2018 HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM FRANKFURT 2018

Already it's another new year!  We brought in the new year with our missionary friends here in Frankfurt.  We went down to the Keller in the office building and ate and played the "Newlywed game"....with not such newly weds!  It was fun.  We got to know each other better and had some real fun laughs together.  After cleaning up we went up to Elder and Sister Carroll's apartment to watch the fireworks together.  I have never seen fireworks like this before.....they never stopped.  The entire sky was lit up for at least an hour!  We have a beautiful view from our apartment of the Frankfurt skyline (as seen below).....

This week we have tried to work but found it hard because so many contacts are on holiday here....so not much work was done these holiday weeks of Christmas to New Years.  We did make a decision after the holidays to go home from our mission on the 18th of December this year instead of January 3, 2019.  We decided this because not much goes on here during these holidays.

During the holidays, we gathered friends and all went to see Star Wars and ate dinner out.  I just love these friends.  We have made such wonderful friends since we've been here!  Just before me in the picture is Jill Roberts, she's the first person I met here and already she and Don will be leaving in April.  I will be sad on the day that they leave.  It won't be the same with out them.  They have been great in including us in things and always inviting us to go places with them and out to the movies or dinner.  They are wonderful people.  At the far end of the table, on the left are the Thomas's .... they are our next door neighbors and they work in the office right next to ours.  They leave in March, and will be sorely missed.  They live really close to us in the states so we will definitely see them when we get home.  The other two couples are the Yost's, (to my right) who were Mission Presidents in the Czech Republic, and the Nelson's (who are in the front)...he is one of our Doctor's here and Carol is a good friend whom I am having a great time getting to know better.

Taking the train to the movies

The Keller with Canfield's and Carroll's

The Lindsay's

Susie Yost, Leanna Steinekert, Carol Nelson, (missionary couple working at the mission office) and Jill Roberts. 

 Me and Susie Yost....just love her!

Fred Yost and Don Roberts

Lynn Driskell, a Barrister from the UK, brought in her robes and wig and Tony just had to try them on.....we all had a good laugh!

Then we had some fun learning to make bread rolls at Jill Robert's apartment from left to right: Jill's head, Linda Carroll from Australia, Dani Garrett (our zone leader), Kay Lundquist (her husband is the HR head at the church headquarters - she's not a missionary, Sister Dewey from Utah, she is rather new and I don't know her first name yet, Janet Nelson from NYC, her husband is Tony's boss in the OGC and then Paula Thomas.

 In Jill's living room after the rolls were made....the sister on the left is Marlene Lindsay from Lehi Utah

A picture of the group

One of the great blessings that has happened while we have been here in Germany is the birth of two of our Grandchildren.  DeAnna and Mark had a little girl in August, Makenna.  I flew home after she had her to help her for a week.  And, Michelle and Rob had another little boy, Crosby.  They are both so beautiful, healthy and such a blessing to our family!  That makes six grandchildren so far, Hunter and Kaitlin will have their second little girl in late April.  My life is full with these sweet babies added to our family!  I can't wait to get home and give them all the kisses they've missed!

CROSBY  FREDERICK  NOWELS

MAKENNA  LYNN  YOUNG

Tony and I went to a place called Tony Sauer.  He makes all hand carved figurines and enchanted wood carvings.  I fell in love with this scene - it just reminded me of all the wonderful scenery we've seen here in Germany so we decided to purchase it and have it shipped to our home in the United States.  We will find a place to display it.