Transfer day, busy, busy day. We drove one of the mission vans and transported luggage to and from several chapels. But we love it because it allows us to mingle with the young missionaries
Check out Dougs pulled pork dinner he ordered at "Mamajauna Cafe". We enjoyed dinner here with Luis & Evelyn Maldanado on Tuesday before we left for home.Elder Shakespear & Fonicello joined us at this restaurant we passed every time we parked our car at the church parking lot and walked to our apartment in Inwood. It was crowded, for good reason. It was Yummy!
Elder Shakespear served with us in Monticello for 6 months.
The new missionaries right from the MTC are writing a note home to mom and dad to let them know they arrived okay in NYC.
We each took a few minutes to train the new missionaries with the areas we helped with. Here Doug is talking to them about the cars.
We had a busy long last day at the mission office. Lots of last minute things to tie up before we head down the road. We have enjoyed our time here learning a bit more about the running of a mission. There is always so much going on. The Farnsworths are amazing and will be able to take care of everything. They have no choice, they will have to with the help of the APs until the new"highly trained" office couple arrives the end of September. We have been so blessed to be friends with the Farnsworths. We have grown to love them dearly. They have become our "canasta" buddies. We are excited for the fact that they have a condo in St. George and we will be able to have a rematch at Canasta. They are from Seattle Washington. Love you and miss you all ready.
Our last day in the office was Tuesday the 19th. Wednesday was spent helping with transfers. We arrived bright and early at the mission home to help with instructions to the 9 new missionaries who arrived the day before. Then we drove one of the mission vans filled with their luggage to the Kingsbridge chapel in the Bronx where the transfer meeting began. We then loaded the luggage for the missionaries who were being transfered up state and off to the Ossinging chapel upstate about 45 minutes. Then we had to re-load the van with the luggage of the missionaries who were being transfered to the city and back to the Kingsbridge chapel to drop them off. From there they ride the subway to their new apartment. Because of Doug's soft spot for our Zone leaders when we were in Inwood, Manhattan, he gave them a ride across the river to their apartment so they didn't have to take a bus. A 3 mile trip that took about an hour because of rush hour. We met Luis and Evelyn Maldanado at the church in Inwood along with Elder Shakespear & Fonicello and went to dinner. It's hard to say goodbye. We have been so blessed to know so many people who have become dear friends.
Thursday we spent much of the morning packing, cleaning the apartment, and last minute laundry. We drove to Monticello to drop off our exercise bike to Luis Maldanado and then up to Livingston Manor for a promised last goodbye to mama Burgos and her family. and of course one last game of Canasta. We stopped off at Middletown to drop some mail to the elders and Doug got his hair cut. We love you Mama, Emil, Roxann, Silvia & Erik. Next time we see you I hope it is in St. George. We got home at 11:00 PM. What a long day.
Friday morning after one last trip to UPS to send a couple more boxes home. We couldn't fit everything in the car. We then went to the mission home to pick up the Webbs who just arrived yesterday to begin their mission. We drove them to the mission office to meet the Farnsworths and Sister G and pick up their boxes they had shipped from home-Utah, before they entered the MTC. Then off to the apartment in Yonkers that we had been living in. They were pleasantly surprised and really liked the apartment. They had prepared for the worst. They will be a great asset to the CES (church education system) here in NYC.
Forgot to mention a couple things that have kept us really busy this last week. We had to find 2 new apartments, one down in Washington Heights in Manhattan and the other near the office in Scarsdale for the office couple coming the end of September. We took the APs with us last Saturday to a few scheduled appointments looking at apartments. Pretty scary places. Nothing that any of us wanted to rent. Tried to see one last apartment but the landlord wouldn't show it until a scheduled open house the next day. We were unable to attend because of a previous commitment, a baptism in Harlem, so we sent the APs. Miracle of Miracles, it just so happened to be in the building where the elders live who are having to move because their lease is out and it is a baaaaaaaaad apartment. The one we are replacing with the apartment we are trying to find. The APs gave us the thumbs up. The apartment has just been refurbished and is on the 1st floor, 2 bedrooms and it is $200 cheaper than the other ones we had looked at. A huge plus. On Thursday when we were in Monticello, we sent the APs to go sign the lease. This is a great learning experience for them as they will have to find another apartment before the end of Sept to replace a baaaaaaaaaaaaaad one in the Bronx. We love the APs. Elder Bishoff has been a true blessing to our new mission president, and to us. We have a soft spot for him too. He's a hunter from Moab. Elder Skidmore has been great for the past six weeks, but just headed home with the last transfers. Elder Soulier is getting his eyes wide open as he begins his new calling as AP this cycle.
