We had 2 surprise visitors this week. One being very small, and the other...not so small. We thought we had caught all of the mice in our house, because Ronda had traps all throughout the house, and none of them had caught anything in 2 months...but then she freaked out when there were 2 dead mice in the kitchen in one day! We were quite surprised when they told us at the end of the day, and then walked down our hallway...SCREAM!!! There was another one dead in our room! 3 IN ONE DAY!! (Then last night as we were trying to fall asleep, we heard little scratching noise...crap. There is another one.)
The other visitor....also unexpected....was much more
pleasant to be around. We came in for the night on Saturday, and headed
down the hallway towards our office. I opened the door, and saw a post
it note on my chair. From across the room I recognized the tiny
handwriting. ...WHAT?!?!?!?!? THAT IS SISTER KESLER'S HANDWRITING!!!!! I
walked up to it...yup...she was there! Wow!! I was kinda excited, but
realized she must have stopped by to see Ronda, and then went on her
merry way. I walked into our room, and set down my stuff. My eyes caught
my side table. That is not my Costa Vida cup. Mine was a different
color...it is still cold. She was here. then I looked at the bed. SHE
LAID ON MY BED TOO! AND MESSED WITH THE PILLOWS. ...She is still here. I
know it! She will walk down this hallway in a second. I told Sister Isaacson to hold still for a moment. Then the floor creaked. I leaned
backward and poked my head out the door....There was a long dark arm
sticking out of the laundry room. "I CAN SEE YOU!!!!" I ran down the
hallway and gave her a giant hug! She came for a baptism in her old
area, and planned with Ronda to stay there for the night. Cool!
We had a great week of lessons. They were really
powerful and we are making such great progress with Gerry and Clifftine,
Jennifer, and Sarah. We love them SOOO much.
We
are kinda short on time, so I will explain the photos. The first one is
me peeling a green chili. It has been chili roasting season, and all of
the families here are buying HUGE boxes of Hatch Green Chili, roasting
them, letting them sweat in plastic bags, and then peeling off the burnt
skins. I have wanted to help in this process for weeks!!! But no one
would let us help. Well, we finally got to do it! You wear 2 layers of
rubber gloves so it doesn't burn your hands. It was long and slow, but
now my life is practically complete.
The other photo is of Sister Isaacson's hair. This was my first attempt at doing a waterfall braid, and I think I did a pretty darn good job. We decided to be twins today. We have the same hair style (not to mention the exact same hair color...we compared this morning), same necklace and bracelet, and we will wear the same shirt at games this afternoon.
The last photo is our "Daily Doodle" of Wednesday. I
have had knee pain for a year now, but I didn't think it was a big
deal, until my knees were constantly swollen and the pain wouldn't stop.
I went to the doctor a couple weeks ago, and they decided to send me to
a specialist. I went to the Orthopedic doctor's this week. They took
X-rays and did an exam. I have tendinitis, and its not too bad. They
gave me anti-inflammatory medicine and told me to deal with it until I
come home. If it gets worse after my mission, then I should
be concerned....but I'm not concerned at all. The medicine is working,
and I feel good. Its not a big deal. And now I am a happy camper.
I hope you all have a terrific week. We sure will. Lots is happening in the next week or two. Transfer news is this Saturday,
so cross your fingers for us! And then the Relief Society broadcast,
and then next weekend is GENERAL CONFERENCE!!!!! WAHOOO!!!! Please pray
for the speakers this week!
Love you all!
Sister Wilkins
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