Another Good Day, Mostly

The other day, last Saturday to be exact, we went to the temple again.  Hopped in our little red Sonic and hit the road.  This trip has been on the calendar for a month, a "do not miss" trip, but that's another story.  Anyway, it was back on the road again.

This time we went to the other temple.  A little smaller than Chicago, and probably an easier drive because the drivers in this area are not as prone to foolishness as in the Chicago area.

Anyway, it was a good visit.  We have recently learned about the "stake file" where people from our stake leave bunches and bunches of family names they've researched out but haven't been able to get done yet, and then anyone that wants to can pick a name out and do the work for that person.  Kind of nice.  We both picked names and took them through.  The one I did had been almost three years since the previous ordinance had been done.  Even at the brink of having all the work done it's still a wait, I guess. 

Anyway, after we finished at the temple we decided we needed to eat before the long drive back so we went to a restaurant nearby and had lunch.

It was hot, we were in the middle of a heat wave on Saturday, so it was nice to get back into the air conditioning.  This must be our favorite place in the area because we end up at this place pretty often.

We both had the salad bar.  Exciting, right?  It was pretty good.

Then, instead of going straight home, we headed to where Schwartzbeere and his family were moving to.  They had found a little place that was a good deal and were moving in this weekend.  So we stopped by to watch all the hard work.

When we got there they were in the process of moving a crib from the front room into the back bedroom where the baby they're expecting will be.

Himbeere was there, helping out.  That's a happy thing as he is a very helpful kind of guy, if you catch him in the right mood.  See what a good mood he's in?

The hall was a tight fit, well, getting around the corner at the end of the hall was the tight fit.  They had to take the crib apart enough to get it around the corner.

Then, of course, it had to be put back together.  The Dad's job is taking furniture apart and putting it back together when moving.  Schwartzbeere was doing it well.

Moving brings lots of chaos but the family was doing quite well.  Stuff was getting organized and unpacked, rooms were getting their furnishings, and everything was unfolding quite nicely.  They were able to stay in their new place that night for the first time.  Way cool.

I'd like to be able to say the rest of the day went as well but, alas, our trip home involved a side trip to the emergency room at the local hospital.  No blood or broken bones, but it seemed like a good idea, nonetheless.  But that's also a different story.  It was after midnight before we got home and to bed.  Needless to say, it had been a long day.  But there were some very nice parts to it and I'm glad we were able to go.