Reels on my Phone

 Here are some reels on my phone.  Love the Garden City one because that means we were at Bear Lake where we just fun and sun.  Love them.

This is my Nick.  He comes home from his mission in about three weeks.  We have missed him soo much.  He is so funny and always was up to something.  

Can't wait to see him.

Brooke's Lawn Care

 Brooke has been mowing Grandma's lawn since Nick left on his mission.  Jack just doesn't have time...So Brooke does it and then goes to Costco and Lunch with Grandma.  I'm not sure Nick got that...:)  

Brooke has recently expanded her Yard Care Services.  She has mowed a lawn for a Property manager we know.  It has been soo hot when she mows.  I have to go and load up the mower in the Cadi. 

She even has her own Invoices for billing.

She fixed grandma's mower when she lost the gas cap.  

We had an issue where the lawn mower wouldn't stay running unless we tilted it back.  Must be out of Oil Marti said.  We ran to Croft and got some oil.  It is like laurel and hardy with the two of us trying to fix the lawn mower.  

We put the oil in and it worked better so we put more in.  We checked the dipstick.  It wasn't as easy as it sounds.  The lawn mower worked great until it started smoking.  The neighbors will probably call the fire department on these lawn care people.  Kept at it and it finally stopped smoking and now the lawn is super great.  We don't now how to weed whip so I trimmed the edges with a pair of scissors we borrowed from Grandma.   

If anyone else needs lawn care needs, just let us know.  We have more oil for the mower.  

23 months!!! - Nick's Periodic Email from Omaha

 Hey guys! Sorry it's been a while since my last email! We have some amazing miracles happen to us the last couple of weeks. 

Thursday we got invited to go shoot some fireworks off with some members and it was really fun! Super grateful to live in a country where we celebrate by blowing stuff up. 

Saturday our friend alexandra was able to get baptized on saturday and it was so awesome! Alexandra is probably the coolest person I've baptized on my mission. I got to baptize her and I just felt the sprit the whole service it was so cool. Before she was baptized she told us that she prayed that if God didn't want her to get baptized then he should just kill her on the way to the church luckily God did want her to get baptized and she did!! 

I hit 23 months and it's just sooo crazy to me that I've been doing this almost 2 years. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. I love Jesus christ and my heavenly father! 

That was basically our week but feel free to reach out if you want!! Love yall!! 

-elder Clemons 

The Nutty Professor

 Marti mows a lawn for  guy that works at Hale.  The guy gave Marti 12 tickets to see The Nutty Professor.  There were two extras so Michelle gave two to me.  I took Jack.  Well, Jack didn't go willingly but I think it is good to go to things that will be cultural or different.  You might end up liking it actually. Michelle's whole family came minus McCall.  I think I must have taken McCall's ticket.

We got there and got our snacks.  Jack wanted water and a snickers.  

It was a super cute set they had periodic table squares and molecules and a science lab as a set.  Loved that part.  

Jack wasn't having any pictures taken.  This is the best that I could get

After the show, we went to eat of course. 

Some of us wanted to go to Rumbis.  Trey and Jack weren't having Rumbis so they went to 5 guys and came over to Rumbis.  Mitchell and Britttany went to the Greek Place next door.  

Had a great day.  Most people didn't like the show.  The dancing and singing were fantastic.  It was like Grease but for a Chemistry teacher.  Glad Jack decided to go with me.  

Michelle turns 62

 Michelle had a birthay and she wanted to golf for her birthday.  She was suppose to work but she was working from home and the Judge was out of town.  So she snuck away for an hour or two.  We went to Mulligans since it was close to her house and easier to run back home if she had to issue a warrant for someone's arrest.

We played great and didn't hit into anyone twice like last time.  

Here we are finishing up our game.

Back in October Michelle and I were playing golf. She didn't have a golf glove...I conveniently had an extra one.  Last week we golfed at Mulligans also, and she comes out of the bathroon (before the round) and is laughing because she just flushed her Glove down the toilet.  Serious.  Conveniently I had another new glove because I don't like to be without an extra one for just those types of emergencies.  But really, who hears of flushing a golf glove?  

