Friday, March 2, 2018

Mother Nature raged on many fronts today as high winds closed schools all across the DC area, and all Government offices were closed.  That usually means the temple is closed as well, but since it was the next to the last day before the closure, it remained open for patrons and district workers who felt it was save to travel from their long commutes.  The missionaries are required to be at the temple unless conditions are extreme.  Hundreds of thousands of people were without power and the temple ran on generator power in the morning start-up.  Workers used flashlights in some areas with only dim lighting in others.  There were trees down everywhere snarling traffic and both Regan and Dulles airports were closed.  Dulles reported winds above 70 mph and had to clear the tower.  Our power blinked off during the night, but was up and running all day.  Traffic back-ups lasted for hours on the freeways.    

Storms were not limited to our area only as we watched the severe weather warnings from the West Coast to the East.  Many of you may have experienced blizzards, high winds, rain and flooding as well.  Hope you Westerners are up for more snowman building 😊

We worried that the transport company would cancel or delay picking up our car this morning, but the semi-driver arrived at the mall near us right on time and loaded up our precious cargo and the car was soon on its way home.  We can only pray now that the inclement weather won’t cause problems.  It should arrive in SLC in six to seven days.

It was so awesome to sleep without the boot last night!  Walking today was okay, but the gait and pressure points are different so the leg and ankle are stiff and sore.  With a little Advil and a different pair of shoes, the pain abated and tonight’s shift was awesome.  I was name issue director and worked with the Spanish session.  Then I was able to help at the veil for the same session and loved being able to do that.  Who knows if it will ever happen again!!!

Love to All.  😊  Good Night and stay warm in the storms!