The Adventures of Randon and Callie: October 2008

Okay so Thursday the 25th I went to Mesa to go with Dena through the Temple for the first time. It was sure neat to be there with her. I sat next to Meagan and we both peeked over heads to watch Dena from time to time. A lot of family and friends came. My Parents, Jacob, Me, Meagan, Cara & Alan, Michael & Kim, Jill, Amanda, Aunt Alayne, Leanne Hancock, and Jacobs Parents were there. Also, before I went to the temple I got to spend a few hours with Randon's family. I was nice to see them even though it was so short. I can't wait until Christmas when we can spend more time together. Anyway, Dena, Jacob and I drove back to Safford that night. It was kind of a late nighter, because when we got there at around 12:30 we visited with Leslie and Matt until about 2:30....TOO LATE! We all payed for it the next day, but it was fun. So anyway, here are a few fun/ funny things that happened while I was there.

1. Grandma Carpenter Pamper Session:
For those of who don't know, this is my great-grandmother and she is turning 100 in December. She is still up and about and still as sassy as ever! I sat down to fix her nails because she had chipped them and they were driving her crazy! And Jacob (who is a massage therapist) rubbed her poor purple legs. Here are some Grandma Carpenter funnies while we sat and pampered and chatted.
*She told us she bought a hospital bed so she could elevate her legs at night so the purple goes away. She said, "I want to look good in my coffin." And I laughed and said, "Grandma, they wont' be looking at your feet." She said, "You never know."
*Dena came in and Grandma said, "I wish I had another limb for you (to pamper)....unfortunately I do, between my teeth." (Talking about her tongue). "But I never gave anyone control of it. I wish I had. Sometimes it just feels like it's on a swivel!" She then proceeded to tell us stories of her untamed tongue and how it gets the best of her.
*She said she recently went to the Dr. and found out she weighs 110 lbs. She said, "A hundred and ten! Bleh! I told him his scale was wrong...he just laughed at me." So then we laughed.
* We asked her to tell us about Grandpa Jim and how they got engaged. I'm a little hazy on the details but I'll do my best to tell the story. So I guess Jim (Grandpa) was the water boy for one of the sports teams in their school. But he had to hold the bucket and pump the water at the same time and it was hard for him. So she said that she went out and helped him with it one day. When she got home her uncle taunted, "Thelma's got a boyfriend." She said that Jim got really red and ducked his head down and then she said, "And I did indeed have a boyfriend...One night (a while later) he walked me to my front porch and said, 'Thelma, I want you to be my wife' and I thought, you crazy fool! I'm young and havin' fun...I was dumbfounded. I finally said okay just to get rid of him! Four years later we were married."
*Then she told us about her original wedding ring. She said it was $1o! She told us that Grandpa gave her a diamond a few years later for her birthday. One day she was washing a quilt in a tub and she lost the diamond. She gave the ring to Leona (her daughter) eventually. But I guess, recently, her neighbor was going to the jewelry store and Grandma decided she wanted to go too and get a wedding ring. So she did. She said, "The lady asked me my size and I told her. But she said we should do it a little bigger." She then held up her hand so we could see how big the ring was on her finger and said, "But it's too big, so my judgement was better, puh! A hundred and seven dollars and ninety-one cents!"
She said a lot of other funny things but I can't remember them all. We just sat there listening and laughing. She is so lonely since Grandma Udall died. I know she can be ornery but I love her and I was glad to visit for awhile.

2. I got a non-permanent perm (as you can see in the pictures with grandma). Leslie just started beauty school so I went to be experimented on! It was funny! I had the poofiest fro ever! It was really cute the second day though!

3. Dena's Bridal Shower- So much fun!