We'll miss you Elder Hales!!!

Our weekend was busy. Rob ended up not having to work the catering job on Saturday because they moved the job to Sunday (he doesn't work Sundays), so we sent him off to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the UFC that afternoon instead. We (everyone stayed in the car except for Rob) went to the farm to get our milk in the morning before he left and we brought a load of stuff to donate to a nearby charity. We (the kids stayed in the car with Rob) checked out the thrift stores near us for a couple of things I am looking for to complete the library (3 round pillows for pillow covers that I have, a floor lamp, and two frames) and although we didn't find anything on the list, we found a mini recliner for the kids that is in near perfect condition and was really cheap! The library isn't completely done yet - there are still a few pictures to be hung over the couch - but it's so close that I took pictures anyway :)

Yesterday we ended up missing church because Megan had a fever still and Kylie had a stomach bug. Sometimes it feels like we always have someone sick, but I guess with four kids five and under, it's kind of like a daycare and daycares always have someone sick. Hopefully once they start to get older, we won't have as many illnesses.

Last night we figured out that the a/c wasn't working, so Rob ran over to our friends' house to pick up our window unit (we had lent it to them when their a/c was on the fritz and hadn't gone over to get it yet) and we all slept in our bedroom. This morning I called a company run by people who used to go to our church until the congregation got too big and was split into two congregations. They were over in less than 30 mins and had it fixed in another 30 mins. Apparently there was a part that needed to be replaced, but fortunately it was a small part, so it wasn't as expensive as it could have been :) Thank heavens for that! I don't know how we would have paid for thousands of dollars of work!

Saturday night we got a phone call and it was Elder Hales letting us know that he was being transferred to a different part of the mission. Elder Hales is one of the missionaries assigned to our congregation and is one of our all-time favorite missionaries. (yes, Elder Larson, you are too, but I wasn't blogging when you left!) We are really going to miss him!!! He better keep in touch with us! I'm so glad there are things like facebook because hopefully we will be able to keep in touch with more of the missionaries we become friends with. Elder Larson and Elder Hales worked together here for a few months and the combination of the two of them was one of our favorite sets of elders ever, so we really hope we stay friends with them both! Good luck in your new area Elder Hales! Come back and see us!