We have lived here all this time not even realizing that we
were missing a summer. This past week
the heat hit and we are not only realizing it is summertime; we are
melting. Our new flat is facing the west
and it feels like a sauna. Thank heavens
the nights cool off, but I do wish they would cool off a little earlier. We have also realized the sun comes up much
sooner and goes down much later.
Words:
Toilet Rest Room, Bathroom
Loo Toilet
Rest Room Where there would be a bed so you could rest
Sister Murdoch is our shift coordinator or the lady that gives out the assignments to everyone. The other day I was walking down the hall and asked where Sister Murdoch was. “In the toilet,” said Sister Callaghan (an English Temple worker). “Well I better hurry and get her out before someone flushes,” I said and turned to run to the ‘restroom.’ The Americans laughed heartily. When she came out we told her she had been in the toilet and her face went so funny.
Toilet Rest Room, Bathroom
Loo Toilet
Rest Room Where there would be a bed so you could rest
Sister Murdoch is our shift coordinator or the lady that gives out the assignments to everyone. The other day I was walking down the hall and asked where Sister Murdoch was. “In the toilet,” said Sister Callaghan (an English Temple worker). “Well I better hurry and get her out before someone flushes,” I said and turned to run to the ‘restroom.’ The Americans laughed heartily. When she came out we told her she had been in the toilet and her face went so funny.
1. People – byes – songs!
The nights are a bit warm and I was having trouble sleeping. I got up to stick my head out the window (which do not have screens) and saw something out there. I watched a few minutes trying to figure out if it was a dog. Brad made a little sigh so I asked him if he was awake. Huh? “We have a fox in the backyard.” We watched it for a long time. Then we decided it wasn’t a fox because it had such a straight tail. We grabbed the trusty iPod and looked up English foxes and this was indeed a fox. Now it is hard to sleep because I am always jumping up to see if I can see my fox.
Church was fine; even driving over and back. We saw my darling Sister People and I ran to talk to her. She told her husband I was always smiling and then told me a saying about smiling.
A Smile costs nothing, but gives much.
It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give.
None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it,
and none is so poor, but that he can be made rich by it.
It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
Wow! I had underestimated her. She doesn’t speak much but brings me her little slip telling me where she needs to be. Come to find out she lost most of her voice as a child with Diphtheria and tonsillitis.
So we get home and the roast we tried in our new oven looks pretty good. We made a couple of calls and asked the People’s to come to dinner. Get this! Brad said the blessing and thanked the Lord for having people at our table. We all made it through the rest of the prayer but we all cracked up afterwards. Brother People said it was the first time anyone had pulled that one on him.
The rest of the day was choir practice and a hi and bye which was a bye for the Christensen’s.
We did have one wonderful bit of news from our Eric and Angella (Eric is a Pediatrician in the Air Force stationed in Clovis, NM). We went to visit them in March before we came and they had invited his PA, Jen, to come to church. She did and then came to dinner with us as well. She hasn’t missed church since, took the missionary lessons and yesterday Eric baptized her and today she was confirmed a member of the church. We are all just thrilled.
The nights are a bit warm and I was having trouble sleeping. I got up to stick my head out the window (which do not have screens) and saw something out there. I watched a few minutes trying to figure out if it was a dog. Brad made a little sigh so I asked him if he was awake. Huh? “We have a fox in the backyard.” We watched it for a long time. Then we decided it wasn’t a fox because it had such a straight tail. We grabbed the trusty iPod and looked up English foxes and this was indeed a fox. Now it is hard to sleep because I am always jumping up to see if I can see my fox.
Church was fine; even driving over and back. We saw my darling Sister People and I ran to talk to her. She told her husband I was always smiling and then told me a saying about smiling.
A Smile costs nothing, but gives much.
It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give.
None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it,
and none is so poor, but that he can be made rich by it.
It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
Wow! I had underestimated her. She doesn’t speak much but brings me her little slip telling me where she needs to be. Come to find out she lost most of her voice as a child with Diphtheria and tonsillitis.
So we get home and the roast we tried in our new oven looks pretty good. We made a couple of calls and asked the People’s to come to dinner. Get this! Brad said the blessing and thanked the Lord for having people at our table. We all made it through the rest of the prayer but we all cracked up afterwards. Brother People said it was the first time anyone had pulled that one on him.
The rest of the day was choir practice and a hi and bye which was a bye for the Christensen’s.
We did have one wonderful bit of news from our Eric and Angella (Eric is a Pediatrician in the Air Force stationed in Clovis, NM). We went to visit them in March before we came and they had invited his PA, Jen, to come to church. She did and then came to dinner with us as well. She hasn’t missed church since, took the missionary lessons and yesterday Eric baptized her and today she was confirmed a member of the church. We are all just thrilled.
