June 1, 2009

Happy day, the computer works..haha ..... what's the good word for this week? We went to Accra for two days, it was very enjoyable...it is always a mixture of shopping and visiting with people we know... we didn't get to the Temple this time but will be bringing three women to Accra on Friday...Two of them, one old and uses a cane, doesn't speak English, and another lady that can speak some English, (she will help to interpret for the Mission President interview for temple recommend and for the Temple) her l8 year old daughter is going also. We have reserved rooms for them to stay in over night and go to the Temple the next day.... It will be interesting as there is no where to eat there at the Ancillary or close by.... We told them to bring some food for them to eat.... we will probably be taking them to some place and buy their dinner the evening we get there..... we'll just play it all by ear..... Dad has been buying each person that goes to the Temple, their Temple clothes and packet etc. and they also get 5 pair of garments too. It is only for first time people and the church subsidizes the payment making it very cheap compared to ours in America.... It will be a nice experience..... This time when we were in Accra we found out that a new modern movie theater had just opened up in November in the Accra Mall on the third floor in the Mall...we ended up going to the movie with our other mission couple and had popcorn and a good time...the movie was Night at the Museum 2...we thought it was a safe enough movie to see for missionaries..... it was very nice and reminded me of the theaters in Provo and Orem etc..... or any mall........ anyway, we got in our truck on Friday morning to go finish our shopping etc. and it wouldn't start... this is the 4th time we have had this problem with it.....dad just called over to the mission home and Brother Hale, the mission couple there, came right over and he and dad took the battery out and took it to be charged... I stayed there and read etc. in the room.....They were looking for a new battery to put in but they were so expensive there that Brother Hales told dad to go back to HO and have one put in there, it was only l00 plus and the Accra one was 200.00....Finally got on our way, heading down Independence road on our way to Max Mart, ShopRite and then home... but dad was sailing along and the police man shouted him over, so he stopped and said why did you go through that red light.... Dad said I was in between two trucks and didn't see the red light...... he got a ticket..... but we called our mission person that handles that sort of thing and he talked to the officer and we ended up paying him $20.00 (cedi) and were on our way again.....we did our small, small shopping and went on the way home to Ho..... it started to rain about 40 miles out, it was so hard and the wind was blowing so hard that limbs off the trees were breaking and one big limb out on the road that closed the lane.... we stopped right there by that place and didn't go any further..... You couldn't see, I think that was the hardest time so far as far as raining going home...Finally we were able to go on and it only rained a little bit a few times ..... Finally dad had me drive from before the river bridge, he gets too tired.... i don't mind as long as it's out on the road and not in town with all the crazy traffic...today is p-day...our fridge is such a pain... It is little and frosts up so bad we can't open the drawers or shut the door... It happens on a regular basis.... at least every two weeks we have to get the pans of water and boil them and then put them in it and melt the ice and get it cleared out...today dad was changing the pans of scalding hot water and trying to move the one that was cold and the pan slipped and the hot water hit him in his face and all up his right arm...it really burnt him and he sat here with frozen bottle of water on his face and arm.... a small sack of ice I gathered from the fridge...his face is red anyway but you could really tell where the water had burned him and his tender arm on the inside up to his under arm..... I felt bad for him....so I just did the work myself... ha ha...cleaning, he usually helps me with it..... one sweeps, one mops... what a good team.... ha ha...we really literally have no filtered water in the tap and for weeks we have been taking cold drizzle showers, bucketing water to wash clothes..... so he is finally going down to the vacant Kpong Elders apartment and has permission to take their water pump.... There is no more Elders there now and so they won't need it..... He will take the plumber guy in our ward and go get it..... it will be nice to get some filtered water.... we have been boiling all water..... to drink or fix food and wash dishes.... oh for the life of luxury.....right Brenen? you can relate to it all, and even worse,I'm sure...yes, we did some missionary work too... but it is run here and run there..... dad is getting closer to property for the branch a new building, he is very busy with the branch Presidency and there is always something for me to do...keyboards, crocheting etc..... time is flying.......Dad and I are half way reading the D&C together, we are doing great taking turns reading every single day... course we read other things on our own..... all is well Love mom.......