We have had a couple of eventful weeks.
First there was a little fender bender I had with the Prius. I "think" the other car changed into "my lane" just as I was entering "my lane" from the parking lot, and my left front bumper barely touched her car's right rear quarter panel, leaving a stripe on her car. That was 2 Wednesdays ago.
It really looks worse than it was.
This picture makes it look not quite as bad.
There is a fellow who repairs all the mission cars who fixed it for us. The only damage was to the bumper. The car frame or the metal body work, or even the front headlamp was not effected. We were lucky. He fixed it this past Tuesday, and the car looks as good as new again.
Then the Thursday after the accident, I had a "slight uncomfortableness" on my right side that by early afternoon we decided to have looked at. After a blessing from Elder Morgan, assisted by one of the Assistants to the President, we were off to the Emergency Room for an evaluation.
Elder Morgan is the 83 year old General Surgeon we serve with in the office.
The hospital confirmed that I had a 3 mm kidney stone traveling from the kidney to the bladder and send me home with some pain medication, and instructions to lay low until it passed into my bladder. I guess that is a larger place and I would instantly feel better.
I finally did feel better by that following Monday evening, and was my chipper self again on Tuesday. (Sorry! No photos of the kidney stone to insert here).
That same Tuesday morning Mom and I attended the funeral for the wife of one of my BYU friends who lives here in Folsom which is not too far from the mission office. Ron Bair lived in the same apartment complex I lived in at BYU and we were in the same ward at school. He is an excellent mechanic and he replaced the engine in the Corvair I drove while at school. His wife, Mary, died of cancer, and they have 6 grown sons. Ron has totally grey hair, and still needs to wear the very thick glasses he wore when I knew him at school. As we can imagine, we all have aged over the past 40 years, but I needed to be reassured several times by Mom that I had not aged quite as far as my friend Ron has.
From all indications, they all have been faithful members, which was wonderful to see. Some years back, Mom and I attended an Area Leadership Meeting where Elder Lee of the Seventy talked about the number of members the Lord could count on. He started with the average number of a Ward - 500, and said average attendance is 50%, which left 250. He then said with an average family size of 5, eliminating the children would leave 100. He then said that out of the 100 adults, 35 are full tithe payers. He then said that out of the 35, 10 will accept any calling the Lord will give them and will truly magnify that calling. That is 2% of the membership!!!
Later that Tuesday evening, Ross and Dixie and the kids came by on their way back to Washington from Southern California. It was wonderful to see them and to visit with the little guys. They have grown some more. Ross brought me a present to impress the Elders with. It is a Radio Controlled Helicopter. I will have to try it out in our building's cultural hall. Our building is a Stake Center so there will be plenty of room. Now "the Cool Couple" in the office will be even "cooler". Unfortunately they still had to get some more miles done, and we said our "good bye's" after a couple hours of visiting.
The grandkids decided that their already very cool grandparents were even cooler when they discovered that grandma and grandpa had on their bed what every young grandchild wishes they had.
2 Pillow Pets
At one time we each needed an extra pillow, and these were soft and cuddly.
We have a new Senior Couple arriving from Utah tomorrow. They have been assigned as "Member Support" Missionaries and will be assisting the Dry Creek Ward in our Stake here. They are from Orem, and will be living in an apartment here in the same complex we live in. We will do our part to make them feel welcome, and help ease their "jitters". It is funny as we think of our own journey and how we have "matured" and are no longer the "greenies" but are the "veterans".
We love you, and can bear testimony that the Lord watches over us and comforts us in our time of need. We are grateful for your prayers.
Love,
Mom and Dad
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