April's special days, serving in the temple

Seems I don't have any photos from April that would be worth putting on my blog, so here's just a brief run down of the month:

Final March Madness standings:

Brandon won. 

Kaellen tied for 9th.

Glen tied for 11th (and was 20th).

I was 15th (and 32rd).

Hannah was 33rd and her Battle of the Logos bracket came in 2nd to last at 37th place.

Always a blast.

Andrew turned 31 on the 2nd. Ryan and Angeles came for a visit on the 3rd and so they were here for Ryan's 27th birthday on the 6th. Henry turned 6 on the 12th. Andrew and Heather celebrated their 8th anniversary on the 25th.  Time flies.

Glen and I started our senior service mission this month. We have now worked 3 Saturday mornings doing the laundry at the temple. We start at 6:30 with a prayer meeting and work for 3 baptismal sessions. We've gotten done at variable times, but 12:00-12:30 might be about average. There's plenty of down time between loads, so we have time to study (scriptures, conference, and duolingo) and just relax and visit.

I am amazed at how much I love it. I didn't realize how much I missed the peaceful spirit in the temple, plus we work with such amazing people. 

Reno Temple 12 July 2016

Eric, Ryan and Angeles, end in sight?, SEAL Team, March Madness

Eric was sustained and set apart as our ward family history consultant today! He definitely has skills in that area. Also, he got his 2nd COVID vaccine on Wednesday. He was able to work, but it did "wipe" him out a bit, he says. Mild fever, but did okay.

We got a call from Ryan...they are coming a week earlier than previously planned, so he will be here for his birthday! He will have to take a few finals while he is here, though. We are looking forward to having them come and visit us this Saturday!

And the signs we have had this week that give us hope that things are getting back to normal:

--Glen and I went grocery shopping at WinCo in Reno on Wednesday...and the bins were open!

--Then I was in town Friday night (not typical for me), and I was amazed at how many cars were on the road and how many people seemed to be out and about. (but maybe it's always that way on a Friday night and I'm just not in town to see it?)

--AND we were told this morning that we are now able to sing the hymns in church instead of just listening to the organ playing them! It's been over a year...

Glen helping during Ariel's Q & A

Back to why I was in town Friday night. Ariel Endacott, a former theatre student of Glen's and a CCHS graduate, wrote an episode of the TV show "SEAL Team" and they had a showing of it at the old movie theatre!

How she came to write the episode titled "A Question of Honor" was interesting. Ariel has been a "showrunner's assistant" at CBS Studios for almost 2 years now and apparently if a show has more than 22 episodes, they then give the opportunity for a freelancer to write an episode. And that is how she came to have her name on the screen. It was fun.

March Madness results for today!

1st place-Kaellen's Oregon bracket! 

2nd place-Glen's Michigan bracket.

Tied for 3rd-Glen's BYU bracket, Beth's Gonzaga bracket, and Jacob P's bracket.

Tied for 25th-Beth's Ohio State bracket and Ben J's bracket.

Tied for 28th-Hannah's Ohio State bracket and Beckam's bracket.

35th-Andrew's Abil Christian bracket.

37th--Hannah's Battle of the Logos with Florida State is actually not last anymore! It's now 37th (which is 2nd to last).

And Glen's entry in the local CCCommunications competition is 2nd out of 18! (He had been 1st for this past week).

Good stuff. Good week. 

Looking forward to General Conference, Ryan and Angeles's visit, and Easter Sunday! (and more basketball...especially if we continue to do so well)