Oh my gosh!  It has been way too long since I posted, so I need to pause, take a deep breath, & write. Here is a sample of my life in the last few months: I went to Utah for my father-in-law’s funeral, took a 2-week vacation/cruise with my family to the UK – England, Ireland, Scotland, & we boarded in Amsterdam, burned my throat from swallowing a pill wrong, I had COVID (it was pretty bad), I started horse therapy weekly again for the fall/winter (which helps physically & emotionally, too), had a hospital visit with recovery from Pleural Effusion (where I had “minor procedure” – I forget that “minor” for “normal” people is not so minor for me: fluid was drained from my lungs, & it took me like 4 times as long to somewhat recover…& I’m still recovering!), I took a meditation/mental health class, went to an awesome Halloween party (where, if you’ve seen the show “Stranger Things,” I dressed as Eleven’s mom, mama, & Mark was papa), & I’ve been preparing for the primary program for church, which occurs November 12.

In this post, I will include an invitation for our primary program, & some links to videos my daughter-in-law made.  One video is of our cruise.  The other is a short film idea that came about as we waited…& waited…& waited!  The cruise we went on had a LOT of old people who didn’t use the stairs…It was infuriating because when they got tired of waiting for the elevator, they decided to walk 1 or 2 flights of stairs!  Or, even more upsetting was when the elevator opened & was full of younger people who could walk well – but despite seeing several wheelchairs waiting to use the elevator, no one got off for those who HAD to use the stairs!  (Personal plea: PLEASE do NOT be one of those people who takes the elevator up or down one or two flights of stairs, & if u see a wheelchair waiting for an elevator, GET OFF the elevator & use those working legs!  Show some gratitude for having legs that work!)

& while I’m on my soapbox: PLEASE do NOT use family restrooms for pooping! Show some courtesy to people like me (who can only use that toilet).  Please do not make us wait forever to use a toilet in a bathroom that smells like your poop!

British Isles cruise video:

Short film:

Halloween costume – I had planned to turn my chair into a rocking chair, but Mark had been so busy, & I realized that if mama went anywhere, she’d need a wheelchair!  Ha!:

Primary Program Invitation: