So, because yesterday was wet and drizzly, and because we are fair-weather missionaries, we decided to paint.
Craig is so good at this. He had the room prepped, painted, and finished in no time. He painted the living room, eating area, and bedroom. That leaves the kitchen and bathroom. Not sure if we'll get to those.
All done. As you can see we are sparse on furniture.
It's raining again today. We are still looking for a truck to borrow to go get furniture in LaFayette. We called Brother Valois, but his truck only has a 5 ft. bed and there is a tool box attached. He suggested we call the Branch President. So we'll do that today. You'd think EVERYONE around here would have a truck. Evidently not.
Craig went to town yesterday to get paint brushes and a roller and stopped in at the gun shop. Picture, if you will, a small town store, with two old men playing checkers on top of the pickle barrel, and you will have an idea of what the gun shop is like. People, okay mostly men, just go there to hang out. Craig claims to now know half the town. Craig told the clerk that the guns were about the same price as they were in California. The man was shocked? "They let you buy guns in California???"
I made a map of our branch and where all the members live. The Rensselaer Branch has people that live in Rensselaer, Wheatfield, Wolcott (pronounced Wool-cut), Francesville, Kentland, Monon, Brook, Lake Village, Remington, Demotte, Morocco, Goodland, Mount Ayr, and Medaryville. How do you know they are separate cities? Well, there is about 1/2 hour of farmland between them, and they all have a water tower with the town name on it. We have 80 families on our ward list: 16 are active, 13 do not live there anymore, and 10 are listed as "Do not contact, they will run you off with a shotgun." The rest are inactive and don't attend because a) they live too far away b) they got offended c) they don't like Joseph Smith d) their spouse is Catholic or Lutheran, or whatever.
Oh, yes, and we don't have a garbage disposal.
No garbage disposal isn't so bad... This is the first time I've had one in years. :)
ReplyDeleteBoy, Marti! This is going to be a real learning experience! Talk about culture shock! Think you've got a lot of work in store. Are you supposed to reactive all those families? What exactly does the Mission Pres. have in mind for you two? Nice to know that Craig is gun-savy. That might come in real handy!
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