Say...Cheese!

I let a co-worker stay with me last week during the seminar so she wouldn't have to drive so far every morning and night with the long hours we were working. She found out that I like processed cheese. Guess what she brought me as a thank you?

Lori came up tonight to catch up on our TV show. I actually made dinner. Guess what it consisted of? We had cheese and broccoli soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. She was a little cheesed out, but I thought it was delish!

Fire! Fire!

The night went off in sirens and they didn't go away. I looked out the window and turns out they were all pulling up in front of the Kensington Apartment building south of my building. Flames were shooting out of the roof. It was somewhat put out, and then the firefighters were walking around on the roof and knocking it down until the flames started coming out again so they could put it all the way out. It went on from about 2 a.m. until 4 a.m. Thankfully the lack of sleep didn't affect me at Church.

I actually had some good conversation at Church today. Lots of teasing with a 30-group guy. That doesn't happen often!

Seminar

So much happened during the seminar, but it was more personal and sensitive so I decided to write it down in my hard-copy journal. Cool experiences though so if you're interested, ask me about it.

View looking out the window with Elder Neil L. Andersen while
waiting for the temple presidents to come over from the temple.

During the choir performance.

Pack's Pumpkin Patch

Dad and mom planted lots of pumpkin plants again so that they could do a giveaway to the members of their Spanish ward. I went down after work to help out. I dressed as Little Red Riding Hood and had a basket that I refilled often with cookies for everyone. Mom decided to do a full sit down meal though so it ended up being a lot of work. A HUGE hit though! They loved getting the pumpkins, apples from Shauna's orchard, candy from the candy cannon, dinner, and all-you-can eat cookies. They are so humble! I went out into the pumpkin patch and one of the dad's was so surprised that it wasn't one per family, but each. Every time the candy cannon went off, a big cheer went up. There were about 200 people there and it was so crowded but fun.

Seminar!

It's Seminar time again! That means we had some late nights in preparation and a looong Saturday. It's always a fun time of year! I haven't quite started my name/face memorization yet.

Blast from the Past

Melissa Morris Larsen came up to give me a haircut last night. It's a bit of a blast from the past to be around my old high school friends. We went to the Olive Garden for dinner first, and then back to my place for the cut. I know it hasn't been too long since my last cut, but it really seemed long! She straightened my hair afterward and I wore it to work like that. Do you know how many guys that I work with came by and asked if I did something different to my hair, like color it? Only two actually knew the difference was straight instead of curly. One guy actually asked if I was wearing a new hair clip. Hair clip? Really? We all got a good laugh out of it.

Melissa is in the process of adopting again. The birth mother is having the baby today and should be signing the papers the next day. I wrote one of her letters of recommendation for LDS Family Services.

Final Sessions

After Dana's family left last night, Amy and Amanda Felix came over to spend the night and then watch Sunday's morning session with me. I made breakfast pancakes for them...and discovered that Tiffany's poopy diaper the day before had leaked on one of my kitchen chairs. How great that it was just in time for my next houseguests. Ick!