This is leaving my house on Sunday. Yes that white stuff is snow. Yes it is a recent picture 10-11-09. Monday we had 5-6 more inches. Can you believe that! First of October and we are already getting snow. Not to mention Saturday our high was 26 degrees. FREEZING!
This is the little church we go to every Sunday. It is small three room place. No plumbing in it AT ALL! Don't you just like that little bell on the left side! Which means......
Yip you guessed it. Outhouses, not even warm insulated outhouses, just your run of the mill freeze your butt off, not to mention your pee in mid-air, cold really cold outhouse.
So what does that leave us. I tell the kids to go to the bathroom right before we leave the house. We walk in the door to the church with our blankets in hand, and scarfs wrap really tight. And Azlyn says I have to go pee... Crew says I have to go poop. So Thad being the great Dad he is looks at me and I say,"not this time, you at lease have close toe shoes one." So he hikes out to the out house one at a time and takes them to the bathroom. It was a great Sunday, the whole branch bore their testimony including kids All 10 of them along with the 6 youngwoman and our one young man. We have Sacrament last so we got out of church 20 min early. What do you do when you don't have anymore people to wait on!
Sunday was good I won't complain, it could be worst I guess, the heater (small as they are) could have gone out. So if you think that it is hard to go to church on Sundays. Just think of us out on the plains of NE with coats, hats, scarfs, and blankets wrapped around us during church, and an occasional trip to the out house and be grateful that you don't have to do that :) and to think it is only OCTOBER ... It is going to be a long cold winter of Sundays. Oh and did I mention that we have Stake conference in two weeks which is a 3 1/2 hour drive one way. We go the night before and get a hotel. :) Happy Church to everyone else!
8 comments:
oh... WOW!! haha to be honest i think its kinda cool!=D granted i don't have to do it EVERY week! Good thing your tough!!=D
I imagine it would get really old every week, but just to experience it once would be quite the adventure! Just think of the stories you can store up to tell later!
Wow!!! That's crazy. I sure wouldn't want to do that every week! I also can't believe all the snow. Looks like you guys are having all kinds of fun!
I hope you are keeping a journal of all your frontier experiences. Hard to believe YOU are living in almost 2010. Sounds more like 1910! Way to go sis!
Okay, so if it's Little House on the Prairie meets Dances with Wolves, ask Thad where your cow hides are to keep you warm! Glad to see all is well. I guess the bright side is you get your blood flowing when you go out to use the bathroom.
I can't believe that! You talk like you are a pioneer woman. Do you have to milk cows too because the market is a whole days drive? Just teasing!! I hope you guys survive, it seems like a fun little adventure, something you will always remember and talk about! How far away is the temple?
Holy Cow!!!! I thought I lived in the sticks. I can't believe you have out houses!!! I had to control my laughter before I could type. You are definitely "little church on the prairie" Too funny but still kinda cool....love ya!
are you serious!?!?! WOW. where are you again?
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