I am getting behind while waiting for our WIFI to be hooked up at home, so thought I would add a few thoughts while here at the office. We are settling in both in our apartment and respective offices. Kathy is now working 3 days a week at the temple in the recorder’s office. She is still being trained, but seems to enjoy her work and is making a lot of friends. I am always surprised when I go to pick her up that everyone knows who I am, who I am looking for and where she was last seen. It’s similar to the feeling I had when I walked into a Nordstroms.
I had my first driving lesson and have been at it every day. Driving on the left side is the least of the challenges. The roundabouts are a trip.
I am working on some very interesting legal matters–mostly involving claims and litigation; but sprinkled with land-use, the BYU Idaho Pathways program and a lot of misc. matters. I am in an office with just three of us. Elder Jim Backman is the other AALC and Kristie Hita is our assistant. She is wonderful and nothing would get done without her. We attended church on Sunday. A very impressive ward with very talented people. One thing I really enjoyed was a violinist playing the prelude music to Sacrament Meeting. There was such a peaceful feeling because we have become accustomed to over-shouting the organ; but a violin is new and demands respect. I understand they have a different instrumentalist each week.
Countryside
The weather has been okay. It rained the first 4 days we arrived and snowed twice. But, since then, we have seen some blue skies. It is nippy, but tolerable. Kathy layers-up and seems to be fine. Hopefully, when I finish this post, there will be a couple if pictures of a walk we took on Sunday right behind our apartment.
Eskimo
We do not have our Vonage line operating yet. Hopefully, the end of next week–then we want to hear from you.
Cherrio for now.
Elder Tim