Arizona FUN!

 Time to get out and have a little adventure.

Time to get the travel trailer hooked up and ready to go with friends.

So, Arizona was our destination.  Which is ludicrous because Arizona is the #1 hotspot for Covid-19.

But, armed with our masks we set out to have some fun.

Parking spot; Quartzite, Arizona, home in January to America's large trailer show and largest swap meet of JUNK, or if you need it, very important STUFF.

Tables and tents and rows and rows of stuff abound in this once-a year show.  My parents - especially my mother - used to love to come here and shop.  It was too overwhelming for me.  

There are over 50 RV trailer parks in and around Quartzite, but MANY people just boondock...no water, sewer or electricity.  There are hundreds of trailers all around this little town that has about 1000 year-round residents, but swells to literally THOUSANDS in the month of January and a little beyond.

On to  Lave Havasu and the famous London Bridge.  Amazing how they took it apart and put it back together again in America!  Whatever, right!

Lake Havasu was lovely along the lake.  It's a desert, but the waterside was so beautiful.

We always have fun traveling with these friends: Mike and Loretta Allam, Don and Lisa Sjogren.
We had a bit of a scare when Mike thought he had lost both of his hearing aids.  He found them at the end of the day back in his trailer.  WHEW!

It was a memorable five days and I'm ready for more adventures.  I hope we can get our shots soon, however before we head out again.

WHAT DO PEOPLE DO???????

 ...who have no family or have cut all their family ties?

To me, family is the most important EVER, so I cannot even imagine not having a family, whether they are near or far away.

FAMILY is so important to me.

As it is to GOD.  I'm so thankful for the sealing power which allows us to be with our families through eternity.  So, I better shape up and behave, so I can be with my family.

Her's Jenni and Brent's beautiful family over the Christmas holidays in Duck Creek, Utah?  

Jenni made these adorable beanies for everyone in the family with colors specifically for those people.
So, here's Lisa; Megan; Halsey, who just announced she's pregnant;
and Janessa, who got engaged on this trip....getting married in February.

Adorable hats, beautiful young women!

And, here's the whole plaid family!  
I just now realized that BEAR, the dog, didn't get a beanie!

Aren't they just THE BEST?!

I Am in a State of Shock!

 Horrifying, unbelievable, disgusting, and a host of other negative phrases describe what happened in our beloved country yesterday, as hundreds of protestors to the election of Biden, stormed the Capitol.  They did acts of maliciousness and destruction.  One person was killed by capital police; three others died, perhaps from underlying health conditions.

Capitol secured after assault from Trump supporters

Trump Told Crowd ‘You Will Never Take Back Our Country With Weakness’

As Congress prepared to certify the victory of his successor, President Trump railed against the election and helped set in motion hours of violence.

And, I blame our egotistical, narcissistic, maniacal president.  Wherever he goes, he incites riotous behaviours, which he never condemns, rather encourages it.

He has sown more hate in his four years than any other American leader in the history of our country.

So often I wonder, HOW IN THE WORLD DID HE GET ELECTED?

I will always be proud of the fact that I did not vote for him in either election, even though I generally vote Republican.  

Hopefully, life after a new president will be more peaceful.  I'm not for Biden, but I am for stability and calm after a tumultuous four years.  

And, I will pray for healing in our beloved country.  I love America.  And, hope this was only a hiccup in its long glorious history.

Way to Start the New Year Just RIGHT!

 

Doing my very favorite thing:

READING a book to Evan and Olivia; great grandchildren. 

Oh, they are so adorable and sweet.  But, they live in Texas, so this event hardly ever happens.  

I'll take it when I can!

So, What Have YOU Been Doing ....

 ...over the Covid 19 Pandemic?

Zentangle cards

Embroidery - I made tea towels for three people, Loretta, Jenni, and Gigi and her daughter.

Art work  - so fun, not nearly as good as my mentor.    But, I try, and it's so fun and relaxing.

I made a couple of baby hats for nieces.    They are so cute, and they work up so fast.

This is a couple of days before Christmas, and shows the many projects I was working on.

This is one of my favorite patterns.  I think it is so lovely.

Columbine.  

A scarf for Amy.

Another baby cap.

Lots of dish cloths to give away.

And, that's what I've been doing, and it's been so FUN!

Also, I have been studying the Book of Mormon!  Another great thing.

It Seems Impossible to Believe....

 ...but, I have actually climbed these stairs;

It was hot, it was hard, but what a triumph at the top!

COVID and Politics

 This has been an incredibly contentious year, on so many levels.

I'm so relieved that the election is over.  

But, something that happened this year, which is so very sad, is that this horrific virus became a political issue.  

Shouldn't a terrible, fast-spreading disease become a concern for everyone, without it resorting to resisting to having to wear a mask?  

I do not understand people, like my neighbors, who say it is a hoax, it's communism, it's taking away our freedom, and on and on.

It is common courtesy; it's caring about our neighbors, friends, and family.  

And, it is all VERY SAD. One quarter of a million people in America have lost their lives to this wretched virus.  That's 250,000 REAL PEOPLE.  Not Just NUMBERS, but people with children, grandchildren, parents, jobs, lives to live.

In this one issue, it would seem that Republicans and Democrats should be able to come together.  

NOT SO.  

I love America, but sometimes the events going on make me sorrowful.