Kirsten's Friend

From: jkfrancis30@netzero.net Mrs. Trauntvien It was so good to see you tonight at the temple. Its exciting to hear how Kirsten is doing. Can you send me her phone number? Thank you so much!!! Have a great night!!! Jennifer Fowkes Francis Myrna wrote: Kirsten, here is the e-mail address of your friend. If you two would like, you could e-mail and not wait for me. I will send the phone number tomorrow evening. It is late and I am going to bed. Love to all. M Kirsten wrote: Thanks Mom. It will be good to get in touch with her.

About Richard and a Request

Eva Dixon wrote: Can you rell me what is wrong? Thanks.

I got David's Christmas card back for wrong number.  

I have 194 West 200 So, Hurricane 84737

Myrna wrote: It is 6194 W. 200 S., Hurricane, UT  84737

It looks like you just missed the "6" at the beginning.

Eva Dixon wrote: Thank you. My crazy left  eye so often does not see the first number on on a line.  Unfortunately, I have this problem to often.  

Richard was released after 9 days in the hospital. The lymphoma has returned in his thigh between the muscles. He will meet with his Dr. next week to talk about what they will do next.  So disappointing.  He was coming home on the 36th for four days.  The best laid plans of mice and men oft times go astray.

Cassie and Kim Pitts' Addresses

Myrna wrote: I need mailing addresses for you and for your mom. Thanks, M

Cassie Pitts wrote: 

My moms address is 2479 S Highway 10 

Price, Utah.

Mine is 1220 E 800 N Appt 1D 

Price, Ut 84501

I work at TKJ. It is a group home for adults with mental disabilities

Myrna wrote: My e-mail address is: mandlht@msn.com.

Thanks!

Blessed are the peacemakers

Dear Sister Jorgensen, the scriptures you shared during prayer meeting on Saturday were most helpful. I have pondered what it really means to be a peacemaker since then. Thanks.

You were there, Friday evening, to see that I tried to turn away hurtful words that one person said by making light of them, or turning them into a joke. I should not have done that and it was not proper. I must have conveyed my hurt a bit, however. Things did not seem as smooth after I told her that I was just a noisy creature who was trying to do the business at hand as quietly as possible. I had cut back from a roar to a meow. I said: "Sister, I am certain that I came here to be as noisy as possible--lol." I did not add, but could have, that my behavior, apparently, did not meet her standard but that her standard was extremely high. I must have overreacted to the criticism because the critical one went out of her way to be friendly on Saturday. In fact, she told me that she hoped we were still friends and hoped that I had not become angry with her on Friday. So much for trying to smile through her criticism. Blessed are the peacemakers. . .




Sometimes I am not among them.


The one problem that is making it difficult for me to be as objective as I might be, is that, since I am in a leadership position, I have had several sisters, all excellent workers like you, come to me and ask what they should do because that particular sister has offended them. Your scriptural consel was to always choose to be an affable person who loves others as the Savior loves us. 

Merilyn Jorgensen wrote: And sometimes the stress of the time doesn’t help us in handling little things that otherwise wouldn’t bother us.  “Peace” is a state of mind—though it comes only from the Prince of Peace, we have to embrace—and ask for it—with open hearts.  Circumstances always have many ‘sides’, interpreted many different ways.  I have a difficult time remembering that when I ‘react’ quickly, without thinking (which I usually do L )

Thanx for being my friend, I  Luv ya.  Merilyn

Two items‏

Myrna to Melanie: I sent Braden's package to you because I thought he had left for Texas. Ams said she didn't think he had. The packages I send to the away kids differ a bit from the ones I send to the at home kids. I hope that is not a problem.

Were the ornaments OK or were they broken. The guy at the Provo post office was so certain that he knew what he was doing that Dad and I did not question it until we left. Then we wondered and I have worried. If they were, please let me know. How about the round package? Is it also OK?

From Melanie: Thank you!
He is here in Texas.

We received the packages and they are under the tree. The ornaments are on the tree, and they are perfect...no damage. I will try and take a picture of our tree and get it sent out. I still need to put the ribbon on and to put the star on the top.

