Last Monday, October 27, 2008

We had a super busy week last week. On Monday it was Ray's grandpa's viewing and graveside service. Ray went to work in the morning and I got the kids ready to leave here at 10 a.m. We went to Anderson’s Mortuary for the viewing and family prayer. Ray said the prayer, just like he did at grandma’s funeral. It was a good prayer. Then we all headed over to the cemetery. The bishop from the ward there conducted the meeting. Aunt Susan gave the life sketch. She did a really good job. A couple of things that stick out to me was his love of work, and his work ethic. He always worked an honest days work for an honest day’s pay. These last couple of years have been hard for him because he just couldn’t get out and work in the garden or yard like he used to. He was quite sad about just being stuck inside, looking out at the world and not being able to get out and work. She also said one of his favorite sayings, he would pull a quarter out of his pocket and say "do you know why I have this quarter in my pocket? Because I didn’t spend it". Ray always told me how he would ask them if they wanted something, if they NEEDED it or just wanted it. Grandpa lived through the depression and that is how they were raised, we all could really learn from that generation and make do with what we have. We will miss grandpa, but we know he is in a better place and that he is back with grandma and Jim.

I took this picture of all the grand kids at the mortuary.

These are the pallbearers, Ray and all his male cousins (minus Dave who couldn't make it).

Later that day Louise picked me up and her, Jenny, Keri and I went up to Gardner Village. I had never been there, so it was fun to walk around and see things. We got home just in time for me to make dinner, well, we just had left over soup from the night before then we gathered up the kids and went over to Jenny’s to carve pumpkins. My mom gave us a book with patterns in it a few years ago, along with fancy tools to carve with. Trent picked out a grim reaper and Tyler chose a scary ghost. I helped Trent, well mostly just did his for him. I cut off the top and he got out most of the seeds and goop. Then we taped the pattern on and poked all the holes (so you know where to cut) then I cut it all out. It took forever, but they all turned out really neat. I cut open Kara’s and it was black and moldy inside, it was disgusting, we just ended up throwing it away, she didn’t seem to care. We had root beer floats and just hung out with Ray’s parents. Then it was getting late so we headed home. BUSY, BUSY day! This picture does not do the pumpkins justice. They all turned out really cool looking.