Getting to know you

One of my high school friends just started a three-year stint as mission mom. It should be an exciting adventure for her!

Being prepared

My cousin's daughter, Sis. Kimmie Walker, is serving in the Ukraine Donetsk Mission. She's awesome. She had an experience very similar to this one a couple of weeks ago. They met a couple of nice old ladies in the park who were very friendly, but just a little too tipsy to listen to a gospel message. It happens!

After camp

If you've ever had a kid come home from Scout camp, you know this is true!

Happy trials to you

All the amenities

...which might explain why there's not a lot of bathing that's associated with Scout camp!

For the greater good

We had one scout in our troop who at every camp gave us the opportunity to practice our first aid skills. On one campout, he fell asleep and rolled into the fire, and then woke up and promptly ran into a tree. He was OK...after the impromptu first aid workshop!

Monday Sketchbook: The Voyage Home

There are some amazing things that come home from camp. Many of them are quite scary...including the boys!

I had thought about doing a sketchbook entry about the special missionary broadcast yesterday, but our stake had technical difficulties. Our satellite blew before the broadcast, so they tried to rig up a laptop to run the Internet feed...which worked, sporadically. Until Pres. Packer, when it died completely. We totally missed both his and Pres. Monson's messages! Rats!

On another front, some folks from our ward just got back from EFY. The back of the student journal has an ad from the New Era, which features two cartoons: one of mine and one from Arie Van de Graaff. They were surprised to see it, as was I. At least it was a pleasant surprise!