Our picture did not work at all, but Brother Murdoch's is pretty good.
Brother and Sister People's
2. Ahhhh,
Monday was extremely calm. We went on the Tesco bus, did some shopping and had a breakfast at their diner. We took Brian Mulholland back to East Grinstead and that went a little smoother. We exercised and took care of house cleaning. Calm Day.
Monday was extremely calm. We went on the Tesco bus, did some shopping and had a breakfast at their diner. We took Brian Mulholland back to East Grinstead and that went a little smoother. We exercised and took care of house cleaning. Calm Day.
Our new back yard, complete with a gagee.
3. Doing it again
Tuesday was back to work at the afternoon session which starts at 2:00 PM. It was an average day of activity but not near as hectic as the morning shifts are. We had a lovely walk around the perimeter of the temple grounds and saw some dear. I am still not sleeping well so I am hanging my head out the window most night to see the fox again.
Tuesday was back to work at the afternoon session which starts at 2:00 PM. It was an average day of activity but not near as hectic as the morning shifts are. We had a lovely walk around the perimeter of the temple grounds and saw some dear. I am still not sleeping well so I am hanging my head out the window most night to see the fox again.
This picture was taken from the TV room right across the hall.
4. Floods and Hamburgers
The first thing I do every morning (and at least 10 times a day) is to check our emails. I had one from CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) telling me I was on standby due to the flooding and displaced people. WHAT? I think someone is stitching me up. Then 2 emails later Katie had a facebook notice about Rexburg flooding. I quickly went to channel 8 news and sure enough, Rexburg had flooded. What was even crazier it that it flooded on the high ground up on BYUI campus. We immediately panicked and called Brian which was about 1 AM their time. Shanie woke up and told me they had missed the whole thing – not even a drop of rain. I calmed down then but now was concerned for our ‘other family ‘– Neal and Annette Ricks. I did wait to call them till about 6 AM but still didn’t get them. They later sent me emails of their house to show me how lucky they were. That was absolutely unreal but from what I can see and hear most people suffered only monetary damage and life and limb is intact.
Today was the last day for the Christensen’s and they came to our shift instead of their own. They had us to dinner the first week we were here so we had them to lunch their last day. Brad cooked hamburgers and we had fries (chips here), salad, cauliflower, and fruit with ice cream and fresh brownies. It was great fun. Then a bit of a calm day at the temple and home to our new Dick Francis book and a hot flat.
The first thing I do every morning (and at least 10 times a day) is to check our emails. I had one from CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) telling me I was on standby due to the flooding and displaced people. WHAT? I think someone is stitching me up. Then 2 emails later Katie had a facebook notice about Rexburg flooding. I quickly went to channel 8 news and sure enough, Rexburg had flooded. What was even crazier it that it flooded on the high ground up on BYUI campus. We immediately panicked and called Brian which was about 1 AM their time. Shanie woke up and told me they had missed the whole thing – not even a drop of rain. I calmed down then but now was concerned for our ‘other family ‘– Neal and Annette Ricks. I did wait to call them till about 6 AM but still didn’t get them. They later sent me emails of their house to show me how lucky they were. That was absolutely unreal but from what I can see and hear most people suffered only monetary damage and life and limb is intact.
Today was the last day for the Christensen’s and they came to our shift instead of their own. They had us to dinner the first week we were here so we had them to lunch their last day. Brad cooked hamburgers and we had fries (chips here), salad, cauliflower, and fruit with ice cream and fresh brownies. It was great fun. Then a bit of a calm day at the temple and home to our new Dick Francis book and a hot flat.
Turtle's house on the upper hill of Rexburg.
(You have seen Turtle's soap on my sink. She is our other daughter.)
The Christensen's say good-bye!
5. Duvet’s and Wasp
Ah, shopping day. We headed out on the bus and bought a bedspread for our better bed and our groceries. It was a fun time, just brilliant. Then home to lunch and off to the temple. Again, it was a rather slow day but by the time the laundry is done it is rather a late night. We put our new duvet together not for the heat but for the looks (however our toes end up cold by morning). It looked so much better. We had it all stretched out so pretty and I went to get something and Brad yelled about trouble and slammed the door. I came running and opened the door to see him with 2 shoes standing on the bed ready to hit a wasp on our overhead light. He whacked and the dust fell everywhere. Even bigger problem – he missed. Again he whacks and again the dust falls. I was so sad that our new bedspread was dirty even before it was used.
The now dusty duvet.
6. Walks, Talks and Bus Passes
It’s hot! Sister Freeman (I am going to start calling her Colleen) called and wanted to take a walk. We decided to go looking for the tennis courts Anderson’s saw. It was a scary walk as the sidewalk is less than a yard from the cars rushing by seeming like they are going to take your arms right off. We came close but didn’t make it to the tennis courts. Fun to be with her though, we love to talk.
