Projects in Fallon and we are now Senior Service Missionaries

Okay, mainly it's just one main project broken up into sections--getting ready for an Estate sale at Aunt Margaret's and Uncle Jim's...and then holding it. 

It's really a strange thing to go through that process-- it was sad and brought feelings of nostalgia, but  it was actually also quite nice--after almost a year of a lot of isolation, some of us got to spend time together and it was good to be in UJ and AM's house.

All in all, the Estate sale went well...a bit cold and a bit windy (okay, sometimes very windy), but it only rained a little with a few snow flakes at the end of Friday's sale and while we were setting up on Saturday. Camelot-style weather again. 

As far as snow goes, we've reached the time of year where every time there are flurries I have to make sure I touch the snow-- just in case it's the last snow of the season. So driving home from Oregon it snowed south of Susanville, so I had to stick my hand out the window and get some flakes on my hand, just in case it was my last chance till next winter. 

But then it snowed around Fernley, so I had to stick my hand out the window again...just in case. And then again at the estate sale, I got the chance to touch the snow. Maybe that really was the last chance this season...

We were so busy at the sale, that I don't have photos to show the lots of things...but I did snap this picture. It's the trailer loaded up with the Christmas ornaments and decorations that came from Uncle Jim and Aunt Margaret's garage getting ready to put out on the tables (remember they had 13 trees and some of their Christmas things were stored in the house and not the garage so they are not on the trailer).

Today, which is the 46th anniversary of my baptism into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was also the day that Glen and I were set apart as Senior Service Missionaries for the Reno Temple! 

We will be the laundry coordinators and work the Saturday morning shift (6 am- about noon), but until temple baptisms start up again, there isn't much laundry. We think/hope it won't be much longer until things open up more and we will be able to start serving there. Right now we are just waiting for our training to be scheduled.

Other news in the family--Andrew and Heather are going to be buying their first house! They are currently house hunting in Mesa. Very exciting!

In other exciting, if not as monumental, news, Ryan called and he and Angeles are coming to visit us in April in-between semesters! Looking forward to it!

projects in Oregon

So, Glen and I spent some time in Oregon with my mom. The project that turned out to be the biggest one wasn't even on the original list of things to be done--tearing down old dark brown paneling and putting up sheets of mahogany paneling for a wall in mom's bedroom.

I didn't get a real before picture, with both pieces of old paneling still up, but I did get a photo with one down and one still up (that I posted last week and will repost today). 

Besides projects (like sewing and cleaning out dad's workshop aka "the dungeon"), Glen also played games with mom and me. The games being Yahtzee, Big Money, chicken foot dominoes, Play Nine, and the card game 3 to 13. Mom and I won all but one game of Yahtzee. It was not Glen's week for winning games, but I think he still had a great time anyway (losers and winners get chocolate at mom's).

One roll in Yahtzee was so freaky that I took a photo. I had whispered into the cup that I needed 3 fives...and proceeded to roll 3 fives. (then I looked around and asked dad if he were there)

one panel still up on the left and the right one gone

both gone

going to use the table as a sawhorse (it was raining outside)

opened up the table as if putting in the leaf...and then sawed down the middle!

scraping some old glue from off the wall

putting up the 2nd sheet

putting up the 3rd sheet

Done! Notice the ceramic cat--it had been Aunt Margaret's. Mom loves it.

my 3 fives

Glen sewing some more masks

the dungeon after a little cleaning up

the dungeon after Glen was done

Glen had to touch the ocean just once while we were there

Glen's comment: We could film a "Twilight" special here

had my first pottery class of the semester on Friday and got busy

We are mostly done cleaning out Uncle Jim and Aunt Margaret's house and are having an Estate Sale this Friday and Saturday, March 19th and 20th starting at 9 am. Hope the weather cooperates!

Come and see if you are nearby...especially if you are interested in Christmas ornaments and decorations. Aunt Margaret had a tree for every room in her house and has some wonderful Christmas items.