tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84910481389279731022024-02-07T12:42:00.727-07:00Gammie and PottsKathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.comBlogger412125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-33437274494960957782015-07-28T08:38:00.000-06:002015-07-28T20:28:13.405-06:00Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2015 East Coast Tour - Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Wednesday, June 24, 2015</b> - Three chartered airplanes with first class attention, a three and a half hour flight, a short bus ride to the hotel and we are in Bethesda, Maryland, home of our first two concerts.</div>
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On tours past, we have flown in to our first city and performed on the same day, but this tour is different. This evening after reaching the hotel, we had a nice dinner together - all 500+ of us, and we had the remainder of the evening to rest and recuperate.<br />
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Joined Barry, our personnel manager and his wife, Becky, at their table. This is Barry’s eighth tour with the choir and oh, the stories he can tell. Honestly, he should write a book. We have him to thank for the delicious meals and very comfortable surroundings.<br />
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After a very relaxing dinner, we opted to take a nice evening walk with Audrey and her roommate, Lauren. Saw wild short-eared mini rabbits and flashing fireflies both of which are pretty foreign to us Utahns.<br />
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P.S. Only one mishap today. I left my violin on the bus and had to track down the lead bus driver. Just a small moment of panic. Why am I here again? Oh. To play the violin.<br />
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<b>Thursday, June 25, 2015</b> - First tour concert day and it was a doozy! Sound check at 10:00 am, lunch at noon, concert at 2:00, dinner at 5:00, concert at 8:00; a very busy day.<br />
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Randy and the other guests visited D.C. while we musicians went a short distance on the buses to the Music Center at Strathmore. I met 2nd Alto, Edith, who was converted to the LDS religion when she was 18 and an airline mechanic in the Air Force. Her husband to be promised her he would attend her church if she visited his just once. It happened to be fast and testimony meeting and after hearing “this is the only true church on the earth” time after time, she was quite offended and set out to prove that this wasn’t the case. She joined the ward choir and as you can imagine was baptized a short while after.<br />
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Met Marvin, a waiter with the caterers here in Bethesda. He mentioned that he came to Salt Lake City to visit and ended up staying for two years because he was so intrigued and fascinated by the people there.<br />
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The hall here is beautiful! It’s nice to be in a venue where the choir and orchestra are near enough to hear each other. The concerts were well-attended. Mostly a Q-tipped (white haired) crowd. I so enjoy watching their faces in the second half of the concert when the choir began swaying back and forth to the African rhythms in Betelehemu -- a look of shock and delight, and then when Alex Boye did his fast and fancy foot work in "I’m Runnin’ On." They can’t help but smile.<br />
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I don’t feel we’ve done our part until someone wipes the tears from his/her face when we close with <i>God Be With You ‘til we Meet Again</i>. I need to see evidence that we have touched at least one individual. On most occasions, it is clear that we have touched many hearts. This concert was no exception.<br />
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<b>Friday, June 26, 2015</b> - Last morning in the D.C. area. Buses dropped us off for a morning of sight-seeing.<br />
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Audrey’s target location was the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Randy and I had visited on a prior occasion, but we only made it 2/3 of the way through before they closed, so we were anxious to complete our experience.<br />
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We stood in line for tickets for about 45 minutes, but were able to gain speedy entry. Audrey wanted to go her own tempo, so we hurried through the first part to spend some time on the displays we had not seen. </div>
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Last time I was choked up by the sight of millions of empty shoes of all sizes. This time it was the miniature display of the gas chambers and crematoriums stuffed with innocent people. My heart just broke in two! I was also very touched by the photographs of rescued people. Certainly a sobering and heart-wrenching experience to contemplate such a haunting moment in history. </div>
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I’m not so certain I like being “in charge.” I’m a good follower, not so good at making judgement calls. Our three and 1/2 hour anticipated journey turned into seven! About half way through my bus natives were getting restless and the bus’ tires were becoming overheated, so Harry, our driver said over the intercom, “I’m going to make a stop at this rest/service location; you will be able to stretch your legs for about 15 minutes.”<br />
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What? We aren’t supposed to get off the bus! I asked him if he was sure. He replied, “Well, we aren’t starting that quite yet, so let’s let them off.” Which we did, which we got in big trouble for. The bus driver isn’t boss. We are, and we were given our instructions. So I tried to round everyone back up (and in the meantime, I visited the rest stops very nice, well equipped rest room, as did about half our bus. They were grateful. I was in trouble.) We have been dubbed the rogue bus.<br />
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Spotted the New York Skyline at about 7:30 pm and the sopranos on the bus began singing, “Start spreading the news.... New York, New York.”<br />
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Took nearly another hour to go through the Lincoln Tunnel and on to 42nd street to the Marriott Marque on Times Square.<br />
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By 9:30 pm we were more than ready to find some dinner. We walked the extremely crowded, stinky, dirty, noisy, downtown New York streets to a Trader Joe’s then on to a fantastic “design your own hamburger” place called, The Counter, and finally had some dinner at about 10:30 pm. (Latest dinner I have ever eaten!)<br />
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Battled the crowds back to the hotel at midnight and quickly fell asleep to the lullaby of sirens wailing.<br />
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<b>Saturday, June 27, 2015</b> - Back on the buses for a drive into the Catskill Mountains to Bethel Woods near the sight of the 1969 Woodstock Event.<br />
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We had dressed for heat and humidity; that had been our experience in late June in this area. Surprise! Surprise! It was 54 degrees, with a wind chill factor of about 34 degrees and pouring rain! I heard it was the aftermath of a hurricane that had hit Texas. Did I forget to mention that this was an outdoor concert? I hear it rained at Woodstock in 1969 too.<br />
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The choir was under the warm lights, but the orchestra was on the edge of the stage and by the time our two-hour sound check was over, many of us in our shirt sleeves and bare-toed sandals were frozen to the bone.<br />
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During the sound check I noticed a young man with special needs who stood just four rows back from the stage. He stood mesmerized as we played and clapped his hands in delight, especially for Alex Boye as he sang “I’m Runnin’ On.” I found out later that his name was Zak Breese. Seems he had been enthralled with the choir since the age of five. His adoptive mother had brought him to hear the concert. They were not members of the church. If they are the only two in the audience tonight, the concert in these adverse conditions will be well worth all our efforts.<br />
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Randy and the other guests raced to the Woodstock gift shop and bought up every sweatshirt and blanket in stock. I laughed when I saw Randy’s with the giant peace sign on the back. Well, it was better than the “Hell no! Won’t Go” old anti war slogan that many of the guests had to resort to!<br />
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During our break before the concert, we warmed ourselves under the heat of the dressing room lights.<br />
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Despite the adverse conditions, the concert was well-attended! The audience came bundled in their coats and blankets. I mentioned to our first violin section that this die-hard audience deserved the very best concert we could muster. Gusts of cold wind and rain would whip across the stage, but we pinned our music down and played on, and the audience stayed and seemed to love every note. My hands were cold, but my heart was warm.<br />
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And yes, Zak was there.His mother, Judy Breese, wrote in a note to the Choir the next day, “Zak is listening to his MTC ‘hymn music’ as I write this...the Breese family is grateful, beyond our ability to describe it, for the experience of faith and kindness.”<br />
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<b>Sunday, June 28, 2015 </b>- Sundays are one of my favorite days on tour. You haven’t lived until you have sung the hymns of the restoration with the tabernacle choir! Sacrament Meeting was held just after lunch in the Broadway Ballroom of the hotel under a ceiling of color-changing light fixtures. (That’s a first!)<br />
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Our speakers were Elder Wilson of the quorum of the seventy and his wife. Sister Wilson’s message was timely after experiencing our concert in adverse conditions the evening before: When life seems difficult to bear, remember it is just the weather of the soul; the law of ups and downs. Both God and Satan make use of these times. Whom will we follow?<br />
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Elder Wilson expressed his thoughts about the fact that we are called as musical missionaries:<br />
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1. It is a Zion experience. We have to be of one heart and one mind as we strive for beauty and perfection. “If ye are not one, ye are not mine.” <br />
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2. Acts 26:16 “I will make thee a minister and a witness. All 400 of us are bearing witness at one time. A cloud of witnesses carries a unique power. <br />
