Bob: Got up early and went swimming the first thing this morning. There was just a light dusting of new snow. Got to the pool early and swam 40 laps today.
We left Haileybury a little before 11 this morning. Stopped in Huntsville for rest room, something to eat and gas. We then stopped and visited for about an hour with Elder and Sister Budgett. I brought one of Sister Park's broken dining room chairs hoping he could fix it. Our replacements, Elder and Sister Zobell, arrived yesterday. The Mission is sending them to the Bishop's Storehouse till the end of December. After that they will need other assignments to keep them busy until we leave.
We decided to stop for pizza tonight, but had a little trouble finding a Pizza Hut. Ended up backtracking about 17 kiolmeters. Finally got to the Comfort Inn in Fort Erie at around 9:00.
We did get the car washed in Brampton. It doesn't look like the same car now. It's white instead of muddy colored.
That's about it for now. Going to hit the sack early. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
December 6, 2016
Bob: This has been an interesting day. I went to the bank to withdraw some money so I could put it in our American account and pay for the furniture purchased for missionaries in Val d'Or. She initially said she didn't have that much American money and would have to order it. But ordering it and receiving it only takes about 30 minutes, so I would be able to get it. I signed all the papers and left the bank without the money. She said to stop back in about 30 minutes or so and present the receipt to whoever was working the teller station. Thankfully it was the same lady.
We visited Cathy Mason, a non-member, at Wendy's. The court hearing she is involved with was scheduled yesterday, but when they got there the hearing was cancelled because they couldn't get a policeman to attend. Now she has to sit and stew about this for another month. We don't really know exactly what is going on, but hopefully there can be some resolution soon.
We also visited for a few minutes with Margaret Villneff. Bonnie took her a small ornament from the Relief Society, the VT message and a card from us. I wanted to see their Christmas tree as Norm painted a vivid picture of how nice it would be. Well, their cat upset the tree yesterday and it hadn't been put back together yet.
Then Brother Cambridge and I went to Sister Park's to fix the shower rod. It took us about 2 hours. He had to cut the rod that extends down from the ceiling and tap the hole for the set screw, but we finally got it to hang alright.
The last thing today was the Activity Night. Only the Cambridge's and the missionaries were there so we talked about some service we could do as a Branch around Christmas. When we ended Bonnie and Sister Cambridge went to the church for a conference call with President Ng of the the Relief Society Presidency.
Bonnie just got home. I'm closing and hitting the sack. Want to swim in the morning and I think there will be some snow to shovel before we leave.
Hope you have had a great day. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
Bonnie: It's been a good day. The potential investigator at Wendy's said she was grateful to have us praying for her, that she felt our strength. She told us previously that she was reading a little of the Book of Mormon I had given her! There is great hope here.
Activity Night was nice because we had a great discussion about singing carols before Christmas to two nursing homes in town. We may ask Sister Wiwchar to play her harp. It may actually come together. Then, Ev and I went to the church to have a Presidency meeting by conference call with the RS President and Counselor over activities. They live in Kirkland Lake, about 60 miles away. It was a great discussion and we took care of some sticky problems.
Now, it's time to get to bed so we can have enough sleep for the first leg of our trip to Maryland tomorrow. I'm starting to get excited!
Love, Mom/Bonnie
We visited Cathy Mason, a non-member, at Wendy's. The court hearing she is involved with was scheduled yesterday, but when they got there the hearing was cancelled because they couldn't get a policeman to attend. Now she has to sit and stew about this for another month. We don't really know exactly what is going on, but hopefully there can be some resolution soon.
We also visited for a few minutes with Margaret Villneff. Bonnie took her a small ornament from the Relief Society, the VT message and a card from us. I wanted to see their Christmas tree as Norm painted a vivid picture of how nice it would be. Well, their cat upset the tree yesterday and it hadn't been put back together yet.
Then Brother Cambridge and I went to Sister Park's to fix the shower rod. It took us about 2 hours. He had to cut the rod that extends down from the ceiling and tap the hole for the set screw, but we finally got it to hang alright.
The last thing today was the Activity Night. Only the Cambridge's and the missionaries were there so we talked about some service we could do as a Branch around Christmas. When we ended Bonnie and Sister Cambridge went to the church for a conference call with President Ng of the the Relief Society Presidency.
