Week 8

30 September

Just an update on current gas prices at Costco (the lowest in the valley). When our children were young, I made a canvas city for them to play on, and the unheard-of, high gas price at that time (early 80s) was $1.29 per gallon.

1 October

Stephen and I made a quick trip to Rexburg, Idaho. We dropped off books at the library and then managed to get in the 10:30 session at the temple. We have never been inside this temple before—it was characterized by lots of straight lines and a very few circles.

2 October

The landscaping project is moving forward! Most of it has been dug out. We missed the excitement yesterday when a Comcast cable was cut (it certainly wasn’t where the blue stakes people had marked it).

3 October

I couldn’t give up on my conference tradition of making cinnamon rolls, so I invited the neighbor family (and their friends) to come over.

4 October

Fall is arriving in all its glory—bunches of gold chrysanthemums in our own garden highlighting the white flowers in front.

5 October

Dad’s student Deborah spent three and a half months in McLeodganj, India, last summer, so we invited her (and her friend Spencer) over for dinner. We peppered her with questions and received informed and enthusiastic answers.

6 October

Quoting Maya: “Hey, Oma, it’s hard to keep playing the piano when you ask me to look up at you.”