This month has been crazy.
There have been five family birthdays, a funeral, a wedding, a lesson to
teach, and all the usual trivia of life. Plus I serve at the Oquirrh Mountain
temple on Wednesdays, write a review column every other week, got my taxes
ready, just sent off one book to my publisher, and I'm about a third of the way
through a novella.
My husband's sister passed away earlier this month after a
series of strokes. The funeral was in
Sandy, but she was buried in Lorenzo, Idaho.
For those who never heard of Lorenzo, it's between Idaho Falls and
Rexburg. It was great to see so much family, but sad to bid farewell in this
life to a dear sister. Those of us who made the trek from Utah to Idaho for the
burial stayed overnight in Idaho Falls where we had a spectacular view of the
Snake River and the Idaho Falls temple.
The following weekend we traveled to a different part of
Idaho to my niece's wedding in the Twin Falls temple. It was a beautiful occasion and the bride was
gorgeous. Again we enjoyed visiting with family, but it was certainly a happier
occasion. We stayed with my brother and
his daughter in the country. From his
windows we saw plenty of cows, a rock-chuck, pheasants, and mules. It was kind
of sad to see a lone daffodil blooming beside the rubble that was once my
parents' house next door.
On the way to my brother's house we stopped in Twin Falls
where two of my high school friends met me for lunch. It was the first time the
three of us had been together since high school which was a long time ago. One other friend had planned to meet us, but
had the wrong date and missed our
reunion.
I discovered it's a real challenge to keep my blood sugar
level steady while traveling and eating out. Not only is it hard to count
carbs, but eating at irregular times creates problems too.
And the month isn't over.
There are still two birthdays and a play. Our oldest granddaughter has a part in her
school's musical and we don't want to miss it. I wonder if April will be any
better.
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