The girl child has been gone six weeks. She will be leaving the Missionary Training Center tomorrow. I hardly feel like she has been gone. I still find her stuff around the house. I pulled a pair of her shoes out from under the couch this morning. The Hub sees her every week day since he works at the MTC, so I get almost daily reports. I've also tried to write her twice a week. Trust me... my life has NEVER been interesting enough to write two letters a week to the same person.
That's not to say things haven't been happening. For example, Mr and Mrs DS2 have moved in to their very own house. DS1 has changed jobs and moved in to the house vacated by the DS2s. But really, how much can you write about other folks lives?
I did, however, finish the recipe book I promised her for Christmas. And I made a missionary apron for her. I tried to convince her to take the one DS2 took on his mission but she didn't like that it said Elder Boothe. Hers has Hna. Boothe on it; aside from that it's pretty much the same. I had hoped to paint it in a grape motif (since she is serving in "the Lord's Vineyard") but when I finally got to it I didn't have the right color paint. So I went with handwriting instead. Best laid plans, and all that.
The "scriptures" written on it are food/cooking related:
To love his neighbor as himself is better than all...Burnt Offerings. Mark 12:33
Lovest thou me? Feed my sheep. John 21:16
Feast upon the words of Christ. 2 Nephi 32:3
Fasting = rejoicing and prayer. DC 59:13
Food... for taste and for smell, and to strengthen the body and to enliven the soul. DC 59:19
Wheat for Man D&C 89:17 Chocolate for Woman M&M 24:7
He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Proverbs 15:15
If thine enemy hunger, Feed him. Romans 12:20
