Finally we have the internet and a phone! When we went to hook up our phone they said it would take 2 1/2 weeks then because our doorbell is broken I didn't here the 8:30 a.m. knocking from the cable man. I was so upset that I missed him I was all geared up to have a phone again and we hadn't talked to our families to even tell them how our new place was other than a quick email at the (silent) library with Alexis spinning in the spare computer chairs! "So do you just have one maintenance man?" I asked the cable people calmly while the lady explained we were going to have to wait till Nov. 4th till a maintenance worker could come again. I really was thinking "What?!" "Are you crazy we have been here month already without a phone!"
We feel like we've been on a mission sortof the last month. First with the once a week contact to our families on library day. Second with being in a small branch here. Third speaking at babtisms, Fourth welcoming several investigators to church each week, and Fifth feeding the missionaries alot. I'm also the 2nd counselor in the relief society presidency now and lead the music and play the piano for the mutual christmas caroling (even though I never took lessons!). It really has been great though. We are really liking the opportunities to help and serve more.
Our latest happenings and updates: (not much it is a pretty relaxed and slow town)
- Trunk or Treat for the Columbus Branch
- Thursday story/crafts at the library
- Carving Pumpkins
- Trick or Treating at our apartment
- Building a thousand things out of left over moving boxes!
- Driving around and seeing the leaves and the old homes
- Going to the parks
- Making paper crafts with Alexis
- Reading the 3rd Eragon book
- Stake Conference in Lincoln Nebraska sat. and sun. going to Target and Toys-R-Us
- Practicing playing Christmas and church songs on the piano!
Cute story about Alexis today:
We were at a store I love to browse "the 2nd hand furniture store" looking for a headboard for Alexis's. Alexis was humming and singing differen't primary songs. Including I am a Child of God. It was really cute. We crossed the street to compare prices at a local furniture store for some nightstands. Alexis got louder with the singing "I love mudder she loves me I love daddy yes-sir-ee we are a happy family we are a happy family". She sang the whole time we were looking around the store. Where we were the only ones in there all the employees could here here sweet little voice. On the way up the stairs she was finishing the above line and the manager smiled and said, "You must have a happy family!"
