Week 55

Dear Loved Ones,

This has been a fun week. Monday night was our “Empty Nester” fireside. Instead of having a speaker the hostess divided us into two teams. If the person whose turn it was could answer the question by themselves their team got 5 points.  If they could answer correctly after consulting their teammates they got 3 points.  If they couldn’t answer it, the opposing team got to try.  If they were correct they got one point. The questions were all scripture quotations and we had to say who said them.  We did pretty well until we had to decide if it was Alma or Amulek. It was a fun game and could be used in your Family Home Evening.

Wednesday night, President and Sister Hancock, plus some of the office staff when to a local theater that puts on plays with members of the community.  Like the Hale theaters in Utah. They did a British Comedy called “Cash on Delivery”.  Elder Rasmussen purchased tickets for us several months ago. When I turned to my February calendar and saw “Cash on Delivery” I worried I had ordered something that was coming COD.  I was so relieved to find it was the show we were going to. It was a rather silly comedy, but I did laugh my head off.

Saturday, I invited the Sister Missionaries that live in my apartment complex to come to lunch and then we would work on making canvas bags for the Cancer center. It is a project posted on the Just Serve site. Women coming for chemotherapy like some place to put their wigs or they bring reading material and it is nice to have a bag to keep it all together.  I took a bag that had been sent to me by some commercial group out of China and showed the Cancer Center and they said that was just what they wanted.

I was glad I had made a big pot of taco soup for the Sisters because I had something to feed Jon, Adam, and Alex when they flew up. Jon brought me an Alexa and set it up.  He also added new pictures to my Nixplay frame[NS1] . I have had a great time asking Alexa to play Mozart or today I asked for Handel which was a nice blend of his orchestral music and parts of Messiah.

February 15, 2018

Sorry, I forgot I didn’t finish this letter.  When this side thing came up I couldn’t figure out how to get rid of it and gave up on finishing the letter.  I will send it despite the editing thing on the side.  I hope everyone had a fun Valentine’s Day.  I did! Cherie sent flowers on Monday.  Sunday, one of the little girls in my Primary class gave me three tickets to a Valentine tea at her Montessori School.  Sister Rasmussen and I went.   It was so cute. The students had been making little cupcakes and cookies and they served us with great care. It was a delight. Sister Bailey, the woman in my Ward that spearheaded the giant Sub for Santa project was there and she had her little girl give me six beautiful roses. They had planned to come by the office and give them to me, but since I was there she gave them to me at the school. What an amazing woman – she is so aware of the needs of others. She has 5 children from ages 13 to 3.  At that stage of life, I was entirely overwhelmed by my own needs and thought very little about how to help others. I stand in awe at the good she does.

I’m going to be late for work if I don’t just send this off!  I love you all and I am looking forward to having more time with you when my mission is over.

 

Love and hugs, Grammie