I sent your birthday present last week. It is in a box from the postal service. You can open it, it is in a birthday package.

I am sending Dad's Christmas present tomorrow. I sent your Christmas package from Amazon. It will be gift wrapped, so you can put it under the tree.

Ben is getting socks from us and from some other people, so later will be better, that way he will have back ups.

I love you!
Melanie

About Ann Olsen

Rachelle Olsen-veal wrote about Ann Olsen:

The email is just a scam- my mom is safe in the US- apparently there are a ton of these scams coming from overseas, someone found mom's inactive email account and used it to send this stupid message. She's fine:)"

Diabetes Education Classes

Myrna, I am writing to inquire about your interest in our diabetes classes. We have not seen you for a few months, and want to know if we should keep you classified as an 'active' patient. If not, we will move you to our follow-up program. When patients are marked as follow-up, we like to be able to interview them once per quarter to assess how things are going. Please let me know what direction you would like to take, and if there is anything else we can do for you at this time. We enjoy working with you and wish to assist you with diabetes management any way that we can.

Thanks,
Jim Webster, BS Pharm CDE
Santaquin Pharmacy & Diabetes Center

Myrna wrote: Please go ahead and move me to the follow-up program. I now weigh 130 pounds (down from 160) and, except for a few days when I had the flu, have remained active. My blood work in the a.m. is anywhere from 88 to 98. During the day, two hours after a meal, it is 110 to 116. I will go for another A1C in March. 

I am a reader and have read many books about Type 2 since I first met with you. I continue to learn. I also have learned a great deal from the internet. I am not using any meds and I am determined to stay away from them as long as possible. 

My surprise, however, was that I can not only not eat refined sugar but have problems when I eat foods containing aspartame. Clarene Hansen, who works with Dr. Susan J Maturlo MD, said it would be OK to use them occasionally but, I guess, not for me. I never did like soda either sugarless or sugared. I did chocolates. I don't need them and I don't miss them. When I had the flu, I bought some sugarless cough drops and found that even one seemed to elevate my blood glucose. Not enough to be dangerous but enough that I did not like it (120). That was an evening reading, before bed. Clarene also gave me a better machine which is much more stable.

I have adjusted my diet. I do not miss sweets at all. I feel so much better without them. I have found foods that I love and I always did love a good green salad with lots of fresh vegetables. I also like Greek yoghurt, unflavored for desert. I sprinkle a little cinnamon on it and really enjoy myself. The rest of my family eats as they usually have, with a few exceptions. There are less sweets and that is fine with all of us. For me there are no temptations. I have a strong will and I am content and happy. Clarene said that I am a good candidate to reverse (not eliminate) diabetes.

Thanks, M

Nanci's Address

Helen wrote:

Nanci's address---
412 Blue Lake Court
Simi Valley, California
93065

Myrna, please send me Melanie's  and Brigitte's addresses. Thanks--Hope all is well. Love Just Me. H.T.

Two More Addresses

Melanie and Howard Bolton 3217 Hawthorne Court Flower Mound, TX, 75022 Brigitta Trauntvein HC 64 Box 4015 Moab, UT, 84532-9619 Thanks!

OK, so what I told you all was not true.

When I tried to order from Amazon for each of you, I found out that I could only order three of the DVDs I wanted. It doesn't matter what kind of preferred customer I am. Therefore, Melanie and family, Todd and family, and Kirsten and family will all receive a package from Amazon. The rest of you will receive it from me as part of your package from me. I will buy the DVDs from Costco and mail them to you. What a pain! Oh, well. . .C'est la vie.

As for the book which is included, it had better be hardbound because that is what I paid for. If it is not, let me know. We will send it back for the right one. I am saying this because, last year, it took two tries to get the books hardbound and not softbound. I sent them back twice before they got it right. Blessed are the patient because they will inherit all that's good in the life hereafter. In this life they will just get stubby teeth (from grinding them).

Kimberly wrote: We are at your house Christmas Eve.