March 15th and before

Monday was a busy day.  We got up early as usual.  We went to the office and I worked on my MLC orders that were due the next day.  I had six more zones to fill and it usually takes me all day to do that many but I was able to complete them in the morning with the Lord's help.  I had ordered somethings next day air on Friday that I knew that we were missing and had hoped that they would come in on Monday but we were not that fortunate.  Larry had to input all the information about mileage reports that come in and are due by the 5th of the month.  He was really working hard on that.

Nathan and Marcy in Galvaston

Nathan going into Pleasure Pier

Monday afternoon we met John and Judy at Joe's Crabshack for lunch about 2:00 p.m.  They had come into San Antonio to take John to the dentist at the VA and so they wanted to meet up.  We went and had a good time talking to them.  We always have a good time but John and Judy's idea of a short lunch is anything around three hours.  But that gave us time to crack our crab legs and Lobster and have a great lunch.

When we got back to the office we had a few things to complete before we went to New Braunfels to the Golden Corral for the Senior Dinner that we have every Monday after Transfer week.  It was fun to meet with those who were there but there were about three couples that could not make it so it was a little sparse.  Also Nathan was not there because he was with Marcy, but the Seniors were excited about his marriage and wanted to wish him well on that.

It rained all week in Galvaston

Tuesday we went to the office and worked all day long.  Luckily the express order came in about 11:00 p.m. so I was able to get the orders finished up and sent to the Stone Oak Chapel before 3:00 p.m. when the meeting ended.  I am thankful for the moving Elders that will transport those things for us in addition to their regular duties.  Larry was working on the Tiwi reports that come in from the cars.  He was pleased to have all of the cars except for a few score in the Green category which means that they did not have any incidents.  There were a few after hours and speeding violations but they were all necessary for the time or could be explained by the road.

Larry, Ashely Bai, June

In the evening we went to meet my niece Ashley Shaw Bai.  We met her at her hotel that was about 3 miles from where we live and then we decided to eat in the Ruby Tuesday's that was adjacent to the hotel.  We had a good dinner and found that Ruby Tuesday's is very Weight Watchers compatible so it was fun to eat there.  We also had fun reminiscing about things with Ashley, especially about the last time we ate there and they had a broken air conditioning unit and we about froze to death in July.  It was fun to be with Ashley.  We brought her back and showed her how close she was to our apartment and took her through the apartment and then we went back to her hotel and she showed us her wedding pictures.  As we were not able to go to the wedding I really was excited about that.  I am also excited to meet her husband who is Chinese and grew up in Bejing but, came to BYU and joined the church there.

Wednesday we worked all day also.  I typed in 22 Baptisms that day which is a lot for me.  Larry was working on I don't know what because I was so intent on getting the Baptism's in.  We had 61 baptisms for the month of February and I had got behind when we went to Zone Trainings and I am just getting caught up.

June at Olive Garden

We have just been eating lunch at the office while Nathan is gone so we have a longer day but we were so tired that we decided to eat out on Wednesday too to relax.  Larry is thinking that people will think that all we do is eat out because that is when I upload pictures to Facebook the most and I guess this week they would be right.  We went to Blanco Barbecue and shared a mixed platter of various types of meats.  It was good but not Weight Watcher's friendly.  While we were there we saw some other missionaries that were there being treated by the Ward Mission Leader before they went to teach a lesson.  Hurrah for the members that feed the missionaries.  They do not have a lot of food money.

Larry at Heavy's BBQ

Thursday we worked all day at the office.  I finally got all my baptisms in and recorded plus I finished the Weekly Zone report and the February Stake Baptism report and sent it to the Stake Presidents from the area.  Larry had a very stressful day as he had a car that was totaled and so he had to get a duplicate title.  After working for three hours to get what they needed he went to the DMV and they told him that they could not take his power of attorney to sign for the church that they needed a letter from the person who issued the power of attorney.  Basically they said that if he takes off the Power of Attorney at the top and the notarization then they would take what he has which does not make sense to us.  He was fit to be tied and not a happy camper when he got back.

Sammy, Isaac, and David at CiCi's

Because we had a gift card from Christmas for Olive Garden we went there to de-stress and have a good dinner.  It was fun.  We found out that they also have lite entrees but it is the breadsticks that you have to watch out for.  Larry was so stressed though that he bought an appetizer so we are in big trouble with our Weight Watchers points.

Grandpa and Maggie at CiCi's Pizza. Maggie is mad about spilling

Friday was a day at the office again.  I accomplished a lot.  I was able to get an abundance of messages answered about Bikes and Referrals and such.  I got all the referrals in the system that were not troublesome because of bad addresses and I finished up some supply orders with new supplies that came in on Friday and Thursday.  Larry felt better because he was able to get the duplicate title and get it sent to Salt Lake.  We were the only ones in the office because Elder and Sister Williams daughter is getting married on Saturday so they took off to get ready and travel to College Station, Texas where the marriage will take place and their daughter lives.

Sammy and David at CiCi's Pizza

Friday we left the office early because Sara said there was problems with one of the main roads to get to her house and  we were picking up the kids for Sammy's Birthday a day late.  We followed her advice and left earlier and we actually got there an hour early because the other roads were not crowded, perhaps because it was Spring Break in the schools this week.  Sara was nice and let us take the kids early.  We went to CiCi's Pizza because that is were Sammy wanted to go.  It was fun.  Larry and I had never been there so our Grandchildren thought we were ancient and really dumb because we did not know how it worked.  But we had a good time despite that.  They had TV's there that were showing the movie Rio and the kids were enthralled with that so we didn't get a chance to talk much.