The minute we made it home Brad and Brian were ready to go to Oxted to get our bus pass. The ride was about 30 minutes away and very pretty. There is a lot of farm ground here if the trees every break so you can see it. We found the library, filled in the forms and they said if we were approved they would send us the free bus pass. Oh the joys of being old, even in England.
Home again and a late night at the temple. Thank heavens we didn’t have to wait for the last washer to finish.
It’s hot! Sister Freeman (I am going to start calling her Colleen) called and wanted to take a walk. We decided to go looking for the tennis courts Anderson’s saw. It was a scary walk as the sidewalk is less than a yard from the cars rushing by seeming like they are going to take your arms right off. We came close but didn’t make it to the tennis courts. Fun to be with her though, we love to talk.
The minute we made it home Brad and Brian were ready to go to Oxted to get our bus pass. The ride was about 30 minutes away and very pretty. There is a lot of farm ground here if the trees every break so you can see it. We found the library, filled in the forms and they said if we were approved they would send us the free bus pass. Oh the joys of being old, even in England.
Home again and a late night at the temple. Thank heavens we didn’t have to wait for the last washer to finish.
The flowers at the entrance sign of the temple.
Even the temple has a round-a-bout!
This picture is facing the Accommodation Center.
The beautiful flowers in front of the Visitor's Center for the temple.
The Anderson's of Wyoming are missionaries serving there.
7. Thai vs BOO!
Saturday was a pretty good crowd but only about half of the last week’s crowd. We were busy right up to the very last second so all was good. We finish at 5:00 PM on Saturday’s and it was too hot to cook. We called Roger’s and Mulholland’s but they were gone and too tired but Ibbotson’s said they would go out to eat with us. We went back to the Thai place and had a really good dinner again. It is a riot being with the Ibbotson’s. It feels like you are with Mick Dundee in life but he has never wrestled crocodiles; played professional rugby though.
Ibbotson’s wanted to see our flat since they have the chance of moving over here. They came up and of course Brad was showing him his books. All of the sudden there was this strange sound from our window. Sister Ibbotson (from now on Adreene) and I rushed to see the single sisters waving some form of Boo man and yelling Boooooo. I had no idea if England celebrated Halloween in July. Come to find out they were trying to scare Brian M. so they made this ghost like thing and hoped to drop it down in front of his 2nd floor window. Somewhere between crawling out the window and attempting to walk over the top of the 3rd floor building on a tile roof, Colleen (70 years old) decided it was a bad idea. THANK HEAVENS!!! So they went from house to house yelling boo at people. They are hysterical. Seriously, the average age is 68 and they are out playing pranks. They did get one good show when the Boo Man actually went into Strong’s window and she screamed and woke up her husband.
The rest of the night was reading our book. Whenever I am awake to hear what is happening it is a pretty good book.
Saturday was a pretty good crowd but only about half of the last week’s crowd. We were busy right up to the very last second so all was good. We finish at 5:00 PM on Saturday’s and it was too hot to cook. We called Roger’s and Mulholland’s but they were gone and too tired but Ibbotson’s said they would go out to eat with us. We went back to the Thai place and had a really good dinner again. It is a riot being with the Ibbotson’s. It feels like you are with Mick Dundee in life but he has never wrestled crocodiles; played professional rugby though.
Ibbotson’s wanted to see our flat since they have the chance of moving over here. They came up and of course Brad was showing him his books. All of the sudden there was this strange sound from our window. Sister Ibbotson (from now on Adreene) and I rushed to see the single sisters waving some form of Boo man and yelling Boooooo. I had no idea if England celebrated Halloween in July. Come to find out they were trying to scare Brian M. so they made this ghost like thing and hoped to drop it down in front of his 2nd floor window. Somewhere between crawling out the window and attempting to walk over the top of the 3rd floor building on a tile roof, Colleen (70 years old) decided it was a bad idea. THANK HEAVENS!!! So they went from house to house yelling boo at people. They are hysterical. Seriously, the average age is 68 and they are out playing pranks. They did get one good show when the Boo Man actually went into Strong’s window and she screamed and woke up her husband.
The rest of the night was reading our book. Whenever I am awake to hear what is happening it is a pretty good book.
I love this group of 'mature' sister missionaries.
The 2 on the left are Welch sisters that I cannot understand;
Sister Adler, Sister ????, Sister Colleen Freeman, Sister George & Sister Hale.
Week 10, done and gone. I guess I can’t really explain it but it
happened. Meantime life was much more
exciting in not a very good way back in Rexburg. I am sure sorry for those who suffered loss
there and hope their recovery will be quick.
So till we meet again, bless!
Please be kind, most of all to
your family; then to everyone,
Fear not but believe,
Our love,
The Parkinson’s
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