I need to take a trip with him

I'm ready for another trip. This is us at Walden Pond in Massachusettes in November. It's time to pack up and go for a bit. Too bad there are other things that need attending, like jobs. Well, not too bad that we have jobs. I'm grateful for that. It's just too bad that jobs get in the way of taking last minute trips.

Time for a new post

My sister, Ann-Marie posted her menu for the week on Monday. I'm not that advanced. But I can tell you what we are having tonight: pork chops w/mushroom gravy, steamed vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, baby corn, onions, green beans), wheat bread and clementines.

After work I came home and cleaned my bathroom and bedroom. Including dusting blinds. I love a clean room!

We have Young Women's tonight. I work with the Mia Maids (14-15 year old girls). We are finishing up a couple of Personal Progress things and then doing some crafts. I'm not in charge tonight so I don't have details. Last week we were combined with all of the YW. I was in charge. We had a Personal Progress "Ketchup" Night. We served tater tots, corndogs and ketchup (and lemonade). We had scriptures, conference copies of the Ensign, the Proclamation, For the Strength of Youth booklets and anything else we thought we might need for the girls to finish an experience. We had about 9 girls show up and all of them finished at least one. Some girls did 2-4 experiences. Some of them got things signed off that they had done, but not had someone initial. I thought it was a great success.

Before & After

I'm so excited about this cute little Nativity I found at a thrift store for $1.50! I love the simple lines and that it only includes Joseph, Mary and Jesus. I knew exactly how I wanted to alter it. When I brought it home, I wiped it off, spray painted it white and sprinkled some gold glitter (from Sara's craft supplies...thank you Sara!) on the star. Easy. And I'm very pleased with the results. Are you working on any Christmas crafts?

More Concord

That's Concord (pronounced Concrd by locals). Love the churches around here! We went to the Concord Museum. They've got some great stuff. Thoreau's writing desk, chair and bed. Items from Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson. I can't get over how much history we saw and the fact the all four of the above named lived in Concord, which is also the place the American Revolution started is AMAZING! Can you tell I enjoyed the trip. More to come.

Concord, Massachusetts

A beautiful old cemetery on a hill overlooking the town of Concord. We enjoyed reading the gravestones and just thinking about what it must've been like two- and three-hundred years ago. Some of the burials took place in the 1600s.

This is the Wright Tavern (built in 1747). It was the headquarters of the Minutemen early on the morning of April 19, 1775 (the day that the American Revolutionary War started). Later that day it became the headquarters of the British.

I love this town! The shops are quaint and a lot of buildings have been kept the way they were hundreds of years ago. The houses are cute and sit right next to the road. Very different than the west coast.

Walden Pond

We arrived in Boston on Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning we drove to Walden Pond. David has been reading Henry David Thoreau for years and years and really wanted to see Walden Pond, where Thoreau lived for about two years. The weather was beautiful - cold, but sunny and gorgeous. We met David's sister, Debbie and the three of us walked around the pond (it was bigger than I expected) and stopped at the site of Thoreau's cabin. I think it was the highlight of our trip for David. And I liked it, too!

Massachusetts

A picture of a little boat house near where "the shot heard 'round the world" was fired on April 19, 1775. David and I are in the Boston area. Got here on Tuesday and will be heading home tomorrow. So much history here! We've loved it! And we were able to spend some time with Debbie and her family. We would love to come back. It's fantastic and I highly recommend a trip here! More when we return home...