If I don't use lots of exclamation points, AnnMarie, no one will read this.‏

Myrna wrote: I have to make a decision and I need help. All of you who are somewhat tech-wise, please respond. You may respond to all or to just me, depending on how you feel about it. 

Allan has a 3-year old MacPro that he would like to sell to me for $600. It comes loaded with the necessary programs, as always. He will take monthly payments. It has a lot of memory and my old machine, downstairs, has little. Also the old machine is now 15-years old and has had one repair. Dad and I have actually, however, been talking about buying another lap top. It is really hard for us to share this one. We both need/want it at the same time. I have begun doing my writing from the laptop because it is easier on my back. However, ALL the photo stuff is on the old tower.

There you have it. Dad went down and looked at it and he says it seems nice but he doesn't know much about the tech stuff. I have to decide by tomorrow or it will go on KSL and then, on Tuesday, in the paper.

AnnMarie wrote: $600 for a 3 year old machine seems steep.  Todd and Shawn will know better. 

I am deleting Braden and Megan and Jason from the email chain.

The best rule of thumb for all sales (and one I have learned to trust) if it has to be now, it has to be no.  

Ams

 

P.S. You got my attention using words and no exclamation marks.  It really is the same thing I tell my kids - use words with no emoticons and no excessive punctuation and I will reply quicker.

Todd wrote: I agree with AnnMarie. 

Kirsten wrote: So if you want a price comparison, check either apple's site under refurbished section (they actually warranty them) or this site www.macofalltrades.com.

You know my deep love for macs, but I don't understand why Allan always pressures you.  He's had to know he was getting a new computer for longer than just today.  Did you check KSL to see what was already listed?

I hate pressured choices.  I personally prefer iMacs vs MacPros.

Jared wrote: For $400 more you can get a new lap top that probably has just as much space and is just as fast and has a full warranty.  I would not go for the $600 option.  My 2 cents. Jared

Brigitta wrote: Definitely not worth it. Macs are expensive and that's not actually a bad price unfortunately, but you would be better off buying a brand new hp for around 400-500 and then getting the programs you want and owning the user licences yourself, plus with a new laptop you'll have a warranty.

Let me know what you decide and if you go for a new one I'll help you find a good price.

 

Sundra's Son's Book Free on Kindle

Saundra wrote: Hi Everyone!

Some of you may receive this message twice, because you are on a couple of my mailing lists.  If you do, I apologize.  You can ignore the second one.

Our son, Todd, now has a series of three books out; Max and the Gatekeeper, The Hourglass of Souls and The Descendants and the Demon's Fork which are young adult fantasies.  The first book is on the AP list and was selected for Alaska's Battle of the Books.  There is nothing offensive in them and are appropriate reading for all ages.  Teachers and librarians have found that they capture the attention of their classes and holds it.  They have been especially good for reluctant readers (mainly boys).

As a means of getting the books better known to the public, he is making the first book, Max and the Gatekeeper, available free this weekend, March 2 - 4 through Amazon to Kindle owners.

If you have a Kindle, we would greatly appreciate your ordering it (even if you have a hard copy), to help him get the books better recognition.

Thank you so much for supporting him in this endeavor.

Saundra Cochrane

Myrna wrote: It's called envy (on my part). Tell him congratulations. I will send this on to my family as well.


Saundra wrote: Thank you!

They are a fun read and each book gets a little better than the last.  I found some of the twists the third book had to be quite imaginative and was impressed.  (We all take turns editing them).  They would be fun for your grandchildren.  And he gets a little bit of gospel teachings in them.  The fourth one is going political against - you-know-who.

Head squeezer removal 101‏ Performed by Natalie

Myrna wrote: Dad always said they were uncomfortable. I guess he now has proof. Hehehe!

I need your help again.‏

Aunt Viola Smith Wing was anti-Mormon for many, many years. Her daughter, Verna, however, was very active and Weston was a sealer in the Provo Temple for more than 20 years. I  cannot make the funeral. I think Gordon is disappointed in me. I am sending Verna a card with money from all of us. If any of you, in Utah, can make the viewing tonight, please tell Gordon and Roberta that you are there in my behalf. If Deloris is there, tell her hello from me as well. Sorry. Thanks, Mom


Verna (Mrs. Weston) Garrett
795 East 150 North
Provo, Utah  84606

Phone 801-373-4425

Melanie: Love you. Sorry that you had such a tough decision. I would love to have gone, but unfortunately, I would have been late.
 Mel

Shawn: Sorry. I did not see this until late Friday night.

Myrna: That's why I said: "any of you, in Utah." I knew you would be too late and that it would really have been "Mormon time." ;) Love you!

Melanie: I hope it went really well. I am going to use your story of your life in my young women lesson tomorrow. I was thinking about you all day today. We had Stake Women's Conference and the Stake Relief Society President was telling about average women, who are more than average their families. The story she related was so like your own, that it brought tears to my eyes. I remember hearing one of the church leaders tell from the pulpit the story of their average mother. I was totally offended when he said that most of us had average mothers. I have never felt like you were average. I had to repent, because I realized he said, "most" of the congregation...that meant that some of us had above average mothers. As I was telling my Beehives last week about all the things that we watched you do, I made my 60 year old advisor smile and tear up...she said her mother was just like you...but, much older. :)


Thank you for praying for me. Thank you for teaching me how to cook, sew, clean, and sing.

