My House Debra

Well it's beautiful outside today! Spring has sprung, or has it? I feel like singing, skipping and going for a walk in this beauty; sun shining and the air crisp but warming to the soul. Yesterday was a mixture of foggy, cold, snowy and gloomy. At the end of the day I was confused. Well, as you can see I'm hoping for Spring. But you never know what will happen in this unpredictable climate here in Utah. I'm still not used to this conflict between winter hanging on and spring wanting so bad to arrive, at least in my heart. I'm excited at least for today and that's great! And on those days that shut out the sun I just "kick up heels and say, "The Sun will come out tomorrow, Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, they'll be sun. Just thinkin about tomorrow, clears away the cobwebs and the sorrows, till there's none. " How's that for breaking out into singing ! This hesitant hope for spring is doing my heart good!!

I was able to make a quick trip to San Antonio in March to see Dorothy. We had a really good time. One of the fun things we were able to do was go and see the Broadway Musical "Wicked" together. It was performed in an old Theatre in downtown San Antonio, very ornate and beautiful with balconies that tier above on the second floor that look like they come out of a European Opera House. The atmosphere was just great. Of course she is always the perfect hostess and we did a lot of other fun things as well. One of the things I really enjoyed was getting to go to the San Antonio temple to help clean. It is a beautiful temple with a Texan flair. I really loved it and was happy to share in beautifying it by keeping it cleaned. Dorothy's mom did such a fun thing for me ... she made me an apron. What a delight it was to meet her. She reminded me of my own Grandma Annie Fancher.

"Sometimes we let our thoughts of tomorrow take up too much of today. Daydreaming of the past and longing for the future may provide comfort but will not take the place of living in the present. This is the day of our opportunity, and we must grasp it."

--Thomas S. Monson, "Treasure of Eternal Value", Liahona, Apr. 2008, 2–7