December News

2012 11-28 Dave putting the lights on our Christmas tree

2012 12-2 We were invited to this members home to help decorate
 their tree along with the blond girl and her mother who are not members.

2012 12-3 Welling Ward YSA Christmas party food of
rice,  sweet-n-sour meatballs, salad & homemade rolls

2012 12-3 Welling Ward YSA Christmas party Rhio Corbett,
Chloe Stevens, Kalpana Shrestha, Armindo Pessoa,
Claudia Rodriguez, James Farnell & William an investigator behind

2012 12-3 007 Welling Ward YSA Christmas party
Elder Aragones, Mafubelu, Adam Park & William

2012 12-3 008 Welling Ward YSA Christmas party Everyone playing
the White Elephant gift exchange game

2012 12-8 Bread Elder Ottley picked up for lunch with
Elder Curran and Fawson

2012 12-10 Elder Ottley with the appetizer that we thought was the main dish
when Sister Gurung had all 8 of the missionaries for lunch

2012 12-10 The Elders at lunch at Sister Gurung's

2012 12-10 The main course at lunch with Sister Gurung's
 The back pot was full of rice then a chicken, beef, curry and
 I can't remember what else pots of Delicious food.
  She is from Nepal

2012 12-11 Senior Couples Winter Wonderland in London

2012 12-11 Senior Couples Winter Wonderland
 trip to London in the ice sculpture display

Add 2012 12-11 Senior Couples Winter Wonderland trip to
London we bought these two ornaments for our tree. 

2012 12-11 Senior Couples Winter Wonderland trip to London we bought these two ornaments for our tree.

2012 12-11 Senior Couples Winter Wonderland trip to London
we bought these two ornaments for our tree.

2012 12-11 Senior Couples Winter Wonderland
 trip to London with the Bradfords

2012 12-11 Senior Couples Winter Wonderland.  We stopped at
 Trafalgar Square to see the tree that was lit a couple hours earlier on the way home.

2012 12-15 The Ward Christmas Party

2012 12-15 The Elders doing their performance at the Ward Christmas Party

2012 12-18  Sister Kearl & I cooked 10 of these over a three day period
 along with baked potatoes, salad, rolls, brownies & ice cream for the entire mission.
They came in three groups to go to the temple and have the dinner we prepared.

2012 12-18  Steps of cooking Gammon; soak over night cold water, boil for 3 hours,
score, cloves, brown-sugar, honey & bake, basting for 3 hours.
  This is not like the hams in USA, they are not pre-cooked

2012 12-18 Dave & Elder Kearl cutting up the ham

2012 12-18 Missionaries enjoying the meal

2012 12-20 Sister Kearl & I the last day of cooking.
 We are a lot alike and even dress the same.
 I am going to miss her when they leave in 3 months.

2012 12-24 Christmas Eve at Trixi's (one on end)
 with all the Elders, Tracy & Kalpana & us

2012 12-24 Christmas Eve at Trixi's
 with all the Elders, Tracy, Kalpana and us

2012 12-24 Christmas Eve at Trixi's with all the Elders, Tracy & Kalpana 

2012 12-25 Christmas morning at our house we had all
 6 Elders for breakfast & gifts

2012 12-25 Christmas morning at our house we had all
 6 Elders for breakfast & gifts

2012 12-25 Christmas morning at our house we had all
6 Elders for breakfast & gifts.  They liked their slippers

2012 12-25 Christmas morning at our house we had all 6 Elders for breakfast & gifts.  This is Elder Mafubelu
with the reflector strips we gave them.  A couple of weeks later in a correlation meeting he informed us that they were not working any longer, that they didn't light up.  Everyone had a good laugh and informed him that they reflected light, they didn't light up.  He was embarrassed at first but then got a good laugh too.  Being from So. Africa he hadn't ever seen them before.

2012 12-25 Dinner for two on Christmas Day
 London England

2012 12-25 Nancy announced their baby's name today.
 London because they felt blessed from us serving in London and Carter came up with the Rosabelle name.

2012 12-31 Gifts sent to us by our kids

2012 12-31 New Years Eve dinner, a TV dinner type noodles and a
 bottle of white grape juice someone gave us when we went to visit them.