I love you.
Mel

Myrna: You are my amazing woman. I honestly don't think, that if we were both your age, I could begin to keep up with you. I think Heavenly Father knew I needed a daughter just like you to bolster me up, hold my hand, dry my tears and calm me down. But most of all, I think He knew that I needed a good friend and you have always been that. Even when you were a little girl, you were my friend as well as my daughter. I am thankful that you paid me such a tribute. I have wondered so much the past few months if being what I am, and am still becoming, was good enough. I see so many things in my life that I need to repent for and so many days that I would like to live again hoping that I could take my experience back with me and would have the wisdom to do better. Garth, when he was on his death bed, said to me: "Myrn, do you think I have been good enough?" I told him, "You have been an idol of mine all of our lives together. How could you have been better and not have been translated?" I feel that way about you. How could you possibly be better than you are and not be translated? I do love you and admire you. Mom

Melanie Bolton: It's funny...I always have felt that way as well. Am I good enough? Do I do things that matter most? When my children are struggling, I think about the time I spent with them and wonder if I taught love enough, if I taught patience, diligence, perseverance enough. I remember hearing one of the leaders in our Stake remind us that we need to be patient with ourselves as well. I have often said that I was totally amazed that you turned out as well as you did. You had no real righteous father figure in your life, except Uncle Fred and some of your local leaders. There were good fathers who helped you to understand that you wanted a man like our Dad, one devoted to you and to our family. I know first hand how hard it is to make a marriage work. I am grateful that I had parents that prayed me to righteousness. Yes, you did the best you could with what you had. As we age, we get wiser and our decisions about what matters most change. I would have let Siovhan sing as loud as she wanted, the same note over and over and over, if I had known how much I would miss it when she wasn't home. I try to remember these lessons with Mikaela and I think that is why sometimes the older ones think the younger ones are spoiled, because with age comes the reality that not all things matter, some things are completely not worth the fight.


I hope you had an enjoyable day at the Temple. My advisor was just called to be a coordinator. I told her that I would do whatever I can to help her not feel too stressed, because I know what a hard calling that is. She serves all day at the temple, then helps me out on Wednesday nights for activities. I told her that she didn't need to kill herself to always be there, but she said that the activity nights are her favorite part of the calling....so of course she was going to come. That reminded me of you. :)

I hope that everything went well with the funeral and that you will be able to attend Kyle's court of honor. What a great legacy for you all to have four Eagle Scout grandsons, and a few more very close.
I love you.
Good night.
Mel

Shawn: Sorry, I didn't see the email until late Friday night.


Myrna wrote: I'm sorry also. The funeral was on Saturday morning and the viewing was Friday evening and Saturday a.m. I was hoping that you might get there because you are always so good to do that. I love you, Mom 

From Gordon About Kilroy Was Here

For the WWII generation, this will bring back memories. For you younger folks, it's trivia that is part of our American history. Anyone born in the mid-thirties is familiar with Kilroy. We didn't know why, but we had lapel pins with his nose hanging over the label and the top of his face above his nose with his hands hanging over the label. No one knew why he was so well known, but we all joined in! 

So who the heck was Kilroy?

In 1946 the American Transit Association sponsored a nationwide contest to find the real Kilroy, offering a prize of a real trolley car to the person who could prove himself to be the genuine article. Almost 40 men stepped forward to make that claim, but only James Kilroy from Halifax, Massachusetts, had provable identity.

Mr. Kilroy was a 46-year old shipyard worker during the war who worked as a checker at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy. His job was to go around and check on the number of rivets completed. Riveters were on piecework and got paid by the rivet. He would count a block of rivets and put a check mark in semi-waxed lumber chalk, so the rivets wouldn't be counted twice. When Kilroy went off duty, the riveters would erase the mark. Later on, an off-shift inspector would come through and count the rivets a second time, which resulted in double pay for the riveters.

One day Kilroy's boss called him into his office. The foreman was upset about all the wages being paid to riveters, and asked him to investigate. It was then he realized what had been going on. The tight spaces he had to crawl in to check the rivets didn't lend themselves to lugging around a paint can and brush, so Kilroy decided to stick with the waxy chalk. He continued to put his checkmark on each job he inspected, but added KILROY WAS HERE in king-sized letters next to the check mark, and eventually added the sketch of the long nose peering over the fence. That nose became part of the Kilroy message.

Once he did that, the riveters stopped trying to wipe away his marks.  Ordinarily the rivets and chalk marks would have been covered up when the hull was painted. With the war on, however, ships were leaving the Yard so fast that there wasn't time to paint them. As a result, Kilroy's inspection "trademark" was seen by thousands of servicemen who boarded the troopships the yard produced.

