It has been a super busy 2 weeks.....hence the lack of posting last week!! Sorry about that.....but not sorry for the great times we have been having!
We went back to the South Carolina Columbia Mission to finish up the Zone Conferences there.....they spanned over 2 weeks. As we traveled back on Monday, June 15th to Florence, S.C. we drove through Bishopville, SC where the Cotton Museum is located. We decided to stop for a few minutes and take a look. So FUN to learn about the cotton industry here in the south.
And it was on to Zone Conference in Florence on Tuesday. Elder/Dr. does a great job in teaching the missionaries about good health practices! If they would only listen it would be great!
It was over to the Columbia West Zone Conference! And there we saw some familiar faces with Barbara Gill and Marcy Polander. How fun to see them and get caught up on what is going on in their lives. They are actually getting ready to move to Ferguson, MO!
A little collage of the SCCM Zone conferences this week.....met another Elder that was in the Mexico MTC with Spencer! That makes a total of 3 missionaries we have met so far in our travels over the past 2 months. Love the little 'tender mercies'!
Thursday was a 'travel day' for us as we left Columbia and headed south to Charleston, S.C. We decided to take a little walk through the 'swamp land' in Waltersboro, S.C. We had passed this place once before and wanted to come back when we had time. Today was the day. However, there was really NO swamp because of a drought situation going on right now here in the south! It was a nice walk though.
Oh yes......and then there is my favorite.....PIGGLY WIGGLY!!! Love these grocery stores. We used to shop at these when I was a kid growing up in North Carolina. So glad there are still a few of them around.
On Wednesday night while in our Hampton Inn hotel in Charleston, we heard about a shooting at a church in downtown Charleston! A bit close to 'home' for us and praying that our missionaries were all ok! It turned out to be an African-American church, a historic church at that, right in downtown Charleston. 9 people were shot dead, including the pastor. This was during a bible study time. A white teenager came in to attend. Sat in the study class for about 1 hour and then began to shoot people! What is this world coming to. So very sad. We drove past the church on Thursday. We found a lot of 'action' going on, the church roped off with yellow police tape, a gazillion people and reporters.
While in downtown Charleston, we drove along the Battery. So cool and so glad we drove there.
The homes in The Battery are so cool, very quaint and probably very, very expensive. A great place to visit and stroll along the boardwalk.
We made it to our home in PTC about 7 p.m. on Friday, June 19th. Steven and Elinn and their family made it there first. Tina and Kristyn and Garrett got there about an hour before we did. A FUN dinner time for sure to have everyone there!!
We were excited to have everyone here for a visit and looked forward to a few days of FUN with them....even though we still had work to do and calls to take.
Saturday morning, June 20, we had to slip over to the GAM Home to bid a farewell to President and Sister Harding. It was hosted by the Senior Missionaries. We didn't actually eat breakfast with them because we wanted to get back to the family. But we did get a foto taken with President and Sister Harding.
If you were looking for a pair of shoes, you might have been able to find something that fit from this selection! Evidence of a good time for sure!
On Saturday, we headed up to the Atlanta Temple for a family day of being able to do Baptisms. That was so much FUN!!! We loved being there as a family. Because of a really bad storm, the Temple workers allowed Kristyn, Matthew and I (Mom) to waiting in the waiting area of the Baptistry and not have to go out in the storm. That was a little tender mercy for sure! Kristyn is so excited about turning 12 in August and she is so much looking forward to being able to participate in this great work!
After we finished at the temple, we headed to Newnan to have a family dinner at one of our favorite restaurants.....The Fried Tomato Buffet! It is fantastic and we loved it!
Grandpa made a little 'repair' to Garrett's tie while the rest of us were getting ready for church on Sunday.
It was surely fun to have 3 pews of Allgaier's at church today! June 21st.....FATHER'S DAY!!
I don't think I will be taller than these girls for long! Of my......
And even though it was FATHER'S DAY, Steven didn't mind wearing one of my aprons and helping out in the kitchen. He cut the watermelon for us!
Monday, June 22nd, we headed for the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta. It was a GREAT day and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Elders Facey and Phillips along with Sister Mason (the GAM nurse) joined us for the fun adventure.
Tuesday we headed over to STONE MOUNTAIN. The phones were crazy busy for dad that day, so we had to 'work' but everyone else were able to go and explore and have a great time. Wayne and I were able to join in on a gondola ride to the top of Stone Mountain for a great view of the area.
We were also able to ride the train around the base of the mountain. That was a lot of fun. There was a little 7-minute 'play' about half way around the mountain.
Tina played a fun little game with the kids on the lawn while we waited for the LASER SHOW to begin.
And it was a FANTASTIC laser show......the World's Largest Laser Show. It was just amazing and we were so glad we got to be there for it.
On Wednesday morning we attended the last Transfer Meeting for the GAM with President and Sister Harding presiding! What an emotional meeting. So glad the kids could be there for it.
When we got home it was time for Tina and Kristyn and Garrett to take off and head back home. We were sad to see them go but so grateful they were able to come down for a few days.
On Thursday, June 24th Steven and Elinn and kids came with Dad and I to visit downtown Newnan. It was a FUN day as well. They had a great 'truck art' exhibit around the courthouse.
We stopped in at the Bean and Leaf shop to have a cone of ice cream. It reminded us of Beans in the Belfry in Brunswick! Very cute and quaint.
On Friday, June 26th at o-5:00 a.m.-dark hour, Steven drove Elinn and the kids to the Atlanta airport where they caught their flight to Utah (they were going to visit Elinn's family for a week or so) and Steven headed north driving back to Maryland!!! L.O.N.G. travel day for sure for all of them. We tried to recover a bit. Elders Facey and Phillips came by later in the day to get their journals that they left for everyone to sign. They were missing everyone already and wanted to go to Maryland to visit them all!! Here they are reading the 'writings' left by everyone for them!!
This is BELLA!! She is Rodney's dog. Rodney lives across the 'hall' from us. He is such a great neighbor. He invited Steven and Elinn to sleep in his spare bedroom.....just because he is nice like that. As a 'thank you' to him, I am making a pink and black afghan for Bella because those of her favorite colors. Don't know how he knows that, but ....... I think Bella is liking her blanket already. Should have it finished in a day or so.
So, family and friends, that concludes our 2-week catchup from this end! We are now preparing for 3 NEW MISSION PRESIDENTS and their wives to join our Area in about 24 hours!!! We are standing by waiting to do whatever they want us to do to help train them with medical needs for their missionaries. I am sure it will be an interesting couple of weeks with that 'prospect' on our agenda. We feel very blessed in being able to do serve where we are. We love our mission and we love each of our family for their support of what we are doing! Could not do this without that love and support! Have a great week.......
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