March 2013

Still cold in March! The beginning of March was met with continued cold weather. There was very little snow but below zero temperatures for weeks. As a result of the cold weather we did very little out of doors.

The Beginning of March was very cold!

Most notably, Dawn had returned from Arizona and we celebrated her 63^rd birthday. She is just four years younger than I and a whole lot more energetic. As the Relief Society president of the 3^rd ward, her commitment to service is great, not to mention spearheading many activities. Just this month she planned and prepared for the “Relief Society Birthday Party”.

The above mentioned event took great effort. She made the decorations, prepared much of the food, arranged for the entertainment and executed the event with the aid of her counselors. The theme was , The Wizard of Oz”. There was even a “yellow brick road” , witches hats and ruby red shoes to festoon the event. Frankly, this event took up most of my wife and my time the month of March.

We played lots of cards during March.

In addition to church service we managed to spend time at the YMCA nearly each day during the week. We also had extra service at the Idaho Falls temple. We regularly spend Tuesday mornings, beginning at 5:00AM until 11:00AM, at the temple as ordinance workers. During the month of March we had two extra Saturdays. It was just as well since the weather was too cold to golf!

Fortunately, as the month ended the weather began to warm. 

Still cold the middle of March. 

We did manage to get a couple of days in working outside on the lawn and flower beds. The snow had melted enough to also uncover our two winter stored vehicles. The VW started right up after charging the battery overnight. The Toyota Avalon ignited immediately after sitting for five months under a tarp all winter. We no longer share the Honda Element but have options in driving.

Lastly, Julia, Dawn and I did visit Enid (Julia’s sister) in Pocatello and golfed the Riverside course on a very nice day in March. So, March ended well despite the cold and miserable beginning. There is promise of warmer weather for April.

We are looking forward to our trip to Arizona in April. I will give a full report next month.