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3. Being a musical missionary will expand to the next life. Most of what people are doing here on earth is not going to be needed in the hereafter (like a life insurance salesman for instance). Music, however, will play a major part. The scriptures mention, “Numberless concourses of angels praising God and singing.” <br />
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4. We experience the convergence between prayer and music. We have a remarkable opportunity to give in a unique way. We perform glorious music as evidence of a supreme creator.<br />
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Such a privilege!<br />
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Figured it was a great day to walk Central Park. Beautiful weather, beautiful park. I do believe it is my favorite part of New York City.<br />
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Walked by a ball diamond where a Dad was playing with his boys and itched to hit a ball or two. How cool would it be to actually bat in Central Park. I asked the dad if I could and he obliged telling his boys to move up. I missed his first two pitches trying to get used to his sideways pitch, then smacked the next four and boys actually had to chase them!<br />
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We made our way through much of the length of the park then back by way of the Manhattan temple<br />
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and past a restaurant called Il Violino (The Violin), which of course called us back. We were on our own for dinner. Enjoyed amazing lasagna there with my sweetheart and my two young violinists. (I call Audrey and her roommate, Lauren, “mine” on this trip.)<br />
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<b>Monday, June 29, 2015</b> - Bused to Saratoga Springs which is legendary for its naturally carbonated springs of water rich in minerals. Some have claimed that “taking the waters” could cure kidney and liver complaints, rheumatism, diabetes, heartburn, scrofula, dyspepsia, cancer, malaria, hangovers and "weakness of women." None of these claims have been proven. Randy and the other guests tasted this celebrated water; they said it was NASTY!<br />
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<b>Tuesday, June 30, 2015</b> - Free day in New York City; we hopped aboard a double decker bus. There’s a reason most people don’t use road traffic in NY. It definitely wasn’t the best way to get around. We finally got off near China Town and went on foot. We made much better progress that way. Ate dumplings in China Town, walked to the 911 memorial and paused a moment to remember that horrific day, boarded the free Staten Island Ferry to get a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty and crept back to Time Square on the double decker bus just in time to head to <i>The Lion King</i> on Broadway. Great Show, amazing costuming! All in all, a very iconic New York City day.<br />
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<br />Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-33407854218198040952015-07-28T07:00:00.000-06:002015-07-28T20:46:25.162-06:00Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2015 East Coast Tour - Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Wednesday and Thursday, July 1-2, 2015</b> - We walked as a group from the Marriott on Time Square nearly a mile to Carnegie Hall -- all 400 some odd of us all dressed in our concert attire. A sight to behold, I am sure! There are a lot of oddities walking the streets here in New York City, but our group really caught people’s attention.</div>
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“Are you all in a wedding party? Wow! That’s a lot of bridesmaids!”<br />
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“Hey, Salt Lake City! The Mormons! (Then spotting George, one of our choir members) Oh *%#@, a black Mormon! I’ve never seen one of those?”<br />
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“I saw all the blonds and white-shirted men and thought, ‘These must be Mormons!’”<br />
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As I was walking along, I found myself next to a familiar face from a TV show that I had watched. I was quite bold and asked, “Are you an actress? Have I seen you on Ghost Whisperer?” She replied kindly, “Oh I get that a lot!” I pressed a bit further, “Well, are you?” She smiled and said yes. Camryn Manheim was gracious and let Randy take our picture together. I asked her if she knew with whom she was walking down the street? “You’re with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. We are performing in Carnegie Hall!” I stated proudly.<br />
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What an honor to perform at the most prestigious concert stage in America. Most of the leading classical and pops music performers since 1891 have performed here at this location. Just think of all the artists who have walked these halls and performed on this stage. What a thrill!<br />
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The sound was awesome! I heard things around me that I had never heard before. While performing “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” I became overwhelmed with a feeling of gratitude...for my mother who taught me the violin from the time I was four until I went away to BYU (mostly through the door; I wasn’t very teachable) and who, with my father, influenced me deeply with their passion for music and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Oh how she would have loved to have been here playing with us; how tickled she must be to witness her daughter and two granddaughters sharing what she herself gave so freely.<br />
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After Wednesday’s concert, I went up to my room in the elevator with our conductor Mack Wilberg, and his wife, Rebecca. We visited about the beauty of the experience and how impressed we were with the audience who “got” the significance and flow of the first half of the concert and the reason for not clapping between numbers. Mack, who seemed very pleased, exclaimed, “Well, It is New York!” If a good and musically educated audience is anywhere, it should be here!<br />
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Some of the choir’s previous guest artists attended our Thursday performance. Santino Fontana, Leslie, Paul, and Carmen (our Sesame Street Muppet friends), and Brian Stokes Mitchell, as well as Laura Osnes who will join us for the Pioneer Celebration later this month. What is the New York experience if you can’t catch a glimpse of a celebrity or two!<br />
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And MY audience member, Randy, attended Thursday night. I have this thing; if he is in the audience, I have to find him before the show starts. He catches my eye by waving his program. It took me a while, but I finally found him way up at the top of the hall in the fourth level in the last row in the very very back, waving his program as usual. If there hadn’t been a light on him, I never would have found him.<br />
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<b>Friday, July 3, 2015</b> - The orchestra and guests were free until 5:00 pm. It was our chance to take in another Broadway show. We purchased the cheapest seats we could find to <i>Matilda</i> and ended up in the nose-bleed section, but we didn’t mind. It was delightful!<br />
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The choir was scheduled to sing the National Anthem at the Yankee Stadium for their game with the Tampa Bay Rays. We were all given tickets to the game. Randy, Audrey, and I planned ahead, purchased, and wore our Yankees T-shirts. It was Yankee Hat night and all in attendance were given free hats. Only problem? The event was sponsored by Budweiser Beer and their name was embroidered on the back. HaHa It was pretty ironic to see us all advertising Budweiser.<br />
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The choir sang beautifully, the game was fun to watch. We had our hotdogs and VERY garlicky fries! I was disappointed that we had to leave at the bottom of the 11th inning. The game was just getting exciting! But we were to board buses early the next morning for our mystery day; it was really best that we return. We heard by way of mouth that the Yankees finally won after 12 innings.<br />
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On a solemn note, on our bus ride from the hotel to Yankee Stadium, we received word that President Boyd K. Packer had passed away at the age of 90. I have such a reverence and love for him. He was a favorite apostle of mine when I was a teenager. I will miss his very honest and direct teaching of Gospel principles. “When music is reverently presented, it can be akin to revelation,” he taught. “At times, I think, it cannot be separated from the voice of the Lord, the quiet, still voice of the Spirit.” The choir will sing at his funeral when we return home next week.<br />
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<b>Saturday, July 4, 2015</b> - We lined up for our buses at 6:30 am. Unbelievably, New York City streets are pretty quiet at that hour.<br />
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On our bus captain seat, was the secret packet of itineraries and music to distribute, and a DVD that would reveal the day’s mystery destination. All we knew up to this point was that we boarded the buses in the early morning and we would not return until midnight. Oh, and we needed our instruments and we would be changing into concert clothing.<br />
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United Military Academy at West Point! Can’t imagine a better place to spend the 4th!<br />
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As the rain drizzled, we toured the pristinely beautiful facility in smaller groups.<br />
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As the rains poured down, the Orchestra at Temple Square string sections rehearsed with the West Point Band for the evening’s outdoor show at Trophy Point on the banks of the Hudson River. The weather threatened to jeopardized the concert and the fireworks, but by the time our afternoon soundcheck came around, the skies cleared and the sun was shining.<br />
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It was certainly a memorable event to experience lunch and dinner cadet-style in their gigantic Hogwarts-like mess hall. They feed 4000 cadets in this hall!<br />
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We had been invited to take part in their traditional West Point 4th of July “Music Under the Stars” with the West Point Army Band, Hellcats, and Rock Band. Prior to the concert, 1400 new freshman West Point Cadets marched in formation and took their places for this very special event. What a sight! Each of the 50 states and U.S. territories was highlighted by a flag-carrying cadet and cannon fire. The choir, band, and orchestra performed patriotic favorites, the rock band loosened the cadets up a bit, and the evening ended with an amazing fireworks show. Twelve thousand spectators were given much more than they expected. It was a surprise for all!<br />
