March 13, 1997 - Thursday

Tonight sucks for some reason.  Today I almost had my problem, but I held off at the last minute.  We went over and had a D with Малу [Malout], that was good.  Eric cancelled on us and so we came home and ate, then left to mail some stuff at the почта [pochta - post office]. 

[mid journal chat - Eric is another of the Africans that we are teaching the discussions to.  He spoke English, french and an african dialect...swahili maybe?  Virginia, Eric or another friend would help us with Malout, because he didn't speak English, or Russian very well - only the african dialect and french.]

Then we headed an hour early to English Class so we could practice a song that we are going to sing in church Sunday.  I hate singing.  I F(^^&%ing suck.  That's probably why I'm in a bad mood.  That and it was in Russian - I'm self concious about Russian and singing and Ст. Woolverton was teasing me a little.

Then I went into English Class and talked to Sharieef for an hour.  It's hard to talk to him because he is learning a lot and his life is pretty bleak right now.  No job etc.  Then Dennis said some comment that Elder Burghardt made about me being pathalogical.  And my converter [between 110 volt/America - and 220 volt/Russia] is not working.  I lent it to Ст. Larsen and now it doesn't work.  Freak am I in need of some serious prayer.  Okay, I just read an article in the Ensign - a balm to my troubled soul.  night

September 3/4, 1996 - Tuesday/Wednesday

It's 12:30 so it's Sep 4th, but it is still the night of the third.  At work the night of the third went very well.  I didn't have to check at all.  I finished the load after Judy & Jess left and then faced a litt.  I got a silver money clip and cake and a balloon from work.  It was really neat.  I also learned that Kathy [Holloway - store director] does go to church.  She takes her kids to Primary and usually stays with them. 

I left for Pocatello at about 7 and got at Vernae's at about 11:20.  I should have stopped at Kate's first but I was so tired I wasn't thinking very good.  She let me have it.  Well kind of.  Well I'm going to sleep because I don't have to do anything until 3 tomorrow.  Wow.  I left my Book of Mormon in the car.  So I am going to read Kate's Friend.  I also thought up a solution to Kathy's problem but I'm not going to tell her because it is her's. 

Katrina went to the store at about 12:30.  Samuel is off to kindergarten.  So Katrina said to put her down if she (Ashlynn) keeps crying after I'm holding her.  So I got down with her on the rocker and sang "the ants go marching."  Pretty soon she fell asleep.  Then I asked Joseph if he wanted me to sing to him too.  So he climbed up in my lap and I sang "the ants go marching" to him too.  They are both asleep.  cool huh?