What Happens When You Turn Sixty?

This year I learned first-hand what happens with you turn 60.

You get up, get ready and go to work just like you did when you were 59. But, when you turn sixty - one of your good friends send you flowers at work.
And another firend invites you for lunch (no picute included).


Then you get an amazing phone call from a sweet lady named Diane.

You've never met her but she calls your cell phone on your birthday and you answer. She tells you that she knows your daughter, Sister Grace Thomas. She lives next door to "the Sisters" and she helps take good care of them. She tells you she has them over for dinner often and she knocks on their walls to make sure that they are home and safe. She tells you that Gracie was over to her place "just last night" and that they celebrated one of the Sisters' birthdays. Gracie tell her that it's her mom's birthday the next day and she tells Gracie that she will call her mom and tell her that Gracie loves her. You cry! You cry with happiness to hear about your daughter. You cry with appreciation for this kind woman and you cry because that's all you can do right then. She tells you to add her to your contact list so you can call and leave messages for Gracie with her. You hang up and do that to that right then.
Throughout the day you get phone calls, voice messages and text messages from your children wishing you a very happy birthday. With 10 kids, that's a lot of calls and messages. A lot of love!!


After work you go home and there are gifts and cards in the mail and on the table. You open them all right then and there and you find lots of fun surprises from lots of wonderful family and friends. After you celebrate for a few minutes you put on your uniform for your second job and you go to work (again).


When you walk into the Pharmacy, there begins a song in the air. Your co-workers are singing "Happy Birthday to You" - to you! They come up with hugs and squeezes and there are cup cakes in the corner. Please don't tell the Wal-Mart Corporate Headquarters about the cupcakes. Techs are not allowed to have any food or drink in the Pharmacy, but your techs break the rules just this once ~ for you. After work, one of them takes you out for a Brown Topper at DQ. You know, the chocolate dipped ice cream cone. It's so big you can't even eat the whole thing.


You go home tired but so totally happy that YOU FINALLY TURNED SIXTY.

Guess Who Came Knocking ~ Labor Day Weekend

There was a knock at the door, a package on the porch and guess what was inside.

















SITANI!

Then there was a knock on the door, a package on the porch and guess what was inside.

MARLEY!!

We never could get Elijah to play along but he was having fun on his own.

We had all the necessary toys for a great day outside.

The Sugu’s had come for Labor Day weekend and although I had work at the pharmacy Friday night, we had Saturday, Sunday and Monday to enjoy together. Besides, we were going to 2nd Annual Thomas/Sugu Southeastern Idaho State Fair Event on Monday. What could be more fun?

Until then we played with play dough,

savored a Haini Fabulous BBQ


and soaked up the sunshine!

On Sunday with the “old” people were taking naps we went to the Green Belt to see the falls and feed the ducks.

HELP WANTED

Do you need help? Are your rain gutters falling off your roof? Are your light bulbs all burned out? Is your ladder hanging from the ceiling of your garage and you're only 5'3" and can't reach it to get it down? Does your fence blow apart in the wind? Do you need help bagging weeds from your flower beds?

Call Seth~ He's prompt. He's quick. He's thorough. He's friendly and he's cute!

(LOOKS LIKE HIS DAD)

THANK YOU SETH!

The Red Rose Morning

They say that the Red Rose represents "Love". I've always thought so, too. I love roses of any color but the true red rose seems to just stand out.

Well, this week has been "one of those weeks" with lots to worry and ponder and pray about. I was feeling a need for some peace and comfort so on Wednesday I decided to go spend some time in the Temple. I got up early and quietly left the house. However, I hadn't even driven out of the driveway before I pointedly realized that I was loved and being watched over by a very kind and loving Heavenly Father.

There at the end of the driveway stood the most beautiful red rose of the season. In fact, this particular rose bush had not bore one rose all summer. But there, where I couldn't miss it, it stood straight up in the early morning light. Thank you Heavenly Father.

"Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart;"
D&C 59:18