Wendy's Frosty's

The other day Sister Roberts found a recipe to make Wendy’s Frostys at home.  We purchased the ingredients, whipped them up, and put them in the freezer.  It froze ‘rock solid’ which it wasn’t supposed to do, but when we let it thaw out a little, it was delicious.

The mission home and offices are being painted.  They are working on the exterior only right now, but next week will probably start working on the interior.  They promise us that the paint is order-less and that we will not have to move anything; they will do all the work.   They have also told us that they will do other maintenance and repair items on the buildings.  I think they do this for new Mission Presidents, prior to their arrival.  President and Sister Hiatt will conclude their missions in June.  I am sure the transition process will be interesting.

We are finally able to find time to do Missionary Apartment Inspections.  We make surprise visits, fill out an inspection sheet and score them on several points of cleanliness and order.  We also make sure that they have emergency funds and a fully supplied 72-hour emergency kit.  Unfortunately, the emergency preparation items are frequently where they lose points on their score.  The emergency packs have some basic food items, like canned meat, crackers, and candy bars.  They tend to eat these without replenishing the 72 hours kits and we have to deduct points because of this.  It has a financial consequence for them as well because if they get a failing score (too many deductions), I withhold some of their support money.  Most of the apartments have the shower and toilet combined in a single room.  (They call it the “CR”, or Comfort Room).  Good water flow is also frequently a problem.  The Mission supplies them with a 3-stage water filtration system, but sometimes the missionaries are slow to replace the filters as they should.

While we were out doing inspections we stopped at a grocery store we had not seen before.  We were surprised to find a big block of REAL pepper-jack cheese.  We cut it up and surprised the other senior couples with it.  What a treat!!   Wow, real cheese and crackers for a Sunday evening treat.  

We also found time for a little ‘Five Crowns’ on Saturday evening.

We love the Missionaries!  They are always so excited to come into the Mission Office to see what things we have for them.  This is where they get mail, proselytizing materials, small apartment furnishings and copies of the latest Liahona.  They also turn in expense reimbursement requests and baptism and confirmation records so that Sister Roberts can enter them into the church records.  Sometimes, they want to hang around a little too long and we have to encourage them to get out and go to work. - Elder Roberts