Beneath the Wraps

                 When I was younger I would often spin around several times until I felt dizzy and stop – either of my own will or because I had crashed into something.  The dizziness was not completely bothersome as a youth as it is as an adult – an aged one at that.              There are times I have felt dizzy due to ear or sinus infections though I don’t ever remember feeling so dizzy that I wanted to throw up.   Well, there was that time when I was pregnant with Jaime and Richard and I were at a movie theatre watching “Limitless” – the opening photography is spinning as I recall or maybe somewhere else in the movie.   I remember looking away as it was making me dizzy.           Getting into a car when I am feeling light headed is not always the best idea. The dizziness had seemingly made me naucious and when we had stopped for gas on the w...

        When Jaime was little she had this admirable persistence that I don’t recall having seen in many children.   She would go after something and keep at it until she accomplished whatever it is she was trying to do.   She didn’t get upset or frustrated.   She never gave up.   That was so admirable as it started before she could walk.           Two specific examples I remember were when she was in the tub and there was a sliver of soap floating around.   She was determined to pick it up out of the water.   Of course it would slip from her grasp and eventually became smaller and non-existent.   So it was the soap that gave out.   She continued to look for it though.           She would see me remove bottle caps from the water I was drinking and replace the cap.   She tried her hand at removing the cap also until she was finally...

            In May I was called as secretary to the Relief Society.   Shortly after the new presidency was put in our RS president said she felt inspired to do a monthly temple trip.   We have reserved the second Saturday of each month for the ten o’clock session.   It seems like the most convenient time yet that time slot fills up rather quickly I think the most sisters I saw in attendance was seven and it has tapered off.            Yesterday there were only two of us.   I expect it may not kick back up for the next two months as the morning weather has gotten colder and there are many who don’t wish to drive that distance when the weather has turned.          It was my first time going down without Richard.   I was able to get a ride with the first counselor who was overly thrilled to have the company.   I was also happy for the opportun...