Wednesday, March 11, 2009

A very slow week - 3-11-2009

Hello,

Well, this last week has been the slowest week I have had yet. It is almost over and I found out that I am staying in Newport News, in the same area, for another 6 week or so. My new companion is Elder Ballee. He sounds really cool, I hope we have a lot of fun and success together. Elder Goats is starting a new spanish zone and Elder Davis is going to Chesapeake.

Yes, I am staying in the same area so you can send the snailmail. This last week has been really slow and I have been having a hard time trying to stay focused. I have looked at the time I have here and it is really short but I feel it getting longer. I know that I am doing the right thing but this is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Your letters do help the day and I love reading them.

I sent Aunt Susie a letter last week and I hope that she got it. Tell Benson that he can email me to I have found out that all family can email, and with his new computer it should be no problem.

I love you all and wish for the best, I can't wait you see you again but for now email work. I hope that when you see me you will see the difference that I have felt just in the last few weeks. I can't believe that 12 weeks have gone by since I left the MTC. I hate the way time works that by looking back it seem fast but forward sometimes seems fast or slow.

I love you and can't wait to hear from you again, bye.

Elder Boy

p.s. Please send some pictures that I can put in my album that I have. I love to go back and look at it from time to time.

P.s.s. Sorry, about the cookbook, I need something that is fast to make and cook.

P.s.s.s If at all possible send some pictures of the family and what everyone looks like. I am having a hard time remembering. :)

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

What going on here in Orem - 3-10-2009

William,

So how is Virginia? Are you still with Elder Davis and Elder Goats? I chose to hold off on the "snailmail" when you said that you may get a transfer this week. So what happened with all that?

Mary Ann has been watching the weather for Virginia and I think she mentioned snow and cold temperatures. We have had 4 inches of snow and 50 degree weather in the same week. How's that for Utah. She has also been playing around with making "creme' Brule" and "flan", Custards made from scratch, and are they delicious. Her quilt top is done and now she just has to make back. It is for Trish.

Benson got a new computer at the BYU surplus sale, a 2.4 GHz duo-core system for $50. He and I have been playing Ghost Recon on it now instead of using the laptop. During one of the warmer days Benson was nice enough to take the christmas lights down for Mary Ann. Really, it's only March, what's the hurry. Benson went down to the cannery. He told his seminary teacher that he worked a shift in the cannery and his teacher told him that he would get 2000 "spiritual" browny points. but no extra credit for seminary.

Anneke came over for dinner last week, it was fun to see her again. She mentioned that you sent a photo memory card to them last week, but I am stilling hoping to see some of them. Anneke said that she would try to get me some this week, so I gave her my jumpdrive. Now I have been without my jumpdrive for a few days and still have no pictures.

The water softener has really been great on our skin, Mary Ann has stopped scratching and the dry skin on my legs has been healing. Talking about water, Mary Ann has been pushing me to cleanup the Fish tank, so Saturday we did a water change, and rearranged some of the rock. It is starting to look nice again.

Benson is teaching Indy to jump. The best we have gotten out of him so far is to stand up quickly. So he is still a work in progress.

Matt only has 108 days left in the Paris France Mission. Tami and Shawn have sold their house and are moving soon. Steve passed his LSAT for Law school with a 186. He needed a 187 to go to Harvard Law School.I asked Sue if Steve wanted to go to Harvard and she said no, but it's cool to say it.

I have been attaching the pictures of the headstones from Parowan to each genealogy record for Mary Ann family tree. We have a family reunion in July. I have joined the Wendelboe reunion group on Facebook and have more family pictures then I can shake a stick at.

Well that is about all for this week, I need to plan my week out better so that I can start adding a spiritual message again. I hope that you are having a great week and that you are continuing to have some success with your investigators. I am including a couple of pictures from the board at church and some of us hear at home.

Keep up the "Good" work, and know that our prayers are with you.
- Dad, Mary Ann, and Benson

Pictures





The headboard that we made as a wedding gift for Steve & Tausha





William's Picture on the Ward Missionary board
David's Picture on the Ward Missionary board
Andrew's picture on the Ward Missionary Board




Top of the quilt that Mary Ann made for Trisha




How the Fishtank is looking so far



Benson & Indy