TRACES OF TIME . . .
THIS WEEK OCTOBER 19, 2017
TOOCTOBER 25, 2017
AUTUMNOCTOBER
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020
Family is Everything... 
So with the money they still had,they decided to buy me a 4 poundbox of See's Chocolates...
...which Thomas Rohrerbrought to me...
...today.
I am overwhelmed! I didn'tknow they had such a bigbox of See's chocolates!
Thank you, Elderesy Hermanas!
This week I am working onmy Mom's Life Story thatshe started in Jan 2000 whenshe turned 80 years old.We had a "draft copy" of400-some double-spacedpages done by Christmas that year.but have been adding photos andthe rest of her life to July 2013when she died at age 93.This year is the 100th year remembrance of her 1920 birth.
TO
AUTUMN
V E R N A
An Idaho Girl
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Life Story of
Verna Beth Huffaker
Albertson
1920 - 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New
Year’s Resolution for 2000:
“Write
my life story this year.”
--Verna
Albertson
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In
her own words from Verna’s written memories
and
remembrances told to her daughter, Eileen Albertson Petersen
~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
First
Partial Edition - December 2000
Semi-final
Edition with some photos – 2008
Final
Edition 2020 – 100th Birthday Remembrance
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 Family is Everything... Another nice warm October day...
Julie brought me a hot dogfrom Costco.Then I sliced it like they doat my favorite hot dog place...
...grilled it and it becamea JDAWG!
...topped off with aSee's chocolate.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020
An Idaho Girl
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Life Story of
Verna Beth Huffaker
Albertson
1920 - 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New
Year’s Resolution for 2000:
“Write
my life story this year.”
--Verna
Albertson
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In
her own words from Verna’s written memories
and
remembrances told to her daughter, Eileen Albertson Petersen
~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
First
Partial Edition - December 2000
Semi-final
Edition with some photos – 2008
Final
Edition 2020 – 100th Birthday Remembrance
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 Family is Everything... Another nice warm October day...
Family is Everything... 
Even though I miss him a lot,I know he is having a quality of lifethere, and pray he is happy withwhatever calling he has been given.During his las year at University of Idahohe was president of the LDS House.
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***The weekly luncheon withthe neighborhood ladies wasin Springville at Magleby's today.The founders' paintings are onthis wall...
We waited to be seated...
Here's more of the beautiful buildingthat used to be an Art Gallery.
This is high-end food...
...with nice table settings.
Yummy rolls...
Everyone orderedfish; salmon, trout, halibut, shrimp...except I had a chicken fried steak.Everyone said it was delicious.Linda said: "This is the best troutI've ever had."One of the paintings...
The ceiling...
The five who could come today...
...are front: Kathie, Francine, Linda.Back: Eileen, Tammy.
The photo outside alwaysshows up better.Kathie, Tammy, Francine, Linda.
After lunch we spent a great hourat the Springville Museum of Art on the opening day of their Spring Salon October 21, 2020 - January 13, 2021
The
Spring Salon was first held in 1922, begun by students and teachers of
Springville High School who wanted to exhibit and promote original artwork. The
Salon has been held annually since that time, except during World War II when
fuel and other goods were rationed nationwide. The Springville Museum of Art
continues the tradition today and invites all artists in Utah to participate in
the 96th Annual Spring Salon. This exhibition is a juried competition that
showcases the diversity and quality of contemporary Utah art.
Exhibition Opens Wednesday October 21, 2020 Closing date of exhibition
Wednesday
January 13, 2021
Museum of Art - Springville, Utah: Completed
in 1937, this building was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style by
architect Claud S. Ashworth (1885-1971).[3] It
was dedicated by LDS Apostle David O. McKay as
"A sanctuary of beauty and a temple of meditation." It was listed on
the National Register of Historic Places in
1986 as Springville High School Art Gallery.[1]
It
was built during 1936-37 and was extended in 1964.[2]
The
Springville Museum of Art was made possible by the Nebo School District, the Works Progress Administration Act,
and The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. In 1964 a two-story wing was added as a gift from
the Clyde Foundation.
