Sunny Rain

This afternoon it has been raining outside, but the sun in shining--and it didn't do it just once for a second like you sometimes see, but it's been doing it on and off all afternoon. There are dark clouds around, which is where the rain is coming from, but the sun is still shining. Crazy, crazy weather.

Speaking of crazy, church was really funny today. :-) It's the same religion, but a whole different ballgame down here than at home! I was asked by a member of the bishopric two weeks ago to speak on June 24 about the importance of keeping a journal. He told me to plan on speaking for 8 minutes, then he pulled out an envelope from his pocket, wrote my name on it, and stuffed it in with some other papers he was carrying. Well, I think that the envelope never again saw the light of day. Sister Wesselman told me that Brother Wesselman was going to be speaking today too, but then when I went up on the stand before sacrament meeting, with my talk all ready to go, there were three other people up there who were supposedly speaking today too. The only difference between them and Brother Wesselman and me is that their names were on the program and ours weren't! The man who had asked me to speak said to me, "Uh oh, did I ask you to speak too?" Anyway, Brother Wesselman and I ended up not speaking in church today. The bishopric person who asked me to speak wondered if I can give my talk another Sunday, but today was really my last "for sure" Sunday that I know I'll have off of work. The schedule is going to switch around a bit in July, so while I imagine that I'll still get to go to church sometimes this summer, I won't know when until the beginning of each week. I was also supposed to teach primary today, but there were only four kids there today, and none of them were in the age group I was to teach, so I got put in the nursery with this little kid who wouldn't take his binky out of his mouth or even respond to anything I did or said. The joys of a small ward. :-) It was a little different than when I've spent time in the nursery at home.

I had to go into work this afternoon to do some overtime because not only are we short on staff, but Ranger Sharon got really sick yesterday and wasn't able to come in today. So it was good that I was able to both go to church and come in and help out at the park. It will be good to have a rest from giving tours tomorrow though!