This is Jesse's new favourite quote - it's from Hamlet. Jesse read some Shakespeare for school this year - loved it - and decided to try to read 10 plays from Shakespeare before Christmas. She is currently on Hamlet and loved it.
The quote comes after a long discourse that says nothing - but in flowery prose - and Jesse says she feels that way when things are embellished beyond recognition at church - as occasionally happens.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Thomas News
"I received your package today and am desperate to open it. I think I'll have to wait till Christmas, though. I also received granny's package, which again, is very exciting.
The work is slowly rolling along. I've somewhat learned that I will have to re-learn everything again- well, so far as contacting goes. I'm trying to actually converse with people, which has been a lot more difficult. It's something I've had to rely more on the Lord for than simply going up to people and immediately talking to them. But I'm confident it will touch more people's hearts. I just gotta get good at it, because right now it feels like first transfer all over again. I wish I could read your emails as they were, because I really don't know what to say, otherwise.
This week we had Christmas Zone conference. A really good experience, I thought. I learned a lot about working with the members. I think there is a lot of potential for this work to really take off in this part of Lithuania.
After which, we had dinner in a restaurant in Kaunus (I think it's west of Vilnus). It was a nice meal, but afterwards most of the American Elders were still VERY hungry- I just don't get it.
This week I actually received a letter from the Watts'. As part of an FHE activity, they were writing to all the missionaries they knew- quite an achievement since they have 5 nieces and nephews on missions at the moment. Did I tell you that I met one of their nieces at the MTC? She was going to one of the visitors centres in the US. I also got a letter from Rhonda, who has been made 2nd counsellor in the Townsville YWs. Their branch has no missionaries, so for one activity, they sent me a letter in the form of a puzzle- which was great.
Our investigators at the moment are Taisia and Raimondas. Taisia continues to like seeing us even though she's a little sick, but her dad (inactive member) I think is starting to get a little scared of us. Raimondas we met for the first time on Monday and it was a really good lesson. He's 16, and now has a copy of the Book of Mormon. Things look promising for him.
Oh no, Louisa!!! I'm sure Mum and Dad taught you better than watching High School Musical! Oh well, Brooke loves it, as I recall, so you two can chat about it all you want.
Funny you mentioned the beach, because I was just recently thinking about the beach and how it was actually a major part in my growing up, at least more than I thought. But most of my fondest memories are actually family trips to the beach. It's really between that and family camps. It's so strange how when you look back on what really helped you come to, it's situations like those.
I've got to agree with Alec and Jesse about reading. If I can add my own two cents into that, a book is usually written for the quality of the story in very few situations is it crude, or carnal. Even if a book tries, it usually cannot compete with other forms of media. With television, music or film, however, the situation is the opposite. "
The work is slowly rolling along. I've somewhat learned that I will have to re-learn everything again- well, so far as contacting goes. I'm trying to actually converse with people, which has been a lot more difficult. It's something I've had to rely more on the Lord for than simply going up to people and immediately talking to them. But I'm confident it will touch more people's hearts. I just gotta get good at it, because right now it feels like first transfer all over again. I wish I could read your emails as they were, because I really don't know what to say, otherwise.
This week we had Christmas Zone conference. A really good experience, I thought. I learned a lot about working with the members. I think there is a lot of potential for this work to really take off in this part of Lithuania.
After which, we had dinner in a restaurant in Kaunus (I think it's west of Vilnus). It was a nice meal, but afterwards most of the American Elders were still VERY hungry- I just don't get it.
This week I actually received a letter from the Watts'. As part of an FHE activity, they were writing to all the missionaries they knew- quite an achievement since they have 5 nieces and nephews on missions at the moment. Did I tell you that I met one of their nieces at the MTC? She was going to one of the visitors centres in the US. I also got a letter from Rhonda, who has been made 2nd counsellor in the Townsville YWs. Their branch has no missionaries, so for one activity, they sent me a letter in the form of a puzzle- which was great.
Our investigators at the moment are Taisia and Raimondas. Taisia continues to like seeing us even though she's a little sick, but her dad (inactive member) I think is starting to get a little scared of us. Raimondas we met for the first time on Monday and it was a really good lesson. He's 16, and now has a copy of the Book of Mormon. Things look promising for him.
Oh no, Louisa!!! I'm sure Mum and Dad taught you better than watching High School Musical! Oh well, Brooke loves it, as I recall, so you two can chat about it all you want.
Funny you mentioned the beach, because I was just recently thinking about the beach and how it was actually a major part in my growing up, at least more than I thought. But most of my fondest memories are actually family trips to the beach. It's really between that and family camps. It's so strange how when you look back on what really helped you come to, it's situations like those.
