One month ago today since Karen posted. I am still in the boot, almost 8 weeks, and today I finally made it up the stairs (don't tell my Doctor) with Dee's help. Things look good, I'm still sleeping in the dining room (like I said, no stairs) which isn't as strange as it sounds. I think I'll buy a couch to put in there.

My niece Kelsey Rudd is in Ecuador on a dental service mission for three months. Check out her blog. kelc-marie.blogspot.com She's great!

David left today for two weeks in Hawaii with a friend. Headed for an organic plantation where their friend lives, he was so excited! Travel is fun, and he needed a vacation. Been working all summer.

I was glued to the TV yesterday watching the miners emerge from inner space. What a wonderful day for the whole world. One of them said, "There were actually 34 of us down there, God never left us" Good news and joy for a change on TV

Dee's ready to help me back downstairs, so gotta go. Talk to you later.


A few more photos and the rest of the story... Upon arriving home and scaling the steep stairs to her bedroom a few times, mom's ankle pain got worse. Now that they were safely away from last years memories of the hospital in Idaho Falls, Dad insisted on an x-ray on the sore ankle, which revealed no injury to the ankle at all - instead , it showed a hair line fracture up the length of the tibia ( the small leg bone). Mom was sworn to no weight bearing for six weeks and a trip to see an orthopedist in a few days. So, David moved a twin bed from the basement into the dinning room, put the cell phone in Mom's hand, and there she sits! The second Dr. put her into a walking cast, but again she was told to just stay off of it.



BYU-Idaho Gardens





Rexburg Temple

Karen reporting: Georganna is currently off of her feet - literally - and not near a computer for updates so she asked me to post a few of the pictures I have from their summer travels.

During the last two weeks of August, Dee and Georganna headed form LaGrande on a road trip. They stopped at Brian and Bobbies house in Nampa. Then moved on to Layton to the wedding of Lisa King Kirk. They saw lots of relatives on the May side, but unfortunately, I don't have a copy of those photos. Following three nights in Layton, they traveled up to Park City to see Elaine and Curt. Sorry, I have no photos of that either - I'm not sure any were taken. Then they decided to drive home through Idaho Falls. On the first day here, mom stumbled in my garden and sprained her ankle. Dad wrapped it up good and they extended their stay to almost a week until it was feeling good enough for her to help Dad with the drive home. While here, we went to Mark and Jackies home for a group dinner, saw the Hubble telescope exhibit at the Idaho Falls visitors center, traveled up to Rexburg to see the beautiful BYU-Idaho gardens and Rexburg temple. Went out to eat a few times, and did a lot of hanging around, resting up and visiting. Here are the highlighted photos.



Scott, Tracy, and Enoch



Jake, Jana, and Reilly



Joe, Meagan, and Sarah



Karen, Dee, Mark and Georganna



I have to smile at everyone

my smile just might be

the only one they see all day

their happiness depends on me

*


It seems the world is too pre-occupied to smile,

or even look you in the eye. In fact, most

act like I'm invisible.

So I just go around smiling at them

or saying hello,

especially little old ladies sitting on the bench

in front of Safeway

waiting for a ride to pick them and the groceries up.

They always smile back

and we both feel better

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TURTLE BURGERS
Borrowed from someone's e-mail
Hand patty hamburgers
Top with sharp slice of cheese
Wrap with bacon (braided)
The head is 1/2 a hot dog
The legs hot dogs with slits
cut for toes and tail
Bake in oven @ 400 degrees
for 20 minutes.
Yummy, crispy
just like a turtle should be
A FUN KID PROJECT

Yesterday being the 2nd Sunday, I was giving the lesson in Relief Society. It was a strange day.. In the first place, I have put on some weight. Week-days are fine, sweats or capris, nothing tight, and I feel good. But Sundays are a different story. I have about two things that fit, and yesterday both of them made me feel fat. So I felt uncomfortable. Plus Dee didn't feel good, so he didn't go, and that always throws me off, we need to be together.

The lesson was pretty basic, on the organization of the Priesthood. And I'd been up early to get it put together on paper, after reading a lot. When I'm teaching R/S I don't spend much time on the Sunday School lesson, so right off I felt unprepared. So by the time R/S started, I could tell I wasn't comfortable.