Sammy blowing out the candles on the cake

After CiCi's we went to Burlington Coat Factory to by a suit for Sammy per Nathan's instructions.  I was surprised that they had so many.  We tried on a Black one and it fit but then I saw one with a subtle plaid and asked him if he wanted to try that on.  He liked it and we tried it on but it did not fit as good.  When we looked at the label it was a 10 Slim.  The Black was a 10 Regular.  We finally decided to take the Black suit because it fit better and it looked really good on him.

Maggie with Sammy's Cake

Then we went to Target and let Sammy pick out a birthday present from Larry and I.  He chose 5 Lego Mixels.  They are little figures that I guess they can mix and match the pieces of different types.  We let him take home two figures and then brought the other three to our apartment.  Isaac wanted me to buy him one also.  When we had been buying Isaac's birthday present I would not buy any thing for Sammy and told him it was Isaac's birthday.  So I told Isaac it was now Sammy's birthday so we were just there to buy for Sammy.  Isaac kept begging for the figure so I told him.  If you want I will buy it for you and then you can pay me back with the money that you have in your bank at the apartment.  Immediately he went and put it back.  He didn't want it bad enough to pay for it himself.

The Elder's in Hondo wearing the Sombrero

After that we took the kids home and tried on Sammy's suit pants there to make sure they did not need altered.  They fit perfectly.  I was surprised that he fit into a 10 but he is growing up.

Sammy dancing with Chuck E Cheese

We went home and wanted to go to bed immediately but we watched a Bones on Netflix and it was a cliff hanger.  We wanted to watch the next one and there were no more on Netflix so Larry went to Bed after we read scriptures and said prayers but I had to stay up to find out where I could see the other Bones.  I found out several ways we could see season 10 and was about to go to bed when Nathan and Marcy got back from Galvaston.  It was about 11:30 p.m.  I talked to them for a while and then I went to bed.  They seemed to have had a good time even though they said it rained all week and the room they got was not handicap assessable.

Elder Presser 97-99 in the middle

Saturday Larry and I got up and went to Hondo because he had to glue one of the Tiwi's onto a new windshield that they had to get for their truck.  It was fun to ride to a more rural area of Texas.  While we were there the missionaries in that area showed us a sombrero that had been signed by Jeff when he was on his mission here.  He served in Hondo for a while also.  They had just discovered it the night before we got there.  It was exciting to see it and see that it was signed "Elder Presser 97-99"  We took a couple of pictures of the hat and the signature so we could show Jeff.  Then we stopped at a local BBQ place called Heavy's BBQ and had some BBQ before we went back.

Sammy in his new suit in a rare quite moment

We got back about 1:00 p.m. We were tired so we rested for a while and then we got ready to go to Sammy's Baptism.  Nathan and Marcy left before us so they could get the program printed.  We were the first one's at the church but it wasn't long before Brother Smith the ward mission leader and the Bishop showed up and we were able to help them set up the room.  It was about 4:15 p.m. and they were just starting to fill up the font.  I was surprised that they could fill it so fast.

Nathan planned the program and typed it up.  He also was able to baptize Sammy with the help of a friend, Jason Christensen, who helped him to have the support that he needed.  Originally he was going to have Larry baptize Sammy but the Bishop Alex Alonzo told him he thought he could do it.  Bishop Alonzo took him to the font and helped him try walking in about a month before the baptism.  He and Marcy practiced in the Hot Tub with Sammy here at the apartment.  Marcy has also had him in the swimming pool several times lately so he could get used to the water.  He actually went into the font and backed up to the wall and Jason was on his side to help him.  He said that it was actually easier to do than he thought it would be.  Perhaps he was blessed by the spirit to do it easier.  It was amazing to watch considering that he could not do anything except blink his eyes about 2 years ago.

Sammy with Bishop Alonzo

They do not let you have refreshments right now in our stake at the baptism so after Nathan and Sara joined together and took all the families to Chuck E Cheese's.  Nathan bought the pizza and drinks and Sara bought the tokens.  We all sat together Sara with Kenneth, Nathan with Marcy and all of the kids plus Kenneth's kids.  That was a great miracle in and of itself.  Larry and I enjoyed the fact that we could go home when we wanted and we didn't have to follow anyone around because there were plenty of parents there.

Sammy and Nathan ready for Baptism

This morning we went to church with Nathan and Marcy.  It is Sara's turn to have the kids.  We attended Sacrament Meeting where they talked about the importance of Service in helping us come unto Christ.  Before we left to take Marcy to the airport the Bishop brought us Sammy's Baptism and Confirmation record.  He also updated Nathan's record to have Marcy as his wife.  Then we took Marcy to the airport.  It was hard to see her go.  She is so good for Nathan and I love having her here.  She is so loving and fun to talk to.  She is truly a blessing from God for Nathan to help him progress.

Now we are just trying to keep the Sabbath Day Holy.  Nathan said he is exhausted but he does not like to take naps so he is playing a game on the computer.  Larry is taking a nap because he does not fear naps and I am working on this because I am not so tired this week.  We are watching some of the I'm a Mormon video clips on Mormon Channel.  So I will just finish this with I am June Presser, I am a teacher, a missionary helping my son, I love to  write my blog and do Family History and I am a Mormon.  There are a ton of I'm a Mormon short clips that you can watch there and at the http://www.mormon.org/ website