I'll spare you a long email this week. Dad and I have to
catch a bus in a few minutes to travel to Bodrum, a seacoast town on the
southwest corner of Turkey. It is in our Branch. I'm going there to
interview two German sisters who live there with their families. We are
going tonight so that we can interview them in the morning when their children are
at school. I'm trying to pack very lightly because I have to carry stuff
along the way, and the recorder is a little bit heavy. I'll wear the same
clothes I'm wearing right now.
It sounds like most of you have
been out and about this week.... huntin', drivin', attending children's events.
Sho is in Colorado with Raynelle and Nathaniel. Evidently Raynelle
came down with strep, so that curtailed some of their plans. I saw a
photo of the Cleggs on FB frolicking in Zion's. Heather planned to catch
some volleyball in St George, and I think the Pearsons were showing up again
for Larissa's play. Evidently all the Browns were back in school, so
their week was "normal", whatever that may be.
I made banana nut bread this
week. I really thought that my culinary years were behind me. But
I've had to step up to the plate (oven) here. I barely used the oven for
the first year. I didn't know how. It is a stove-top contraption.
But I've finally figured out how to use its basic features, so I can make
some stuff. I made M&M cookies also. But the problem is that I
can only make 6 at a time. Therefore I have to ration them when the
elders visit. Too bad Karilynne isn't here with her chocolate chip
cookies. But then, she would have to bring her own chocolate chips.
We did purchase a popcorn popper a
few months ago. It isn't like ours in at home, but it sorta of does
the job.
Have I told you how cheap food is
here? I go to a grocery store and load up with lots of stuff. It
usually costs the equivalent of about $30.00. We purchase loaves of
bread for $.30. So maybe we can't afford to come home. I know that
just looking at Costco costs about $100.00. Maybe you could all move
here?
We really appreciate the return of
the YVs. Today there were 13 people in our meeting and about that many
over Skype. It is still stressful because we have no idea how things will
work out, but "ye of little faith".... it usually works out. A
Turkish visitor who lives in Switzerland spoke today. He told about
helping with church Turkish translations. He also brought some Swiss
Chocolate. It was scooped up very quickly.
The YVs have been in our apartment almost every day this week.
And two of them and an investigator were here after church. Since
they just happened to be here when we would be eating, I invited them to dine
with us. We dined on spaghetti. My spaghetti sauce, from scratch,
is really quite good. The elder who hates tomatoes wasn't with them.
Well, have a great week. It is almost Halloween if I
remember right. Save us some Halloween candy.
Love,
Mother
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