Another Great Week in Germany

A week in the Office. Busy but Good

The picture on the Left was taken in Slovakia. We could not get over how beautiful the fields of sunflowers were. So we stopped the car. Hopped over the ditch to get these pictures. Dad Loves the picture below, he has titled it..."Mom with a bee in her bonnet to get a picture among the flowers." I was really determined to get close enough so you could get perspective. However, Dad did and we will send that picture another time. It is really a good one of him.

This week has been busy. The learning curve is getting more manageable. We are trying to Go to lunch each day. Sister Windley invited us to go to lunch two days this week. It was great to get to know her and to get out of the office. Dad tried to go on tuesday but was called back to the office to take care of some business. Dad's computer skills are growing. He can now attach pictures to emails and can get around the Humanitarian software. This week Monday, Elder Dearing and Dad put the kick stand on my new bike and then we went Blackberry picking. The dearings had found a great spot and we picked alot of berries. I made Alexis's berry cobbler to take into the office. Tuesday evening we cleaned the old apartment and made calls to SLC in the late evening to get clearance for a Water Project in Romania for the last Leper Colony in Europe. Wednesday we took the U Bahn to find the office to get our Visa's. We were successful. We can now legally stay here in Germany until May 2013. Thursday we took of the more part of the day so we could go to Wiesbaden to get my last Heppititis A shot and get registered on the base. We made a run to the commissary and to Linda's Clock shop. A fun stop. Thursday evening we went to dinner with E/S Dearing. We went to a Mongolian restaurant in Bad Vilbel that was excellent. Had fun visiting and going for a wild ride with Elder Dearing. Friday, we worked until 3:00. This week has been one of lots of problem solving. But with each problem I tackle I learn more. So they are blessings to help me learn my job. When we left work on Friday we finished cleaning up the old apartment and getting it ready for the new couple, the Wells, who we picked up on Saturday. We cleaned up our new apartment and went to bed. We spent Saturday with the Wells. Getting them settled and keeping them up so they can
make the time adjustment easier. We took them shopping for groceries and then to lunch and then down to the Am Zeil strasses which is the main shopping street in the city. On the Left is a couple of pictures of an indoor mall on the street. This picture is taken from the street. What you are seeing is an actual glas hole in the building that extends from the exterior of the building through the mall and down to the center of the floor of the mall. Amazing!!!

The second picture was take from inside the mall on the top floor. This escalator goes from the main floor to the 6th floor which is the top floor.
The third picture is at the top of the escalator looking toward the street.
The next picture was taken on Romer Platz with all the tents and decorations for the festival. The last picture is of the four of us taken on one of the bridges over the Main river. We happened onto the main Festival. So there was food, Music and lots of vendors and carnival rides. I think we all enjoyed the afternoon. We had dinner in our apartment.

We have had some lovely experiences this week. When we were on the Base we had to register so we could get on. The young women who helped us is a member of the church who we invited to come back. she gave us her information and we hope the missionaries or ward members will contact her and her family. The Lord has blessed us in so many ways. We enjoy serving the Lord, it is such a privilege to be here and associate with these wonderful missionaries. We hope all is well with all of you. We are missing you all as we think of you at snowbird enjoying the beauty, each other and all the family. We look forward to skyping on Monday at 7 pm our time. We love you all
















Romer Platz in Frankfurt