Happy Friday!!

We are always amazed at how quickly the weeks are going by. Today is great because we are waiting for the inspectors to come and approve the sheet rock. Dad and Elder Browning were able to start on our home and the duplex again last week. They have been pretty beat each night as they have sheet rocked all 3 places in 9 days. Dad showers and then we set up the back massage pad and foot heater massage machine and he sits there for awhile. Then when he goes to bed he puts on a foam brace that keeps his arm straight while sleeping as he has tendenitis . We laugh at the nightly routine. Never thought we’d get this old!!

They finished up the home that had taken them away for the last month and I cleaned it and got it ready for the new people to move in. In the process of cleaning there was an old dresser that had been left that had been damaged and painted and was falling apart. Lee wanted us to take it to the dump but I could see possibilities in it. ( Dad says that I get that from my “daughters”!) So I have been busy stripping and sanding and have discovered a sturdy piece that will be wonderful with a little rebuilding from your Dad. I will send pictures of it when it is done. I am turning it into an entertainment center for our new home.

I’ve enclosed a picture of the Happy Elders and one of me with my newest afghan. I am now on my third. I hope to complete one each month for “Project Linus”. The weeks are busy with work here on the farm. Harvest should be over (We even held a Harvest BBQ 2 weeks ago for all the field and orchard workers) but there have been problems with the weather. Unusual rain and cool weather this month which is not good for almonds. Once they are shaken from the trees they lie on the ground for a few days before being swept up and loaded in trucks and brought to the plant. Each day they take a sample from each field and test it for moisture. The nuts need to be at 6% moisture to ensure that they won’t mold and go rancid in storage. With the rain that we had and the drop in temperature they are at 13% as of this morning. We have 2,500 acreas all shook and laying on the ground waiting to dry out. And the bad part is that they are predicting a storm this weekend. They have moved off all the trailers from the parking area and have spread nuts all over the asphalt hoping they will dry fast.

I went to the senior luncheon last week and the guest speaker was a Physical Therapist who talked about aging, exercise and things you can do to protect yourself. It was very good but I really wished that it could have been my favorite Physical Therapist!!

We love you all so much and miss you. Please send pictures. (I need updated pictures of families and school pictures!!) We know that this is where we are to be right now. I am so blessed to be able to read and study the scriptures daily. I feel such peace amid the noisy world because of how my testimony of Jesus Christ and His gospel is growing daily. It is wonderful not to be caught up in the crazy working world and all of its problems anymore. There is such contentment and peace.

Hugs & Kisses,

Mom & Dad