Graduation Time

I’ve got so many pictures on this post, I hope I can describe them.  At the top are pictures of two kids in our ward who have been very special to us.  Their baptism was postponed several times, but the great day finally arrived and we were so happy for that.  Both of us had the privilege of speaking at their baptism.  There are a number of pictures of graduates.  When someone graduates from 8th grade, or high school, they get quite the celebration and well they should.

Next are pictures of our ward campout.  The road getting into the camping spot was treacherous, but it didn’t last too long. I was impressed with the great meals everyone was cooking with steaks, fry bread, corn and other things.  I didn’t see anyone doing hot dogs, but of course there was the universal camping dessert, smores.  There was a meadow and a small lake not far from the camp.  One of the points of interest was a poor young cow who had apparently given birth and then abandoned her calf and was suffering from her uterus trying to come out.  The owner finally came along and took care of her, although we don’t know what happened in the end.  He was going to use sugar water to try and lubricate the uterus so it would go in and stay in.  Sugar?  Clive called our daughter-in-law vet for advice, but under the circumstances there was nothing we could do.

The picture of the couple standing at their pickup bed is our Bishop and his wife.  She is wearing a pink t-shirt.  Most everyone stayed the night, but we didn’t for a couple of reasons.  One was the the elevation was 10,000 ft. or higher and it was really bothering Clive.  He went straight to bed when we got home.  The other reason is I didn’t want to get that cold.  We had friends with an extra tent and sleeping bags, but cold, not for me.

What looks like another picnic is a celebration for the high school graduation of twin grandsons of some friends of ours.  I didn’t get pictures of the graduates because they were late for the party, but I did get a good picture of their little Navajo great grandmother and their grandmother, who is wearing the pink apron who, by the way is the sister who made the jingle dresses in a former blog.  You might also notice our son-in-law sitting at the table with the grandmother and her sisters.  He happened to be visiting us that Sunday and will be here again for the next 2 Sundays, which is a great blessing for us.  He spends the week days helping his parents build a house.  The live just shy of 2 hrs. south of us.

  And last but not least we have pictures of the Elders the night before transfers and of course the picture of us with the transferring Elder.  We love our Elders and are happy to say that we now have a set of Sister missionaries.  I’ll for sure have a picture of them in my next post.  They are the first Sister missionaries on the rez for many many years and all are so excited to have them here.

We’re doing fine, although I think we are getting more creaky every day.  We blame it on the lack of humidity.  Isn’t that what turns grapes into raisins?

  I just noticed that I said nothing about the boots.  It isn’t a very good picture of them, but they are the traditional footwear when wearing traditional clothing.  A number of the graduates who didn’t wear traditional clothing did wear the boots such as the graduate in the pink dress with Clive and I at her sides.  Her feet are in the pictured boots.

Love to all….enjoy June