May 19, 2014

     This was a crazy busy week for us and some of us felt it zipped right by but Carson and I thought it was super slow and drawn out.  It finally ended with planting the garden and going branding at Grandpa's farm.  We took a few pictures and sent them to Carson.

     

     

Here is his letter to me this week...

5:48 am

Um... Wow that sounds like a really busy week. It has been looking like it could rain but who knows. for sure i enjoyed talking to you guys. But there is abig side effect. This week Has been long. and i don't know if i'm sick or overdosed on Mountain dew but this week was a very long one.

I really like the pictures of you guys working it was very cool. Don't worry about me everything is going good. I will see what i can do thank you for being the best mom every and i really enjoy reading your letters but if you have any question can you put them into a big group at the bottem kind of hard to search and see what you want me to answer.

But everything is going good. and hope everything is going ok/

Love you lots

and Next week is transfer so we haven't been seprated yet, and personally i'm praying i don't leave Ojjogolo but oh well. Oh and not to go to Kenya.

Love you lots

5:54 am

     It was a busy week and it wasn't just you but I also felt like it was a reeeaaalllyyyyy looooong week!  And I didn't overdose on Mountain Dew and I haven't been sick.  It felt like it was taking forever.

     I tried to put all the questions at the first of the letter didn't I?  Thought that would help.   Maybe I forgot and asked some along the way but I did try to clump them all together.  But I did put them first.  Sorry.  I will put them last next time.  Thanks for the reminder.

     Any big plans today?  Any good stories?  Who have you been teaching this week?  

     Thank goodness it's not transfer week.  I've been praying that you won't go up to Kenya either.  

5:58 am

Not really but we are going to see some one around 5 and wash clothes in a bucket again. Nothing new. Elder Ojjogolo is saying he wants my camera, So we have a plan at the end of mission i will give it to him for one of his nice phones. but i'm trying to decide if that is a good idea. We are still talking business but realistically he has 3 others he can use. We have been teaching alot of people and lots of them are wanting to be baptized. so ya lots of fun

6:02 am

Why does he want your camera?  Why do you want to trade a camera for a phone?  Ummm that's nice of you and all, but remember...that camera was $$ and phones are...dime a dozen?  Well, do what you think is best.  Not sure what all the details would be.   

That's good that you're teaching a lot of people and they want to be baptized.  Good job there.

Hey, dad's awake and off the feed his horses.  He says hi to you!

6:10 am

sweet thanks. He was just telling me that in Uganda Phones are not expenzive but Cameras are very very expensive. oh well we will have to see what i can do.

6:13 am

Interesting.  Well, it's your camera so I guess do what you want.  Hopefully you still use it for your mission and then wait till you're all done before you give it away.

Just got the picture of you.  Tell me about who you baptized in it.  Is it a family?  What's their names?  What's going on?  You look awesome by the way.  Were those your new pants you bought?  Good job! 

6:16 am

Jerusalem baptized his wife and the older guy baptized his younger brother. It was very nice.

6:21 am

His name is Jerusalem?  That's awesome. Well, they are all pretty good looking people!  Must be fun to watch how the gospel changes lives like that.  Are you enjoying yourself?  You look so good!  I love to see pictures of you. 

Anything else exciting going on?  How'd the zone conference go?  Or was that this week?  I thought you had another one coming up right away.  But maybe I forgot when that actually was supposed to be happening.  Carson!!!!   I'm getting old brains and can't remember anything anymore!!!  

6:23 am

Hey...just got your second picture!  What's going on?  And wow!  You're holding a very cute baby!  Yikes!  But you're surrounded.  What's happening?

6:39 am

ya so zone conference is later this week just seeing if it is going to happen and that second photo is a PARTY for jerusalem and his family. and that baby is their 2nd kid and she loves me. and latter that night she seemed to be pretty determined to sleep in my arms. It was kindly funny.

6:44 am

What's the baby's name?  She's pretty cute!  Funny.  That's cute that she loves you so much.  That better be the ONLY girl that loves you over there!  

Hey....that reminds me?  Since when is calling Brad Brooks allowed on Mother's Day!?!   Hmmmmmm.....    When I saw him at the rugby game on Tues, he had a big smile on his face about it though.  Hope you talked him into going on a mission.   He's still waiting for his braces to come off he said.  But he seemed like he was thinking about going after that.  So...maybe it's a good thing to call him.  Not sure if that's in the mission rules, but it was probably nice of you.  

How much longer do you have at the computer?

7:12 am

Well, I haven't heard from you in a while so I'm thinking you're probably gone.  Dad's back inside and we're watching the morning news.  Of course it's a holiday today so they just rerun the other morning shows.  So not much is news.  Hey...I sure love you.  Thanks for chatting with me this morning.  Hope you have a great week.  Good luck in your teaching and baptizing.  Thanks again for all your help last week at that midweek thing for the RS.  I could NOT have done it without you.  You really are the best ever.  Thanks!!!   Hope alls well and you are safe and happy.  I love ya lots.  I'll keep watching for you if you come back but if you don't...that's ok too.  Just want you to know I love ya!  Take care.  

Love,    Mom!

8:27 am

Sorry about that we had an appointment but the babies name is Feith she is pretty cute i guess... and uh well... Lets talk about something else.

Ya i was wanting to wish Jed good luck since he was leaving on Tuesday but Brad was pretty excited to talk to me so ya. Sorry about that hope you are still there but if not see you next week.





Here is Carson's letter to Ken:

That sounds great. Realistically i was trying to phone Jed and wish him good luck on mission. and then Brad grabbed the phone. But you know we have always asked HOW TO YOU KNOW THESE THINGS??????

I think it is a dad thing or maybe you are omnipotent. Ken Williams the all Knowing and all powerful...

But that sounds all good hope you are doing better than this one. This week has been along one. I don't know if i'm sick or if something else is going on but it has been really slow. and also Kenya is just going crazy right now. all of these terrorist are bombing stuff and buses, so mission tour is canceled but it seems like president is still going to come. Should be interesting, Hope you are doing good,

Love you lots

Talk to you in 7 months But,,,

Write back soon.