Week 52 and finishing up the year

4 August

Stephen gave a presentation at the annual FAIR (Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research) conference not only on the sacred embrace but also on Book of Mormon names.

5 August

Here is another very sweet picture of baby Liam.

6 August

Shh—don’t tell Liam I made a blanket for him out of this soft, I-love-Grandma fleece.

7 August

There is plenty of fabric in a Tibetan chupa, as you can see from the folds pulled to the back.

8 August

These are my adorable grandsons in Ohio—David John, Elijah, Benjamin, and Gabriel . . .

9 August

And sweet Cassius is my only grandson located locally.

10 August

Our fantastic editing team of Paula, me, Sandra, Alison, and Don had a grand time visiting Cove Fort before Alison’s retirement, and I took occasion to wear my Amish bonnet I purchased back East.

Finishing up—I have to admit that after having seen something new each day in India that I have really been dragging quite a bit to remember to take pictures these last couple of weeks. I am glad I embarked on this grand project of taking a picture a day, but I am equally glad that it is finished!

11 August

Our granddaughter Cayelle has oodles of personality—just the right picture to end my year of photos!

Week 51

28 July

When we arrived home from India, we were eager to see our grandchildren again. Cayelle is showing off on Maya’s slide (and seems to have sprouted feather ears).

29 July

I wasn’t sure I would see my parents alive again, so I was glad to see both of them.

30 July

These tickets represent 14 flights, 4 train rides, 3 guides, 13 temples, half a dozen drivers, and countless beggars. We saw 5 temples in Osian, Rajasthan; the exquisitely carved Dilwara Jain temples in Mount Abu; the Mukhalingam temple in Orissa; the Brahmeshwara and Parasurameshwara temples in Bhubaneshwar; and the sun temple at Konark.

31 July

During our absence, we grew a great crop of weeds.

1 August

Ed and Eileen, our neighbors, relatives, and friends, were at a Maxwell Institute barbecue at the Hoskisson home.

2 August

Our youngest, Jonathan, and Tine are now the proud parents of Liam Benjamin. That makes 8 grandsons and 3 granddaughters for us.

3 August

Junola and Dad make quite a pair as they depart our home after dinner.