to three hrs. playing "Hand and Foot". we meet at a different house, have a light lunch and play cards.
I also am part of a "Lunch Bunch" that meets the first Thursday of each month at noon at a restaurant for visiting and getting to know each other better.

I also vist teach five other sisters, My companion is Marilyn Grua, who lives next door.

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A Dusting of the Cobwebs