We got up at 4 am this morning to go to the temple.  We wanted to go through with Kate and Charlie's family who were taking Craig through so he can go on a mission to Washington D.C. on Sept 22.  There was such a big crowd at the temple that we had to wait for the next session so we didn't even get to go through with the Halls.  Chan and Lynda didn't make it either or Kent and Carol.  After the session we went to the sealing of Everett and Jennifer Brewer.  Chand and Lynda had been waiting for us so we went over to "Matta's" and ate Spanish food.  Kate's family was all there.  Also most of the other people that had attended the temple today were at Matta's.  We left to come home as soon as we finished eating without seeing Dahl or Josh.  We got home about 4:30 pm and hurried to go up on Show Low Creek to a Ward Cook-out it was a nice evening and everything tasted good.

Yesterday was Katie's birthday and the day before was Violets.  I think Kate was 59 and Violet was 58.  Jared and Roger spent all yesterday getting ready to bow and arrow hunt for elk in the Kaibab forest and this morning they left about 3 am to go.  Cathy went to see her friend Anna Marie Peterson in Flagstaff while her friend came from Page.  After work Loye and I went after wood.  We took Candon, Rikki and Sara they seemed to have fun we then came home, got cleaned up and went to Snowflake to watch the Lobos get scobbed by Winslow.  Snowflake's team sure has some problems.  Sept 19 was Mandy's 2nd birthday.

Ann Smithson's first day to conduct Relief Society.  She was sort of nervous but she did a good job.  It was Sunday today so brother Topp (seminary teacher) and his wife were speakers.  Vernon Kartchner, Sarah Decker and Wayne Ramsey all passed away today.  They were all in bad condition so it is really a blessing that they were called home.

Had an awful hard time getting out of bed this morning.  Finally made it through the weekend.  Then it was Labor Day weekend and Josh was home he came out to Flag with Randy and he got home as I said before about 3:30 then he slept.  When he got up he got in our car and that was about the last we seen of him except for occasional glimpses at the ball games.  Sunday he did get up and go to church, but he didn't sit with us.  Then the rest of the day he was gone.  Monday we got up and prepared to go after wood and cook dinner out.  Josh wouldn't go with us, he was afraid Randy would go back without him.  Dahl and his family were in Lakeside.  They were going to picnic with us but they got sent to the wrong place.  We went up on Decker Wash and really had a nice time, until just before we left Tami was hitting a stump with an axe and I guess she stirred up a swarm of bees.  Heather got 6 bites, Sara had 3 bites, Jared had 3 bites and Mandy got 1 right on her belly button.  When we got home Josh was gone and we never seen Dahl.  Sept 6 set apart as secretary for R.S. also Tami's 15th birthday.

We went to Flagstaff to watch Snowflake play Coconino in Football.  Snowflake didn't win the score was 28-6.  After last years winning season it was sort of a let down to get beat so far, but our team is pretty young and I'm sure they will get better as the season goes on.

Liza, Jared, Candon, Jason, Loye and I all went out.  We ate supper at the Sizzler out there.  Didn't get home until 1:30 am, but Jason couldn't sleep after we got here so I stayed up with him until he finally went to sleep around 3:00 am.  At 3:30 Josh came in.  He rode up from the valley with Randy and they were at the ball game in Flagstaff.  he then spent some time with Mitzi Hammond who was leaving for BYU at 4 am to go to school.