Aunt Marilyn

Aunt Marilyn

3/31/2020

Today my Aunt Marilyn passed away.  I'm so happy for her!! 
I love her so much!  

When I was little, Marilyn and Norman lived next door to us.  It was so nice to be able to have another mom right next door.  Me and my brothers played together with Lynn and Blake, Kurt and Bart.  We played all day outside, looking for worms, snakes, playing ball, riding bikes, and just having a good time together.  When Kurt was a baby, Marilyn and Norman moved about 6 houses north of us, still on 2700 West.  It was easy for us to go to their house to play or for the Bennington cousins to come to our house to play.  We found a lot of things to do outside.  We pretty much grew up together. 
After Marilyn and Norman moved, Grandma Verlie moved in the Bennington's house next door to us.  It was very convenient for us cousins. We always had a place to go for hugs, cookies or lunch, and we loved to play together.  We played everyday together, from one house to the next.   Some of my favorite memories are playing Burger Bar under the big tree between our house and Grandma's house.  We made mud hamburgers and used empty toilet paper rolls to call the number out when the order was ready.  I also remember riding Grandma's little welsh pony Twister, with the boys in Grandma's pasture.  Catching night crawlers after we'd irrigated at night was lots of fun.  Riding the Schwinn bikes to find pop bottles in the ditches was fun.  We found and played with water snakes in those same big irrigation and drain ditches.

Aunt Marilyn - Mom - Aunt Verleen

I'm so happy my mom and Marilyn were close sisters.  They lived close together their whole lives and were good to each other.  It was really hard for Aunt Marilyn when she had to leave her home in Roy, a place she'd lived for 84 years, to live in Tremonton because she couldn't go up and down stairs to take care of herself.  Marilyn kept saying she wanted to go home and she wanted to be close to my mom. 

 Aunt Marilyn - Aunt Verleen -  Uncle Earl - Uncle Norman 

Mom and Dad 

Aunt Marilyn truly lived a good life and was always making others happy by doing what she new would make them happy.  She loved Norman and supported him in his may adventures of camping, hunting, and fishing.  There was always a deer or two hanging from their carport in the fall.  Pheasant tails in empty shot gun shells were a favorite toy to throw and watch fall to the ground.  Many trout fish were caught and brought home to share.  Marilyn loved her family and it was evident that whatever was important to them was important to her.  She always supported me in whatever I was doing in my life.  She was supportive of my kids, she loved them too.  She loved us all.  

She lived a Christ like life and she will be missed.  I'm so happy for her.   She is finally home, with Norman, her mom and dad and her 4 sisters.  

I love you Aunt Marilyn and I am so thankful for the wonderful life you shared with me.  Your influence is a part of who I am and I am so thankful for the blessing of having you in my life.  

Much Love!

Jan

Such pretty flower our family sent for Marilyn

She loved roses

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March 29, 2020

Knitting on the Sabbath

I had a ball of cotton to knit a dish cloth, so I worked on that this afternoon.  

Today we didn't do anything with the missionaries and it was nice to just spend the sabbath with Wayne.  We listened to talks and Tabernacle Choir music.  Our favorite was the video of people from our stake singing at conference about 3 or so years ago.

It was a good day.

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Fishing In Arequipa

March 26, 2020

This morning, Wayne and I went for our walk around the temple grounds.  We get to see the beautiful view and sometimes see the same things over and over.  The grass around the temple is getting pretty long and the flowers are looking like they need some attention.  It is still beautiful.  Today when we were sitting on the bench looking out ove3 the city, Wayne started acting like he was fishing.  I joined in.  It was a fun little moment, one I want to remember.

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Game Day

March 26, 2020

This afternoon, sister Doxey wanted to play games and asked if we could play our Left Right Left game.  Se met downstairs and played for about an hour.  It was quite fun.

Patiently Waiting 3/25/2020

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3/25/2020

Hello Everyone!

Wayne and I are still in Arequipa!

