Hi guys,
sounds like it is pretty crazy right now over there and so not to add to the craziness (or maybe make it worse) I will reply "between the lines" as they say and I think considering that you and padre typed in colored type I shall stick to the plain black color (but I shall insert parenthesise to make certain you will know which is mine, now to see, look below! Crazies!!! (he he he...)
Twas the night of candy making and all through the house, all the creatures were stirring, even the dogs...lol
So - The gang was all here last night, all eleven -- everyone talking, cooking and playing games... Chaos would be calmer.
Dad and I decided to write together as your sisters have Home Teachers over right now...lol. So this is mom, that was dad. I guess we should color coordinate...? I'll take this color. ;) Pretty Christmassy...or is that Christmassie? Anyway - we have a storm in tonight that is supposed to go thru Wednesday, so we might have a white Christmas. We went to see the lights on Saturday. We took Kes with us to Temple Square and to see the Christus statue. It was a gorgeous night. A bit nippy, but ya know...it's winter. ;)
(and so just to clarify, did you mean home teachers, or did you mean visiting teachers? anyway, not important now, I think that in proper grammar it would be the one with the "y" at the end, and I do not know if the "politicians" would consider that "politically correct" course if you were to try and be politically correct in everything you say, your words would be so backwards and contradictory it'd be hilarious, or maybe just ridiculous in almost every sense of the word, but anyway enough of that)
Family stuff continues, Kestra was with us and we walked through the visitor's center and she was quiet when we were in the room with the Christus statue, she would not walk up to it so I could take a picture but it was good other wise. I have two keyboards hooked up so we can mess with each other! Humm amndm mhe kept trying to type over mine so you might hav.e a crazy letter...!!!!
(wonder why she wouldn't go up to it, interesting... two keyboards huh? how do ya figure that one? I really wonder what was being said while this was being typed... he he he)
Hope you are still feeling better, He already said he was feeling better.This is my section! Anyway....and so - who is your new companion?
(I answered that one in that other email when I asked about calling times, although just another tidbit of info bout him, he has only been out about a year and when I got transferred into my previous area at the same time he was transferred out of it, kind of funny, speaking of former companions and areas, I received a letter of invitation of sorts from Elder stubbs if you recall him, it was his wedding announcement and funny enough the girl was his girlfriend that he had from before, during and apparently after his mission, also another fun fact about them, if I recall correctly, she went on her mission either before, after or at the same time that he went on his, I think it was after but in either case she got home before he did, kind of funny, huh?)
This would be funnier if it was IM instead of email. or hand written...like we've done before. ;) We are getting your box together and will hopefully have it in the mail by Tuesday afternoon. It should get to you in time ! What is a THURSSSSSSSSSS? A RASBERRY !!!
(why is IM better than email? oh well, on the subject of packages and letters, I intend to have a good number of letters heading your way by the end of today, but also I have a few things that I would be sending in a package that I hope to get to you guys before Christmas, but in order to do so, I need a little bit of cash, I used the extra that I had left on my card just the other day to get some food for a lady who was out of work with three kids and little to no money, found her just outside a CVS pharmacy parking lot, wasn't much but we felt that we could do more than just some pocket change we found on the road, and so anyway, if my calculations are correct(and they have been getting better over time) I will be needing about $12.00 for the package, about 5.00 for more stamps(5.00 for a pack of 10 is the smallest pack they sell around here, although I could check at the counters and find out if I can by less when dealing with them over the counter instead of through the self-serve thing) but other than that I won't be needing any more cash until I start preparing to send things home ahead of me in January(to make sure that I am getting my luggage down to the maximum weight and number of bags limitations to avoid unnecessary luggage fees) traveling is so much fun isn't it...[NOOOTTT!!!!!!])
I hope it is odvious that the spirit of your mission is starting to leave our home, so you have to extend a good NOOOO month or two. Anyway you would need to let us know B-4 the end of the year....NOT HAPPENING!! ugh.
okay...
(what spirit leaving home? as long as ya'll are trying to seek after it it should stick around shouldn't it? besides aren't randy and don planing on going before too long?)
WHY?
Because we're going to California in February!
March or April is better swimming weather...And we get to go to Lover's Feast, the ward Valentines party....
yeah yeah yeah....but I can't postpone that again...lo
That what ??
