Visiting Teaching...

I really wish over the years I would have documented all of my visiting teaching partners from church. I think I remember most of them, because I almost always become great freinds with them along the way.

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I hope that is the case this time... Meet Alison... aka Sister Bishop (she is our Bishops wife)! She is also Mom to one of my "blogger girls", and also to one of my Young Women in our Ward. I have known her almost since we moved here, but never had an opportunity to work close with her, only admired her from afar (and never ever noticed how BLUE her eyes are!!! wow she had beautiful eyes!!!).

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I am really looking forward to getting to know her better and really hope she becomes one of those great friends that I never ever forget. I will try not to be too glomy and clingy, and run her off. But I love being vt companions already!!!

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So here is my new beginning at documenting my vt companions from here on out... what a great place to start!

Ink ~ Shmink....

I wasted almost my whole day yesterday in between all the work I had to catch up on, dealing with ink cartridges for my printer.

Unfortunately this isn't the 1st time I have had to do this.

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It's so ugly, black smudges every where, even when I am trying to be careful!

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Then the printer doesn't recognize the new cartridge, then the next new cartridge won't prime, then the next new cartridge primes but the page is totally blank when it prints!!! ARRRGGGGG!!! Returning all of them, and now spending my time on research for a new printer... Laser vs. Ink jet... it's quite a controversy out there in the Internet world. I will go see what consumer reports says and go from there.

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Ink Shmink!!

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I did take time out to run go get my haircut, but didn't get a picture of me and Katie because I forgot my camera, and today it looks really weird and feels super short, so I am not sure I want to do a picture now.

Childhood Friends...

My Strong Silent Mysterious Man had a blast from the past yesterday.

His dear friend Bill Harp came to see us. The poor guy probably thinks we never pay attention to him... my husband keeps asking him how's Oklahoma, and I say Missouri, he is really living in Arkansas. (oh dear, they probably felt some of the affects from the hurricane and I didn't even ask about how that went; they really probably think we aren't paying attention)

He brought his dear wife and his mother... it was so fun to see them all.

His mom hadn't seen my husband since he was in the 8th grade or something crazy... she said she would have never recognized him. I think he hasn't changed a bit from his kooky pictures. (don't you think in that picture of the two of them, he has an eighth grade look on his face? How cute is that.)

They were sharing some crazy stories, I wasn't sure I wanted my teenager to know about his Dad. But Bill showed us a slide show on his laptop of some of the good things he is doing through his church, helping the handicap go hunting. As he shared about each picture, you could tell he is all about good works these days. And I am so thankful these two boys have finally outgrown their "wild boy" antics.

I made my Korean Chicken recipe, and as always it was a big hit. One of these days, I will run across someone who doesn't like it. But I am guessing from the near empty dish (I think even this last piece has a bite out of it?) it isn't this crowd.

This does my heart good, I am always afraid someone might not like my food. My husband tells everyone he taught me everything I know about cooking... so it kind of puts a strange message in their head from the get go.

We were sad to see Bill and Michelle leave this morning, but they needed to get right back on the road. It was so great to see them, we love them and hope to make a trip down there way in the near future. Right after we buy a gps system to find Oklahoma, or Missouri or where ever it is they live? (he he he)