Bonnie just got home. I'm closing and hitting the sack. Want to swim in the morning and I think there will be some snow to shovel before we leave.
Hope you have had a great day. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
Bonnie: It's been a good day. The potential investigator at Wendy's said she was grateful to have us praying for her, that she felt our strength. She told us previously that she was reading a little of the Book of Mormon I had given her! There is great hope here.
Activity Night was nice because we had a great discussion about singing carols before Christmas to two nursing homes in town. We may ask Sister Wiwchar to play her harp. It may actually come together. Then, Ev and I went to the church to have a Presidency meeting by conference call with the RS President and Counselor over activities. They live in Kirkland Lake, about 60 miles away. It was a great discussion and we took care of some sticky problems.
Now, it's time to get to bed so we can have enough sleep for the first leg of our trip to Maryland tomorrow. I'm starting to get excited!
Love, Mom/Bonnie
Monday, 5 December 2016
December 5, 2016
Bonnie: Our day began with Bob helping out our single Mom in the Branch, with Brother Cambridge's help. Meanwhile I went with Brother Cambridge's wife Ev to visit some sisters. It's always fun to go with her! When we got home I made brownies and we delivered them to three people before dinner, and Sister Donna Craig after dinner. It's been a full day, but a good one.
We have much to do tomorrow in preparation for our trip to the States to see my grandson baptized. Tomorrow night will probably be our last Activity Night for the year. There is also a potential investigator we want to see at Wendy's tomorrow.
May all of us have a productive day Tuesday, and not forget to do an act of service for the "Light the World" campaign sponsered by the Church!
Love, Mom/Bonnie
Bob: Not too much to add to what Bonnie has already said. Brother Cambridge and I are planning on doing one more job at the single mom's house. I think the Elders are going to do the painting.
Woke up to a couple inches of new snow. Was able to get the car cleaned and to the swimming pool in time to do 38 laps today. A new personal best. If I feel good Wednesday morning I want to try for 40 laps, but I'll need to arise a little earlier because there is 3 inches of snow forecast for Tuesday PM and Wednesday AM.
Hope your day has gone great. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
We have much to do tomorrow in preparation for our trip to the States to see my grandson baptized. Tomorrow night will probably be our last Activity Night for the year. There is also a potential investigator we want to see at Wendy's tomorrow.
May all of us have a productive day Tuesday, and not forget to do an act of service for the "Light the World" campaign sponsered by the Church!
Love, Mom/Bonnie
Bob: Not too much to add to what Bonnie has already said. Brother Cambridge and I are planning on doing one more job at the single mom's house. I think the Elders are going to do the painting.
Woke up to a couple inches of new snow. Was able to get the car cleaned and to the swimming pool in time to do 38 laps today. A new personal best. If I feel good Wednesday morning I want to try for 40 laps, but I'll need to arise a little earlier because there is 3 inches of snow forecast for Tuesday PM and Wednesday AM.
Hope your day has gone great. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
Sunday, 4 December 2016
December 4, 2016
Bonnie: It's been a wonderful Sabbath, especially because of the testimonies born in our little Branch. There have been some divisive issues in the past, and forgiveness was asked for and received. The Branch Council followed church today, which is always helpful. Then, we went to the Christmas program for the community choir, held at the Anglican Church, I believe. Our very special British sister, who is in her 80s sang soprano. It was very nicely done. After that, we headed to visit an elderly sister in the nursing home. We went with Brad and they blessed the bread and water and gave her the sacrament. By now, it was 5:00 and we headed home, quite ready to do so. After dinner, we enjoyed watching the Christmas Devotional.
Our missionary experience for the day: A Sister who is less-active called the Branch President and wants to come back to church! The problem is that we cannot see her until we get back from our trip, probably the 15th of December. But, I had a nice talk with her, and there is definitely hope.
May we all have a wonderful day tomorrow!
Love, Mom/Bonnie
Bob: Not much I can add to this. Been a delightful Fast Sunday. I did talk to Lorraine, my sister-in-law tonight. She has moved into her new home in Reader and just loves it she says. She has been back in WV since September last year and has still not gone up to the home where she and Eddie lived. She did say I could have all of Eddie's genealogical records. I'll probably have to take the truck back to WV and box everything up. He had those records stacked up throughout the house.