The opening prayer lady said, "Bless the teacher to have a clear mind" and I thought~~~Oh, please, I need that! Then it was my turn. Not that I did a bad job, but it wasn't good. I couldn't feel the spirit, twice I lost my place, and just shut down, but we managed. Also not much participation. As I sat down, I said to myself, 'That's the worst lesson I've ever given'

Much to my surprise, 5 or 6 sisters said the lesson was great. A couple said, "I have times when I blank out, too, it comes with age" . Now I thought~~~~~they must have heard things differently than I did. But it made me feel better.

As I got to the car, I decided to not be so hard on myself. I gave the best lesson in R/S that day, better than anyone else. And along the way, at home during the week, I had studied a lot of other things. When I get into the scriptures, one thing just leads to another, there is no end to study time. That feels good.

On the way home, I had a flash of inspiration. I should have read Oliver Cowdery's description of when he and Joseph received the Priesthood, found at the end of Joseph's history! I love that.

We listened, we gazed, we admired. 'Twas the voice of an angel from glory .
and we were wrapped in the vision of the Almighty! ......what joy filled
our hearts, and with what surprise we must have bowed when we
received under his hand the Holy Priesthood, as he said,
"Upon you, my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah
I confer this Priesthood and this authority"
That is pure poetry. Look it up, there's much more, all beautiful. In the end, it was a pretty good day~~~~~~strange but good.

A COUPLE OF CUTE PHOTOS
Grandson Dasche happy to be at the beach!

UPDATE!

Enoch Scott Fuller
one month old

What a beautiful child!
Seems like Heavenly Father just sends
all the cute ones to our family.
Thanks


I guess love is a feeling that you feel
down deep inside
when you see your Dad come home and his arms are open wide
and then he picks you up and hugs you
I'm so glad my Dad loves me
and we will be together always
whether on earth
or eternity
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I guess love is a feeling when my Mom rubs oil on me
after I have had a bath and she sings soft
I see that she is happy
'cause she smiles a lot
and that makes me feel good
I think I'm going to like this place
'tho I never thought I would
when I was in that tiny dark-filled room!
*
I had to wait so long!
'til heaven opened up the door
and I could hear earth's song
This is where I belong
*





We were out for a drive, pulled off the road
to change drivers
and there hidden behind some trees was this
gorgeous meadow of yellow flowers.
Luckily we had the camera close by
and here we are!
Back at home, I looked out in the back yard just as
a deer jumped over the fence.
I watched her until she headed for my rhubarb plant,
then I went out and chased her off. Actually I should have done it long ago,
because she has eaten off all the apples in the front
yard tree, along with the leaves and branch tips.
But deer are really fun to watch.
Right in your own back yard
I'm afraid to look in the orchard and see what's missing.
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COMPANY STOPS BY
On Friday Allen and Georgie met us for lunch.
They were on the way home from a funeral in Hood River area.
Been a long time since we've spent time with them,
since they live in far away Utah
where we seldom go.
In fact lately we seldom get far from home.
This is a shot of Dee and Allen, who are both very thin
compared to past years. Handsome and healthy!

We had lunch at THE SMOKEHOUSE
our favorite spot because they have a back room
where you can hear yourself talk.
Other than that,
things are pretty quiet here,
orchard growing,
the cherry tree is almost ripe,
and we're all feeling well.

A nice day.
Even the weather was good,
but for this coming Sunday we are heading into
98! Whew!
Stay in the house
except for church
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We had a really nice surprise last Saturday.
My cousin, Winnafred May Smith
who I hadn't seen since high school in 1953
came to Baker for her class reunion
with her husband Austin.
We met them at Anthony Lake, and spent a pleasant two hours
catching up on the "olden" days. Her dad is Uncle Sterling,
my Dad's brother.

Dee says we look a lot alike. We used to
play violin together, walking to the music school
every day after school.
It's sad how out of touch we get with old friends
and cousins. A highlite was looking at Daddy's old
family photo book.

Good times.

