Alaska

Alaska

moosehead point

23 July 2012

This was some wandering from the other week.

It was Excellent with a capital E.

Well… my dear brother turned 27 on the tenth of julho.
To celerate, we (Dad, Hilary, Chris, Tyler, and I) kayaked across the bay to…

Moosehead Point!

This Excursion was made possible by my dearest father.

We found this cool egg shell in the woods.

As always there were lovely trees.

Where’s Waldo/Tyler? He’s pushing dead trees down the cliff and into the agua.

We had some snacks over there too.

And we kayaked lots and lots. Found pretty sea stars.

And we found some other beachy peachy treasures too.

We even tried to take a little nap.

Twas a very lovely day had with lovely funny peoples.

And then we kayaked some more and more and more.

One stroke at a time, kids.

Thanks Pops. And universe. :)

Alaska

some joyfuls

20 July 2012

My mama flew home on tuesday! Yay now I’m not alone anymore!

I have been spending much time in the lovely harbor cleaning boats. I do love it. And I love when Annie and I take each other homemade treats. Today included whole wheat cookies with flax and chia seeds and lots of chocolate chips.

Fantastic moment. Sunday. I gave away um Livro de Mórmon!

There is a most wonderful brazilian lady who lives here in town and I shared with her about the Book of Mormon and I did it in portuguese of course and it reminded me of the glorious days as Sister Owens.

I went adventure walking with my beautiful nieces, which always brightens my day, even when it’s cloudy and rainy. But I like rain too. :) We need it at times.

Best news ever!!! Penelope Q. Subaru is back in action! Obrigadão Dad! Thank you! Omg I was so happy and still am. I love this car so much. She pretty much completes me.

Did some lovely sunset watching and beach walking.

And I’ve been playing very much with these two little angels in beautiful Alaska.

I love summer. And I can’t wait for my brother and sista and brother in law to get here in a week. Oh happy day!!

Alaska

não tem foto hoje

15 July 2012

No exciting pictures to show today, as I haven’t done tooooo much wandering this week.

But I have done some pondering.

Which is also very good and very important.

This quote by President Hinckley’s wife is very lovely.

“There is no such thing as a small act of kindness.”

–Marjorie Paye Hinckley

Tomorrow I’m teaching how all things denote there is a God to my 14-15 year olds for sunday school. I loooooove them. Sometimes it appears they don’t pay much attention, but I’m sure they get something out of being there, that’s what I pray for at least. And prayers are always answered in some way and at some time.

Alaska, Lower 48

week two of Utah fun

14 July 2012

tuesday. 3 de julho.

A breakfast with my peeps from the BYU Jerusalem Center!! We arrived in the Holy Land 3.5 years ago, and it’s never been the same since. :)

There were lots of fires in Utah land. Eeeee.

And I saw Sara! She’s from my lovely homertown.

And I sat in front of the temple and pondered a bit. Tis good to take time for that.

wedenesday. 4 de julho.

a patriotic visit with grammie :)

My dear mother and aunty and I went to uncle Marky’s and cleaned up his room and organized his stuffs and fed him dinner. Twas grand.

And since it was the 4th of July, I ate smores and played with sparklers and watched fireworks with beautiful Jenny, who is with child. :)

thankful thursday. 5 de julho.

July 5th, the day that both of my grandmas were born. Naturally, I went out to celebrate with some Provo Bakery goods. And I got to do it with this lovely lady, Carolyn, who was my mission companion in Pittsburgh, PA when I was there for a few days waiting for my visa to Brasil. Twas so grand catching up and seeing her happy life.

And of course we all had a party for grandma and got together and ate. :)

And I visited my MTC companion and met her fiance! I’ve had many marvelous memories with this Lori girl. We spoke portuguese, and I must say, we’ve improved muchly since our mtc days.

Then I went back to the Farnworth home to say goodbye, and came upon these sayings of the my lovely aunt Pam, who is greatly missed. One is the Touch of the Master’s Hand. Read it. Or watch it.

friday. 6 de julho.

Twas the awaited casamento eterno of Sister Morales! My first companion when I got to Brasil on my mission.

This was such a happy moment with my fellow missionários de Missão Brasil Vitória.

I also went to the Oquirr Mountain temple!

With this lovely brasileira/americana that I met at the mtc long ago. This was grand. And one of her cousins is in my mission. I love mutual friends. :)

Then back to the Joyce + Spencer reception!! Meet the Schwenke family.

