I can't believe it is August - Fair time in Morgan. Heard we missed two great farewells this past weekend - Tad Sargents and Swish Wiscombes. Would love to have been to both!!
And to think I really believed that March would never end. Now I'm just looking at all the things we wanted to accomplish and knowing it isn't likely to happen. If we can just get the information out to the rest of the area and encourage them to establish their programs and help them find someone to teach music in their areas it will be a miracle, the way things move here.
Yesterday we had our 4:00 Spanish class. I don't know why I thought learning Spanish wouldn't be that difficult. 40 some years ago when I was in high school it was easy! I am learning paso by paso.
Wilton lets me practice with him and everything is great until he answers me back and I have no idea what he is saying...Scott teaches a 5:00 Spanish class which is very good for those of us who haven't been here that long. At 6:30 we went over to the temple. There were so many people in the session they had to bring in a chair and set women with the men. I have never seen people get up and leave a session and come back like these people do. People watching here is great. I love the temple and the peace that is there. We met the McDermids on the way out. They were walking around the temple for the last time before they left for home (Canada). It is amazing how you grow to love these people then it's time for them to go back home. Elder McDermid is around 60 and lived with his wife as a nonmember for 30 years before he joined the Church. He was active much of that time but not a member. A great guy!
Today has been a study time - shop time- getting emails off to area and stake leaders- visiting the neighbors. The neighbors are having another sing along over on their roof. The patio where the women usually smoke and play poker tonight has three men smoking some kind of a thing that has a tube in a bowl or something and looks like a microphone you talk into but obviously has something in it that allows them to blow out copious amounts of smoke. Doesn't really look legal! So it's the usual Friday night noise. But I am going to go to bed and hope to sleep anyway.
And to think I really believed that March would never end. Now I'm just looking at all the things we wanted to accomplish and knowing it isn't likely to happen. If we can just get the information out to the rest of the area and encourage them to establish their programs and help them find someone to teach music in their areas it will be a miracle, the way things move here.
Yesterday we had our 4:00 Spanish class. I don't know why I thought learning Spanish wouldn't be that difficult. 40 some years ago when I was in high school it was easy! I am learning paso by paso.
Wilton lets me practice with him and everything is great until he answers me back and I have no idea what he is saying...Scott teaches a 5:00 Spanish class which is very good for those of us who haven't been here that long. At 6:30 we went over to the temple. There were so many people in the session they had to bring in a chair and set women with the men. I have never seen people get up and leave a session and come back like these people do. People watching here is great. I love the temple and the peace that is there. We met the McDermids on the way out. They were walking around the temple for the last time before they left for home (Canada). It is amazing how you grow to love these people then it's time for them to go back home. Elder McDermid is around 60 and lived with his wife as a nonmember for 30 years before he joined the Church. He was active much of that time but not a member. A great guy!
Today has been a study time - shop time- getting emails off to area and stake leaders- visiting the neighbors. The neighbors are having another sing along over on their roof. The patio where the women usually smoke and play poker tonight has three men smoking some kind of a thing that has a tube in a bowl or something and looks like a microphone you talk into but obviously has something in it that allows them to blow out copious amounts of smoke. Doesn't really look legal! So it's the usual Friday night noise. But I am going to go to bed and hope to sleep anyway.
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