The Stuff In-Between the Remodel

 

On Tuesday, we had an early morning shift at the cannery in Harrison, UT.  It has been over 5 years since we had a cannery assignment since we have been away and of course Covid which closed it for a bit.  On our way there at 6:30 am, I thought we are too old for this.  But when we got there, I realized that we were about the same age as most of the volunteers for that shift.  We were tired but it is a good feeling to be a part in a tiny way of the welfare program of the Church.

We did beef stew this time--Gary broke up frozen carrots for the mix and I operated the gravy filler.  I only had one "Lucy Ricardo" moment (reference to her famous scene working in the chocolate factory from I Love Lucy.).  The cans were coming back to back at a fast and constant clip for about 30 minutes.  I had to keep checking the line for bad cans with dents and to make sure they were traveling correctly on both sides --coming and going through the gravy filler.  All of a sudden, the gravy stopped flowing, but the cans kept going, I ran to put my hands across the path to prevent the cans without gravy from going into processing.  However, I couldn't leave that spot to get anyone to fix the gravy.  I tried waving at the nearest people but it took a few minutes until someone finally noticed me and sent a young service missionary over to help.  And fortunately, he knew how to fix it and turned the gravy on again.  But I still had to grab cans and run them back to the other side of the filler.  The young missionary helped me but I felt like Lucy and Ethel as we hurried back and forth to get the cans to the right place...however, none of the stew ended up in our mouths! (reference again to the I Love Lucy show.  I am sure you can find it on YouTube.)  

Wednesday, it was Gary's turn to be "remodeled" as they removed a cyst from his back. Gary had me take this picture to share with the kids--to tell them about the cyst removal and the fact that he had been diagnosed with Diabetes 2.  That has been a learning curve for us as we try to learn about ways to eat to help him manage that.  We have a 2-hour appointment with a dietician on Tuesday who will give us even more direction.  Of course, we have googled things and I bought a book, but it will be good to really know where to start.

That is my armadillo on his shoulder.  He says it is
the best part of the picture. 

We have had a few days of snow which is good for the snow pack in the mountains, but cancelled our planned visit up to Vonette and Gary last week.

And in other news, I made a cup of hot chocolate and took my first bath in our new tub--and I was able to stay warm for over 2 hours while I read a book--the perfect bath.

And if I realized how handy having a small bench would be in a shower, I would have had one added to our house when we built it back in 1998--so nice!

That is our week!