His message apparently rang a bell with the servicemen, because they picked it up and spread it all over Europe and the South Pacific. Before war's end, "Kilroy" had been here, there, and everywhere on the long overseas hauls to the war zones and beyond. To the troops outbound in those ships, however, it was a complete mystery; all they knew for sure was that someone named Kilroy had "been there first." As a joke, U.S. servicemen began placing the graffiti wherever they landed, (then saying it was already there when they arrived.) 

Kilroy became the U.S. super-GI who had "already been" wherever GIs went. It became a challenge to place the logo in the most unlikely places imaginable.... (it is said to be atop Mt. Everest , the Statue of Liberty, the underside of l'Arc De Triomphe, and even scrawled in the dust on the moon !

As the war went on, the legend grew. Underwater demolition teams routinely sneaked ashore on Japanese-held islands in the Pacific to map the terrain for coming invasions by U.S. troops (and thus, presumably, were the first GI's there). On one occasion U.S. servicemen reported seeing enemy troops painting-over the Kilroy logo!

In 1945, an outhouse was built for the exclusive use of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at the Potsdam conference. Its' first occupant was Stalin, who emerged and asked his aide (in Russian), "Who is this Kilroy, anyway?"

To help prove his authenticity in 1946, James Kilroy brought along officials from the shipyard and some of the riveters. He won the trolley car, which he gave to his nine children as a Christmas gift and set it up as a playhouse in the Kilroy front yard in Halifax, Massachusetts.

So, now you know!

Knight Coat of Arms

Fat Is Not a Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen

Fat Is Not a Fairy Tale
Jane Yolen

I am thinking of a fairy tale,
Cinder Elephant,
Sleeping Tubby,
Snow Weight,
where the princess is not
anorexic, wasp-waisted,
flinging herself down the stairs.

I am thinking of a fairy tale,
Hansel and Great,
Repoundsel,
Bounty and the Beast,
where the beauty
has a pillowed breast,
and fingers plump as sausage.

I am thinking of a fairy tale
that is not yet written,
for a teller not yet born,
for a listener not yet conceived,
for a world not yet won,
where everything round is good:
the sun, wheels, cookies, and the princess.

Melanie wrote: Clever. Just how I feel about it, especially after eating a bag of
Cadbury's Mini Eggs.

Kirsten's Friend is a Relative by Marriage

Myrna wrote: Kirsten, Tammy Howard Rasmussen was at the funeral yesterday. She would like to get in touch with you. Since she is married to Jacquelyn Ann Cunningham Rasmussen's son, then that would make her a sort of relative, right? 

Jacquelyn is the daughter of Harold and Francis Cunningham. Francis is your dad's relative because she was a Blackham before she married Harold. I know Francis and Harold because they both worked at Manti Temple and, of course, because they live in Carbonville. 

Francis has written a few books on the history of Kenilworth and other mining areas of Carbon County. I enjoy her writings, because I am a history buff, and have most of the books she has published. 

Kirsten wrote: Tammy and I are friends on facebook.  At least, I think we still are. Kirsten


Myrna wrote: She didn't think you still were. Look and see. Thanks!

Kirsten: We weren't friends on Facebook anymore.  I re-friended her. 

Myrna wrote: She sat with her kids and her mother at the same table that we did at the dinner after the funeral so we were able to talk to each other a bit. 

From Saundra

Dear Classmates,

 

Just received the following information from Don Butler about another classmate whom we've lost.

I'm sorry but have more sad news to report.   We learned that Ronald Oster, ECHS Class of 1960, passed away last week.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.   May he rest in peace.   Here's a link to his obituary in today's Sun Advocate:

 

http://www.sunad.com/index.php?tier=1&article_id=24288

 

Don

Myrna wrote: Just this month, my 96-year old neighbor, a 96-year old friend of Leonard's, my 61-year old friend in our ward, Leonard's cousin and a cousin of mine all passed away. I thought February was for celebrating. However, I suppose all of those folks are celebrating on the other side. It is our earthly viewpoint that keeps us from seeing that.

William Weston Garrett (husband of the first cousin of Elaine and Renee)

William Weston Garrett

1916 ~ 2012

William Weston Garrett passed away on February 17, 2012 at his home in Provo at the age of 95. He was born November 8, 1916 to Joseph Oscar and Stella Paxman Garrett in Provo, Utah. Growing up he worked in the family grocery store where he could make change before he could see over the counter. He graduated from Provo High School in 1934 then attended BYU for 3 1/2 years. In 1937 he started his career as an abstractor at Intermountain Title & Guaranty Co. in Provo. The name was later changed to Security Title & Abstract Co. Weston was part owner/owner of the company for over 50 years before selling it to his employees. After his mission he returned to work for his former company until he retired in 2008 at the age of 91.

He married Verna Mae Wing on June 30, 1939 in Springville, Utah. The family was sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on Dec. 10, 1964. They enjoyed many family get-togethers and rejoiced in their large posterity. As a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he and his wife served a mission in the Texas Dallas Mission July 1986-87. He served in several leadership positions in the church and was an ordinance worker and Sealer in the Provo Utah Temple for over 20 years.

