I have been looking without success for an under cabinet paper towel rack since coming to France. I finally decided to make my own with some scrap wood and the few tools I have. Here is the result: I had also been looking for some small simple shelves for our bathroom and for piano music. We had the opportunity to go to Ikea with another missionary couple who have a car, and I found a shelf which had a large bottom and a narrow top. I bought it and separated the two halves to make both shelves I wanted:
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| The bottom half for my music shelf beside the piano |
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| The shelf at Ikea |
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| Making Christmas gifts for the other senior couples.. |
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top half for our formerly shelf-less bathroom.
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Such a clever husband Janet married!!
I had the wonderful privilege of playing the piano for 7 of the 9 Christmas programs put on by the young sister missionaries who serve at the Paris France Temple Visitor Center. It was a sweet experience for me to help them share their testimonies of Jesus Christ through music. Their performances of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and "The Prayer" were especially beautiful.
The sister missionaries also sang at the Le Chesnay Ward Christmas dinner, were we sat with, from left to right, our Bishop, our temple 1st counselor and his wife, President and Sister Lazeras, and another senior couple, Sister and Elder Pitcher. The Pitcher's have been so very kind as they trained Janet and I regarding our duties serving in the temple.
Janet made two batches of English Toffee which turned out really well. She did it without the benefit of all the right ingredients (corn syrup is nearly impossible to find), and without a candy thermometer. She had to go strictly by color. The first batch was a little under cooked, but the second batch turned out perfectly.
In the days before Christmas, we did a little shopping, first at Printemps in Le Chesnay, then at Galleries Lafayette in Paris. The first two pictures are of two beautifully flower decorated trees at Printemps and the next eight pictures were taken on the way to and in Galleries Lafayette.
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| The view of the Opera building and the Eiffel Tower from the top of Galleries Lafayette. |
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| An organ grinder in front of the animated windows. |
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| The sorting hat in the Lego Department of Galleries Lafayette. |
Christmas morning we opened our presents. Janet got a new pair of dress slacks, and I got a new light weight jacket. Most of our gifts from the other senior couples were chocolate, so we have a three month supply now. We also received a raspberry potpourri and a decorative Christmas tree.
On Christmas day we got together with the other senior couples serving at the temple or visitor center for a nice brunch. We sat around the table telling stories of our most memorable Christmases.
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| Brother and Sister Grasser are from Germany, and volunteer to serve at the temple for 6 months each year. |
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| The beautifully set table done by Brother and Sister Darguence |
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| Sister Darguence's beautiful and tasty Buche de Noel |
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| Filling our plates buffet style in the guest home kitchen. |
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| Sister LeSueur is one of the coordinators at the temple. |
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| Sister Piepgrasse, a native French temple missionary. |
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| Elder Sumner cooking bacon and scrambled eggs without burning either!!! |
We visited with each of our children and their families on Christmas Day via Facebook Messenger, and found, much to our delight, that they carry on some of our favorite Christmas traditions. This last picture shows their most recent re-enactment of Christ's birth as found in Matthew 2 and Luke 2.
It is our hope that all who read this find time to remember and ponder the real reason for this Christmas season: the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We testify that He is the Son of God and that His atonement is what makes it possible for us to find our way back to our Heavenly Father.
I have been looking without success for an under cabinet paper towel rack since coming to France. I finally decided to make my own with some scrap wood and the few tools I have. Here is the result: I had also been looking for some small simple shelves for our bathroom and for piano music. We had the opportunity to go to Ikea with another missionary couple who have a car, and I found a shelf which had a large bottom and a narrow top. I bought it and separated the two halves to make both shelves I wanted:
I had the wonderful privilege of playing the piano for 7 of the 9 Christmas programs put on by the young sister missionaries who serve at the Paris France Temple Visitor Center. It was a sweet experience for me to help them share their testimonies of Jesus Christ through music. Their performances of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and "The Prayer" were especially beautiful.
The sister missionaries also sang at the Le Chesnay Ward Christmas dinner, were we sat with, from left to right, our Bishop, our temple 1st counselor and his wife, President and Sister Lazeras, and another senior couple, Sister and Elder Pitcher. The Pitcher's have been so very kind as they trained Janet and I regarding our duties serving in the temple. 
Janet made two batches of English Toffee which turned out really well. She did it without the benefit of all the right ingredients (corn syrup is nearly impossible to find), and without a candy thermometer. She had to go strictly by color. The first batch was a little under cooked, but the second batch turned out perfectly.
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