Well it's time to go to bed. Plan on swimming in the morning and then helping brother Cambridge finish up some electrical work at Sister Park's house. After that we have a couple of people to go see.
Hope you had a great weekend. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
Our missionary experience for the day: A Sister who is less-active called the Branch President and wants to come back to church! The problem is that we cannot see her until we get back from our trip, probably the 15th of December. But, I had a nice talk with her, and there is definitely hope.
May we all have a wonderful day tomorrow!
Love, Mom/Bonnie
Bob: Not much I can add to this. Been a delightful Fast Sunday. I did talk to Lorraine, my sister-in-law tonight. She has moved into her new home in Reader and just loves it she says. She has been back in WV since September last year and has still not gone up to the home where she and Eddie lived. She did say I could have all of Eddie's genealogical records. I'll probably have to take the truck back to WV and box everything up. He had those records stacked up throughout the house.
Well it's time to go to bed. Plan on swimming in the morning and then helping brother Cambridge finish up some electrical work at Sister Park's house. After that we have a couple of people to go see.
Hope you had a great weekend. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
Saturday, 3 December 2016
December 3, 2016
Bob: This has been quite a day. Started by taking the car in for a brake check. They ended up changing pads on one front wheel and both the rotors. One of the calipers needed some work in the back also. Bill came to 494.48 Canadian or about 380 USD.
About a quarter till one we left for dinner at Janet Hamilton's in Dobie. We took the Elders with us. Stopped along the way and had them get out so we could take their picture with the snowy background. We don't have this much snow where we are. This is only about 50 minutes north of us.
A picture of the table setting is next. Tried to take a picture of Janet and did not see Bonnie in the picture. As you can tell I surprised her. She baked the desserts for the meal. She baked two pies and some pumpkin squares. One pie was pecan. The other was an apple pie. When the apple pie comes out of the oven she sprinkles pecans and caramel sauce all over the topping of the pie. Delicious!
Next is a picture of Janet's house heating system with the fuel stacked beside it. The furnace has been down for a couple days with a plugged chimney. President Jakob and his family arrived before we did so he climbed onto the roof and so he could rod out the stove pipe. When we arrive the fire was going.
After dinner most visited while the Elders and I spent over an hour hand washing the dishes. Janet wanted them washed in the hottest water possible. We were not to add any cold water to the wash or rinse water. It took a long time for Elder Holden and I to get used to the water on our hands.
All in all everyone had a good time. Janet was so gracious. She wants everyone to come back for a Valentine's party!!
Hope every one had a great day. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
Bonnie: It would be nice if my husband would tell me when he is taking a picture! We did have a great day. There were 13 of us and we had a wonderful time visiting and eating delicious food. Janet has many antiques and beautiful Christmas dishes. She is an amazing woman who has been through lots of hard times.
Tomorrow is our December fast. After today's meal, I need a fast, not only from food. I feel a strong need to have the Lord's help with our missionary work. May we all enjoy an extra spiritual day tomorrow.
Love, Mom/Bonnie
About a quarter till one we left for dinner at Janet Hamilton's in Dobie. We took the Elders with us. Stopped along the way and had them get out so we could take their picture with the snowy background. We don't have this much snow where we are. This is only about 50 minutes north of us.
A picture of the table setting is next. Tried to take a picture of Janet and did not see Bonnie in the picture. As you can tell I surprised her. She baked the desserts for the meal. She baked two pies and some pumpkin squares. One pie was pecan. The other was an apple pie. When the apple pie comes out of the oven she sprinkles pecans and caramel sauce all over the topping of the pie. Delicious!
Next is a picture of Janet's house heating system with the fuel stacked beside it. The furnace has been down for a couple days with a plugged chimney. President Jakob and his family arrived before we did so he climbed onto the roof and so he could rod out the stove pipe. When we arrive the fire was going.
After dinner most visited while the Elders and I spent over an hour hand washing the dishes. Janet wanted them washed in the hottest water possible. We were not to add any cold water to the wash or rinse water. It took a long time for Elder Holden and I to get used to the water on our hands.
All in all everyone had a good time. Janet was so gracious. She wants everyone to come back for a Valentine's party!!