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Randy told me of his evening:<br />
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<i>“While waiting in line to purchase a drink, I stood beside a Cadet from WestPoint. He was a Senior and had just returned to school from his summer break. We exchanged some small talk and ended up talking about the choir and the LDS church. He asked why they were called the ‘tabernacle’ choir? He thought a tabernacle was behind a veil in the ancient temples. He seemed pretty smart. Come to find out, he was Catholic and had studied the scriptures regularly. He said there were quite a few Mormon kids at the academy and that they seemed to be extra honest and trustworthy.</i><br />
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<i>He was majoring in engineering and will finish school this year and then spend the next 5 years somewhere in the world doing engineering for the military.</i><br />
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<i>He was very polite and I felt like I needed to thank him for his future service to our country, so I bought his meal and a couple of extra cookies to take to his cadet buddies.”</i><br />
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I was SO impressed with the young cadets here. So sharp, so confident and polite. This experience has strengthened my faith in American young people. We are in good hands.<br />
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<b>Sunday, July 5, 2015</b> - There is a clinking of brunch dishes as the tables are cleared off. Tour participants are chatting about this and that. Priesthood brethren are setting up the sacrament table. Brother Gunnell stands at the speaker’s podium encouraging us to prepare for the sacrament by listening to the prelude music and the feeling in the hotel ballroom turns from a dining hall to our “chapel,” from clamor to pure reverent silence. The feeling is overwhelming.<br />
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Elder Rasband of the First Quorum of the Seventy invited six members of the congregation to bear their testimonies, and then he himself spoke.<br />
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Here is what I learned from today’s meeting:<br />
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1. “Preparation invites Inspiration”<br />
2. Today is the Lord’s day.<br />
3. People will judge you by your eyes. Hold up your light.<br />
4. Music goes directly to the heart without having to use words.<br />
5. I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ<br />
6. The devil cannot keep a disciple of Jesus Christ down.<br />
7. “What e’er thou art, do well thy part.”<br />
8. Greatest thing we can do for our country is raise righteous children.<br />
9. Our religious liberty is being trampled.<br />
10. We need to be on the front edge of the warriors who are fighting for religious freedom.<br />
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After Sacrament Meeting, we gathered in the central opening of the hotel where the elevators climb about 50 stories. We sang “God Be With You” to all who might hear and hoped that it carried all the way up to the top. We were very grateful to all who had enabled us to stay here for nine days! That luxury is unheard of on a Tab Choir tour. Today we head on to our last stop - Boston.<br />
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Randy and I have enjoyed “captaining” Bus #10 together, and getting to know Harry Bentz, our bus driver. What a kind soul. We visited about his love of music, his guitar, his band, his family (his wife had passed away), his twin boys (fun to have twins in common), his family history. After each concert he left his special ice cold spring water that he had brought with him at our two seats.<br />
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He mentioned, “What I appreciate about you people is how you speak your testimonies from your hearts.” He loves the choir and only missed a concert when he needed his rest. At the end of tour, he wrote a poem.<br />
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<i><b>Fleeting Moments of Perfection</b></i></div>
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<i>Fleeting moments of perfection</i></div>
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<i>We embrace what is so rare</i></div>
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<i>Like fair breezes passing over us</i></div>
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<i>Disappearing into thin air.</i></div>
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<i>Fleeting moments of perfection</i></div>
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<i>Like a song sung with God</i></div>
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<i>When everything comes together</i></div>
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<i>Our memory like a ghostly fog.</i></div>
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<i>The miles we share together</i></div>
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<i>We see the miracle of it all</i></div>
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<i>Fleeting moments of perfection</i></div>
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<i>Only the best can we recall.</i></div>
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<i>A friendly gesture of gratitude</i></div>
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<i>A wave, smile, and embrace</i></div>
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<i>The shared stories of families</i></div>
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<i>Sharing in God’s grace</i></div>
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<i>Fleeting moments of perfection</i></div>
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<i>That make our hearts soar</i></div>
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<i>Imprinted in our memories</i></div>
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<i>Will last forevermore.</i></div>
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<i>Fleeting moments of perfection</i></div>
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<i>With the very best of friends</i></div>
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<i>Sharing our memories with laughter</i></div>
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<i>And dreams to share again.</i></div>
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by Harry Bentz</div>
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Bus #10 7-6-15</div>
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Boston, Mass.</div>
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An afternoon bus ride from New York to Boston and we were greeted at 7:00 pm by an official Clam Bake complete with steamed clams in their shells, delicious New England clam chowder, and mounds and mounds of whole cooked red lobsters with bowls of melted butter! Reminded me of the mountains of crawdads in New Orleans only BIGGER! I couldn’t believe my eyes! What a feast!<br />
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<b>Tuesday, July 6, 2015</b> - Last full day of tour. With the morning free, Randy, Audrey, Lauren, and I headed down the Freedom Trail, a 2.5 mile marked path through Boston marking significant historical sights.<br />
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On a side note - What fun it has been to have our daughter, Audrey, and her roommate, Lauren, with us on this tour. Not only are they good and dedicated violinists, they have such a glow about them. Wherever they go, they make friends, cheer hearts, and spread goodness. It was an inspiration just to be around them. Thanks for being such great examples of what it means to be music missionaries, you two!<br />
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Our final concert was held at the very elaborate Wang Theatre. It was a choice experience. The Bostonian audience cheered when their own son, Ryan Murphy stepped onto the podium. They are so proud of him. And Alex Boye pulled out all the stops, tearing his pants as he went down into the splits at the end of his song. We played and sang with all our hearts. The audience seemed so touched and appreciative.<br />
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Randy followed an elderly couple on their way out of the theater. He overheard the wife tell her husband, “The next time we hear this beautiful music, we will know we are in heaven. We will just have to listen for the singing, follow the heavenly sounds, and we will know we have arrived!”<br />
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What a sweet ending to a fantastic experience. Hopefully we have touched many hearts and spread the light and truth of what we hold dear. A great big hug and thank you to everyone who helped to make this dream a reality!<br />
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In honor of Pioneer Day, I thought it would be fun to share a story of one of my pioneer ancestors. This story is about my Great-great-great Grandmother, Ellen Breakel Neibaur, wife of Alexandar Neibaur, the first known Jew to join the restored church.</div>
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<i>“One of my favorite stories is about a woman named Ellen Breakell Neibaur. She was an English girl. She married a German, Alexander Neibaur, who had come to England to study dentistry. They were in Preston, England, when Heber C. Kimball went on his first English mission. Ellen and Alexander were converted. Eventually they came to America and settled in Nauvoo. When it came time to leave on the westward journey, the Neibaurs were extremely poor. It took all of their money to buy a team and wagon and enough supplies to get them through. She didn‟t even have enough money to buy a pair of shoes, so she wrapped her feet in rags and came all the way across the plains barefoot. After they reached Salt Lake, traveling in the second company with Brigham Young in 1848, her husband became a teacher. She took in laundry. For the next eight years, any time she could save a penny or two she put it aside. After eight long years, she finally had reached the point where she could buy a pair of commercially made shoes from a mail order house. She ordered a pair of high-top patent leather button shoes. They arrived sometime in September 1856.</i></div>
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<i>“Just a few days later, on October 4, a company led by Franklin D. Richards of the Quorum of the Twelve rode into Salt Lake with some very disturbing news. They said, „President Young, we have two more handcart companies stranded out on the plains, with over a thousand people.‟ Brigham Young was stunned; three companies had already come in safely, and he assumed that was it for the season. He had no idea there were more, so he had called all the supply wagons back to Salt Lake. The news reached him on Saturday afternoon, October 4. In General Conference the next day, October 5, Brigham Young stood up and said, „I will now give this people the subject and the text for the Elders who may speak to-day and during the conference. It is this. On the 5th day of October, 1856, many of our brethren and sisters are on the plains with handcarts, and probably many are now seven hundred miles from here.‟ President Young then called for teams, wagons, food, and clothing to help those who were stranded. And Ellen Neibaur, after eight years of waiting, had not lost sight of what the covenant was and what mattered. She took that brand-new pair of shoes down to the wagon team and gave them to the rescue effort.</i></div>
