09 October 2006 – Monday

Today has been a fairly standard day. After our usual morning we spent a couple of hours working on Indonesian. Mainly trying to figure out how to ask and answer questions. As usual my problem is not knowing enough words to put into questions – but that will come.

After companion study we went out to collect rents. We managed to get one out two but there was no one home at the 700 East property so we left a note. We had a delicious lunch at Costco – it is hard to beat for under $5 including dessert.

Once we got home, I took a nice nap. Something I do as often as I can. Then I spent three hours walking around the ward visiting older members who are either ill or alone. Some were home and some were not. I had a nice talk with the Seathalers – even helped him with a computer problem. Took a dahlia to sister Wheatfill and spent some time talking. She says that the nights are lonely with Ed gone. It was good to see Sister Engemann out working in the yard. I also got to spend a few minutes with brother Mohr. I tried to say happy birthday to Bill Lambert but they were not home. On the way back to the house I stopped by Nathan Luck’s house – he is rather new in the ward and goes to a single’s ward over in Grandview – and found that his daughter, mom and dad were there. We had a good talk about New Orleans and the church in Mississippi where he is in the stake presidency. It feels good to go around the ward and talking to people. I am sure I will be doing more of that now that we are retired.

Mary spent the day working on Extraction, studying Indonesian, and reading.

After that the evening was pretty normal. I will put in an hour or so on Indonesian before going to bed.