ToddlingAroundTheWorld

Today was surprisingly nice and now that it is getting lighter sooner (for a couple more weeks anyway), I took my walk out into the streets and walked outside in the morning! It was a nice change of venue from the mall.  I also worked the day at the Mobica Offices ( they are the Android developers for our Visual Voice Mail Application). They are a bit closer to the temple, so Iwent there for lunch and then walked the nearby trailsat Robinseood park.  On the way home, I stopped at Gene Coulon beach for one of my favorite walks along Lake Washington. Look at that view of Mt. Rainier!

Brought Lunch to work today. This ramen from Costco is pretty good. I then took my a lunchtime loop up behind The mall and over past the LDS church.  You can see TMobile campus up on the hill behind the mall there. Still carrying my Argentina bracelet with me as I go on my walks. It is a constantly reminder that Austin is out there everyday pounding the pavement himself, while striving to bring others into Christ. 

Google hangouts day! Austin has been called to be a District Leader and to train a new missionary fresh out of the MTC! He was a bit apprehensive, this coming just eight months into his mission, and feeling responsible for working with all of the missionaries in his district. He will do an excellent job. He has always been an exceptional leader, watching him grow up working in leadership at school, church, scouts and in Sports. These activities have prepared him well and I’m sure his district and green bean companion will love him!

Excited to hit this milestone of Austins Mission. He has been a missionary now for 8 months, so 1/3rd of the way done! LeAnn has a paper chain ring hanging on the wall that has 24 loops. She takes one off each month. It is fun to see it shrinking down. :) Jaylins friend, Kiriana came over to try on Prom dresses that Jaylin has used in past years. It is nice to see Kiri occasionally as she moved into our ward in Star Lake about 5-6 years ago and I remember having Jaylin invite her to go ice skating with us when they first moved in. So nice to see their friendship continue through the years, and although we are now 10 miles south of them now in our new house, they still get together. She stayed for dinner. It was a good night.

One of the highlights of my Zoo walks before #sharksSushiChef responsibilities is seeing these two walruses in their exhibit. I love these guys. Their names are Mitik and Pakak and they are so interactive. They see me as I walk by and swim over to greet me. They whistle at me and seem to be smiling. Such a fun experience to see them each Saturday.

I went to get X-Rays taken of my knee today. My left knee has been bothering me and painful when walking for the past month or so. There have been times when it is hard to flex or extend my knee without it hurting intensely. Some days are better than others, and a few times I feel like it is getting better, then other days where I take a few steps backward. After going to the doctor and him recommending physical therapy at least, he sent me to get the X-rays done. I got there after work today and after changing into scrubs, the technician asked me how long my knee has been hurting for. 'Since 2003' I responded. He thought that was pretty funny.

We didnt hear from Austin until about 1:30, which was odd, since that would be 6:30 pm in Argentina. I had left work early as I had a Dr. Appointment in Federal Way at 2:00. Right as I pulled into the parking lot of the Dr. Office, he called. Happy Day! Sadly, I had an awful cell phone connection, so couldnt speak to him as he couldnt hear me, but the great thing was, I could hear him! They had played soccer as a district and that had thrown off his schedule a bit. So, where we thought we might not hear from him on this day, it turned out just fine. After the Dr. Appointment, where I discussed some of the challenges I am still having with recovering from the rectopexy surgery and told him about the pain in my left knee. His name is Dr. Wallace, and he suggested I start doing some physical therapy for my 'pelvic' region (to strengthen that area back up where I had the surgery) and also ordered some x-rays for my knee to find out if there is anything going on there. After my a...