The week has been crazy busy again and the weather has been crazy too!!  The rain showers have been relentless and it is very wet outside.  Yesterday was a wonderful sunny day...all day.  That's the first full day of sunshine we've had in many, many days.  We spent it opening up an apartment in Lake City.  A cute, but old little house inside the city limits.  Thankfully the air conditioning worked well.

This is a picture of our RV park with the mist of humidity in the air.

This is the house in Lake City with the Elders Marangi and Allred who helped us all afternoon, including three trips to WalMart to find the right size mini blind for one of the windows.

Elder Wery and Elder Billiter posing for me early in the morning after they helped load out the trailer and van.

Elder Allred and Elder Marangi  being carefully supervised by Elder France as they put up the mini blind.

Elder France using an improvised work bench to fix a table.

 

Today we went to Gaffney to a former senior apartment to get the couch, chair and Queen bed out of what is now a sisters apartment.  We opened a new senior apartment in Cowpens and needed to furniture for it.  Elder Holley and Elder Hatch came to help us get the furniture out and then went with us to move the furniture in.  We so appreciate all the elders and sisters who help us.  The Elders did get a nice lunch for their efforts.  The sisters in Gaffney helped us as well.  Sister Willis and Sister Lester were so sweet and helped us get the big couch out of the apartment.  Sister Lester was thrilled to find out that we had a package from home that we brought to her.

Sister Lester demonstrated sister strength for us.  She helped Elder France get the couch out of the apartment.

 

Earlier this week we had a horrible downpour that lasted for quite awhile.  The Mihlbergers were trying to leave and of course the umbrellas were in the car.  They decided to improvise and the results were hilarious.  Here Sister Mihlberger is trying to get Elder Mihlberger fitted with a garbage bag so he can go to the car to get the umbrella for her or move the car or something.

So now he's encased in something similar to a straight jacket and can barely move...but he's ready to face the rain.

 Now it's Sister Mihlberger's turn.  She put the bag over her head and I'm trying to get a hole ripped in the front so she can breathe.  We're both laughing so hard we can barely stand up.  Elder Mihlberger?  Well, I'm not sure where he was.  Out in the pouring rain somewhere.

I'm writing early this week because of a complete change of plans for me.  I will be leaving to go home spend time with my sister who is struggling with a vicious form of cancer.  Prayers for her and my family would be wonderful.  At this particular time I'm not sure how long I will be gone.

Thank you to all the mom's who send me encouraging emails about the blog and the great pictures of the missionaries that we post.  It's so nice to know that this blog is a resource for wonderful missionary parents.  We love your children.  They are a joy to be around.  Thanks for sharing them with us for a season.

Love to all!!