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<i>Now, here comes the beautiful end to this true story, a great example of faith and covenant, and example of the power that follows. When Ellen Neibaur saw her shoes, she looked up and, to her absolute amazement, wearing them was an old friend from Preston, England, who had joined the Church since Ellen had left England! Ellen‟s sacrifice had helped to save her friend‟s life and had helped her come to the Valley safely. That is the lesson we can learn from these wonderful, wonderful people.”</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is a story behind this one. The gal on the left was serving her mission in Colorado (?) and was instrumental in the conversion of the girl on the right. They just happened to run into each other at conference. What a sweet reunion that would have been!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My man in action doing what he does best; making people smile.</span></div>
Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-16086697805513804532015-04-30T15:51:00.000-06:002015-05-01T10:33:45.297-06:00Cross that one off my Bucket ListMONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 - Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park. I’m not sure how or when I got this bee in my bonnet, but for some reason I felt the need to hike Angel’s Landing. I’ve been to Zion National Park multiple times during a number of Utah Symphony tours over the years, but I’ve only hiked the short distance to Observation Point. I knew that if I was ever going to make the “strenuous, exposed, intimidating” Angel’s Landing hike, it needed to be sooner than later.<br />
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I have some trouble with the draining effect of heat, so Randy and I started out at 6:00 am. A one hour drive from St George to Zion, parking and shuttling through the canyon brought us to the Grotto trailhead (which is also the Angel’s Landing trailhead) stop #6 at about 8:00 am. Equipped with comfortable shoes, water, and hiking sticks, we were ready to go.<br />
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It was a perfect morning for hiking, actually a bit chilly at the start. The West Rim Trail is a steep uphill climb. I wouldn’t be rushed. We took our time, stopping when our legs “felt it” or when we were a bit winded. Refrigerator Canyon gave us a little relief for a minute until we came to Walter’s Wiggles, tight switchbacks that seemed to go on forever! I must have stopped at every turn, but I still felt great! Two miles completed, just one-half to go.</div>
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We arrived at Scout’s Lookout and our jaws dropped to the ground! We were not even close to prepared for what we saw ahead. Talk about intimidating! The last half-mile is a narrow sandstone fin-like ridge with a 1200 foot drop on one side and an 800 foot drop on the other. People are actually climbing this thing? Talk about scary! We stood there trying to decide whether or not to go on. I could tell Randy was reticent. He left the decision up to me. Hey! This is what we came for! I made the active choice (that’s my motto), grabbed onto the support chain and stepped forward to finish.<br />
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It was exhilarating and overwhelming at the same time! I hardly noticed the effort I was making as I scrambled over the rocks and grabbed at the support chains. I giggled to myself, “What in the world am I doing?” Once in a while I would stop to gaze down at the chasm below. What an amazing view! Drove Randy nuts! “Eyes straight ahead, don’t look down! Just keep climbing!”<br />
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This last half-mile up, took us about an hour. I only lost my footing once; luckily a nice strapping young man caught me. I will have to admit I was very relieved to reach the final viewpoint... And even MORE relieved after we made our way back down the ridge to Scout’s Lookout, through the switchbacks, and on flat ground. Randy and I gave each other a high five. We did it!! The viewpoint destination at the top was worth the hike, but the journey itself was my favorite part.<br />
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Would I recommend this hike to others? I don’t think so. In fact, I was tempted to discourage Matthew, Audrey, and Crystal, when they handed off Addy and Dexter and it was their turn to go. (BTW They made it up and back in three hours - took us five.) After their hike, Audrey exclaimed to us, “I can’t believe you two actually did this!” I can't believe we did either! I’m sure observing us two old gray-haired people coming down gave a lot of hikers extra hope and drive.<br />
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Am I glad I hiked Angel’s Landing? Of course.<br />
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It's a family tradition to send out photo greeting cards each year. If you are interested in viewing cards from the past 30 plus years, I posted them in 2011.<span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> <a href="http://gammielovespotts.blogspot.com/2011/12/wishing-you-merry-christmas.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></span></div>
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Just promise you don't laugh at the peach-colored outfits of 1988!</div>
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Four out of five of our children had babies in 2012 and the fifth was expecting!</div>
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Love this snowy view of the Salt Lake Temple. </div>
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Our 2014 card features a jumping Kylie on the front. Look at that hair fly!</div>
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And inside, our fourteen precious grand elves and one little rein dog (not in any particular order.) We never could get everyone together! We hauled the photo equipment,white background, and all the red and green outfits we could collect to Emily's home in Dillon, Montana and took half of the pictures there during our Thanksgiving holiday, then hauled it all back home again to take the other half. Each "elf" was photographed individually then masterfully combined by Potts.</div>
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Potts also made cards for each of our children's families. Now's a good time to tell you a little bit about them.</div>
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These are Jenni (and Mark's) children - Lucy 2, Sadie 6, and Payton 9. They live in Covington, WA where Mark works for Boeing and Jenni teaches violin and served as Concert Master for the Ensign Orchestra.</div>
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Here are David (and Katie's) five. Lily 8, Tate 4 months, Oakley 2, Kylie 6, and Paisley 4. They were so excited to welcome a little boy to the family this year. They live in Eagle Mountain. David teaches Math at American Fork High School and Katie teaches dance part time.</div>
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Here are Emily (and Joe's) boys, A.J. 3 and Andy 1 1/2. They just moved from Virginia to Montana this year where Joe is an attorney. Emily fits right in with her braids, plaid shirts, and cowboy boots. </div>
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This is Audrey (and Matthew's) Adalynn 2, Addy for short. They live in Orem. Matthew has one more semester in his MPA program at BYU, then who knows where they will end up? I'm praying right here in Utah.</div>
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Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-38362807680496587742014-07-13T21:24:00.000-06:002014-07-13T22:18:25.228-06:00Remembering My FatherDad was born on October 31, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho., the youngest of three siblings. A rather premature baby, his parents were surprised at his gender and hadn’t picked out a boy’s name. The attending nurse suggested “Richard” as a manly name. Another nurse thought “Del” was ideal middle name. And so he was named Richard Del But was known by all as Del.<br />
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He showed musical talent at an early age and was rewarded with small change for singing for relatives and friends, but he was shy and never really enjoyed performing this way.<br />
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As a typical young boy he roller skated and biked with friends. He remembered walking on the frozen Portneuf River on a dare. One friend stuck his tongue to the frozen metal bridge necessitating a fire department rescue.<br />
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His enthusiasm for music began in the 5th or 6th grade. His teacher, Miss Olsen had her students learn about and listen to the music of great composers. It was then that he whittled his first baton.<br />
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Dad attended Pocatello High School where he was involved playing clarinet and saxophone in the bands and orchestras. His first feelings of a testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ as restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith came at about this time as his father helped him to understand that Jesus Christ was Jehovah of the Old Testament. His testimony resulted from pondering section 87 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Joseph Smith prophesied the beginning of the Civil War 28 years before it’s occurring. If this was true, and it was, so were the Book of Mormon and the Pearl of Great Price. The Restored Gospel had to be true.<br />
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In 1945 and shortly after graduation he joined the U.S. Navy, serving for a short period as World War II was winding down. It was while serving in Bremerton that he wrote one letter to our mother to be, Julienne. He had never really been interested in her because she had red hair and freckles, and she happened to be dating one of his best friends.<br />
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His mother encouraged him, “You ought to date Julienne Hill.”<br />
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“But she has red hair and freckles!”<br />
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While he was away he got thinking, “What difference does hair color make?” He decided right then and there that he was going to see Julienne when he got home. There were four guys he had to fight off to get her, but he had the advantage because they played music so often together.<br />