For her birthday I got her another golf glove.  However, I connected a lanyard with a retractable badge reel to the glove so she can wear it on her belt and have it wind back up when she doesn't need to wear it. 

I'm so proud of it. Mark said it would be good because you take off your glove for putting and you could just wind it up on your belt.

We couldn't even go to lunch after golf because she had to work.  Now when did we choose anything over going to lunch.

Happy 62 Michelle.  I'm sure we will get to lunch soon.

IRS for Andrew

 Andrew has been looking for a job for a while. He got let go of his job at the Fraternity.  He took a temporary job at the Eaglewood Golf Course then snagged a job at the IRS.  Sounds Good.  He now works from home again which means he works at Grandma's house in her spare room.  The rent is good for him.  The house is the good temperature and there is food, Diet Coke and fast internet because Grandma is the only one using it.

Brooke mows the lawn on Wednesdays so I headed over after my dr appt today.

We got lunch at the Panda.

We also got a Maverick drink.

I meant to get a picture of him working but I forgot.  Maybe I can get him to take a selfie whenheactually goes into the office sometimes.

I think working for the Government is a great job!  

Since this post is about Andrew, here's him playing golf for Family Home Evening.  Love that idea.

Eaglewood for Jack

 Jack has been working all summer at the Eaglewood Golf Course.  He gets up at 5:00 am and is there raking sand traps or cleaning out ponds by 5:30 am.  I am impressed with him.  He has gone every day except for one and he was throwing up.  I do think he could have gone but he didn't go.  

I took him breakfast from McDonalds for him and his co worker.  This is the best pic that he would give me.  Not sure why they were wearing sweats cuz it was hot.  but it was only 8:30 am.

I saw this bag of stuff on the kitchen counter. Jack takes with him about 8 granola bars, 5 fruit roll ups and a ziploc bag of goldfish.  He has it all ready the night before.   I suggest that he take some Uncrustables that are frozen.  Then around lunchtime, they wouldn't be frozen and might not be too hot to eat.  He liked that idea.  

I saw this the next day.  He didn't want to forget his snacks.  They were on top of the car.  

He  comes home every day and eats and then naps and then goes out to play golf somewhere.  Eaglewood is the best place to play since it is free if you work there.  It is funny because the summer before Nick left on his mission, he didn't want to play golf. I asked him to go and he said he hated golf.  Now he will go anytime or anywhere.  And has 4 golf shirts to wear. 

I had to laugh because when Jack applied for the job, he had to upload a resume.  Seriously for an 18 year old to work at the golf course.  Here's Jack's Resume.  Isn't it great?  I paid 1.99 for someone to do it online.  The best.  It got him the job and was much easier than having to figure it out.  

UPDATE

I happen to drive by the Eaglewod today, and saw him driving the workman.  So I pulled over and he actually came over and said hi. He wasn't about his picture but this is the best I could get again.

Thats him driving over in his workman

Father's Day

 Father's Day is one of my favorite holidays.  Mostly because it requires NO work for me anymore.  My dad is dead and I am not married so there is NO obligation to anyone.  However, Brooke and ty came over and bought me some flowers for Father's day and some Reeces (spelling) from Trader Joes and left me the nicest note for Father's day.  

I absolutely LOVE that they think of me on Father's Day.  Being the Mom and the Dad was very hard but it was my favorite thing.  Well, being the mom was.  They have all turned out so great in spite of their less than desireable upbringing.  :)  

I do feel bad for my children that they don't really have a dad.  I mean, he texts them and stuff and sends them money I think, but they certainly have missed out of having a good dad be part of their lives like most kids.  Like I did.   I think that creates a void.  Nick and Jack make jokes about it, (like Come Follow Me is for families with dads)  but I think deep down they feel bad.  I feel bad.  I can't change it.  I just wish it had been different.