Saw a couple other returned missionary friends too! Funny seeing everyone without the name tag.

Then Mom and I stopped by the Orem City Cemetery to remember good times with Pam and Grandpa.

saturday. 7 de julho.

Mom, Grandma, and Connie took me to the SLC airport, and then they went to go play in slc with their cousins and more family. :) I flew home and met cool peoples in the airport.

There’s no place like home. And there’s no people like family.

Alaska

Home in Alaskaland

12 July 2012

I have much blog catching up to do.

But good news, I got done cleaning boats at 6:30 tonight!

Which I think is a first in all my seven summers of boat cleaning.

Tis lovely being home again and I’ll soon post on the rest of my Utahn adventures.

This was the highlight of the trip though, being at the sealing of my dear mission companion and her eternal companion, along with a few other returned sisters and Presidente and Sister Pickett!

But it is grand being back in my Alaskan homeland.

This beautiful niece and I tried to scale a little bluff to go on a beach walk.

And yesterday we had a grand kayak adventure in Kachemak Bay!

I love summer.

PS I came home from Utah to oodles of letters from my lovely missionary friends. I love missionaries too.

Alaska

oldies and goodies

27 June 2012

[Carla and I, age 12 perhaps] and [Jane and I, age 17 or so]

These fotos are so classic.
Good times with goodie friends.
And I am having more good times with more goodie friends too!
Tis nice to be here in Utah land with all these templos and good peeps.

[with dear elders in mtc days, november2010] and [now, june2012]

Alaska

as of late…

22 June 2012

We moved from this lovely house to a lovely little apartment by the Farmer’s Market (yay!).

Mom and Holly girl worked a lot and I had fun playing with my nieces and cleaning boats and helping out a bit. :)

This is 11:11. You best believe I was making wishes.

We left our Alaskan home for a few weeks and I drove to Anchorage with Mom and Pops. Dad went to work and me and Mom are now in Utah!

And I totally saw Jeff (Jerusalem buddy!) at the Salt Lake City airport.
Looking to seeing many more buddies here in UTAH land.

Though I certainly am missising these two sunshines.

Got to UTAH and then we roadtripped for a few hours to get to Zion Ponderosa! Had some dove chocolate promises on the drive, which usually help everything out. Saw some wildlife and had some goodie chats.

These many beautiful kiddos of my cousins played at McDonald’s playplace, where I met a brasileira from Rio de Janeiro! We spoke portugues and it was grand.

Went for a delightful evening stroll.
I love my fam and these peeps and the funny things they do and say.
And I saved a hummingbird today. Nature is perfect.

Alaska

fourwheeeeeeelin

20 June 2012

First fourwheeling party of summer 2012!

Someone lost their truck. That’s a bugger.

Tis always lovely fun with these souls.

Neato rocks.

Twas sunny and beautiful and chilly willy.

We love rocks.

And I may or may not have gotten baby cones with the girls after. :)

Alaska

The greatest thing since sliced bread.

18 June 2012

My dad [back in his twenties].

I love him. Quite a lot.

Pops, thank you for showing me so many things about this wonderful world.

Happy Fathers Day!

And Happy Every Day.

[we played up at Dad’s house after wonderful church yay!]
foto 1 – jumping on trampoline. magical.
foto 2 – they have three newly hatched canaries!
foto 3 – all the wood Dad cut and split. he’s hardcore.
foto 4 – dearest Penelope, my little subie who needs rejuvenation.

The sun is shining!

Alaska

since grade three

17 June 2012

Carla is my goodie friend.

We go on good adventures and take good jumping pictures.

The story of this foto cracks me up.

Thank goodness Ting didn’t get the next shot as my feets pulled my purple skirt down to my ankles on the end of that pier in San Fran.

It would be quite lovely if me and this Carla girl didn’t live so far away from each other.
Lots of musics reminds me of our good times,
which I was listening to after cleaning boats.

I do miss that fool.

Alaska

garage sale!!

16 June 2012

We’re renting the house out and moving into smaller apartment.

Downsizing is good. We be selling lots of goodies.

During the sale, I took my beautiful nieces on an ADVENTURE WALK,

which includes musical instruments, adventures hats, and some lovely nature.

We’ve had all sorts of characters here at the g sale.
My lovely kindergarten and sixth grade teachers were here too.
Good times chatting. I wonder if I should be a teacher.

And there was a woman who was cruising around with her parrot in her car.
And another woman who is 106 years old!
Loving these peoples.