He served his country as a Lieutenant in the Utah National Guard which he joined right out of high school. Later he was drafted into the US Army where he served as a Sergeant during WWII and a Warrant Officer in the Korean Conflict where he was awarded the Bronze Star.

He was a founding member and former Vice-Pres. of Riverside Country Club; member of the Provo Chamber of Commerce; Pres. of the Provo Jaycees; Vice-Pres. of the Utah State Jaycees; Pres. of the Provo Kiwanis Club; Pres. of the Utah Land Title Assn.; Pres. of the Provo Baseball Pony League; and a tenor in the Skyline chorus of the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.

He loved life and lived it to the fullest. He leaves a great legacy of love, integrity, and service for a family that adored him. After spending time with his family, his greatest love was golf. He played with friends, wife, sons, grandsons and great-grandsons until age 94. He enjoyed bowling, watching his family play sports, BYU basketball games, singing, and peanut M&M's.

Weston is survived by his wife Verna, their 4 children: Russell W. (Kathryn Graehl), Paso Robles, California; Kent L. (Ann Collins), St. George, Utah.; Bruce K. (Patricia Spreckelsen), North Salt Lake, Utah; Diane (Michael) Allred, Sandy, Utah; 21 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, 1 great-great grandson, and his brother DeLane Garrett, Kent, Washington. He was preceded in death by his sisters Mignon Pratt and Norma Robison, brother Jay Garrett, and grandson Jacob Bruce Garrett.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Bonneville 5th Ward chapel, 85 South 900 East, Provo. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center St., Friday evening from 6 until 8 and at the church Saturday from 11:30-12:45 prior to the service. Interment, with military honors, at the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences to the family may be emailed to info@bergmortuary.com.

Read more: http://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/william-weston-garrett/article_6c40e91f-8231-5861-9e99-685b231d526b.html#ixzz1nEopVybm

From Saundra

Dear Classmates,

Just received the following information from Don Butler about another classmate whom we've lost.

I'm sorry but have more sad news to report.   We learned that Ronald Oster, ECHS Class of 1960, passed away last week.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.   May he rest in peace.   Here's a link to his obituary in today's Sun Advocate:

http://www.sunad.com/index.php?tier=1&article_id=24288

LHTs Relatives

CB#: 435-660-9306

Weston Garrett's Passing‏

Gordon Smith wrote:

Dear Donnette, Myrna and Raymond.  Just for your information, W. Weston Garrett, age 95, passed away on February 17th and his service will be held on Saturday, February 25th.

Watch for details from Berg Mortuary, Provo, Utah.  Weston is the husband of Verna Wing, Viola Smith’s daughter.

Don’t let the flu bug bite.  He got us, and it’s a bad one, not a 24 hour thing, but days, and days!

Love, Gordon and Roberta


Myrna wrote: Thanks so much for letting me know. We work at the temple on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon so I will need to see what we can do.

This has been quite a month as far as death is concerned. My 76-year old good friend in the ward, my 96-year old neighbor, a 95-year old friend of Leonard's and one of his 60-year old female cousins (her funeral is tomorrow) have all passed away in the last two weeks. Avoid Nephi in February.

I also had that flu bug. I still cough from time to time but the headache is gone. 

Eva About Jacquelyn

Dear Myrna,  Thanks for letting me know about Frances and Harold's daughter.  I wish I could go down tor the funeral but I have a long-standing appointment with my Internest for my annual physical that day. They lost their oldest daughter years ago as the result of car accident over towards Huntington; she is buried in Price. Helen and I went to her funeral. That's some time before her parents went on a mission to India.  How time flies and where does it all go?  Seems like yesterday was Christmas and here it is two months later already.  Have a good week. Love you,  Eva

Sorry You Also Have GERD From Eva

Sorry you also have GERD.   Personally, I think it works better in the morning because that is closer to the time I will be eating and when I want it to work, not while I am asleep.  With all my meds, I have learned one thing the Pharmacist taught me --- take a drink of water just before taking any pills then follow it up with a full glass of water to be sure it gets washed all the way out of the esophagus. My friend who I used to work with and lives down in Wales got so deathly sick and ended up with a surgery.  He takes tons of meds and they found that dozens of capsules had settled at the end of his esophagus and he had a huge mass of them that had not done what they were supposed to be doing. Too bad he hadn't gotten my instructions. After my talk with my pharmacist, I read all of the directions that came with my Plavix and that was exactly what it said; water before the pill and plenty of water after.  I know a couple times after taking my Lipitor for high cholesterol before going to sleep, I can tell I didn't wash it down good. I can still feel in throat so I have to get back up and drink a couple more glasses of water.  I do not want to irritate the inside of my esophagus; my neighbor had done that and it was a night mare. She had to go in every six months and have her esoph.  stretched so she could swallow. She also got cancer in hers and that was just awful.  She finally died which was a blessing, but we here in the Courtyard watched her suffer for two or more years with it.  Take good care of yourself.  Love,  Eva  

Are you folks going to the funeral tomorrow? 


Myrna: Yes, we are going to the funeral. 

