Moon, Mad and Mads

P-Day!  We got a lot accomplished today...as far as running around (OK...so we walked) getting things done that have been on our to-to" list for several weeks.  It felt good.  It is an interesting contrast to my life in Gilbert, where I mapped out destinations by car.  Here, we plot our course by foot...and try not to do too much backtracking.  It is fun to go into little shops....and I mean little.

We went in one shoe repair shop today that may have been 8 feet by 12.  It was crammed with all kinds of shoe stuff. I went in specifically to get some kind of insert for my shoes that would cushion the many steps I take each day.  The old black shoes I inherited here have been heavensent in that they are so well padded and give my ankles good support, but they are - in a word - ugly.  I would really like to wear shoes that look at least respectable with a dress.  The shop owner there is very knowledgeable and helped me select some inserts that I put in my boots and I think they will work!  I can interchange them with the other pumps I brought.  That was one good errand done.

We bought a curtain for our bedroom.  It has blinds up, but they don't give complete privacy and the bedroom is on the ground floor with a window that looks out over the walkway.  So, I brilliantly deduced that if I could see out, people can see in!  Today we found the hardware to put up the curtain.  Hooray!

And so the day went...ticking off a long list of things to do.  One Eureka moment was when our pathway crossed a chocolate shop that I had heard was very good.  We went in and got a few little chocolates that I thought were excellent, but SK felt they were too dark (chocolate!!!), so I inherited his other two pieces besides the three I had selected.  Isn't that great?

In the evening we went to the center for our monthly meeting with the mission president, a member of the stake presidency, our high councilor, our institute director, our YSA Chairman and several of our YSA reps from wards.

I listened so hard to every word said, and picked up a great deal of what was being said, but missed so much more!  I asked one of the YSAs afterward to tell me the gist of the meeting.  I was so happy to hear I had gotten most of it myself....but a lot of it was reading emotion and understanding various words.  I love those meetings!  I love to see the interaction and the respect shown by everyone.

Pres. Hinckley said that the Church population in Denmark would double in a period of 5 years.  It was pointed out that that period is still ahead of us.  It was also pointed out that Elder L. Tom Perry said the major growth of the Church in Europe will be among people between the ages of 18 and 30.  So there is a heavy responsibility resting on the shoulders of these young people...and these guys are definitely up to the task!

Tonight's meeting was very important because we were discussing moving the center from its present location to one in Copenhagen.  It is in Frederiksberg right now.  There are several sites being considered including two different churches.  It is hoped that when we have moved we will be easier to get to by more YSAs.  But that is a hot topic and being debated much.

Our lease is expiring and it is an expensive place to rent.  If we consistently had at least 50 in attendance we could maybe justify it, but for now, we will be leaving it in January.  I so hope the new place will prove to be a drawing place.  It will be much smaller....perhaps too small for the pool table, and that means no CRUD!!!!!  That would be a tragedy.  We sometimes have as many as 20 playing that game at the same time, and everyone loves it...including SK.

Speaking of SK, here is a major change.  I have called him Mad for years and years.  That must stop.  Here the word for food is mad.  I can't very well go around addressing him as "Food."  So henceforth and forever I will call him Mads...a perfectly respectable name here pronounced Mass.  You may have noticed that our last name means "son of Mads."  So there you have it!

One very poor picture....but I had to include it.  A full moon shining over Copenhagen....in just a few hours you will be gazing up at the same beautiful moon!