This week also brought the dreadful word “rework”. Blurry pictures Bill took and I missed that Salt Lake found. They warned us when we were there we all would have rework, but somehow or other you hoped you would luck out and not have any.
Wednesday was a normal day with no surprises
Thursday started just like any morning weather wise. Of course daylight arrives after we are hard at work about 8:30 or so. It was partly sunny and some wind. One of the ladies did walk in saying they were already closing some schools all day and others at noon because of wrong wind warnings. By 10:30 on the radio the police were asking everyone to go home early because of predicted winds of up to 100 mph. It was supposed to hit in the early afternoon. We only live 10 minutes or less from work and we cross no bridges to get home, so we didn’t think we would be impacted much. We though the power might go off, but we have food, water, warm clothing and blankets, and the flashlight Mike sent with us that we had used once when the power had gone out early one morning for seven minutes. Our boss lives in Livingston which is about a half hour away and you do use a bridge the way he usually goes. So after lunch they advised him to go home. At about 1:15 they came around and advised all of us to leave so they could close the building. They said on the street there was a good sized limb that broke off and blocked the sidewalk. So we came home early. I used the time to make cookies to take to reward missionaries who had a clean apartment for our Saturday Flat inspections. We suffered no major damages in our area but the usual shingles, downed sections of fences and trees, etc. The same type of damage Davis County, Utah suffered the week before. However, on the west coast the wind was blowing so strong it caused a wind turbin to burst into flames.
Saturday we arose to soft beautiful snow falling with about three inches on the ground. It looked like a White Christmas. We debated about calling and telling the Elders and Sisters we were not coming because they were about one and a half hours away. After prayer we decided to go forward with our plans unless we discovered the roads to be slick under the snow. We were glad we did. After slower going, snow packed roads for the first 45 minutes, the snow was gone and we only had wet roads for the rest of the day including our return trip to Edinburgh. We visited the towns of Kilmarnock, Irvine, and Ayr, all on the western side of Scotland. We enjoyed meeting the Elders and Sisters and seeing where they lived. We found their flats to be in pretty good shape so we shared with them a plate of cookies and goodies.
As a side benefit of the trip I found all I had been looking for in the shopping we did between visits and after we were through. Who knew peppermint candy canes would be hard to find. I also found a couple of sweaters that will come in handy for Mutual night.
I also had made Swedish bread Friday night to rise over night. I braided it Saturday morning and put it in the guest bedroom to rise while we were gone. I came home to bake it that evening. So we have now made our first batch of Swedish bread to share with our neighbors. Christmas is almost here.
Bill and I have worked hard on our lessons for today and hopefully they will be successful. Thanks Natalie for the links. I am using a suggestion found on Sugardoodle of the parable of the popper and popcorn to help with the lesson on dependability.
Sunday evening at 5:30--the lessons are over and went well. Who knew popcorn is also a rarity in the Scotland. We found the kernels in a grocery store, and Costco has the microwave variety. We found out the only place they get it is when they go to the cinema (movie theater). They loved it with white chocolate drizzled over it. I thought of you Julie as I was doing it.
We came home and went for our usual walk for exercise--a walk up the big hill. It only took 55 minutes today rather than an hour. We’re both getting stronger. Guess what I saw blooming in someone’s yard -- a daffodil! How things change in one day. Today is cloudy and warm. All the snow is gone and the lawns are green and beautiful, and so with warmer temperature and a daffodil is it winter or spring? We love it here.
We hope all of you are having a great week. We hope to hear from lots of you as we have this last week. We know of your prayers for us and feel of your love.
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