Week 76
The weather was the headline news this week.  Friday it rained off and on all day (well, sometimes it poured!)  and we had massive thunder and lightning.  The weather folks at the local news channels preempted the Today Show and Good Morning America all morning with weather updates and warnings.  Stillwater didn't get nearly as much rain as some parts of the state.  We got a little hail, too, but other parts of the state got a lot more and a lot bigger.  Many flash flood warnings were posted throughout the day. Weather can turn severe and violent here so quickly that the folks who forecast and track it take their jobs very seriously.

Other than weather, we had a quiet week.  We're getting to the winding up part in all of our classes, so lesson preparation continues to take most of our time.  On Tuesday evening the Relief Society had a recipe exchange and I was the speaker--I made samples of several quick and easy do-ahead meals, and we had a nice time.  Since that came on the heals of Soup Tuesday, I do have to admit I was a little more tired than usual at the end of the day.

Yesterday was our last day at Elite Repeat, and then we wandered through the Art Festival (the weather was still quite cold, but it didn't rain).  We spent the afternoon packing (yes, packing--can hardly believe it's time to do that).  The trouble with driving to your mission, is there is a lot more to pack than if we'd gone overseas.  My sister just had to pack up two suitcases!

On Friday evening the Mitchells (Jeanne is the Support Specialist at the institute) took us out to dinner.  Then last night we went out with the Hillocks (our bishop and his wife).

This is my favorite tree in Stillwater (maybe even in the whole world).  It's just lush and full and spreads so beautifully.  However, in the picture it just looks like a big shrub.  It's actually about 20 feet tall and I'll miss driving by it every day.

The world's best tree in the world's best mission