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Mother and Dad were married in the Logan Temple on May 22, 1950. They spent their honeymoon in Sun Valley where mother was broken in as a new wife, nursing Dad who had acquired food poisoning.<br />
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Dad graduated from Idaho State University and earned his Masters in music education from the University of Utah. Mother and Dad spent most of their waking hours over their entire lives together making music and teaching music to young people.<br />
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This is when David, Linda, Mark, and I came into the picture.<br />
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I learned at a very young age that there was something special about being a Del Slaughter’s daughter. For one, my neighbor, Mr. Alexander would greet me with a, “Hey there Slaughter House!” then he’d laugh and laugh. I was taught to answer the phone, “Slaughter House, Spareribs speaking.” For years I didn’t even know what a slaughter house was.<br />
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My dad was famous! When I was very small, I would walk the couple of blocks from our house to the high school stadium or gymnasium look at the big men at the door and declare (as if I was a princess or something) “I’m Del Slaughter’s daughter!” They would give each other a quizzical look then glance back at me and part the way. That declaration was my ticket to join my father and his Twin Falls High School Pep Band for all the football and basketball games. Mine as well. I never felt so important!<br />
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Dad taught band and orchestra in public schools in St. Anthony, Boise, and mostly in Twin Falls for for 32 years. He taught private wind and brass students before and after school, He was also the conductor of the Magic Valley Symphony, the Twin Falls City Band, and the pit orchestra for the Diletante productions. Our family vacations most often consisted of attending various music camps in Idaho and Utah where mother and dad were asked to teach.<br />
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Dad was handsome and dressed smartly in a dress shirt and tie every day of school. His shoes were polished and always looked brand new. He knew that his students would respect him if he dressed the part. He always carried a pen and comb in his front pocket, both of which he used often. On Saturdays, he dawned his jump suit and on Sundays his Wool Suit<br />
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Dad loved mother, and we kids knew it. He loved us because we were part of her. We came in about third. Mother, The Gospel of Jesus Christ, and it was a tie between his love of music and his children. We were fine with that, in fact when we would see Dad catch Mother at the sink with her hands in the dishsoapy water, and bend her backward for a kiss, we would be outwardly embarrassed and inwardly delighted! Dads favorite quote was from Pres. David O McKay: "The most important thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother."<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Dad taught at least one of his children in both High School Band and Orchestra for eleven consecutive years. It was a very special experience. We learned to know our dad and he could depend on us to perform well and set a good example. Both Linda and I served as Concertmaster of the Orchestra. After each performance, Dad would have the orchestra stand and receive an ovation. He would walk over to me and give me not just the traditional handshake, but also a kiss... on the mouth. The violinist who was to take my place when I graduated, came to me seemingly a bit worried, “When I’m concertmaster, is your dad going to kiss me too?” </span><br />
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It was a tradition in our family to go out for treats after concerts. Our favorite treat was a Cherry 7-up Float at King’s Food Host. The server had just brought our tall glasses of cold goodness, when Mother spotted friends in the booth behind her and in her happy excited manner. turned about to talk with them, unknowingly knocking a float squarely into Dad’s lap. With quick reflexes, he caught the ice cream and just sat there while she chatted merrily.<br />
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Dad was strict and principled, but fair. He felt that students and his own children would rise to the level of expectation. He lectured like a teacher at home, but as we grew older, we realized that all that teaching was because he cared what kind of person we would become.<br />
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When Dad retired from teaching, mother was worried about what he would do with himself and thought he ought to have a hobby other than music, so she bought him a Band Saw. Maybe she thought he would take to it because it was a “Band” saw?! Nope. He just wanted to be with her.<br />
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While Mother was outgoing and gregarious, Dad was pretty quiet. He was a man of few words. During summer break between my years at the Y, I met Randy Collier, dated him a couple of times, then went back to the Y and.... kind of dumped him for another. The next summer, I realized my great error and expressed my concerns to my parents. My dad surprised me by asking, “Would you like me to speak with him?”<br />
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“Ummm... sure!”<br />
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We invited Randy over for dinner. Dad sat down with him in the living room.<br />
A bit nervous, mother and I perched ourselves out of sight, but within ear shot in the kitchen.<br />
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I heard my dad’s voice, “Randy. We want you to know that whatever you would like to do with our daughter is okay with us.”<br />
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My mother and I “lost it” completely.<br />
Randy was speechless.<br />
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Dad had some funny little quirks<br />
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I loved it when he turned his glasses upside down and did the highland fling in his bathrobe!<br />
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Every Christmas, Dad would agonizingly make us wait for him to shave before we could see what Santa had brought us!<br />
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We had just one car. When I asked him if I could borrow it, he would reply, “Let me think about it.” After what seemed an eternity I would give up on getting an answer and just walk or take my bike. I guess I didn’t need the car that badly after all.<br />
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Whenever I would ask Daddy for a dollar, he would pull one out, make his lip quiver and kiss it good-by. Made it tough to ask him for money, which I think was Dad's intention<br />
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But Dad was perfect in so many ways.<br />
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He joined the Rotary Club and had perfect attendance for 27 years. I was born during one of those meetings. Mother thought she was just having heart burn and sent him to go have some lunch.<br />
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Dad was not only always on time, he was always early.<br />
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I don’t ever remember him missing school, or church meetings, or rehearsals. Maybe he did because of illness... then again, I don’t remember him ever getting sick!<br />
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I had no doubt that he loved our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and knew their gospel to be true, a testimony that he was not afraid to share. And because he loved Them so completely, he loved us as his children unconditionally. I believed in him as Patriarch of our family. The many Father’s Blessings that he gave me were inspiring and comforting.<br />
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The night before Randy and I were married, Dad gave Randy his very first Father’s Blessing, and me, my last... from him. I shed tears that night realizing that from the next day forward, another man would be the patriarch of my home. Randy and I and our children feel his example and influence each day of our lives.<br />
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When Mother became sick, he was there at her side. We watched their true love change into eternal love. Dad continued to be our example as he dealt with Mother's death in 1998 and as he grew older himself, aged by her loss. <br />
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For the past year or so, Dad slowed down and faded away. He passed away on June 26.<br />
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We looked through the manuscripts of his original music compositions and found a beautiful little love song that he wrote, “I’ll Know Her". The words are sweet and remind me of what it might have been like just before he left mortality to be with mother again. What a sweet reunion that must have been…<br />
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I’ll know her, the one I’m dreaming of;</div>
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I’ll know her, the one that I can love.</div>
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And her voice soft as it can be.</div>
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For when our eyes meet I know </div>
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I’ll know that she lives only for me.</div>
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I’ll take her, hold her warm and close,</div>
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I’ll know her, the one that I love most.</div>
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‘Til I find her, to tell her that I know.</div>
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Today I am grateful for so many things. Especially for my dad who taught me what it means to love. You, dad, are my example of courage, faith, dedication, and honor.<br />
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Thank you for everything. I am so blessed to be your daughter.<br />
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<br />Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-41874288232746735382014-07-11T21:36:00.000-06:002014-07-15T15:46:37.653-06:00Fun Times in Covington, WA<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday, June 8</span><br />
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Dear Payton, Sadie, and Lucy,</span><br />
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I have been with you for 10 whole days while your mommy and daddy took a trip to Hawaii. We have had such a good time together. </span><br />