I also drink lots of water with my meds. However, I have to take my GERD med at night or I would not be able to lie down at all. The acid is so much worse at night. There were a few nights prior to my going to a specialist that I thought I was having a heart attack. I do have scarring. However, the new med is working and I am sleeping. The old med I had to take twice a day and this one, a really new one on the market, has really helped so that I could go to bed and not have to sit upright in a chair all night. I cannot eat anything for three hours before I go to bed. The hiatal hernia keeps the esophagus from closing but because of my blood clot history they do not want to do surgery.

Eva on GERD

Eva wrote; Hi,  Myrna, Thanks for all the info.  Reflux is also called GERD.  I found out on my mission that I had IT and have  been treated for it ever since with  one capsule  every morning ; mine is a prescription drug but i is like Tagamet, a bit stronger.  I can eat anything I want to without any problem, including cantaloupe which I hadn't been able to eat for years. Dr. Wolf in Chicago said chocolate is a bad culprit also.    Thank goodness for well informed Dr's. who can prevent a lot of pain for us.  That one visit helped me immensely.  I hope  all is well with your family,  Thanks for the lovely Valentine.  Love you both,  Eva

Myrna wrote: I also have GERD. I also take a capsule but I take mine at night. I worry about it because that was what caused my two cousins to die so young. I have a hernia which is the basic cause of my problems.

Jens riding his walker.

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LHT's First Cousin, Once Removed

Funeral Notice: Jacquelyn Ann Rasmussen (April 1, 1951 - February 17, 2012) Jacquelyn Ann Cunningham Rasmussen, age 60, passed away February 17, 2012 in Provo, Utah. She was born April 1, 1951 in Price, Utah to Harold and Francis Blackham Cunningham. She was a school teacher and a member of the LDS Church. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at the Mona 1st Ward Chapel, 65 East 100 North, Mona, Utah with a viewing at the church Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 pm and Wednesday from 9:45 to 10:45 am. Interment at the Mona City Cemetery.

Obituary: Jacquelyn Ann Cunningham Rasmussen died Feb. 17, 2012 with her family by her side.
She was born April 1, 1951, in Price, to Harold and Francis Cunningham. She married Wayne Dulan Rasmussen on April 16, 1971 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
She had a beautiful voice and always made sure that music was heard in her home. 

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her favorite pass times were spending time with her grandchildren and sewing.
She was a dedicated teacher for 29 years and touched the lives of many students'. She was also a proud member of the DUP. She is survived by her husband, Wayne, her children, Kami (Harlan, Spring Glen), Heather (Mat, Denver, Colo.), Trevor (Ksenia, Sandy), Holly (Brent, Genola, UT), Travis (Mona), and adopted son Jessie (Okla.), her grandchildren, Kayden, Khylen, Alix, Harley, Eliott, Kamri, Saydee, Owen, and Annaliese. She is also survived by her parents, Harold and Francis, seven brothers and one sister. Preceded in death by sisters Karen and Mary.
We will be honoring her with services at the Mona LDS church located at 65 E 100 N, Mona. A viewing will be held Tuesday evening, Feb. 21, 2012, 6 - 8 p.m., and funeral services Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012 at 11 a.m. with a family viewing one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mona Cemetery.

Gordon Smith wrote: Hi, It’s interesting to think I read this obituary thinking about how this lady had touched so many lives in a myriad of ways. Of course, not knowing of her relationship to Leonard and your family. You have had a lot going on with your family and neighbors. We extend our sympathy to you Leonard. She was a lovely lady. Thanks for the info. Again, stay well and keep in touch. Love, Gordon and Roberta

About Harold‏

We gave Harold a card with $90 enclosed. Dad only wanted to give $60 but I thought they could use the higher amount so I slipped it in the card that I was filling out. I don't expect money from any of you. We did put all of your names (including spouses) on the card.

We received a nice thank you note from the family of Merlene. They thanked us for all the nice neighborly things we had done for her and for the flowers from our family. They requested that we let you all know how much the flowers were appreciated.

It was Alma the Younger.‏

Myrna wrote: Alma, son of Alma 

According to the Book of Mormon, Alma, the son of Alma was a Nephite prophet often referred to as "Alma the Younger." Both Mormon and Helaman believed that he was taken up like Moses of old.

Kirsten wrote: See?  You do know what you're talking about! :)


Myrna wrote: Sometimes. I am never certain, however. This year I am reading the B of M from cover to cover once every three months. It was an RS challenge. I have done it once and started over. I think, I may know more of what I am talking about when I finish.

Love you. Go to bed. I am heading there right now! 

Virgin Coconut Oil: America's First & Only Handcrafted Virgin Coconut Oil

What I enjoyed was not the advertisement but the glimpses of how coconuts are harvested and made into oil. I know, I am a kook who likes to learn weird things. M

Go to: http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/virgin_coconut_oil.htm. In this interview Tropical Traditions CEO Brian Shilhavy explains how he and his wife, Marianita, discovered virgin coconut oil during the years they lived on Mt. Banahaw in the Philippines. On Marianita's family homestead, the Shilhavy family resurrected an almost-forgotten method for making hand-crafted virgin coconut oil used for centuries by native Filipinos. From their Philippine homestead, the Shilhavy family was the first to export virgin coconut oil from the Philippines to the United States, where they found consumers eager for a handcrafted, organic, virgin coconut oil.

