Bonny Conforto: Gardening and cruddy weather...

Monday, May 30, 2011

Gardening and cruddy weather...

My niece, Cindy, posted this on FaceBook today: Total rainfall for Seattle in the month of May.... 3.09 and thats a wet month for them. Over an inch more than normal. Total rainfall for Salt Lake.... 4.76 and 5.14 at the airport. HA Seattle.. we beat you!! Wait thats not an area I even want to compete in.

I have lived in Seattle and currently live just a little south of Salt Lake. As I have stated before I have also lived in England, so why does this year of no spring bug me? Because! I love driving through the mountains, Oops, can't do that, there is still snow on the Alpine Loop. I had started a tradition of Climbing Mt. Timpanogos for Mothers day...Not this year, here it is June in a couple of days and yep, you guessed it, Timp is still closed due to Snow.

Woke up this morning to a text message from a friend of mine in Salt Lake, Simply said, "Snow, Really?" Yes, really. So my rantings today are just because I love 70 -79 degree weather and Spring is supposed to be the best season of the year, but this year, it decided to skip over us!

So, I went out today to clean up the flower beds in my yard, got few new plants, some more bark and life is good. Except, I wore my gardening gloves, not just to protect my hands but to keep them WARM! What the Heck?

The 3 beds I worked on look great, one of my favorite reasons to work outside is the little bit of sun you get to get that nice spring glow...Not so much! Weeding was easier, the poor little guys are staying below the surface to stay warm! And the best part, is that prices were really slashed at Home Depot on Gardening supplies, no one has been able to work outside yet.

We always have just a few cute outside signs and plaques, But today, we got so ticked at the little "Welcome Spring" sign that we took it down and put it in the attic and brought out the 4th of July decorations. Thought what the heck? We really have no idea what time of the year it is anyway! Should probably get out the Christmas Decorations and just ignore the whole Spring and Summer lie.

Ok, enough is enough! thought for tonight? Don't have one! Bah! Humbug!

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How do I explain who Uncle Chuck is? He is the brother of my Brother-In-Law. Confused? Shouldn’t be, I have known Chuck most of my life. We rarely see each other, but that doesn’t seem to make a difference. Chuck is my silver lining on hard days.

Whenever I need to be cheered up, or just feel like someone out there knows I exist, I can always count on Uncle Chuck. More than once I have felt like I needed to know someone was out in that great void and I go to my emails and there he is…

Everyone should have an Uncle Chuck in their lives, I am just thankful that I do!!

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

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The 13 Articles of Faith

The Articles of Faith outline 13 basic points of belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Prophet Joseph Smith first wrote them in a letter to John Wentworth, a newspaper editor, in response to Mr. Wentworth's request to know what members of the Church believed. They were subsequently published in Church periodicals. They are now regarded as scripture and included in the Pearl of Great Price.

1.We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
2.We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
3.We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
4.We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
5.We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
6.We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7.We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
8.We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
9.We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
10.We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
11.We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
12.We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
13.We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Gardening and cruddy weather...

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