Thursday, October 23, 2014

         Upon returning to our apartment (I guess I should say “upon returning home”) we heard the exciting news about our new little granddaughter, Isla, born early this afternoon to Justin and Kim.  We love having another girl join the ranks and are so happy for this sweet family.  Our prayers tonight will include a grand piece of gratitude that she is here and all is well.  Congratulations!

         Later this afternoon we walked down the hill to DiProva to pick up a couple of items we were out of.  I wanted to take a few pictures that just don’t work when we are in the taxi.  However, my phone battery was low and only produced one photo.  That means we’ll probably have to make that trek again!

The other intent was to have a change from the treadmill and use the walk for much needed exercise.  Part way to our destination, a former member of our ward stopped in her car and asked us if we wanted a ride.  We told her that we were exercising and needed the walk.  She offered to pick us up at the store when we were finished and save us the walk back up that huge hill!  So we took her up on the offer.  It allowed us to pick up a few things that would have been too heavy to carry.  The hill is long and steep and I was so grateful she happened by and helped us out.

I’m still searching for canned pumpkin for some fall baking.  I have a can or two for Thanksgiving pies that we bought last year, but need a couple more for cookies, etc.  It is a seasonal item and an American product that took lots of explaining last year for someone to figure out what we were looking for.  J  I found a few small zucchini and will try some bread next week when we are on our break. 

After 8:00 tonight, we finished the other half of our exercise walking outside for another half an hour.  It was so beautiful and fairly cool!  It reminded us of home since the nights here are often about as warm as the days.  We will miss the moderate temps—especially in the evenings—when we are home shivering in our cool nights.  (Can’t wait to curl up with something warm, actually!)

Good Night and Love to you all!

New Home Construction.  We have only seen cement walls--never wood framing.