Grandma’s Nano Phase

Ben is my witness. Grandma Nancy has entered her “Nano Phase.” This evening Ben managed to remove her Christmas Nano from its plastic sarcophagus in which Grandma had placed it for its own protection. But recently she had been unable to play music. The instrument seemed to be locked in a toggle status. Select an artist and click back to music. Select the artist. Back to music.

You understand, don’t you?

Well, Ben released the red Nano from its plastic case, and [Read more]

Grandma’s House

I remember how that place smelled. I can smell it now. Funny huh, the stuff that sticks. I also remember how Grandpa’s house smelled. His house smell is a little easier to articulate than Grandma’s house. There was this smell of books and old paper and dust and leather and wood and Barbosol and lilac bath fizzies –all at once. I remember what we ate when we visited. Breakfast was huge. Eggs and bacon, cereal and toast, orange juice and milk. Then dinner. Dinner was always a bucket of fried chicken. And corn on the cob! And cool glasses that [Read more]

Blizzard of ’07

Well, the weather people had so many folks in Lubbock riled up about a series of snow storms coming in that most of the schools closed, and many events around town were canceled. The weather service Thursday even said we had a 100% chance of snow. They were saying we would have overnight drizzle and freezing rain, then everything would start busting loose about 6 a.m.

There was panic buying in the stores. Well, this morning I picked up the paper out of the yard about 5:45 a.m. Dry as the leaves snuggled up against the garage. Started raining about 7 or 7:30. I’m getting ready to go to lunch now, still waiting for the blizzard.

Oh, well.

Baby Jacob’s Wedding

The wedding itself was wonderful. In the sealing room, there was this mixture of old friends as well as old and new family. A small and intimate group. President Andrus, himself an old friend, performed the sealing and spoke directly with Jake and Andrea. The Spirit of the Lord filled the room; and I felt, like Father Lehi, a desire that all my family should taste this fruit.

The blessings of Abraham (who went to great lengths to keep the Lord’s admonition that his son marry within the covenant), Isaac (who kept the covenant), and Jacob (who valued the covenant more than his older brother) were promised and sealed upon the two.

For a few tranquil moments, families and friends bathed in the warmth of God’s richest blessings. Then the couple was presented to those who had gathered outside. Selah.