Tuesday, January 9, 2024
This morning we all slept in. We were all totally exhausted.
When we finally did wake up, Betty and I went on a walk with Janie. And I saw a bird I’ve always wanted to see -- a roadrunner. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my good camera, but it was great just to see it.
After the run I got some more work done, and then I took the older four to the Mesa temple to do baptisms.
What a beautiful temple. I’m sorry not to have a great photo of it. (Seems to be a theme for today).
In the temple Ian had a couple of funny experiences. First of all, the people always ask us what size jumpsuit we need for baptisms. The problem is that it seems like no two temples have the same sizing system. So we never know. Anyway, the kind lady held up a jumpsuit to Ian, and it looked perfect, but something must have happened because when we got to the dressing room, his suit was suddenly comically big. The crotch was around his knees, and the short sleeves were like long ones. He had to cuff the pants about five times, and by the end he looked like an Umpa-Lumpa.
Then, when we were out at the font, waiting, a kind sister came out to walk us through the process. Well, Ian just looked at her and said “You smell like essential oils.” (Which she did). She told him, it’s this mint in my mouth, to which he responded: “Well, your breath smells really good.” She thanked him.
Ian’s got confidence, I’ll give him that.
On our way back out to the car, we saw this maintenance truck that we really liked.
Later, The kids were asking for a treat, and I saw a Mexican ice cream shop. I had to stop, and I’m glad I did. It was amazing. I had a chamoyada, which was a popsicle of frozen mango and chiles.
A few weeks ago, when I took pictures of Janie’s family, I had forgotten to get individual shots of baby Halle, so just before sunset we rushed over to a park to snap a few. The time was really short, and she was pretty cold, but we managed to get a few good ones.
BYU basketball played again tonight. This time against Baylor. We played much better, but we still lost.
I’m still exhausted.