Open House!

Sitting here writing tonight I feel worlds better than last night.  It has been a very nice day....varying from 40 degrees up to 48.  Have I ever told you that the temperature is seldom more than 5 or 6 degrees different at night than at the warmest time of day  Sometimes it is the same.  Coming from a place where the day/night temperatures can shoot 30 or more degrees in a 24-hour period makes me expect it to get cold at night....and it seldom gets much colder.

After sleeping in and relaxing I made cinnamon rolls....they turned out great (thank you Melissa).  We left at 3 for Rebecca's open house.  It said on the invitation that it would go from 4 to 8.  As an American, we logically assume that means drop in sometime during that 4-hour period, but that is wrong.  And open house here comes with the assumption that you will come at the beginning and stay until the end.  So....

We got there at 4:05 (we got lost!) and stayed until 7:30.....it seemed OK to leave since half the people there began donning coats and hats and saying their goodbyes.  We left too.  We stopped at a grocery store to replenish my supply of eggs, flour and sugar so that I can make a double batch of cookies for another missionary open house after the ward block is over ....it too, is at least a 30-minute drive to get there.  Sacrament meeting starts at 10, and the open house will start at 2 and last until 8!  I think we might leave that one a little early too.

There was a lovely display of food....a healthy table with salads, cheese and fresh vegetables and an unhealthy table with desserts.  There were tiny Danish and English flags stuck in most of the dishes (she is going to England on her mission).  I paused for a moment or two and stuck one of each in the cinnamon rolls.  (There wasn't an Old Glory there.)

There was a nice program partway through with family members singing and playing instruments and one of Rebecca's sisters performing a beautiful ballet.  As part of the entertainment we were given a little quiz about England.  I was happy to say I only missed one...."What is the population of England?"  I guessed 50,000,000.  It is 53,000,000.  Otherwise I got the name of the British flag, the first woman prime minister, the name of the capitol city, and others.  I am sure you are shaking your head saying, "Hey I know those answers!"  Well...I guess we both get a star.....OK so it was kind of easy.  I need all the high marks I can get.

Rebecca will make a great missionary.  She is beautiful, she is articulate in English and she has a bright happy smile...which she is not stingy with.  She is going because she wants to serve the Lord.  She already is a good missionary.  Most of our YSAs around here go to school or work and are the only Mormon anyone has ever met.  So if they are brave and willing to speak up, they have missionary experiences.....and most of them can tell you about several.  She is our third of seven to leave within the next 6 weeks.

Missionary service is alive and well in Denmark!

Isn't she beautiful?