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Potts and our new dog Dexter missed us so much, they drove all the way from Utah to visit. At first Dexter was a little shy with you, and you were a little nervous about him; but soon you became the best of friends. He took you for walks and loved it when you tickled his tummy. We missed them when they drove back to Utah. </span><br />
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Then came reimforcements; Aunt Audrey and Addy joined us for the next week. Two babies made life pretty lively! We watched movies, ate lots of snacks, made trips to the park, played in the sand, and picnicked together. </span><br />
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Your Mommy and Daddy fly home tonight. I will miss you when I leave tomorrow. </span><br />
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Lucy, you were such a happy little girl, even when you had a cold and weren’t feeling very good. Cuddling in the dark in the middle of the night was pretty special. I liked how you shared your squeaky shoes with Addy and how you two ran around the house making funny noises together.</span><br />
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Sadie, I am so excited about how you love to read. I don’t think I have ever heard a five- year-old read with such feeling and expression. You can read to me any time. I also loved the time we spent together walking to school and back home from the bus stop. We had fun imagining “What if...”</span><br />
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Payton, you are becoming a fine cellist. I’m so glad I was able to hear you practice and listen to your lessons. It is easy to see that you love playing and that you are excited to share your music. </span><br />
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Playing catch at the park, just the two of us, was pretty fun too! Remember we caught twelve in a row. Your Gammie loves to play ball! Next time I come we will practice batting too!.</span><br />
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And here are some additional events I won’t forget:</span><br />
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Sadie sculpting Lucy’s hair with her Dad’s computer screen cleaner spray. Works well, I might add, but requires an immediate bath afterward.</span><br />
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Lucy dipping the shower curtain in toilet water then draping it on her head. Does not work well.</span><br />
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Maple Bars on the way to Payton’s cello lesson. Payton, yours was gone by the time we left the parking lot, so you ate Lucy’s too.</span><br />
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Praying my phone would keep it’s 1% power to enable the GPS to lead us safely home.</span><br />
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Finding an entire snake skin on our Sunday walk.</span><br />
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And dodging grape “land mines” on the kitchen floor -- Lucy is kind of a wild eater.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Thanks for having me, for loving me, and for being so good to me.</span><br />
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Love You!</span><br />
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Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-63229165800980167312014-05-25T15:59:00.000-06:002014-05-25T21:10:51.495-06:00Charity of ChoiceRandy and I swept Jenni's Fitness Challenge; Randy won the "pot of money" by loosing the largest percentage of his original weight (down 42 lbs.), I had top accumulated points (only missed two) and lost 20 lbs by being consistent. So I was first to choose a prize (We each donated one - so every participant gets to choose.)<br />
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I had an inkling I might be the first and I had an idea in mind:<br />
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Konrad offered $150.00 to a charity of choice. Of course I had my sights on his prize; it was worth the most! What are the chances he would count adopting a puppy? I began searching the internet and visiting the local shelters.<br />
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I wrote Konrad a note the day before the contest ended,<br />
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<i>Hi Konrad.</i><br />
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<i>This is Kathryn Collier, Jenni's mom, and in the number #1 points spot for Jenni's fitness challenge. I've got my eye on your prize. Who wouldn't? It's imaginative and SO generous! </i><br />
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<i>So... Here's my idea and you tell me if it's feasible. I'm an advocate for the abandoned puppy. I've rescued two dogs from shelters and they each lived over 16 years with our family! I've been without a dog for a year or so. sniff. sniff. Knowing I might win your prize, I began looking yesterday and found a little guy who is a stray Yorkshire terrier mix. </i><br />
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<i>May I please adopt him for my prize? He is $75.00 and I would donate the extra $75 to the shelter.</i><br />
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<i>Hey! I'd even name him after YOU! </i><br />
<i>Konrad -- I like that!</i><br />
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<i>What do you think?</i><br />
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<i>Hoping with my fingers crossed,</i><br />
<i>And thank you in advance, whatever you decide.</i><br />
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Pretty convincing?<br />
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Konrad said, "Yes!" and Randy and I drove to the county shelter to pick up "Benji" (that's what they had named him.) We looked in his kennel.<br />
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He was gone!!<br />
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Seems they had moved him to the <a href="http://bestfriends.org/">Best Friends</a> shelter in Sugar House. They were prepping him for a big dog adoption show the next day.<br />
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We drove straight to Sugar House. I spotted him and adopted him on the spot!<br />
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Meet Dexter Konrad (that's what WE named him). He is one year and a month they figure, so I gave him an April Fool's Day Birthday, 2013. He is cuddly, sweet, smart….<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Does it every night when it's time to go to bed.</span></div>
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Last night I awoke at 1:30 am to view the lunar eclipse. It is strange to see a full moon clouded in dark red. Rather unsettling and disconcerting. Some call it a Blood Moon. I knew what to expect; it wasn't quite as alarming as the first time I experienced this sight.<br />
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It was May 1975. I was 16 years old. I was just finishing up a date with Dave J. - a fellow member of the Twin Falls Bruins Pep Band percussion section (yes, I played "junk" percussion in the band) and one of two non-LDS boys I ever dated. We stood on my front porch. He gave me a good-night kiss accompanied by a good-night hug. As I looked up over his shoulder (he was a skinny 6 feet tall) I saw the moon in its blood red. My heart jumped to my throat! It's a sign!! Maybe I shouldn't be here doing this!! I made a speedy exit into the house.<br />
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Seems it wasn't the Second Coming after all.<br />
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September 20 - We have “down sized” our camping equipment since selling our trailer in July. It’s so different experiencing the out-of-doors as a twosome now. No need for the giant three burner camp stove or dutch ovens made to feed an army. Gave away five sleeping bags and kept just two for ourselves. We are now tent dwellers and everything we need fits in our little Civic (barely). Can’t do without the hammocks, or double-high air bed, or five gallon water container with spigot, you know.<br />
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Packed up yesterday morning and made the journey (of 15 minutes) to the mountains and Tanners Flat. It is amazing to me how we can be SO close to home and yet so far away. Beautiful spot #16 right by the rushing water. I can hear my mother exclaim, “Smell the pine trees!” The aspens are just beginning to display their golden Autumn colors. One whole day with nothing pressing to do.<br />
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We chose to read <u>The Giver</u> by Lois Lowry in REAL touchable, page-turnable book form. We took turns reading aloud, chapter after chapter until we finished. Because of this compelling story, I find myself especially grateful for color and variety, for contrast, experience, emotion...<br />
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...and COLD -- which helps me appreciate warmth and sunshine. Yes, it got downright chilly last night. I forgot that tents don’t have heaters like trailers do. It was a challenge to keep my nose warm and still be able to breath!<br />
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Loved every minute.<br />
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Camping, even if it’s just for one night, rejuvenates the senses and renews the soul.Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-21231237443637090602013-08-19T16:58:00.000-06:002013-08-19T16:59:29.759-06:00A Bird's-Eye View<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>July 25, 2013 </b>with Emily, Joe, and Potts</div>
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We started out dry and happy, feeling the exhilaration of being back on the Boise River. Floating was our favorite summertime family activity when we lived here twenty plus years ago. </div>
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It's a two-and-one-half-hour ride from Barber Park on one end to Ann Morrison Park on the other. There are a couple of waterfalls to maneuver and some rapids here and there that threaten to sweep a floating vessel into the trees if paddles aren't a-movin'.</div>
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But for the most part, it is a nice, relaxing ride.</div>
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Or so we thought -- until we passed over the 2nd waterfall and were impaled by a rock or branch or something. Yes, this is an UNDERWATER picture of the rip in the bottom of our boat.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I knew we were in trouble when passers by pointed and laughed.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The men had an idea -- What if we flipped the raft over. The water would drain out of the bottom, and we could ride with the hole on top!! So we did. Emily situated herself, Potts - himself, </span><br />
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...catapulting me up into the air and down into the river.</div>
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Okay... Not quite, but it sure felt like it!</div>
