Happenings

 I've just come to expect that Tuesdays will be different and unique.

The first of the day was spent in frustration as I tried to make a prototype of bag so the gathering place ladies can  make them from the pattern I would make.

It is not easy to make just the right kind of bag. I used most of my liner material trying to figure out the best way to make a bag in depth, height, so it would stay closed, etc. When I would finish one, I would critique it and find out the many ways to improve and make it better. 

Asante came while I was sewing, and brought me a FanIce. They are sold by the men who push a cart with befrot rolls in the front compartment and usually ice- cream in the back - they toot a horn. I put the ice-cream in the freezer so I could share it with Jeffrey.

Asante came back and picked up my hard shelled coconuts and brought them back all grated up. So nice!

Jeffrey came home so we could walk over to the MTC together. He had an emergency call for a Patriarchal blessing before the missionary left for his mission on Wednesday. We used Elder Lords' office and as usual I am happy to be a witness of the great things the Lord has in store for these young men and women. 

On the way back we were walking past the stake center and ran into Bishop and Sister Addy. He was carrying two ukulele bags and said they were for me. I didn't remember ordering them, but hey I have more grandchildren.  We talked about some of the things she had left at my house that I wanted to use for gifts. Jeffrey paid her for all the things she had made. 

While we were chatting, I realized she was the answer to my prayers! So I asked her to come over to my house and pick up some material to make and design a bag for temple use. Oh my! A professional tailor to make bags. She said she would make a pattern for the gathering place ladies to use. I have assured her there is PLENTY of bags for many people to make as we will never have enough. So many people come from other countries (speaking different languages) and they all come in and go out with the plastic bags their clothing first came in. 

Yes!  Soon we will be able to offer something for them to take their sacred clothes to and from the temple.

Cutting out and sewing prototypes for a temple bag

A gift - we both enjoyed it.

Coconut all grated up, ready for banana bread

Sister Addy left the ukulele bags and brought material back to her home!