NIENIE DIALOGUE.BLOGSPOT.COM
I may have told you this before, but just a reminder. The first thing I look at every day is
this blog. Her name is Stephanie Nielsen (therefore the name of the blog)
She was in a plane crash a couple of years ago and suffered massive burns.
Her sister kept the blog open during her recovery days in Arizona, until she could take over again.
They are LDS , living in Provo. I can't tell you how they make me count my blessings every morning. It is fascinating to read.
*
So if you have some free time (make some free time) follow their story.
The interesting thing is her parents, Bro. and Sister Clark just left to be the mission president
in St. Louis, Missouri, where my grandson, Elder Jason Aldridge is serving.
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Check it out.


This is our newest Great Grandson

Enoch Scott Fuller born at 12:15 p.m., June 17th, and weighs 7 pounds 13 ounces.


Grandparents are Mark and Jackie
Parents are Scott and Traci

CUTE RANDOM PHOTOS
(STOLEN FROM OTHER BLOGS)
THIS IS RILEY, DAUGHTER OF JAKE AND JANA FULLER
WITH HER NEW 'BANGS' HAIRCUT
ONE OF MY BEAUTIFUL GREAT GRANDS
HERE WE HAVE MY LITTLE SISTER BETH KING
WITH HER GRAND-DAUGHTER ADI
THEY WERE AT DISNEY ON ICE IN SLC
BETH WAITED A LONG TIME TO BE A GRANDMA AND
SHE SAYS SHE'S NEVER MOVING AWAY!
~


A poem from past days
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If Jesus came to visit
He could help me clear my mind
and maybe He could look for all
the things I cannot find
because
my room's a mess! but then I guess He sees the INNER ME
and He could help me be the person
that I long to be
~
I think that maybe He would say
"I'll sweep the corners~~~~where's the broom?"
and then together we would push
out all the grey and gloom
and I would
BLOOM!
because today is spring
It's time to sing once more
and I can feel God's love and joy
as never quite before.
~
I suppose I should tell you although it's June 3rd, we have yet to see much warm sunny spring, let alone the summer we've been promised is coming. Rain, rain, rain, and more rain
The wettest May on record in our corner of Oregon. But at least it's only water, not OIL, like down south. They really need our prayers~~~~but I'm sure God already knows.

A MAGICAL DAY FOR MIRACLES
I was just sitting there in a chair today in the front room when
Crash!
the back leg of my chair fell off. Dee turned it over and was glad
to find that it had only come unscrewed. As he lowered it to the floor
We could see that there was a tear in the under lining,
and there, laying on the floor was

his wedding ring! which had been lost for years!
What a great surprise! Of course he sat right down, read the inscription
and said, "Yep, it's mine. right there
Dee L fuller

Days like this make you count blessings, and it brought back
wedding ring memories.
He had lost his ring once, in years past in Fresno.
He had taken it off before surgery and it was gone
never to be seen again. So he got a new one

just like it, which also came up missing. and now, here it is.
inside the chair

Now I'd call that a
LUCKY BREAK



Memorial Day Remembering We took lilacs up today to the cemetery
to put on all the FULLER graves.
It was raining when we left home
cleared at the cemetary
and then

on the way home we had a downpour.
But the remembering is always good.















a bit of Sunday advice
As the sacrament tray was passing by, small son grabbed a whole bunch
and then the mother realized,
she'd forgotten to feed him lunch!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I love it when I pick up a book and it opens to a page I've underlined in red on some past day.
Today it was THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Helen Keller. in a note sent to Oliver Wendell
Holmes she wrote this:
April 1891
Your beautiful words about spring have been making music in my heart
these bright April days. I love every word of "Spring has come"
I think you will be glad to hear that these poems have taught me to enjoy and love the beautiful springtime, even though I cannot see the fair, frail
blossoms which proclaim its approach,
or hear the joyous warbling of the home-coming birds.
But when I read "Spring has come"
LO
I AM NOT BLIND ANY LONGER
FOR I SEE WITH YOUR EYES AND
HEAR WITH YOUR EARS.
Sweet Mother Nature can have no secrets from me
when my poet is near.
Now, that kind of praise is music to a poet's ears. Occasionally I'll get a note from someone
who tells me what I have written is what they felt .When we were on our mission, I got the following poem back from Sister Donna Schaefer which made me float for days.
To Sister Fuller (in appreciation)
If I could write a poem like you
I would try
And the reason why
is because the words seem real
They feel quite alive
when you put them together the way you do
The words don't just lie there on the paper.
They fly.
They bounce.
They swirl
And before long they belong to me
I can recall a snatch
and catch anew the sensation,
the elation,
as they dance in my heart.
They aren't just words that rhyme~~
They're thoughts that climb
and prod the mind.
When I first received that poem, I saw only the praise, but now as I type I see a POEM. Her rhyming just cames in different places than mine, and the meter is different. All writers have their own style, and all love the feeling of creativity.