I've got to agree with Alec and Jesse about reading. If I can add my own two cents into that, a book is usually written for the quality of the story in very few situations is it crude, or carnal. Even if a book tries, it usually cannot compete with other forms of media. With television, music or film, however, the situation is the opposite. "
Amazed
Eating dinner tonight with Max, Louisa and Alec - while the rest were at the Stake Christmas Carol night - Max was giving me cheek and I made an absurd threat- something about cutting his fingers off with a butchers knife if he used them to eat his food again. Max claimed I wouldn't be able to catch him. To prove his point he challenged me to a race. I said I wouldn't do it because I didn't want him to be humiliated when he lost.
He said: "Mum, I wouldn't be - I would be amazed!"
He said: "Mum, I wouldn't be - I would be amazed!"
FFFN
Peet fell off - a couple of times.
Then had hamburgers for dinner, and took the rest to the Parry's new house for the movers.
I started to figure out some of the goodies on my anniversary camera - macro to begin with.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Library
Found a quote about books, had it printed on vinyl by wonderfulgraffiti.com in the US, and stuck it to the bookcase wall - now I am completely in love with it. It looks better in real life of course.
Biggles
With as little self control as I have in a book shop the logical thing would be to just not go - but I went anyway and found a newly published Biggles book. Since this was Joan's favourite when she was a child, and Barrie read them compulsively too, and since the first book in the set is Biggles in the Baltics I bought it. We'll start it tonight. I confess I also bought two others - but in my defence one of those I will give to Lee for Christmas - even though I already have his Christmas present. No self control at all!
Lure
Roger and I had our 22nd wedding anniversary yesterday. While it is true that we usually celebrate by remembering to say Happy Anniversary at some point in the day, this year Roger outdid himself. True the previous standard was not high but this would have been good even if we had done better usually.
In the morning he gave me a new camera - which is going to be lots of fun just as soon as I figure out how to use it. Then he had booked dinner at Lure which is far and away our favourite place to go.
First of all it's so cool - the tables are cool, the waiters are cool - even the toilets are cool! Really - they have clear glass doors which frost over when you lock them, there is a kind of light show happening while you are in there and there are mists of perfume spraying the whole time.
But it's really all about the food. Their billboard ad is this:
Oysters from somewhere in Tasmania which were so incredibly fresh and delicious that you just felt like sucking on them to keep the taste.
Tuna Sashimi - I don't know how they managed to catch a Tuna and get it to us in half an hour but it tasted so fresh they must have done it.
Soft shell crab with caramelised pork belly. Really too good.
Prawns in some fabulous sauce on a crab pancake. Huge prawns, delicious prawns.
King George Whiting with Prawns in a blood orange sauce - I think if they are going to serve dishes like this they should just put everybody behind a screen so no one has to see you drooling.
Then - 3 types of passionfruit desserts - a mousse thingy, a cassata and a mille frieu - though I'm not sure that's how it's spelled.
At this stage we were saying they must have had a genius working in the kitchen to come up with the menu.
Then came a beautiful curd goat cheese and crackers, petit fors (white christmas, chocolate, florentines and star biscuits) and finally peppermint tea.
That is 9 courses and every dish was served on a different shaped dish and looked like art. The waiters were fantastic and attentive and funny.
All of this took a bit over two and a half hours - which was fantastic because it meant that we had 3 hours to talk which is rare enough itself.
So really - too good for words - although I have managed a few.
In the morning he gave me a new camera - which is going to be lots of fun just as soon as I figure out how to use it. Then he had booked dinner at Lure which is far and away our favourite place to go.
First of all it's so cool - the tables are cool, the waiters are cool - even the toilets are cool! Really - they have clear glass doors which frost over when you lock them, there is a kind of light show happening while you are in there and there are mists of perfume spraying the whole time.
But it's really all about the food. Their billboard ad is this:
Oysters from somewhere in Tasmania which were so incredibly fresh and delicious that you just felt like sucking on them to keep the taste.
Tuna Sashimi - I don't know how they managed to catch a Tuna and get it to us in half an hour but it tasted so fresh they must have done it.
Soft shell crab with caramelised pork belly. Really too good.
Prawns in some fabulous sauce on a crab pancake. Huge prawns, delicious prawns.
King George Whiting with Prawns in a blood orange sauce - I think if they are going to serve dishes like this they should just put everybody behind a screen so no one has to see you drooling.
Then - 3 types of passionfruit desserts - a mousse thingy, a cassata and a mille frieu - though I'm not sure that's how it's spelled.
At this stage we were saying they must have had a genius working in the kitchen to come up with the menu.
Then came a beautiful curd goat cheese and crackers, petit fors (white christmas, chocolate, florentines and star biscuits) and finally peppermint tea.
That is 9 courses and every dish was served on a different shaped dish and looked like art. The waiters were fantastic and attentive and funny.
All of this took a bit over two and a half hours - which was fantastic because it meant that we had 3 hours to talk which is rare enough itself.
So really - too good for words - although I have managed a few.
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