The number one thing I have had to deal with the last week is rashes, bites, and allergies. Because Louisville did not have a hard freeze this last winter, none of the bugs died off. So...they have arrived in droves this year. One of our Sister missionaries had so many chigger bites on her legs and arms! I had her send me a picture of her leg so I could identify what it was and tell her what to do. All I can say is...I'm staying out of tall grassy areas! So...President Brough asked if I would give a presentation in the zone conferences about what to watch out for and how to prevent getting into things (40% DEET bug repellent). Chiggers, mosquitoes, ticks, poison ivy are all prevalent...guess that's the price you pay for all the beautiful green here. The sister with the chigger bites said, "I like Utah bugs better". I also had an Elder that had an allergic reaction to something. He ended up at Urgent Care where they got him on some steroids and a topical cream for his rash. I think we've narrowed it down to an allergy to Claritin D (that he had taken for his allergies). That is the only thing we can isolate that was different than his normal routine. In looking it up, he's lucky it was only a rash, fever, and swelling of his face. Could have been a lot worse.
So...zone conferences were the 3rd,4th,5th and we have one on the 9th. Don is getting so good at driving on the freeway, he drove to Lexington!
Much of the way from Louisville to Lexington goes through rolling hills with horse farms. At a lot of them, the barns are bigger than the houses...but not all! There are a lot of walled and gated driveways! It's beautiful. Several stretches of freeway are lined with layered rock and bushes and trees.
And...several Bourbon distilleries
Since it was Derby Week, the sisters (and some of the elders) could wear hats for lunch. It was fun to watch them (I even got in on it) and Don wore his fishing hat on Friday!
Lexington/Lexington North Zone Conference
Louisville Zone Conference
Monday was our monthly staff meeting. Just before the meeting, President Brough called Don into his office and asked him to take over as the Vehicle Coordinator and Elder Prior would take his job as Vehicle Adviser. Elder Prior will be 80 in a couple of weeks, and has progressing dementia. He and his wife had gone to the president on Sunday and told him they didn't want to go home but that Elder Prior wasn't able to do the demanding job that he had. So...lots more work for Don, but Pres. Brough gave him a great blessing to help him and I know he will do fine! For me...this was the answer to why we are in Kentucky. I could be a nurse anywhere, but Don and his organization skills and bit of OCD was needed here! So here we are and we are happy to be here!
Kentucky Derby has come and gone. After three days of solid rain, I was sure they would be floating instead of running.
And...if you couldn't make it to the Derby...you could buy horse balloons to take home and pretend!
It finally quit the morning of the derby. We obviously didn't go, and after looking at the crowds of people there, we're just fine with that. Neither of us like people enough to brave that madness for a 2 1/2 minute race.
This is a day late, we went to church yesterday, had our apartment maintenance man come around 2 pm...the paint is peeling in the kitchen, and he's going to put a ceiling fan in our bedroom...and the Sister missionaries came for dinner. By the time we took them home and cleaned up the kitchen, I had no interest in writing. Next week, we're having the Elders over so they can skype with their moms and then have dinner with us. They're excited to get to talk with their families and I'm glad we have two laptops so they can both talk at the same time!
That's about it for last week! Hope all is well and everyone is healthy and happy. Love to you!
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