I got up early (5 a.m) and was straightening up my desk. I came across a pile of little scrap notes with little ideas I'd heard which are good. I like one-liners that make you think:

1. Women are angels. When someone breaks our wings we simply continue to fly
on a broomstick. We are flexible.

2. A missionary only CONVEYS the message. The Holy Ghost teaches

3. When a student is prepared, the teacher will appear.

and my favorite

4. Children are the messengers we send to a time we will never see



When they re-did the hymn book, some committee made a lot of changes in some of the words of the songs. One of my hardest is

Today while the sun shines
work with a will
today all your duties with patience fulfill
Today, today,
work while you may
Prepare for tomorrow
by working today
I can see no reason to have changed that wording. I liked
THERE IS NO TOMORROW
BUT ONLY TODAY
and recently I read this which I totally agree with, and which is probably what the composer
L. Clark 1883 meant when he wrote it.
Today is all you have. Tomorrow is just today again
Next week? Seven todays in a row
A month isn't 30 days
It is 30 todays.
Usually when we sing those songs in church that they have changed, I just sing the old words anyway, because those are the ones I remember.

COME SEE OREGON
Winter's not the time to come if you don't care for cold
so wait for summer suns to melt
such beauty you'll behold in early SPRING !
the mountains sing!
Each thing just reaches out to you
and says
Oh! come see Oregon
It's the only thing to do
If you want cool caressing evenings
when we sit around and talk
and watch the moon come up
We seldom listen for the clock
Then SUMMER is the time to be here
and see Oregon in full bloom!
Wheat fields in the FALL delight
as evening comes , the moon
is better yet in August
Brighter even in SEPTEMBER
giving us its glory
All the year we will remember that
no matter what the reason or the season
Come and see!
Oregon feels wonderful!
to folks like you
and me
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ONE MORE SPRING!
#
One more spring! the daffodils and buttercups to see
One more spring
to head into a lake
Just you and me, we'll take our fishing poles
a peanut butter sandwich and a drink
and
we can spend the day together
just sit back and think
about the snow we trudged in, bundled up
back then in November
Oh!
I'm glad for one more spring!
I need time to remember all my blessings
World, so clean and fresh now in the month of May
I settle back
and feel the sun
it's gentle warming ray falls out across the water
World!
You are too beautiful for me!
Thank you, God
for one more spring
that you've poured out on me
#

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GRANDPA MAY'S
WORLD FAMOUS
MOTORCYCLE GLOVES One day when we were cleaning out the attic in Baker
to sell the house, Beth and I were up there with Daddy
going through some things. He got this cute little smile in his eye and said,
"I'll show you something I'll bet you've never seen"
*
He was right. He held up his old original motorcycle gloves,
the ones he wore when he and Mom went to Logan to get married.
He put them on, held his arms out and said,
"Let's go!"
and I think he would have just hopped on and gone for a ride right then
if Mom had been there with him.
I think Allen has them now, in fact, he also has a big motorcycle now,
and very well may wear Daddy's gloves when he takes a spin
around Pleasant Grove, Utah
or
if he doesn't
he should
*

THE SWALLOWS ARE BACK!
That means it is definitely spring This is the view from the deck off the upper bedroom
Some years they build and stay, other years
they just check us out and then fly away


I HOPE THEY STAY!
Either way,
IT'S
SPRING!

