22 Aug 2011

Wow, August is almost gone.  So much has gone on.  I will just tell it all with pictures.

On Sunday we went to vist the Garbooz family in Lotoshino.  We had been
there once before.  It is about a 2 hr drive each way.  Brother and Sister
Garbooz are the only active members in their city.  Every Sunday they
hold their own meetings in their home.  They are very faithful members.
I do not know if I could do that if it was just Gene and I.  They teach each
other the lessons, they give talks, and he passes the Sacrament.  You can imagine
how happy they are when someone comes to visit.  This is their living room
and bedrrom.  Very humble little old house.  Sister Sorenson sitting on their bed.
And notice the pretty rug hanging on the wall behind her.

Alexander is the mission driver.  He is such a nice man.
Of course we cannot understand a word he says, but we
gesture back and forth and do sign language.

Sister Sorenson, then guess who and Sister Garbooz

Brother Garbooz, Gene, Pres. Sorenson, Elder Page, Elder Bruev and Alexander
I think we quadrupled their church attendance.  Gene did an audit while we were
there.  They pay tithing and fast offerings and then a few other financial
things are involved.

No in-door plumbing.  This is the out house that they (and us) use.  I cannot
imagine going to it in the cold winter.  And it is truly an out-house.

Path to the out-house and to the garden at the back
of their house.  And guess who is coming out of the
out-house.  Sister Sorenson

Wood for the winter.  This is the back of the house

Big bumble bees were everywhere. Lots of pretty flowers

They collect rain water to water their beautiful garden

Path out to the front street and a small shed

Entrance to house

Lunch in a very small kitchen

President and sister Sorenson and Brother and Sister Garbooz

Grandpa and the dog.  He is not a member

Mission van.  We are packing up to drive back home.

Yummy Peanut butter from home. We have found peanut

butter here but it is not skippy or jiff and we have to

go to the mall to buy it and it is $5.00 a bottle

Our usual lunch for the day..no fast foods by the office...
Honey Peanut butter sandwhich in the bag.  No ziplocks unless
you go to IKEA to buy them and then they are expensive and
it is way far away.  So we have got very use to ties or knots on
our bags.

Michelle sent me a cute P-Day skirt in another fun package
from home.  I had some pictures of the box and everything
that was sent.  But we were taking some pictures off my
camera card at the office and somehow deleted a number
of them.  But there was a skirt, a shaver, candy, pills,
jerky, nuts, lemon extract and so much other stuff.  Our children

take such good care of us.  It is kind of fun for a change.

Gene's new shaver from Michelle and he loves it!!

Making new steps outside our apt.  This is the path

we take to catch busses and go to the grocery stores.

Making the stairs up the hill