It finally came! Tim is going to the Denver Colorado South Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He reports to the MTC on Sept. 2, 2009, so we’ll be heading back to the States for our next “home leave” towards the end of August.
We tried to have Kim and John on [...]
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Tim’s Mission Call
Posted in church, family, tagged Denver Colorado South Mission, LDS mission, missionary service, Mormon missionaries, Tim Jensen on June 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Home Again!
Posted in Travel--Europe, family on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
OK, between tonight and last night, I finally got all the blogs I wrote along the way posted with pictures. I’m glad I wrote as we went, made it lots easier, but it still takes a while to go through the pictures, format them, and upload everything decently. And as soon as we got home, [...]
Lovely four weeks, but good to be back in Ireland
Posted in Ireland, family on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I’m home. For those of you out west, that’s home in Ireland, not home in Indiana. I had a lovely visit, wonderful time with kids, parents and brother (missed my sister, drat!), and old friends. But approaching Shannon, looking down on green fields divided by hedges instead of fencing, exiting the plane to see [...]
Wildlife Safari and Elephant Car Wash
Posted in Travel--US, family, tagged animals, elephant car wash, elephants, oregon, wildlife safari on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t been to Wildlife Safari in years, decades even, and Mom, Dad and I went last week with a special purpose: an elephant car wash. We drove through the park, had a close encounter with an emu (or was it an ostrich?), loved watching one giraffe wander in and out of the feeding barn [...]
Indiana/Oregon visit
Posted in Travel--US, family on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been interesting adjusting to the U.S. again. When I first started driving, it wasn’t a problem to stay on the right side of the road, but parking lots with no lane lines were iffy. And I really had to stare through the glare on the windshield to see where the steering wheel was before [...]
Back Home in Indiana–Temporarily
Posted in Indiana, Ireland, family, tagged Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Indiana, Ireland on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Glorious, glorious blue skies in Indiana!
We arrived on Saturday and had two days of sun and 70+ degrees. Now it’s in the 50s (10-12 centigrade for all you Irish friends), but still sunny. Bright sunny, which I’ve missed in County Cork. Spring is farther behind–the daffodils here haven’t started to bloom yet–but I walked in [...]
Bryan Arrives and Leaves Again
Posted in church, family, tagged Argentina Neuquen mission, LDS mission, returned missionary on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, the big day came. After leaving his last missionary area in Trevelin, Argentina on Sunday, November 30, Bryan finally landed in Dublin on the morning of December 4. L-O-N-G time traveling! Mostly flying at night and waiting in the airports during the day, but one of his early comments was that he never wants [...]
Two Days ’til Bryan’s Here!
Posted in church, family, tagged missionary, Mormon on December 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s been two L-O-N-G years, but Bryan left Argentina this morning and will land in Dublin Thursday morning. We’re heading up tomorrow evening, will spend the night and take him from the airport to the mission office to be released, then drive back down here (about 4 hours).
We’re so proud of him, his willingness to [...]
Church in Cork
Posted in Ireland, church, family on October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The LDS Church is small but growing in Ireland. We’re in the Cork Branch in the Limerick District, which consists of branches in Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Tralee and Galway. Our branch has 70-80 people come each week and we’re pushing to get up to 120. Most members live in Cork or in a nearby town/suburb [...]
Homes for Cats
Posted in family, tagged animals, cats, pets on March 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hallelujah, Amen! (We just sang that for Easter, and it was awesome!)
Anyway, both Blinkin and Pumpkin found new homes this weekend. After having signs up at the grocery store, where everyone puts everything in Zionsville, and having lots of people pull the little phone number tabs off but not call; after putting signs up in [...]
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