Saying Goodbye to Grandma Jones

We said goodbye to Grandma Jones on Saturday, October 22, 2011. We enjoyed a very nice memorial service at the church in Pleasant Grove.  The talks were wonderful and the music was beautiful, touching everyone who attended.  I was so proud of my son, Jaron who gave a great talk on the Plan of Salvation.  You can also hear my grand daughter, Adia, sing her song during a practice on my daughter's blog at http://www.lovelyladyfox.blogspot.com/ on her October 23, 2011 post. 

It was a perfect and beautiful fall day at the Rockpoint Cemetery in Maeser, Utah.  The surrounding area was so peaceful. 

Just a few of the family were able to make the three-hour drive.

Jerry, Laura, Aunt Jane and Uncle Dick visited for a little while.

Little Zoey was fascinated by the tiny toys etched onto a nearby child's headstone.

Alyza was so sweet and tender-hearted.  She picked four beautiful roses from her yard for Grandma Jones.  By the time the roses made the long ride, they were droopy and wilted, but it was so tender to see Alyza place each rose by the headstone while she paid her last respects to Grandma.

I will miss Grandma Jones.  I hope I can live worthy of her example.

I Love Fall

I love fall flowers, especially the mums in my yard.

I love the red apples hanging on the trees.

I love decorated front porches.  Everybody has pumpkins on their front porch, and so do I.  I wanted to make a wreath using some dried magnolia leaves and dried artichokes from my parents' house in California, but I think I must be craft-impaired these days. I even went to the trouble of spray painting the magnolia leaves a beautiful gold.  The wreath looked absolutely ridiculous, so I threw that all out. Then I tried adding just the natural dried leaves to enhance the swag and wreath I already had.  I resorted to putting the artichokes in a basket.  They were just too "cool" to throw out. If you look closely, you can see them.  (One note:  I hot glued the leaves on the wreath and the swag while they were hanging.  I wonder how many will be glued directly to my door when I take them down?)

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