It's been a week, nothing much has happened.  Wayne and I have been quarantined in our apartments since Saturday 3/18/2020.  We've only ventured out once, last week we walked to the store to get some groceries.  I posted about that.  It was just so different, everything about it was weird.

 

We have been enjoying this time we can share together. I don't think we've ever had so much time to be together and we've have enjoyed the slow pace peaceful moments.   

Wayne has been able to do Unicad work and catch up on entries for his life history.  I've cleaned, cooked, baked , and cleaned, cooked, baked, over and over.  We've enjoyed watching old movies, old Western movies, and we even took a trip to the Antarctic via YouTube.  

It's been nice!

I have been working on making Wayne and me a mask to wear when we finally get to fly home.  It has been a little tricky since I don't have a sewing machine and just by chance I brought a few scraps of fabric.  It wasn't by chance.  As I think about it now, I know I was prompted to put those pieces of fabric with me.  When I was packing to come to Arequipa, I saw two little scraps of fabric sitting on my sewing machine and at the last minute, I put them in with my sewing stuff just in case I needed them for something,  I don't think this was by chance at all.  

  

March 25,  Sunday we had sacrament meeting with the temple missionaries.  I said the opening prayer in English and Wayne helped with the sacrament.  It was so tender for me to listen to him say the blessing of the bread in Spanish.  It touched me.  

Alda and Nolan Doxey sang Nearer My God to Thee.  Sister Doxey and sister Garcia spoke.  We met in President Antelo's house because they were afraid the police would see us meeting together downstairs and they didn't want to get in trouble.  

After the meeting, we all brought a pot luck dish to share for our lunch.   I made creamy potatoes and brownies.  It was something so different for everyone and it tasted good for a change.

There were a lot of rice dishes.  I think we are the only ones that didn't use rice.  

Lentils - Rice with peas, carrots, and sausage -  Spagetti with tuna - Rice with chicken  

Lentils - rice with peas carrots, sausage - spaghetti with tuna fish

Rice with chicken - Sliced onions and diced tomatoes - fried thin chicken - rice with lime

Rice with chunks of cheese - creamy potatoes

Sister Doxey made cookies

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Monday all of the sisters got together.

March 23, 2020  

Sister Antelo brought some cold canned milk and showed us how to beat it with the hand mixer until it was full of air and almost like whip cream.  She added some powdered pineapple nectar, which is like a powder you'd add water to, to make a juice.  Sister Garnica diced up a mango and all together it made ice cream.  We all had a little to enjoy. It was different but pretty good.  

The mango's were the best part.  

Sister Doxey wanted to show the sisters how to make cinnamon rolls.  I joined her and the other sister missionaries.  I donated my package of flour, powdered sugar and an egg.  We watched her make the rolls in the KitchenAid mixer that is from Sister Antelo's apartment.  ( you can see it next to the fridge in the picture above.) Why would she show these sisters how to do this in a mixer that none of them will ever have.  They all took notes and tried to understand it all.   I just watched and tried to understand some of the things they were all talking about.   

Sisters - Redwood - Doxey - Antelo

Sisters - Garnica - Redwood - Garcia - Doxey - Antelo

We had a good afternoon.  It took about 3 hours for the cinnamon rolls to be done.  Wayne and I each had one and enjoyed it.  I'm thankful I was taught by my grandma and mom to make cinnamon rolls.  Sorry I didn't get any pictures of the finished product.

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Natalie and Casey's kids waiting for their teachers to drive by.  

Tami and boys

Because the kids have been learning at home, yesterday, the school teachers from Hooper Elementary School drove their cars around Hooper and their students all went out on their own lawns to wave.  It made the news thanks to Nick for giving them the good news.

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Our pansies survived the winter and are looking pretty good.  I planted them last fall so they would be pretty this spring.   I love our home and our yard. (thanks Nick for the picture)

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Tonight's walk around the temple

March 24th 2020 

After being inside all day, Wayne and I walked around the temple grounds just as the sun was setting.  it had rained earlier,  it was such a pretty evening, so peaceful and calm.  

