TGIF!!!

What an incredibly long week!

My kitchen manager had jury duty this week. She was called in on MONDAY morning. So I went to work 1.5 hours early.

Wouldn't you know it...she got picked for a jury. Not just a quicky jury either. They will be in court for TWO WEEKS! And that's BEFORE they start deliberations!

So all week going to work early, working with subs (not that they are bad, just different than normal), dealing with the district...It's been an interesting year already.

By Wednesday I thought it should be Thursday. Thursday should be Friday, and I nearly cried to think today wasn't Saturday, and I still had to go to work.

But it's over now!!! It's the weekend, baby! I'm going to enjoy it, finish getting rid of my cold, bottle the pumpkins and some grapes, get a nap or two, finish reading a book or two...!

Anyone got some fun date ideas for tonight?

Three Men

Starting with the youngest of three of the four men in my life...

Tim got an invite to the Valentine's Dance at Borah High. This will be his first date. John used to worry about Tim's social life, but I would always tell him to lay off and let Tim decide what was right for him.

Anyway, at 10 pm last night the door bell rang and we found this on the front porch...

Tim's reply...

John's emails...

well transfers came and went. they were pretty crazy this transfer but i finally got my new companion. the transfer was accually delayed a day for the weather. its been pretty crazy here the last week or so.... hoosierland. we are finally getting winter. it get pretty cold by november but it doesnt like to really become winter here till late january. hopefully it wont go into march like last year.
anyhow my new companion is Elder Jackson. hes an awesome missionary and i think we'll have a blast this next transfer or so. hes a convert to the church of about 5 years. though kinda like Elder Varner suffered some less-activity. but he figured it out and got out here. not too much different than the way i did except i was born in it. he was lutheran previously.
the baptism went great! jimmy is our newest member of the martinsville ward! hes really a spectacular guy, cant wait till you meet him. well i can but you know what i mean.
everyone else is doing alright. its still a fight for chris to get to church but hes on the verge of maybe getting a day job with a member of the church in franklin ward. Charles is doing well. were just trying to help him get over his word of wisdom stuff still. its interesting to see how various people have to use different methods to quit smoking. its a slow but sure process with him, hes got a long road but he'll get baptized. we're kinda working with this guy named Willie Smith, hes been coming to church for a bit now and has been doing awesome and asking all the right questions. itll be a pretty quick investigation process when he finally wants to "investigate". in the mean time hes really friendly to us and asks us all sorts of questions!
well thats about it this week i guess.
i love ya
john

i dont remember boise ever having much to do with the special olympics. thats sweet!!
im glad to hear james and hannah are able to make those good decisions. what were they playing? its crazy the things that go on in these last days. me and Elder Jackson were talking the other day about how filthy the world is. maybe its just because from my perspective i see it a bit differently and it hasnt really changed much since i left but its kinda crazy.
those were really cool pictures. i like dads ugh boots. apparently those are the big style right now with women... well at least iu college women. also spandex is coming back.... ugh.
well ill let you know more about my new comp etc in the big email i love ya john

that sounds like an awesome lesson!!!
its good to remind ourselves often who we really are. its a crazy mixed up world out there and if we dont keep these things in mind were liable to get ourselves in trouble. one thing ive also been working on is remembering that each of those we serve are also children of our god. and its been a bit of a goal for me to see those around me the way god sees them.... its hard but its a worthwhile goal.
ill try to remember president yardley. ill see president tomorrow at zone conference. and yes he really is a wonderful man.
well i love ya
john

Now for my main man...

Isn't he cute?! These were taken while he was on his mission and we just got them from a friend he had sent them to.

Tom in the MTC

Tom in Australia wearing his UGH boots.