Friday
I got up at 8. I went through the usual first morning routine. After practicing, I shuffled the playing cards and went to the chapel. The Clarks were already there. First we had a warm-up game. Then Saronna wrote a times tables sheet with the squares blank. We played the game again and I marked them off as they came up. There was a tie between Sophia and Moira, so I asked them the pairs that didn't come up. It was still a tie, but there were two prizes and they each wanted a different one, so each took her preferred prize.
They left, and I went home to get the left behind cleaners from 111, I took them to Tarah's house. We chatted. I went to 648B. I had forgotten the key, but the front door wasn't locked. ? When I went in, I saw they left quite a bit behind, especially in the garage. Like a set of bald tires. I texted Davis to see if he could haul them to the landfill for me. There was also used motor oil. Sigh.
I worked for over an hour sweeping up dog hair and getting things soaking. There was food thrown in a bag, but it wouldn't fit in the trash and they left it in the living room. I put it in the fridge so it wouldn't smell.
I headed home and unlocked the swap shop on the way. I ate fiber gel and read outside in the sun. Then I made and ate breakfast. We went to the commissary for what they had. Then I read some messages and got dressed up. I jotted notes for my blog.
At 3, we left for Tooele. We shopped at Melanie's and Macey's. Then we proceeded to Salt Lake City.
After an hour, we parked way down in a parking deck. We noted Level 3, not realizing how big Level 3 was. People were stationed everywhere to guide us (and others) to the right place. It was a big building. We went inside and signed in. We did a coat check, then moved to another room to sign in again and get name tags and a table number. We found our table, then went off to mingle. We talked to the mayor of Tooele and her daughter. Later we went back to our seats, right by the colonel and his wife. There were others we knew, so we all chatted.
A man made remarks to the group and prayed. Then we ate our salads. Later we all lined up to go through the buffet line. Then we ate our dinners. More people talked. Afterward, we went to pick up my coat, and we walked outside (chilly) and through a lighted park. Eventually we got to a large building but not a temple. The tabernacle. I had to go through a line to check out my handbag while I went through a scanner. Was I in an airport? Chris said there was a terrorist threat. Huh.
Anyway, we had been given tickets and with the help of people stationed here and there, we found our seats. Eventually everyone we ate with ended up sitting near us in our row.
It was an amazing performance. The singers, the musicians, the guest artists, the bell ringers and the dancers. Oh, and the light show. Different backgrounds were projected all across the front of the room. I wish I could have taken pics during the performance.
After two hours, we made our way through the cold and crowd to find the parking deck. Finding level 3 was easy, but finding our car was not. Other people were lost as well. So we walked and walked. We did finally find our car and got in the slow line to exit the parking deck. We made our way through the streets with the help of the GPS. Once we were on the highway, finding Dugway was easy, though not quick. We listened to a book on CD and I was surprised that I didn't fall asleep.
When we got home, Chris went to bed while I stayed up to work on my blog.
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