Week 23

cooking with Sister Bunnage

 approaching base

our "hideout"

communicating with the treks

hard workers

This is for shelby it is a Shelby mustang

Quilting with sister Cook

We golf...

We eat...

I help...

 we eat...

So you think you're in the lazy days of summer, Maybe that's true in California, but in Wyoming it is the beginning of winter.  Sunday it was in the 40's with wind chill and oh yes the wind is back.  Tuesday night and all day Wednesday it rained and blew and was quite cool.  Then it warmed a little but the wind is our constant companion now.

Monday - August 25  Cleaned all the trek clothes in the center.  Made menus and shopping lists for Trek Training.  Went to Riverton to order food and bought some items for Thursday nights dinner.  Selby's knee was feeling a little better.

Tuesday - August 26  It was our second Ladies day in Casper.  We went shopping together, and then lunch at a good Mexican restaurant.  I've learned to love Hobby Lobby, can't wait to check ours out when I get home. I was able to call my good friend Bonnie Abel and visit with her about the things going on in our lives.  Its wonderful to have friends that you have grown old with.  And there are still many memories to make.  The men were able to play golf and some went jeeping.  Golf was not good for the leg, but he did win the tournament.  20 Elders played. 

  Wednesday August 27 -  This was a rainy day so everyone had inside jobs.  The Sisters worked on quilts and musical numbers and the Elders cleaned the shop and fixed equipment.  Elder Bearry built his rack for his solar project.  Everyone works together so well, each helping the other.  Feels very Christ-like.

Thursday - August 28 - Elder Bearry decided his knee was not getting better and he has so many projects here to work on that we went into Lander to see an orthopedic doctor.  Got ex-rays and then a steroid shot in his knee.  Nice and competent doctor, Dr. Carson.  We came home and he put his leg up for the afternoon and I went back to quilting.  We put on a dinner of swiss steak and baked corn and mash potatoes and gravy. yummy, and yes we have put on weight, so much for the trail making us fit.  

Friday August 29 - Finished my quilt today and Elder Bearry got to work what they call the honey pot.  I think I already described it. 

Saturday August 30 - We didn't feel like going anywhere today so just did little trailer jobs and then ran into Riverton to make phone calls and get a few groceries.

Sunday August 31 - It is our 46th Wedding Anniversary, yeah!  We feel closer than ever.  What a wonderful thing to spend this quality time together.  We love doing service and we love all the wonderful people in our lives.  We see people on the TV that don't care about anything but themselves and it is so wonderful to be surround by family and friends that care. We had another wonderful day in church.  Selby got to teach 2 young men in Sunday School and they were just delightful.   In our lesson today we heard about the young lady missionary that was killed in a car accident on Oklahoma.  Her companion is the niece of our friends the Petersens.  She wrote an email to her family members to explain the feelings she and the other missionaries were having.  She explained the deep sorrow she felt but said the overriding feel was one of love.  Love for her companion and her family but also love for the Brother that had made the mistake that caused the accident.  I was impressed with the fact as she described the situation she never talked of her horrific experience having the semi run over the top of the car she was in but instead just talked of her love of God and of all these people involved.  Very touching.  Elder Petersen was teaching from Elder Uchtdorf's talk entitled Grateful in our circumstances.  Gratitude is such an important virtue as it influences the way we view everything.  We are grateful to be found worthy to serve a mission and for the opportunity to get to see God's hand in peoples lives.  We love you all and are trying to not be overly excited to be back with you all. Love Elder and Sister Bearry