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I want you to know that we actually made it the entire way! We were tattered and torn, but not beaten. And on dry land once again, we deflated what was left of the raft and stuffed it into the nearest garbage can.<br />
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Can't wait until we can go again! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(With a new raft, of course!)</span><br />
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<i style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">“Life is like the river, sometimes it sweeps you gently along and sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere.”</i></div>
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Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-64808132235991142642013-07-22T15:58:00.002-06:002013-07-28T20:57:32.333-06:00Row, Row, Row Your Boat<span style="font-family: Georgia; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: left;">Filled our 8-man raft to see if it still holds air after 19 some-odd years. It’s been rolled up in the garage pretty much since we moved here in 1994. Figured we’d better test it before we attempt to float the Boise River with Emily and Joe on Thursday. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Yup! Still floats! Can’t believe it!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Can’t believe Randy put it in the pool - The water level is so high, he nearly went toppling over the edge! Silly man!</span></div>
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Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-52433664110502777532013-07-16T00:57:00.003-06:002013-07-16T07:47:07.108-06:00Good Fortune<span style="font-family: Georgia; letter-spacing: 0px;">Received my third and last steroid injection this evening at Dr. Alldredge’s Bountiful office. He seemed pleased with the immediate and positive results. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; letter-spacing: 0px;">Dr. Digre’s office called me this morning. I explained my situation and chosen emergency treatment and it prompted a call from Barbara who is directing the clinical study. I am all set up for an MRI on Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We took the opportunity to dine at the Mandarin since we were already in Bountiful. Enjoyed a wonderful meal together. The steroids leave an awful metallic taste in my mouth; water tastes like liquid ear wax, but lucky for me, my General Tso’s chicken tasted great. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After dinner I cracked my fortune cookie and handed Randy the slip of serendipity to read -- my eyes were having some difficulty. I knew I was in trouble when he teared up and handed it back to me. I did my little squinty thing (it seems to help my vision a bit) and read:</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">God must have a hand in making fortune cookies. This particular one was made especially for me.</span><br />
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Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-12057484566003352342013-07-14T22:52:00.002-06:002013-07-16T00:59:30.514-06:00After Nearly One Year<span style="font-family: Georgia; letter-spacing: 0px;">It’s been nearly one year since I experienced vision loss in my left eye and was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">For the most part I have felt good. Once in a while I have tingling or numbness in my forearms and shins, and becoming overheated drains me completely. Sometimes I feel as though I can’t think clearly, but maybe age is creeping up on me. Many days I could actually forget that I have MS at all.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I figure I have given myself 45 Injections of Avonex. That’s once a week. I use the “pen” and get a three month supply sent to my home in a refrigerated styrofoam box. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The click of the trigger still freaks me out a bit, and the ten seconds that I keep the needle in my muscle isn’t very pleasant, but I am grateful that I am able to do something preventative. I have qualified for assistance from the pharmaceutical company for one more year and am not required to pay the $1000 a week at this point. I take the injection at seven o’clock AM on Sunday mornings just before I drive downtown for Music and the Spoken Word. That gives me time to perform before the reactions set in six hours later. At that point a slight fever sets in causing my eyes to go a bit haywire, and I experience achiness especially through my neck and back. I have found that the reactions are less severe when I drink lots of water and take four Advil every six hours with Tylenol in between...</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The medication has given me insomnia for which I was prescribed the generic Ambien. It works well. I can sleep from 11:00 pm until 3:30 am. I wake up for a few minutes then sleep again until 6:00. I was concerned about being dependent, but I found when I tried to go off it a couple of weeks ago, that my sleep is more important than my pride. It is possible for me to do without it, but I wake nearly every hour and feel pretty messed up in the mornings. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">On to the Clinical Study -- I have donated hours and hours to the Moran Eye Institute as a part of their Optic Neuritis study. These are NOT my favorite days as they serve to remind me that I have a problem. I do receive a gift card of $25 each time I go. So far I have saved them up. I want to purchase something meaningful when all is said and done, but I have NO clue what. Let me know if you have any ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As part of the study, I have received 8 or so MRIs. On some days they test a new coil mri -- a spooky mask of nuts, bolts, and various colored wires. During the MRIs, it is required that I keep completely still and stare at one spot for up to an hour. Ever tried doing that? If you do, be sure that you get plenty of sleep the night before. One time I fell asleep and they couldn’t get even one good image. Twice, the vibrations made my nose tickle and I had to sneeze, bonking my head on the machine. Botched again! I really don’t know if I am much help in that respect.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Periodically the results are read by Dr. Katz, head neurologist for the study, and once in a while they send me his remarks. Last time I received them, I read them, then handed the papers to Randy, who took one short look, threw them on the counter and exclaimed, “I have seen enough! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I’d been experiencing a strange sensation in my right “good” eye for the past few days, and some pressure and tenderness to the touch since Thursday, plus my vision HAS seemed a bit distorted. I wondered if this is a precursor to another nerve attack? I called Dr. Digre’s office on Friday but had to leave a message. I became increasingly concerned as the day wore on.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Randy happened to take a business portrait this afternoon for Dr. Alldredge, the retinal specialist who donated his services and fixed the holes in Randy’s retina a few years back. Randy expressed concern about my situation; Dr. Alldredge asked if I would be willing to meet him at his office in downtown Salt Lake tonight at 7:30pm -- I couldn’t believe he was willing to see me on a SATURDAY evening and was somewhat hesitant. Randy felt I should go.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Audrey invited me to attend the temple with her. While serving in initiatories, I received the distinct impression that I should go. And I did. Dr. Alldredge found that the optic nerve of my right eye was indeed, inflamed. Optic Neuritis again! Interesting that it is just shy of one year since I experienced vision loss in my left eye. The doctor gave me my first dose of solu medrol (a steroid) to reduce the swelling. He will meet me tomorrow to do the same, and then check my situation on Monday.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I’m so grateful that I didn’t wait this time. I consider it a miracle, not just a coincidence that Dr. Alldredge came in for a portrait today. Three people listened to the whisperings of the Spirit and were an answer to my prayers. Dr. Alldredge who felt the need to have his picture taken after 21 years, Randy who expressed concern for my wellbeing, and Audrey who invited me to the temple where I could receive inspiration for myself. Today I experienced the hand of God in my life. I am truly blessed.</span></div>
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We've had a boatload this year! Most ripened while I was on tour and gave Randy toppings for his nightly bowl of ice cream, but I was able to make a nice plump fresh strawberry pie when I came home.<br />
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This morning, I have a little guy on my mind. He was born nearly two months ago, and I haven't yet introduced him.<br />
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This is Andrew Collier Fairbank</div>
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Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-89931942396386549772013-06-02T22:00:00.000-06:002013-06-28T10:05:55.877-06:00On Tour with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple SquareI found this fun infographic on line.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Prior to leaving on tour, we attend a manditory meeting in the Tabernacle. Designed to instruct, remind, and motivate, I like to think of it as a pre-tour pep rally. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Here is what I would like to remember from the meeting:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Go out, make a SPLASH, and come home. </i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Let people feel the Spirit through you and your music.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Things that have happened on past tours are still bearing fruit today.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>When you are tempted to complain, STOP IT !</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Think of it as being with 600 of your closest friends on a “little retreat.”</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>You are now in the Lord’s hands.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Things will happen as He directs this great work.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>You are an ambassador of the Lord and of His church.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>There is no way of measuring the lives that will be touched.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>May the Lord be with you and your families in your absence.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Being with the choir and orchestra is not for the faint of heart.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Music is a powerful means to communicate with the Lord.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Make God’s purpose your purpose, and you will experience spiritual perfection.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My large bag and concert clothing are packed, ready, and delivered. The luggage trucks will leave on Tuesday. We leave in ten days.</span></div>
