December 1, 2016

Bob: We didn't accomplish much today. I spent about 3 hours helping Brother Cambridge repair an entry door to Sister Park's garage. Once upon a time they must have kicked the door in and broken part of the door casing. It had never been repaired and the door would not stay shut. Brother Cambridge took of piece of 1" x 1" and planed it down to fit. Then he had to plane the casing so the surface would be flat. Eventually we were able to glue and nail the piece in place. He did a nice job on it. Our only problem, of course, is that we were in the cold for those 3 hours. We were pretty cold when we finished.
Tonight I went with Brother Sauve and helped him officiate a basketball game in the men's league. The high school coach was there and wants me to officiate their sub varsity and varsity games on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Games are at 2:00 and 3:30. He said they use NFHS and FIBA rules. I have no idea about FIBA rules, but he said he would give me a list of the differences. He said one of the major differences is that FIBA uses a 35 second shot clock. He told me he didn't think the rule differences would be a problem.
Well it's time for bed. Hope everyone had a great day. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob

Bonnie:  This morning I helped Sister Cambridge clean out a room in the basement of the Church. There were lots of boxes and an old nativity set. There was another nativity made out of cardboard as well. There were lots of table cloths and other Christmas decorations as well as Halloween items, vases and material. We threw lots of stuff away, and emptied probably 7 or 8 boxes of various sizes. After getting a bite to eat we went to the Christmas party tonight in the Common  Room. We helped decorate the tree and ate some goodies. After Bob left for his games, we sang Christmas carols. It was a very  nice evening. Oh, and there was a raffle and I won a fruitcake! I'm sure Bob will enjoy it.
Tomorrow we have more opportunities to serve. I'm so glad we can do it.
May all of us have opportunities to serve, especially as we are encouraged by the Church's "Light the World" campaign. The Church suggests a little bit of service every day between now and Christmas.
I think it's a great way to get into the Spirit of the season!
Love, Mom/Bonnie