CONDO time again....
(I thought we discussed this already......)
We have until 30 days before checkin..
Yes...:( I know. But I'm really looking forward to this trip!!!
Ok I am paying for November arent I?
That was October. ;)
Whatever! - After the wedding trip Kristie threw her back out AND There was no money!
(Kristie threw her back out? and was the money thing because of my meds again? if anything, I will personally be seeing to it that there are going to be no more of these problems again if I have my way, likely as not that that would happen, but I do have my plans,he he he he.....)
Now Kristie and Mom are blaming me for leaving the bread un tied.
(this is sounding fun)
he doesn't care about that!! LOL
Anyway - back to the missionary letter!! This is called the duelling keyboards! lol
(and who said I didn't?....)
dit do dit do doo doo dum ....Duelin banjos song...
although...dad says wired keyboards beat wireless...so I'm messed up. ;)
So -- have you been involved in any of the Christmas programs at the temple? I know they have lights on there too, and they have been having a sort of program. I was wondering how active you guys are with that. Temple Square has you know. like a gazillion missionaries involved and talking to everyone. did you know that they transfer them out to regular missions for about 3 months so that they can experience tracting and stuff? I found that out a little while ago...
(wired vs wireless not really sure, wired doesn't need to worry about losing signal or problems connecting, but then you do have the problem, as demonstrated below, of people pulling your plug, not exactly convenient or fun, except when you are just the spectator [he he he] of course you do have the worry of the wire developing a short or getting pinched, but you don't need to worry about the batteries dying on you)
Oh I see how it is unplug the keyboard. that is the only way wireless beats wired.
I would think that the Temples being out of you mission the Temple site program would not be part of your labors, but whatever. Ok Mom is distracted with cooking at the moment, What are your plans January 24th? Are you going to be ok for a day or two all alone? I have the 23 of January off and per your request ("I would like some time completely alone") we did not take Thursday or Friday off. Mom says that dinner is all over her and the counter. Guess I repaired the blender too well. so I need to go and put it back the way it was. The repair man can keep up with all the wreckit's around here! (A movie that just came out...)
(when I said that I wanted time alone I mean't that I didn't want to be busy busy, go here, go there stuff for at least a day, course knowing what I have heard from others and returned missionaries, it is likely that won't be a problem, as I will likely just be the new thing for about a day or so and then everyone will move on to the latest news, the recent babies, marriages, ect.... so if you want to spend da time hangin out with plain old me dat is perfectly fine, likely as not that mom will not be letting me out of her site for the first 24 hours![joking, snicker, snicker...] but anyway, I do know what movie you are talking about, but I am not fully informed as to it's complete story line)
Fine....So anyway - I tried using dad's keyboard and gave up. Anyway - so how are things going?? Are you teaching lots of families? I hope the work is going well. We don't get to see the missionaries much around here...though we hear that they are living in the Bowden's basement. I thought that was cool. Dad says they were in the church on Sunday, over on the other side - but I didn't get to see them.
(likely as not that they are covering the whole stake and not just a ward where you guys are, sheesh, and I thought it was tough for some missionaries to be manning both a family ward and a singles ward, or a singles ward and a Spanish branch, or in some cases out here two family wards!, but working with a whole stake!?! I am not sure but there is likely to be a lot of meetings and very, very few empty dinner appointments)
It's been pretty funny, Kestra has been calling dad and I and Kristie at random times and I told Sherie today that they need to hook their phones to retractable wires from the ceiling She keeps getting a hold of the phones and calling us. One of these days she is going to call China...
(that kid learns fast, "we better keep a sharp eye on this one, aye morphy? we wouldn't want her strayin inta things she shouldn't..." meaning like things that could be very dangerous or problematic for her, you know what I mean, right?)
Hopefully this will HELP your focus, NOT! New Elder's President, President Newbold. so I now home teach the Scoutmaster and the President of the Elders quorm. got a cute wedding invitation from Bishop Smith today, his son is marring the daughter of the canyon wood ward's Bishop. You know him Bishop Newbold.
(different Newbolds right? anyway the pictures you will see with this email were taken this past saturday at our ward Christmas party, a trip into who-ville for sure, but it was fun and we had a good number of investigators come to it too, got some little trinkets from it as well but anyway, thanks for everything and I hope to hear from you next week!!)
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