Week of Oct. 5th-12th

Dear Family,
We really appreciate your efforts to keep in contact with us via phone, blog, letter or a care package. It is wonderful to get news and know what challenges and joys you are having. Thanks for keeping us a part of your family. We bought and installed a webcam on our computer so we use Skype for those who want to see and hear us.

We have decided to launch an All-out Anti-Ant Assault to rid the apartment of these little pesty free loading biters. We found on the Internet a bait formula that uses sugar- water laced with Boric Acid that the ants get and take back to the nest and put an end to that colony (by poisoning the queen); or at least, that is the theory. Blessed be Mom, who has resisted the urge to kill and endured the "Freak show" of ants massing around the bait and waiting 48 hours for the process to be completed. Its kind of like the "Go Tell Your Friends" approach. :) We launched the offensive on four fronts: Kitchen counter, 2 bathroom sink counters and the study room. So far the ants appear to be almost gone in 3 of the 4 battle fronts! Mom's sink that at first had the least ants, now is the one with the most, by far!!! Its not that we hate ants, but they just don't belong in the apartment with us. :) :) :)

Pamela, an investigator we visited with Elders Walker and Johnson, was set to be baptized today but it fell through. At least she came to church still, which was a plus. She has health problems as well as WW habits to overcome. We also have been teaching Nancy with Elders Salazar and Johnson. She is a spunky octogenarian with a great sense of humor and we enjoy going there. She has a friend, Joshua, from the Philippines (about the same age and just as lively), who sometimes comes to the lesson.

We are still teaching the New Testament class on Tuesday mornings. Dad leads the discussion and Mom adds interesting insights that really shed light and make things easier to understand. The class is mostly all seasoned sisters eager to learn more, which is a totally different experience for Dad to teach. He says they must enjoy it because for most part, they keep coming back.

Today we attended the 2nd and 3rd Wards and the Horne Rd. branch meetings. No surprise - Mom seemed to have the most fun with the sisters in the branch (Spanish) Relief Society! Dad, as usual, helped with the youth there, since they all are English speaking. Next week is Stake Conference.

We love y'all, Mom & Dad