Shilhavy explains in the video how their Gold Label brand is still made the traditional way by hand, is a certified organic coconut oil, and has been tested to contain the highest amounts of antioxidants among all other brands of virgin coconut oil in the Philippines. 

Gordon wrote: I was surprised at how expensive coconut oil is. Wow!

Myrna wrote: As for coconut oil, I think that the brand is not as important as the video would have you believe. You can get it at WalMart for $6. It doesn't have quite the flavor but, from the study I have done, it is just about as effective. It is the type made for the popcorn industry.

Charlotte Freeman wrote: It's interessting that you sent this last week.  I had just gone to Logan where I purchased virgin coconut oil for use in my foods as an anti-oxidant...I haven't checked which brand it is because I've not used it.  But if I do buy more, I'll certainly look up this brand.   Like you,  I enjoyed the process immensely...that's how my mind works as well.  Charlotte

All Set to Fly

Myrna wrote: We are all set!

Kirsten wrote: Here is the flight info that you need. Love you!

From: "Frontier Reservations" <info@reservation.frontierairlines.com>
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Date: February 14, 2012 8:17:15 AM MST
To: JJWAITE6@AOL.COM

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It's Time to Check In
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Flight Details

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Number: F9 1656


 

Kyle's Eagle Court of Honor‏

I am hoping to get invitations out, but things are so crazy around here with work, church, volunteering, illnesses, teenagers, senility, etc. (perhaps some of you know how it goes with the Howards).

Kyle's Eagle Court of Honor will be February 29, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.  It will be held at our stake center on the corner of 600 East and 700 North.  Please forward this to Michael and Benjamin so they may come if they have time.  There will not be any fooferaw, but it will have an eagle's nest.  Matthew's pack meeting will be at 6:00 so my family will already be there.  It is our Blue and Gold banquet and his is supposed to get his Arrow of Light (but Cub awards do not always go as I would like).  So, for those of you who can come, we'll just meet at the church at 7:30.

Thanks,
AnnMarie

Marilyn Was Missed Today

Marilyn (Ealey) and I sat by each other at Relief Society last week. It seemed like an empty row without her today. All the old cronies sit on that row--Bender, Jarrett, Ealey, Nichols, etc.

I remembered to myself that, when others have died that attended our meetings, the seats they once used remain empty for awhile. It is as though the seat was still being saved for the person who no longer is there to take it. The memory of the person lingers and it is as if they were about to come and take their usual place. The mind knows that will not happen but the heart leaves room.

Marilyn Ealey

Marilyn died yesterday morning. Harold was at church today because Travis Lynn had his farewell. I went up to Harold after Sacrament meeting and told him what a good friend Marilyn was, what a good wife she was and that I would miss her and I made him cry. I did not know about her death until the bishop announced it in Sacrament meeting.

Her funeral will be on Thursday and we will not be here. We will be in Colorado babysitting Kirsten's family. The viewing will be on Wednesday and we will not be here for that either. Dad said that we would go and visit with Harold at home before we leave. We will give him the card and money then.

Harold was at the temple yesterday and arrived home about 1 a.m. He thought it was odd that Marilyn did not answer the door so that he had to use his key to get in. She seemed to be taking a nap and was lying on the sofa with her mouth slightly open. He tried to wake her and she was cold to the touch. He called the ambulance, the police and then called them back because they seemed so slow. After that, as the emts arrived, Bert Paxman and Joe Christensen went to his house to help him. The family was all called.

I think, rather than giving flowers on this go around, we will give money. I think they can use it to help buy a headstone and a burial plot.


Kirsten wrote: Sorry mom.  Do you want me to cancel your flights?  I know how close you all were. Kirsten


From Melanie Bolton 2/13/12:
So weird to think of her not around. Harold will be lost without her. I loved her too. I spent a lot of time at her house and she treated me just like she did her children.

Some of Whit's non-competitive festival piece‏

From LHT who thinks that the writer was very cleaver.‏

RECALL NOTICE:

The Maker of all human beings (GOD) is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the heart.

This is due to a malfunction in the original prototype units code named Adam and Eve, resulting in the reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units. This defect has been technically termed "Sub-sequential Internal Non-Morality, " or more commonly known as S.I.N., as it is primarily expressed.

Some of the symptoms include:
1. Loss of direction
2. Foul vocal emissions
3. Amnesia of origin
4. Lack of peace and joy
5. Selfish or violent behavior
6. Depression or confusion in the mental component
7. Fearfulness
8. Idolatry
9. Rebellion

The Manufacturer, who is neither liable nor at fault for this defect, is providing factory-authorized repair and service free of charge to correct this defect.

The Repair Technician, JESUS, has most generously offered to bear the entire burden of the staggering cost of these repairs. There is no additional fee required.

