Reminiscing about Red Roly-- A house of Order

"Organize yourselves, prepare every needful thing and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God." D & C 88:119



Reminiscing Red Roly

I was telling Aaron about an incentive and a reward from a game we were given to participate in by Grandma Betty McIntire, before he was born. Or, maybe it was even before Michael was born. We lived in the Arizona house on Erie Avenue. Some of you older children may remember the "Red Roly" game Grandma made up for us to learn to get more organized and have things in order during the time we did this project. I know Grandma made it fun, so the kids would help and participate.

A few years earlier when Tara was just turning four, Grandpa and Grandma McIntire came to see us in Chandler. Tara had decided to stuff the things in her and Tanise's room under the bed. She chose to do that instead of putting things away where they went in the closet, or laundry basket, it went under their bed. When Grandma saw what she did, she turned to her and said, "Tara, that is trashy." Tara was very adamant with her reply, and said, "Grandma, I am not trashy, I AM A MORMON!" She thought it was so humorous she came out to tell me what Tara had said.

So, having said that, Grandma wanted to give us all love and encouragement to keep things in order. She spent a lot of time on her week ends cleaning, dusting and gardening at their home in Fullerton, besides working full time. She was a good example. Her idea was to give me a Vita-Mixer like theirs for me to have as my own for following through with her original "Red Roly" project.

She would send us riddles in the mail and if Hank or Tanise could refresh my memory on just what their involvement was I would welcome it. I know my part came with cassette tapes as she would talk me through how to clean out a closed, or linen closets and keep things folded and easier to find in an orderly way in my kitchen, etc. It was very helpful to me and I appreciated her willingness to guide me through.

She was like Martha Stewart of her time and had a lot of good helps and I learned so much from that experience and from her. I had just not gotten used to such organization growing up,so I welcomed her suggestions. Now it may take a lot for some people to listen to their mother-in-law on such a sensitive issue. But, I was not offended nor did it ever occur for me to be anything but cooperative. I don't recall now if we figured out the meaning of Red Roly on our own, but. . .

Red Roly was an anagram for Orderly. And that is how the leopard got its spots!

--Good News Minute--

Aaron and Candice bought a new blender, since their other was was almost ten years old, and got a VITA-MIXER. That blender is what reminded of the Red Roly story and I really had never written it down from the past.

Beth, Cole and Ethan here to visit for a few weeks with Wilson's. I was able to be Grandma to go pick them up at the Salt Lake City Airport yesterday afternoon. Cole still remembers me from going to visit last Thanksgiving and our Family Reunion last summer. Beth told me she worried a little about traveling alone with the two boys; she asked Matt to call me before they left Seattle and be sure to send them Quantum Love. I call it that to describe the "energy" work, as it is called that I do with the brain quadrants and healing energy is really just pure love. It is quantum physics.

Matt told Cole he would give a candy bar if he would make sure he went potty before he left them at the gate when they boarded the plane. Cole complied and I say that is a reward not a bribe, especially for doing something good or positive. He is getting to be such a big handsome boy and behaved during the plane ride, which made Beth very glad.

I will keep this short and tell about my ward Relief Society on tomorrow's blog entry. I have several pictures to share of Emma and Joseph I took at the dinner.

Hasta Manana!! Love, Mom aka Anna