Week 38--May 10-16, 2020
Sunday is Mother's Day. The sister missionaries downstairs surprised Garnalee by bringing pancakes loaded with chocolate chips and coconut for breakfast. We ate them with the breakfast. Tom fixed us bacon, eggs, and hash browns. The missionaries across the hall brought Rice Krispy Treats for an afternoon snack.
On Sunday we walked over to the cemetery to check on the Tulip Tree. There were a lot more blossoms.
Some of the blossoms had been blown off by the wind. Tom held one of the blossoms for a close up.
Another close up of the blossom. Hope you can see the little bug in there.
Monday we put the last of the flowers in the beds at the Independence Visitors' Center. President Cannon starts the process of planting the plants dropped by Mark.
Mark goes to Elder Josephson to get more plants to drop. Sister Larsen is busy digging holes. However, Elder Brown is surveyed the area to see if any plants have been missed.
Many hands make the work go quickly.
Sister Brown, Elder Larsen, Elder Harringtin, Sister Larsen, and Elder Brown all work diligently.
The job is done. Elder Josephson gives a once over for any plants that were missed.
Pictured: Sister Harrington, Elder larsen, Elder Harrington, Elder Brown, Elder Josephson, President Cannon, Sister Brown, and Sister Larsen.
Each day more tulips blossoms are visible.
Tuesday's picture.
Wednesday's picture.
Friday's picture.
One thing that has been interesting is that the blossoms aren't visible from a distance like the blossoms on most trees.
The other side of the tree on Friday.
Tom and Garnalee have formed the Plant Watering Union as we have been asked to be responsible for the watering of the newly planted flowers at the Independence Visitors' Center until the new FM missionaries arrive. We will check each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and water as needed.
On Wednesday, May 13, we watered the flowers. It took an hour and a half. Much longer than we thought it would. After lunch Tom went to the mission office. He repaired a vacuum that was traded because it "didn't have any suction." It took about a minute to see that the filter was covered with so much hair and dirt (about 1/2 in thick) that air couldn't pass through. Easy fix. Now it works fine.
Thursday, May 14, we drove to Jamesport, Missouri and finally decided on the Amish made dining room table and chairs we first saw several months ago. It'll be delivered and set up in September when we're back home.
Friday, May 15, Tom started the morning by teaching a Spanish lesson to Sister Winder from across the hall. She has served in Peru for six months, but was temporarily reassigned to our mission until the Covid-19 virus has run its course and she can return. In the meantime, she has been encouraged to keep up her language study. What better opportunity than to receive help from a former Spanish teacher who is eager to serve? After lunch we both went to the mission office. Tom repaired broken caster wheels from eight bed frames while Garnalee called landlords about repairs that needed to be done in the apartments we were renting from them.
We study scriptures and do Come Follow Me every day and some days we don't even leave the apartment. We, along with all the other missionaries, will be glad when we can get back to doing what we were doing before the quarantine.
Sunday is Mother's Day. The sister missionaries downstairs surprised Garnalee by bringing pancakes loaded with chocolate chips and coconut for breakfast. We ate them with the breakfast. Tom fixed us bacon, eggs, and hash browns. The missionaries across the hall brought Rice Krispy Treats for an afternoon snack.
Mark goes to Elder Josephson to get more plants to drop. Sister Larsen is busy digging holes. However, Elder Brown is surveyed the area to see if any plants have been missed.
Sister Brown, Elder Larsen, Elder Harringtin, Sister Larsen, and Elder Brown all work diligently.
Pictured: Sister Harrington, Elder larsen, Elder Harrington, Elder Brown, Elder Josephson, President Cannon, Sister Brown, and Sister Larsen.
Each day more tulips blossoms are visible.Tuesday's picture.
Friday's picture.
One thing that has been interesting is that the blossoms aren't visible from a distance like the blossoms on most trees.
The other side of the tree on Friday.
Tom and Garnalee have formed the Plant Watering Union as we have been asked to be responsible for the watering of the newly planted flowers at the Independence Visitors' Center until the new FM missionaries arrive. We will check each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and water as needed.
On Wednesday, May 13, we watered the flowers. It took an hour and a half. Much longer than we thought it would. After lunch Tom went to the mission office. He repaired a vacuum that was traded because it "didn't have any suction." It took about a minute to see that the filter was covered with so much hair and dirt (about 1/2 in thick) that air couldn't pass through. Easy fix. Now it works fine.
Thursday, May 14, we drove to Jamesport, Missouri and finally decided on the Amish made dining room table and chairs we first saw several months ago. It'll be delivered and set up in September when we're back home.
Friday, May 15, Tom started the morning by teaching a Spanish lesson to Sister Winder from across the hall. She has served in Peru for six months, but was temporarily reassigned to our mission until the Covid-19 virus has run its course and she can return. In the meantime, she has been encouraged to keep up her language study. What better opportunity than to receive help from a former Spanish teacher who is eager to serve? After lunch we both went to the mission office. Tom repaired broken caster wheels from eight bed frames while Garnalee called landlords about repairs that needed to be done in the apartments we were renting from them.
We study scriptures and do Come Follow Me every day and some days we don't even leave the apartment. We, along with all the other missionaries, will be glad when we can get back to doing what we were doing before the quarantine.
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