It's amazing how silent the night was.  

I'm so thankful for this experience and for being able to share it all with Wayne!  

I sure love him!  

 

Monday

Cinnamon Rolls

Monday

March 23, 2020

This morning Sister Doxey taught all the missionary sisters the art of making Cinnamon Rolls.  She used the Kitchen Aid mixer which none of them have, but it was fun to get together and have something to do.  

Sisters Garcia * Redwood * Garcia * Doxey * Antelo

Sister Antelo showed us how to make a frothy drink with canned milk and flavoring while we waited for the cinnamon roll dough to rise.

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Thankful for Tiendas

March 19, 2020

Thankful for Tiendas

I have had a pain in my stomach for a few days now.  I feel like there might be a bug in it.  I haven't been able to keep much food in me, it leaves as fast as it goes in, I don't want to dehydrate.  Wayne went to the tienda, (a little store up the street) to get me something that might help.   This is what he brought back.  I'm so thankful for Wayne and for little tiendas that are so close to our apartment.  We are in quarantine, but men can go out today for food so Wayne went out for me.  I sure love him and hope this stuff helps.

 

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Earthquake & Venturing Out

Earthquake in Utah and Today We Ventured Out!

3/18/2020  

Wayne had some Unicad work to this morning, so I watched a movie while he worked.   After I finished the movie, I looked at my phone and there were 88 messages on our family group in. 

There had been a 5.7 earthquake in Utah, around Magna. 

We spent a lot of time texting and talking and wishing we were home.  Everyone was safe! 

Ronald is ok!

Whew!  Glad the treehouse is Okay!

Emily's kids taking apart old stuff making robots.

Filling up gas cans

Tami suffered the most damage, this sign fell and broke.  

Cory put on a record so he could tell when the after shocks occurred.  We heard there were over 100.

Tami Said her toy room looked like an earthquake hit.  

Nothing really got damaged except Tami's Gather sign that fell and broke. 

The earthquake rattled some nerves.  It was so nice to follow family group message feed with all the funny comments and I especially liked the one Danny added from our Prophet.  

It is in the April 2020 Ensign

The Future of The Church: Preparing the World for the Savior's Second Coming. 

It was so comforting to me.  It is so true that we need to "Follow The Prophet, He Knows The Way.

And now because of the Corona Virus, in Utah, all of the kids are out of school and are being home schooled.  The moms are teaching their own kids.  People are hoarding food and Toilet Paper because of the virus. The temples are all closed the schools are closed, no NBA no Soccer, No any sports. Restaurants are closed, you can get food through the drive through.  This seems scary.  

 We needed some milk so Wayne and I headed out to the store..

  

As we walked, I noticed the field with people working.  I think it is so neat when I see people working in the fields like this.  A few weeks ago, these fields were full of corn.  We watched them cut and harvest it, now today they are getting it ready to plant.  They used a small tractor to till the ground up.  These people were getting the weeds and junk out of the ground getting it ready to plant.

The streets are almost empty

You can't see,  but around this roundabout, the police were checking every car that was going across the bridge.    As I took these pictures, Wayne reminded me that I don't need to be seen as a tourist taking pictures so that ended the picture taking.

We made it to the store.  We were able to get a lot of food.  Potatoes, carrots, onions, bananas, Rotisserie chicken, milk, butter, juice, chicken, Chicha Morada, bread, cereal, cookies, rolls, Gatorade, and Sprite.  I've had a pain in my stomach so I hope the Sprite helps it feel better.

When we got out of the store to get a taxi, we had to wait over 30 minutes to even see one.  They were no where to be seen.  We finally got one.  Our taxi driver was nice.  The police checked us when we got back to the round about by the temple, they told us we should be wearing masks but let us go.

We're going to enjoy this time to be together!

Now we have some food that we know is safe, we can be content for a few weeks. 

What an adventure!