*
PAUL FULLER GRADUATES! (AGAIN!) Of course, now he's quite a bit older than in this photo

As you'll see from this, Paul has already received
BACHELOR of ARTS in
POLITICAL SCIENCE
ECONOMICS
and
HISTORY
from Utah State University in 2006

*
AND NOW, THIS VERY WEEK, WE GOT THIS NOTICE ON FACEBOOK
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Hi, Grandma, just thought you and Grandpa would like to know
that I will be graduating from LAW SCHOOL
at BYU
on Friday, May 14th 2010

*
I am always impressed with the changes in the world.
Imagine, an announcement on FACEBOOK
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CONGRATULATIONS, PAUL
Way to go!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY 2010
Thanks for being a great Mom!
Posted by Karen


BOUNTIFUL - About 1968

FRESNO - about 1972

I just read someone else's blog, and she happened to mention that a new baby
should always be laid on his back in the crib to prevent SIDS
I find this very interesting.
Back in my baby years, from 1953-1967, the rule was:
*
NEVER FOR ANY REASON SHOULD YOU LAY A BABY ON HIS BACK.
BABY MUST ALWAYS BE LAID ON HIS STOMACH, TO AVOID CHOCKING
(OR WHATEVER IT WAS)
ALL 7 OF MY BABIES INSISTED ON LAYING ON THEIR BACKS,
AND NOT A ONE HAD ANY COMPLICATIONS
ONLY A COUPLE ENDED UP WITH A FLAT HEAD
Sorry, can't tell which ones
But that just goes to show you how things change:
NEVER SAY NEVER
the rules will be changed next year.
I'd say, let the baby decide for himself!
*

MOTHER'S DAY was an especially fun time for me. I got to give one of the talks in Sacrament meeting. I love giving talks, especially about my mother. One of the stories I told also included my Dad. When Mom was 12 years old, she went to the Logan temple to do baptisms for the dead. She loved being there, and told herself~~~~"When I get married, it's going to be in the Logan Temple" A year later she moved to Baker, Oregon, a long long drive from Logan.

In 1928 She had met my Dad, the man of her dreams
and they planned their wedding trip to Logan Temple. Very few people then had cars, but my Dad had a motorcycle and sidecar for his business. So Mom climbed in the sidecar and they were on their way. I can't remember just how long it took, but it was probably a windy ride.
My Dad's relatives lived all over Utah, so they stopped overnight with several of them, and Mom said it's a great way to get acquainted with new family.
I
I think that considering the ride and all, Mom's dress looked great!
What a classy looking couple
And just look at her, side-saddle in this pose.
All in all, the trip was great, and so was the marriage,
considering it lasted for 62 years!
They went back to the temple many times over
but only once on a motorcycle.
I was so blessed with such great parents
and always knew I was loved.
Thanks, Mom
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My blog was SO happy to see the photos Karen put on.
It inspired me to get back in the mood. Last night Dee went to bed early
and I was feeling kind of down and lonely, then I remembered that I was asked
to give a 15 minute talk about my Mother on Mother's day.
Hooray! I love to give talks.
I seem to remember last year when the speakers wandered here and there, and I said
to Dee, "I wish they'd ever ask me to talk on Mother's day."
So, this is my year.
I got out a book of Mom memories, and just looking at the pictures stirs up my mind.
I can't believe it's been 19 years since she died. And I still think of her every day
So putting together a talk will be fun.
I've been reading a book by Leo Buscaglia I found in the attic clean-up
(brand new) called LIVING LOVING AND LEARNING
He sees JOY in all of life, and teaches me to jump into life fully.
One quote:
I think it's essential, to live life in wonder. All this magic that's around us,
but we let it go by! In Asia they say life is a great river, and it will flow,
no matter what you do or don't do. We can decide to flow with the river,
and live in peace and joy and love, OR we can decide to battle it, and live
in agony and despair. But the river doesn't care. Life doesn't care.
In either case
ALL OF OUR STREAMS RUN INTO THE SAME SEA
It's up to you.
SO
MY ADVICE FOR TODAY IS
JUMP IN!
Go with the flow and find peace and joy and love.




!
We all helped with the pruning in the orchard. Linn came over from Kennewic to help.


We cleaned the attic, hauled a truck full to the dump and had a huge bonfire with what was left.
I'm not sure what is wrong with Ruth's face - so here is a cuter picture of her:






Even Dasch took notes!



AMEN

I mean.....THE END

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