The
Spring Salon was first held in 1922, begun by students and teachers of
Springville High School who wanted to exhibit and promote original artwork. The
Salon has been held annually since that time, except during World War II when
fuel and other goods were rationed nationwide. The Springville Museum of Art
continues the tradition today and invites all artists in Utah to participate in
the 96th Annual Spring Salon. This exhibition is a juried competition that
showcases the diversity and quality of contemporary Utah art.
 |
Closing date of exhibition
Wednesday January 13, 2021
Museum of Art - Springville, Utah: Completed
in 1937, this building was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style by
architect Claud S. Ashworth (1885-1971).[3] It
was dedicated by LDS Apostle David O. McKay as
"A sanctuary of beauty and a temple of meditation." It was listed on
the National Register of Historic Places in
1986 as Springville High School Art Gallery.[1]
It
was built during 1936-37 and was extended in 1964.[2]
The
Springville Museum of Art was made possible by the Nebo School District, the Works Progress Administration Act,
and The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. In 1964 a two-story wing was added as a gift from
the Clyde Foundation.
For this "Spring Salon" theyhad 1,000 entries of which only300 were chosen for display.
Marvelous original art work fromUtah artists~!
Tammy said this is an original work ofart from years past.
This Springville Museum of Art sign says:"A sanctuary of beauty.A temple of contemplation"--1937
Tammy, thanks for telling usabout this special event.
The outside photo...The 30-minute drive back home wasfilled with more interesting conversation.
Thanks, Tammy, for driving us today.
Wednesday is movie nightwith my son, Gary. ForOctober we have chosen"old monster movies."Info from Wikipedia:"Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man"
...is a 1943 American horror film produced by Universal Studios starring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. This was the first of a series of 'ensemble' monster films combining characters from several film series. This film, therefore, is both the fifth in the series of films based upon Mary Shelley's 1818 book Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, directly after The Ghost of Frankenstein, and a sequel to The Wolf Man."
Gary said it's the one he remembers when he was a little boy seeing on TV of the wolf man finding Frankenstein in the ice, and then fighting at the end.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 Family is Everything... Tree in our back yard...it's Fall for sure.
"Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man"
...is a 1943 American horror film produced by Universal Studios starring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. This was the first of a series of 'ensemble' monster films combining characters from several film series. This film, therefore, is both the fifth in the series of films based upon Mary Shelley's 1818 book Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, directly after The Ghost of Frankenstein, and a sequel to The Wolf Man."
Gary said it's the one he remembers when he was a little boy seeing on TV of the wolf man finding Frankenstein in the ice, and then fighting at the end.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 Family is Everything... Tree in our back yard...it's Fall for sure.
Jacee brought forms from school to orderhigh school graduation announcements.How is that happening already?!
I'm still working on my Mom's life story...here's the start of the 2000's:Verna Enters Her 80’s
Think
of the changes she has seen in
her eight decades of life! 21st CENTURY
2000 - age 80 - Gooding
2000-George
W. Bush, Republican, elected President of the United States
after
a long siege over the ballot count in Florida between him and Al Gore, Democrat
Internet
“dot.com” bubble goes bust, dragging down stock market
2000--Gordon
B. Hinckley 6th year as LDS Prophet
Membership
of the Church 11,000,000
60,000
Missionaries serving in world
April--General
Conference held in new Conference Center for first time
July
8--Merida Temple dedicated in the Yucatan Peninsula
Oct.
1--100th working temple dedicated in Boston
Oct
8--The Conference Center dedicated at General Conference
January 1, 2000! A new Century. A new Millennium!
Even
though some experts say the new millennium really doesn’t start until January
1, 2001, I can say I’ve lived in nine decades, and two millennia.
I slept
in because I had stayed up until about 1:00 a.m. to watch the New Year and the
New Millennium come in. I had munched on
the snacks I had prepared for the New Year’s Eve party for the Single Adult
sisters. None of these older sisters
wanted to stay up that late, so the party was cancelled.
When I
got up I remembered the Rose Parade would be coming on and I wanted to watch
some of the preliminaries so I hurried and dressed and came down to the family
room to watch the parade. I was sitting
in the recliner that I still call Arnold’s chair.
