Dear Family,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we went to work and came home in the dark, in the rain and cold. We just put on our flannel pj's, turn on the heat and watch a movie. We can't go walking in the evening because it gets dark early and people don't use porch lights. It would be very dangerous. Our hope is that in another month it will be lighter and we can start walking again.
Friday we closed the office early and all of the couples went into the city to see the archives. We have three couples who work in the archives and they digitize wills for the Australian government. They had a 24th of July party for all the workers and invited us to come. They had a beautiful luncheon which included funeral potatoes. They tasted delicious. We were able to go on a tour of the building. Everything is locked and protected. We even had to register and get a badge. We have had couples serving there for the last 10 years. With all of the records they have done it only amounts to 2% of the records. The Dillinghams are leaving this week and they will be missed. After the tour Adrienne and I went to our favorite mall Chadstone. We did some shopping and two hours of walking. Our bodies crave exercise.
Saturday was a very busy day. We bundled up in layers of clothing including gloves, hats and scarves. The old city cemetary, which houses 300,000 graves, was having an open house with free tours. The Hullingers and The Stevens went with us. We have driven by that cemetary many times and have always wanted to go inside. It was very interesting and quite enjoyable. You know we love cemetaries. We visited certain graves with amazing headstones and heard stories about the notorious, good and bad. Pictures are on the blog.
Found another great Italian restaurant in Little Italy. The food was delicious and the desserts great. We are finding that they have the best food to eat in Little Italy.
Onto the FOOTY GAME;
We had a great time but we were very glad that we had layered up. We had to walk a distance from the parking lot with 40,000 other fans. The stadium seats 100,000 people and the night before the footy came they played soccer and the stadium has 100,000 people in attendance. The field is massive. Watching a game on tv doesn't do justice to the size of this playing field. The referees run so much. One member said they do about 20 k's in a game. A kilometer is .62 to 1 mile.
We couldn't believe all the players in short shorts and a tank tops. I don't care how much they run they need to be dressed with more clothing because it is COLD. We were very very very cold but because we were having such a good time we didn't complain. We had an LDS couple sitting next to us and he explained the game to us during the first half. The second half we had pretty well figured it our. They are a wild group of fans, similar to NFL fans. It was just a wonderful, entertaining, cold evening. ANOTHER NEW EXPERIENCE FOR US!!!!!
Sunday our ward had a baptism. He was probably 22-24 years old. He is a soccer player. It was a beautiful event and the ward really supported it. We were all invited to bring a plate, meaning something you eat with your hands.
Richard and Keisha are reading the Book of Mormon and asked us to give them a month. In two weeks we will ask them to let the missionaries visit. PLEASE KEEP PRAYING FOR THEM.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding,
In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy path. Proverbs 3:5-6
Our love and prayers are with you always,
The Moms, The Grandmas, The Sister Sisters
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