Doug has been busy trying to sell 3 of the mission cars. One went to the Webbs and the other two he had to follow up with a sale that Elder Evans had started. One turned into a nightmare for a bit. After making 4 attempts to retrieve the license plates off the car he sold to a gentlemen. He lied to Doug about not driving the car with the churches license plates still on . Doug had to threaten to call the cops if he didn't get the plates to the missionaries who were there to get them off the car. This guy lives in Connecticut. Never a dull moment.
Elder Shakespear served with us in Monticello for 6 months.
The new missionaries right from the MTC are writing a note home to mom and dad to let them know they arrived okay in NYC.
We each took a few minutes to train the new missionaries with the areas we helped with. Here Doug is talking to them about the cars.
Thursday we spent much of the morning packing, cleaning the apartment, and last minute laundry. We drove to Monticello to drop off our exercise bike to Luis Maldanado and then up to Livingston Manor for a promised last goodbye to mama Burgos and her family. and of course one last game of Canasta. We stopped off at Middletown to drop some mail to the elders and Doug got his hair cut. We love you Mama, Emil, Roxann, Silvia & Erik. Next time we see you I hope it is in St. George. We got home at 11:00 PM. What a long day.
Friday morning after one last trip to UPS to send a couple more boxes home. We couldn't fit everything in the car. We then went to the mission home to pick up the Webbs who just arrived yesterday to begin their mission. We drove them to the mission office to meet the Farnsworths and Sister G and pick up their boxes they had shipped from home-Utah, before they entered the MTC. Then off to the apartment in Yonkers that we had been living in. They were pleasantly surprised and really liked the apartment. They had prepared for the worst. They will be a great asset to the CES (church education system) here in NYC.
Forgot to mention a couple things that have kept us really busy this last week. We had to find 2 new apartments, one down in Washington Heights in Manhattan and the other near the office in Scarsdale for the office couple coming the end of September. We took the APs with us last Saturday to a few scheduled appointments looking at apartments. Pretty scary places. Nothing that any of us wanted to rent. Tried to see one last apartment but the landlord wouldn't show it until a scheduled open house the next day. We were unable to attend because of a previous commitment, a baptism in Harlem, so we sent the APs. Miracle of Miracles, it just so happened to be in the building where the elders live who are having to move because their lease is out and it is a baaaaaaaaad apartment. The one we are replacing with the apartment we are trying to find. The APs gave us the thumbs up. The apartment has just been refurbished and is on the 1st floor, 2 bedrooms and it is $200 cheaper than the other ones we had looked at. A huge plus. On Thursday when we were in Monticello, we sent the APs to go sign the lease. This is a great learning experience for them as they will have to find another apartment before the end of Sept to replace a baaaaaaaaaaaaaad one in the Bronx. We love the APs. Elder Bishoff has been a true blessing to our new mission president, and to us. We have a soft spot for him too. He's a hunter from Moab. Elder Skidmore has been great for the past six weeks, but just headed home with the last transfers. Elder Soulier is getting his eyes wide open as he begins his new calling as AP this cycle.
Doug has been busy trying to sell 3 of the mission cars. One went to the Webbs and the other two he had to follow up with a sale that Elder Evans had started. One turned into a nightmare for a bit. After making 4 attempts to retrieve the license plates off the car he sold to a gentlemen. He lied to Doug about not driving the car with the churches license plates still on . Doug had to threaten to call the cops if he didn't get the plates to the missionaries who were there to get them off the car. This guy lives in Connecticut. Never a dull moment.
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