October 7, 2009

Well Hi there!

So before I even begin I must say that the mouse I am using doesn't have a scroller in the middle and i think it is the most annoying thing ever. I am so glad that technology is past that! Shoot, it is even a roller ball!

It didn't make it in one piece? Sister Shull and I worked so hard to pack it. Dang. Maybe the next one will be better....(no, I don't have another cookie jar for you yet, but shoot, give me some time!)

This week has been exciting....ish. Well, Conference was awesome! We missed the announcement of the Brigham Temple though! That is pretty cool, though it means that the city is going to get bigger and then all the city folk will want to move to the country. I am praying that we still won't have neighbors by the time I get back! If I pray continually, it will be sure to happen! ;)
We also missed the last hour of conference because of Technical Difficulties....lame! We will get to read about it in a month or two though, so I guess that isn't too bad....

I saw Mrs. Brower in the Choir like 4 times! That was exciting...I thought she wasn't doing it anymore, but apparently she is!

I saw a Nissan Cube and I must say, they are the ugliest vehicles I've ever seen! EVER! They have bubble butts and a rounded window....who made that? Anyway, I had my planner open when I saw it so it went on the list of things to tell the fam.

Bobbie is still on track to get baptized. She went to two out of four sessions of conference and has been to every activity we've invited her to. We are dang excited! Though, she doesn't have the greatest memory, so we have to remind her a lot, but she is gung-ho!

We are also starting to teach a couple of families. I'll let you know if it goes anywhere next week. It should though! The lord has prepared people and we just have to find them! It is as simple and as hard as that.

On the way over to the library, it was 93 degrees and the humidity is pretty bad today. I think that it will eventually corrode my watch battery...no joke! This morning as we were exercising, my watch was pretty wet with the air (as was my body!) and the paper that we were getting the exercise routine off of was soaked (and not from sweat....). Sister Shull reminded me that it was October....wish me luck for next summer!
Sister Shull told me that she can't even remember what the summer heat is like. She says it fries your brain and then you can't remember how hot it was. We figured that is why people live in this heat.....it is a good hypothesis. I'll ask around and let you know what we come up with.

Because of the jargon here I'm in need of some grammar assistance....When is it proper to use the word "whenever" and when is it proper to use the word "when"? We hear "whenever I picked my kids up from school" (meaning only one time...aka this day when I picked my kids up). I get so confused that I just don't know when to use "whenever" anymore. If I start saying that in the tapes and such, it is part of the language here.... but if someone could inform me of the proper uses I'd appreciate it! :D

We were going to go crabbing today, but Maggie called this morning and said that she got the flu and was so so sick. I cleaned the apartment and made some mashed potatoes (:D) and chicken dinner instead and wrote just a couple of letters.... I hear you get the biggest crabs when it is closest to the full moon so we may have to wait another month so I can get me a big crab! Or....next week....who knows? I'd be fine with just a little crab. :)

When we have companionship study Sister Shull makes me laugh as she tries soo hard to stay awake. The other day she was half asleep and half awake and she was dreaming that we were in the church and people were coming by us but then her eyes would be open too....It was weird, but I laughed really hard about it.
The other day, after a lunch nap She said, "I had the most unique and long lasting dream last night" and as I turned to respond to her she was back asleep and she didn't remember saying it. I laugh a lot about the sleeping thing. We are working on it though! She is a really good companion and we do well together.

Have you started counting down for me too? Or are you going to wait until my 9 month mark? Maybe we can get Pam in charge of that one.... Brian says she's started his! Crazy it has been a year! I've been out two months though! That is a long time....haha

Well, I can't think of anything else right now, but that is it.....I love you mucho and hope that you have a good week!


Jackie