Most of this week has been spent in the office doing paperwork and preparing for the next transfer. You would think that finding apartments would be an easy enough task, but in many instances that is not so. The apartment has to be in a specific area, in a specific price range, willing to lease to a corporation, availability, willing to house elders or sisters that rotate through on a regular basis. There are other considerations that have to be considered also, so it's just not a quick fix. Simple availability is a big problem. Unemployment is very high in some communities. As a result of that many people rent their homes making the rental market very tight.
On Monday we said goodbye to our beloved Elder Lash. President Holm took him to Georgia where he will stay until his mission is over as assistant to the new president. He goes to the new Georgia Macon Mission where the Zittings served a few years ago. While growth that includes new missions is a very good thing, it's hard to say goodbye.
One of the last things he did was draw his rendition of the Mihlberger's on the white board in their office. We each have one of these in our office now and something tells me it will stay for quite some time.
On Wednesday Doyle, Elder Mihlberger and a few of our young strong elders unloaded a semi with furnishings for new apartments. A big semi delivered palates totalling 2 1/2 tons of packages with furniture kits. It was warm that morning and they worked hard to get that task accomplished. They rearranged things in our storage sheds and got us from 4sheds to 3. They were done by 11:30, so we took them to Zaxby's for lunch. Zaxby's is one of the many popular chicken restaurants around the area.
Friday we moved some of our elders into a new apartment. It was an easy move as they simply moved to the larger two bedroom, two bath right next door. The down side for them was that they lost their washer and dryer because there are no hook-ups in the bigger apartment. We took the washer and dryer to Orangeburg to the sisters there. They were pretty happy, but that was diminished when the washer developed a leak that we did not have the tools to fix. Hopefully someone in the ward will be able to fix the washer for them.
Today we decided to go to the State Farmers Market. It was very different from what we are used to. There are large open pavilions on the property and vendors can come in and set up with their produce or plants. Most of the produce was in quantities designed for canning...which of course I am not set up to do in the fifth wheel..nor do I have any desire. There were no prices on anything which we didn't like. That makes it pretty difficult to decide if you really want the item when you don't know the price until you get up to the vendor. We ended up leaving without a thing. But we didn't give up! We went to another fruit stand and bought some very ripe peaches, which I brought home and used to make a peach cobbler.
I'm pretty sad this week because I found out that one of my favorite neighbors sold their home and are moving to Fort Worth, Texas. They visited family in Fort Worth, put their home on the market and sold it in two days. Amazing! Happy for them, though, as they will be near to family.
Tonight is part one of stake conference. We are looking forward to hearing the messages that have been prepared. It's interesting that no matter how life presses forward, we still need to be reminded of the things that matter most, lest we forget or at least distance ourselves. I'm so thankful for those who are inspired to prepare those very talks that we need to hear.
Have a blessed week y'all!!
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