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Well, it's been a week since the Nauvoo and the British pageant completed their run for 2015.  What a spectacular run it was, too!  We got to see them and enjoyed them both very much.  As summer slowly comes to an end, although there are still some long, hot days left, the end of the activity here in Nauvoo seems to be winding down.  We did a session at the temple earlier this week and it had few people.  Last week it was almost completely filled.  Yep, things are winding down a bit.  But, the laundry is sure appreciative of that fact!

The stage lights are gone, the chairs and props are put away.  The pageant is in storage for another year.  The temple stands at a distance overlooking the vacant stage.  All is waiting for next year when it all springs to life again.

  Tonight we had a small get together at the Allred's apartment celebrating the birthday of Sister Bender.  She is a really nice sister missionary that we go to the Burlington Ward with on Sundays.

Brother and Sister Bender.

Arlene, Bro/Sis Collyer, the Benders, Sis/Bro Salden, Sis Allred, and Sis Larson.  Had a great meal of goodies to pass around.  Nice people to talk to and listen to.  

We start the fall schedule this week.  We work from 2 until 10 PM Tuesday through Friday nights and from 1 until 9 PM on Saturday night.  We rarely get off on time.  Once in a while we get off early but that means we get out on time.  We will be working this schedule until the winter shutdown November 9th.  Not sure what will happen after that for the winter schedule, though.  We will know more when we get closer to November.  Talking to some of the missionaries that have been here for a while, the winter months are pretty boring and not a lot goes on.  I suppose we'll find out in a few months, won't we?

We have several missionaries that will be leaving over the next couple of months.  We went out to dinner last night with the Wilson's.  They will be finishing up their mission the middle of September so they are starting to pack and get ready to leave for home.  Sad to see them leave but they have served well while they were here for the last year or so.  More missionaries will be coming over the next few months as they trickle in a few at a time.  More will be leaving from now until January.  We have a constant change now and then.

We have been approved to move to another apartment.  This will be a single unit on the ground floor.  Won't be until October unless another one becomes available sooner.  We're next in line.  Arlene needs to get away from the steps she climbs all the time.  Not doing her knees any good.  Looking forward to that.  Seems like the stairs get longer/harder to climb every day.  

Had 1 to 2 inches of rain last night.  Need to send that to Kalifornia somehow....

Waiting on Henry James Seger (Michael/Nicole's new little boy to make his entrance into the world).  Come on Henry!  Just do it!  Nicole wants it to be over!

Matt/Donae in a new (for them) home.  Congrats kids.  Way to go.