We did it! We actually left the apartment Saturday after lunch and went to Fort Knox. It was a pretty drive, the weather wasn't too hot and, apart from the 45 minute wait to be screened before we could enter, it was a nice day. We actually went specifically to see the General Patton museum. The Priors had gone last Saturday and said it was worth the drive. Actually it's only 50 minutes. So most of the pictures this time are from there.
We took our lives in our own hands
just getting this picture!
This week is supposed to be HOT!!! I'm grateful for air
conditioners that work! One thing about it, the scenery here is beautiful Don and I were saying on the way home Saturday that we're really glad we were sent here. Most people are friendly, you can't beat the flowers and foliage, and even driving on the freeway (outside of the city) is beautiful. Don has become a true Kentucky driver. He intentionally ran a red light the other evening! The only time I've heard of anyone getting a ticket was on the freeway...for going the speed limit in the left hand lane...because they were holding up traffic for those who were speeding. One thing about it though...they really have this merging thing down. People just slow down to let others merge. Amazing courtesy!
One of the things I'm learning out here is that the more people you learn to love, the more the capacity to love expands. It's kind of like having children...when you have one, you wonder how you can ever love a second one, etc. I truly love these young Elders and Sisters...even the ones who make it hard to be loved! Some of them come with such high expectations for their missions and then they run into a road block and don't know what to do or where to go. Helping them to look at other ways to see things is something I enjoy doing, and putting them in touch with others who can help as well, hopefully helps them to go on and finish their mission in a good frame of mind. The program I have to keep track of the missionaries has a place to enter notes each time you talk to them about health problems. Then it keeps a total of the number of notes. It really shows the difference in maturity and self-sufficiency to see how many have no calls to medical during their whole mission and those who have MANY!! I just need to remember, as Elder Schweitzer said..."They're just six years out of primary".
Don's experiences are much the same as mine in the fact that maturity really shows behind the steering wheel. The TIWI's in the cars record absolutely everything...and then he gets to call them and reprimand them for their sometimes aggressive driving habits.
I'm excited for Sam and Austin...a new baby to love next Tuesday! He will be a year old before we get to see him...past the cuddling stage. Can't wait to see pictures tho. And then we get another new great in November. It's just amazing to me how much our family has grown in the last 12 years. Once again...the love just expands!
This is the last 1/4 mile of our trip to the office. Pretty, isn't it!?
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