June 2025

 Well, much has happened since May and not all so good.  But the bigger the challenges the stronger I get.  Blaine is still upset with me, he doesn't feel that he can talk about it no matter how many times I ask him if he wants to get together so I just have to let that situation play out and let Heavenly Father's guidance by my goal.

We had a huge hail storm.  I have learned that I love it when it hails.  We get the big baboom thunder and I love that.  It was a loud storm, lots of lightning and pretty big hail.

I haven't been walking on the trail for a while so I headed out and walked it for a ways.  The rock trail (everyone paints a rock and leaves it) is so much longer than the last time I walked up.  The goal is to get it to the end of that trail and I would say it is about 1/3 of the way.  When we first moved here there were only a dozen or so rocks down.

I don't know what tree/bush this is, but I haven't ever seen it in full bloom like this before.

June got a little boring and so Ambur and I played a lot of games.  She is a sweetheart to indulge me and it helps me stay awake a little longer. Gimlet just lays around, until we become loud and she doesn't care for that loud noise too much.  

These are the games we play most of the time.

We probably play Yahtzee the most.  We roll the dice to see who is first Ambur got it on this particular night.

I got a Yahtzee with 2's.

Ambur got a Yahtzee with 5's.  Saying she was happy is an understatement.

Especially when right after that she got a second Yahtzee with 6's.

Then I got  another Yahtzee with 4's.

And I got my 3rd Yahtzee with 

Then Ambur got yet another one with 6's.  We were so loud it got Gimme up off the floor and she was not sure about what in the world was going on.

It was a record day for Yahtzee and we really had fun.  One of the other games we play a lot is called Target.  We both really like it.  It is fast and you don't really keep a running score.

We also love playing Sorry and we each take two colors.  It is a lot of fun.  June probably isn't the fullest month for activity but it sure was fun game playing and always moving forward.  I am still experiencing some real emotional challenges, but I felt like this month they have been lifted a little.  I know the things I need to do, I just don't make myself do them and I know I need to rely on Heavenly Father more for guidance in the right direction.  I am grateful for the knowledge and for my family.  I pray for Blaine and his children every day and hope they will come around to speaking to me again.  This is one of the biggest challenges I have ever had to face.  I continue to attend the temple as regularly as possible and I am so thankful for the gospel in my life.  I am blessed and I know that.  So many tender mercies shown to me each and every day.