The number to call for repair in all areas is: P-R-A-Y-E-R.
Once connected, please upload your burden of SIN through the REPENTANCE procedure. Next, download ATONEMENT from the Repair Technician, Jesus, into the heart component.

No matter how big or small the SIN defect is, Jesus will replace it with:
1. Love
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Patience
5. Kindness
6. Goodness
7. Faithfulness
8. Gentleness
9. Self control

Please see the operating manual, the B.I.B.L.E. (Believers' Instructions Before Leaving Earth) and the Book of Mormon (Best of Manuals) for further details on the use of these fixes.

WARNING: Continuing to operate the human being unit without correction voids any manufacturer warranties, exposing the unit to dangers and problems too numerous to list and will result in the human unit being permanently impounded. For free emergency service, call on Jesus.

DANGER: The human being units not responding to this recall action will have to be scrapped in the furnace. The SIN defect will not be permitted to enter Heaven so as to prevent contamination of that facility. Thank you for your attention!


- GOD

P.S. You may contact the Father any time by "Knee mail."

(Because He is eternal, always on the line and is willing to listen and to help at any time. However, please remember, that sometimes He says, "No!" or "It is not good for you right now. Work a little harder.")

Melanie's New Address

Myrna wrote: Melanie, I have your Valentine's Day cards ready to mail but I don't have an address to send them to.

Love you! Mom


Melanie wrote: I had great plans of getting my change of address cards mailed by last week. There were so many little things that happened while I was trying to unpack the 400 + boxes that we had moved from Milford. (The packers sometimes only packed five things in a four foot box...I think they were paid by box.) Sorry.

Our new address and phone number are:
3217 Hawthorne Court
Flower Mound, TX 75022
Home #: 972-539-1562

(You need to make sure you write "Court" as there is a Hawthorne Drive on the other side of town).

Thanks Mom!

Melanie


Myrna wrote: Thanks, Honey. Dad said you are right, they probably did get paid by box. ;)

If you like, we could just forward this email to your siblings and that would save you some time. I won't do it unless you say its O.K.


Myrna wrote: I don't mind you sending it. I will send out the follow up cards sometime next week. We are still looking for the office printer...don't know where the packers packed it. I am almost done with the boxes, but there are some tubs of the children's school work and their "treasures" that were in the attic that they might have stuffed the printer in.

Mel

Melanie is in Young Women Again

Melanie wrote: I was sad that the class Gordon told us about was on while I was at Young Women last night.

 I was put in to the Young Women Presidency after one day of being in Texas. I think the whole Presidency was astounded. They don't know me, I don't know them, the young women don't know me...it has been a little interesting.

 Love you.
Mel

Myrna wrote: I told you that you had some sort of printing on your forehead that could be seen only by bishops. It must take a bishop's vision (or your parents, we can see it too) to see the special wording. It says: "Righteous woman, good with people, loves the Lord." Dad said to remind you that the righteous should have a "mark upon their foreheads."

Articles About Book of Mormon

Myrna wrote: I would encourage you to read the series of articles: "Digging into the Book of Mormon: Part 1, 2 and 3."
They were written by John L. Sorenson.

Sorenson can also be found on the following site:"Mormon Scholars Testify." http://mormonscholarstestify.org/114/john-l-sorenson and at maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=72‎

Melanie wrote: I have read these and thought this was very interesting. Thanks Mom.
Mel

John L. Sorenson was born in 1924 in Smithfield, Utah, where he grew up. After attending Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University), he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, where he was trained (at the California Institute of Technology) as a meteorologist and served in the South Atlantic theater ofoperations. Dr. Sorenson originated the anthropology program at BYU in 1958. From 1964 to 1969, he was head of social sciences at General Research Corporation, doing research as an applied anthropologist. Returning to Provo, he founded Bonneville Research Corporation, a subsidiary of General Research, and then, in 1971, rejoined the BYU faculty as a professor of anthropology. Altogether, he headed the anthropology program at BYU for 14 years, retiring in 1986 after suffering a heart attack.

Beautiful

Snowflakes Poem 

Christine Fitzgerald



Sometime if this winter you go
Abroad to see the falling snow -
You will find to your surprise
That a trillion flakes will greet your eyes.

Swirling, dancing in the day,
Who could make them quite this way?
Each one new, six sides on all,
Each reflects light as they fall.

No two ever found alike
With lace and rays and sculptured spike.
Here one moment, then they melt,
But what a silent scene is felt!

Discern in those dear tiny flakes
The face of God who nature makes
To please His children and show His love
To all the world from heaven above.

Gordon Tells of Class

Gordon Smith wrote: For your information.  I thought you would be interested in this. Gordon

Date: Tue, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:17 AM
Location and verification of the Book of Mormon events 

There will be some free webinars (at home on your computer) Feb 7, 8, 9 and 14, 15, 16.  7-9 PM
http://www.bookofmormonevidence.org/events.php

Especially pertinent to those who wonder where the Book of Mormon lands are: Central America or United States.
 ...or who wonders if there is any concrete evidence of the historical reality of the ancient inhabitants of America being from the Holy Land.