I was
watching it for a while and all of a sudden I looked at the TV and something
else was on. I couldn’t figure out why
something else would be inserted in the Rose Parade. Then I looked at the clock and it was noon! I had gone to sleep and slept an hour and a
half. I couldn’t believe it!
I snacked
all day, put a log in the fireplace and enjoyed its coziness.
I made a
New Year’s Resolution that I would write my life story this year so I got out
my scrapbooks and started. I have bits
and pieces done but nothing really organized.
In these scrapbooks I have made for each decade of my life I can get a
good chronological sequence.
Eileen
said she would help me so we’ll see what I can come up with. I would like to have it done by December and
give as Christmas presents for my two daughters and eleven grandchildren. My great grandchildren are mostly too young
to read it, except for Aimee and Daniel, but maybe someday they would all be
interested in it.
Eileen
told me just the other day that Janie said Broulim's grocery store in Rexburg
had had a “50’s” theme and had hung those big 33 ½ size records from the
ceiling. Katie, 6, asked: “Mom, why do
they have those funny-looking big, black CD’s hanging up?”
Janie
said to Eileen, “That’s when I realized that my kids have never seen a record
player nor listened to records like I did on our record player. I played ‘My Fair Lady,’ ‘Fiddler on the
Roof,’ and ‘Sound of Music,’ so much I thought I would wear them out. I also
remember playing ‘Golden Slumbers--Lullabies,’ ‘Downtown,’ ‘Tiajuana Brass,’ and
your old Sinatra records.
“Mom, you
and Dad have an antique right in your dining room,” Janie added, as she put a
record on Eileen and Walt’s old stereo they got in the 1970s.
So
we’re going to have to describe even record players and other things we used..."
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 Family is Everything...
Verna Enters Her 80’s
Think of the changes she has seen in her eight decades of life! 21st CENTURY
2000-George
W. Bush, Republican, elected President of the United States
after
a long siege over the ballot count in Florida between him and Al Gore, Democrat
Internet
“dot.com” bubble goes bust, dragging down stock market
2000--Gordon B. Hinckley 6th year as LDS Prophet
Membership
of the Church 11,000,000
60,000
Missionaries serving in world
April--General
Conference held in new Conference Center for first time
July
8--Merida Temple dedicated in the Yucatan Peninsula
Oct.
1--100th working temple dedicated in Boston
Oct 8--The Conference Center dedicated at General Conference
January 1, 2000! A new Century. A new Millennium!
Even
though some experts say the new millennium really doesn’t start until January
1, 2001, I can say I’ve lived in nine decades, and two millennia.
I slept
in because I had stayed up until about 1:00 a.m. to watch the New Year and the
New Millennium come in. I had munched on
the snacks I had prepared for the New Year’s Eve party for the Single Adult
sisters. None of these older sisters
wanted to stay up that late, so the party was cancelled.
When I
got up I remembered the Rose Parade would be coming on and I wanted to watch
some of the preliminaries so I hurried and dressed and came down to the family
room to watch the parade. I was sitting
in the recliner that I still call Arnold’s chair.
I was
watching it for a while and all of a sudden I looked at the TV and something
else was on. I couldn’t figure out why
something else would be inserted in the Rose Parade. Then I looked at the clock and it was noon! I had gone to sleep and slept an hour and a
half. I couldn’t believe it!
I snacked
all day, put a log in the fireplace and enjoyed its coziness.
I made a
New Year’s Resolution that I would write my life story this year so I got out
my scrapbooks and started. I have bits
and pieces done but nothing really organized.
In these scrapbooks I have made for each decade of my life I can get a
good chronological sequence.
Eileen
said she would help me so we’ll see what I can come up with. I would like to have it done by December and
give as Christmas presents for my two daughters and eleven grandchildren. My great grandchildren are mostly too young
to read it, except for Aimee and Daniel, but maybe someday they would all be
interested in it.
Eileen
told me just the other day that Janie said Broulim's grocery store in Rexburg
had had a “50’s” theme and had hung those big 33 ½ size records from the
ceiling. Katie, 6, asked: “Mom, why do
they have those funny-looking big, black CD’s hanging up?”
