Week 31
Another quiet week in Stillwater.  Summer has arrived, and we've been at or above 90 degrees every day this week.  So far our ceiling fans and air conditioning are keeping us comfortable.  We haven't had any thunderstorms this week.  There is one wonderful compensation for living in a hot, humid area--fireflies!!  We watched our first ones this week, and they make me just as excited as they did when I was young living in Missouri.

Elder Kerr wasn't getting enough attention, so he donned this boot for the week:

Going for sympathy

Actually, he decided to do a little jogging around the pond two weeks ago, and felt his Achilles tendon get sore.  After a week it was still swollen and painful, so we went to the walk-in (well, in his case hobble-in) clinic, and they prescribed some steroids and a boot.  His foot feels much better, but still a little sore when he walks.

Home evening was water games on Monday--here they are playing water balloon volleyball and water balloon battleship:

I finished two kimonos for the Wondertorium on Tuesday, and here are a couple more just waiting to be hemmed this week.  I made two more out of cute teenage mutant ninja turtle fabric so the boys have something fun to wear.

While taking a different way home one day, we came across this charming and inviting corner:

It says "Westwood Neighborhood Little Free Library"

I hope every little kid in the neighborhood borrows a book and sits on that bench!

Friday, Jake, who's working on his PhD in animal science, stopped by the institute and invited us to come over to his apartment for some kabobs.  The only other folks there were two of his lab cohorts and the wife of one of them.  It was fun to visit and eat grilled kabobs, corn, and pineapple.

The beef guy really knows how to grill!

Tuesday Twiddles was cancelled this week because it was our ward's turn to clean the temple after the 7:30 session.  Three young women rode down with us.  One of the things that impresses us constantly is the dedication of our YSAs to doing what's right and good.  Several of them have committed to going to the temple every week--that's a 1 hour 15 minute drive each way, on top of their school and work responsibilities.  What a privilege to work with these fine young adults!!