Myrna wrote: Thanks, Gordon! I am very interested. I know that, first and foremost, the Book of Mormon is to be appreciated on spiritual and doctrinal levels, but it is also nice to consider where the various activities may have taken place.

Trial for

Myrna wrote: I can't remember the name of the person. I will need to call the court and get that so that I can pick it up the information I need, get the results from the trial court documents and won't need to attend.

AnnMarie wrote: Funny thing.  This man told the judge in chambers today that you and I were in collusion to run a smear campaign on him in the city so he wouldn't get a fair trial.  He also blamed me for the half a million cash bail I got on him, he said I lied to the judge. I don't know what inmate told him that you were my mother, but now he is fixated on that.

Myrna wrote: Oh, great! I made another friend and I wasn't even there. Should I just ignore him and let him rot in jail?

AnnMarie wrote: It's up to you.  If we win, he'll go to prison for at least 15 years or it could be for life.

Court

AnnMarie wrote: The trial I have been dreading, as you know from Jared (Eldridge, county attorney), is during the Shakespeare play. Funny thing.  This man told the judge in chambers today that you and I were in collusion to run a smear campaign on him in the city so he wouldn't get a fair trial.  You were not in the courtroom. He also blamed me for the half a million cash bail I got on him, he said I lied to the judge.

I don't know what inmate told him that you were my mother, but now he is fixated on that. 

If we win, he'll go to prison for at least 15 years and maybe for life.

Myrna wrote: Oh, great! I made another friend and I wasn't even there. The court should know, by now, that you tell me NOTHING. They must know that I have to get all of my information from law enforcement and from your boss because you don't say a word to me, ever. 

I plan to cover it from the court documents. I would hate to disappoint the man. Did the video make the jury ill? I could just see them asking for a break after viewing it. I'm glad I had county commission today. That way I had an excuse for not watching it

Car Title

Cassie wrote: Hello Myrna!
I was wondering if you had some time to answer a few questions for me? Your dad had a 1961 new yorker, I am not sure who it went to but it is sitting in my yard by my garage. It is a gorgeous car and I would like to restore it. I was wondering if you knew anything about where it came from and who might have the title? I attached a photo of it so you know which one it was.
Thanks so much!
Cassie

Myrna wrote: I think you will need to give Laurel a call. I think that she may know who has the title. Does your dad not know? I sort of thought that it went to him and that was why it was parked there. Perhaps it went to Ken.

Cassie wrote: Thank you so much!

Myrna wrote: Oops! That should have read: Does your Granddad not know. I know you are his granddaughter and that your mother is his daughter. Wow, what a slip. Sorry.

Cassie wrote: Yeah isn't sure where the title went either. I can get another one I just don't want to have two titles floating around out there lol. Does Laurel have an email?

Myrna wrote: She does and it is: tom_laurelm@emerytelcom.net. She doesn't email though. I am sorry about that. I have had two or three replies and/or posts from her in that many years. Just call her on the phone.

Cassie wrote: Thanks so much sweetie!

Amy Visit

Myrna wrote: And then there are those who wonder why I keep my old emails. What a fun memory. I am sharing it because I thought it was so much fun. I am also saving some of these to the Trauntvein blog site. I just thought you might enjoy reading the following.

On Monday, February 06, 2012 1:02 PM, Amy G wrote: Thanks for the updated info…. Need to get those Christmas cards out.  J  Thank you for Hailey’s birthday card and $.  I will take her shopping this next week.  I’m sure she will be buying something pink with it!  Hailey had a good birthday today.  She got to go play with her best friend next door (she’s being begging to go play for weeks), opened her presents, went out to eat pizza and salad (her request), came home for cake and ice cream and is now watching WALLY (one of her presents) to finish off her big day.  Just thought you might want to know.  Thanks again for remembering her 3rd birthday.  Love to you both!

Amy


Amy wrote: Very cute!  Wow that was a while ago, lol!  Are you and Leonard doing anything this coming Sunday after church?  I will be in Utah spending a few days with Michael and since he has school Mon-Fri and you are at the temple on Sat, we thought we'd come down on Sunday after we attend his ward, as long as you will be there that is.  Let me know if that works or not.

Thanks!
Amy

Myrna wrote: It sounds wonderful! We will look forward to seeing you both. Our church is the 11 a.m. session.

Amy G

Amy G wrote: Could you send Jim and Julie's mailing address to me, please?

Myrna wrote:

Jim and Julie Jones
11705 East 21000 North
Mt. Pleasant, Utah, 84647


Amy G wrote: Thanks for the updated info…. Need to get those Christmas cards out.  J  Thank you for Hailey’s birthday card and $.  I will take her shopping this next week.  I’m sure she will be buying something pink with it!  Hailey had a good birthday today.  She got to go play with her best friend next door (she’s being begging to go play for weeks), opened her presents, went out to eat pizza and salad (her request), came home for cake and ice cream and is now watching WALLY (one of her presents) to finish off her big day.  Just thought you might want to know.  Thanks again for remembering her 3rd birthday.  Love to you both! Amy

Myrna wrote: And then there are those who wonder why I keep my old emails. What a fun memory.