Hope every one had a great day. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
Bonnie: It would be nice if my husband would tell me when he is taking a picture! We did have a great day. There were 13 of us and we had a wonderful time visiting and eating delicious food. Janet has many antiques and beautiful Christmas dishes. She is an amazing woman who has been through lots of hard times.
Tomorrow is our December fast. After today's meal, I need a fast, not only from food. I feel a strong need to have the Lord's help with our missionary work. May we all enjoy an extra spiritual day tomorrow.
Love, Mom/Bonnie
On our way to Dobie for dinner
Our table setting
Our host, Janet Hamilton, and a surprised
Sister Martin, the baker today
The house furnace
The fuel for the furnace
Friday, 2 December 2016
December 2, 2016
Bob: Swam again this morning. The pool is only open for an hour on Friday mornings so I only made 35 laps. The ladies for the exercise class were getting in the pool so I had to get out.
Bonnie and I went back to Sister Park's house with the Elders. We were all working on several jobs, and I think a lot was accomplished. We finally left to deliver 'Meals on Wheels'. Had 3 people to deliver to today. Also Bonnie took a birthday card to Sister Borean in Cobalt.
This evening Bonnie baked both an apple and a pecan pie for dinner tomorrow. We are going to Sister Hamilton's house in Dobie. (Take a minute and look up Dobie on Google Maps. We are on the corner of McKay and Brown St). President Jakob is supposed to be there. I think we have to put a rod up her chimney before we do anything else so she can light a fire in her stove. President Jakob did it last year also.
Well it's time for bed. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
Bonnie: It's a good thing Patsy called us about Sis. Hamilton's chimney because she can't get her house warm until the chimney is "rodded" out. Patsy told us to dress extra warm while we wait for Sister Hamilton to start up her stove. I appreciate the warning.
It's been a busy day. First thing this morning I went with Ev to see if a potential investigator needed help with her move. We will be going back on Monday because today didn't work for her. We accomplished lots at Sister Park's house this afternoon. At least, after some donations are picked up Monday, she can park in her garage. And Bob worked on two different cupboards that needed it and put up a set of drapes. And Kim gave us a very special gift--a Willow Tree plaque of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. I love it! When we delivered the birthday card, we met another son in that family, so that is good. We always enjoy our "Meals On Wheels" deliveries. After that, I did the baking. I hope everyone enjoys the pies and pumpkin squares tomorrow. I was also asked to make a "Green Bean Casserole". I will do that in the morning.
I hope everyone has had a wonderful day, and will have an even better one tomorrow.
Love, Mom/Bonnie
Bonnie and I went back to Sister Park's house with the Elders. We were all working on several jobs, and I think a lot was accomplished. We finally left to deliver 'Meals on Wheels'. Had 3 people to deliver to today. Also Bonnie took a birthday card to Sister Borean in Cobalt.
This evening Bonnie baked both an apple and a pecan pie for dinner tomorrow. We are going to Sister Hamilton's house in Dobie. (Take a minute and look up Dobie on Google Maps. We are on the corner of McKay and Brown St). President Jakob is supposed to be there. I think we have to put a rod up her chimney before we do anything else so she can light a fire in her stove. President Jakob did it last year also.
Well it's time for bed. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob
Bonnie: It's a good thing Patsy called us about Sis. Hamilton's chimney because she can't get her house warm until the chimney is "rodded" out. Patsy told us to dress extra warm while we wait for Sister Hamilton to start up her stove. I appreciate the warning.
It's been a busy day. First thing this morning I went with Ev to see if a potential investigator needed help with her move. We will be going back on Monday because today didn't work for her. We accomplished lots at Sister Park's house this afternoon. At least, after some donations are picked up Monday, she can park in her garage. And Bob worked on two different cupboards that needed it and put up a set of drapes. And Kim gave us a very special gift--a Willow Tree plaque of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. I love it! When we delivered the birthday card, we met another son in that family, so that is good. We always enjoy our "Meals On Wheels" deliveries. After that, I did the baking. I hope everyone enjoys the pies and pumpkin squares tomorrow. I was also asked to make a "Green Bean Casserole". I will do that in the morning.
I hope everyone has had a wonderful day, and will have an even better one tomorrow.
Love, Mom/Bonnie
Thursday, 1 December 2016
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
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
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