So, for Christmas, Annie and Nick gave me and Dad tickets to
ride the Mr. Hood Railroad for an Elvis show Valentine’s treat! We went
yesterday and it was a lot of fun! Well, the train was fun. The
dinner was excellent. Elvis was, well….creepy! But I, along with
every other woman in the car got a kiss and an Elvis satin scarf right off of
his neck! Eeeewww! Okay. I survived it. The rest of the
event was fun!
Dad did the repair to the car that he hoped would fix the
transmission problem, but it was to no avail. The car is still
broken. Instead of the $300 “easy” fix, we are going to need a rebuilt
transmission for $2000-ish. It was worth a try, I guess. Well
anyway, since we don’t have $2000 right now, we just have to drive the Explorer
unless it won’t drive. We took it out to Hood River for the train ride
and it made it there okay. It has trouble shifting (especially into
reverse), but it’s been okay. On the way home, it didn’t appreciate the
Sylvan hill and decided not to shift out of second or third and Dad had to limp
it the rest of the way home. We will now only take it to work, church,
school and back. Hopefully, Dad can finish our taxes and they will come
up with enough to get the car fixed! Oh, and that is if the tires don’t
go flat again in the process! We need new tires too. Oh, the life.
Bishop Wendell came up to us in church this morning and we
were making small talk. Then he showed us his hands. If you
remember, he has a nail biting habit. Well, he decided to knock that
nasty habit off. He showed us his beautiful nails and we had to take a
picture for you guys to show them off for him!
This is Bishop saying, “why do you
want a picture of my face?”
And in Sports news…..
Aloha's Brayden Kearsley commits to Brigham Young University
Mike Richman, OregonLive.com, January 23, 2013 3:19 p.m.
Aloha's Brayden Kearsley has
committed to BYU - (Bruce Ely/The Oregonian)
Aloha High School senior lineman Brayden Kearsley
announced Wednesday that he has recommitted to the Brigham Young University
football program. Kearsley initially committed to BYU in September 2011, but
re-opened his recruitment and considered Oregon State, Arizona State,
Washington, and Arkansas before deciding to recommit to the Cougars.
Kearsley, a 6-foot-5, 295-pound senior, is rated a four-star recruit
by both Scout.com
and Rivals.com.
He was a first-team
all-state selection as a senior, after earning second-team
honors in his junior season. As a sophomore, Kearsley helped
Aloha to the Class 6A state
championship and earned second-team all-state honors.
Although he had visited the campus multiple times during his
recruitment, Kearsley took an official visit
to Provo over the weekend and reaffirmed his committment after
meeting with offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Robert Anae.
At Brigham Young, Kearsley will join three other Oregon high
school football players from the Class of 2013. Central Catholic defensive back
Dallin Leavitt committed to BYU in September 2011, while Tanner Shipley and Johnny Ragin of Wilsonville gave commitments during the
2012 season. BYU has received more commitments from Oregon athletes from the
Class of 2013 than any other FBS school.
BYU went 8-5 in 2012, capped with a 23-6 win over San Diego
State in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.
Here are a couple of quotes I’ve enjoyed today from President
Gordon B. Hinckley. You might remember him!
“This is my prayer for all of
us—'Lord, increase our faith.' Increase our faith to bridge the chasms of
uncertainty and doubt. . . . Grant us faith to look beyond the problems of the
moment to the miracles of the future. . . . Give us faith to do what is right
and let the consequence follow.” Ensign, Nov. 1987, 52-53.
“This cause will roll on in majesty
and power to fill the earth. Doors now closed to the preaching of the gospel
will be opened. The Almighty, if necessary, may have to shake the nations to
humble them and cause them to listen to the servants of the living God.
Whatever is needed will come to pass.” Ensign, Nov. 1997, 68.
I hope you have had and will have a
couple of really great weeks!
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