Janie
said to Eileen, “That’s when I realized that my kids have never seen a record
player nor listened to records like I did on our record player. I played ‘My Fair Lady,’ ‘Fiddler on the
Roof,’ and ‘Sound of Music,’ so much I thought I would wear them out. I also
remember playing ‘Golden Slumbers--Lullabies,’ ‘Downtown,’ ‘Tiajuana Brass,’ and
your old Sinatra records.
“Mom, you
and Dad have an antique right in your dining room,” Janie added, as she put a
record on Eileen and Walt’s old stereo they got in the 1970s.
I had a fun surprise to seeHeidi and Pono pull up aftera 12-hour drive from Albuqurque.They are the sweet couple whomarried July 17 in Mark and TammyBallard's back yard. They're here for a ballroom competition.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020
Family is Everything... 
She got here just in time togo to Zupa's for lunch...
We had soup 'n salad, and shareda piece of Zupa's chocolate mousse cake.
She went with me to Costco to get myhearing aids cleaned, found a few funitems to buy, then went to Steve's tohelp Heidi and Pono get some finalthings done for their ballroom timeof 7:45. Steve was busy getting thelast two chapters from their draftform to finished mode for his bookConstruction IQ -- an instruction guide for Construction Managers. We got to the Pleasant Grove High Schoolin time for Heidi to get into her newballroom dress...
There were three couples in thefirst section - then eight couples were in the next section of"American Rhythm"...
...which includes Mamba, Samba,
Swing, Cha Cha, and Bolero.(I hadn't heard of "Bolero" before.)
They placed second in their first section.But ran out of steam, plus Heidi had someasthma problems of breathing, in thatnext section, so they didn't fare well.
They were fun to watch and arewonderful dancers together!
I was so thankful to be there to see them dance.
Janie, Ashley, and I made a goodcheering team for them!
We ate a late supper atIn 'n Out Burger...then I went home towatch the end of...
the BYU-Texas State football game.Cougars were predicted to winby 35...they exceeded that by 3,winning 52-14.BYU is now 6-0. A big testfor them will be against Boise State.Is that next Saturday?Or is in two weeks? SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2020
Family is Everything... 
This October snow storm melted by afternoon.
We had a delicious Sunday roastbeef dinner cooked by John.Julie baked her yummy monkey bread.
The annual "cousin's pumpkin carving party" has become a "friend's pumpkin carving party" now, since most of the Utahcousins have grown up andgone away to college, missions,or to be a Coast Guard rescueswimmer in Kodiak, Alaska.
The chocolate fountain...
...was a big hit to cover marshmallows,strawberries, pound cake, pretzels,or even potato chips in the meltedc h o c o l a t e .
After scooping out the insidegoop with John's great battery-runtool...
...a design is decided on.
Then the cutting begins.
...fun for all.
Here's my favorite things to dipinto the chocolate...
Everyone is very creative...
...it's not just two eyes, a nose,and a mouth any more.
...more fun in a group.
I enjoyed watching them all.
Jacee, John, Eva...
Oh, no--is Riggy going head firstinto the chocolate fountain?
And here are the finished creations...
...works of art, for sure!
Bring on Halloween week . . . !!!
*** ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ *** *** *I am so thankful for The Plan of Salvation and the Atonement of Jesus Christ that makes this Great Plan operational.At the end of this October 25th,I pray you have had arestful , peaceful, and spiritualSabbath Day...
I share these truths as my testimony to you...Heavenly Father lives and knows us each by name. He loves us and wants us to return to Him and Heavenly Mother when we leave this mortal existence. He loves us just as we are at this very moment.*** *** ***Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all. *** *** ***Joseph Smith was foreordained to be the Prophet of the Restoration. He is the Restorer of all things.*** *** ***
President Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today for all the world. *** *** ***The Bible is "the Word of God as far as it is translated correctly" and is a Testament of the Divinity of Jesus Christ.*** *** ***
The Book of Mormon is the Word of God and is Another Testament of Jesus Christ. It is the most correct book of any book on earth.*** *** ***The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the True Church on the earth today. *** *** ***Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.Eileen PetersenSaratoga Springs, Utah, U.S.A.October 25, 2020
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