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Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-41317191591588691312013-06-01T14:03:00.000-06:002013-06-28T09:55:46.180-06:00At War - Part II<span style="font-family: Georgia; letter-spacing: 0px;">For some unknown reason, my strawberries are doing beautifully this year. The plants are tall and prolific. A few of the large berries are beginning to ripen. I walked out to check on them last night and found one of the biggest strawberries laying on the cement half-eaten! Magpies!!! </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Remember this <a href="http://gammielovespotts.blogspot.com/2011/06/at-war.html">post</a> in 2011?</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">For the last two years, we have hung CD’s in the garden. The movement in the wind and the subsequent reflection of the sun was suppose to frighten them away. Frighten a magpie? Huh.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">So this year, Potts came up with an ingenious contraption utilizing PVC pipe and bird netting. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><i>"I was acquainted with a tame magpie in Melbourne. He had lived in a lady's house several years, and believed he owned it. The lady had tamed him, and in return he had tamed the lady. He was always on deck when not wanted, always having his own way, always tyrannizing over the dog, and always making the cat's life a slow sorrow and a martyrdom. He knew a number of tunes and could sing them in perfect time and tune; and would do it, too, at any time that silence was wanted; and then encore himself and do it again; but if he was asked to sing he would go out and take a walk."</i></span></div>
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Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-64295412947621526952013-05-19T22:00:00.000-06:002013-06-28T09:53:47.007-06:00Time for a Mini-Getaway<span style="font-family: Georgia; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Tuesday, May 14 through Thursday, May 16 </b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It was time to get away. We just felt it in our bones. Randy and I had three days with virtually nothing “set in stone,” (I can’t remember the last time this has been the case) so we packed a bag and took off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We drove to Jackson Hole, WY through Evanston and the little town of Randolph, UT, notable for the fact that it’s population of 496 had the highest percentage of people of any city in the country vote for George W. Bush in the 2004 election. (Thought you might </span>enjoy that tidbit of information.)</span><br />
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Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-52020861329063047042013-05-19T20:46:00.002-06:002013-05-19T23:39:40.013-06:00General Conference PhotographsThis has to be Potts' favorite assignment. For the past three conferences, he has been asked to help photograph General Conference along with nine other photographers. To fulfill this task, he pretty much lives on Temple Square for two full days, then edits and prepares his favorite 100 images the next day. He puts his whole heart and soul into this undertaking (as he does any photographic assignment.)<br />
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Potts listens to as much of Conference as he is able with his ear buds and iPhone. As he was listening to President Packer"s message of the finches and the snake in the ivy, he thought to himself, "I don't think I've seen many birds on Temple Square. Wouldn't it be wonderful if a few flew in just for this occasion?" And then, a dozen little birds flew onto the tree right next to him. They stayed just long enough for him to photograph and then flew away. Potts felt a sense of love and awe, realizing just Who is in charge. When he came home, out of curiosity he looked up what type of tiny birds these were. He discovered they were actually finches!<br />
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Besides the above bird that was used to illustrate President Packer's message, eleven other of Potts' images were published in the May issue of the <i>Ensign</i>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As we ventured down the road, the sky suddenly became dark and the wheat fields in front of us went up in flames. Realizing that this MUST be the Second Coming. We got out of the car and instinctively looked up.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I saw a small white glow and the form of a man in the sky and I knew that it was Jesus Christ. Trouble was, our feet remained firmly set on the ground as the flames came dangerously close. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I cried to myself in somewhat of a panic, “Oh no! We’re not being raised up!” </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then it happened! Slowly... very slowly, with hands held, we started floating up and up. I was so excited.... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I got caught in the branches of a giant dead tree! </span><br />
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<br />Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903687825424042915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491048138927973102.post-47438492588102728572013-04-01T09:20:00.000-06:002013-04-01T09:58:05.700-06:00Notably Natalie<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">January 9, 2013 -- </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">I’ve known Natalie for quite some time. We attended BYU and played in the Philharmonic together many moons ago. She’s been my stand partner at MT Pit recording sessions since its inception over eight years and 75 musicals ago. She is the sister of Meredith, contractor of many of the sessions for which I play and concertmaster of The Orchestra at Temple Square and my stand partner there. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In December, just before Christmas, Natalie mentioned to me that she felt a strange mass in her abdomen and had made an appointment with the doctor. <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I was in Seattle when she received her diagnosis. What the doctors discovered was stage four ovarian cancer that had spread into her lymph system, lungs, heart sac and other places throughout her body. Heartbroken and with a "basket of sunshine" in hand, I went to see her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I found her cheerful, hopeful, and in good spirits. She had had surgery to remove what they could. We talked of her choices - chemo or no chemo and the strength of attitude, hope, and prayers. I asked her what she needed most and she mentioned “financial help.” She and a handful of her previous students had started the ball rolling - A benefit concert in two weeks! She had asked many of her “famous” local musician friends to perform, and each and every one was honored to be a part of it. But Natalie was overwhelmed at this point and needed someone to “take charge.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I am a very hard-worker but didn’t feel that I had the organizational skills to pull the musicians together in a couple of weeks. I knew someone who could. Natalie’s sister, Meredith! Natalie responded, “She is SO busy -- I can’t ask her!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I could... and I did and she said, “yes.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Meredith put the musicians and the evenings numbers together, I spread the word on Facebook and took care of answering questions. Randy and I designed tickets and programs. Natalie’s friend, Loree, and I discussed ideas and logistics, Loree set up a <a href="https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/bPd7c?psid">donation sight</a>, and we were off and running. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The response was amazing and the evening was magical, exhilaration, touching, and inspiring. Nearly 1000 people attended and filled Libby Gardner Hall, its choir seats, and even extra chairs on stage. What an outpouring of love from the all-star performers and audience alike. Though very sick with a respiratory infection, Natalie was there to feel the power of so many and was touched and uplifted by the support she received.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Kenneth Cope</i></b><i> - “Broken”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><i>The Piano Guys</i></b><i> - “Can’t Help Falling in Love”</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">May the Lord bless you in your journey, my dear friend, Natalie! </span></div>
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<i>Natalie posted this sweet response:</i></span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Dear Friends....I've been oddly silent, no posts, since the concert. I came down with a virus, RSV and it's been a serious infection, been very ill in bed, but looks like I am finally turning a corner so I can do things as strenuous as posting on FB now :). </span></i><br />
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<i>I have loved reading the posts of everyone else and seeing the pictures and videos in order to relive the moment. It was way beyond a once in a life time moment, because I doubt that many have such a great gift given to them. I feel like the luckiest, most blessed girl. If this were part of a movie, I don't know if it would be believable. Each performance was so magical and transporting. From the moment the organ started, to the closing rendition with Alex, Jon and Steve...it hit every human emotion and desire: poignant, spiritual, fun, rollicking, exquisite, it was all there, as well as many tears, refreshing, delicious tears. I felt it showed off "music" itself and the high honor it holds in this world. Nothing could have taken us to the place that the music did, so well performed by such masters. I have had wonderful messages and calls from those who were in attendance as to some of the numbers that touched them most or that they enjoyed most, and they all mention different ones because each seemed to be absolutely perfect. Truly, anyone who was in attendance did experience a moment that can never be repeated. So, my heartfelt thanks to all the musicians who made it happen, to all those who organized and did the behind the scenes work, and to all who were in attendance and shared their love so freely with me. Finally, I must say enormous thanks to everyone who donated. It is such a HUGE burden lifted to have the means to pay my medical costs, the bills are starting to come in and I am able to pay them! MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL for starting out my healing journey with a bang!!!!!</i></span></div>
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