Where does the time go in a day - I think I need 48 hours per day these days! :-)
Yesterday (Wednesday), we were supposed to be having two little boys from church over for the day. I talked with their mom, Tammy, on Sunday about it and we decided that Wednesday would be the best day for all of us. I asked her to call me and waited for her call, but it never came. I guess I will find out on Sunday what happened. Tammy is about Terri-Ann's age and has three boys around Colin, Caleb and Benjamin's age. I know how challenging three boys can be and so I offered ages ago to watch the boys so that Tammy and Zander (short for Alexander) could go out on a date. Dad and I had been invited to come over to their house one day last year and Zeke (their eldest) has asked when we are coming over again. :-)
While we were waiting for the call, Dad and I worked on church stuff. After lunch, we went for a walk on the beach. I was hoping to get in a swim since it had rained on Tuesday when we had time to go for a swim. However, when we got to the beach, it was low tide. So we walked out a fair way to the edge of the water and just walked along the water's edge for about 45 minutes. It was really lovely - warm and with a slight breeze - I really hope we can get in a swim before the holiday is over.
Dad went over to Chris's house after our walk (he is a fellow from church who is the Elder's Quorum President). Since he and dad lead the men's groups at church, they are going to be getting together quite often to go over their lists and see if they can meet up with everyone who they are responsible for. It's been a while since the names/addresses have been checked and so Dad and Chris will focus on the names from Hervey Bay while the bishop, Geoff and the missionaries do the same for the names in Maryborough (another large city about half an hour from HB and which is part of our ward). They are hoping to find out who still lives in the area and who has moved on. Once all the visits have been made, they will make up the home teaching lists so that everyone can have visits from members once a month.
Today was a lovely day outside - perfect for going to the beach - and Dad and I were too busy to go there. Wahhhhh! I drove the car today to Meals on Wheels - I am trying to drive more so that I feel more confident driving which leads me to feel more confident riding the scooter. Today while doing Meals on Wheels, we found out that one of our clients had passed away during the week. When I saw his daughter, I expressed my condolences - she said thanks and then said that she was looking at this situation positively. Her dad was 89 years old and he had just returned from his walk which he enjoyed doing, took three short breaths and passed away. So, he had lived a good, long life and he was doing something he loved doing when he died. I thought that she had a really good attitude toward her dad's passing.
After MOW and doing some shopping, we headed home to meet up with Geoff and Robyn who had come over so that they could follow us around while we did some more practicing on our scooter. Dad went first and he did a great job riding - he was very confident and it showed in the way he rode. I, on the other hand, am not as confident, but, I did do better today. I didn't feel worried about going fast and actually got up to 70km/h. I did have a little trouble stopping at the line when I came to a street which I had to stop at (I stopped too soon) and I also needed more time working on starting from a complete stop on a hill (which I did practice more today). I hope we can get in a couple of more sessions before Geoff and Robyn leave for two months.
As soon as our scooter session was over, Dad had to leave to go to SES. The meeting was held earlier today as it wasn't a regular meeting because it's a long weekend this weekend (a very long weekend since it's Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon and Tues). Those who needed to recertify their CPR were the ones who attended the training today. Since Dad's certification runs out next month, he needed to attend today's training. While he was doing that, I was outside in our backyard enjoying the beautiful weather. :-)
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