What a great week! We
had our office meeting on Monday and after President Francis said that he
wanted to take us all out for lunch because we had missed doing anything for
Elder Merrill’s birthday. We had lunch
with the staff at a Mexican food place close to the office and enjoyed visiting
with everyone.
On Tuesday we worked diligently to get ahead so we could
spend more time with my parents. It
poured rain all day and then cleared up.
After work we did a few things and then drove over to Buffalo to pick
mom and dad up at the airport. It was
such a blessing that dad felt good enough to travel. We had a good visit and hated to go to bed
because it was so good to see them.
We went over to Palmyra on Wednesday after we stopped into
the office to do a few things. We went
to the Grandin Printing Press and had about half of the tour. There was a large bus load of people that
came in during our tour and we decided that we would come back when it wasn’t
so congested. A lady from the tour talked to us and she was from Rigby, her maiden name was Peggy Walker. We went out to Hill
Cumorah and showed them the art exhibit by Liz Lemon Swindle. It is so beautiful! I think I like it more each time I see
it. She has so much talent!
It was windy and we decided that we would wait to take them to the top. Last week was so warm and we had so much humidity. This week it has cooled down and there isn’t much humidity. I think that this is a blessing because it is easier to put on a jacket than try to keep cool. We went back to the Grandin and finished our tour. It is such a great place and always humbles me to realize that there were so many little things that happened to bring about the Book of Mormon and the restoration of the gospel.
We had something to eat at the Yellow Mill and then we drove around and looked at a few other things (the Erie Canal, the mushroom house, Trader Joe’s, and Wegman’s). We played lots of games and had a good time hearing about those at home. We really hoped that we didn’t wear them out with all the things we did.
It was windy and we decided that we would wait to take them to the top. Last week was so warm and we had so much humidity. This week it has cooled down and there isn’t much humidity. I think that this is a blessing because it is easier to put on a jacket than try to keep cool. We went back to the Grandin and finished our tour. It is such a great place and always humbles me to realize that there were so many little things that happened to bring about the Book of Mormon and the restoration of the gospel.
We had something to eat at the Yellow Mill and then we drove around and looked at a few other things (the Erie Canal, the mushroom house, Trader Joe’s, and Wegman’s). We played lots of games and had a good time hearing about those at home. We really hoped that we didn’t wear them out with all the things we did.
On Thursday we went to the Smith Farm, the Martin Harris
home, and the top of the Hill Cumorah.
We also attended the Temple in the evening. We found really good fresh corn at Walmart
for 20 cents an ear and had a nice supper at home.
On Friday, after some time in the office, we drove up to Lake
Ontario and looked around. We also went
to High Falls and drove through Highland Park.
Everything is so beautiful and green.
We ate a good sandwich at DiBella’s.
On Saturday we went over to Fayette and toured the Whitmer
Farm. They have a new movie there and I really enjoyed it. I can always see President Kimball standing
behind the table in the Whitmer home and talking during conference. It is great to remember when they dedicated
it in 1980. We also went to the camp at
Seneca Lake and enjoyed seeing all of the beautiful things there. We also went into Sauder’s and looked around
their unique store.
We got up early on Sunday (as usual) and drove over to
Batavia for church. The members were so
excited to meet my parents. I had lent
Chuck Lehman my book, Belonging to Heaven, about Hawaii (because they had lived
there several years). He read it in 1
week and said that it took away his manhood; because he cried like a baby. I liked the book, but it wasn’t that sad to
me. I think that he was really attached
to the good people he knew in Hawaii and he related the book to them. He loved it!
After church we drove over to Attica and looked at the State
Penitentiary (they call it a correctional facility). It is huge and looks like a place you don’t
want to go. We noticed 2 other ‘facilities’
in other towns nearby. We thought that
maybe they weren’t quite as bad of places to go. I can’t think of the term right now. Step downs, less mean, I can’t think of what
it is to go to a place that isn’t so bad.???
We drove to Letchworth Park after we ate our picnic (we had
made one at home before church and put it into the cooler). We enjoyed seeing everything there and it was
a nice day. We found out after we
visited that a family had fallen into the river the evening prior and they had
all gone over the falls and that 2 of the children were still missing. They had been hiking in a restricted area and
one of the kids had slipped and started a shale slide and they had all gone
with him. There were 5 rescued and a 5 year
old boy and a 7 year old boy were drowned.
We felt so bad about hearing of this tragedy. They have all been found now.
We went into the office on Monday and had our office
meeting. There were many things to do
and we didn’t get home until about 1:00 to see how mom and dad were
fairing. They looked pretty fresh,
having caught up a little bit on sleep. (we hoped) They were ready and we loaded up and went to
Pittsford and ate a burger at Tom Wahl’s.
The burgers there are always delicious!
We especially like the buns they use.
After lunch we drove to Greece and then down Ridge
Road. We went to the lighthouse on Lake Ontario and then to the cemetery in Albion
and Dennis decided to climb to the top of a tower there. He said the view was very pretty, but that
the climb was a little difficult. It had
a circular stair case and got more and more narrow the closer you got to the
top.
I'm waving to Dennis from the car |
We went over to Oakfield and showed them Lamb Dairy and we
enjoyed watching the cows ride the merry go round for awhile. It is one of those things that is kind of mesmerizing.
We then drove to Buffalo and checked into the hotel and relaxed for a little bit. We stayed at the hotel with them and for some reason none of us slept that great. We didn’t make noise (snore) or roll around all night, but for some reason we didn’t sleep that well. The alarm went off at 5:00 and we got ready and went to the airport to get them onto the 7:00 flight. It was so much fun and we hated to see them go.
We then drove to Buffalo and checked into the hotel and relaxed for a little bit. We stayed at the hotel with them and for some reason none of us slept that great. We didn’t make noise (snore) or roll around all night, but for some reason we didn’t sleep that well. The alarm went off at 5:00 and we got ready and went to the airport to get them onto the 7:00 flight. It was so much fun and we hated to see them go.
Mom wanted crab legs after seeing the ones Doug got for his birthday! |
Happy Birthday this week to Doug Johnson, Heidi Merrill and
Andy Atkinson! Make it the best day
ever!
Blessing: Having
parents that love and care for us and want the best for us. Being raised with good values and work
ethics; knowing right and wrong and how to make good choices. Thanks Everett & Janice Mueller and Glen
and Ranae Merrill!
It looks like you guys had a great time. It is so neat that you can go to the temple with grandma and grandpa. That makes me so happy for some reason. I am so sad about that poor family that lost two kids. That is so awful. I am going to girls camp tomorrow and need to have some happy times and feel the spirit. I went yesterday and it was so good. I rode up with the speakers for the devotional and it was amazing. A girl that is so beautiful and has been through it all and done it all and never knew she was a daughter of god until she was 17. He testimony is so strong and she just radiates. She just returned from a mission and it was so neat to talk to her. I could have talked to her forever it felt like. It is so crazy how you can feel some peoples spirits sometimes when they are just so happy in the gospel and she just seems like she wants to shout from the rooftops how much she loves the gospel. It was so cool. Anyway. I can not wait to see you guys and miss and love you guys so much but am so proud of who you are and what you are doing. Your my heroes and I love you so much. I am a slacker so my fathers day card is going to be late . But I really do have the best dad in the world and don't know how I lucked out to be sent to such an amazing family. I love you all so much.
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