FAREWELLS

Farewells are difficult.  We sent four missionaries home Wednesday and today (Friday) the Flemings left right after lunch.  We are now the "old timers" in the mission office.  The Mortensen's have been here since the end of February and the Seely's since last Friday. Getting used to other people's way of doing things compared to the way the previous one's operated is interesting.

Today is Monday morning.  We had a great weekend!  The weather cooperated and we finally decided to go for a drive Saturday afternoon.  We headed to Carrollton (about 1 1/2 hours NE).  It's a quaint town and was a really nice drive!  While there, we happened on a Civil War re-enactment in the park by the Ohio River.  It was interesting to watch.  There were soldiers with muskets and cannons on both sides.  Each army had their own camp with tents, outdoor fires and Confederate and Union flags!  The women in the camps were dressed in period clothing and it said they'd been out there since Thursday.  It was really interesting.

The rest of the town is pretty small...at least "historical Carollton" is.  There is a County Courthouse with the old jail on the site, several old churches and homes, and a few "antique" shops.  I went in one and didn't see anything I couldn't live without!  The Carollton Branch meets in a small storefront building.  President Hughes says they have about 100 members and have been looking for a larger building for awhile.  He says it's not unusual to be able to hear 4 different lessons being taught at once.

Coming home, we decided to take the back roads instead of the freeway.  I was thrilled because 1. it was beautiful, 2. spring brought green trees and flowers, 3. there were LOTS of old barns!  Don has decided I need to make a Barn Book when we get home.  We'll see...Heaven knows I have an obsession with them.  You can quit looking right now if you're sick of them!