........or the Ghost That Wasn't
Every Wednesday morning at 8:00 we have a training meeting. For FM it is a good thing as we get an extra hour to use "as we see fit". (Use your imagination here as to what that might be). We have had trainings on mission rules, procedures, who can and can't do what or what you should or shouldn't wear...depending where you are..., things that will help us in our mission work in Nauvoo, and we even teach each other about site presentations. In the summer time becomes of the essence and so it is important we refine our presentations so we can deliver our message without causing a long wait for the next group. Sounds like fun...can hardly wait.
Mystery is solved and life is back in order. Sisters can sleep soundly.
A Week at the Packard House....
......One Pain is Replaced by Many Others!
Things at the Noah Packard residence started rolling right along and it felt like we were getting things done..........finally! Elder Sims and I started lifting the 2x10x16' joist into place for the upstairs floor (and bedroom ceiling). Getting them in place was a challenge as they had to lifted over our heads while standing on step ladders and then pushing them between the existing joists and push them up to the upstairs on an angle so they wouldn't hit the wall before we were able to drop them onto the walls we had built. Then we followed that up with trying to fit a 16d nail gun between the joists to nail them to each other. We followed up that little exercise by pushing and pulling the 48x97x 3/4" sheets of chip board through those same narrower openings. Elder Sims went to work laying the floor while I started building the interior walls. By the end of the week, and a bottle of Advil, things were looking like progress......I was sore but there was finally progress.
But Wait....there's more.....and then.....it was decided that a portion of the kitchen floor needed to be cut out and the floor joist cut down so when the floor was put down again it would be level. Never mind that we had discussed the matter on many occasions and it could not been resolved at that time....."And that's the way things are here in Nauvoo...."(Line for Rendezvous which is oft quoted rather than debating the moot point). So we will "willingly" tear out the floor that could have been torn out weeks ago.....who knew?
A Spinning Wheel......
....Named Suzy
Every Wednesday morning at 8:00 we have a training meeting. For FM it is a good thing as we get an extra hour to use "as we see fit". (Use your imagination here as to what that might be). We have had trainings on mission rules, procedures, who can and can't do what or what you should or shouldn't wear...depending where you are..., things that will help us in our mission work in Nauvoo, and we even teach each other about site presentations. In the summer time becomes of the essence and so it is important we refine our presentations so we can deliver our message without causing a long wait for the next group. Sounds like fun...can hardly wait.
Last Wednesday the primary agenda was devoted to the artifacts that we have here in Nauvoo as well as who is allowed to touch them and when. Each site has a book with pictures of the artifacts and a color coded logo which denotes who can touch them. A green logo is "go" for everyone....Orange is for "missionaries", and a Red one means "HANDS OFF" unless you are specifically trained. Sister Gibson and Sister Lee Master have that responsibility and that is why they have so much to do when it comes to cleaning and inventorying during the winter months.
Also on the agenda was a rather unique topic. An eerie noise was disturbing sisters in the John Taylor Home. It seems that the sisters would often hearing a baby crying....The site coordinator would make periodic checks and even heard it. One of the oft heard lines in Nauvoo is "a rumor did fly" (comes from Rendezvous in the Noah Packard scene.....well a rumor did fly.....Was it a spirit that was haunting the old residence? Nope.....seems there is an apartment that is attached to the back of the house and is currently being used by a young intern couple with a small baby....who knew????Mystery is solved and life is back in order. Sisters can sleep soundly.
A Week at the Packard House....
Things at the Noah Packard residence started rolling right along and it felt like we were getting things done..........finally! Elder Sims and I started lifting the 2x10x16' joist into place for the upstairs floor (and bedroom ceiling). Getting them in place was a challenge as they had to lifted over our heads while standing on step ladders and then pushing them between the existing joists and push them up to the upstairs on an angle so they wouldn't hit the wall before we were able to drop them onto the walls we had built. Then we followed that up with trying to fit a 16d nail gun between the joists to nail them to each other. We followed up that little exercise by pushing and pulling the 48x97x 3/4" sheets of chip board through those same narrower openings. Elder Sims went to work laying the floor while I started building the interior walls. By the end of the week, and a bottle of Advil, things were looking like progress......I was sore but there was finally progress.
But Wait....there's more.....and then.....it was decided that a portion of the kitchen floor needed to be cut out and the floor joist cut down so when the floor was put down again it would be level. Never mind that we had discussed the matter on many occasions and it could not been resolved at that time....."And that's the way things are here in Nauvoo...."(Line for Rendezvous which is oft quoted rather than debating the moot point). So we will "willingly" tear out the floor that could have been torn out weeks ago.....who knew?
A Spinning Wheel......
P Day this week started out with a trip top Fort Madison where Sister Lindeburg had found a spinning wheel to buy. One of the sisters in the mission has gotten her all excited about spinning. She wants to teach this to her grandchildren. She found one in nearby Ft. Madison and made an appointment to be there at 10:00. We pulled up to large building with a sign proclaiming "Saint Elizabeth Manor" over the door. It looked more like a small hospital than a house.....turns out that was a purpose for it at one time. The couple that lived there were in their nineties and both trundled around with walkers. She apparently had forgotten about time or the appointment because she had to get out of bed to greet us. The house looked more like a museum with so many interesting things.....including four spinning wheels and other unique pieces. With tears in her eyes she parted with "Suzy" which was her favorite "wheel" and Sister Lindeburg had a new teaching tool for her grandchildren.
....and a Burlington Snake
The trip to Burlington appeared, as always, to be a "short list" trip with HyVee (grocery store) and GNC (nutritional store) on the list. Turns out the list included two nutritional stores, WalMart, and JoAnn's fabrics so while Lindeburgs went off in search of the first one on the list I got a haircut. In and out (less than 10 minutes) we quickly reunited with them. The store, it seems was further than they thought. GNC turned out to be in the Burlington Mall....RED FLAG. As you can see the Sisters had a great time shopping.
Turns out the nutritional store was close to "Snake Alley" and so we stopped to pay a visit. It's really only a short meandering street down a steep hill that someone thought would be fun to create....so they did. It did make it into the record books, however, according to the plaque. There are a couple of houses but the street is locked off with a chain at the top. Makes for a great walk over the old original brick surface. What more can I say? At least it wasn't icy!!!
Ice Storms Bring Havoc......
After church today we were supposed to be serving in the Print Shop...Neither one of those things happened. Seems there was a potential for one of the famous "Ice Storms" to pass through and with that, and the safety of the missionaries in mind, all activities were cancelled. While the ice storm never arrived it is by far better to be safe than sorry...they are treacherous!
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