Thanksgiving update

It has been a while since I posted anything here, so will add a few lines. We had a great thanksgiving--26 people. We had dinner at the church because we outgrew the apartment. The only bad part was that because the turkey was too large to fit in our oven, I had the butcher shop cook it for us--should not be too much thought I--wrong!!! total cost came to $320.00!!! Next year we cook several smaller birds. Photo attached of what a $320.00 turkey looks like.

We made a drive from Alesund to Kristiansund and then back to Trondheim. It was November 29 and 30 when we made the drive and there had been some cold weather along the route since we last drove to and from Kristiansund back in September. Attached is a photo of ice chunks in the river along the highway. Alesund is a pretty coastal town about 450km south and west from Trondheim. We went there to be present for a baptism, as the branch president was out of town. Nancy asked "why are we going, do you have any more authority than the young missionaries that are there?" "No, just more experience." We had a very enjoyable visit in Alesund. We flew down (40 minutes) on Friday morning, then rented a car (VW Passat station wagon) on Saturday and drove to Kristiansund (~200km--3 hours) on Sunday after church, loaded the car with boxes belonging to the church that had been stored in a member's home and in a cabinet ni the building where the branch there used to meet, spent the night in a hotel and then drove home on Monday (another 3-1/2 hours). The weather was cold but there was no snow or rain and the roads were clear, which is what we had prayed for. Our prayers were heard. I was not anxious to give up the rental car when we got home, as it was much more comfortable driving than the small VW Polo we drive. The trip was successful and we got to meet more wonderful people in Alesund. Also attaching a photo of our rental car.