Alaska

Tie-dye is my favorite color.

15 June 2012

I met a boy on the docks in a lovely tie-dye shirt, very well made.
Upon commenting on the loveliness of his shirt, he said,
“Thanks! Tie-dye is my favorite color!”

Mine too!
I love tie-dye.

And then Chris brought me a perfect pbj to help me finish cleaning boats 6 and 7.
I love pbjs.

I cleaned the Raven guesthouse again today. Super nice.
Listened to sweeeeet podcasts. I looooove podcasts and audiobooks.
Last week while I was cleaning I saw this cute little porcupine!

It’s time for me to go to the harbor and clean more boats, but I’m writing a letter to Sister Gabriela Soneghet! I got a letter from her today! I love letters from Brasil. And all letters.

Alaska

Correios Fact.

13 June 2012

[Natalie helping me clean boats and make letters for our favorite missionaries]
When you send mail,

you receive mail.
[pure happiness opening fun mail from lovely peeps and missionaries]

Porque o que de ti sair, a ti retornará restaurado.

Alma 41:15

For that which ye do send out shall

return unto you again, and be restored.

Alaska

11 June 2012

“The place you are in needs you today.”

There was an excitingly big low tide.

We went to Two Sisters Bakery and got cookies,

Frolicked on the beach and fed some PBJ to a crow,

Took jumping pictures,

Nature walked with a baby shopping cart full of bears,

Made music about flowers and a princess,

Visited the dear old neighbor lady,

She gave us watermelon…

Alaska

“and becometh as a child”

8 June 2012

…submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him…

-Mosiah 3:19 (Book of Mormon)

Katy and Natalie teach me what is most important in life.
Minhas sobrinhas me ensinam o que é o mais importante na vida.
Obrigadão.

We were at Holly and Jordin’s watching our sweet kayaking video and then I read children’s Bible to them and said prayers with them before sleeping. They’re so darling.

PS I remember being a kiddo and always watching with awe this giant vacuum tube at the bank, suctioning up the can thing. Anyways, I discovered that it still fascinates me.

Alaska

mariscar

5 June 2012

português-english translation:
catch shellfish

português-english-chelsea translation:
on day of super low tide, cruise to Ninilchik with good peoples,
put on warm waterproof-ish clothing,
search for dimples in the sand, jab pointy object into hole,
dig, dig, dig with special clamming shovel,
lay on stomach and shove arm into cold, wet, sandy hole,
feel around for something hard and pull it out,
if pull out rock, stick arm back in hole and search again,
if unable to find clam, go to new dimple in sand,
repeat process until find a few clams or until realize it is time to give up.

Alaska

Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it’s a cinch.

4 June 2012

found that quote in an article by the prophet, Thomas S. Monson

Some other good quotes from the lovely day of sunday, and a few sunday pictures too, which really have little relation to the quotes…

Elder Bussey: “A little faith is sufficient to do miracles.”

Shirley: “I’ll probably get baptized.”

Chelsea: “Katy, why do you always try to kick me?”

Katy: “Because I no want you to kiss me all the time.”

Natalie: “Mom, why did you eat three cinnamon rolls?”

Jaret: “You’re a breath of fresh air.”

Alaska

these days

3 June 2012

All I do these days is play with these two little rascals. I feel good about that. Sleepovers. Storytelling. Picnics. Creating mail. Foto taking. Tie-dye parties (and I have just made my best tie-dye shirt yet, which I have worn consecutively the past two days.)

It is very nice to be home again. Although I certainly do miss testifying of the restoration and plan of salvation. But I did have an excellent mini missionary lesson yesterday evening in the harbor.

I am quite content and grateful for what has happened, what is happening, and what will happen. I have spent a good time pondering over these happenings while sitting in trees. One such evening in one such tree, I even got shot in the arm with a bb gun, which was awesome, and didn’t leave too much of a mark.

It is stake conference weekend. The adult’s session tonight was SO excellent. Such a good spirit. I love the gospel and doing good things and feeling goooooood. Love it.

PS Look at this perfect picture I found in my photo booth. Right before I left on my mission to Brasil! This is so classic.

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moosehead point

some joyfuls

não tem foto hoje

week two of Utah fun

Home in Alaskaland

oldies and goodies

as of late…

fourwheeeeeeelin

The greatest thing since sliced bread.

since grade three

garage sale!!

Tie-dye is my favorite color.

Correios Fact.

“and becometh as a child”

mariscar

Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it’s a cinch.

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